ICQIS 2023
4th International Conference on Quality Innovation and Sustainability
22nd and 23rd May 2023, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal
The School of Business and Administration (ESCE/IPS) of the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, organizes the 4th International Conference on Quality Innovation and Sustainability – ICQIS2023 – in Setubal, Portugal.
The conference will take place in Setubal and online, on May 2023.
The main aim of the ICQIS2023 is the dissemination of knowledge and the exchange of good practices among researchers and professionals in these domains.
The ICQIS Conferences have been a meeting forum for researchers and interested professionals on Quality and Innovation, with special focus on Sustainability.
Important Dates
Submission (Abstracts/Full Papers ): 1st March 2023
Notification: 2nd May 2023
Final version submission: 5th May 2023
Registration and payment: 12th May 2023
Conference: 22nd, 23rd May 2023
Publication of approved articles (expected): July 2023
Conference Topics
Clean Production
Circular Economy
Continuous Improvement
Decision Support Systems
Decision Theory
Design and Operation of Production Systems
Sustainability
Energy 4.0 and Energy Management
Industrial Intelligence
Innovative Business Models
Innovation Ecosystems
Inventory Management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Maintenance Management
Maintenance 4.0 and Maintenance Engineering
Modelling and Simulation
Open Innovation
Operational Research
Project and Teams Management
Quality Management
Quality 4.0 and Quality Engineering
Quality Systems in Education
Industry 4.0
Services Engineering
Smart Management Systems
Social Responsibility & Accountability
Symbiosis
Technological Innovation and Innovation Management
Information Systems applied to Quality, Innovation and Sustainability Management
Submission and Publication
- Full papers or abstracts are requested for the evaluation process.
- Full papers or abstracts have to be submitted until March, 1st. Full papers and abstracts received after this date will not be evaluated and included in the Conference Program.
- At least one author of the paper has to register to attend the conference.
- Each registration includes at most two papers. One additional paper can be submitted with an additional cost of 50 euros.
- Abstracts should not exceed 300 words and full papers should be between 8 to 12 pages. Abstracts or full papers exceeding the limit will be rejected. Full papers should strictly adhere to the formatting rules for Springer Proceedings and be uploaded in PDF format (without including the authors details). Selected abstracts will appear in the Conference Book of Abstracts.
- All submissions must follow the Springer Templates. The abstracts and full papers should be written in English.
- All submissions will be double-blind and peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to the conference, contributions, and readability. Abstracts will only be published in the abstract book. Full papers, depending on their quality, may also be published in indexed conference proceedings.
- Abstracts and full papers will be accepted on the understanding that the original submitted manuscript has not been copyrighted, published, or accepted for presentation at any other conference.
- To grant publication, upon acceptance of a paper or abstract, at least one of the authors must complete the conference registration and the corresponding payment. Each registration includes one or two papers. One additional paper from registered authors will cost 50 euros.
- Papers will be accepted with the honour pledge of own authorship and originality. Considering that the submitted manuscript has not been copyrighted, published, or accepted for presentation at any other conference, book, or journal. With full awareness that the practice of plagiarism and self-plagiarism constitute an academic offense.
- The approved abstracts will be published in a ISBN book of proceedings. Full paper will be indexed in Scopus.
- The payment must be done after the acceptance of the submitted articles.
See Instructions for Authors at Springer Website: 
The submission platform is available here
Registration Fees
| In Person | Online | |
|---|---|---|
| General: | 250€ | 200€ |
| Student*: | 100€ | 80 € |
| IPS Student*: | 50€ | 40€ |
* In Person Student registrations include 2 lunches and 3 coffee breaks (do not include dinner and social program)
Organizing Committee
- Ana Mendes, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Carlos Mata, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- João Nabais, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- João Reis, University of Aveiro
- Luís Barreto, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
- Pedro Pardal, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Sandrina B. Moreira, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Susana Galvão, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Tiago Pinho, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Vítor Barbosa, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
Honorary Chairs
- Gilberto Santos, Polytechnique Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
- Luis Barreto, Polytechnique Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- José Carlos Sá, Polytechnique Institute of Porto, Portugal
Advisory Committee
- Anabela Alves, University of Minho, Portugal
- Angel Gento Municio, University of Valladolid, Spain
- Gaudêncio Freires, ABEPRO, Brazil
- Gilberto Santos, Polytechnique Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
- José Carlos Sá, Polytechnique Institute of Porto, Portugal
- Luis Barreto, Polytechnique Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Marti Casadesus, University of Girona, Spain
- Otávio José de Oliveira, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Brazil
- Radu Godina, Nova School of Science and Technology, Portugal
- Susana Garrido, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Scientific Committee
- Ana Mendes, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Anabela Alves, University of Minho, Portugal
- Angel Gento Municio, University of Valladolid, Spain
- Ângela Sofia Leal Neves, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal
- António Amaral, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
- Bernd Zunk, Graz University of Technology, Austria
- Cláudia Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal
- Cristian Mustata, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
- Cristina Borges Correia, Prio, Portugal
- Cristóvão Silva, University of Coimbra – CEMMPRE, Portugal
- Diana Jorge, Lusófona University / EIGES, Portugal
- Erwin Rauch, Free University of Bolzano, Italy
- Fábio Simões, Polytechnic of Leiria / CDRSP, Portugal
- Federica Murmura, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
- Francisco José Gomes da Silva, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
- Gabriela Fernandes, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Gaudêncio Freires, ABEPRO, Brasil
- Genett Jiménez-Delgado - Engineering Faculty, Institucion Universitaria ITSA, Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia
- Geraldo Cardoso de Oliveira Neto, University Nove de Julho, Brazil
- Goran Putnik, University of Minho, Portugal
- Helena Navas, Nova School of Science and Technology, Portugal
- Helena Remígio Carvalho, Nova School of Science and Technology, Portugal
- Henriqueta Sampaio da Nóvoa, Faculty of Engineering - DEIG, University of Porto, Portugal
- Javier Fernández, Vigo University, Spain
- Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka, Faculty of Management, Częstochowa University of Technology Poland
- João Bastos, Polytechnique Institute of Porto, Portugal
- José Carlos Sá, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
- João Nabais, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Justyna Żywiołek - Częstochowa University of Technology Faculty of Management, Poland
- Klaas Stek, University of Twente, Netherlands
- Kristina Zgodavova, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
- Laura Bravi, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
- Luís Barreto, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
- Luís César Ferreira Motta Barbosa, Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow Fonseca, CEFET-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Luís Ferreira, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Luís Pinto Ferreira, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
- Manuel Doiro, Vigo University, Spain
- Manuel Pereira Lopes, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
- Manuel Woschank, University of Leoben, Austria
- Margarida Saraiva, University of Évora, Portugal
- Maria João Félix, Politechnic Institute Cavado Ave, Portugal
- Maria Teresa Pereira, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
- Marlene Amorim, University of Aveiro, Portugal
- Maria João Pires da Rosa, University of Aveiro, Portugal
- Mário Pereira, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, CDRSP, Portugal
- Marti Casadesus, University of Girona, Spain
- Miguel Corticeiro Neves, High Institute of Miguel Torga / Portuguese Air Force, Portugal
- Miladin Stefanović, Center for Quality, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
- Murat A. Yülek, Ostim Technical University Ancara, Turkey
- Nazanin Pilevari, Islamic Azad University, West Tehran branch, Iran
- Neringa Vilkaitė-Vaitonė, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
- Nuno Alves, Polytechnic of Leiria CDRSP, Portugal
- Orlando Duran, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
- Otávio José de Oliveira, São Paulo State University FEG/UNESP, Brazil
- Pat Donnellan, National University of Ireland – Galway, Ireland
- Paolo Renna, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Paulo Ávila, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
- Pedro Saraiva, NOVA Information Management School – Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- Petr Valášek, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic
- Radu Godina, Nova School of Science and Technology, Portugal
- Raul Campilho, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
- Sandrina B. Moreira, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal
- Stevan Stankovski, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- Subrata Talapatra, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Susana Garrido, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Tamer Haddad, An-Najah National University, Nablus Palestine
- Tânia Lima, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
- Teresa Morgado, Polytechnic of Lisboa, Portugal
- Thaís Nunhes, São Paulo State University FEG/UNESP, Brazil
- Tiago Pinho, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal
- Veruschka Franca, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil
- Vala Ali Rohani, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal
- Vítor Barbosa, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal
- Virgílio Cruz Machado, Nova School of Science and Technology, Portugal
Venue
The conference will take place at the School of Business Administration of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.
Known as the bluest corner of Portugal, the city of Setúbal, just 50 km from the capital of Portugal, has been highlighted in the international scene in recent years. Nature, gastronomy and wines are areas of great importance and added value for the region.
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