Samuel is Senior Researcher and Project Manager in INESC TEC - Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Portugal. INESC TEC is a private non-profit research institution, dedicated to scientific research and technological development, technology transfer, advanced consulting and training, and pre-incubation of new technology-based companies.

Samuel finished the PhD in March 2014 in production planning and scheduling optimization. The PhD work has been focused on the implementation of data-driven methods for improving the economic performance of chemical-pharmaceutical plants. Currently, Samuel is project manager of several contract-based research programs with industrial companies. Samuel is leading a cross-functional team that is focused in the design of complex manufacturing and logistic systems. The most recent projects involved solving complex problems through the application of advanced modelling approaches and data sciences techniques.