Dr. Marcelo G. Amaral
http://www.triple-helix.uff.br
Fluminense Federal University, Brazil
Marcelo Amaral is Economist, M.Sc. and D.Sc. in Industrial Engineering by Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and did postdoctoral studies at São Paulo University (USP). Currently, he is visiting scholar at North Carolina State University (NCSU) and visiting researcher at Research Triangle Park, in the USA. Marcelo is a specialist in project management oriented to technology innovation, certified by the International Association of Innovation Professionals. He worked from 1999 and 2006 in organizations as Electric Energy Research Center (CEPEL), Federation of Industries of State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN) and Centre for Mineral Technology (CETEM). Marcelo was entrepreneur and partner of companies as CAN Eventos, AMG Research & Project, Rio BMF (Mr. Quandt), and iSzabo Consulting and consultant of companies and regional development projects. Since 2006, he is a professor in the Department of Business Management of the Institute of Human and Social Sciences (ICHS), a unit of Fluminense Federal University (UFF). He is a professor of CEDERJ consortium and several graduate courses, and also a member of the Graduate Program in Management (PPGA), Graduate Program in Public Management (PROFIAP) and Doctoral Program in Administrative Law. From 2009 to 2010, he worked at the International Institute of Triple Helix, in Madrid, Spain, where organized the VIII Triple Helix Conference. From 2011 to 2014 he was Dean of ICHS/UFF. Currently, he is Vice-Dean and President of Innovation Forum of AGIR/UFF, a member of the Fiscal Council of UFF and Administrative Council of Euclides da Cunha Foundation (FEC). As a researcher Marcelo has 22 years of experience as member and coordinator of research projects funded by FAPERJ, CNPQ, CAPES, FAPESP e FINEP. Since 2008 leads the Triple Helix Research Group (www.triple-helix.uff.br) and has published more than 50 academic works in conferences, journals, and books, besides being a reviewer of journals and a member of several scientific and editorial committees. He is a member of Honor Committee of World Complexity Science Academy (WCSA) and Scientific Panel of International Society for Professional Innovation (ISPIM). His research themes are in the field of innovation management, specifically on issues like business strategy, entrepreneurship, project management, industrial property rights, economic development, the policy of science, technology and innovation, incubators and technological parks, knowledge, and technology transfer and Triple and Quintuple Helix approaches.