SISQUAL is a super-specialized technology company, creator of a unique software product, a Workforce Management - WFM solution.Founded in 1992, the company is one of the main WFM solutions for retail and healthcare in the world. The software help managers of large institutions around the world to increase Productivity while also increasing Service Levels and the Quality of Life of its employees, respecting local labour laws and labour culture.  The company is inspired by the ant, an organized and hard-working society, which is part of our brand and which reinforces the company's values, which are: ​​Integrity, loyalty, responsibility: we like to serve.Today, SISQUAL is located in Portugal, Brazil, Spain, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Poland. The company has achieved great success on the healthcare and retail markets, with more than 250 hospitals across the world and great names such as Spain's largest retailer, Sonae, Cortefiel, Leroy Merlin, Sírio Libanês, Fleury, Estapar, Marisa, FEMSA-Coca-Cola, Petz, and many others.These most demanding customers rely on the SISQUAL WFM solution to generate and manage their work schedules efficiently and at the right cost. Worldwide, more than 75K leaders use SISQUAL WFM daily to increase the productivity of their employees. More than 1 million employees are already benefiting from the best scheduling they could have.

Founded in the United Kingdom in 1989 with two former PhD students of mine, Integral vision was my first start-up. It became one of the pioneer companies in the world to develop 'eyes for robots', with the company and itself registered in the USA several patents on Artificial Vision. The company was sold to a publicly-traded multinational in the USA even before completing its 5 years of existence. Integral Vision is used as a Case Study in many MBA/Executive programes around the world

Lecturer in the Robotics & Automation Department