Mission and values
The motto of our group is the integration between the university and society: research and outreach in harmony.
The mission of the research group is to develop research and outreach activities aimed at solving problems in the field of Production Engineering through computational intelligence techniques.
Our vision is to be recognized, both regionally and nationally, as a center of excellence in developing research Industrial Engineering.
The core values of our group include:
- Ethical and political commitment to a public, free, democratic, high-quality, and socially engaged university.
- Technical and scientific rigor in the development of our actions.
- Respect for ethnic, scientific, political, ideological, religious, and gender diversity.
- Commitment to developing initiatives in collaboration with researchers from other Latin American and Portuguese-speaking countries.
- Dialogue with society, aiming to address the needs of the Brazilian people.
- Commitment to the training of highly qualified human resources.
