● RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applied statistics for experimenters

Tribology

Digital twins

Industry 4.0

● ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Jan 2026--Now, Professor, Digital Twin International Research Center (DTIRC)

2025--2026, Dean of the Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil

2016--2025, Professor, School of Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil

2008--2014, Assistant Professor (awarded the title of außerplanmäßiger Professor), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Production Systems (FBK), Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany

2007, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil

● PUBLICATIONS

1.SOUSA, F. J. P.; WAGNER, M.; GONÇALVES, R.; HALLA, R.; KLAR, M.; AURICH, J. Sensitivity analysis of the kinematic parameters during the industrial polishing process of ceramic floor tiles. Digital Engineering, v. 1, p. 100049, 2025.

2.WAGNER, M.; SOUSA, F. J. P.; GLATT, M.; AURICH, J. C. Bridging the gap: a conceptual framework for developing and operating hybrid modeled digital twins under limited model input conditions. Procedia CIRP, v. 121, p. 31–36, 2024.

3.LANGLOTZ, P.; KLAR, M.; YI, L.; HUSSONG, M.; SOUSA, F. J. P.; AURICH, J. C. Concept of hybrid modeled digital twins and its application for an energy management of manufacturing systems. Procedia CIRP, v. 112, p. 549–554, 2022.

4.YI, L.; LANGLOTZ, P.; HUSSONG, M.; GLATT, M.; SOUSA, F. J. P.; AURICH, J. C. An integrated energy management system using double deep Q-learning and energy storage equipment to reduce energy cost in manufacturing under real-time pricing condition: a case study of scale-model factory. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, v. 38, p. 844–860, 2022.

5.ABDUL SANI, A. S.; SOUSA, F. J. P. The effect of pressure gradient and abrasive tool wear when polishing ceramic tiles. Materials Today: Proceedings, v. 46, p. 1770–1777, 2021.

6.SOARES FILHO, J. E.; AURICH, J. C.; SOUSA, F. J. P.; NASCIMENTO, R. M.; PASKOCIMAS, C. A.; SILVA, A. H. A. Polishing performance of eco-friendly porcelain stoneware tiles reusing bricks and roof tiles wastes. Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 256, p. 120362, 2020.

7.SOUSA, F. J. P.; HALLA, R.; SOUZA, A.; LANGLOTZ, P.; GLATT, M.; AURICH, J. C. Fusion of physical principles and data-driven based models: an Industry 4.0 perspective for improving the polishing process of stoneware tiles. Production Engineering, v. 11, p. 1–18, 2020.

8.ARAÚJO, N. M. F. T. S.; SOUSA, F. J. P.; COSTA, F. B. Equivalent models for photovoltaic cell: a review. Engenharia Térmica, v. 19, p. 77, 2020.

9.LANGLOTZ, P.; GLATT, M.; SOUSA, F. J. P.; AURICH, J. C. Modelle als Grundlage für den Digitalen Zwilling. Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, v. 115, p. 340–343, 2020.