Mateus do Rego Ferreira Lima

Graduate Research Associate

Background

 My research interest is in technology management. In my work, I use both analytical and empirical methods to investigate contextual investments in the Internet of Things (IoT) and its application in equipment maintenance. Prior to joining OSU, I obtained working experience working as a maintenance and manufacturing engineer.

Education 

  • PhD, Operations Management and Business Analytics, The Ohio State University, USA (2024)
  • Graduate Certificate, Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2025) 
  • MS, Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2018) 
  • BS, Industrial Engineering, State Unversity of Maranhao, Brazil (2016) 
    • Exchange term at Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA 

Teaching

BUSOBA 3230 - Introduction to Operations Management: Improving Competitiveness in Organizations 

Full-time instructor summer of 2022,  5.0/5.0  instructor evaluation.

Awards

  • Excellence in PhD Student Teaching Award  - Fisher College of Business.
  • 1st place in the Business category at the 2023 Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum ($600).
  • Best Student Paper Award - Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference at Pittsburgh, 2017 ($400).