Bruno Pereira

Lecturer

College of Business, Government and Law

+61874219325

bruno.pereira@flinders.edu.au

Bedford Park

GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Hello!

I am Dr Bruno Pereira, a Lecturer and Researcher with 15 years of experience working with university-industry collaborations and promoting the diffusion of innovations and business initiatives. At Flinders University, I teach and research areas of Artificial Intelligence in Business Practice, Advanced Manufacturing, Innovation Management, and Entrepreneurship. I am also affiliated with the Flinders Factory of the Future (FFF) and with the Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies (JBC), where I support research and innovation management processes involving emerging technologies such as AI in advanced manufacturing.

I am the lead author in +30 relevant publications in innovation and business fields. I also serve as a reviewer for prominent journals such as the Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, BMC Health Services Research, Cogent Business & Management, and the International Journal of Innovation Management. Currently, I supervise four Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students and have supervised 23 students with industry placement projects in these fields. Additionally, I serve as an evaluator for tech companies' projects under the InovAtiva Program in Brazil. Since 2010, I have supported Triple-Helix collaborations for innovation initiatives with regional, national, and international organisations in Brazil and Australia.

Previously, in Brazil, I founded and led a public centre for entrepreneurship and innovation, involving a business incubator and entrepreneurial initiatives, where I played a pivotal role in developing dozens of SMEs and startups. My efforts have supported over 3,000 aspiring innovators. I have successfully led projects funded by national and international grants totaling +1,4 million (AUD). At Flinders University, with the Factory of the Future at Tonsley Innovation District, I continue to drive forward-thinking research and industry collaborations, contributing to the advancement of digital transformation and innovation.

Currently, my research focus is Artificial Intelligence and Capabilities in Advanced Manufacturing SMEs, including the current 1-year project ‘Enhancing Innovation and Productivity in Advanced Manufacturing SMEs through Artificial Intelligence’, sponsored by Flinders Factory of the Future through the Strategic Industry Research Program - SIRP ($99,880.00 AUD).

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy at Griffith University, Australia (2018 - 2022)
Research Topic: Innovation in the Context of Aviation: Industry Collaboration and Value Creation with Start-ups. Key Subjects: innovation; technology; aviation; start-ups; value creation.

Doctoral degree in Business Administration at University of Brasilia, Brazil (2017 - 2021)
Research Topic: From Absorptive Capacity (ACAP) to the Creation of Innovation: a Study on New technology-based firms (NEBTs) and Start-ups. Key Subjects: absorptive capacity; innovation; new technology-based firms; start-ups; alliances; technology diversification.

Master’s degree in Business Administration at Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil (2014 - 2015)
Research Topic: Characterisation of Innovation in Business Models: Applications in Air Transport. Key Subjects: innovation; business model; air transport; airlines.

MBA in Strategic Business Management at Anhanguera-Uniderp University, Brazil (2011 – 2012)
Topic: Implementation of CERNE Model in the Management of Business Incubators. Key Subjects: innovation; business incubator; technologies; start-ups; entrepreneurship.

Bachelor’s (Honours) in Business Administration at Faculdade Anhanguera de Anápolis (FAA), Brazil (2007 - 2011)
Dissertation Topic: Innovation and Organisational Culture.

Key responsibilities