Adriano Ramalho Lopes completed his MSc degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a specialization in energy, at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2008. Later, in 2018, he earned a MSc degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of Engineering of the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal. Currently, he is a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. His main research interests include asset management, railway equipment, integrating maintenance models, reliability, and sustainability.