**Vitor Fernando Crispim Sousa**

Vitor Fernando Crespim Sousa, born in 1994 in Porto, Portugal, is a researcher at the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering (INEGI), Porto, Portugal. His main research interests are focused on machining processes, mostly of hard-to-machine materials, using coated tools. He has cosupervised around six MSc dissertations. He is currently focused on the study of the machinability of nickel-based alloys. He has participated, as an author and coauthor, in a total of 26 scientific articles already published in international indexed journals. He has also participated in the writing of three published conference articles and three book chapters. Vitor Fernando Crispim Sousa has presented at a total of seven international conferences. He has also reviewed more than 50 papers.
