André Catarino

André Paulo Catarino received his graduation in electrical and computers engineering in 1992, at the University of Porto's Faculty of Engineering (FEUP). He started to work at Textile Engineering Department in the University of Minho (UM) in 1994 up to the present days where he is assistant professor. He received his MSc in 1998 and PhD in 2005 by the Scholl of Engineering (EEUM), both in the textile engineering and technology areas. He is a associate researcher of the Center of Textile Science and Technology (2C2T). Until now his specific interests lie on knitting technology and processes, Surface design and 3D knit, interactive textiles, textile based sensors, especially applied on health and sports. On the last years expanded his interests on digital business, design and marketing.

Publications

Industrial Tourism and Literary Tourism: Niche Marketing Perspective and Regional Development
Industrial Tourism and Literary Tourism: Niche Marketing Perspective and Regional Development
Bruno Barbosa Sousa, Luzia Amorim, André Catarino, João Arnedo Rolha, Victor Figueira. © 2024. 16 pages.
This study aims to understand some of the main trends in tourist segmentation in the (northern) Portuguese context, with an emphasis on industrial and literary tourism. The...
Brand Attachment and Agile Marketing: Responses to the (Post-)Pandemic Context in the Sports Fashion Context
Brand Attachment and Agile Marketing: Responses to the (Post-)Pandemic Context in the Sports Fashion Context
Raissa Reis, André Paulo Catarino, Bruno Barbosa Sousa, Alexandra Malheiro, Vasco Santos. © 2023. 13 pages.
This research seeks to understand the impact of the pandemic on online sales of sports brands and their relationship with consumers. The results obtained showed that the brands...
Consumer-Brand Relationship and Use of the Website in Virtual Communication in the Luxury Furniture Industry
Consumer-Brand Relationship and Use of the Website in Virtual Communication in the Luxury Furniture Industry
Vera Lúcia Lourenço, André Whiteman Catarino, Manuel José Fonseca, Bruno Barbosa Sousa. © 2021. 20 pages.
Luxury management can be considered the management of paradoxes between intangibility and functionality, rationality and emotion, modern technology with traditional...