Agatha da Silva is an Associate Professor and Director of the Logistics Operations Center at UPB since 2020. Previously, she was the head of the Industrial Engineering and Systems program at UPB, Cochabamba Campus. She is a doctoral candidate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (University of La Sabana) and holds a Graduate Certificate in Logistics (MIT), a Master's in Product Design Management (Bournemouth University), and an MBA from UPB. She is the Vice President of the Production and Operations Society (POMS). She researches food supply chains, last mile logistics, and educational innovation in logistics.