Hercules Antonio do Prado
@catolica.edu.br
D.Sc., Graduate Program in Governance, Technology, and Innovation
Catholic University of Brasília
Professor Hércules Prado conducts applied research in knowledge-based systems, organizational learning, information technology in education, competitive intelligence, knowledge management, and Futures Studies. His education includes a doctorate in Computer Science in 2001 from UFRGS, a master's degree in Systems and Computing Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ (Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute of Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering) in 1989, and a bachelor's degree in Data Processing in 1976 from the Federal University of São Carlos. Since 1992, he has been a faculty member at the Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), where he serves as Assistant Editor of the Journal of Knowledge Management and Information Technology, ad-hoc consultant for the Pernambuco Research Support Foundation (FACEPE) and the Federal District Research Support Foundation (FAPDF), and a technical-scientific reviewer for several conferences and journals.
EDUCATION
Professor Hércules Prado holds a DSc in Computer Science from UFRGS (2001), a Master's degree in Systems and Computer Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ (Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering) (1989), and a Bachelor's degree in Data Processing from the Federal University of São Carlos (1976).
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Multidisciplinary, Strategy and Management, Computer Science, Information Systems and Management
FUTURE PROJECTS
Barriers and enablers for the emergence of appropriation in the context of Strategic Foresight.
The emergence of appropriation—the process by which individuals and organizations internalize, adapt, and make meaningful use of future-oriented knowledge—is a critical yet understudied dimension of Strategic Foresight practice. This project investigates the enablers and barriers that shape appropriation across different foresight settings, from organizational planning to territorial and policy-oriented futures work. Through a mixed-method approach combining literature review, expert interviews, and analysis of foresight interventions, the study seeks to identify the cognitive, cultural, procedural, and institutional factors that influence whether foresight insights translate into learning, commitment, and actionable transformation. By mapping these dynamics, the project aims to advance a more practice-oriented understanding of how foresight becomes embedded in decision-making systems.
Applications Invited
I am looking for joining to support to develop this project as a posdoc project.
Scopus Publications
Publications
Soares, L. C., Ferneda, E., & do Prado, H. A. (2018). Observatórios: um levantamento do estado do conhecimento. Brazilian Journal of Information Science, 12(3), 86-110.
Soares, L. C., Ferneda, E., & do Prado, H. A. (2022). Transportation and logistics observatories: Guidelines for a conceptual model. Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, 16, 100682.
Do Prado, H. A., & Ferneda, E. (Eds.). (2007). Emerging Technologies of Text Mining: Techniques and Applications: Techniques and Applications. IGI Global.