João Pedro Mendes Rocha (6217-272B-6F20)

Curriculum Vitae

João Pedro Mendes Rocha

João Pedro Mendes Rocha. Completed the Doutoramento in Computational Astrophysics in 2019/07/26 by Universidade de Évora Departamento de Matemática, Mestrado in Ciências da Terra, da Atmosfera e do Espaço in 2010/07/09 by Universidade de Évora and Licenciatura in Engenharia Geológica in 2007/12/12 by Universidade de Évora. Is Postdoc in Universidade de Évora. Participates and/or participated as Pos-doctoral Fellow in 1 project(s) and Research Fellow in 5 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Physical Sciences with emphasis on Computational Astrophysics and Computer and Information Sciences. Worked in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Engineering - Geological Engineering, Natural sciences and on Earth and Environmental Sciences with emphasis on Geophysics. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Computational Astrophysics; Computational methods; Supercomputing; Earth and Space Sciences - Internal Geodynamics; Geophysics; Seismology; Seismotectonics; Applied Geophysics.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: João Pedro Mendes Rocha

Citation names

Rocha, João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 6217-272B-6F20

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Geological Engineering
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geophysics
Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Astronomy
Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Computer Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
French	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2014/10/06 - 2019/07/26 Concluded	Computational Astrophysics (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora Departamento de Matemática, Portugal "Numerical study of the tidal disruption of stars by the supermassive black hole SgrA in the Galactic Center" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)*	Approved with Distinction
2010/07/09 Concluded	Ciências da Terra, da Atmosfera e do Espaço (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Very Good (16)
2007/12/12 Concluded	Engenharia Geológica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Sufficient (13)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/11/02 - Current	Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/01/02 - Current	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2017/11/30 - 2019/12/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2015/07/08 - 2017/11/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2015/02/01 - 2015/06/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011/10 - 2012/09	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
	Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal (...)

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
1995/08/07 - 2005/05/05	Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior)	Exército Português, Portugal
	Escola Prática de Cavalaria , Portugal (...)

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020/01/02 - Current	ENGAGE SKA ENGAGE SKA - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022217 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Ongoing
2023/06/01 - 2027/05	Danube Wetlands and flood plains Restoration through systemic, community engaged and sustainable innovative actions 101113015 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Institute for Climate, Atmosphere, and Water Research at BAS, Bulgaria	Ongoing
2017/12/01 - 2019/12/31	ENGAGE SKA ENGAGE SKA - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022217 Research Fellow Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Concluded
2015/07/08 - 2017/11/30	Hybrid Computing Using Accelerators & Coprocessors - Modelling Nature With a Novel Approach”/CIBIO PRACE - Fourth Implementation Phase Project (PRACE-4IP) Research Fellow Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Concluded
2015/02/01 - 2015/06/30	CIBIO - UE: Biodiversidade e Alterações Climáticas - Conservação da Biodiversidade num Mundo de Mudança ALENT-07-0224-FEDER-001755 Research Fellow Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2012/06/04	Permafrost and Climate Change in the Maritime Antarctic (PERMANTAR-2) info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/98885/PT	Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Concluded
2010/08/01 - 2011/07/31	TOPOMED – Plate re-organization in the western Mediterranean: lithospheric causes and topographic consequences TOPOEUROPE/0001/2007 Research Fellow Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Concluded
2009/08/01 - 2010/07/31	TOPOMED – Plate re-organization in the western Mediterranean: lithospheric causes and topographic consequences TOPOEUROPE/0001/2007 Research Fellow Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Concluded
2006/01/10 - 2007/01/09	Seismic Tomography of the Continental Litosphere of the Algarve (Portugal) info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/59750/PT Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	António Correia; Rocha, João; Gonçalo Teles Vieira; Miguel Ramos. "Results of a repeated geoelectrical survey performed in a CALM (Circumpolar Active Layer Mon- itoring network) site in Livingston Island, South Shetland - Maritime Antarctica". Paper presented in IV Portuguese Conference on Polar Sciences, Lisbon, 2012.
Journal article	Lourenço V.; Caldeira, B.; Rocha, João; Bezzeghoud, Mourad; Borges J.F. . Corresponding author: Borges J.F.. "Aplicação do Radar de Penetração nos Solos (GPR) na detecção de estruturas no âmbito nas Ciências Forenses". Gazeta da Física 34 0396-3561 (2013): 8-13. Open access • Accepted Silva, H. G.; Bezzeghoud, M.; Rocha, J. P.; Biagi, P. F.; Tlemçani, M.; Rosa, R. N.; Salgueiro da Silva, M. A.; et al. "Seismo-electromagnetic phenomena in the western part of the Eurasia-Nubia plate boundary". Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 11 1 (2011): 241-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-241-2011. 10.5194/nhess-11-241-2011
Thesis / Dissertation	Rocha, João. "Numerical study of the tidal disruption of stars by the supermassive black hole SgrA* in the Galactic Center". PhD, Universidade de Évora, 2019.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2019/11/15	Numerical study of Tidal Disruption Events by the Super Massive Black Hole Sgr A* at the center of the Milky Way	Seminar - Mathematics and Investigation Center Mathematics Department-School of Science and Technology, Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2019/09/11	A parameter study of tidal disruption events by Sgr A*	XXIX ENAA - Encontro Nacional de Astronomia e Astrofísica CENTRA - Instituto Superior Te´cnico, Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/07/03	Supercomputing in Astrophysics Unveiling the Secrets of the Milky Way Galaxy	Meeting with Science 2018 Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/06/18	Numerical study of tidal disruption events with different penetration parameters	1st Phantom European Users Workshop University Degli Studi di Milano (Milan, Italy)
2016/09/08	Time-dependent evolution of Superbubbles powered by Black Hole captures - The case of the Fermi Bubbles	XXVI ENAA - Encontro Nacional de Astronomia e Astrofísica Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2011/04/04	Micro- seismicity in the Algarve region (southern Portugal) and its seismotectonic implications	EGU General Assembly 2011 EGU General Assembly 2011 (Vienna, Austria)
2011/03/28	Micro-seismicity fo the Southern Portugal and its seismotectonic implications	7th Symposium of Meteorology and Geophysics APMG - Meteorology and Geophysics Portuguese Association (Setúbal, Portugal)
2009/09/18	Ground Penetrating Radar application in the detection of structures in Forensic Sciences	VI Post-Graduation meeting on Physical and Earth Sciences Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2009/09/18	Applying Multi Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) to determine the velocity of S waves propagation	VI Post-Graduation meeting on Physical and Earth Sciences Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2008/02/11	Microseismicity in the neighbourhood of “Almodo^var fault” - Portugal	6th Portuguese-Hispanic Geodesy and Geophysics Assembly 2008 Portuguese-Hispanic Geodesy and Geophysics Assembly (Tomar, Portugal)
2007/09/21	Analysis and treatment of the data from the Tomographic Seisdmic Network of the Continental Litosphere of Algarve - Southern Portugal	III Post-Graduation meeting on Physical and Earth Sciences Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2007/09/21	Instalation and Maintenance of the Tomographic Seismic Network of the Continental Litosphere of Algarve - Southern Portugal	III Post-Graduation meeting on Physical and Earth Sciences Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/01/10 - 2024/01/10	ATTRACT EDIH: one of the three European DIHs co-financed by the Digital Europe Program and PRR, of which DTx - Digital Transformation CoLAB is one of the coordinating entities, along with INESC TEC and DSPA - Data Science Portuguese Association. The ATTRACT EDIH consortium includes 24 national partners (University of Évora included) of reference and excellence in the areas of technology and innovation, aiming to collaborate and support national companies and the Public Administration in digital acceleration, with a focus on AI and HPC solutions. Conference	ATTRACT EDIH: Digital Innovation Hub for Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing INESCTEC TEC, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022/05/31 - 2022/06/02	Jornadas FCCN (RNCA) - Annual meeting of the various communities of managers and users of advanced computing, communication and other digital services platforms provided by the FCT. Member	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/05/17 - 2022/05/17	Encontro Ciência 2022 - Rede Nacional de Computação Avançada (RNCA) Presentation of the HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CENTRE @ U. ÉVORA and its main objectives Member	Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2011/12/01 - 2012/04/20	PERMANTAR-2: Permafrost and Climate Change in the Maritime Antarctic. Livingston Island, Hurd Peninsula. Carry out the maintenance of meteorological sensors and permafrost monitoring, conduct geodetic surveys of terrain deformations, and also perform various electrical resistivity profiles for permafrost detection. The activities developed in the Bulgarian Antarctic Base St Kliment Ohridski and campsite located in False Bay.	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal

Distinctions

Other distinction

2004	Medal of Merit for Exemplary Behavior - 2nd Class Exército Português, Portugal
2002	Commendation Exército Português, Portugal