Identificação
Identificação pessoal
- Nome completo
- João Pedro Esteves Balsa
Nomes de citação
- Balsa, João
Identificadores de autor
- Ciência ID
- 0118-D650-7E4D
Endereços de correio eletrónico
- joao.pe.balsa@uac.pt (Profissional)
- balsa.j2000@gmail.com (Pessoal)
Telefones
- Telemóvel
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- 927861423 (Pessoal)
Websites
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo%C3%A3o-balsa-78a3ba11b/ (Rede social)
- https://deepsea.uac.pt/ (Profissional)
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/azores-deep-sea-research/posts/?feedView=all (Rede social)
Domínios de atuação
- Ciências Naturais - Ciências Biológicas - Biologia Marinha
Idiomas
| Idioma | Conversação | Leitura | Escrita | Compreensão | Peer-review |
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| Português (Idioma materno) | |||||
| Inglês | Utilizador proficiente (C2) | Utilizador proficiente (C2) | Utilizador proficiente (C1) | Utilizador proficiente (C1) | Utilizador proficiente (C1) |
| Espanhol; Castelhano | Utilizador independente (B2) | Utilizador independente (B2) | Utilizador independente (B1) | Utilizador independente (B1) | Utilizador independente (B2) |
Formação
| Grau | Classificação | |
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2020/10/08 - 2023/01/06
Concluído
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Marine and coastal systems (Mestrado)
Especialização em Oceanography
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Meiofauna assemblages from cold seeps in the Arctic" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
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2016/09 - 2020/06
Concluído
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Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Diurnal courses and variation of forest soil carbon dioxide fluxes at reforested windthrow area" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
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Percurso profissional
Ciência
| Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento |
Empregador | |
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| 2024/02/13 - Atual | Investigador (Investigação) | Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal |
| Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal | ||
| 2023/02/01 - 2024/02/12 | Estagiário de Investigação (Investigação) | Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal |
| Universidade dos Açores Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar Okeanos, Portugal | ||
| 2022/08/01 - 2022/08/31 | Investigador (Investigação) | CESAM, México |
| Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | ||
| 2020/06/01 - 2020/09/15 | Assistente de Investigação (carreira) (Investigação) | Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal |
| University of Évora Laboratório de Nematologia, Portugal |
Outros
| Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento |
Empregador | |
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| 2019/10 - 2020/01 | Training on meiofauna and Nematoda laboratory extraction, counting and other density estimation techniques | Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal |
| University of Évora Laboratório de Nematologia, Portugal |
Projetos
Bolsa
| Designação | Financiadores | |
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| 2020/06 - 2020/09 | Impact of Fluid circulation in old oceanic Lithosphere on the seismicity of transfOrm-type plate boundaries: neW solutions
for early seismic monitoring of major European Seismogenic zones (FLOWS)
Bolseiro de Investigação
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
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GEOMAR/Cost Action (EU Horizon 2020)
Concluído
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Produções
Publicações
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Atividades
Apresentação oral de trabalho
| Título da apresentação | Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento) |
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| 2025/12/12 | Invited by Dr. Ana Martins to give a practical demonstration of the low-cost imaging tool "Azor drift-cam" as part of the module "Biology of communities" as part of the Master's degree of "Estudos integrados dos Oceanos" at University of the Azores. |
Universidade dos Açores
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| 2025/07/10 | Course lecture on "2025 Marine Robotics Summer School". Organized by: MIT Portugal and Okeanos - University of the Azores. Venue: Escola do Mar dos Açores (EMA), Horta, Portugal. Oral presentation on a cost-effective deep-sea imaging system (Azor drift-cam). | 2025 Marine Robotics Summer School |
| 2025/05/28 | Invited speaker, “À Descoberta do Mar Profundo dos Açores”, held in Fábrica da Baleia, Horta, Portugal. The talk was made to a group of American students. | |
| 2025/03/07 | Panel participant, “Açores com Futuro – Jovens que Inspiram”, Horta, Portugal. Selected as one of the young representatives of Faial Island to inspire high-schools students. | Açores com Futuro – Jovens que Inspiram |
| 2022/11/11 | Invited by Dr. Helena Adão to give a lecture on Arctic cold seep ecosystems as part of the module "Biology of communities" as part of the Bachelor's degree of Biology at University of Évora. | Invited speaker, University of Évora (2022)
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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| 2022/05/22 | Invited by Dr. Duarte Duarte to give a lecture on cold seeps and hydrothermal vents as part of the module "Marine geology" as part of the bachelor’s degree of Marine biology at University of Algarve. | Marine geology class (Marine biology bachelor's degree)
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
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Participação em evento
| Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento |
Nome do evento Instituição / Organização |
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| 2025/09/14 - Atual | Poster presentation at ICES Annual Science Conference in Klaipeda, Lithuania, showcasing the usefulness of a cost-effective
tool (Azor drift-cam) on the identification and monitoring of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs). The poster was entitled
"Enhancing Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) identification with the Azor drift-cam, a cost-effective and user-friendly
underwater imaging solution".
Conferência
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ICES Annual Science Conference |
| 2025/09/05 - Atual | Oral contribution on the technical specifications of the cost-effective underwater imaging tool "Azor drift-cam" at the EXPAT
25 – 7th Experimenta@ International Conference, Horta, Portugal.
Conferência
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EXPAT 25 – 7th Experimenta@ International Conference |
| 2024 - Atual | Attendee at "Oceanology International, 2024", held at EXCEL, London, UK. Participated in the leading forum of marine science
and ocean technology and in technical problem-solving sessions with industry specialists.
Exposição
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Oceanology International, London |
| 2023/11/20 - Atual | Course "GBIF and Darwin core". Organized by: University of the Azores". Venue: Remote. 5 hours. Training in scientific and
biodiversity data standardization (GBIF and Darwin Core), (1) Preparation of Darwin Core tables, (2) Data upload to the GBIF
Portugal IPT and (3) Preparation of a data paper in the Biodiversity Data Journal system.
Oficina (workshop)
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GBIF and Darwin core |
| 2025/11/25 - 2025/11/27 | Course "Habitat Mapping and Modelling Workshop". Organized by: TwinDEEPS project. Venue: Synergy Coworking, Porto, Portugal.
24 hours. Advanced practical workshop on concepts and methods behind generating biotope maps, cluster analysis techniques
for biotope classification, random forest modelling techniques for predictive mapping, and evaluation methods for assessing
predictions and communicating uncertainty.
Oficina (workshop)
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Habitat Mapping and Modelling Workshop |
| 2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07 | Course "Underwater Image Analysis from A to Z: from image collection to answering key ecological questions". Organized by:
EU COST Action "MAF world". Venue: University of Glasgow, UK. 35 hours. Advanced practical workshop on underwater image acquisition,
analysis and new Artificial intelligence / Machine learning applications to automatically annotate underwater images.
Oficina (workshop)
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Underwater image analysis from A to Z: from image collection to answering key ecological questions
University of Glasgow, Reino Unido
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| 2022/12/05 - 2022/12/09 | Oral presentation entitled “Nematode communities from a natural oil seep off Svalbard” at 18th International Meiofauna Conference
(IMCO), Wellington, New Zealand.
Conferência
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18th International meiofauna conference |
| 2022/09/14 - 2022/09/16 | Poster presentation at CAGE international conference in Tromso, Norway, entitled "Nematode communities from a natural oil
seep off Svalbard".
Conferência
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CAGE International conference
Centre for Arctic Gas hydrate, environement and climate, Noruega
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| 2022/07/11 - 2022/07/22 | Course "2022 Marine Robotics Summer School". Organized by: MIT Portugal and Okeanos - University of the Azores. Venue: Escola
do Mar dos Açores (EMA), Horta, Portugal. 80 hours. Advanced training in marine robotics and ocean observation.
Outro
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2022 Marine Robotics Summer school
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Portugal Program Cambridge Office, Estados Unidos
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| 2021/11/28 - 2021/11/30 | Participation in the XII Workshop APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientist) Portugal
Conferência
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XII Workshop APECS Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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| 2021/03/12 - 2021/04/02 | Participation in the event "Bússula" led by the Ocean hub Portugal, with the objective of a discussion regarding present and
future problems about world oceans, proposing new ideas for a sustainable future for our oceans.
Oficina (workshop)
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Bússula
Ocean Hub Portugal , Portugal
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| 2019/04/12 - 2019/04/17 | Participation in Portugal's XXII National meeting of biology students (ENEB) at Universidade do Algarve. The event featured
numerous lectures, a workshop of Phyton for scientists, and a diving baptism.
Encontro
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XXII ENEB 2019
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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| 2017/03/24 - 2017/03/26 | Participation in several lectures in the scope of different fields of biology, under the "Sinapse 2.0" event
Conferência
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Sinapse 2.0 - Integrate yourself in nature
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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Expedição científica
| Descrição da atividade | Instituição / Organização | |
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| 2022/06/07 - 2022/07/02 | Course "Meeting societal needs for impartial evidence on the state and sustainable use of the ocean biological resources: the case of the Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster)". Organized by: EUROFLEETS+ Floating university. Venue: onboard the R/V Mário Ruivo Off Portugal coast. Offshore advanced training program in marine ecology and fisheries science. | IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera), Portugal |
Membro de associação
| Nome da associação | Tipo de participação | |
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| 2022 - Atual | Deep-sea Biology society | Researcher member |
Distinções
Prémio
| 2022 | Swedmark Travel Award that covered registration costs on 18th International Meiofauna Conference for the 10 best MSc/PhD students. |
