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I am a Researcher at the Institute for Nanostructure, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication (i3N) at the University of Aveiro, specialized in the development of innovative optical fiber sensors. My work is built on a strong foundation in Materials Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Biochemistry, enabling me to bridge fundamental science and applied innovation. I have experience in the development, functionalization, and characterization of optical fiber sensors, as well as in advanced chromatographic techniques (GC-MS, LC-MS, and HPLC-DAD/FLD/RI), spectrometry (MS), and spectroscopy (UV-Vis and FLD). In addition, I have expertise in the design, optimization, and validation of analytical methods. My work is focused on creating innovative solutions for areas such as healthcare, food industry, environmental monitoring, and industrial applications
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Micael da Silva Leça

Citation names

  • Leça, João M.
  • João M. Leça
  • João Micael Leça

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6213-EB73-1A9F
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1704-6745

Email addresses

  • jmleca@staff.uma.pt (Professional)
  • jmleca@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitario de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Optics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemical Research Methods
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/02/01 - 2021/05/12
Concluded
 Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Major in Analytical Chemistry
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Ethyl carbamate in fortified wines: mitigation and control" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved
2017/12 - 2017/12
Concluded
 Medicinal Chemistry Course - The Molecular Basis of Drug Discovery (Outros)
Davidson College, United States
 Passing Grade
2012/02/23 - 2014/12/19
Concluded
 Applied Biochemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"Evolution of ethyl carbamate during Madeira wine ageing by GC-MS: a new methodology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 (0-20)
2013/10 - 2013/10
Concluded
 Nanoschool Course - Nanomedicines: the Next Generation of Pharmaceuticals (Outros)
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
2007/09/20 - 2011/09/10
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 (0-20)
2009/10 - 2009/10
Concluded
 Nanoschool Course - Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (Outros)
Universidade da Madeira Centro de Química da Madeira, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06/15 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2021/12/16 - 2023/06/14 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/04/01 - 2021/07/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2014/07/01 - 2015/06/30 Science and Technology Management Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2014/02/28 Researcher (Research) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/02/01 - 2020/01/31 PhD fellow Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
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Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/04/01 - 2021/07/31 AROMA - Novel Designs of Fiber Optic Sensors for the Detection of Aroma Compounds
PTDC/EEI-EEE/31568/2017
Research Fellow
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/02/01 - 2020/01/31 Ethyl Carbamate in Wines: Mitigation and Control
M1420-09-5369-FSE-000001
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal

Universidad de Granada Facultad de Ciencias, Spain
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação
Concluded
2012/03/01 - 2014/02/28 IMPACT II - Impact of Production Technologies on the Quality of Madeira Wine
MADFDR-01-0190-FEDER-000010
Research Fellow
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/06/15 - Current OLI Health
Project “Agenda ILLIANCE” [C644919832-00000035]
Researcher
Portugal's recovery and resilience plan (PRR) and the NextGeneration EU European Funds
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication
UID/CTM/50025/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

UNINOVA Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2018 - 2021 IMPACT III - Impact of Technology on the Quality of Madeira Wine
M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000024
Participation
Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2012 - 2015 VALIMED - Study and Validation of the Calculation of Measurement Uncertainties Associated with Calibrations and Tests in Physical and Chemical Metrology
MADFDR-01-0224-FEDER-000006
Participation
Food Safety and Quality Control Laboratory (QSALab) - Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2011 - 2015 BATATINPAN- Development of Sweet Potato Flour for the Agrifood Industry
MADFDR-01-0190-FEDER-000012
Participation
Universidade da Madeira ISOPlexis Banco de Germoplasma, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2012 - 2014 ESTUFA - New Fiber Optic Sensors for Monitoring Madeira Wine Estufagem
PTDC/EQU-EPR/114685/2009
Participation
Food Safety and Quality Control Laboratory (QSALab) - Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Amaral, Tiago; Freitas, Ana I.; Leça, João M.; Ferreira, Marta S.; Nascimento, Micael S.. "Decoupling temperature and humidity with chitosan-coated tilted FBG sensor". 2025.
    10.1117/12.3062970
  2. Leça, João M.; Oliveira, Mariana C.; Ferreira, Marta S.. "Molecular Imprinted Polymer-Coated Optical Fiber Sensor for the Quantification of 2-Propanol". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe, Strasbourg, 2024.
    10.1117/12.3022379
  3. Almeida, Ana; Leça, João M.; Bierlich, Jörg; Ferreira, Marta S.. "Cascaded Fabry-Perot Fiber Sensor Based on Silica Capillary with PMMA for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe, Strasbourg, 2024.
    10.1117/12.3022517
  4. João Micael Leça; Magalhães, Yannis ; Antunes, Paulo; Pereira, Vanda; Marta S. Ferreira. "Optofluidic Fabry-Perot Interferometric Sensor for the Real-Time Measurement of Refractive Index". Paper presented in Fifth International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics (AOP2022), Guimarães, Portugal, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Maria Lucas; Leça, João M.; Pereira, Luiz. Corresponding author: Pereira, Luiz. "AI-Based Multiclassification Electronic Nose for Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds". Paper presented in ANM 2024, 21st International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials, 2024.
  2. Leça, João M.. "Volatile Organic Compounds Sensor Based on Chitosan-Coated Multimode Interferometer". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics (AOP2024), 2024.
  3. Ana S. Assunção; Vidal, Miguel; João Micael Leça; F. M. Costa; J. Mesquita-Bastos; S. O. Pereira; Cátia Leitão. "Point-of-Care Dual Transduction Lab-on-Fiber for Hypertension Assessment and Management". Paper presented in 9th i3N Annual Meeting, 2024.
  4. João Micael Leça. "Molecular Imprinted Polymer-Coated Optical Fiber Sensor for the Quantification of 2-Propanol". Paper presented in SPIE Photonics Europe, 2024.
  5. Freitas, Ana Isabel; Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Madeira Wine Ageing Aromas: Monitoring the Estufagem and Canteiro Processes". Paper presented in 1st Science & Wine World Congress, 2019.
  6. Gaspar, João Marcelo ; Leça, João M.; Freitas, Ana Isabel; Zhao, Qianzhu ; Ferreira, Marta S.; Pereira, Vanda; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Detection of Madeira Wine Ageing Aromas: Measuring the Odour Impact of Sotolon". Paper presented in 1st Science & Wine World Congress, 2019.
  7. Pereira, Vanda; Leça, João M.; Freitas, Ana Isabel; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Impact of Madeira Wine Typical Aging Processes on the Sotolon Formation: Estufagem vs. Canteiro". Paper presented in 6th Infowine forum, 2018.
  8. Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Marques, José Carlos A.. Corresponding author: Leça, João M.. "Evolution of Ethyl Carbamate Over the Aging of Madeira Wine: Estufagem vs. Canteiro". Paper presented in 6th infowine forum, 2018.
  9. Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Pereira, Ana C.; Marques, José Carlos A.. Corresponding author: Leça, João M.. "Underivatized LC-MS/MS Determination of Ethyl Carbamate in Wines". Paper presented in 15thInternational Symposium on Hyphetaned Techniques in Chromatographyand Separation Technology, 2018.
  10. Pereira, Vanda; Leça, João M.; Pereira, Ana C.; Gaspar, João Marcelo ; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Optimized Vortex-Assisted Liquid-Liquid Extraction (VALLE) Followed by LC-MS/MS to Quantify Sotolon in Fortified Wines". Paper presented in 10th In Vino Analytica Scientia, 2017.
  11. Pereira, Ana C.; Reis, Marco Paulo Seabra; Leça, João M.; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Design of Experiments Techniques Applied to the Optimization of Analytical Extraction Techniques: The HS-SPME Case Study". Paper presented in 10th In Vino Analytica Scientia, 2017.
  12. Pereira, Vanda; Pereira, Ana C.; Leça, João M.; Miranda, Andreia; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Characterization and Optical Monitoring of Madeira Wine Production and Ageing Processes". Paper presented in VI Annual Meeting i3N, 2017.
  13. Freitas, Ana Isabel; Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Pereira, Ana C.; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Optimization of a QuEChERS-Based Method for the Determination of Sotolon in Fortified Wines Using Full Factorial Design". Paper presented in XVI Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry, 2016.
  14. Pereira, Ana C.; Leça, João M.; Vieira, Ana C.; Reis, Marco; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Optimization of HS-SPME to Quantify Vicinal Diketones in Beer Based on an Optimal Design of Experiments". Paper presented in XVI Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry, 2016.
  15. Carvalho, Maria João; Leça, João M.; Miranda, Andreia; Pereira, Vanda; Pereira, Ana C.; Albuquerque, Francisco; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Evaluating the Polyphenolic Content and Colour of Tinta Negra Must at Different Fermentation Stages". Paper presented in XX Luso-Galego de Química, 2014.
  16. Miranda, Andreia; Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Albuquerque, Francisco; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Volatile Profile Comparison Between Traditional Madeira Varieties During the Winemaking Process". Paper presented in 17th Euroanalysis, 2013.
  17. Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Albuquerque, Francisco; Marques, José Carlos A.. Corresponding author: Leça, João M.. "Effect of the Winemaking Process on the Low-Molecular-Weight Polyphenols Content of Madeira Wines Produced from Traditional Varieties". Paper presented in 17th Euroanalysis, 2013.
  18. Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Albuquerque, Francisco; Marques, José Carlos A.. Corresponding author: Leça, João M.. "Rapid and Sensitive Method for the Determination of Ethyl Carbamate in Fortified Wines Using Microextraction by Packed Sorbent (MEPS) with Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometric Detection (GC-MS)". Paper presented in 10th In Vino Analytica Scientia, 2013.
  19. Pestana, Cristina ; Pereira, Vanda; Leça, João M.; Loja, Sofia ; Vieira, Luis ; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Free Volatiles Evolution During the Storage of a Lager Beer". Paper presented in EuroFoodChem XVII, 2013.
  20. Pereira, Vanda; Carvalho, Maria Joao ; Leça, João M.; Gouveia, Carla S.S.; Carvalho, Miguel Angelo Almeida Pinheiro ; Marques, José Carlos A.. "Total Polyphenolic Content of Sweet Potato Flours Produced from Common Cultivars of Madeira Island". Paper presented in EuroFoodChem XVII, 2013.
  21. Marisela Pontes; Pereira, Vanda; Leça, João M.; Francisco Albuquerque; José Carlos Antunes Marques. "Rapid Screening Tool for 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Determination in Madeira Wines by UV Spectroscopy and Chemometrics". Paper presented in 10th In Vino Analytica Scientia, 2013.
  22. Leça, João M.; Pereira, Vanda; Albuquerque, Francisco; Marques, José Carlos A.. Corresponding author: Leça, João M.. "Evolution of Polyphenols During the Madeira Wine Vinification Process". Paper presented in Encontro de Química dos Alimentos XI, 2012.
Journal article
  1. João M. Leça; P. Antunes; Florinda Costa; António Teixeira; Marta S. Ferreira. "A Novel Fiber-Optical Fabry–Perot Microtip Sensor for 2-Propanol". Sensors (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s25072178.
    10.3390/s25072178
  2. João M. Leça; Yannis Magalhães; Paulo Antunes; Vanda Pereira; Marta S. Ferreira. "Real-Time Measurement of Refractive Index Using 3D-Printed Optofluidic Fiber Sensor". Sensors 22 23 (2022): 9377-9377. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fs22239377.
    10.3390/s22239377
  3. Vanda Pereira; João M. Leça; Ana I. Freitas; Ana C. Pereira; Marisela Pontes; Francisco Albuquerque; José C. Marques. "Unveiling the Evolution of Madeira Wine Key Metabolites: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study". Processes 10 5 (2022): 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10051019.
    10.3390/pr10051019
  4. João Micael Leça; Vanda Pereira; Andreia Miranda; José Luis Vilchez; Manuel Malfeito-Ferreira; José Carlos Marques. "Impact of Indigenous Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts Isolated from Madeira Island Vineyards on the Formation of Ethyl Carbamate in the Aging of Fortified Wines". Processes 9 5 (2021): 799-799. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpr9050799.
    10.3390/pr9050799
  5. João M. Leça; Vanda Pereira; Andreia Miranda; José Luis Vilchez; José C. Marques. "New Insights Into Ethyl Carbamate Occurrence in Fortified Wines". LWT 150 1 (2021): 111566-111566. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.lwt.2021.111566.
    10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111566
  6. Igor Fernandes; João M. Leça; Roberto Aguiar; Tomásia Fernandes; José C. Marques; Nereida Cordeiro. "Influence of Crop System Fruit Quality, Carotenoids, Fatty Acids and Phenolic Compounds in Cherry Tomatoes". Agricultural Research 10 1 (2020): 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs40003-020-00478-z.
    10.1007/s40003-020-00478-z
  7. João M. Gaspar; Ana I. Freitas; Qianzhu Zhao; João M. Leça; Vanda Pereira; José C. Marques. "Is Sotolon Relevant to the Aroma of Madeira Wine Blends?". Biomolecules 9 11 (2019): 720. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9110720.
    10.3390/biom9110720
  8. N. Nunes; João M. Leça; Ana C. Pereira; Vanda Pereira; S. Ferraz; Maria Carmo Barreto; José C. Marques; M.A.A. Pinheiro de Carvalho. "Evaluation of Fucoxanthin Contents in Seaweed Biomass by Vortex-Assisted Solid-Liquid Microextraction Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Photodiode Array Detection". Algal Research 42 (2019): 101603. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.algal.2019.101603.
    10.1016/j.algal.2019.101603
  9. Vanda Pereira; João M. Leça; João M. Gaspar; Ana C. Pereira; José C. Marques. "Rapid Determination of Sotolon in Fortified Wines Using a Miniaturized Liquid-Liquid Extraction Followed by LC-MS/MS Analysis". Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry 2018 (2018): 4393040. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4393040.
    10.1155/2018/4393040
  10. Marco S. Reis; Ana C. Pereira; João M. Leça; Pedro M. Rodrigues; José C. Marques. "Multiresponse and Multiobjective Latent Variable Optimization of Modern Analytical Instrumentation for the Quantification of Chemically Related Families of Compounds: Case Study—Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME) Applied to the Quantification of Analytes". Journal of Chemometrics (2018): e3103. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fcem.3103.
    10.1002/cem.3103
  11. Ana C. Pereira; Marco S. Reis; João M. Leça; Pedro M. Rodrigues; José C. Marques. "Definitive Screening Designs and Latent Variable Modelling for the Optimization of Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME): Case Study—Quantification of Volatile Fatty Acids in Wines". Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 179 (2018): 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.chemolab.2018.06.010.
    10.1016/j.chemolab.2018.06.010
  12. Ana I. Freitas; Vanda Pereira; João M. Leça; Ana C. Pereira; Francisco Albuquerque; José C. Marques. "A Simple Emulsification-Assisted Extraction Method for the GC-MS/SIM Analysis of Wine Markers of Aging and Oxidation: Application for Studying Micro-Oxygenation in Madeira Wine". Food Analytical Methods 11 (2018): 2056-2065. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs12161-018-1176-3.
    10.1007/s12161-018-1176-3
  13. João M. Leça; Vanda Pereira; Ana C. Pereira; José C. Marques. "A Sensitive Method for the Rapid Determination of Underivatized Ethyl Carbamate in Fortified Wine by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry". Food Analytical Methods 11 (2017): 327-333. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs12161-017-1002-3.
    10.1007/s12161-017-1002-3
  14. Leça, João. "Analytical Methodologies for the Determination of Biogenic Amines in Wines". 2 1 (2017): 52-57. http://www.ommegaonline.org/article-details/Analytical-methodologies-for-the-determination-of-biogenic-amines-in-wines-an-overview-of-the-recent-trends/1296.
  15. Pereira, A.C.; Carvalho, M.J.; Miranda, A.; Leça, J.M.; Pereira, V.; Albuquerque, F.; Marques, J.C.; Reis, M.S.. "Modeling the Ageing Process: A Novel Strategy to Analyze Wine Evolution Toward the Expected Features". Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 154 (2016): 176-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2016.03.030.
    10.1016/j.chemolab.2016.03.030
  16. Leça, J.M.; Pereira, A.C.; Vieira, A.C.; Reis, M.S.; Marques, J.C.. "Optimal Design of Experiments Applied to Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction for the Quantification of Vicinal Diketones in Beer Through Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometric Detection". Analytica Chimica Acta 887 (2015): 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2015.06.044.
    10.1016/j.aca.2015.06.044
  17. Leça, J.M.; Pereira, V.; Pereira, A.C.; Marques, J.C.. "Rapid and Sensitive Methodology for the Determination of Ethyl Carbamate in Fortified Wines Using Microextraction by Packed Sorbent and Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometric Detection". Analytica Chimica Acta 811 (2014): 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2013.12.018.
    10.1016/j.aca.2013.12.018
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/07/18 Plasmonic Optical Fiber Sensor for Creatinine Detection with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Towards Integrated Point-of-Care Hypertension Monitoring Research Summit 2025
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/04/08 Cascaded Fabry-Perot Fiber Sensor Based on Silica Capillary with PMMA for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds SPIE Photonics Europe
SPIE (Strasburg , France)
2023/12/13 Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages 2nd International Congress on Agri-Food Technology (CITA)
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte (Pau dos Ferros, Brazil)
2022/07/22 Optofluidic Fibre Sensor for the Real-Time Measurement of Refractive Index 5th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2019/05/03 Vortex Assisted Solid-Liquid Micro Extraction Methodology to Determine Fucoxanthin Yield in Seaweeds 23rd International Seaweed Symposium
(Jeju, South Korea)
2015/07/14 Modelling the Ageing Process: How Does Wine Evolve Toward the Expected References? 9th In Vino Analytica Scentia
(Trento, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/07/08 Polymer-Coated Optical Fiber Sensors for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds.
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/07/08 Detection of Renal Function Biomarkers Using Biosensors Functionalized With Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/12 Monitoring of Refractive Index of Gases Using Sensors Based on Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Application of Electronic Nose for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Polymer Coated Optical Fiber Sensors for the Detection of 2-Propanol in the Gaseous Phase
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/12 Optical Fiber Sensors for Volatile Organic Compounds Detection
Co-supervisor of Ana Marta Pinto de Almeida
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/09 Optical Sensors Based on Polymerized Polymers
Supervisor of David Carriço
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/07 - 2024/07/19 6th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics (AOP24), Aveiro, Portugal. (2024/07/16 - 2024/07/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/02/02 - 2024/05/03 9th i3N Annual Meeting, Leiria, Portugal. (2024/05/02 - 2024/05/04)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2012 - 2019 Interviews for science programs of regional and national television (RTP) and participation in events involving direct contact with the general society, such as Science in the Market, Entrepreneur City, ExpoMadeira and Macaronight Participation in different science dissemination activities
2018/05/23 - 2018/05/24 6th infowine forum, Vila Real, Portugal
Symposium
2018/01/24 - 2018/01/26 15th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology, Cardiff, Wales.
Symposium
2013/08/25 - 2013/08/29 17th Euroanalysis, Warsaw, Poland
Symposium
2012 - 2013 Training in Sensory Analysis - Madeira Wine Company
2012/09/16 - 2012/09/19 Encontro de Química dos Alimentos XI, Bragança, Portugal
Symposium

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/07/22 Optical Sensor Based on Carbon Dots for Ferritin Detection
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Fernandes Almeida (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/07/21 Nano-3D-Printing of Sensors at the Tip of Optical Fibers
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Jéssica dos Santos Fernandes (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/07/21 Implementation of an Electronic Nose for the Detection and Classification of Volatile Organic Compounds as Biomarkers of Gynecological Pathologies
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gabriel Fernandes (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/09/12 Development of an Electronic Nose for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Resistive Sensors
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rui Miguel Ferreira Santos (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/09/11 Optical Sensors Based on Photocurable Adhesives
Supervisor
 David Paulos Carrico (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Food Analytical Methods (1936-9751) Springer
2024 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI
2023 - Current Food Chemistry (0308-8146) ScienceDirect
2023 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2023 - Current Metabolites (2218-1989) MDPI
2022 - Current Foods (2304-8158) MDPI
2022 - Current Catalysts (2073-4344) MDPI
2021 - Current Coatings (2079-6412) MDPI
2021 - Current Fermentation (2311-5637) MDPI
2021 - Current Nutrients (2072-6643) MDPI

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Specialized Course in Optical Technologies Optical Technologies Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016 - 2021 Analytical Chemistry Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Optical Sensors for Gas Monitoring (1424-8220) Sensors
2022 - Current Research on Bioactive Compounds from Food Processing Products (2227-9717) Processes

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/06 - 2023/06 Jury for the selection process of an MSc research scholarship - Ref. EdtlB.15-DFis/2023. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2015 PhD Grant (M1420-09-5369-FSE-000001)
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal