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Experienced coordinator and project manager with a background in biomechanics and healthcare, leading a team of over 20 professionals at INEGI's Biomechanics and Health Unit. Skilled in managing people, teams, and projects, with expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence, hardware development, computational simulation, ergonomics, and biomechanics, and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP). Experience: •Biomechanics and Health Unit Coordinator, INEGI •Lead a team of 20+ professionals in executing over 50 research projects in collaboration with industry partners at national and European levels. •Responsible for overseeing the healthcare sector at INEGI, focusing on areas such as artificial intelligence, hardware, computational simulation, ergonomics, and biomechanics. •Perform roles in project management and business development, aiming to promote strategic partnerships and support research initiatives in engineering, biomechanics, and healthcare. Scientific areas: -Biomechanics -Ergonomics - The Occupational Safety and Health -Motion analysis -Artificial Intelligence -Experimental Mechanics -Computational Simulation"
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nilza Ramião

Citation names

  • Ramião, Nilza

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0117-1AA4-F4C3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4633-8600
Scopus Author Id
55774839300

Email addresses

  • nramiao@inegi.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10 - 2024/02
Concluded
 Curso Geral de Gestão (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2022/03/29 - 2022/05/26
Concluded
 Technology and Innovation Management (Diploma de especialização)
University of Cambridge School of Technology, United Kingdom
2019/10/01 - 2020/05/31
Concluded
 Effective Management of Customers (Outros)
Major in Dynargie
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2018/04/04 - 2018/05/02
Concluded
 Project Management (Outros)
Major in Project Management
Associação Portuguesa de Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
 90%
2018/01/12
Concluded
 Horizon 2020, Preparation of proposals in collaboration (Outros)
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
 n/a
2017/09/23 - 2017/12/12
Concluded
 Business Ignition Programme (BIP) - 2ND Edition (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
n/a
2017/11/24
Concluded
 Writing Application Tips Workshop (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017/11
Concluded
 Funding for Start-Ups, Business Ignition Programme Talks (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2017/10/02 - 2017/10/04
Concluded
 Marketing digital (Outros)
Google Inc, United States

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
n/a
2017/09
Concluded
 Markting, Business Ignition Programme Talks (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2017/07/26
Concluded
 Doctoral Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Silicone breast implants: Experimental analysis of failure mechanisms" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
2017/01/04
Concluded
 Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) (Outros)
Scopphu , Portugal
2015/07/13 - 2015/07/17
Concluded
 MAP Breast Summer School (Outros)
Major in Multidisciplinary Advances in Personalized Breast Cancer Surgery
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
2013/08/24 - 2013/09/02
Concluded
 Introduction for Data Analysis with the SPSS Program, Univariate and Bivariate Analysis (Outros)
Major in Statically Analysis
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2013/05/11 - 2013/05/18
Concluded
 Introduction theorical and pratical course to nonlinear mechanics of biological soft tissues (Outros)
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
n/a
2012/10/18
Concluded
 Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Biomechanical Properties of Breast Tissue" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2012/04/25
Concluded
 Basic Life Support (BLS) (Outros)
Associação para a Cooperação e Formação em Emergência Médica, AEM Portugal, Portugal
2012/02/07 - 2012/04/12
Concluded
 Initial pedagogical training of trainers (CAP) (Outros)
Cefolgest, Formação e Consultoria, Lda, Portugal
 86%
2011/09/05 - 2011/10/08
Concluded
 ¿ System of Quality Management in Health Care , ISO 9001 (Outros)
Major in ISO 9001
Cefolgest, Formação e Consultoria, Lda, Portugal
2010/06/30
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
""n/a"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
2010/04/27 - 2010/06/01
Concluded
 Viruses and Cancer (Outros)
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/03/01 - 2019/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/04/01 - 2020/08/31 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - Current Organic Unit Sub-director Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/03/01 - 2017/02/28 Portuguese FCT Fellowship - SFRH/BD/85090/2012a Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/04/01 - Current AITriage4SU - Decision-making support in adult emergency triage, using artificial intelligence
2024.07400.IACDC
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2025 - Current ASEPHA- Developing a pathway to integrate a personalised Far-UVC disinfection system, as a tertiary preventative measure against worsening of patients' health in ICUs
1.34-
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023 - Current BLOCKCHAIN.PT - Agenda “Descentralizar Portugal com Blockchain”
02-C05-i01.01-2022.PC644918095-00000033
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Ongoing
2022/07/01 - Current BioShoes4all - Inovação e Capacitação da Fileira do Calçado para a Bioeconomia Sustentável
N.º 01/C12-I01/2021
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Ongoing
2025 - 2028 PELVITRACK: PELVIc Floor Evaluation live TRACKing – Real-time prediction of perineal trauma
101186212
 HORIZON EUROPE Health
2024/01 - 2026/12 PROSPECTS 5.0: PROGRESS TOWARDS INDUSTRY 5-0: A SMART STUDY ON ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRACTICES, DRIVERS, SUCCESS FACTORS AND OBSTACLES OF TRANSITIONS TOWARDS INDUSTRY 5.0
101135948
 Horizon 2020
2023/01 - 2025/12 BLOCKCHAIN.PT - Agenda “Descentralizar Portugal com Blockchain”
C644918095-00000033 – Projeto nº51
 NextGenerationEU
2023/01 - 2025/12 HfPT - Health from Portugal
02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644937233-00000047
 NextGenerationEU
2023/01 - 2025/12 SMARTgNOSTICS- Global Testing & Diagnostics Solutions for antimicrobial resistances
02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644915155-00000024
 NextGenerationEU
2021/01 - 2025/12 Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeroespacial
168212UID
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022/01 - 2024/12 Angiogénese in silico: da simulação numérica à aplicação em engenharia de tecidos
172467PRJ
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31 No-Stress Manufacturing
23472
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Concluded
2023/01 - 2023/12 No-Stress Manufacturing
23472
 European Institute of Innovation & Technology Manufacturing
2021/01 - 2023/12 EUGLOHRIA- European University Alliance for Global Health
101017572
 European Commission H2020
2019/01 - 2019/12 Laboratório Associado de Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica
154765UID
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2013/03 - 2017/02 Silicone breast implants: Experimental analysis of failure mechanisms
SFRH / BD / 85090 / 2012 a
 Secretaria de Estado de Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2013/03 - 2017/02 BIOMECÂNICA DOS TECIDOS MAMÁRIOS
35894DFA
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2018 - Current MimBi – Mechanical Improvement of Breast Implants
PTDC/EME-APL/29875/2017
Other
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/01/31 Human Platelet Lysates-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-tissue Repair
953169
10.3030/953169
Science and Technology Management Fellow
European Commission
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Angiogenesis in silico: from numerical simulation to tissue engineering application
PTDC/EME-APL/3058/2021
10.54499/PTDC/EME-APL/3058/2021
Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Laboratório Associado de Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica
UIDB/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020
LA/P/0079/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0079/2020
UID/EMS/50022/2019
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/11/05 - 2020/12/31 Mechanical Improvement of Breast Implants
PTDC/EME-APL/29875/2017
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 InterLynk - Human Platelet Lysates-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-tissue Repair
ID: 953169
Project Management
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
 H2020- INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced materials
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 EUGLOHRIA- European University Alliance for Global Health
NUMBER 101017572
Project Management
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
 H2020- THE EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH – TRANSFORMATION THROUGH JOINT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACTION ’ — ‘EUGLOHRIA’ (‘action’
Ongoing
2020/11/01 - 2023/06/30 SMART-HEALTH-4-ALL .: Smart medical technologies for better health and care
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046115 / LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-046115
Project Management
INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
 COPROMOÇÃO_PT2020
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Ramião, N.; Zanata, F.; Fortoul, T.; Nahas, F.X.; Ferreira, L.M.; Martins, P.; Fernandes, A.A.; da Luz Barroso, M.; Santos, D.C.. Breast implants: Far beyond just aesthetic surgery. 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-71574-2_7
Conference abstract
  1. Ramião, Nilza; Guilherme Barbosa. Corresponding author: Guilherme Barbosa. "USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO PREDICT POST-TREATMENT VISUAL ACUITY IN RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION". Paper presented in ESB2025- 30th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, 2025.
  2. Ramião, Nilza; Daniel Fidalgo. Corresponding author: Daniel Fidalgo. "NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO EVALUATE BSAMA, HAMA, AND PLMA SCAFFOLD HYDROGELS". Paper presented in ESB2025- 30th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, 2025.
  3. Fidalgo, Daniel; Areias, Bruno; Rebolo, Pedro; Ramião, Nilza; Parente, Marco. Corresponding author: Fidalgo, Daniel. "IMPACT OF DIFFERENT 3D HYDROGEL SCAFFOLD DESIGNS ON THE ISOTROPIC VISCO-HYPERELASTIC BEHAVIOR". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Sesimbra, 2025.
  4. Rodrigues, Inês; Ferreira, Rui; Guerra, Ana; Ramião, Nilza; Machado, Tiago; Castro-Martins, Pedro; Marques, Arcelina; Vaz, Mário; Areias, Bruno. "Smart Shoe for Load Control During Work Cycle". Paper presented in CANWEST International Research Congress 2024, Casablanca, 2024.
  5. Rebolo, Pedro; Marco Paulo Lages Parente. Corresponding author: Rebolo, Pedro. "Clinical Insights Into Mandibular Regeneration: A Study On Multimaterial Scaffold Applications". Paper presented in ESB2024 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, 2024.
    Accepted
  6. Marco Paulo Lages Parente. "Automated Detection of Retinal Vein Occlusion and Diabetic Macular Edema via Deep Learning in OCT Images". Paper presented in 24th Euretina Congress (Barcelona, Portugal), 2024.
    Submitted
  7. Marco Paulo Lages Parente; Carvalho, Eduardo; FALCÃO, MANUEL. "Classification of Retinal Vein Occlusion and Diabetic Macular Edema with Deep Learning in OCT Images". Paper presented in VPH Conference 2024 (Estugarda, Germany), 2024.
  8. Rynkevic, Rita; Ramião, Nilza; Fernandes, António; Martins, Pedro A. L. S.. "Mechanical performance of meshes used in hernia surgery following in-vitro degradation test". Paper presented in 7º National Congress of Biomechanics (7º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB 2017)), Minho, 2017.
    Published
  9. Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Fernandes, A. A.; Da Luz Barroso, M.; Santos, D.C.. "Microscopy analysis: a form to analyse the rupture poly implant prostheses’ breast implants". Paper presented in 50th Meeting of the Portuguese Microscopy Society, Porto, 2016.
    Published
  10. Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Fernandes, A. A.. "The Elastic Properties of the Breast Skin". Paper presented in 5th Portuguese Congress on Biomechanics, Espinho, 2013.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Ramião, Nilza; Teixeira, Tatiana. Corresponding author: Teixeira, Tatiana. "Ergonomic Methodology Development for Office Workplaces: A Comprehensive Guide to Validation and Implementation". Paper presented in SHO 2025, Porto, 2025.
  2. Tesarski, Sebastian J.; Wymyslowski, Artur; Holck, Ole. "Assessment of thermo mechanical properties of crosslinked epoxy mesoscale approach — Preliminary results". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Nacional de Mecânica Experimental, Aveiro, 2015.
    10.1109/esime.2011.5765833
  3. TABOR, S. L.. "Evaluation of the shell properties of the PIP breast implants". Paper presented in BioMedWomen: Proceedings of the International Conference on Clinical and BioEngineering for Women's Health, Porto, 2015.
    10.1142/9789814525435_0009
  4. Arroyave G., A.I.; Lima, R.G.; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Ramião, N.; Jorge, R.M.N.. "Methodology for mechanical characterization of soft biological tissues: Arteries". 2015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.07.012
  5. Ramiao, Nilza; Martins, Pedro; Fernandes, Antonio Augusto; da Luz Barroso, Maria; Santos, Diana. "Mechanical tests in all regions of the PIP breast implants". Paper presented in 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), Porto, 2015.
    10.1109/enbeng.2015.7088836
  6. Ramiao, N.; Martins, P.; Fernandes, A.A.; Da Luz Barroso, M.; Santos, D.. "Mechanical tests in all regions of the PIP breast implants". 2015.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088836
  7. Santos, D.C.; Ramião, Nilza; Da Luz Barroso, M.; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Costa, H.. "Failure of Silicone gel Breast Implants Mechanical Tests to determine the shell Integrity". Paper presented in 22nd Congress, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rio de Janeiro, 2014.
  8. Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Fernandes, A. A.; Barroso, M.L.; Santos, D.C.. "Failure of silicone gel breast implants - Mechanical tests on a mammary implant in its implantable state to determine the shell integrity". Paper presented in IACM-ECCOMAS, Barcelona, 2014.
  9. Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Fernandes, A. A.. "Propriedades mecânicas dos implantes mamários". Paper presented in Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería, Bilbão, 2013.
  10. Ramiao, N.; Martins, P.; Fernandes, A. A.. "Biomechanical Properties of Breast Tissue". Paper presented in 2013 IEEE 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2013.
    10.1109/enbeng.2013.6518432
  11. Ramiao, N.; Martins, P.; Fernandes, A.A.. "Biomechanical properties of breast tissue". 2013.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518432
  12. Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Fernandes, A. A.. "A STATE OF THE ART REVIEW ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BREAST TISSUE". Paper presented in ESB2012: 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, 2012.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9290(12)70575-4
  13. Ramião, Nilza. "Human Breast Skin Elasticity". Paper presented in First ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Aveiro, 2012.
Conference poster
  1. Ramião, Nilza; Eduardo Carvalho. Corresponding author: Eduardo Carvalho. "DEEP LEARNING PREDICTION OF ANASTOMOTIC LEAKS FROM COLORECTAL SURGERY IMAGES". Paper presented in ESB2025- 30th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, 2025.
  2. Sónia Torres-Costa; BARBOSA, GUILHERME; Carvalho, Eduardo; Inês Coelho da Costa; Parente, Marco; Guerra, Ana; Ramião, Nilza; Penas, Susana; FALCÃO, MANUEL. "Visual Acuity Prediction in Retinal Vein Occlusion Treated with Intravitreal Injections Using Artificial Intelligence". Paper presented in 2025 ARVO Annual Meeting, 2025.
  3. Inês Coelho da Costa; Sónia Torres-Costa; Guilherme Barbosa; Carvalho, Eduardo; Marco Paulo Lages Parente; Guerra, Ana; Ramião, Nilza; FALCÃO, MANUEL. "Deep Learning Network to Distinguish Between Retinal Vein Occlusion and Diabetic Macular Edema". Paper presented in ARVO 2024 Annual Meeting, 2024.
  4. Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Fernandes, A. A.. "Biomechanical Properties of Breast Tissue". Paper presented in 3rd Portuguese Bioengineering Meeting, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Barbosa, Guilherme; Carvalho, Eduardo; Guerra, Ana; Torres-Costa, Sónia; Ramião, Nilza; Parente, Marco L. P.; Falcão, Manuel. "Deep Learning to Distinguish Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion and Diabetic Macular Edema: A Multimodal Approach Using OCT and Infrared Imaging". Journal of Clinical Medicine 14 3 (2025): 1008. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14031008.
    Published • 10.3390/jcm14031008
  2. Vila Pouca, Maria; Natal Jorge, Renato; Marco Paulo Lages Parente. "Simulating 3D printing on hydrogel inks: A finite element framework for predicting mechanical properties and scaffold deformation". Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 230 2024 (2023): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168874X23001919?pes=vor.
    Published
  3. N. G. Ramião; P. S. Martins; M. L. Barroso; D. C. Santos; A. A. Fernandes. "Biomechanical analysis of intact versus ruptured Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants". Interface Focus 9 4 (2019): 20180086-20180086. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2018.0086.
    10.1098/rsfs.2018.0086
  4. Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Da Luz Barroso, M.; Santos, D.C.; Fernandes, A. A.. "Woman Health: A Biomechanical analysis of Intact vs ruptured Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants". Interface Focus (2018):
    Submitted
  5. Rynkevic, R.; Ramião, Nilza; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Fernandes, A. A.. "In vitro study of the mechanical performance of hernia mesh under cyclic loading". (2017):
    10.1007/s10856-017-5984-6
  6. Ramião, Nilza. "In vitro degradation of Polydimethylsiloxanes for breast implant applications". Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials (2017):
    DOI:10.5301/jabfm.5000354
  7. Ramião, Nilza. "Breast Implants Rupture Induced b Fatigue Phenomena". Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (2017):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2017.01.002
  8. Ramião, N.A.G.; Martins, P.A.L.S.; Barroso, M.L.; Santos, D.C.; Pereira, F.B.R.; Fernandes, A.A.. "Mechanical Performance of Poly Implant Prosthesis (PIP) Breast Implants: A Comparative Study". Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 41 2 (2017): 250-264. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010764299&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00266-017-0776-4
  9. Ramião, Nilza. "An experimental analysis of shell failure in breast implants". Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2017):
    doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.04.005.
  10. Ramião, N.G.; Martins, P.S.; Barroso, M.L.; Santos, D.C.; Fernandes, A.A.. "An experimental analysis of shell failure in breast implants". Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 72 (2017): 22-28. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018518588&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.04.005
  11. Ramião, N.G.; Martins, P.S.; Barroso, M.L.; Santos, D.C.; Fernandes, A.A.. "In vitro degradation of polydimethylsiloxanes in breast implant applications". Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials 15 4 (2017): e369-e375. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034435932&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5301/jabfm.5000354
  12. Ramião, N.G.; Martins, P.S.; Barroso, M.L.; Santos, D.C.; Fernandes, A.A.. "Breast implants rupture induced by fatigue phenomena". Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 70 4 (2017): 552-553. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85011034441&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bjps.2017.01.002
  13. Ramião, N.G.; Martins, P.S.; Rynkevic, R.; Fernandes, A.A.; Barroso, M.; Santos, D.C.. "Biomechanical properties of breast tissue, a state-of-the-art review". Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology 15 5 (2016): 1307-1323. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957608546&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10237-016-0763-8
  14. Santos, D.C.; Barroso, M.L.; Gomes, N.; Ramião, N.; Martins, P.; Dias, C.C.; Costa, H.. "PIP breast implant rupture — A retrospective study from Portugal". European Journal of Plastic Surgery 38 4 (2015): 301-308. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84943354022&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00238-015-1071-8
Magazine article
  1. Rebolo, Pedro; Areias, Bruno; Ramião, Nilza; Correia, Jaime; Natal Jorge, Renato; Parente, Marco. Corresponding author: Rebolo, Pedro. "Desenvolvimento de Novos Scaffolds Multimaterial para Reconstrução Mandibular", Ciência & Tecnologia dos Materiais, 2024, https://www.paperturn-view.com/?pid=ODg8857754.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Faculdade de Engenharia. "Silicone breast implants: experimental analysis of failure mechanisms". PhD, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/105805.
  2. Faculdade de Engenharia. "Biomechanical properties of breast tissues". Master, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/98854.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018/07/08 Analysis of breast implants failure as a template for a better manufacturing 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB)
SFI (Dublin, Ireland)
2017/11 MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FAILURE MECHANISM IN BREAST IMPLANTS 4º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores do LAETA
IDMEC (Covilhã, Portugal)
2017/10/26 Poly Implant Prostheses Rupture Incidence. Analysis of Mechanical Properties CIBEM, 13º Congresso Ibero-americano de Engenharia Mecânica
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/10/06 Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) breast implants as a template for a better manufacturing of breast implants European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS)
Romanian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Bucharest, Romania)
2016/06/30 Microscopy Analysis: a Form to Analyse the Rupture Poly Implant Prostheses’ Breast Implants 50th Meeting of SPMicros
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto
2016/06/01 Diagnostic Techniques Available for the Analysis of PIP Ruptured Implants Mechanical Engineering Conference (CEM)
INEGI (Porto, Portugal)
2015/10/02 MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF EXPLANTED BREAST IMPLANTS: POLY-IMPLANT PROTHESE WITH RUPTURE Annual Meeting, European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ESAPS)
European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ESAPS) (Lisboa , Portugal)
2015/07/27 Rupture of Breast Implants: A Mechanical Analysis using Uniaxial Tensile Tests. Mechanical and Materials in Design
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) (Ponte Delgada, Azores, Portugal)
2015/07/15 Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP) incidence of rupture: Analysis of physical and biodegradation properties MAP Breast, Multidisciplinary Advances in Personalized Breast Cancer Surgery
INESC-TEC (Porto, Portugal)
2015/06/21 Evaluation of The Shell Properties of the PIP Breast Implants BiomedWoman
INEGI/FEUP (Porto, Portugal)
2015/05/17 Engenharia Biomédica na Cirurgia Plástica (PT) Biomedical Engineering in Plastic Surgery (EN) II Journey of Biomedical Engineering
ESEIG - Escola Superior de Estudos Industriais e de Gestão (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2015/05/07 Analysis of the PIP Breast Implants III Encontro de Jovens Investigadores do LAETA (3EJIL)
ADAI\UC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/02/06 Mechanical Behaviour of the PIP Breast Implant During a Static Compression Test 6º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica
IPL - Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão (Leiria, Portugal)
2015/02/06 Tensile test in poly implant prostheses (PIP) – A first analysis 6º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica
IPL - Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão (Leiria, Portugal)
2014/10/15 A preliminary study of Mechanical Properties of Breast Implants. 9º Congresso Nacional de Mecânica Experimental
APAET (Aveiro, Portugal)
2014/09/20 Failure of Silicone gel Breast Implants Mechanical Tests to determine the shell Integrity International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2014/07/21 Failure of silicone gel breast implants –Mechanical tests on a mammary implant in its implantable state to determine the shell integrity European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS Congress 2016)
Institute of Structural Analysis and Antiseismic Research School of Civil Engineering National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Greece (Barcelona, Spain)
2013/06/26 Propriedades mecânicas dos implantes mamários Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (CMN)
SEMNI (Bilbão, Spain)
2013/02/20 Mechanical properties of breast implants 2013 IEEE 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG)
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2013/02/08 The Elastic Properties of the Breast Skin 5º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - 5th Portuguese Congress on Biomechanics
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) (Espinho, Portugal)
2012/07/01 A State of Art Review On The Mechanical Properties of Breast Tissue 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2012/04/26 Human Breast Skin Elasticity ECCOMAS Young Investigators conference (YIC)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2012/04/10 A Preliminary Study on Breast Elasticity and Firmness Effects II LAETA Young Researchers Meeting
INEGI (pORTO, Portugal)
2012/03/20 Soft Tissue Biomechanics I Journey of Biomedical Engineering
ESEIG - Escola Superior de Estudos Industriais e de Gestão (Vila do Conde, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/02/11 - Current Women Health: a biomechanical approach to address breast clinical challenges
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/02/11 - Current Breast Biomechanics Simulation: Interaction Analysis between breast and implants
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Università degli Studi di Padova Scuola di Ingegneria, Italy
2023 - 2023 Pressure-based Ergonomic Assessment of Sitting Postures
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia de Segurança e Higiene Ocupacionais (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2020/07/30 Rehabilitation of the ACL using synthetic reinforcements: A Biomechanical Study
Co-supervisor of João Pedro Lopes Moreira
 Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Saúde da mulher: Biomecânica Computacional para Enfrentar os Desafios Clínicos da Mama
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Desenvolvimento de um Dispositivo Intra-Oral para Roncopatia Primária
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/02/11 - 2020 Development of Intra-oral Device for Primary Snoring
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/06/25 Mechanical Characterization of an Organic Phantom Candidate for Breast Tissue
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Bioengenharia (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/07/12 - 2017/07/12 Open Day- Biomecânica e Dispositivos Médicos (2017/07/12 - 2017/07/12)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2015/05/20 - 2015/05/23 BioMedWomen-International Conference on Clinical and BioEngineering for Women’s Health (2015/05/20 - 2015/05/23)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Hospital de São João, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/03 - Current Invited speaker at Invision Biomed, presenting on Biomechanics.
Symposium
 Transforming Science into Innovation: A Journey Through Biomechanics
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/02/05 - Current Invited speaker at the Biomedical Engineering Symposium, presenting on Biomechanics.
Symposium
 Exploring Biomechanics: Bridging Science and Technological Innovation
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2025 - Current Invited speaker at the Intralogistica Conference, presenting on “Humanlogistics – the human side of Intralogistics”, focusing on strategies to reduce operator fatigue, absenteeism, and turnover through the use of advanced task assessment technologies. https://www.supplychainmagazine.pt/intralogistica-oradores/#giselaenilza
Conference
 Humanlogistics – the human side of Intralogistics
Supply Chain Magazine, Portugal
2018/11/21 - 2018/11/24 Exhibitor of INEGI- Representation of INEGI's offer
Exhibition
 17th International Fair of Machinery, Equipment and Services for industry
Associação Empresarial de Portugal, Portugal
2018/11/23 - 2018/11/23 Innovation Afterhours - Representation of INEGI's health solutions It is an internal event of José de Mello Saúde in which about 300 of its staff participate, including decision-makers, coordinators and management and clinical staff of the company.
Meeting
 Innovation Afterhours
José de Mello Saúde, Portugal
2018/11/05 - 2018/11/08 Web Summit 2018 - The biggest technology conference on the world
Conference
 Web Summit 2018

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018/04/01 - Current Porto4Ageing Representative of the host institution (INEGI)
2018/03/01 - Current European Society of Biomechanics Member
2018/02/01 - Current MDevNet- National Network for knowledge transfer and medical device Official representative of the host institution (INEGI)
2017/07/01 - Current Earto WG medtech- European Association of Research & Technology Organisations (https://www.earto.eu/) EARTO Board Member and WG MedTechs Expert
2017/04/01 - Current Health Cluster Portugal (HCP) Official representative of the host institution - associate member (INEGI)

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024 Novo sapato tecnológico ajuda a prevenir úlceras no pé diabético Jornal de Noticias - Exclusivo
2023 Smarter, safer healthcare with blockchain technology INEGI Newspaper
2021/03/05 ""We are going to develop medical devices and products for use close to the body (wearables) and in a portable way, using monitoring, sensing and personalization technologies" explains Nilza Ramião, the head of INEGI for being part of the project" https://www.inegi.pt/pt/noticias/inegi-participa-em-projeto-nacional-para-reforcar-o-setor-da-saude-com-tecnologias-inteligentes/
2020/09/03 "During the event, interaction between participants will take place in the digital sphere, through video calls, chats or email. For Nilza Ramião, project manager in the Health area at INEGI, "this 3D virtual exhibition will be an excellent opportunity for everyone to get to know the work developed by INEGI, and for us to make our skills known to the main companies active in this sector, establish contacts and discuss the latest trends and challenges that mark the current and future of technology for Health”. INEGI
2018/12/18 MECHALIFE: UMA EVOLUÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA DAS MULETAS E ANDARILHOS Chama-se MechALife e promete revolucionar as tradicionais muletas e andarilhos através de um exosqueleto para os membros inferiores. Uma vez no mercado, poderá melhorar a vida dos 20 milhões de pessoas da 3ª idade que “sofrem de mobilidade reduzida moderada só na União Europeia”, referem os investigadores. Projeto começou na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) e está a ser desenvolvido no INEGI por Daniel Pina e Nilza Ramião. Universidade do Porto Inovação (UPIN)

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2024/03 - Current Jornal da Tarde RTP 1 My Care Shoes

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2018/05/12 - Current Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (2191-0243) Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2017/08/10 - Current International Journal of Clinical Anesthesia and Research Heighten Science Publications Corporation

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/09/01 - 2020/06/30 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Mechanism Before and After Internal Brace Reinforcement - Finite Element Model Analysis Carla Bibiana Monteiro França Santos
Distinctions

Award

2023 Os Melhores & As Maiores do Portugal Tecnológico 2023
2018 MED.IDEAS - CARE area: Project MechALife
Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE, Portugal

Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal

Other distinction

2018 BIP Proof - Project MechALife
Universidade do Porto, Portugal