Maria Otília de Almeida Carvalho (1115-7CFB-5511)

Curriculum Vitae

Maria Otília de Almeida Carvalho

Maria Otília de Almeida Carvalho. Published more than 8 articles in journals. Works in the area(s) of Agronomy and Engineering and Technology, Other Engineering and Technologies with emphasis on Food and Stored Product Protection and Insects edibility. In their professional activities interacted with 16 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. Member of the Permanent Committee of IWCSPP, and Member of the Scientific Committee of IOBC-wprs and IWCSPP. Supervised two MSc on edibility of insects associated to stored products. Principal Investigator of the project SafeGrains which includes the edibility of insects of stored grain.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Maria Otília de Almeida Carvalho

Citation names

Carvalho, Maria Otilia
Otilia Carvalho

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1115-7CFB-5511
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9501-674X
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=vsgotk9wirMC&hl=en&oi=ao
Researcher Id: M-7348-2016
Scopus Author Id: 8911754500

Telephones

Telephone

213653541 (Professional)

Addresses

Instituto Superior de Agronomia| Universidade de Lisboa Edificio Ferreira Lapa, Tapada da Ajuda , 1349-017 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
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)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)
French	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2006/11 - 2006/12 Concluded	New approaches for sampling stored-product insects and the use of pheromone-Based Suppression of Stored-Product Moths with Attracticides (Graduado) Oklahoma State University Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, United States
2006/06/01 - 2006/06/30 Concluded	IPM on stored products (Graduado) Oklahoma State University Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, United States Kansas State University College of Agriculture, United States USDA-ARS Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, United States
2000 - 2003/02/18 Concluded	Engenharia Agronómica (Doutoramento) Major in Utilização de armadilhas com feromona para Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera, Anobiidae) na protecção integrada do tabaco curado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal "Utilização de armadilhas com feromona para Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera, Anobiidae) na protecção integrada do tabaco curado)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado
1990 - 1994 Concluded	Protecção Integrada (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal "Contribuição para o estudo de Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) em tabaco armazenado" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15
1985 - 1987 Concluded	Agronomia Tropical e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	14
1977 - 1982 Concluded	Engenharia Agronómica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	13

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2015/08/01 - Current	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

1990/11 - 2015/07/31	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2009 - 2012	Head of Research Centre PIPA	Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal
	Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2004 - 2022	on Board - ONG for Development	Centro de Estudos Tropicais para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

2017/10/14 - 2019/10/13	President of non profit Association	Soroptimist International, United Kingdom
	Soroptimist International - Clube Estoril Cascais, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório para a Sustentabilidade do Uso da Terra e dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas LA/P/0092/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0092/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Agronomia Alimentos Ambiente e Paisagem, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Portugal Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/10 - 2021/09	Contamination of stored grain and derivatives by insect pests and fungi PTDC/ASP-PLA/28350/2017	Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
2016/01 - 2020/01	Mathematical and Computer Science Methods for Food Science and Industry". CA15118 Researcher	European Cooperation in Science and Technology
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Agronomia, Alimentos, Ambiente e Paisagem UID/AGR/04129/2019 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Agronomia Alimentos Ambiente e Paisagem, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013 - 2016	DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UM SISTEMA GLOBAL DE QUALIDADE DO ARROZ RECORRENDO A FERRAMENTAS DE ANÁLISES DE IMAGEM, FÍSICO-QUÍMICAS, SENSORIAIS E QUIMIOMÉTRICAS PARA MELHORA A QUALIDADE DA CULTURA E O VALOR DE UTILIZAÇÃO (BEST-RICE-4-LIFE) RECI/AGR-TEC/0285-2 RECI/AGR-TEC/0285-2012 RECI/AGR-TEC/0285-2012 Researcher Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - UI 245 - 2011-2012 PEst-OE/AGR/UI0245/2011 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007 - 2010	APLICAÇÕES FITOPATOLÓGICAS DA ESPECTROSCOPIA NO INFRAVERMELHO PRÓXIMO (NIR). – APLICAÇÃO AO ESTUDO DA DETECÇÃO E IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE PRAGAS DO ARROZ E DA FERRUGEM DO CAFEEIRO PTDC/AGR-AAM/68939/2006 PTDC/AGR-AAM/68939/2006 Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT Concluded
2006/11 - 2009/02	Eureka 3747 EUROAGRI+ IPM –RICE -– “IPM RICE”- INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ON RICE FOR CONSUMPTION Eureka 3747 EUROAGRI+ IPM –RICE Eureka 3747 EUROAGRI+ IPM –RICE Principal investigator Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2006/11 - 2009/02	Eureka 3747 EUROAGRI+ IPM ¿RICE -¿ ¿IPM RICE¿- INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ON RICE FOR CONSUMPTION Eureka 3747 EUROAGRI+ IPM RICE	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2006 - 2008	NOVARROZ - INOVAÇÃO NA MONITORIZAÇÃO E PROTECÇÃO DO ARROZ PARA CONSUMO. nº 13-05-04-FDR-00013 Principal investigator Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA

Outputs

Publications

Book	Carvalho, Maria Otilia. Nr. 463 (2018): Proceedings of the 12th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection (IWCSPP) in Berlin, Germany, October 7-11, 2018. berlim, Germany: Julius Kuhn Institut. 2018. Published • Editor Carvalho, Maria; Fields PG; Cornel Adler; Arthur Frank; Christos Athanassiou; Campbell, JF; Fleurat-Lessard, F; et al. Proceedings of the Tenth International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, 27 June-2 July 2010, Estoril, Portugal,. 2010. Carvalho, Maria Otilia. Contribution for Integrated Management of Stored Rice Pests - Handbook. Lisboa, Portugal: IICT. 2008. Published • Editor
Conference abstract	Duarte, Sónia; Magro, Ana; Oliveira, Carlos ; Rosim, Roice; Alvito, Paula; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Assessment of multiple mycotoxins in maize fl our samples from Portugal under SafeGrains project". 2023. Published Almeida, A.S.; Brites, Carla; Oliveira, J.; Marques, Paula; Carvalho, Maria Otilia; Silva, Cátia; Lavrador, Filipe; Vargues, F.; Fitzgerald, M.. "BEST-RICE-4-LIFE, a Portuguese rice chain task force for quality". Paper presented in ICC/AGSA Grains For Quality Of Life Conference 2013, Perth, 2013. Published
Conference paper	Duarte, Sónia; Hilário, Carolina; Tomás, Joana; Alvito, Paula; Boavida, Ricardo; Magro, Ana; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Interaction between T. castaneum and mycotoxin-producing fungi present in milled grains". 2022. Duarte, Sónia; Limão, João; Geirinhas, Henrique; Barros, Graça; Raymundo, Anabela; Sousa, Isabel; Martins, Luisa Louro; MOURATO, MIGUEL; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Nutritional composition of red flour beetle and its impact on wheat flour properties.". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, 2021. Duarte, Sónia; Barros, Graça; Martins, Luisa Louro; MOURATO, MIGUEL; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Early-warning detection protocol of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium Everts) and other insect pests associated with stored grains in Portugal - preliminary results.". Paper presented in The 11th International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, 2021. Duarte, Sónia; Magro, Ana; Alvito, Paula; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Interaction between Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and mycotoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Link on maize flour.". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology, 2021. Goulao, LF; Nguenha R; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. Corresponding author: Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Modified atmospheres in paddy rice hermetic storage are biogenerated according to different mechanisms in Portugal and Mozambique". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products (CAF2020), winnipeg, 2020. Published Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Stored Grain Protection: cases studies in Portugal". Paper presented in 12th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Berlim, 2018. Published • 10.5073/jka.2018.463.010 Carvalho, Maria Otilia; Raymundo, Anabela; Isabel Sousa; Patricia Fradinho; ana magro. "Hermetic storage of paddy rice: the impact of relative humidity on fungi infection and on rheology of the pastes.". Paper presented in 11th Conference of the IOBC/wprs Working Group on the Integrated Protection of Stored Products, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ljubljana, 2017. Published Carvalho, Maria Otilia; Albino Bento; Idalina Paquete. "Current status on stored product protection in São Tomé and Principe". Paper presented in IOBC-WPRS Working Group (WG) “Integrated Protection of Stored Products, Zagreb, 2015. Published Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Quality e valuation of paddy seed used at Chókwè and Macia, Mozambique, and the use of hermetic storage as a convincing approach for rice farmers". Paper presented in International Working Conference on Stored Product protection, Chiang Mai, 2014. Published Carvalho, Maria Otilia; Barbosa, António; Barros, Graça; Magro, Ana; Adler, Cornel; Navarro, Shlomo; Riudavets, Jordi; Timlick, Blaine. "Quality preservation of stored rice using modified atmospheres in Portugal". Paper presented in 9th. Int. Conf. on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Antalya, 2012. Published Carvalho, Maria. "Integrated Pest Management of rice for consumption: EUREKA project". Paper presented in Working Group "Integrated Protection of Stored Products". Proceedings of the meeting at Campobasso (Italy), June 29 - July 2, 2009.IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 69, 2011, Campobasso, 2011. Published Carvalho, Maria; Barros G; Jordi Riudavets; Navarro, S.. "Non-chemical alternative in rice storage: the use of refrigeration for insect control and quality maintenance of paddy rice.". Paper presented in 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Estoril, 2010. Published • 10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.357
Conference poster	Alvito, Paula; Sónia Duarte; Magro, Ana; Tomás, Joanna; Hilário, Carolina; Ferreira, Ricardo Boavida; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "The interaction between fungi and insects and its contribute to maize flour food safety". Paper presented in International Conference on Food Contaminants: challenges on early life exposure, 2021. Djouadi, Anna; Sales, Joana; Carvalho, Maria Otilia; Raymundo, Anabela. "Development of healthy protein-rich snacks from insect flour - Tenebrio molitor". Paper presented in XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2021. Sonia Duarte; Pires M J; Magro, Ana; Ferreira, Ricardo Boavida; Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Assessment of benzoquinones and mycotoxins in maize flour samples from Portugal within SafeGrains project". 2019.
Journal article	Sónia Duarte; Ana Magro; Graça Barros; Maria Otilia Carvalho. "Stored products insects in Portugal – New data and overview". Journal of Stored Products Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102230. 10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102230 Francisco Madail Herdeiro; Maria Otília Carvalho; Maria Cristiana Nunes; Anabela Raymundo. "Development of Healthy Snacks Incorporating Meal from Tenebrio molitor and Alphitobius diaperinus Using 3D Printing Technology". Foods (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13020179. 10.3390/foods13020179 Maria Otilia Carvalho; Henrique Geirinhas; Sónia Duarte; Carla Graça; Isabel de Sousa. "Impact of red flour beetle infestations in wheat flour and their effects on dough and bread physical, chemical, and color properties". Journal of Stored Products Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102095. 10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102095 Sónia Duarte; Ana Magro; Joanna Tomás; Carolina Hilário; Ricardo Boavida Ferreira; Maria Otília Carvalho. "Antifungal Activity of Benzoquinones Produced by Tribolium castaneum in Maize-Associated Fungi". Insects (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100868. 10.3390/insects13100868 Anna Djouadi; Joana Rides Sales; Maria Otília Carvalho; Anabela Raymundo. "Development of Healthy Protein-Rich Crackers Using Tenebrio molitor Flour". foods 11 (2022): 702-702. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11050702. Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods11050702 "Nutritional and chemical composition of different life stages of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)". Journal of Stored Products Research 93 (2021): 101826-101826. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101826. 10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101826 Sónia Duarte; Ana Magro; Joanna Tomás; Carolina Hilário; Paula Alvito; Ricardo Boavida Ferreira; Maria Otília Carvalho. "The Interaction between Tribolium castaneum and Mycotoxigenic Aspergillus flavus in Maize Flour". Insects 12 8 (2021): 730-730. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080730. 10.3390/insects12080730 "Modelling Processes and Products in the Cereal Chain". Foods 10 1 (2021): 82-82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10010082. 10.3390/foods10010082 "Effectiveness of hermetic containers in controlling paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) storage insect pests". Journal of Stored Products Research 89 (2020): 101710-101710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2020.101710. 10.1016/j.jspr.2020.101710 Carvalho, Maria Otilia; Fradinho, Patrícia; Martins, M. João; Magro, Ana; Raymundo, Anabela; de Sousa, Isabel. "Paddy rice stored under hermetic conditions: The effect of relative humidity, temperature and storage time in suppressing Sitophilus zeamais and impact on rice quality". Journal of Stored Products Research 80 (2019): 21-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2018.11.002. 10.1016/j.jspr.2018.11.002 Carvalho, Maria Otilia. "Developing and Validating Sequential Sampling Plans for Integrated Pest Management on Stored Products". Advanced Techniques in Biology & Medicine (2016): Carvalho, Maria. "Hermetic storage with plastic sealing to reduce insect infestation and secure paddy seed quality: A powerful strategy for rice farmers in Mozambique". Journal of Stored Products Research (2014): 10.1016/j.jspr.2014.06.007 Carvalho, M.O.; Faro, A.; Subramanyam, B.. "Insect population distribution and density estimates in a large rice mill in Portugal - A pilot study". Journal of Stored Products Research 52 (2013): 48-56. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84868469005&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jspr.2012.07.002 Carvalho, M.O.; Pires, I.; Barbosa, A.; Barros, G.; Riudavets, J.; Garcia, A.C.; Brites, C.; Navarro, S.. "The use of modified atmospheres to control Sitophilus zeamais and Sitophilus oryzae on stored rice in Portugal". Journal of Stored Products Research 50 (2012): 49-56. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861569574&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jspr.2012.05.001 Carvalho, M.O.; Mexia, A.; Torres, L.M.. "Sequential sampling plans for classifying Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) status in a cigarette factory on the Cape Verde islands". African Entomology 15 1 (2007): 37-44. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34249322693&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.37 Carvalho, M.O.; Passos De Carvalho, J.; Torres, L.M.; Mexia, A.. "Developing sequential sampling plans for classifying Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera, Anobiidae) status in a cigarette factory". Journal of Stored Products Research 42 1 (2006): 42-50. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-25444515138&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jspr.2004.10.006 Carvalho, M.O.; Santos, F.; Mexia, A.; Torres, L.. "Use of pheromone traps to assess Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) infestation in a cigarette factory on the Cape Verde islands". African Entomology 14 2 (2006): 307-315. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33750478625&partnerID=MN8TOARS.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2019/09/04	2019 - SafeGrains: project to evaluate the contamination by insects and fungi on grains and derivatives in Portugal	Conference of the IOBC/wprs WG Integrated Protection of Stored Products University Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
2018/10	2018 - Stored grain protection: cases studies in Portugal	12th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection JKI (Berlin, Germany)
2017/07	2017 - Hermetic storage of paddy rice: the impact of Relative Humidity on fungi infection and on rheology of the pastes,	11th Conference of the IOBC/wprs Working Group on the Integrated Protection of Stored Products, Ljubljana, Eslovenia, 3-5 Julho 2017. (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
2016/09	2016 - Hermetic storage: An important strategy for pest management in Portugal and Mozambique	Symposium: Advances in Hermetic Storage for Smallholder Farms, Session Stored Products Entomology. 2016 XXV International Congress of Entomology, Entomological Society of America (Orlando, United States)
2015/06	2015-Current status on stored product protection in São Tomé and Principe.	Conference of the IOBC/wprs (OILB/srop) Working Group on “Integrated Protection of Stored Products” (zagreb, Croatia)
2014/11	2014 - Quality evaluation of paddy seed used at Ch?kw? and Macia, Mozambique, and the use of hermetic storage as a convincing approach for rice farmers	11th International Working Conference on Stored-Product Protection (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
2013/07	2013 - Populations’ growth of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, on stored tobacco under temperate and tropical conditions. 1-4 July 2013.	IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP (WG) “INTEGRATED PROTECTION OF STORED PRODUCTS. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) –Centre de Recherche Bordeaux-Aquitaine – Talence (France) (Bordeaux, France)
2012/10	2012 - Quality Preservation of Stored Rice Using Modified Atmospheres	Conf Controlled Atmospheres and fumigation in Stored Products (Antalya, Turkey)
2009/07	2009 - Eureka 3747 EUROAGRI+ IPM –RICE “IPM rice”- Integrated Pest Management on rice for consumption	Conferência do Working Group IOBC/WPRS Integrated Protection Stored Product, 29 Junho - 2 Julho 2009, Molise, Campobasso, Italy Università degli Studi del Molise (Molise, Italy)

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2006/08 - Current	> 2006 - Permanent Committee of the International Working Conference on Stored Products Protection Portugal Representation Member	USDA-ARS Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, United States
2014 - 2016	2016 - XXV INTERNACIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY (ICE), ORLANDO, USA, 2016 .Co-Convener: Section Stored Products Entomology. Moderator, Panel Discussion: The future of hermetic storage, 263: Symposium: Advances in Hermetic Storage for Smallholder Farms, Session Stored Products Entomology, ICE. Member	Entomological Society of America, United States

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2012/10 - Current	2012 - 9th Int. Conf Controlled Atmospheres and fumigation in Stored Products, 15-19 Oct, CAF, Antalya, Turkey, 2012 Co-Chairperson, Session 1- Biological responses of organisms to MA and fumigants.	9th Int. Conf Controlled Atmospheres and fumigation in Stored Products,
2019 - 2019	2019 -IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP (WG) “INTEGRATED PROTECTION OF STORED PRODUCTS. SESSION Chair 3: Prevention of microflora infection and development of mycotoxins	Italy
2017 - 2018	2018 -12th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, S03. Detection and Monitoring -Co-chairs: Carvalho O, Campbell J S02. Biology, Ecology and Behavior	Germany
2016 - 2017	2017 - 11th Conference of the IOBC/wprs Working Group on the Integrated Protection of Stored Products, Scientific Advisor Committee – Ljubljana, Slovenia 3-5 July 2017	Slovenia
2014 - 2015	2015 - IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP INTEGRATED PROTECTION OF STORED PRODUCTS. 2015 - Scientific Advisor Committee & Moderator of Session- FUTURE TRENDS ON ALL ASPECTS OF STORAGE PEST CONTROL, Institute for Plant Protection Croatian Centre for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Zagreb, Croatia June 28	Croatia
2011 - 2014	2014 - 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection- Section Head: Emerging Global Issues in Stored Product Protection	Thailand
2012 - 2013	2013 - IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP (WG) “INTEGRATED PROTECTION OF STORED PRODUCTS. Moderator, Session 1. - Recent advances in IPSP and current trends in postharvest - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) –Centre de Recherche Bordeaux-Aquitaine – Talence (France) 1-4 July 2013.	France
2007 - 2010	2010 - 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection; Chair, Permanent Committee; Scientific Committe	Portugal, Centro de Congressos do Estoril
2008 - 2009	2009 - IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP (WG) “INTEGRATED PROTECTION OF STORED PRODUCTS - o Chairperson, Session 4: Phytochemicals	Italy
2006 - 2007	2007 - IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP (WG) “INTEGRATED PROTECTION OF STORED PRODUCTS”:	Poland

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2015/09 - 2019/12	>2015 - Tecnologia dos cereais, Mestrado Engenharia Alimentar	Engenharia Alimentar (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2015 - 2019	> 2015 -Tecnologia dos produtos Tropicais	Engenharia Alimentar (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2014/04 - 2014/04	2014 - CIAT de e em São Tomé e Príncipe; Curso de formação para técnicos do CIAT: A proteção pós-colheita dos produtos agrícolas secos duráveis.	(Licence)	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal CIAT, São Tomé and Príncipe