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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cláudia Sofia João de Almeida

Citation names

  • Almeida, Cláudia J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1916-6DD5-8470
Scopus Author Id
57708966400

Email addresses

  • csj.almeida@campus.fct.unl.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09/01 - 2026/01/21
Concluded
 Engenharia Mecânica (Doutoramento)
Major in Engenharia Estrutural
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Methodologies for optimal design and additive manufacturing of metamaterials combining negative property indexes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/09/01 - 2021/01/12
Concluded
 Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Mecânica Estrutural
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Projeto de estruturas reticuladas leves e resistentes utilizando variáveis de área e de seleção de material" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2015/09 - 2018/06
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/01/04 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - 2026/01/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/11 - 2021/01 Explicador Centro de Explicações, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01 - 2025/12 Methodologies for optimal design and additive manufacturing of metamaterials combining negative property indexes
2021.05360.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/01/04 - 2021/11/04 Architectured and Additively Manufactured Materials with Design by Topology Optimization
UIDB/00667/2020 - UNIDEMI (UNIDEMI-IDT-01)
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/02/01 - 2025/01/31 Otimização de topologia e manufatura aditiva unificadas para obter estruturas metálicas com gradiente de funcionalidade
2022.06903.PTDC
10.54499/2022.06903.PTDC
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Almeida, C. J. (1916-6DD5-8470); Coelho, P. G. (B316-8240-1AC8); Conde, F. M.. "Stiffness and strength-based lightweight design of structures and materials using topology optimization". Paper presented in IX International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering - COUPLED 2021, Chia Laguna, 2021.
    Under revision
Conference paper
  1. Silva, R.; Coelho, P.; Conde, F.; Almeida, Cláudia J.. "Optimal Topology and Material Property Gradation in Plane Structures to Minimize the Maximum Von Mises Stress". 2024.
    10.23967/eccomas.2024.177
  2. Almeida, C.; Cardoso, J.; Coelho, P.; Velhinho, A.; Xavier, J.; Borges, J.. Corresponding author: Almeida, C.. "Architectured and additively manufactured double-negative index metamaterials". 2022.
    10.23967/eccomas.2022.056
  3. Almeida, Cláudia J.; Conde, Fábio M.; Coelho, Pedro G.; Pratas, Tiago L. "Stiffness and strength-based lightweight design of truss structures using multi-material topology optimization". Paper presented in IX International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering - COUPLED 2021, Chia Laguna, 2021.
    Accepted
Journal article
  1. Almeida, Cláudia; Coelho, Pedro; Guedes, José Miranda; Custódio, Ana Luísa; Conde, Fábio; Velhinho, Alexandre. Corresponding author: Almeida, Cláudia. "Multiobjective topology optimization of metamaterials to analyse the conflicting nature of negative Poisson's ratio and negative thermal expansion". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 68 10 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-025-04131-7.
    10.1007/s00158-025-04131-7
  2. Silva, Rui F.; Coelho, Pedro G.; Conde, Fábio M.; Almeida, Cláudia J.; Custódio, Ana L.. "Topology optimization of thermoelastic structures with single and functionally graded materials exploring energy and stress-based formulations". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 68 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-024-03929-1.
    10.1007/s00158-024-03929-1
  3. Silva, Rui F.; Coelho, Pedro G.; Gustavo, Carolina V.; Almeida, Cláudia J.; Farias, Francisco Werley Cipriano; Duarte, Valdemar R.; Xavier, José; et al. "Functionally Graded Materials and Structures: Unified Approach by Optimal Design, Metal Additive Manufacturing, and Image-Based Characterization". Materials 17 18 (2024): 4545. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184545.
    10.3390/ma17184545
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Methodologies for optimal design and additive manufacturing of metamaterials combining negative property indexes". PhD, 2026.
  2. Almeida, Cláudia J.. "Projeto de estruturas reticuladas leves e resistentes utilizando variáveis de área e de seleção de material". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/114033.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/01 Analysis of Effective Thermoelastic Properties of Metamaterials Designed by Topology Optimization ECCOMAS 2024
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/06/01 Multi-Material Topology Optimization of Lightweight Truss Structures considering Strength and Stability Design Criteria WCSMO 2023
(Cork, Ireland)
2022/06/01 Architectured and additively manufactured double-negative index metamaterials ECCOMAS 2022
(Oslo, Norway)
2021/06/01 Stiffness and Strength-Based Lightweight Design of Truss Structures using Multi-Material Topology Optimization International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering (COUPLED PROBLEMS 2021)
(Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/12 - 2025/10 2D Anepectic Metamaterials: Evaluating the Role of Topology Optimization in Sustainable Design
Co-supervisor
 Advanced Materials and Innovative Recycling (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/12 - 2021/09 Projeto ótimo de estruturas metálicas reticuladas com constrangimentos de tensão e de estabilidade.
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/06 - Current The course focuses on theory and practice of Topology Optimization. Topics include: • Design parametrization (composites’ homogenization, density-based interpolations, level-set, etc.) • Sensitivity analysis (direct and adjoint methods) • Optimization algorithms (OC-methods, mathematical programming, convex approximation schemes, stochastic optimization and other methods) • Computational issues (checkerboards, filters, robust design, parallelization) • Novel and emerging approaches (multiscale methods, de-homogenization, AI/ML, contact)
Other
 Topology Optimization - Theory, Methods and Applications
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
2020/06/01 - 2020/07/10 TEDI - London é uma instituição que desenvolve projetos no âmbito da engenharia para dar aos estudantes uma visão global e focada no futuro. O projeto da Summer School 2020 consistiu em desenvolver soluções inovadoras para criar ambientes inclusivos para pessoas com demência, como parte integrante do projeto "British Land's Canada Water Masterplan". O curso de verão teve uma duração de seis semanas e foi desenvolvido um projeto desde a sua fase conceptual até à criação de um protótipo.
Other
 TEDI - London Summer School 2020
Arizona State University, United States

King's College London, United Kingdom

UNSW Sydney School of Materials Science and Engineering, Australia

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/10/01 2D Anepectic Metamaterials: Evaluating the Role of Topology Optimization in Sustainable Design
(Thesis) Arguer
 Irina Jacob Ribas (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/09/01 - Current Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (1615-1488)
2024/04/01 - Current Advanced in Engineering Software (0965-9978)