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Dragos Ionut Moldovan. Completed the Doutoramento in Engenharia Civil in 2008/09/25 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico and Mestrado in Civil Engineering in 2002 by Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca. Is Associate Professor in Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias and Researcher in Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade. Published 35 articles in journals. Has 3 section(s) of books and 1 book(s). Has 1 patent(s) registered. Organized 4 event(s). Supervised 2 PhD thesis(es) e co-supervised 3. Supervised 11 MSc dissertation(s) e co-supervised 4. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s), Post-doc Fellow in 1 project(s), Principal investigator in 2 project(s) and Researcher in 2 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Exact Sciences with emphasis on Mathematics with emphasis on Applied Mathematics, Exact Sciences with emphasis on Mathematics with emphasis on Applied Mathematics, Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Engineering with emphasis on Geotechnics and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Civil Engineering with emphasis on Municipal and Structural Engineering. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: hybrid finite elements; hybrid-Trefftz finite elements; model updating; stochastic finite element method; boundary element method; fundamental solutions method; porous media; wave propagation in geomaterials; dynamic testing; bender element; numerical-experimental methods; structural health monitoring; machine learning; hybrid approach; damage detection; bridge management system; bender element test; open-source; heat conduction; acoustic waves; structural dynamics; structural statics; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Dragos Ionut Moldovan

Citation names

  • Moldovan, Ionut Dragos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
391E-71CF-9991
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3085-0770

Email addresses

  • dragos.moldovan@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • dragos.moldovan@ulusofona.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 963839135 (Personal)

Addresses

  • CERIS, IST-ID, Universidade de Lisboa Avenida Rovisco Pais , 1049-001, Lisboa , Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
  • Campo Grande, 376, 1749-024, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Applied Mathematics
  • Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Applied Mathematics
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Geotechnics
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Municipal and Structural Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Romanian (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2008/09/25
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Moldovan, ID - Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Elements for Elastodynamic Analysis of Saturated Porous Media, PhD Thesis, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, 2008." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (Mestrado)
Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca, Romania
"Moldovan, ID - A solution for structural rehabilitation of the "Gheorghe Sincai" National College in Baia Mare, Romania; MSc Thesis, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2001." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2018/12/01 - 2022/09/30 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/09 - 2019/08 Elastic-plastic modelling of multiphase soils with hybrid finite elements
SFRH/BPD/87317/2012
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2003/09 - 2007/08 Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Elements for Elastodynamic Analysis of Saturated Porous Media
SFRH/BD/13827/2003
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/12 - Current INTENT - Intelligent health monitoring of road infrastructures using bender elements embedded in pavements
2022.06879.PTDC
Principal investigator
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

BUILT CoLAB, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/04/01 - 2023/01/28 Impact of climate change on the structural health of bridges
FBR_OC1_101_COFAC
Researcher
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet Fakultet for teknologi kunst og design, Norway
Ongoing
2018/10 - 2022/09/30 CEN-DynaGEO: Coupled Experimental and Numerical Approaches Toward Reliable Dynamic Characterization of Multi-phase Geomaterials
PTDC/EAM-GTC/29923/2017
Principal investigator
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 76 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/ECI/UI0076/2011
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/06 - 2011/06 Development of Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Element Models
PTDC/ECM/70781/2006
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Cortez Teixeira, Paulo; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Barata Marques, Manuel. Elasticidade: Conceitos e Aplicações. Lisboa, Portugal: IST Press. 2022.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Figueiredo, Eloi; Peres, Nuno; Moldovan, Ionut; Nasr, Amro. "Does Climate Change Impact Long-Term Damage Detection in Bridges?". In Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures, 432-440. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-39117-0_44
  2. Figueiredo, Eloi; Peres, Nuno; Moldovan, Ionut; Nasr, Amro. "Does Climate Change Impact Long-Term Damage Detection in Bridges?". In Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures, 432-440. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-39117-0_44
  3. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Coutinho, Ana; Cismasiu, Ildi. "Hybrid-Trefftz finite elements for non-homogeneous parabolic problems". In Trefftz and Fundamental Solution-Based Finite Element Methods, edited by Qin, Qing-Hua, 55-102. Bentham Books, 2021.
    Published • 10.2174/97898149985431210101
  4. Climent, Natalia; Moldovan, Ionut; Correia, António Gomes. "FreeHyTE: A Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Element Platform for Poroelastodynamic Problems". In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV, 73-86. United States: Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-77230-7_7
  5. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Cismasiu, Ildi; Freitas, João António Teixeira de. "Unified Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Element Formulation for Dynamic Problems". In Advances in Trefftz Methods and Their Applications, 157-188. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-52804-1_9
Conference abstract
  1. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Pinto, Sandra Silva; Bendea, Elena Daniela. "Hybrid-Trefftz finite elements for non-homogeneous wave propagation problems". Paper presented in 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Lisbon, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Correia, António Gomes ; Almukasfi, Abdalla. Corresponding author: Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. "GeoHyTE: a toolbox for the automatic interpretation of bender element experiments". Paper presented in Transportation Research Congress 2021, Hangzhou, 2021.
    Published
  3. Correia, António Gomes ; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. Corresponding author: Correia, António Gomes. "Optimisation of receiver's location in bender element tests using advanced computational techniques". Paper presented in Workshop on Transportation Geotechnics GDRI-CSU, Changsa, 2021.
    Published
  4. Moldovan, Dragos; Radu Lucian. "Trefftz-based Dual Reciprocity Method for non-homogeneous hyperbolic boundary value problems". Paper presented in VII European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, 2016.
  5. Moldovan, Dragos; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "A new particular solution strategy for hyperbolic problems using hybrid-Trefftz finite elements". Paper presented in 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Barcelona, 2014.
  6. Moldovan, Dragos; Cao Duc Toan; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "Sensitivity Assessment of Hybrid-Trefftz Stress and Displacement Elements for Poroelasticity". Paper presented in European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Paris, 2010.
Conference paper
  1. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Correia, António Gomes ; Climent, Natàlia; Almukashfi, Abdalla; Roshan, Mohammad Jawed; Arroyo, Marcos. Corresponding author: Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. "Coupled experimental and numerical approaches in bender element testing of geomaterials". Paper presented in 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE2023), London, 2023.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.53243/NUMGE2023-171
  2. Moldovan, Dragos; Almukasfi, Abdalla; Correia, António Gomes. "A toolbox for the automatic interpretation of bender element tests in geomechanics". Paper presented in ISIC International Conference “Trends on Construction in the Post-Digital Era”, Guimarães, 2022.
    Accepted
  3. Bendea, Elena Daniela; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Climent, Natàlia; Cismasiu, Ildi; Correia, António Gomes . Corresponding author: Bendea, Elena Daniela. "FreeHyTE - a hybrid-Trefftz finite element platform for solid and porous elastodynamics". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Wave Mechanics and Vibrations, Lisbon, 2022.
  4. Figueiredo, Eloi; Alves, Pedro; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Bento Rebelo, H.; Silva, Luís; Souza, Laura; Oliveira, Paulo; Penim, Nuno. Corresponding author: Figueiredo, Eloi. "Smartphone application for structural health monitoring". Paper presented in 10th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Palermo, 2022.
    Published
  5. BUD, MIHAI ADRIAN; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; NEDELCU, MIHAI; Figueiredo, Eloi. Corresponding author: BUD, MIHAI ADRIAN. "Hybrid training of supervised machine learning algorithms for damage identification in bridges". Paper presented in 10th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Palermo, 2022.
    Accepted
  6. Almukasfi, Abdalla; Castellanza, Riccardo; Correia, António Gomes ; Arroyo, Marcos; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. Corresponding author: Almukasfi, Abdalla. "A modified Rowe cell for echo dynamic testing of soils and interfaces". Paper presented in 3rd Conference on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering, Lisbon, 2022.
    Accepted
  7. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Correia, António Gomes . Corresponding author: Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. "Acoplamento de técnicas numéricas e experimentais na caraterização das propriedades dinâmicas de geomateriais". Paper presented in 17º Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia, Lisboa, 2021.
    Accepted
  8. Moldovan, Dragos; António Gomes Correia. "Automatic interpretation of G0 measurements using bender elements". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-Engineering, Guimarães, 2019.
  9. BUD, MIHAI ADRIAN; NEDELCU, MIHAI; RADU, LUCIAN; MOLDOVAN, IONUT; FIGUEIREDO, ELOI. "On the Reliability of Finite Element Models for the Training of Machine Learning Algorithms for Damage Detection in Bridges". 2019.
    10.12783/shm2019/32204
  10. Coutinho, Ana; Moldovan, Dragos; Ildi Cismasiu. "Hybrid-Trefftz finite elements for transient parabolic problems". Paper presented in The Joint International Conference on Trefftz Method IX and Method of Fundamental Solutions V, Lisbon, 2019.
  11. Moldovan, Dragos; Ildi Cismasiu; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "A unified hybrid-Trefftz formulation and its applications". Paper presented in The Joint International Conference on Trefftz Method IX and Method of Fundamental Solutions V, Lisbon, 2019.
  12. Moldovan, Dragos; António Gomes Correia. "Coupling experimental and numerical techniques for improving the reliability of bender element experiments". Paper presented in 17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Reykjavik, 2019.
  13. Souza, Laura; Lopes, RAC; Figueiredo, Eloi; Moldovan, Dragos; Souza, Jorge; Rabelo, Jorge; Sousa, RFM; Prazeres, Plínio; COSTA, JOÃO C. W. A.. "Ensaios dinâmicos e modelação da ponte sobre o Rio Itacaiúnas". Paper presented in Betão Estrutural - BE2018, Lisbon, 2018.
  14. Moldovan, Dragos; Ildi Cismasiu. "FreeHyTE: a hybrid-Trefftz finite element platform". Paper presented in The Joint International Conference on Trefftz Method VIII and Method of Fundamental Solutions IV, 2017.
  15. Moldovan, Dragos; António Gomes Correia. "A coupled numerical–experimental approach for bender-based G0 measurements in geomaterials". Paper presented in 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul, 2017.
  16. SANTOS, ADAM; FIGUEIREDO, ELOI; CAMPOS, PEDRO; MOLDOVAN, IONUT; COSTA, JOÃO C. W. A.. "A Generalized Approach to Integrate Machine Learning, Finite Element Modeling and Monitoring Data for Bridges". Paper presented in 11th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, 2017.
    10.12783/shm2017/13958
  17. Moldovan, Dragos; De Freitas, J.A.T.; Cao Duc Toan. "Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Elements for Multiphase Soils". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Venice, 2015.
  18. Rodrigues, Leonardo; Ildi Cismasiu; Moldovan, Dragos. "A p-adaptive algorithm for hybrid-Treffz stress element for elastodynamic analysis". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Vibration Problems, Lisbon, 2013.
  19. Moldovan, Dragos; Cao Duc Toan; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "Dynamic analysis of unsaturated porous media using hybrid-Trefftz finite elements". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Vibration Problems, Lisbon, 2013.
  20. Moldovan, Dragos; Cao Duc Toan; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "Hybrid-Trefftz stress element for biphasic elastostatics". Paper presented in Congresso de Métodos Numéricos em Engenharia, Coimbra, 2011.
  21. Moldovan, Dragos; Cao Duc Toan; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "Hybrid-Trefftz displacement and stress elements for biphasic elastostatics". Paper presented in Computer Methods in Mechanics, 2011.
  22. Moldovan, I.D.; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "Hybrid-Trefftz stress and displacement elements for dynamic analysis of bounded and unbounded saturated porous media". 2008.
  23. Teixeira De Freitas, J.A.; Moldovan, I.D.; Toma, M.. "Mixed and Hybrid Stress Elements for Biphasic Media". Paper presented in ACME07, Glasgow, 2007.
    10.4203/ccp.85.4
  24. Moldovan, Dragos; De Freitas, J.A.T.. "Hybrid-Trefftz Finite element models for bounded and unbounded elastodynamic problems". Paper presented in Third European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Lisbon, 2006.
  25. De Freitas, J.A.T.; Moldovan, Dragos; Toma, Milan. "Trefftz spectral analysis of biphasic media". Paper presented in 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Beijing, 2004.
  26. Moldovan, Dragos; Ioan Pop. "Tuned Liquid Dampers for Mitigating the Response of Structures Subjected to Dynamic Excitations – a state-of-the-art". Paper presented in Constructions 50 Conference, Cluj-Napoca, 2003.
Edited book
  1. Figueiredo, Eloi; Moldovan, Dragos; Barata Marques, Manuel. Condition Assessment of Bridges: Past, Present and Future. Lisbon, Portugal: Católica Editora. 2013.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Almukashfi, Abdalla Mustafa Abdalla; Castellanza, Ricardo; Gomes Correia, Antonio; Arroyo, Marcos; Zuretti, Carlo; Bendea, Daniela; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. "A Modified Rowe Cell with Bender Elements for Small Strain Shear Modulus Measurements". Geotechnical Testing Journal 47 5 (2024): 985-1005. https://doi.org/10.1520/gtj20230329.
    10.1520/gtj20230329
  2. Bud, Mihai Adrian; Nedelcu, Mihai; Moldovan, Ionut; Figueiredo, Eloi. "Hybrid Approach for Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms to Identify Damage in Bridges". Journal of Bridge Engineering 29 8 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1061/jbenf2.beeng-6537.
    10.1061/jbenf2.beeng-6537
  3. Mihai Adrian Bud; Mihai Nedelcu; Ionut Moldovan; Eloi Figueiredo. "Hybrid Approach for Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms to Identify Damage in Bridges". Journal of Bridge Engineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-6537.
    10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-6537
  4. Eloi Figueiredo; Ionut Moldovan; Nuno Peres; Sandra Silva Pinto; Pedro Alves; Pedro Cabral. "Smartphone application for structural health monitoring of stay cables: Edgar Cardoso Bridge". e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2024): https://doi.org/10.58286/29717.
    10.58286/29717
  5. Marasco, Giulia; Moldovan, Ionut; Figueiredo, Eloi; Chiaia, Bernardino. "Unsupervised transfer learning for structural health monitoring of urban pedestrian bridges". Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13349-024-00786-w.
    Published • 10.1007/s13349-024-00786-w
  6. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Almukashfi, Abdalla; Gomes Correia, António. "A Computational Platform for Automatic Signal Processing for Bender Element Sensors". Algorithms 17 4 (2024): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/a17040131.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/a17040131
  7. Ferreira, Leonardo de Paula S.; Teloli, Rafael de O.; da Silva, Samuel; Figueiredo, Eloi; Moldovan, Ionut D.; Maia, Nuno; Cimini, Carlos Alberto. "Bayesian calibration for Lamb wave propagation on a composite plate using a machine learning surrogate model". Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 208 (2024): 111011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2023.111011.
    10.1016/j.ymssp.2023.111011
  8. Figueiredo, Eloi; Peres, Nuno; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Nasr, Amro. "Impact of climate change on long-term damage detection for structural health monitoring of bridges". Structural Health Monitoring (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14759217231224254.
    10.1177/14759217231224254
  9. Omori Yano, Marcus; Figueiredo, Eloi; da Silva, Samuel; Cury, Alexandre; Moldovan, Ionut. "Transfer Learning for Structural Health Monitoring in Bridges That Underwent Retrofitting". Buildings 13 9 (2023): 2323. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13092323.
    10.3390/buildings13092323
  10. Figueiredo, Eloi; Santos, Luís Oliveira; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Dimitrios Kraniotis; José Melo; Luís Dias; Coelho, Guilherme B.A.. Corresponding author: Figueiredo, Eloi. "A Roadmap for an Integrated Assessment Approach to the Adaptation of Concrete Bridges to Climate Change". Journal of Bridge Engineering 28 6 (2023): 03123002.
    Published • https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-5735
  11. Figueiredo, Eloi; Omori Yano, Marcus; da Silva, Samuel; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Adrian Bud, Mihai. "Transfer Learning to Enhance the Damage Detection Performance in Bridges When Using Numerical Models". Journal of Bridge Engineering 28 1 (2023): 04022134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)be.1943-5592.0001979.
    Published • 10.1061/(asce)be.1943-5592.0001979
  12. Figueiredo, Eloi; Santos, L. O.; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Kraniotis, D.; Melo, José Falcão de; Dias, Luís; Coelho, Guilherme; et al. "A roadmap for an integrated assessment approach for climate change adaptation of concrete bridges". Journal of Bridge Engineering 28 6 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1061/JBENF2/BEENG-5735.
    Published • 10.1061/JBENF2/BEENG-5735
  13. Figueiredo, Eloi; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Alves, Pedro; Rebelo, Hugo; Souza, Laura. "Smartphone Application for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges". Sensors 22 21 (2022): 8483. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22218483.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s22218483
  14. da Silva, Samuel; Figueiredo, Eloi; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. Corresponding author: da Silva, Samuel. "Damage Detection Approach for Bridges under Temperature Effects using Gaussian Process Regression Trained with Hybrid Data". Journal of Bridge Engineering 27 11 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)be.1943-5592.0001949.
    Published • 10.1061/(asce)be.1943-5592.0001949
  15. Climent, N.; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Bendea, E. D.. Corresponding author: Climent, N.. "Hybrid-Trefftz displacement elements for three-dimensional elastodynamics". Computational Mechanics 70 6 (2022): 1083-1105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-022-02224-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s00466-022-02224-4
  16. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. "A local frequency-dependent absorbing boundary condition for unsaturated porous media based on the theory of mixtures with interfaces". Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 155 (2022): 107187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107187.
    Published • 10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107187
  17. Climent, Natalia; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Freitas, João António. "Three-dimensional hybrid-Trefftz displacement elements for poroelastodynamic problems in saturated media". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering early view (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.6965.
    Published • 10.1002/nme.6965
  18. BUD, MIHAI ADRIAN; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Radu, Lucian; NEDELCU, MIHAI; Figueiredo, Eloi. Corresponding author: Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. "Reliability of probabilistic numerical data for training machine learning algorithms to detect damage in bridges". Structural Control and Health Monitoring e2950 (2022): http://doi.org/10.1002/stc.2950.
    Published • 10.1002/stc.2950
  19. Borkowski, Mariusz; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos. "Direct boundary method toolbox for some elliptic problems in FreeHyTE framework". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 125 (2021): 208-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2021.01.013.
    Published • 10.1016/j.enganabound.2021.01.013
  20. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Correia, António Gomes. "Optimisation of receiver's location in bender element experiments using computational wave filtration". Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 143 (2021): 106591. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.106591.
    Published • 10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.106591
  21. Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Climent, Natàlia; Bendea, Elena Daniela; Cismasiu, Ildi; Gomes Correia, António. "A hybrid-Trefftz finite element platform for solid and porous elastodynamics". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 124 (2021): 155-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2020.12.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.enganabound.2020.12.014
  22. Ionut Dragos Moldovan; Ana Coutinho; Ildi Cismasiu. "Hybrid-Trefftz finite elements for non-homogeneous parabolic problems using a novel dual reciprocity variant". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 106 (2019): 228-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2019.05.012.
    10.1016/j.enganabound.2019.05.012
  23. Mariusz Borkowski; Ionut Dragos Moldovan. "On rank-deficiency in direct Trefftz method for 2D Laplace problems". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 106 (2019): 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2019.05.003.
    10.1016/j.enganabound.2019.05.003
  24. Eloi Figueiredo; Ionut Moldovan; Adam Santos; Pedro Campos; João C. W. A. Costa. "Finite Element–Based Machine-Learning Approach to Detect Damage in Bridges under Operational and Environmental Variations". Journal of Bridge Engineering 24 7 (2019): 04019061-04019061. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001432.
    10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001432
  25. Ionut Dragos Moldovan; Ildi Cismasiu. "FreeHyTE: a hybrid-Trefftz finite element platform". Advances in Engineering Software 121 (2018): 98-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2018.03.014.
    10.1016/j.advengsoft.2018.03.014
  26. Cismasiu, C.; Ramos, A.P.; Moldovan, I.D.; Ferreira, D.F.; Filho, J.B.. "Applied element method simulation of experimental failure modes in RC shear walls". Computers and Concrete 19 4 (2017): 365-374. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018943219&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.12989/cac.2017.19.4.365
  27. Moldovan, I.D.; Gomes Correia, A.. "Fixed point automatic interpretation of bender-based G0 measurements". Computers and Geotechnics 89 (2017): 128-142. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018741017&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compgeo.2017.04.016
  28. Moldovan, I.D.. "A new approach to non-homogeneous hyperbolic boundary value problems using hybrid-Trefftz stress finite elements". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 69 (2016): 57-71. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84966318661&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.enganabound.2016.04.008
  29. Moldovan, I.D.; Correia, A.G.; Pereira, C.. "Bender-based G0 measurements: A coupled numerical-experimental approach". Computers and Geotechnics 73 (2016): 24-36. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84949818572&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.11.011
  30. Moldovan, I.D.; Radu, L.. "Trefftz-based dual reciprocity method for hyperbolic boundary value problems". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 106 13 (2016): 1043-1070. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030551506&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/nme.5142
  31. Moldovan, I.D.. "A new particular solution strategy for hyperbolic boundary value problems using hybrid-Trefftz displacement elements". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 102 6 (2015): 1293-1315. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84927910520&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/nme.4836
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  1. Bendea, Elena Daniela; Moldovan, Ionut Dragos; Cismasiu, Ildi. 2020. FreeHyTE Solid Transient - User's Manual. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yh5tDZwnzH7vRYlKzUozUWxMoFagdKrO/view?usp=sharing.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Moldovan, Dragos; António Gomes Correia. 2018. "Processo de caracterização dinâmica de geomateriais utilizando modelos de Trefftz". Portugal.
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  1. 2018. "FreeHyTE".
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Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2017 - Current Integration of machine learning, finite element modelling and monitoring for damage detection in bridges
Co-supervisor of Laura Salime Hage de Souza
Electrical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
2021 - 2024 Coupled numerical-experimental approach to dynamic characterization of geomaterials
Supervisor of Elena Daniela Bendea
Doutoramento em Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - 2023 Experimental and Numerical Approaches for Bender Element Characterization of Soils
Co-supervisor of Abdalla Almukashfi
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Civil (PhD)
2019 - 2022 Integration of model- and data-based approaches for reliable structural health monitoring of bridges
Co-supervisor of Mihai Adrian Bud
 PhD in Civil Engineering (PhD)
Universitatea Tehnica Cluj Napoca Facultatea de Constructii, Romania
2019 - 2022 p-Adaptive algorithm with global and local error indicators for plane elasticity problems
Supervisor of César Agusto Santana Barbosa
MSc in Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Hybrid-Trefftz finite elements for plane structural dynamics
Supervisor of Elena Daniela Bendea
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2017 - 2018 Damage detection in civil engineering structures integrating machine-learning algorithms, finite element models and structural monitoring data
Co-supervisor of Pedro Ferreira Campos
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Hybrid-Trefftz finite elements for transient heat conduction problems
Supervisor of Ana Pinto Coutinho
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 p-Adaptive hybrid-Trefftz finite elements for heat conduction problems
Supervisor of Maria Rita Geraldes
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Hybrid-Trefftz stress finite elements for plane stress and plane strain elasticity
Supervisor of Antero Sequeira
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Hybrid finite elements for axially loaded elasto-plastic bars
Supervisor of Belen Garcia Palácios
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Hybrid-Trefftz displacement finite elements for plane stress and plane strain elasticity
Supervisor of Vasco Veríssimo Silva
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Finite element formulations for bars subjected to transient loading
Supervisor of Carol Rodrigues Correia
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Automatic p-adaptive non-conventional finite elements for heat transfer problems
Supervisor of Daniel Cruz Veiga Álvares Pereira
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Computational Modeling of Heat Transfer Using Non-Conventional Finite Elements
Supervisor of Cristina Raquel Silva
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 - 2013 Hybrid-Trefftz Finite Elements for Elastostatic and Elastodynamic Problems in Porous Media
Supervisor of Cao Duc Toan
 Civil Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Modelação de Ondas de Rayleigh
Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Manuel de Sousa Henriques Vitorino
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Ligas com Memória de Forma para Aplicações de Engenharia Civil
Co-supervisor of Cátia Fava Gaspar
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Avaliação do Desempenho do Programa SAP2000 na Análise de Elementos Finitos em Estado de Tensão Plana
Supervisor of David José Neves Garcia
Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Modelação de Solos Saturados
Co-supervisor of Alexandre Marques Ferreira
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Organizer of the Seminar Series “CivilTalks” at the Engineering School of the Lusófona University (2018)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023/08/30 - 2023/09/01 Organizer of the Special Session “Machine Learning for damage identification under operational and environmental effects”, 10th International Conference on Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures, Milan, 2023 (2023/08/30 - 2023/09/01)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019 - 2019 Organizer of the Special Session “Integration of physical modeling, monitoring and machine learning for SHM”, 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (2019 - 2019)
Conference
 Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
2013 - 2013 Organizer of the Mini-Symposium “Trefftz-Type Methods for Vibration Problems”, 11th International Conference on Vibration Problems (2013)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Seminar “Structural Condition Assessment of Bridges: Past, Present and Future” (2012)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current A Comissão Portuguesa de Geotecnia nos Transportes (CPGT) é uma comissão técnica da Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia, aprovada em novembro de 2012 pela Direção da SPG, constituída por membros representativos das instituições de investigação e ensino, bem como públicas e privadas de interface com a Sociedade.
Member
 Comissão Portuguesa de Geotecnia nos Transportes, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Member of the National Technical Committee of the 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-Engineering
Member
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/09/06 - 2022/09/09 3rd ISIC International Conference “Trends on Construction in the post-Digital Era” Guimarães, Portugal
2019 - 2019 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-Engineering Guimarães, Portugal
2014 - 2014 3rd International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai, China
2013 - 2013 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering Xianning, China
2013 - 2013 11th International Conference on Vibration Problems Lisbon, Portugal
2012 - 2012 1st International Conference for PhD Students in Civil Engineering Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/10/01 - Current Engineering Statics Engineering Statics (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022/10/01 - Current Finite Element Modelling of Structures Finite Element Modelling of Structures (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2017 - Current Aplicações Informáticas (Licenciatura)
2017 - Current Física I (Licenciatura)