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Graduated from the Engineering Faculty of the University of Porto (FEUP) in 2018. In 2019 began her PhD on the "Experimental and numerical study towards thermally efficient 3D printed walls". Resilient, able to work autonomously and with excellent communication skills. Curious about new components and materials for Construction, with a genuine love for learning. Looking forward to finding new ways of creating synergies between Technology and Construction.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Sofia Mendes Pessoa

Citation names

  • Pessoa, Sofia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4011-501A-5226
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6368-5348
Scopus Author Id
57218252506

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/04 - 2023/05
Concluded
 Generative Design with Rhino + Grasshopper (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/09 - 2023
Ongoing
 Doctoral Programme in Civil Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Integrated Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Building Construction
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Improvement of the acoustic performance of a classroom with waste materials" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16 out of 20
2017/05 - 2017/06
Concluded
 Autodesk Revit (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Centro de Serviços e Apoio às Empresas (CESAE), Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/04
Concluded
 Excel - Macros and VBA (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Centro de Serviços e Apoio às Empresas (CESAE), Portugal
2016/10 - 2016/11
Concluded
 AutoCad (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Centro de Serviços e Apoio às Empresas (CESAE), Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05 - 2022/08 Researcher (Research) Erasmus Plus, Belgium
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands
2019/01 - 2019/09 Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Engineering Faculty, Portugal
University of Porto - Engineering Faculty, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/01 Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Institute of R&D in Structures and Construction (CONSTRUCT), Portugal
University of Porto - Engineering Faculty, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/09 - Current Experimental and numerical study towards thermally efficient 3D printed walls
PD/BD/150398/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/05 - 2022/08 Study of the application of thermal mortar in 3D printed walls
OCEAN4 (2020-I-PT0I-KAI03-077746)
Researcher
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands
 Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2018/10 - 2019/01 Social GREEN project, Regional Policies towards Greening the Social Housing Sector (funded by INTERREG Europe program)
IP4.3/9.8 of ROP NORTE 2020
Research Fellow
University of Porto - Engineering Faculty, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2021/01 - 2022/08 TherBlock 3DP, MIT-EXPL/TDI/0041/2019
MIT-EXPL/TDI/0041/2019
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Jesus, Manuel; Costa, Joana; Teixeira, João; Pessoa, Sofia; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Rangel, Bárbara; Moreira, Luís; et al. "Use of Waste Materials to Reduce Cement and Natural Aggregates in 3D Printing Mortars". 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-09319-7_6
  2. Jesus, Manuel; Teixeira, João; Lino Alves, Jorge; Pessoa, Sofia; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Rangel, Bárbara. "Potential Use of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash in Cementitious Mortars for 3D Printing". In Materials Design and Applications IV. 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-18130-6_7
Conference paper
  1. Pessoa, Sofia; Jesus, Manuel; Freitas, Vasco Peixoto de; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Lucas, Sandra; Simões, Nuno. "Numerical study on the conditioned drying process of a thermal mortar applied in 3D printed concrete walls". Paper presented in CEES2023 - International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Funchal, 2023.
    Published
  2. Jesus, Manuel; Pessoa, Sofia; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Rangel, Bárbara; Lino Alves, Jorge. "A reflection on sustainable opportunities for 3D Printing in Construction". Paper presented in CEES 2023 - International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Funchal, 2023.
    Published
  3. Prata, Joana; Abreu, Luís; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Pessoa, Sofia; Pinto, Armando; Simões, Nuno. "Evaluation of dynamic behaviour of linear thermal bridges of 3D Printing Construction". Paper presented in CEES2023 - International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Funchal, 2023.
    Published
  4. Pessoa, Sofia; Jesus, Manuel; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Lucas, Sandra; Simões, Nuno. "Upcoming challenges on the application of thermal insulation in 3D printed building elements". Paper presented in CEES2021 - International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Coimbra, 2021.
    Published
  5. Carvalho, António P. O.; Pessoa, Sofia. "Improvement of the acoustic performance of a classroom with waste materials". Paper presented in International conference FIA 2018 - 11th IberoAmerican Congress on Acoustics held by the Engineering Faculty of Cadiz University, Cadiz, 2018.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Martins, Gonçalo; Pessoa, Sofia; Jesus, Manuel; Ana Mafalda Matos; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Pereira, Pedro; Rangel, Bárbara. "Characterization of a Cement Mixture for 3D Printing". Paper presented in 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2023.
  2. Pessoa, Sofia; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Lucas, Sandra; Simões, Nuno. "Thermally efficient solutions for 3D printing". Paper presented in Digital Concrete 2020 - RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, 2020.
  3. Conceição, P.; Freitas, Vasco Peixoto de; Vázquez, I. B.; Guimarães, Ana Sofia; Pessoa, Sofia; Cruz, F.; Magalhães, S.; Curado, A.. "Social Green Interreg Europe: regional policies towards greening the social housing sector". Paper presented in Construct Day 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Sofia Pessoa; Manuel Jesus; Ana S. Guimarães; Sandra S. Lucas; Nuno Simões. "Experimental characterisation of hygrothermal properties of a 3D printed cementitious mortar". Case Studies in Construction Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02355.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02355
  2. S. Pessoa; A.S. Guimarães; S.S. Lucas; N. Simões. "3D printing in the construction industry - A systematic review of the thermal performance in buildings". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 141 (2021): 110794-110794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110794.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rser.2021.110794
  3. Pessoa, Sofia; Guimarães, Ana Sofia. "The 3D printing challenge in buildings". E3S Web of Conferences 172 (2020): 19005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017219005.
    Published • 10.1051/e3sconf/202017219005
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pessoa, Ana. "Improvement of the acoustic performance of a classroom with waste materials". Master, University of Porto - Engineering Faculty, 2018.
Working paper
  1. Conceição, Paulo; Freitas, Vasco; Vásquez, Isabel; Guimarães, Ana; Pessoa, Ana; Magalhães, Sílvia; Cruz, Filipe; Curado, António. 2019. "Regional Agenda for the Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Social Housing in the Northern Region of Portugal".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/06 Numerical study on the conditioned drying process of a thermal mortar applied in 3D printed concrete walls CEES2023 - International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability
(Funchal, Portugal)
2023/06 Preliminary study of the application of thermal mortar in 3D printed concrete walls NSB 2023 - 13th Nordic Symposium on Buidling Physics
(Aalborg, Denmark)
2018/10 Improvement of the acoustic performance of a classroom with waste materials International conference FIA 2018 - 11th IberoAmerican Congress on Acoustics
University of Cadiz - Engineering Faculty (Cadiz, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/04 - 2017/04 Civil Engineering Conference (2017/04 - 2017/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 IACES - LC Porto (International Association of Civil Engineering Students - Porto Local Committee), Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/09/06 - 2020/09/09 NSB2020 Tallinn - 12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics
Conference
 NSB2020 Tallinn - 12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Estonia
2020/07/06 - 2020/07/09 Digital Concrete 2020 - 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication
Conference
 Digital Concrete 2020 - 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Technology Innovation and Society, Netherlands

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015/09 - 2017/09 IACES - LC Porto (International Association of Civil Engineering Students - Porto Local Committee) Member of the Logistics Department

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2015/10 - 2016/07 Tutor in the CIVIL'in Extracurricular Project - support program for new civil engineering students at FEUP Alvaro Eduardo da Silva de Abreu; Mafalda de Castro Ferreira
Distinctions

Award

2018 Award Prof. João Lopes Porto
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal