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Full Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra. -------------- Other Relevant Positions: --- (i) Coordinator of the Centre for Mechanical Engineering of the University of Coimbra ("Centro de Engenharia Mecânica da Universidade de Coimbra" - CEMUC: R&D Unity nº 285 - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology - FCT), from 1994 to 2005 and from 2010 to 2015; currently: CEMMPRE - Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes: https://www.uc.pt/cemmpre/; --- (ii) President of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy (SPMicros), year 2007: https://www.spmicros.com/en/home-2/. -------------- Main Research Interests: --- (i) Large Plastic Deformations: Fundamental Aspects, Modelling, Inverse Analysis and Applications to Metal Forming; --- (ii) Carbon Nanotubes and their composites: Evaluation and Modelling of Mechanical Properties. -------------- Externally funded projects (summary): --- (i) Principal Investigator of 12 projects with the funding entities: FCT (8), ANI (1), JNICT (1) and Reginov, Regie Renault - Direction de la Recherche, Paris (2); --- (ii) Also, investigator in another 20 projects with the funding entities: European Community (2), FCT (13), CCDRC (2), Adl (1), JNICT (1) ECSC Subcontract (1). -------------- Supervision of 10 PhD theses completed.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
José Valdemar Fernandes

Citation names

  • Fernandes, José Valdemar

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4B16-3E93-296C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3692-585X

Email addresses

  • valdemar.fernandes@dem.uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 239790716 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra. Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Polo 2 da Universidade de Coimbra, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-788, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Education
Degree Classification
2000
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Mechanical Engineering" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1985
Concluded
 Mechanical Technology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Deep-drawing: dislocation microstructure evolution during plastic deformation of steel sheets" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1979
Concluded
 Diplômes d’Études Approfondies en Métallurgie (Option Comportement Mécanique des Matériaux) - Université de Paris-Sud - Orsay, France (DEA)
Mines ParisTech, France
"--" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1974
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"------" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2001 - Current Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1988 - 2001 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1985 - 1988 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1976 - 1985 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1974 - 1976 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010 - 2015 Coordinator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2007/01/01 - 2007/12/31 Presidente Portuguese Society for Microscopy, Portugal
1995 - 2005 Coordinator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018 - 2021 Robust Design of Sheet Metal Forming Processes to Reduce Productivity Losses (RDForming)
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031243
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017 - 2020 Intelligent system to prevent defects in sheet metal forming process (SafeForming).
FEDER - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017762
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2013 - 2016 Materials and Technologies for Greener Manufacturing and Products Applied to Mobility (MT4Mobi )
CENTRO-07-0224-FEDER-002001
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Concluded
2012/05/01 - 2015 Mechanical modelling and numerical simulation of the behaviour of carbon nanotubes
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/COMPETE/122472/PT
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2015 Centro de Engenharia Mecânica da Universidade de Coimbra
Unidade de Investigação
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011 - 2014 Characterization of the Constitutive Behavior of Metal Sheets from a Single Multi-Path-Experimental-Test by Inverse Analysis
PTDC/EME-TME/113410/2009
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/04/01 - 2008 Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Thin Films by Nanoindentation: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/57510/PT
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1995 - 2005 Centro de Engenharia Mecânica da Universiade de Coimbra
Unidade de Investigação
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1997 - 2000 Production of New Intermetallic Matrix Materials for the Aeronautic Industry
PRAXIS XXI nº 3/3.1/CATE/1904/95
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1997 - 2000 Mechanical Properties of Thin Films: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation
PRAXIS XXI nº 2/2.1/TPAR/2033/95
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1992 - 1995 Plastic Deformation of Metals: Behaviour, Modelling and Numerical Simulation
STRDA/C/CT/655/92
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1990 - 1993 Modelisation et Simulation Numerique 2-D de L’Émboutissage avec Realisation d’un Logiciel Orienté vers l’Application dans l’Industrie Automobile
FCTUC/10 e FCTUC/11
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Reginov - Regie Renault (Direction de la Recherche - Paris
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Sakharova, N.A.; Antunes, J.M.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. The effect of vacancy defects on the evaluation of the mechanical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes: Numerical simulation study. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-19443-1_26
  2. Antunes, J.M.; Fernandes, J.V.; Sakharova, N.A.. Mechanical characterization of thin films by depth-sensing indentation. 2014.
    10.1016/B978-0-85709-211-3.00016-9
  3. Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Sakharova, N.A.; Fernandes, J.V.. How to combine the parameters of the yield criteria and the hardening law. 2013.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.554-557.1195
  4. Branco, R.M.; Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Sakharova, N.A.; Fernandes, J.V.. Numerical study of mechanical behaviour of heterogeneous materials. 2013.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.730-732.549
  5. Sakharova, N.A.; Fernandes, J.V.; Oliveira, M.C.; Antunes, J.M.. A numerical study on the mechanical behaviour of hard coatings with ductile interlayers under depth-sensing indentation. 2010.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.636-637.1194
  6. Sakharova, N.A.; Vieira, M.M.; Fernandes, J.V.; Vieira, M.F.. Strain path change effect on deformation behaviour of materials with low-to-moderate stacking fault energy. 2008.
  7. Chaparro, B.M.; Alves, J.L.; Menezes, L.F.; Fernandes, J.V.. Optimization of the phenomenological constitutive models parameters using genetic algorithms. 2007.
    10.1007/3-540-69845-0_3
  8. Sakharov, N.A.; Fernandes, J.V.. Dislocation microstructure in copper multicrystals deformed under the sequences: Rolling - Tension and tension - Rolling. 2006.
  9. Jia, W.P.; Fernandes, J.V.. Plastic behaviour of copper polycrystal subjected to fatigue-tension sequential loading tests. 2006.
  10. Antunes, J.M.; Sakharova, N.A.; Fernandes, J.V.; Menezes, L.F.. Strain and stress distribution in vickers indentation of coated materials. 2006.
  11. Vieira, M.M.; Chaparro, B.M.; Vieira, M.F.; Fernandes, J.V.. Microstructural plastic behaviour of AISI 304 austenltic stainless steel. 2004.
  12. Chaparro, B.M.; Vieira, M.M.; Fernandes, J.V.. Influence of the mechanical microtwinning on the plastic behaviour of the AISI 304 stainless steel. 2004.
  13. Antunes, J.M.; Menezes, L.F.; Fernandes, J.V.; Simões, M.I.. Numerical simulation of ultramicrohardness tests in thin films. 2004.
  14. Rodrigues, D.M.; Menezes, L.F.; Loureiro, A.; Fernandes, J.V.. Influence of plastic deformation of the heat affected zone on the mechanical behaviour of welds in high strength steels. 2002.
  15. Chaparro, B.M.; Fernandes, J.V.. Taylor analysis for {111}<112> twinning on one system and {111}<110> slip under tension and compression flow conditions. 2002.
  16. Antunes, J.M.; Menezes, L.F.; Fernandes, J.V.. Numerical study of the influence of imperfection of the tip of a vickers indenter on ultramicrohardness test results. 2002.
  17. Coelho, C.; Ramos, A.S.; Trindade, B.; Vieira, M.T.; Fernandes, J.V.; Vieira, M.. Characterisation of modified sputtered (TiAI)-based intermetallic materials doped with silver and chromium. 2000.
  18. Gracio, J.J.; Fernandes, J.V.; Da Rocha, A.B.. Theoretical prediction of the limit curves for simulation of plastic instability. 1987.
    10.1016/B978-0-444-42859-2.50021-1
Book chapter
  1. Cruz, D.J.; Santos, A.D.; Amaral, R.L.; Mendes, J.G.; Miranda, S.S.; Fernandes, J.V.. "An Integrated Methodology for HER Determination in Hole Expansion Test". 243-256. 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-68277-4_16
Conference paper
  1. Khalfallah, A.; Prates, P.A.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Effect of input variables uncertainty in free tube hydroforming process". 2021.
    10.25518/esaform21.2364
  2. Pereira, A.F.G.; Ruivo, M.F.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.; Prates, P.A.. "Numerical study of the square cup stamping process: A stochastic analysis". 2021.
    10.25518/esaform21.2158
  3. Prates, P. A.; Marques, A. E.; Oliveira, M. C.; Fernandes, J. V.. "Comparing metamodeling techniques for variability analysis in sheet metal forming processes". Paper presented in AIP Conference Proceedings, 2019.
    10.1063/1.5112658
  4. Sakharova, N.A.; Antunes, J.M.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Chaparro, B.M.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Elastic properties of carbon nanotubes and their heterojunctions". 2017.
  5. Prates, P.A.; Fernandes, J.V.; Oliveira, M.C.; Sakharova, N.A.; Menezes, L.F.. "On the characterization of the plastic anisotropy in orthotropic sheet metals with a cruciform biaxial test". 2014.
    10.1088/1757-899X/10/1/012142
  6. Sakharova, N.A.; Antunes, J.M.; Oliveira, M.C.; Chaparro, B.M.; Brett, C.M.A.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Modelling of single-wall carbon nanotubes mechanical behaviour". 2014.
  7. Rodrigues, C.A.; Reis, L.C.; Sakharova, N.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "On the characterization of the plastic behaviour of sheet metals with bulge tests: Numerical simulation study". 2012.
  8. Simões, M.I.; Martins, A.X.; Antunes, J.M.; Sakharova, N.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Numerical simulation study of the Knoop indentation test". 2011.
  9. Branco, R.M.; Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Sakharova, N.A.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Plastic deformation of heterogeneous materials: Numerical simulation study". 2011.
  10. Sakharova, N.A.; Fernandes, J.V.; Antunes, J.M.; Oliveira, M.C.. "A numerical study of influence of the indenter geometry on depth sensing indentation results". 2007.
Journal article
  1. Nataliya A. Sakharova; Jorge M. Antunes; André F. G. Pereira; Bruno M. Chaparro; Tomás G. Parreira; José V. Fernandes. "Numerical Evaluation of the Elastic Moduli of AlN and GaN Nanosheets". Materials (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040799.
    10.3390/ma17040799
  2. Daniel J. Cruz; Manuel R. Barbosa; Abel D. Santos; Rui L. Amaral; Jose Cesar de Sa; Jose V. Fernandes. "Recurrent Neural Networks and Three-Point Bending Test on the Identification of Material Hardening Parameters". Metals (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010084.
    10.3390/met14010084
  3. José V. Fernandes; André F. G. Pereira; Jorge M. Antunes; Bruno M. Chaparro; Nataliya A. Sakharova. "Numerical Simulation Study of the Mechanical Behaviour of 1D and 2D Germanium Carbide and Tin Carbide Nanostructures". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16155484.
    10.3390/ma16155484
  4. Íris Carneiro; José V. Fernandes; Sónia Simões. "Microstructural Characterization of Al/CNTs Nanocomposites after Cold Rolling". Nanomaterials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13081362.
    10.3390/nano13081362
  5. Íris Carneiro; Beatriz Monteiro; Bernardo Ribeiro; José V. Fernandes; Sónia Simões. "Production and Characterization of Cu/CNT Nanocomposites". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063378.
    10.3390/app13063378
  6. Nataliya A. Sakharova; André F. G. Pereira; Jorge M. Antunes; Bruno M. Chaparro; José V. Fernandes. "On the Determination of Elastic Properties of Indium Nitride Nanosheets and Nanotubes by Numerical Simulation". Metals (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/met13010073.
    10.3390/met13010073
  7. Armando Marques; Mario Dib; Ali Khalfallah; Martinho Soares; Marta Oliveira; José Fernandes; Bernardete Ribeiro; Pedro Prates. "Machine Learning for Predicting Fracture Strain in Sheet Metal Forming". Metals (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/met12111799.
    10.3390/met12111799
  8. Íris Carneiro; José V. Fernandes; Sónia Simões. "Deformation Behaviour of Cold-Rolled Ni/CNT Nanocomposites". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199471.
    10.3390/app12199471
  9. Nataliya Sakharova; Jorge Antunes; André Pereira; Bruno Chaparro; José Fernandes. "Elastic Properties of Single-Walled Phosphide Nanotubes: Numerical Simulation Study". Nanomaterials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12142360.
    10.3390/nano12142360
  10. Íris Carneiro; José Valdemar Fernandes; Sónia Simões. "Strengthening Mechanisms of Aluminum Matrix Nanocomposites Reinforced with CNTs Produced by Powder Metallurgy". Metals (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/met11111711.
    10.3390/met11111711
  11. Nataliya A. Sakharova; Jorge M. Antunes; André F. G. Pereira; Bruno M. Chaparro; José V. Fernandes. "On the Determination of Elastic Properties of Single-Walled Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Numerical Simulation". Materials 14 12 (2021): 3183-3183. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123183.
    10.3390/ma14123183
  12. Íris Carneiro; José Valdemar Fernandes; Sónia Simões. "Investigation on the Strengthening Mechanisms of Nickel Matrix Nanocomposites". Nanomaterials 11 6 (2021): 1426-1426. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11061426.
    10.3390/nano11061426
  13. Khalfallah, A.; Ktari, Z.; Leitão, C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "New Mandrel Design for Ring Hoop Tensile Testing". Experimental Techniques (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85103160482&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s40799-021-00462-4
  14. Miranda, S.S.; Cruz, D.J.; Amaral, R.L.; Santos, A.D.; César de Sá, J.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Assessment of scatter on material properties and its influence on formability in hole expansion". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 235 6 (2021): 1262-1270. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85101095578&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/1464420721994868
  15. André F. G. Pereira; Jorge M. Antunes; José V. Fernandes; Nataliya Sakharova. "Mechanical Characterisation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Heterojunctions: Numerical Simulation Study". Materials 13 22 (2020): 5100-5100. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13225100.
    10.3390/ma13225100
  16. Nataliya A. Sakharova; André F. G. Pereira; Jorge M. Antunes; José V. Fernandes. "Mechanical Characterization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Numerical Simulation Study". Materials (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13194283.
    10.3390/ma13194283
  17. Armando E. Marques; Pedro A. Prates; André F. G. Pereira; Nataliya A. Sakharova; Marta C. Oliveira; José V. Fernandes. "Numerical Study on the Forming Behaviour of Multilayer Sheets". Metals (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/met10060716.
    10.3390/met10060716
  18. Pereira, A.F.G.; Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Inverse identification of the work hardening law from circular and elliptical bulge tests". Journal of Materials Processing Technology 279 (2020): 116573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2019.116573.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2019.116573
  19. Marques, A.E.; Prates, P.A.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.; Ribeiro, B.M.. "Performance comparison of parametric and non-parametric regression models for uncertainty analysis of sheet metal forming processes". Metals 10 4 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85084648496&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/met10040457
  20. Íris Carneiro; Filomena Viana; Manuel F. Vieira; José Valdemar Fernandes; Sónia Simões. "Characterization of Ni–CNTs Nanocomposites Produced by Ball-Milling". Metals 10 1 (2019): 2-2. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10010002.
    10.3390/met10010002
  21. Marta C. Oliveira; José V. Fernandes. "Modelling and Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes". Metals 9 12 (2019): 1356-1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9121356.
    10.3390/met9121356
  22. Dib, M. A.; Oliveira, N. J.; Marques, A. E.; Oliveira, M. C.; Fernandes, J. V.; Ribeiro, B. M.; Prates, P. A.. "Single and ensemble classifiers for defect prediction in sheet metal forming under variability". Neural Computing and Applications (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00521-019-04651-6.
    10.1007/s00521-019-04651-6
  23. Pereira, A.F.G.; Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Normal stress components during shear tests of metal sheets". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 164 (2019): 105169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.105169.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.105169
  24. Íris Carneiro; Filomena Viana; Manuel F. Vieira; José V. Fernandes; Sónia Simões. "EBSD Analysis of Metal Matrix Nanocomposite Microstructure Produced by Powder Metallurgy". Nanomaterials 9 6 (2019): 878-878. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9060878.
    10.3390/nano9060878
  25. Prates, P.A.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Analytical sensitivity matrix for the inverse identification of hardening parameters of metal sheets". European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids 75 (2019): 205-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2019.01.010.
    10.1016/j.euromechsol.2019.01.010
  26. Maria Simões; Jorge Antunes; José Fernandes; Nataliya Sakharova. "Numerical Simulation of the Depth-Sensing Indentation Test with Knoop Indenter". Metals 8 11 (2018): 885-885. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8110885.
    10.3390/met8110885
  27. Prates, P. A.; Adaixo, A. S.; Oliveira, M. C.; Fernandes, J. V.. "Numerical study on the effect of mechanical properties variability in sheet metal forming processes". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 96 1-4 (2018): 561-580. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000428797500044&KeyUID=WOS:000428797500044.
    10.1007/s00170-018-1604-y
  28. Reis, L.C.; Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Santos, A.D.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Anisotropy and plastic flow in the circular bulge test". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 128-129 (2017): 70-93. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018661108&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.04.007
  29. Sakharova, N.A.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Antunes, J.M.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Numerical simulation of the mechanical behaviour of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes". Journal of Nano Research 47 (2017): 106-119. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019075796&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.47.106
  30. Sakharova, N.A.; Antunes, J.M.; Pereira, A.F.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Developments in the evaluation of elastic properties of carbon nanotubes and their heterojunctions by numerical simulation". AIMS Materials Science 4 3 (2017): 706-737. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85037157364&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3934/matersci.2017.3.706
  31. Reis, L.C.; Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Santos, A.D.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Inverse identification of the Swift law parameters using the bulge test". International Journal of Material Forming (2016): 1-21. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964510284&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12289-016-1296-5
  32. Sakharova, N.A.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Antunes, J.M.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Numerical simulation of the mechanical behaviour of single-walled carbon nanotube heterojunctions". Journal of Nano Research 38 (2016): 73-87. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84954048946&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.38.73
  33. Sakharova, N.A.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Antunes, J.M.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Numerical simulation study of the elastic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes containing vacancy defects". Composites Part B: Engineering 89 (2016): 155-168. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84951087886&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.11.029
  34. Pereira, A.F.G.; Fernandes, J.V.; Antunes, J.M.; Sakharova, N.A.. "Shear modulus and Poisson's ratio of single-walled carbon nanotubes: Numerical evaluation". Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research 253 2 (2016): 366-376. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957854912&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/pssb.201552320
  35. Reis, L.C.; Oliveira, M.C.; Santos, A.D.; Fernandes, J.V.. "On the determination of the work hardening curve using the bulge test". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 105 (2016): 158-181. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84948822831&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2015.11.009
  36. Prates, P.A.; Pereira, A.F.G.; Sakharova, N.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Inverse Strategies for Identifying the Parameters of Constitutive Laws of Metal Sheets". Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2016 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84990841999&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2016/4152963
  37. Prates, P.A.; Oliveira, M.C.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Identification of material parameters for thin sheets from single biaxial tensile test using a sequential inverse identification strategy". International Journal of Material Forming (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929438709&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12289-015-1241-z
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Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Deformation behaviour and strengthening mechanisms of metal matrix nanocomposites
Co-supervisor of Iris Sofia Marques Carneiro
 Engenharia de Materiais (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Elastic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and their Heterojunctions: Numerical Evaluation
Supervisor of Nataliya Sakharova
Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2018 Constitutive Parameters Identification of Metal Sheets Using Bulge and Shear Tests
Supervisor of André Filipe Gomes Pereira
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Constitutive Parameters Identification of Metal Sheet Using Bulge Tests
Supervisor of Luis Carlos Duarte dos Reis
Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2014 Inverse Methodology for Identifying Constitutive Parameters of Metal Sheets
Supervisor of Pedro André Dias Prates
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002 - 2007 Comportamento Plástico de Materiais Metálicos: Identificação e Optimização de Parâmetros
Supervisor of Bruno Miguel Santana Chaparro
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002 - 2006 Modelação e Simulação Numérica do Comportamento Mecânico de Filmes Finos
Supervisor of Jorge Manuel Afonso Antunes
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1999 - 2004 Propriedades Mecânicas de Filmes Finos: Análise Experimental e Simulação
Supervisor of Adelino Mendes Cabral da Trindade
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1991 - 1995 Solicitações Sequenciais em Cobre Policristalino: Comportamento Após Pré-deformação
Supervisor of Manuel Fernando Gonçalves Vieira
Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1988 - 1992 Comportamento Mecânico e Microestrutural do Cobre em Trajectórias de Deformação Simples e Complexas
Supervisor of José Joaquim de Almeida Grácio
Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal