Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Cátia Sofia Jorge Leitão
Citation names
- Leitão, C.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6D1D-03A8-E5CC
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6331-1215
Addresses
- I3N & Departamento de Física - Universidade de Aveiro. Campos Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 , Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2012/10/01 - 2017/01/12
Concluded
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Physical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Optical fibre sensors as a non-invasive technology to the central arterial pressure assessment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015/11/18 - 2015/11/19
Concluded
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Arterial Stiffness and Early Vascular Aging (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2005/09 - 2010/06
Concluded
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Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Medical Instrumentation and Biomaterials
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento de Dispositivo de Electroterapia para Medicina Física e Reabilitação" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/04/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal | ||
2017/02/01 - 2021/03/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | ||
2014/09/01 - 2014/11/30 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Paris Centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire, France |
2010/11/01 - 2012/12/15 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/04 - Current | Point-of-care monitoring of CARDIOvascular health biomarkers with new LAB-on-fibre platforms
2020.00154.CEECIND
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2010/11/01 - 2012/12/31 | Development and characterization of new sensors for hemodynamic evaluation
PTDC/SAU-BEB/100650/2008
Research Fellow
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Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/07 - 2025/12 | OLIHealth | Illiance - PRR
Researcher
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
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2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | Aquaculture Digitization: from predictive analytics to intelligent photonics platform
PTDC/EEI-EEE/0415/2021
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2020/07 - 2023/06 | Security-aware fog-based efficient Home monitoring for elders
C2019/2-4
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2016/10/01 - 2018/09/01 | WeHope - Wearable e-health optical fiber monitoring system
WeHope
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2022/04/07 | Study of bare and plasmonic tilted fiber Bragg gratings in the detection of a heart failure biomarker - relevance of different spectral demodulation methods | SPIE Photonics Europe 2022
(Strasbourg , France)
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2022/04/06 | D-shape optical fiber immunosensors based on SPR for cortisol detection: simulation and experimental procedure | SPIE Photonics Europe 2022
SPIE (Strasbourg , France)
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2019/11/19 | The EnRicH Trial : rationale, design and implementation of an exercise intervention to improve blood pressure in resistant hypertension | 7th International Post Graduation Course on Arterial Stiffness and Early Vascular Aging
Center for the Research and Treatment of Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk, Internal Medicine Departmen (Guimarães, Portugal)
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2018/06 | Fiber optics in ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for all | Encontro Ciência 2018
Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017/11 | Exploring optical techniques for arterial stiffness and central pressure assessment | International Post-Graduation Program on Arterial Stiffness and Early Vascular Aging
School of Medicine, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
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2017/11 | Optical fiber sensors as a non-invasive technology to the central arterial pressure assessment | Portugal Workshop on Modeling and Simulations of Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer,
UTAustin (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2016/06 | Comparison study of carotid distension waves measured with a non-invasive optical fibre sensor and aortic invasive pressure waves | 26th European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection
European Society of Hipertension (Paris, France)
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2016/02 | Avaliação da pressão central usando a onde de distensão carotídea em jovens | 10º Congresso Português de Hipertensão e risco cardiovascular
Sociedade Portuguesa de Hipertensão (Vilamoura)
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2015/09 | Central arterial pressure assessment with intensity POF sensor” | 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors
The Optical Society (Curitiba, Brazil)
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2015/09 | Optical fiber sensors for blood pressure monitoring | Advanced Laser Technologies (ALT)
Center of Laser Technology and Material Science (Faro, Portugal)
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2014/05 | Concept mapping in Physics engineering teaching | 8th International Conference on Physics Teaching in Engineering Education
European Society for Engineering Education (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2014/05 | Optical fiber sensors in arterial pulse waveform acquisition | II International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ótica e Fotónica (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2013/12 | Prevenção de doenças cardiovasculares - Novas estratégias, novas tecnologias | Maratona da Saúde - ações de sensibilização junto das escolas
Maratona da Saúde - Secondary schools of Arouca and Garcia de Orta (Porto) (Arouca, Portugal)
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2013/05 | In-situ measurement with fiber Bragg sensors in lithium batteries for safety usage | International Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM)
Optical Society of America (Wuhan, China)
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2013 | In the trial of an optical fibre sensor to assess the central arterial pulse wave profile | Physics Department's Day
Physics Department of University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2012/11 | Fiber Bragg grating sensors novel applications | Latin America Optics & Photonics conference
OSA (São Sebastião, Brazil)
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2012 | Bragg Sensors in Engineering Education | 40th SEFI
SEFI (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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2011 | Photonics for healthcare | 6º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano de engenharia
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia da U. Eduardo Mondlane, Ordem dos Engenheiros de
Portugal, Ordem dos Engenheiros de Moçambique (Maputo, Mozambique)
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2011 | Design of Bragg sensor for hemodynamic assessment | 7th International conference on physics teaching in engineering education
SEFI (Mannheim, Germany)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2022/10 - Current | Optical biosensing platform for point-of-care monitoring of heart failure patients
Supervisor
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Engenharia Física (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/09 - Current | Graphene oxide coated optical fiber for the detection of cardiovascular biomarkers
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/09 - Current | Optical biosensors for detection of heart and kidney failure biomarkers
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/09 - Current | Fiber optic sensors for pulse wave propagation analysis in arteries
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2017/10 - Current | Development of fiber optic device for evaluation of arterial stiffness
Supervisor
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Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2021/10 - 2022/11 | Optical Fiber Biosensors Based on SPR for Detection of Heart Failure Biomarker
Supervisor
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Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2022/01/16 - 2022/09 | Study and development of biosensors based on optical fibers for heart failure monitoring
Supervisor
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Advanced Course in Scientific Research (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2022/03 - 2022/07/28 | Gold nanoparticles based fiber tip biosensors for NT-proBNP detection
Co-supervisor
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1st cycle degree in Physical Engineering (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
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2021/10 - 2022/07 | Algorithms for extracting heart rate from the ballistocardiography signal
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2021/10 - 2022/06 | Heart rate estimation model of signals acquired by a fiber sensor network optics
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2020/10 - 2021/11 | Heart failure biosensors based on tilted fiber Bragg gratings - relevance of the spectral analysis method
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2021/03 - 2021/09 | Wearable system based on fiber optic Bragg gratings for vital signs monitoring
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2021/03 - 2021/07 | Fiber optic sensors and data science application in cardiovascular evaluation
Supervisor
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Ciências de Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2020/09 | Development and characterization of fiber optic immunosensors for cortisol detection
Supervisor
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Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2020/09 | Instrumented chair for non-invasive assessment of physiological parameters to support the diagnosis of mental illness
Supervisor
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Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2020/07 | Development and characterization of FPI sensors for monitoring physiological signals
Supervisor
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Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2019/02 - 2019/07 | Bench platform for hemodynamic sensors testing and characterization
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2018/02 - 2018/07 | Monitoring of cardiovascular parameters with fiber optic sensors
Supervisor
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Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2017/10/01 - 2017/12/31 | Non-invasive monitoring and recording of cardiovascular parameters, such as arterial pulse wave and its propagation velocity
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Física (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2016/02 - 2016/07 | Dispositivo ótico para monitorização não invasiva da onda arterial
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Física
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024/07 - Current | Organization of AOP 2024 - https://aop2024.org/
Social programs (2024/07/16 - 2024/07/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2022/10 - Current | Organizing committe of "II International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics" - AOP 2014 (2022/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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2022/06 - Current | Special session on Smart systems based on fiber optic technology for medical and biological applications at the 2022 IEEE
Medical Measurements & Applications (Giardini Naxos, Italy) (2022/06)
Conference
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2022/06 - 2022/06 | Special session on Smart systems based on fiber optic sensors for industry 4.0 at the 2022 IEEE International Workshop on
Metrology for Industry 4.0 and IoT (Trento, Italy) (2022/06)
Conference
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2021/06/07 - 2021/06/09 | Special session on APPLICATIONS OF FIBER OPTIC SENSORS IN INDUSTRY 4.0 at the 2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON Metrology
for Industry 4.0 and IoT, Rome (2021/06/07 - 2021/06/09)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
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2018/11 - 2019/11 | International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC) (2019/11/10 - 2019/11/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, United States Brazilian Microwave and Optoelectronic Society (SBMO), Brazil |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2022/07 | Photonic Technologies for Biomedical Applications: Light Guides
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Margarida Costa (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/07 | Glasses' platform for biophysical monitoring with laser-induced graphene sensors
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Bárbara Freitas (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022/07 | Strategies for electrochemical glucose detection using laser-induced graphene (LIG) and ZnO/LIG electrodes
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Daniela Santos (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2021/09 | Low-cost Optical Sensors for Chemical Detection of Contaminants in Water
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Pedro Correia Marques (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2020/09 | Wearable system in optical fiber for detection of impact and mechanical perturbations
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Diana Ribeito (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2019/07/23 | Detector of UV radiation for early detection of forest fires
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Luis Almeida (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2019/07/12 | Preparation and functionalization of laser-induced ZnO/graphene nanocomposites for electrochemical cholesterol biosensors
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Luísa Bento (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2017 | New plastic fiber optic sensors for physical rehabilitation
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Débora Vilarinho (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2017 | Fiber optic sensors for monitoring the steel-concrete interface
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Natividade (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2023/03 - Current | 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT | |
2023/01/01 - 2023/06/23 | 7th IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG 2023) | IEEE EMBS Portugal Chapter |
2022/06 - 2022/06 | 95th IUVSTA Workshop on Plasmonic Thin Films: Theory, Synthesis and Applications |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/10 - Current | Biomedical optics: sensors | (Doutoramento) | |
2021/10/01 - Current | Introduction to Aerospacial Engineering - Topic "Survival in aerospace environment" | Engenharia Aeroespacial (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2020/02/13 - Current | Laboratories of Biomedical Engineering II | Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2019/10 - Current | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2017/02/13 - 2017/07/14 | Mechanics | Ciências de Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2021/03 - 2021/09 | Special Issue "Plasmonic Optical Fiber Sensors: Technology and Applications" at Sensors MDPI (1424-8220) | MDPI |
2018 - 2018 | Sensors (1424-8220) | MDPI AG |
2017 - 2017 | IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (2168-2208) | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
2017 - 2017 | Optical Fiber Technology (1095-9912) | Elsevier |
2017 - 2017 | Journal of Biomechanics | |
2016 - 2016 | Sensors and Actuators (0250-6874) | Elsevier |
2015 - 2015 | Journal of Biomedical Optics |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | World's top 2% of Scientists", edition by Stanford University |
2021 | Best Communication prize - Nascimento Leitão - Bayer Prize |
2021 | "World's top 2% of Scientists", edition by Stanford University |
2019 | 2nd place - i3N publications with the highest Impact Factor of 2018/2019.
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
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2014 | First Place Student Presentation of AOP2014 |
2013 | The best student presentation during Poster 2 session of the 5th EWOFS (European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors) held in
Krakow, Poland, May 19-22, 2013
SPIE, United States
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2012 | Best Poster Award of "20as Jornadas da Cardiologia da Zona Centro"
Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga EPE, Portugal
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2009 | Award for the 3% of the best students of University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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