Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Pedro Michael Cavaleiro de Miranda
Citation names
- Miranda, P. C.
- Miranda, Pedro Cavaleiro
- Miranda, P M C
- Pedro Cavaleiro Miranda
- P. C. Miranda
- Miranda, Pedro C.
- Miranda, P.C.
- P.C. Miranda
- Cavaleiro Miranda, P.
- P. Cavaleiro Miranda
- Pedro C. Miranda
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 8811-6EF6-7841
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6793-8111
Email addresses
- pcmiranda@fc.ul.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 217500310 (Professional)
- 217500000 Ext.: 20513 (Professional)
Addresses
- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa. Depto de Física, Campo Grande, 1749-016 , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://ibeb.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/pedro-miranda-2/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
French | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Portuguese (Mother tongue) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2014/11/17
Concluded
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n/a (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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n/a |
1992
Concluded
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Computer Science (Master)
University College London Department of Computer Science, United Kingdom
"Recursive filtering of 3D MRI images using Deriche´s filters" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Distinction |
1989
Concluded
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Física (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Física Atómica e Molecular
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Contributions to the Search for a Neutron EDM" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1987
Concluded
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Physics (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
"Contributions to the search for a neutron electric dipole moment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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n/a |
1981
Concluded
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Physics (Bachelor)
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
"A small helium liquifier" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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First Class Honours |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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1987/09/01 - 1991/02/28 | Researcher (Research) | University of London St George's, United Kingdom |
1985/05/01 - 1986/01/31 | Researcher (Research) | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2014/06/25 - 2022/07/31 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
1993/03/08 - 2014/06/24 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2015/09/01 - 2018/08/31 | Vice-presidente do Departmento de Física | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2014/09/01 - 2017/08/31 | Coordenador do Programa de Doutoramento em Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2011/10/03 - 2012/08/31 | Senior scientist | Neuroelectrics Barcelona SL, Spain |
2007/09/01 - 2011/08/31 | Coordenador do Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2005/05/02 - 2011/04/01 | Diretor do Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
1999/05/01 - 2005/04/30 | Sub-diretor do Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2019/03/01 - 2022/02/28 | Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields)
N/A
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
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Novocure Ltd Haifa
Concluded
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2013/07/01 - 2016/06/30 | Tumor Treating Fields (TTF)
N/A
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
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Novocure Ltd Haifa
Concluded
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2008 - 2012 | HIVE - Hyper Interaction Viability Experiments
FET-Open HIVE STREP 222079
Researcher
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European Commission
Concluded
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2006 - 2007 | Study and analysis of the mechanisms triggering post-operative atrial fibrillation through the analysis of the electric activity
of the atria using 48 hour Holters
REEQ-922-SAU-2005
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005 - 2007 | Improvement of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coils for psychiatric applications
112/04
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
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Fundação Bial
Concluded
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2005 - 2006 | Computational means for solving numerical problems in Medical Physics: inverse problems, tomographic reconstruction and physical
models of biological systems based on the finite element method
CONC-REEQ/1291/2001
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2004 - 2006 | Structural and Functional Brain Imaging: Implementation and application of magnetic resonance imaging methods for the study
of human cognition
POCTI/PSI/46955/2002
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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1999 - 2000 | Integration of anatomical brain images, functional motor information from TMS and cognitive studies
N/A
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
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Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa |
Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Magazine article |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2019/09/17 | Electric fields in the human central nervous system: computational models of two non-invasive techniques |
Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR), Hospital de Hvidovre (Copenhaga, Denmark)
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2019/07/27 | Electric field distribution during non-invasive electric and magnetic stimulation of the cervical spinal cord | 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Berlim, Germany)
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2019/07/27 | A computational analysis of the electric field components in transcranial Direct Current Stimulation | 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Berlim)
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2019/07/25 | Modelling studies of transcutaneous spinal cord direct current stimulation | 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Berlim, Germany)
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2019/07/25 | A computational study of Joule heating during TTFields therapy | 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Berlim, Germany)
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2019/07/25 | Open Issues in E-Field Modeling of Transcranial Electric Stimulation | 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Berlim, Germany)
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2017/07/13 | Application of realistic human head models for evaluating induced electric fields: a discussion on feasible model creation, influential model assumptions, and necessary degree of complexity | 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Jeju, South Korea)
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2016/09/08 | Models of Neuronal Response to Suprathreshold Electric Fields | 6th International Conference on Transcranial Brain Stimulation
(Gottingen, Germany)
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2016/09/06 | Safety: electric field modelling | Safety in tDCS and tACS Meeting
(Gottingen, Germany)
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2016/08/18 | Computational Models of Non-Invasive Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation | 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Orlando, United States)
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2016/08/18 | Simplified realistic human head model for simulating Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) | 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Orlando, United States)
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2016/08/18 | Using Computational Phantoms to Improve Delivery of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) to Patients | 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Orlando, United States)
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2016/08/17 | Influence of Electrode Configuration on the Electric Field Distribution during Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Direct Current Stimulation of the Cervical Spine | 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Orlando, United States)
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2016/06/30 | Modélisation de la tDCS | 1ères Journées de Neurophysiologie Clinique
La Société de Neurophysiologie Clinique de Langue Française (Mâcon, France)
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2016/06/24 | Advances in realistic head modeling and optimization in multifocal tDCS | Brain Stimulation and Imaging Meeting
(Genebra, Switzerland)
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2015/08/26 | Modeling Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) application within a realistic human head model | 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Milão, Italy)
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2015/01/20 | The electric field in the brain during tCS |
Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Lyon (Lyon, France)
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2014/11/01 | The electric field in the brain during tCS | 5th European Congress of the International Neuropsychiatric Association
International Neuropsychiatric Association (Atenas, Greece)
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2014/10/10 | Reaching therapeutic TTFields intensity inside the brain: why does it work? | 11th Meeting of the European Association of Neuro-Oncology
European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) (Turim, Italy)
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2014/05/01 | Modelling non-invasive brain stimulation |
Center for Neuroimaging Techniques, University College London (Londres, United Kingdom)
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2014/03/20 | Modelling approaches for optimizing the efficacy of electrical brain stimulation in humans | 30th International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology
International Federation of Clinical neurophysiology (Berlim, Germany)
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2013/06/04 | Physics and current modelling | Introduction to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Research
Institut Guttmann (Barcelona)
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2013/05/13 | Electric fields for the treatment of Glioblastomas: a sensitivity analysis | 10th Annual World Congress for Brain and Spinal Cord Mapping and Therapeutics
Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (Baltimore, United States)
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2013/03/20 | The electric field in the brain during tDCS | 5th International Conference on Non-invasive Brain Stimulation
(Leipzig, Germany)
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2012/09/03 | Modelling transcranial magnetic and electric stimulation |
CUBRIC, Universidade de Cardiff (Cardiff)
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2012/05/18 | Modelling transcranial magnetic and electric stimulation |
Center for Medical Imaging Computing, University College London (Londres, United Kingdom)
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2012/02/22 | Modelling Transcranial Magnetic and Electric Stimulation | Practical Course on Transcranial Magnetic and Electric Stimulation
University Medical Center (Göttingen, Germany)
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2011/09/10 | Modelling the spatial and temporal characteristics of the electric field in transcranial stimulation | 43rd Meeting of the European Brain and Behavior Society
European Brain and Behavior Society (Sevilha, Spain)
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2011/06/24 | Effect of electrode size on focality of transcranial current stimulation: a modeling study using realistic electrode and head models | 14th European Congress on Clinical Neurophysiology and 4th International Congress on Transcranial Magnetic and Direct Current
Stimulation
European Chapter of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (EC-IFCN) (Roma, Italy)
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2011/05/29 | Modelling the electric field distribution in tCS | Magstim 2011 TMS Summer School
Universidade de Oxford (Oxford, United Kingdom)
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2010/09/02 | Modeling the electric field induced in a high resolution realistic head model during transcranial current stimulation | 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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2009/08/24 | High-permeability core coils for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of deep brain regions | 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Lyon, France)
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2009/08/24 | The activation function of TMS on a Finite Element model of the cerebral cortex | 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Lyon, France)
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2008/03/07 | rTMS safety: How does the magnetic field interact with tissue | Present and future of rTMS in Neurology, Psychiatry and Neuropsychology. Safety and Ethical Guidelines
International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (Siena, Italy)
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2007/08/24 | The role of tissue heterogeneity in neural stimulation by applied electric fields | 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Lyon, France)
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2002/01/14 | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: How do tissue heterogeneity and anisotropy affect the site of stimulation? | Clinical Neurophysiology Seminars, NINDS
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Bethesda, United States)
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2000/12/08 | The distribution of currents induced in the brain by Magnetic Stimulation: a finite element analysis incorporating DT-MRI data | Diffusion Tensor MRI: from bench to bedside
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Bethesda, United States)
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1985/01/16 | Current Searches for the Electric Dipole Moment of the Neutron | Fifth Moriond Workshop on Flavour Mixing and CP Violation
(La Plagne, France)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2018/12/19 - Current | Spasticity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: predicting and evaluating treatment impact of non-invasive electrical stimulation
Co-supervisor of Mariana Fernandes Alves Pereira
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Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2017/02/17 - 2023/12/19 | Sharks in a Chaging Ocean: a multiscale assessement of anthropogenic pressures on Key marine predators
Co-supervisor
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2019/02/01 - 2022/07/26 | The relevance of tissue temperature in planning Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) treatment for glioblastoma
Supervisor of Nichal Gentilal
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2014/12/17 - 2019/10/07 | Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation: Modelling the spinal electric field distribution and clinical relevance
Supervisor of Sofia Rita Cardoso Fernandes
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Neurociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Biomechanical analysis of walking in subjects affected by neurological diseases
Supervisor of António Duarte Robalo Gonçalves Mendonça
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Heating of head tissues during TTFields therapy: a computational study
Supervisor of Nichal Gentilal
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2015 - 2016 | Easy embryonicStem cell: a new tool to manipulate gene expression in embryoid bodies
Co-supervisor of Felícia Margarida Correia da Fonseca Lopes
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2014 - 2015 | Goal-directed reaching arm movements: an EEG study
Co-supervisor of Joana Ministro dos Santos Caldas Pereira
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013 - 2014 | Efeito da estimulação transcraniana com corrente DC na excitabilidade cortical: estudo experimental e simulações numéricas
Supervisor of Carolina da Cunha Carvalho
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2005 - 2010/01 | Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana: Estudo da Localização das Populações Celulares Estimuladas num Modelo Heterogéneo Realista
do Cortex Cerebral
Supervisor of Sofia Isabel de Castro e Silva
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2006 - 2009/12 | Modelação Numérica em Polarização Neuronal Transcraniana: Aplicação Clínica à Epilepsia
Supervisor of Paula Cristina Rodrigues Pascoal Faria
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2005 - 2009/12 | Numerical Modelling in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Supervisor of Ricardo Nuno Braço Forte Salvador
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2007 - 2008 | Prova de validade da detecção de tumores marcados magneticamente usando um SQUID
Co-supervisor of Fábio João Oliveira Rodrigues
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Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2005 - 2006 | A Excitabilidade da Matéria Branca na Estimulação Magnética Transcraneana: Um estudo de simulação
Supervisor of Paulo Eduardo Reis Felgueiras
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Biofísica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2010/05/21 - 2010/05/21 | 32nd International Conference of the IEEE EMB Society | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2009/05/21 - 2009/05/21 | 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society | Minneapolis, Estados Unidos da América |
2008/05/12 - 2008/05/12 | 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society | Vancouver, Canadá |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2015/04/08 - Current | Member of the Advisory Board | Neuroelectrics Barcelona SL, Spain |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2020/06/09 - 2020/06/09 | Review of R01 applications: BRAIN Initiative: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation - New Tools and Techniques for Spatiotemporal
Precision
Evaluator
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National Institutes of Health, United States | National Institutes of Health |
2018/03/16 - 2018/03/16 | Review of R01 applications: BRAIN Initiative: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation - New Tools and Techniques for Spatiotemporal
Precision
Evaluator
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National Institutes of Health, United States | National Institutes of Health |
2017/05/05 - 2017/05/05 | Evaluation of proposals for the French National Research Agency (ANR)
Evaluator
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Agence nationale de la recherche, France | Agence nationale de la recherche |
2017/03/22 - 2017/03/22 | Review of R01 applications: BRAIN Initiative: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation - New Tools and Techniques for Spatiotemporal
Precision
Evaluator
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National Institutes of Health, United States | National Institutes of Health |
2016/06/15 - 2016/06/15 | Review of R01 applications: BRAIN Initiative: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation - New Tools and Techniques for Spatiotemporal
Precision
Evaluator
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National Institutes of Health, United States | National Institutes of Health |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2015/12/23 - Current | Cerebral Cortex (1460-2199) | Oxford University Press |
2015/06/13 - Current | Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (1662-5102) | Frontiers Media SA |
2014/05/03 - Current | The Journal of Physiology (1469-7793) | Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) |
2014/01/27 - Current | NeuroImage Clinical (2213-1582) | Elsevier |
2011/10/30 - Current | IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (1558-0210) | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
2010/03/11 - Current | Journal of Neuroscience Methods (0165-0270) | Elsevier |
2008/08/16 - Current | Brain Stimulation (1935-861X) | Elsevier |
2008/02/19 - Current | Physics in Medicine and Biology (1361-6560) | IOP Publishing |
2007/10/29 - Current | NeuroImage (1095-9572) | Elsevier |
2007/07/26 - Current | Journal of Neural Engineering (1741-2552) | IOP Publishing |
2006/12/05 - Current | Journal of Neurophysiology (1522-1598) | American Physiological Society |
2001/02/09 - Current | Clinical Neurophysiology (1388-2457) | Elsevier |
2000/10/15 - Current | IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (1558-2531) | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Distinctions
Award
2009 | Prémio António Flores
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
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1998 | Prémio Miller Guerra
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
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