Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Paulo Jorge Teixeira de Sousa
Citation names
- P. J. Sousa
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- A811-452D-B409
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2290-808X
- Scopus Author Id
- 55506346100
Email addresses
- psousa@dei.uminho.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Universidade do Minho, Escola de Engenharia, CMEMS, DEI, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058, Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2290-808X (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2017/04
Concluded
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PhD in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Thin-film sensor array for pressure measurement in the gastrointestinal tract" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Aproved with very good |
2009 - 2011
Concluded
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M.Sc. Degree in Micro/Nano Technologies (Mestrado)
Major in Microfabrication
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Study, optimization and characterization of PDMS structures for lab-on-a-chip devices" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 (in 20) |
2006 - 2009
Concluded
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Biotechnological Engineering (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
" n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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14 (in 20) |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/07/01 - 2028/06/30 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/03/23 - 2022/06/30 | Contracted research of project "RTChip4Theranostics project, developing temperature microsensors for integration in OoC". | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal | ||
2020/10/16 - 2021/03/22 | Contracted researcher in project "PDMSmasks4ALL: development of transparent, reusable and recyclable masks produced with the latest technologies to protect COVID-19." PT2020-Co-development TR&D | Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal |
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal | ||
2018/08/01 - 2020/06/30 | Auxiliary researcher in NEXT-SEA project - "Next generation monitoring of coastal ecosystems in a scenario of global change" (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000032) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal | ||
2016/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | Researcher fellow in "Projeto Estratégico CMEMS" UID/EEA/04436/2013. | Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal |
2012/06/01 - 2017/04/01 | PhD research fellow, Reference SFRH/BD/81562/2011: "Thin-film sensor array for pressure measurement in the gastrointestinal tract" | Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal |
2010/10/01 - 2011/09/30 | Master student under the research project: Study, optimization and characterization of PDMS structures for lab-on-a-chip devices. | Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022 - 2028 | Multiplexed micro(bio)sensors integrated into a microfluidic organ-on-a-chip platform for assessing innovative drug delivery
2021.01086.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022 - 2025 | Multiplexed micro(bio)sensors array integrated into an organ-on-a-chip device for assessing cancer NANOtherapy
PTDC/EEI-EEE/2846/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/01/01 - 2023/06/30 | Brain-on-a-chip device integrated with biosensors: a preclinical platform for neurological diseases
EXPL/EMD-EMD/0650/2021
Co-Investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2016/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | Projeto Estratégico CMEMS UID/EEA/04436/2013
UID/EEA/04436/2013
Master Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2012/01/01 - 2015/12/06 | Thin-film sensor array for pressure measurement in the gastrointestinal tract
SFRH/BD/81562/2011
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/07/01 - 2028/06/30 | Multiplexed micro(bio)sensors integrated into a microfluidic organ-on-a-chip platform for assessing innovative drug delivery
2021.01086.CEECIND/CP1664/CT0008
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2023/05/01 - 2027/04/30 | IMAGINE - Next generation imaging technologies to probe structure and function of biological specimen across scales in their
natural context
101094250-IMAGINE
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Associate Laboratory on Biotechnology, Bioengineering and microELectromechanical Systems
LA/P/0029/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2023/03/12 - 2024/09/11 | Organ-on-a-chip with integrated photoacoustic system: a preclinical platform for drug release monitoring
2022.02165.PTDC
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/01/17 - 2024/01/16 | Lab-on-a-chip for in situ toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification
EXPL/EAM-OCE/1155/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019/05 - 2022 | European Project: "FOODSENS-Transfer of Technologies to Reduce Food Risks", 0591_FoodSens_1_E (FEDER through Programa INTERREG
V-A Espanha-Portugal (POCTEP) 2014-2020)
0591_FOODSENS_1_E
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Concluded
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2019 - 2022 | Real time Liver-on-a-chip platform with integrated micro(bio)sensors for preclinical validation of graphene-based magnetic
nanocarriers towards cancer theranostics
PTDC/EMD-EMD/29394/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2020/10 - 2021/03 | PDMSmasks4ALL: development of transparent, reusable and recyclable masks produced with the latest technologies to protect
COVID-19.
POCI-01-02B7-FEDER-069844
Researcher
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal
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Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
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2018/06/01 - 2020/06/30 | "NEXT-SEA - Next generation monitoring of coastal ecosystems in a scenario of global change", NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000032.
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000032
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Microelectromechanical Systems Research Unit
UID/EEA/04436/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2017/06/01 - 2017/12/29 | iProof20 "Device for automatic detection of malaria parasites"
U. Norte Inova Project
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Universidade do Minho TecMinho
Concluded
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2012/04/01 - 2015/03 | Microsystem with integrated spectroscopy and (bio)sensors for the detection of gastrointestinal dysplasia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2019 - Current | CMEMS Strategic Project UID/EEA/04436/2019
UID/EEA/04436/2019
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2020 - 2023 | CMEMS Strategic Project 2020-2023 UID/EEA/04436/2020
UID/EEA/04436/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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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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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
Provisional application for patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/06/22 | A microfluidic device for size-based microplastics and microalgae separation | 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
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2023/06/22 | Portable and Low-Cost Fluorometer for Phytoplankton Monitoring | 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
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2023/06/22 | Experimental Characterization of a Piezoelectric Transducer for Integration into a Photoacoustic System | 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
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2023/06/22 | Development and Characterization of Porous PDMS Microneedles | 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
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2023/06/22 | A Numerical Study of the Heat Distribution Generated by a Microheater in an Organ-on-a-Chip Chamber | 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
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2022/05/18 | CMEMS-UMinho research centre: building advanced strategies on miniaturized biomedical platforms | ENCONTRO CIÊNCIA 2022
FCT, Centro de Congressos de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2021/09 | A cost-effective oxygen probe manufactured by simple fabrication processes | Oceans 2021
(San Diego)
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2019/11/13 | Sensor for in-situ chlorophyll a quantification | III Workshoop NextSea
Business 2Sea (Porto, Portugal)
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2019/02 | Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Micromixers Geometries for High Ratio Flow Rates | 6th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2019 | Cost-efective lab-on-a-chip device for seawater pH quantification by optical methods | Transducers 2019/EUROSENSORS XXXIII
(Berlim, Germany)
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2019 | Lab-on-chip for precision pH monitoring of seawater | MME2019 30th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe workshop
(Oxford, United Kingdom)
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2015/09 | Flexible gastrointestinal pressure-sensitive tube based on aluminium thin-film strain-gauge arrays | In 26th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe Workshop
(Toledo, Spain)
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2015/06 | Seminar: "Microfluidic systems - Fabrication and application" | Master class course seminars in Biophysics and Bionanosystems
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
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2015/02 | Patterned CNT-PDMS nanocomposites for flexible pressure sensors | 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
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2014/08 | Flexible aluminum thin-film membranes for pressure sensors | 25th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe workshop – MME2014
(Istambul, Turkey)
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2014/03/03 | Microsystem for measuring gastrointestinal tract pressure / Microssistema para medição da pressão no trato gastrointestinal | Jornadas de Eletrónica 2014
(Guimarães, Portugal)
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2014/03 | Pressure Sensor for Gastrointestinal Intraluminal Measuring | BIODEVICES 2014 - International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
(Angers, France)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023 - Current | Implementation of an image acquisition microsystem for identification of toxic phytoplankton cells in microfluidic devices
Supervisor
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Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Development of the illumination source of a photoacoustic system integrated into an organ-on-a-chip platform
Supervisor
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Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2023 - Current | DrugSENS_Organ-on-a-chip with integrated photoacoustic system: a preclinical platform for drug release monitoring
Co-supervisor of Inês Sofia Ferreira Miranda
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Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2022 - 2024/02 | Development of a Photoacoustic System for Integration into an Organon- a-Chip
Supervisor
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Integrated Master’s in Biomedical Engineering Medical Electronics (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2021 - 2023 | Phytoplankton sensor in an Aquatic Environment
Co-supervisor
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Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2020/01/09 - 2022/03 | Development of readout and control electronic for temperature microsensors integrated in a organ-on-a-chip
Supervisor of Carlos Manuel Lima Oliveira
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Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2019/09/01 - 2021/02/04 | Development of a microfluidic platform for counting toxic phytoplankton species
Supervisor of Angela Sofia Faria Meireles
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Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2020/09/01 - 2021 | Simulation and implementation of a miniaturized heating system for integrate in a organ-on-a-chip
Supervisor of Filipe Manuel Martins Azevedo
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Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018 - 2019 | Implementation and characterization of temperature microsensors for incorporating in a polymeric microfluidic device for drug
nanocarriers systems
Supervisor of Sérgio Tiago Silva Pereira
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Mestrado em Micro/Nanotecnologias (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2020/12 - Current | Guest-editor of Special Issues "Novel Technology and Applications of Micro/Nano Devices and System" at Applied Sciences Journal, MDPI (ISSN 2076-3417, IF 2.474). (2020/12) (2020/12) | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland |
2024/01/15 - 2024/01/15 | Organizer of Workshop: Methodologies for phytoplankton identification (2024/01/15 - 2024/01/15)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal |
2023 - 2023/05/31 | Guest-editor of Special Issues "Advances and Challenges in Biofabrication and Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms" at Micromachines Journal, MDPI (ISSN 2072-666X, IF 3.4). (2023 - 2023/05/31) | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2017/03/26 - 2017/03/30 | VIII Semana das Ciências Agrárias nomeadamente as seguintes palestras: "Novos Antitumorais Tetracíclicos/Síntese e Activ.
Antimicrobiana de bisHidroximetilpirrolidinas; Novas Tecnologias do Ambiente; Controlo e Segurança Alimentar; Desafios e Oportunidades
no Âmbito do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural e Continente; Nutrição animal; Etologia e Bem-Estar Animal; A Implementação
de Sistema de Qualidade/Sistema de Segurança Alimentar
Congress
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VIII Semana das Ciências Agrárias
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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2013/02/20 - 2013/02/22 | 3rd Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting
Meeting
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3rd Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2007/04/19 - 2007/04/20 | Bioinformatics training
Other
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Formação em Bioinformática
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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2007/02/26 - 2007/03/01 | Health and Safety in the Workplace Training Course
Other
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Formação em Higiene e Segurança no Trabalho
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/10/10 | Ocean Microplastics Sensor
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Clarisse Rodrigues Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
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2022/12/20 | Electronic device for monitoring and controlling epileptic activity
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Daniela Domingues Salgueiro (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2022/07/18 | Optical detection system for Malaria Diagnosis
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Júlio André Vilas Boas Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
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2022/02/22 | Miniaturized system for hemozoin detection by optical reflectance
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Duarte Nuno Araújo Lima (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
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2022/01/19 | Development of integrated temperature and pressure sensors for textile applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Dimitri Emmanuel dos Santos (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
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2021/03/18 | Study, development and fabrication of an inverted Archimedes screw for electricity generation
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Gonçalo Soares de Oliveira e Cruz Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2019/11 | Fabrication of microlenses for use in MicroLeds
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Rui Martins Freitas (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018/10 | Development of a flexible thin film thermoelectric generator
(Thesis) Main arguer
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José Eduardo da Silva Ferreira Grilo (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018/04/29 | Flow studies in microfluidic devices manufactured by different fabrication methodologies
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Miguel Alexandre Pereira Madureira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2022 - Current | "Design, simulation, and characterization of a piezoelectric actuator for nanoparticle disaggregation" under Project II course, Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics Engineering, University of Minho, 2022. | Jorge Novais and Maria Pereira |
2022 - Current | "Implementation and characterization of an optoacoustic system for integration in organ-on-chip" under Project II course, Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics Engineering, University of Minho, 2022. | João Carlos Lisboa Paiva Freitas Gonçalves |
2021 - 2021 | "UV Sterilization System for Face Masks" under Project II course, Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics Engineering, University of Minho, 2021. | Eduardo Fernandes and Inês Pires |
2021 - 2021 | "Optical detection system integrated in an organ-on-a-chip for pH measurement" under Project II course, Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics Engineering, University of Minho, 2021. | Maria João Neves de Alvim Barroso and Ricardo Abreu Gomes |
2020/07 - 2020/10 | Research Fellow: "Cooling system for PDMS Mask", under i9MASKS FCT Summer School | Inês Sofia Ferreira Miranda |
2020/02 - 2020/07 | "Control and readout electronics for miniaturized temperature sensors based on RTD" under Project II course, Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics Engineering, University of Minho, 2020. | Filipe Azevedo and Carlos Oliveira |
Distinctions
Other distinction
2011 | PhD Scholarship FCT - SFRH/BD/81562/2011
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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