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Pedro Morais is currently an Assistant PhD Researcher within the scientific career track at 2Ai-IPCA. In 2019, he successfully earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal, and Biomedical Sciences from KU Leuven, Belgium, with his doctoral thesis being a collaborative effort between FEUP/INEGI, KU Leuven, and ICVS/3B's. The primary focus of his research was the development of innovative image-based solutions to enhance the planning of left atrial interventions. Previously, in 2013, Pedro obtained an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minho. His master's dissertation was centered on cardiac motion and deformation estimation, a collaborative venture between the University of Minho and KU Leuven. His current academic and research interests encompass a wide range, including computer vision, medical imaging processing, image segmentation, image-guided minimally invasive interventions, image tracking, image fusion, artificial intelligence, software development, robotics, and biomedical applications. Pedro has been recognized with a total of 7 prizes and/or mentions in the field of Engineering Sciences and Technologies. In 2019, Pedro's team was recognized as a finalist for the KUKA Innovation Award, presenting a groundbreaking collaborative robotic solution at the MEDICA fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. Pedro has made significant contributions to academic literature, having published 40 ISI-indexed international peer-reviewed journals as the first/last author (7 Q1, 2 Q2, 1 Q3, 1 Q4) or as a co-author (18 Q1, 9 Q2, 2 Q3). In addition to his journal publications, he holds 5 patents, with 1 patent in the regional phase EPO and US, 2 patents in the European phase, and 2 provisional patents. Pedro has presented more than 50 proceedings in international conferences (SPIE, EMBC, FIMH) and over 30 abstracts in international and national congresses. Beyond his academic achievements, Pedro has actively participated in conferences, delivering 8 oral presentations, 4 invited oral presentations, 5 posters, and receiving 7 prizes/recognitions in international events. With an h-index of 16 (according to Scopus), Pedro has also contributed as a member of the technical committee for over 20 international/national conferences and served as a member of the organizing committee for three international conferences and four national events. Pedro's dedication extends to education, as he began lecturing in a higher education institute since 2016. He has successfully supervised 12 bachelor and eleven master students (6 already completed with success), 5 Ph.D. students (2 scholarships directly funded by FCT and 3 through R&D projects - all ongoing projects), and actively participated in multiple academic Juries. Additionally, Pedro has played a key role in 7 funded projects (5 projects completed in 2023) as the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI and is a member of 4 other projects (3 already completed). As a PI or co-PI, Pedro already guaranteed more than >4M€ in R&D funding. Notably, he achieved two technology transfers, commercializing his master thesis software to a specific medical company (Medviso, Lund, Sweden) in 2015 and releasing a new update of the software in 2019. Within the scope of ongoing projects, Pedro also actively contributes to shaping sound scientific practices at IPCA. He serves as a Research and Innovation Ambassador, playing a pivotal role in defining a comprehensive research career development program. This collaborative effort is part of the RUN-EU European consortium of universities, wherein Pedro not only has a say in formulating strategies for identifying training needs but is also involved in the implementation of a regular research training workshop program. Additionally, he is involved in creating an online scientific portfolio for all RUN-EU members. This initiative aims to provide training opportunities for both emerging and experienced researchers.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro André Gonçalves Morais

Citation names

  • Morais, Pedro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AD10-D1DF-CFBC
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1995-7879

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2019
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering (University of Porto, Portugal) and Biomedical sciences (KU Leuven, Belgium) - Doctoral thesis under co-supervision (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Automated image-based planning of left atrial interventions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved unanimously
2013
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Cardiac Motion and Deformation Estimation in tagged Magnetic Resonance Imaging" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17.15
2011
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16.13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2020/08 Postdoc (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09/05 - 2019/02/05 Project: SmartOrthosis - Personalized cranial intelligent orthosis for deformational plagiocephaly". Reference: NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-024300. Supervisor: João L. Vilaça. Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2018/08/31 Project: "Automated image-based planning of left atrial interventions" Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014/03/01 - 2014/08/31 Project: Towards Smarter Cardiac Interventional Navigation Using MRI-Derived Personalized Models for RT 3D Ultrasound Interpretation¿. Reference: EXPL/BBB-BMD/2473/2013_BI. Supervisor: Maria João Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2012/09/17 - 2013/12/17 Master Thesis Title: Cardiac Motion and Deformation Estimation in tagged Magnetic Resonance Imaging Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2011/09/19 - 2013/12/17 Master Student in Biomedical Engineering Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/09/17 - 2013/02/27 Erasmus Mundus Programme: Project: "Motion and deformation estimation from tagged MRI using elastic registration" Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Departement Cardiovasculaire Wetenschappen, Belgium
2009/10/01 - 2010/09/30 Project: Development of a bio reactor based on the piezoelectric effect using electroactive polymers. Reference: UMINHO/BII/248/2009. Supervisor: S. Lanceros-Méndez Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021 - 2024 RUN-EU Plus + Professional Research Programmes for Business and Society
101035816
Researcher
Ongoing
2019/04 - 2020/01 SmartOrthosis - Personalized cranial intelligent orthosis for deformational plagiocephaly
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-024300
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2019/04 SmartOrthosis - Personalized cranial intelligent orthosis for deformational plagiocephaly
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-024300
Master Student Fellow
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2018/09 - 2019/02 SmartOrthosis
Norte-01-0145-FEDER-024300
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2014/09/01 - 2018/08/31 Automated image-based planning of left atrial interventions
SFRH/BD/95438/2013
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Concluded
2014/09 - 2018/08 Guidance of transseptal punctures for left heart interventions using personalized biomechamical models and volumetric ultrasound imaging
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BD/95438/2013
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2013/04/01 - 2014/08 Towards Smarter Cardiac Interventional Navigation using MRI-derived Personalized Models for RT 3D Ultrasound Interpretation
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/COMPETE/135498/PT
Master Student Fellow
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/10 - 2010/09 Development of a bio reactor based on the piezoelectric effect using electroactive polymers
UMINHO/BII/CFUM Nº10/LF/2010
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/09/01 - Current UIDP/05549/2020
UIDP/05549/2020
Researcher
2023 - 2025 HfPT - Pacto para a Saúde
PRR
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial Aplicada, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2023/06 OncoNavigator - Intelligent System for Personalized Navigation and Mapping of Oncological Interventions
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000059
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Ongoing
2021/06 - 2023/06 Safe Health Elderly Monitoring
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-070200
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2013/03/01 - 2013/04 Towards Smarter Cardiac Interventional Navigation using MRI-derived Personalized Models for RT 3D Ultrasound Interpretation
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/COMPETE/135498/PT
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other

Designation Funders
2020/10 - 2023/09 SmartHealth - Artificial Intelligence for Lifelong Personalized Patient Care
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000045
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Cancelled
2021/02 - 2023 InjectID - Automatic insertion of RFID systems in the plastic injection process
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047195-01
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Cancelled
2020/06 - 2021/03 HowMI (How am I?) Home Wearables and Monitors Integrated
POCI-01-02B7-FEDER-053284
Researcher
Ongoing
2020/03 - 2020/08/31 Framework for identification, collection and automatic storage of injected polymeric parts based on robotic systems and computer vision
RobotPlast
Post-doc Fellow
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Gomes-Fonseca, J.; Miranda, A.; Morais, P.; Queirós, S.; Pinho, A.C.M.; Fonseca, J.C.; Correia-Pinto, J.; Lima, E.; Vilaça, J.L.. A dual-modal CT/US kidney phantom model for image-guided percutaneous renal access. 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_42
  2. Morais, P.; Vilaça, J.L.; Queirós, S.; Rodrigues, P.L.; Tavares, J.M.R.S.; D’hooge, J.. A novel interventional guidance framework for transseptal puncture in left atrial interventions. 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-030-01045-4_11
  3. Morais, P.; Heyde, B.; Barbosa, D.; Queirós, S.; Claus, P.; D'hooge, J.. Cardiac motion and deformation estimation from tagged MRI sequences using a temporal coherent image registration framework. 2013.
    10.1007/978-3-642-38899-6_38
  4. Queirós, S.; Barbosa, D.; Heyde, B.; Morais, P.; Friboulet, D.; Claus, P.; Bernard, O.; D'hooge, J.. Fast fully automatic segmentation of the myocardium in 2D cine MR images. 2013.
    10.1007/978-3-642-38899-6_9
Conference abstract
  1. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; D'hooge, Jan; Tavares, João M.R.S.. "Automatic segmentation of the atrial region using a competitive deformable model approach". Paper presented in Virtual Physiological Human 2018 (VPH 2018), Zaragoza, 2018.
    Published
  2. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; Jan D'hooge; Tavares, João M.R.S.. "Semi-automatic segmentation of both lumens in aortic dissection in CT images". Paper presented in 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems; ECCM) and the 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD), Glasgow, 2018.
    Published
  3. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; Veloso, Fernando; D'hooge, Jan; Tavares, João M.R.S.. "Development of an atrial phantom model for planning and training of inter-atrial interventions". Paper presented in 15th International Symposium Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE2018) and 3rd Conference on Imaging and Visualization, Lisbon, 2018.
    Published
  4. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, João L. Vilaça, Sandro Queirós, Fernando Veloso, Jan D’hooge, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Development of atrial phantom model for planning and training of inter-atrial interventions”, in 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (2018).". 2018.
    Published
  5. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, João L. Vilaça, Sandro Queirós, Jan D’hooge, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Semi-automatic segmentation of the left ventricular wall in computed tomographic images”, in 2018 World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB2018), Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 July 2018.". 2018.
    Published
  6. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, João L. Vilaça, Sandro Queirós, Jan D’hooge, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Semi-automatic segmentation of both lumens in aortic dissection CT images”, in 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems) (ECCM 6) and the 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7), Glasgow, UK, June 11-15, 2018.". 2018.
    Published
  7. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, João L. Vilaça, Jan D’hooge, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Recent advances in the interventional planning stage of the transseptal puncture”, in 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XIII) & 2nd Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics (PANACM II), New York, USA, July 22-27, 2018.". 2018.
    Published
  8. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, João L. Vilaça, Sandro Queirós, Jan D’hooge, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Automatic segmentation of the atrial region using a competitive deformable model approach”, in VPH2018: Virtual physiological human 2018. Zaragoza, Spain, September 5-7, 2018.". 2018.
    Published
  9. Morais, Pedro. "Magdi Yacoub, Mohamed Donia, Amr El Sawy, Ramy Doss, Amir Samaan, Mohamed Abdelkhalek, Mohamed Hosny, Pedro Morais, Soha Romeih, Yasmine Aguib, Jan Bogaert, Ahmed El Guindy, Heba Aguib, “Improvement in Systolic and Diastolic Right Ventricular Function Following Left Ventricular Myectomy for HOCM”. Circulation 138 (Suppl_1), A16306-A16306, 2018.". 2018.
    Published
  10. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; Marchi, A.; D'hooge, Jan; Tavares, João M.R.S.. "Automatic identification of fossa ovalis in computed tomography imaging". Paper presented in Cognitive Computing in Medicine (COCOMED) workshop, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2017.
    Published
  11. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, João L. Vilaça, Sandro Queirós, Alberto Marchi, Jan D’hooge, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Automatic identification of fossa ovalis in computed tomography imaging”, in Cognitive Computing in Medicine (COCOMED) workshop, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (2017).". 2017.
    Published
  12. Morais, Pedro. "Alberto Marchi*, Pedro Morais*, Tom Dresselaers, Brecht Heyde, Jan D’hooge, Jan Bogaert, “Cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial feature tracking using a novel non-rigid, elastic image registration algorithm. Assessment of reproducibility in a real clinical setting”, in Society for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (2017). * Both authors contributed equally.". 2017.
  13. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; D'hooge, Jan; Tavares, João M.R.S.. "Generation of Anatomical Models for Biomechanical Simulation of Transseptal Puncture". Paper presented in 14th International Symposium Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE2016), Tel Aviv, 2016.
    Published
  14. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, João L. Vilaça, Sandro Queirós, Jan D’hooge, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Generation of Anatomical Models for Biomechanical Simulation of Transseptal Puncture”, in the 14th International Symposium Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel (2016).". 2016.
    Published
  15. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, Daniel Barbosa, Jan D’hooge, João L. Vilaça, João Manuel R. S. Tavares, “Computer-aided recognition of the fossa ovalis in cardiac CT datasets”, in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering (CMN 2015), Lisboa, Portugal.". 2015.
    Published
  16. Morais, Pedro. "Pedro Morais, Brecht Heyde, Daniel Barbosa, Sandro Queirós, Sebastien Sarvari, Thor Edvardsen, Jan Engvall, Tino Ebbers, Jaime C. Fonseca, João L. Vilaça, Piet Claus, Jan D’hooge, “Estimation of myocardial strain in tagged MRI using a temporal coherent image registration framework: A comparison with harmonic phase and echo speckle tracking”, in USART Summer School. Otranto 2014.". 2014.
Conference paper
  1. Bruno Duarte; Bruno Oliveira; Helena R. Torres; Pedro Morais; Jaime C. Fonseca; Joao L. Vilaca. "Augmented Synthetic Dataset with Structured Light to Develop Ai-Based Methods for Breast Depth Estimation". 2022.
    10.1145/3569192.3569206
  2. Luis C. N. Barbosa; Antonio H. J. Moreira; Vitor Carvalho; João L. Vilaça; Pedro Morais. "Biosignal Databases for Training of Artificial Intelligent Systems". 2022.
    10.1145/3569192.3569218
  3. Oliveira, Vitor M.; Pereira, Diogo; Oliveira, Bruno; Morais, Pedro; Duque, Duarte; Vilaca, Joao L.; Moreira, Antonio H. J.. "A Robotic and Game-Based Framework for Assisted Upper Limb Rehabilitation". Paper presented in 2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health(SeGAH), Sydney, 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/segah54908.2022.9978593
  4. Veloso, F.; Miranda, D.; Morais, Pedro; Torres, Helena R.; Laranjeira, Roberto; Ruediger, Mario; Miranda, F.; Pinho, António C. M.; Vilaça, J. L.. "Structural mechanical simulation to optimize the sensor arm geometry to be implemented on cranial remodeling orthosis". 2022.
    10.1063/5.0081312
  5. Veloso, Fernando; Barbosa, Luis C. N.; Real, Antonio; Torres, Helena R.; Oliveira, Bruno; Pinho, Antonio C.M.; Correia-Pinto, Jorge; Morais, Pedro; Vilaca, Joao L.. Corresponding author: Veloso, Fernando. "Development of a sensor device for measurement of forces in cranial remodeling orthoses". 2021.
    10.1109/segah52098.2021.9551910
  6. Oliveira, Vitor M.; Morais, Pedro; Oliveira, Bruno; Vilaca, Joao L.; Moreira, Antonio H. J.. "Exploring current communication frameworks for medical teleoperation". 2021.
    10.1109/segah52098.2021.9551888
  7. Torres, Helena R.; Oliveira, Bruno; Morais, Pedro; Fritz, Anne; Veloso, Fernando; Rudiqer, Mario; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaca, Joao L.. "Developing a medical training game for visual assessment of head deformities in infants". 2021.
    10.1109/segah52098.2021.9551906
  8. Valente, Simao; Real, Antonio; Gomes-Fonseca, Joao; Torres, Helena R.; Lima, Estevao; Morais, Pedro; Vilaca, Joao L.. "A new handheld ultrasound probe simulator for medical training". 2021.
    10.1109/segah52098.2021.9551859
  9. Veloso, Fernando; Vilaca, Joao L.; Torres, Helena R.; Gomes-Fonseca, Joao; Oliveira, Bruno; Ruediger, Mario; Hahn, Gabriele; et al. "Synthetic infant head shapes with deformational plagiocephaly: concept and 3D model parameterization". Paper presented in SeGAH 2019, 2019.
    10.1109/segah.2019.8882444
  10. Morais, Pedro; Queirós, Sandro; Pereira, Carla; Moreira, António H. J.; Baptista, Maria J.; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; D'hooge, Jan; Barbosa, Daniel; Vilaça, João L.. "Automatic left ventricular segmentation in 4D interventional ultrasound data using a patient-specific temporal synchronized shape prior". Paper presented in SPIE - Medical Imaging, 2019.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2512759
  11. Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Fonseca, Jaime C.; D'hooge, Jan; Vilaça, João L.. "Semi-automatic aortic valve tract segmentation in 3D cardiac magnetic resonance images using shape-based B-spline explicit active surfaces". 2019.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2512777
  12. Oliveira, Bruno; Torres, Helena R.; Veloso, Fernando; Vilhena, Estela; Rodrigues, Nuno; Fonseca, Jaime; Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.. "Automatic strategy for extraction of anthropometric measurements for the diagnostic and evaluation of deformational plagiocephaly from infant’s head models". 2019.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2512782
  13. Torres, Helena R.; Oliveira, Bruno; Veloso, Fernando; Ruediger, Mario; Burkhardt, Wolfram; Moreira, António; Dias, Nuno; et al. "Deep learning-based detection of anthropometric landmarks in 3D infants head models". 2019.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2512196
  14. Oliveira, Bruno; Torres, Helena R.; Queiros, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Fonseca, Jaime C.; D'hooge, Jan; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; Vilaca, Joao L.. "Segmentation of kidney and renal collecting system on 3D computed tomography images". 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/segah.2018.8401384
  15. Gomes-Fonseca, Joao; Morais, Pedro; Queiros, Sandro; Veloso, Fernando; Pinho, Antonio C. M.; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Correia-Pinto, Jorge; Vilaca, Joao L.. "Personalized dynamic phantom of the right and left ventricles based on patient-specific anatomy for echocardiography studies — Preliminary results". 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/segah.2018.8401362
  16. Morais, Pedro. "A novel interventional guidance framework for transeptal puncture in left atrial interventions". Paper presented in MICCAI 2018 Workshop on Bio-Imaging and Visualization for Patient-Customized Simulations, 2018.
    Published
  17. Morais, Pedro; Queirós, Sandro; Pereira, Carla; Moreira, António H. J.; Baptista, Maria J.; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; D'hooge, Jan; Barbosa, Daniel; Vilaça, João L.. "Automatic left ventricular segmentation in 4D interventional ultrasound data using a patient-specific temporal synchronized shape prior". 2018.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2512759
  18. Oliveira, B.; Torres, H.R.; Queirós, S.; Morais, P.; Fonseca, J.C.; D'Hooge, J.; Rodrigues, N.F.; Vilaça, J.L.. "Segmentation of kidney and renal collecting system on 3D computed tomography images". 2018.
    10.1109/SeGAH.2018.8401384
  19. Gomes-Fonseca, J.; Morais, P.; Queirós, S.; Veloso, F.; Pinho, A.C.M.; Fonseca, J.C.; Correia-Pinto, J.; Vilaca, J.L.. "Personalized dynamic phantom of the right and left ventricles based on patient-specific anatomy for echocardiography studies - Preliminary results". 2018.
    10.1109/SeGAH.2018.8401362
  20. Morais, Pedro. "A Dual-modal CT/US kidney phantom model for image-guided percutaneous renal access". Paper presented in VIPIMAGE, 2017.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_42
  21. Torres, Helena R.; Oliveira, Bruno; Queiros, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Fonseca, Jaime C.; D'hooge, Jan; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; Vilaca, Joao L.. "Kidney segmentation in 3D CT images using B-Spline Explicit Active Surfaces". Paper presented in IEEE SeGAH, 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/segah.2016.7586276
  22. Ferreira, A.; Morais, P.; Queirós, S.; Veloso, F.; Rodrigues, N.F.; Correira-Pinto, J.; Vilaça, J.L.. "A proof of concept of an augmented reality system for nuss surgery". 2016.
  23. Torres, H.R.; Oliveira, B.; Queiros, S.; Morais, P.; Fonseca, J.C.; D'Hooge, J.; Rodrigues, N.F.; Vilaca, J.L.. "Kidney segmentation in 3D CT images using B-Spline Explicit Active Surfaces". 2016.
    10.1109/SeGAH.2016.7586276
  24. Morais, Pedro; Queirós, Sandro; Moreira, António H. J.; Ferreira, Adriano; Ferreira, Ernesto; Duque, Duarte; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; Vilaça, João L.. "Computer-aided recognition of dental implants in X-ray images". 2015.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2082796
  25. Perissinotto, Andrea; Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Baptista, Maria J.; Monaghan, Mark; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; D'hooge, Jan; Vilaça, João L.; Barbosa, Daniel. "Robust temporal alignment of multimodal cardiac sequences". 2015.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2082712
  26. Queirós, Sandro; Vilaça, João L.; Morais, Pedro; Fonseca, Jaime C.; D’hooge, Jan; Barbosa, Daniel. "Fast left ventricle tracking in CMR images using localized anatomical affine optical flow". 2015.
    10.1117/12.2082017
  27. Barbosa, Daniel; Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Baptista, Maria J.; Monaghan, Mark; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; D'hooge, Jan; Vilaça, João L.. "Improving the robustness of interventional 4D ultrasound segmentation through the use of personalized prior shape models". 2015.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2081813
  28. Morais, Pedro. "A proof of concept of an augmented reality system for Nuss surgery". Paper presented in VIPIMAGE, Tenerife, 2015.
    Published
  29. Moreira, A.H.J.; Queiros, S.; Morais, P.; Rodrigues, N.F.; Correia, A.R.; Fernandes, V.; Pinho, A.C.M.; Fonseca, J.C.; Vilaca, J.L.. "Voxel-based registration of simulated and real patient CBCT data for accurate dental implant pose estimation". 2015.
    10.1117/12.2082806
  30. Morais, Pedro. "Cardiac Motion and Deformation Estimation from Tagged MRI Sequences Using a Temporal Coherent Image Registration Framework". Paper presented in International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, Londres, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-38899-6_38
  31. Morais, Pedro. "Fast fully automatic segmentation of the myocardium in 2D cine MR images". Paper presented in Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart (FIMH2013), Londres, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-38899-6_9
Conference poster
  1. Ferreira, Margarida R.; Torres, Helena R.; Oliveira, Bruno; de Araújo, Augusto R. V. F.; Morais, Pedro; Novais, Paulo; Vilaça, João L.. "Deep Learning Networks for Breast Lesion Classification in Ultrasound Images: A Comparative Study". 2023.
    10.1109/embc40787.2023.10340293
  2. Oliveira, Bruno; Torres, Helena R.; Morais, Pedro; Baptista, Antonio; Fonseca, Jaime; Vilaca, Joao L.. "Classification of Chronic Venous Disorders using an Ensemble Optimization of Convolutional Neural Networks". Paper presented in EMBC, 2022.
    10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871502
  3. Torres, Helena R.; Morais, Pedro; Fritze, Anne; Oliveira, Bruno; Veloso, Fernando; Rudiger, Mario; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaca, Joao L.. "3D Facial Landmark Localization for cephalometric analysis". 2022.
    10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871184
  4. Veloso, Fernando; Vilaca, Joao L.; Torres, Helena R.; Gomes-Fonseca, Joao; Oliveira, Bruno; Ruediger, Mario; Hahn, Gabriele; et al. "Synthetic infant head shapes with deformational plagiocephaly: concept and 3D model parameterization". Paper presented in SeGAH 2019, 2019.
    10.1109/segah.2019.8882444
  5. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; D'hooge, Jan; Tavares, João M.R.S.. "Semi-automatic segmentation of the left ventricular wall in computed tomographic images". Paper presented in 2018 World Congress in Biomechanics (WCB2018), 2018.
  6. Morais, Pedro. "Segmentation of Kidney and Renal Collecting System on 3D Computed Tomographic Images". Paper presented in SeGAH 2018, 2018.
  7. Morais, Pedro. "Computer aided recognition of dental implants in X-ray images using a semi-automatic strategy". Paper presented in SPIE Medical Imaging, 2015.
  8. Morais, Pedro. "Cardiac motion and deformation estimation from tagged MRI sequences using a temporal coherent image registration framework". Paper presented in Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart (FIMH2013), London - United Kingdom, 2013.
    10.1007/978-3-642-38899-6_38
Journal article
  1. Bruno Oliveira; Pedro Morais; Helena R. Torres; Jaime C. Fonseca; João L. Vilaça. "Design optimization of medical robotic systems based on task performance metrics: A feasibility study for robotic guided vascular laser treatments". Journal of Field Robotics (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rob.22250.
    10.1002/rob.22250
  2. António Real; Pedro Morais; Bruno Oliveira; Helena R. Torres; João L. Vilaça. "Remote Monitoring System of Dynamic Compression Bracing to Correct Pectus Carinatum". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23094427.
    10.3390/s23094427
  3. Nuno Costa; Luís Ferreira; Augusto R. V. F. de Araújo; Bruno Oliveira; Helena R. Torres; Pedro Morais; Victor Alves; João L. Vilaça. "Augmented Reality-Assisted Ultrasound Breast Biopsy". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23041838.
    10.3390/s23041838
  4. Bruno Oliveira; Pedro Morais; Helena R. Torres; António L. Baptista; Jaime C. Fonseca; João L. Vilaça. "Characterization of the Workspace and Limits of Operation of Laser Treatments for Vascular Lesions of the Lower Limbs". Sensors (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/19/7481.
    10.3390/s22197481
  5. Fernando Veloso; João Gomes-Fonseca; Pedro Morais; Jorge Correia-Pinto; António C.M. Pinho; João L. Vilaça. "Overview of Methods and Software for the Design of Functionally Graded Lattice Structures". Advanced Engineering Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202200483.
    10.1002/adem.202200483
  6. Torres, Helena R.; Oliveira, Bruno; Morais, Pedro; Fritze, Anne; Rüdiger, Mario; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaça, João L.. "Realistic 3D infant head surfaces augmentation to improve AI-based diagnosis of cranial deformities". Journal of Biomedical Informatics 132 (2022): 104121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2022.104121.
    10.1016/j.jbi.2022.104121
  7. Torres, Helena R.; Morais, Pedro; Fritze, Anne; Burkhardt, Wolfram; Kaufmann, Maxi; Oliveira, Bruno; Veloso, Fernando; et al. "Anthropometric Landmarking for Diagnosis of Cranial Deformities: Validation of an Automatic Approach and Comparison with Intra- and Interobserver Variability". Annals of Biomedical Engineering 50 9 (2022): 1022-1037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10439-022-02981-6.
    10.1007/s10439-022-02981-6
  8. Pedro Morais; Dominik Nelles; Vivian Vij; Baravan Al-Kassou; Marcel Weber; Georg Nickenig; Jan Wilko Schrickel; João L. Vilaça; Alexander Sedaghat. "Assessment of LAA Strain and Thrombus Mobility and Its Impact on Thrombus Resolution - Added-Value of a Novel Echocardiographic Thrombus Tracking Method". Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13239-022-00629-z.
    10.1007/s13239-022-00629-z
  9. Torres, Helena R.; Morais, Pedro; Oliveira, Bruno; Birdir, Cahit; Rüdiger, Mario; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaça, João L.. "A review of image processing methods for fetal head and brain analysis in ultrasound images". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 215 (2022): 106629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106629.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106629
  10. Morais, P; Nelles, D; Vij, V; Al-Kassou, B; Weber, M; Nickenig, G; Schrickel, JW; Vilaca, J; Sedaghat, A. "Assessment of LAA strain and thrombus mobility and its impact on thrombus resolution - value of a novel echocardiographic thrombus tracking method". European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 23 Supplement (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.294.
    10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.294
  11. Morais, Pedro; Encarnação, João; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Dias, Ester. "Aliens From an Underwater World". Frontiers for Young Minds 9 646539 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2021.646539.
    Published • 10.3389/frym.2021.646539
  12. Rafouli-Stergiou, P; Hiraoka, A; Symons, R; Bogaert, J A; Morais, P; Van De Bruaene, A; Budts, W; Bogaert, J. "Segmental evaluation of right ventricular systolic function in atrial septal defect (ASD) type II patients". European Heart Journal 42 Supplement (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0242.
    10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0242
  13. "Feasibility and Accuracy of Automated Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Analysis of Left Atrial Appendage for Transcatheter Closure". Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2021.08.023.
    10.1016/j.echo.2021.08.023
  14. Hiraoka, Akito; Symons, Rolf; Bogaert, Julie A.; Morais, Pedro; Van De Bruaene, Alexander; Budts, Werner; Bogaert, Jan. "Assessment of long-term cardiac adaptation in adult patients with type II atrial septal defect". European Radiology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-020-07364-w.
    10.1007/s00330-020-07364-w
  15. Hiraoka, Akito; Symons, Rolf; Bogaert, Julie A.; Morais, Pedro; Van De Bruaene, Alexander; Budts, Werner; Bogaert, Jan. "Assessment of long-term cardiac adaptation in adult patients with type II atrial septal defect". European Radiology 31 4 (2020): 1905-1914. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-020-07364-w.
    10.1007/s00330-020-07364-w
  16. Nelles, Dominik; Lambers, Moritz; Schafigh, Myriam; Morais, Pedro; Schueler, Robert; Vij, Vivian; Tiyerili, Vedat; et al. "Clinical outcomes and thrombus resolution in patients with solid left atrial appendage thrombi: results of a single-center real-world registry". Clinical Research in Cardiology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-020-01651-8.
    10.1007/s00392-020-01651-8
  17. Torres, Helena R.; Queiros, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Oliveira, Bruno; Gomes-Fonseca, Joao; Mota, Paulo; Lima, Estevao; et al. "Kidney Segmentation in Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Images using a Fast Phase-based Approach". IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (2020): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tuffc.2020.3039334.
    10.1109/tuffc.2020.3039334
  18. R.Torres, Helena; Morais, Pedro; Fritze, Anne; Oliveira, Bruno; Veloso, Fernando; Ruediger, Mario; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaca, Joao L.. "Anthropometric Landmark Detection in 3D Head Surfaces using a Deep Learning Approach". IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (2020): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2020.3035888.
    10.1109/jbhi.2020.3035888
  19. Gomes-Fonseca, João; Veloso, Fernando; Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Pinho, António C. M.; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Correia-Pinto, Jorge; Lima, Estêvão; Vilaça, João L.. "Technical Note: Assessment of electromagnetic tracking systems in a surgical environment using ultrasonography and ureteroscopy instruments for percutaneous renal access". Medical Physics 47 1 (2019): 19-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mp.13879.
    Accepted • 10.1002/mp.13879
  20. Abdelkhalek, M; El Sawy, A; Doss, R; Samaan, A; Donia, M; Morais, P; Aguib, Y; et al. "P5272Right versus Left Ventricular Remodelling after Surgical myectomy for HOCM". European Heart Journal 40 Supplement (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0243.
    Published • 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0243
  21. Morais, Pedro; Vilaca, Joao L.; Queiros, Sandro; De Meester, Pieter; Budts, Werner; Tavares, Joao Manuel R. S.; D'Hooge, Jan. "Semiautomatic Estimation of Device Size for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in 3-D TEE Images". IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 66 5 (2019): 922-929. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tuffc.2019.2903886.
    Published • 10.1109/tuffc.2019.2903886
  22. Pedro Morais; Joao L. Vilaca; Sandro Queiros; Pieter De Meester; Werner Budts; Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares; Jan D'Hooge. "Semiautomatic Estimation of Device Size for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in 3-D TEE Images". IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 66 5 (2019): 922-929. https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2019.2903886.
    10.1109/TUFFC.2019.2903886
  23. Encarnação, João; Morais, Pedro; Baptista, Vânia; Cruz, Joana; Teodósio, Maria. "New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula (Southwest Europe)". Diversity 11 4 (2019): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d11040048.
    Published • 10.3390/d11040048
  24. Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Fehske, Wolfgang; Papachristidis, Alexandros; Voigt, Jens-Uwe; Fonseca, Jaime C.; D’hooge, Jan; Vilaça, João L.. "Assessment of aortic valve tract dynamics using automatic tracking of 3D transesophageal echocardiographic images". The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 35 5 (2019): 881-895. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10554-019-01532-w.
    Published • 10.1007/s10554-019-01532-w
  25. Gomes-Fonseca, João; Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Pinho, António C. M.; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Correia-Pinto, Jorge; Lima, Estêvão; Vilaça, João L.. "Surface-based registration between CT and US for image-guided percutaneous renal access - A feasibility study". Medical Physics 46 3 (2019): 1115-1126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mp.13369.
    Published • 10.1002/mp.13369
  26. Fonseca, João; Veloso, Fernando; Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Pinho, António; Fonseca, Jaime; Pinto, Jorge; Lima, Estevão; Vilaça, João. "Assessment of electromagnetic tracking systems in a surgical environment using ultrasonography and ureteroscopy instruments for percutaneous renal access". (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.13879.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.13879
  27. Morais, Pedro; Dias, Ester; Cerveira, Inês; Carlson, Stephanie M.; Johnson, Rachel C.; Sturrock, Anna M.. "How Scientists Reveal The Secret Migrations of Fish". Frontiers for Young Minds 6 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2018.00067.
    Published • 10.3389/frym.2018.00067
  28. Queiros, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Barbosa, Daniel; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaca, Joao L.; D'Hooge, Jan. "MITT: Medical Image Tracking Toolbox". IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 37 11 (2018): 2547-2557. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tmi.2018.2840820.
    Published • 10.1109/tmi.2018.2840820
  29. Sandro Queiros; Pedro Morais; Daniel Barbosa; Jaime C. Fonseca; Joao L. Vilaca; Jan D'Hooge. "MITT: Medical Image Tracking Toolbox". IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 37 11 (2018): 2547-2557. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2018.2840820.
    10.1109/TMI.2018.2840820
  30. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; Marchi, Alberto; Bourier, Felix; Deisenhofer, Isabel; D'hooge, Jan; Tavares, João Manuel R.S.. "Automated segmentation of the atrial region and fossa ovalis towards computer-aided planning of inter-atrial wall interventions". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 161 (2018): 73-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.04.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.04.014
  31. Torres, Helena R.; Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Oliveira, Bruno; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaça, João L.. "Kidney segmentation in ultrasound, magnetic resonance and computed tomography images: A systematic review". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 157 (2018): 49-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.01.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.01.014
  32. Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Dubois, Christophe; Voigt, Jens-Uwe; Fehske, Wolfgang; Kuhn, Andreas; Achenbach, Tobias; et al. "Validation of a Novel Software Tool for Automatic Aortic Annular Sizing in Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Images". Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 31 4 (2018): 515-525.e5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.007
  33. Oliveira, Bruno; Queirós, Sandro; Morais, Pedro; Torres, Helena R.; Gomes-Fonseca, João; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Vilaça, João L.. "A novel multi-atlas strategy with dense deformation field reconstruction for abdominal and thoracic multi-organ segmentation from computed tomography". Medical Image Analysis 45 (2018): 108-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2018.02.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.media.2018.02.001
  34. Morais, P.; Queiros, S.; De Meester, P.; Budts, W.; Vilaca, J.L.; Tavares, J.M.R.S.; D'hooge, J.. "Fast Segmentation of the Left Atrial Appendage in 3D Transesophageal Echocardiographic Images". IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054387018&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TUFFC.2018.2872816
  35. Peirlinck, M.; Sack, K.L.; De Backer, P.; Morais, P.; Segers, P.; Franz, T.; De Beule, M.. "Kinematic boundary conditions substantially impact in silico ventricular function". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054574183&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cnm.3151
  36. Bogaert, Jan; Curione, Davide; Morais, Pedro; Barreiro-Perez, Manuel; Tilborghs, Sofie; Maes, Frederik; Dresselaers, Tom. "Imaging Ischemic and Reperfusion Injury in Acute Myocardial Infarction". JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging 10 12 (2017): 1520-1523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.04.008.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.04.008
  37. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Queirós, Sandro; Bourier, Felix; Deisenhofer, Isabel; Tavares, João Manuel R.S.; D'hooge, Jan. "A competitive strategy for atrial and aortic tract segmentation based on deformable models". Medical Image Analysis 42 (2017): 102-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2017.07.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.media.2017.07.007
  38. Morais, Pedro; Tavares, João Manuel R. S.; Queirós, Sandro; Veloso, Fernando; D'hooge, Jan; Vilaça, João L.. "Development of a patient-specific atrial phantom model for planning and training of inter-atrial interventions". Medical Physics 44 11 (2017): 5638-5649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mp.12559.
    Published • 10.1002/mp.12559
  39. Morais, Pedro; Queirós, Sandro; Heyde, Brecht; Engvall, Jan; ’hooge, Jan D; Vilaça, João L. "Fully automatic left ventricular myocardial strain estimation in 2D short-axis tagged magnetic resonance imaging". Physics in Medicine & Biology 62 17 (2017): 6899-6919. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/aa7dc2.
    Published • 10.1088/1361-6560/aa7dc2
  40. Queiros, Sandro; Papachristidis, Alexandros; Morais, Pedro; Theodoropoulos, Konstantinos C.; Fonseca, Jaime C.; Monaghan, Mark J.; Vilaca, Joao L.; Dhooge, Jan. "Fully Automatic 3-D-TEE Segmentation for the Planning of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 64 8 (2017): 1711-1720. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2016.2617401.
    Published • 10.1109/tbme.2016.2617401
  41. Queirós, Sandro; Vilaça, João L.; Morais, Pedro; Fonseca, Jaime C.; D'hooge, Jan; Barbosa, Daniel. "Fast left ventricle tracking using localized anatomical affine optical flow". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 33 11 (2017): e2871. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnm.2871.
    Published • 10.1002/cnm.2871
  42. Morais, Pedro; Marchi, Alberto; Bogaert, Julie A.; Dresselaers, Tom; Heyde, Brecht; D’hooge, Jan; Bogaert, Jan. "Cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial feature tracking using a non-rigid, elastic image registration algorithm: assessment of variability in a real-life clinical setting". Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 19 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12968-017-0333-y.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12968-017-0333-y
  43. Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Ector, Joris; D'hooge, Jan; Tavares, João Manuel R. S.. "Novel Solutions Applied in Transseptal Puncture: A Systematic Review". Journal of Medical Devices 11 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4035374.
    Published • 10.1115/1.4035374
  44. Sandro Queirós; Christophe Dubois; Pedro Morais; Tom Adriaenssens; Jaime C. Fonseca; João L. Vilaça; Jan D'hooge. "Automatic 3D aortic annulus sizing by computed tomography in the planning of transcatheter aortic valve implantation". Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 11 1 (2017): 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jcct.2016.12.004.
    10.1016/j.jcct.2016.12.004
  45. Queirós, S.; Papachristidis, A.; Morais, P.; Theodoropoulos, K.C.; Fonseca, J.C.; Monaghan, M.J.; Vilaça, J.L.; D'hooge, J.. "Fully automatic 3-D-TEE segmentation for the planning of transcatheter aortic valve implantation". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 64 8 (2017): 1711-1720. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029220191&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TBME.2016.2617401
  46. Morais, Pedro; Queirós, Sandro; Ferreira, Adriano; Rodrigues, Nuno F.; Baptista, Maria J.; D'hooge, Jan; Vilaça, João L.; Barbosa, Daniel. "Dense motion field estimation from myocardial boundary displacements". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 32 9 (2015): e02758. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnm.2758.
    Published • 10.1002/cnm.2758
  47. Queirós, Sandro; Barbosa, Daniel; Heyde, Brecht; Morais, Pedro; Vilaça, João L.; Friboulet, Denis; Bernard, Olivier; D’hooge, Jan. "Fast automatic myocardial segmentation in 4D cine CMR datasets". Medical Image Analysis 18 7 (2014): 1115-1131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2014.06.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.media.2014.06.001
Report
  1. Ana cristina Costa; Bartilotti, Cátia; Gizzi, Francesca; Canning-Clode, João; Encarnação, João; Lobo Arteaga, Jorge; Pereira, Leonel; et al. 2022. Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO). https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Working_Group_on_Introductions_and_Transfers_of_Marine_Organisms_WGITMO_/21558855/1.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Morais, Pedro. "Automated image-based planning of left atrial interventions". PhD, 2019.
  2. Morais, Pedro. "Cardiac Motion and Deformation Estimation". Master, 2013.

Intellectual property

Licensing patent rights
  1. 2020. "MITT Medical Image Tracking Toolbox - Medviso". Netherlands.
    Assigned
  2. 2015. "Strain Toolbox - Medviso". Sweden.
    Assigned
Patent
  1. Morais, Pedro. 2023. "Device For Assisting In Collecting A Biological Sample From A Subject Using A Collection Needle (P1384.7EP)".
    Pending
  2. Morais, Pedro. 2023. "Nozzle For Insertion Of Embeddable Eletronic Devices During Plastic Injection And Operation Method Thereof".
    Pending
  3. Morais, Pedro. 2021. "Device And Operating Method Thereof For Laser Tattoo Removal (EP 23158078.8)". Portugal.
  4. Morais, Pedro. 2020. "Device For Laser Skin Treatment (PCT/IB2020/059109)". United States.
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2019. "Device and operating method thereof for laser treatment of vein".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07 Fernandes, Rafael, Helena R. Torres, Bruno Oliveira, João Azevedo, Karen Fan, Alex P. Lee, João L. Vilaça, and Pedro Morais. "Deep learning networks in the segmentation of the left atrial appendage in 2D ultrasound: A comparative analysis." In 2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), pp. 1-4. IEEE, 2023. Function: Poster Presentation EMBC
2023 Luis Barbosa, Diogo Lopes, Inês Escrivães, António H. J. Moreira, Vitor Carvalho, João L. Vilaça and Pedro Morais (2023, July). Classification of continuous ECG segments - performance analysis of deep learning model In the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2023, Sydney, Australia). Function: Speaker 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
2022 Bruno Silva, Bruno Oliveira, Pedro Morais, L. R. Buschle, Jorge Correia-Pinto, Estevão Lima, João L. Vilaça (2022, July). Analysis of Current Deep Learning Networks for Semantic Segmentation of Anatomical Structures in Laparoscopy Surgery. In the 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (11-15 July 2022, Glasgow, Scotland, UK). Function: Speaker. 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
2022 Pedro Morais, Dominik Nelles, Jan Wilko Schrickel, Georg Nickenig, Jan D’hooge, Alexander Sedaghat, João L Vilaça (2022, April). 3D segmentation of the left atrial appendage in computed tomography for planning of transcatheter occlusion. In SPIE Medical Imaging 2022: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling (Vol. 12034, pp. 152-159). Function: Speaker. SPIE Medical Imaging
2022 Pedro Morais, Yitting Fan, Sandro Queirós, Jan D'hooge, Alex P. Lee, João L. Vilaça, Viabilidade e precisão da análise automática de ecocardiográfica tridimensional para o dimensionamento do dispositivo ótimo na oclusão do apêndice auricular esquerdo. In Encontro Ciência 2022 (16-18 May 2022, Lisbon, Portugal). Function: Speaker. Encontro Ciencia
2019/02 Automatic left ventricular segmentation in 4D interventional ultrasound data using a patient-specific temporal synchronized shape prior SPIE Medical Imaging
(San Diego, United States)
2019 Artificial intelligence in health: smart cardiac interventions (Invited Presentation) Labour 2030
(Porto, Portugal)
2019 Robotic surgical systems and robotics for human – Machine Interfaces (Invited Presentations) 2nd Portuguese Symposium on Research and Innovations in Urology
(Porto, Portugal)
2018/05 Personalized dynamic phantom of the right and left ventricles based on patient-specific anatomy for echocardiography studies – preliminary results IEEE SeGAH 2018
(Vienna, Austria)
2018 Development of an atrial phantom model for planning and training of inter-atrial interventions 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2018 Engineering solutions for personalized health care Nano-BioEngineering for Medicine course 2018. Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), University of Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2017/06 Guidance of transseptal punctures for left heart interventions using personalized biomechanical models and volumetric ultrasound imaging 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering - FEUP
(Porto, Portugal)
2015/10 A proof of concept of an augmented reality system for Nuss surgery. VIPIMAGE 2015
(Tenerife, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current OncoNavigator - Intelligent System for Personalized Navigation and Mapping of Oncological Interventions
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Engineering (PhD)
Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, Ireland
2023 - Current Smart Navigation System for Image-guided Medical Interventions
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Engineering (PhD)
Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, Ireland
2023 - Current New framework for urologic disease monitoring
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Engineering (PhD)
Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, Ireland
2023 - Current Smart Rehabilitation Framework
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Engineering (PhD)
Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, Ireland
2023 - Current Development of a software interface to promote self-care and lifelong human-centered and well-being promotion
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Engineering (PhD)
Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, Ireland
2022 - Current Role of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Pandemics: A Case Study of Elderly Populations in Partnership with the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Barcelos
Supervisor
 PhD Program in Epidemiology and Public Health (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2021 - 2022 Development of an AI System for Smart Safe Health Monitoring
Supervisor
2021 - 2022 Robot-assisted Breast Biopsy
Co-supervisor
2021 - 2022 Easily Adaptable System for Inserting RFID Tags During Plastic Injection
Co-supervisor
2021 - 2022 Deteção da Frequência Cardíaca Sem Contato para uso em Recém-Nascidos
Supervisor
2020 - 2022 Desenvolvimento de um sistema de inteligência artificial para análise clínica e de episódios de risco no caso da previsão de arritmias.
Co-supervisor
2020 - 2022 Interface intuitiva para a identificação do dispositivo ótimo na oclusão do apêndice auricular esquerdo em ecocardiografia 3D
Supervisor
2021 - 2021 Classificação morfológica do apêndice auricular esquerdo utilizando deep learning – Um estudo de viabilidade
Supervisor
2021 - 2021 Desenvolvimento de um método de Deep Learning para segmentação do apêndice auricular esquerdo em Ecocardiografia 2D
Supervisor
2020 - 2021 Interface intuitiva para a identificação do dispositivo ótimo na oclusão do apêndice auricular esquerdo em ecocardiografia 3D
Supervisor
 Master in Informatic Engineering
2020 - 2021 Sistema de navegação para marcadores magnéticos em aplicações médicas baseado em Inteligência Artificial
Co-supervisor
2020 - 2021 Handheld Ultrasound Guidance for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Co-supervisor
2020 - 2020 Sistema sensorial para medição de pressão em ortóteses para a correção do pectus carinatum
Co-supervisor
 Bachelor in Eletronic Engineering
2020 - 2020 Sistema de tracking de marcadores magnéticos
Co-supervisor
 Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2018 - 2019 Estágio na empresa Altrics
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Estágio na empresa Altrics
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Relatório de estágio na empresa InfoAid
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Estágio na empresa Zelovalor
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Member of the Organizing Committee of the 10th SeGAH 2022 - International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. Function: Publicity Chair. (2022)
2022 - Current Organization of the Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers - Function: Organizing Comittee (2022)
2019 - 2019 Member of the Organizing Committee of the 7th SeGAH 2019 - International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. Function: Organization Chair. (2019/08/05 - 2019/08/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019 - 2019 7th SeGAH 2018 - International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. (2019/08/05 - 2019/08/07)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2018 - 2018 Member of the Organizing Committee of the 6th SeGAH 2018 - International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. Function: Organization Chair. (2018/05/16 - 2018/05/18)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018 - 2018 6th SeGAH 2018 - International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. (2018/05/16 - 2018/05/18)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2017 - 2017 5th SeGAH 2018 - International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. (2017/04/02 - 2017/04/04)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2016 - 2016 4th SeGAH 2018 - International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. (2016/05/11 - 2016/05/13)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Conferência Inteligência artificial: qual o impacto no seu negócio
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - Current JCC Imaging Couse - Cardiac Imaging, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Workshop
2018 - Current Reunião de Trabalho dos Grupos de Ação da Rede MDevNet – Bistas largas
Workshop
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal
2018 - Current "GE Healthcare Hack-a-thon", Boston, USA
Workshop
GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS, Norway
2016 - Current “USART 2nd Winter School”, Nendaz, Switzerland
Workshop
GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS, Norway
2014 - Current "USART 1st Summer School on Ultrasound-guided Treatment", Otranto, Italy
Workshop
GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS, Norway
2013 - Current International Symposium “Myocardial velocity and deformation imaging in clinical practice”. Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg
Congress
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium
2011 - Current Robótica, Aplicações na Saúde
Workshop
2008 - Current CAD – Basic Level.
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02/16 - 2019/02/21 SPIE Medical Imaging 2019
Conference
 SPIE Medical Imaging
2018/05/16 - 2018/05/18 IEEE SeGAH 2018
Conference
 IEEE SeGAH 2018, 16-18 May
2018 - 2018 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Congress
 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
2017/06/08 - 2017/06/09 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (8-9 June 2017, FEUP, Porto, Portugal)
Congress
 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (8-9 June 2017, FEUP, Porto, Portugal)
2015/10/19 - 2015/10/21 VIPImage 2015
Conference
 VIPImage 2015
2015/02/21 - 2015/02/26 SPIE Medical Imaging 2015, 21 - 26 February 2015, Orlando, United States.
Conference
 SPIE Medical Imaging 2015, 21 - 26 February 2015, Orlando, United States.
2013/06/20 - 2013/06/22 Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart (FIMH2013), London - United Kingdom, 20-22 June 2013.
Conference
 Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart (FIMH2013), London - United Kingdom, 20-22 June 2013.

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/19 President of Jury of a Master Degree. Title: Machine Learning Algorithms Applied to Intrusion Detection Systems
President of the jury
 Rui Fernandes (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2022 edgeAi Vision for smart scales
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Matheus da Mota Braz (Other)
2022 Cálculo do Ritmo Cardíaco através de estratégias sem contato
Supervisor
 Pedro Ferreira (Other)
2021 Classificação morfológica do apêndice auricular esquerdo utilizando deep learning
Supervisor
 João Ribeiro (Other)
2021 Desenvolvimento de um método de Deep Learning para segmentação do apêndice auricular esquerdo em Ecocardiografia 2D
Supervisor
 João Ribeiro (Other)
2021 Satfire2 - Forest fire dataset and burned area prediction using geographical and weather data
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carlos Freitas (Other)
2020 "Implementação de Redes Neuronais em FPGA's"
President of the jury
 Sérgio Pereira (Other)
2020 Jetson Nano Deep Learning
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sérgio Ferreira Gomes (Other)
2020 Edge AI system using a Thermal Camera for Industrial Anomaly detection
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vítor Miguel da Costa Oliveira (Other)
2020 IoT air quality sensor
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Hugo Miguel Dias de Sousa (Other)
2019 Desenvolvimento de Estação de Leitura Biométrica
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Pedro Ferreira Simões (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2019 Máquina CNC Router
(Thesis) Arguer
 Simão Pedro Rodrigues Valente (Other)
2019 Inspecção Visual Automática de Cabo Eléctrico
(Thesis) Arguer
 Hélder Alexandre Serra Ferreira (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2019 RFID Pressure Sensor
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Filipe da Silva Pinto (Other)
2019 Implementação e Medição de Performance de Redes Neurais Artificiais em sistemas Vision Processing Unit (VPU)
(Thesis) Arguer
 António André Ferreira Gomes (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2019 Sistema para Monitorização do Ambiente Interno de uma Incubadora Neonatal
(Thesis) Arguer
 Joel Alexandre Costa Alves (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2019 Automatização de uma Linha de Embalamento de Memos
(Thesis) Arguer
 Jóni Diogo Pereira dos Santos (Other)
2018 Desenvolvimento de uma Plataforma Robótica Móvel
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ricardo Nuno Calheiros Rodrigues (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2018 Sistema de Controlo Pressurizado
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rui Miguel Martins de Carvalho (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Expert Systems with Applications
2023 - Current European Journal of Radiology
2022 - Current Scientific Reports

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
2019 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the 7th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
2018 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
2017 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
2016 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
2020 - 2020 Member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th Symposium on Modelling and Simulation in Computer Sciences and Engineering (MSCSE 2020), 18th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, 17-23 September (2020), Rhode, Greece.
Member
2020 - 2020 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Symposium on Mathematical Methods for Artificial Intelligence (MMAI 2020), 18th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, 17-23 September (2020), Rhode, Greece.
Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
2022 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the OL2A: International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications 2022
2022 - Current Member of the Program Comittee of Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers
2020 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the 15th International Conference on Health Informatics
2016 - Current International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health
2021 - 2021 Member of the Scientific Committee of the 9th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)
2021 - 2021 Member of the Scientific Committee of the 7th Symposium on Modelling and Simulation in Computer Sciences and Engineering 2021
2021 - 2021 Member of the Scientific Committee of the OL2A: International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications 2021

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Teoria dos Circuitos Elétricos Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática Médica (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2017 - 2020 Eletrónica (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Teoria dos circuitos Elétricos (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Eletrónica (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Computers in Biology and Medicine
2022 - Current IEEE Access
2022 - Current IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2022 - Current IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
2021 - Current International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
2021 - Current Physics in Medicine and Biology
2020 - Current IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
2020 - Current Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization
2020 - Current IEEE Transactions on Games (2475-1510) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2020 - Current Magnetic Resonance Imaging (0730-725X) Elsevier
2020 - Current Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2019 - Current IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (2168-2208) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2017 - Current Journal of Medical Imaging (2329-4302) SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
2017 - Current Entertainment Computing (1875-9521) Elsevier
2016 - Current International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (2040-7947) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2016 - Current Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Imaging & Visualization (2168-1171) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020 - 2021/12 Development of an artificial intelligence system for clinical analysis and prediction of risk episode Inês Escrivães
Distinctions

Award

2022 Winner of Knowledge Circle award
2021 COVID-19 Lung CT Lesion Segmentation Challenge - Top 10
2021 HeiChole Surgical Workflow Analysis and Full Scene Segmentation (HeiSurF) - Winner
2021 Surgical Action Triplet Recognition 2021 - Finalist
2021 Fetal Brain Tissue Annotation and Segmentation Challenge (FeTA) - Finalist
2019 Winner of ESPR Young Investigator START - UP Award 2019

Other distinction

2019 Finalist of the KUKA Innovation Award 2019. LaserNavi
2015 Honorable prize at SPIE Medical Imaging 2015 (International Image Processing Conference, with the work: "Voxel-based registration of simulated and real patient CBCT data for accurate dental implant pose estimation")
2014 PhD scholarship from the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT) - SFRH/BD/95438/2013