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Bertha Santos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Beira Interior (Portugal) and a researcher at GeoBioTec - University of Beira Interior. She holds an MSc and PhD in Civil Engineering, and her research interests focus on road and airport pavement management systems (PMS), statistical data analysis and modelling in transport and road safety, road user costs, road work zones, soft mobility, and GIS applications in transport (GIS-T). She has authored over 75 research publications, including international conference papers and scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. Since 1998, she has been teaching courses in Transportation, GIS, and GIS-Transportation for BSc and MSc programmes in Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Geographical Information Systems. She has supervised more than 35 Master's theses and currently supervises four PhD students. Dr. Santos also served as Vice-President of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Beira Interior and has been a Course Director for two Master's Degrees for eight years. As an engineer, she holds two specialist titles from the Portuguese Order of Engineers: one in Transport and the other in Geographical Information Systems.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bertha Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Bertha
  • Santos, B
  • Bertha Maria Batista dos Santos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BE1A-879F-8282
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5545-892X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=jJO_58IAAAAJ
Researcher Id
D-4151-2016
Scopus Author Id
56522530700

Email addresses

  • bsantos@ubi.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • University of Beira Interior. Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6200-358, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Transport Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2008/01/29
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (Doctorate)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Modeling Road User Costs in Road Management" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002/06/06
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (Master's Degree)
Major in Urban Engineering
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Implementation of a pavement maintenance management system for the city of Lisbon" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1997/12/04
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (Licenciate Degree)
Major in Planning and Urbanism
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"A new planning approach for the main road network accessing the city of Covilhã" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2022 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior GeoBioTec Geobiociências Geotecnologias e Geo-engenharias, Portugal, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2011 - 2023 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2016/01 - 2016/06 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro GeoBioTec Geobiociências Geotecnologias e Geo-engenharias, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2008/01/29 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2024/03/04 - 2024/03/08 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Jönköping University, Sweden
2023/02/27 - 2023/03/03 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Kütahya Dumlupinar Üniversitesi, Turkey
2021/11/22 - 2021/11/26 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Univerza v Mariboru, Slovenia
2019/10/28 - 2019/10/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
2018/10/15 - 2018/10/19 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Polytechneio Kretes, Greece
2018/02/12 - 2018/02/16 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Coventry University, United Kingdom
2016/12/07 - 2016/12/09 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Universitatea din Oradea, Romania
2002/06/06 - 2008/01/28 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
1998/02/09 - 2002/06/05 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2026/02 - Current Mobility Coordinator (Erasmus+ & International Protocols), Focus: BSc in Intelligent Sustainable Cities and Communities Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2026/02 - Current Mobility Coordinator (Erasmus+ & International Protocols) Focus: PhD in Environmental Sustainability and Resilience of Cities and Territories Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2025 - Current Member, Course Committee for the PhD Program in Environmental Sustainability and Resilience of Cities and Territories. Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2020 - Current Member, Course Committee for the 1st Cycle of Studies in Civil Engineering (Undergraduate) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2008 - Current Member, Course Committee for the 2nd Cycle in Geographic Information Systems (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2023 - 2025 Vice-Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021 - 2025 Member, Board of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/12/11 - 2024/12/02 Member, General Council of the University of Beira Interior (body of elected professors and researchers) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021 - 2023 Member, Pedagogical Council of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2019 - 2023 Director of the Integrated Masters in Civil Engineering Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Member, Course Committee for the 2nd Cycle of Studies in Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017 - 2021 Member, Scientific Council of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Member, Course Committee for the Integrated Masters in Civil Engineering Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Member, Course Committee for the 2nd Cycle of Studies in Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009 - 2013 Member, Board of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2009 - 2013 Course Director of the 2nd Cycle of Studies in Geographic Information Systems (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2008 - 2013 Member, Course Committee for the 1st Cycle of Studies in Civil Engineering (Undergraduate) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Member, Course Committee for the 2nd Cycle in Applied Geotechnics (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2026/09/01 - 2027/08/31 BE-SAFE-Next - BicyclE SAFEty powered by AI and NEXT-gen Communication Toward Cognitive Cities
PROJECT 101124853 (AG_151_DT)
Principal investigator
GeoBioTec Geobiociências Geotecnologias e Geo-engenharias - Sede de Covilhã, Portugal
 UNITA - Universitas Montium
2026 - 2027 GeoAI-UBI – Community of Practice on AI applied to GIS
Projeto n.º 2024.P11076
Principal investigator
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

GeoBioTec Geobiociências Geotecnologias e Geo-engenharias - Sede de Covilhã, Portugal
 Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP, Portugal).
Ongoing
2025/09/05 - 2026/09/04 BE-SAFE – BicyclE SAFEty for Mobility and Active Riding in Smart Cities
PROJECT 101124853
Principal investigator
GeoBioTec Geobiociências Geotecnologias e Geo-engenharias - Sede de Covilhã, Portugal
 UNITA - Universitas Montium
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/12/05 - 2028 T3SH-City: Towards Truly Smart, Secure, Sustainable, and Healthy Cities
CENTRO2030-2024-76
Researcher
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 GeoBioCiências, GeoTecnologias e GeoEngenharias
UIDP/04035/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04035/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 GeoBioCiências, GeoTecnologias e GeoEngenharias - Base
UIDB/04035/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04035/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade
UIDB/04625/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04625/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção Energia Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability
UID/ECI/04625/2019
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 4035 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/CTE/UI4035/2011
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal

Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro GeoBioTec Geobiociências Geotecnologias e Geo-engenharias, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 148 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/ECI/UI0148/2011
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2003 - 2006 A Deterministic Segment-Linked Pavement Management System
POCTI/ECM/46461/2002
Researcher
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
2000 - 2003 Road Pavement Management Systems: A Segment-linked Optimisation Tool
POCTI/ECM/32909/1999
Researcher
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bertha Santos; Pedro Gavinhos; Pedro G. Almeida; Dayane Nery. "Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Transport Pavement Inspection". 2025.
    10.1007/978-981-97-8213-0_1
  2. B. Santos, J. Gonçalves, P. G. Almeida and A. M. T. Martins. "On the Application of GIS to Architectural Heritage Safeguarding". In Advances in Engineering Research. Nova Science Publisher, 2022.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge; Iwanowicz, Damian; Gruden, Chiara; Deluka-Tibljaš, Aleksandra; Šurdonja, Sanja; Wytrykowska, Anna. Corresponding author: Santos, Bertha. "From Classrooms to Crosswalks: A Blended Intensive Programme Advancing Pedestrian Safety and Student Engagement". Paper presented in EDUNITA 2025, Educational Novelty as an International T&L Approach, Timisoara, 2025.
    Published
  2. Studart, André; Bertha Maria Batista dos Santos; Pedro Gabriel de Faria Lapa Barbosa de Almeida. "Application of artificial intelligence techniques - Machine learning for airport pavement condition index (PCI) assessment". Paper presented in 3.º Simpósio Engenharia Civil 2025, Covilha, 2025.
    Accepted
  3. Wesley Eusébio; Bertha Maria Batista dos Santos; Pedro Gabriel de Faria Lapa Barbosa de Almeida. "Assessment of the quality of road pavements using new inspection methods". Paper presented in 3º Simpósio Engenharia Civil 2025, Covilha, 2025.
    Accepted
  4. Pollyanna Lucena; Sandro Ferreira; Santos, Bertha. "Spatial multi-criteria analysis to assess urban roads suitability for soft mobility". Paper presented in ESRI Portugal Education Submmit 2023, Lisboa, 2023.
    Published
  5. Bertha Santos, Pedro G. Almeida, Pedro Gavinhos, Ianca Feitosa, Dayane Nery. "Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and geomatics in road pavement inspection: Early developments". Paper presented in 29th International Scientific Conference SCEgeo 2022 - Surveying, Civil Engineering and Geoinformation for Sustainable Development, Wroclaw, 2022.
    Published
  6. André Nogueira, Bertha Santos, Jorge Gonçalves, Jan Kempa, Jacek Chmielewski. "Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis for Walking Suitability Assessment". Paper presented in EcoSET International Closing Conference, Bydgoszcz, 2022.
    Published
  7. Isabel Matias, Bertha Santos, Jorge Gonçalves, Jan Kempa, Jacek Chmielewski. "EU and Portuguese Strategic Vision for Cycling". Paper presented in EcoSET International Closing Conference, Bydgoszcz, 2022.
    Published
  8. Feitosa, I.; Bertha Maria Batista dos Santos; Pedro Gabriel de Faria Lapa Barbosa de Almeida. "Validação de um método indireto de auscultação de degradações para avaliação da qualidade de pavimentos aeroportuários". Paper presented in SEC2021 - 1º Simpósio de Engenharia Civil, Porto, 2021.
    Published
  9. André Nogueira, Bertha Santos, Jorge Gonçalves; Santos, Bertha. "Avaliação do potencial da infraestrutura pedonal para promoção da mobilidade suave em cidades de encosta (Assessing the potential of pedestrian infrastructure to promote soft mobility in hilly cities)". Paper presented in SEC - 1.º Simpósio em Engenharia Civil (1st Civil Engineering Symposium), Porto, 2021.
    Published
  10. Ianca Feitosa, Bertha Santos, Pedro G. Almeida. "Validação de um método indireto de auscultação de degradações para avaliação da qualidade de pavimentos aeroportuários (Validation of an indirect distress detection method for assessing the quality of airport pavements)". Paper presented in SEC – 1.º Simpósio Engenharia Civil (1st Civil Engineering Symposium), Porto, 2021.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Feitosa, Ianca; Wesley Eusébio; Bertha Maria Batista dos Santos; Pedro Gabriel de Faria Lapa Barbosa de Almeida. "Validação da determinação do Pavement Condition Index (PCI) a partir de dados obtidos com novos métodos de inspeção". Paper presented in 11.º Congresso Rodoferroviário Português, Covilha, 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Nery, Dayane; Santos, Bertha; Pedro Gabriel de Faria Lapa Barbosa de Almeida. "Inspection of road pavements using geomatics and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)". Paper presented in International Congress on Engineering (ICEUBI2024) - Sustainability and Resilience: Innovation and Solutions, Covilha, 2024.
    Published
  3. Oliveira, Maria Carolina; Santos, Bertha. "Review on road pavement distress detection with YOLO". Paper presented in International Congress on Engineering (ICEUBI2024) - Sustainability and Resilience: Innovation and Solutions, Covilha, 2024.
    Published
  4. Branco, Luís; Santos, Bertha. "GIS network analysis to support the elderly population". Paper presented in International Congress on Engineering (ICEUBI2024) - Sustainability and Resilience: Innovation and Solutions, Covilha, 2024.
    Published
  5. Santos, Bertha; José Gabinhos; Pedro Almeida; Dayane Nery. Corresponding author: Santos, Bertha. "Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Transport Pavement Inspection". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics 2024 (ICTG 2024), Sydney, 2024.
    Accepted
  6. Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge; Amin, Shohel; Vieira Sandra; Lopes, Carlos. Corresponding author: Santos, Bertha. "Evaluation of pedestrian crossing accidents using Artificial Neural Network". Dublin, 2024.
    Accepted
  7. Pollyanna Lucena; Sandro Ferreira; Santos, Bertha. "Spatial multi-criteria analysis to assess urban roads suitability for soft mobility". Paper presented in ICEUBI 2022 – International Congress in Engineering, Innovation and Sustainable Praxis, Covilha, 2022.
    In press
  8. Cláudia Mendes; Santos, Bertha. "Sustainable Municipal Services: Network Analysis to Optimize Bio-Waste Route Collection". Paper presented in ICEUBI 2022 – International Congress in Engineering, Innovation and Sustainable Praxis, Covilha, 2022.
    In press
  9. Helena Marisa Cerca; Santos, Bertha. "GIS-Based Network Analysis to Support First Intervention in Forest Fires". Paper presented in Bertha Santos, Covilha, 2022.
    In press
  10. Jan Kempa; Jacek Chmielewski; Santos, Bertha; Jorge Gonçalves. "Research of the impact of bumps on vehicle speeds". Paper presented in WMCAUS – 7th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, Praga, 2022.
    In press
  11. Isabel Matias; Santos, Bertha; Jorge Gonçalves; Jan Kempa; Jacek Chmielewski. "EU and Portuguese Cycling Strategy for Sustainable Urban Mobility". Paper presented in WMCAUS – 7th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, Praga, 2022.
    In press
  12. Bertha Santos; Pedro G. Almeida; Jorge Gonçalves. "GIS IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION: CHALLENGES OF ONLINE TEACHING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC". 2021.
    10.21125/iceri.2021.0799
  13. Nogueira, André; Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge; Kempa, Jan; Chmielewski, Jacek. "Transportation Network Spatial Analysis to Measure Pedestrian Suitability. The Case of Hilly Cities". Paper presented in WMCAUS – 6th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, 2021.
    10.1088/1757-899x/1203/2/022107
  14. Zalewski, Andrzej; Chmielewski, Jacek; Kempa, Jan; Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Traffic calming in historic city centres - a case study". Paper presented in WMCAUS – 6th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, 2021.
    10.1088/1757-899x/1203/2/022106
  15. Olenkowicz-Trempala, Paulina; Sobota, Aleksander; Chmielewski, Jacek; Kempa, Jan; Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Mobility in Transportation Surveys". 2021.
    10.1088/1757-899x/1203/3/032007
  16. Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge; Martins, Ana M. T.; Almeida, Pedro. "Safeguarding Portuguese traditional glazed tile cultural heritage with GIS". Paper presented in International Conference Florence Heri-tech: the Future of Heritage Science and Technologies, Florence, 2020.
    Published • 10.1088/1757-899X/949/1/012071
  17. Santos, Bertha; Feitosa, I.; Almeida, Pedro. "Validação de um método indireto de recolha de dados para avaliação do estado de pavimentos aeroportuários (Validation of an indirect data collection method for assessing the condition of airport pavements)". Paper presented in ICEUBI2019 - International Conference on Engineering – Engineering for Evolution, Covilha, 2019.
    Published
  18. Feitosa, Ianca; Bertha Maria Batista dos Santos; Pedro Gabriel de Faria Lapa Barbosa de Almeida. "Validação de um método indireto de recolha de dados para avaliação do estado de pavimentos aeroportuários". Paper presented in ICEUBI2019 - International Congress on Engineering UBI2019, Covilhã, 2019.
    Published
  19. Lima, Debora; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro. "Proposal of an Airport Pavement Maintenance Management System for Cape Verde". Paper presented in STARTCON19 - International Doctorate Students Conference + Lab Workshop in Civil Engineering, Covilha, 2019.
    Published • 10.18502/KEG.V5I5.6917
  20. Matias, Isabel; Santos, Bertha; Virtudes, Ana. "Making Cycling Spaces in Hilly Cities". Paper presented in STARTCON19 - International Doctorate Students Conference + Lab Workshop in Civil Engineering, Covilha, 2019.
    Published • 10.18502/keg.v5i5.6933
  21. Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro; Maganinho, Leonor. "Data Collection Methodology to Assess Road Pavement Condition Using GNSS, Video Image and GIS". Paper presented in WMCAUS – 4th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, Praga, 2019.
    Published • 10.1088/1757-899X/603/4/042083
  22. Santos, Bertha; Carvalheira, C.. "Pedestrian Road Accident Index for Municipalities: The Portuguese Case". Paper presented in WMCAUS – 4th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, Praga, 2019.
    Published • 10.1088/1757-899X/603/4/042084
  23. Gonçalves, Jorge; Santos, Bertha. "Enhancing Civil Engineering teaching through 3D Computer Aided Design". Paper presented in CCE2019 15th Computational Civil Engineering Conference, Iasi, 2019.
    Published • 10.1088/1757-899X/586/1/012045
  24. Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge; Almeida, Pedro. "Identifying factors for academic misconduct using logistic regression". Paper presented in INTED2019 - International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, 2019.
    Published • 10.21125/inted.2019.1020
  25. Martins, Ana M. T.; Gonçalves, Jorge; Santos, Bertha; Marques, Susana. "Learning from the historic city: architectural heritage rehabilitation and gis, the URS-Viseu novo (Portugal) legacy". Paper presented in INTED2019 - International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, 2019.
    Published • 10.21125/inted.2019.2238
  26. Santos, Bertha; Calado, Maria; Sales, Catarina. "Careers without gender: Strategies to promote gender equality in engineering". Paper presented in INTED 2019 - 13th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, 2019.
    Published • 10.21125/INTED.2019.1753
  27. Santos, Bertha; Martins, Ana; Campos, Inês; Gonçalves, Jorge; Almeida, Pedro. "When Past and Future Meet in Architecture Teaching: Heritage and GIS". Paper presented in ICERI 2018 - 11th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Sevilha, 2018.
    Published • 10.21125/ICERI.2018.1211
  28. Santos, Bertha; VIRTUDES, ANA LÍDIA ; Gonçalves, Jorge; Amin, Shohel. "Multicultural Education in Civil Engineering: Planning and Transportation Approach". Paper presented in EDULEARN18 - 10th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Mallorca, 2018.
    Published • 10.21125/edulearn.2018.1233
  29. Sousa, Adriana; Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Pedestrian Environment Quality Assessment in Portuguese Medium-Sized Cities". Paper presented in WMCAUS – 3rd World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, Praga, 2018.
    Published • 10.1088/1757-899X/471/6/062033
  30. Tomé, André; Santos, Bertha; Carvalheira, Carmen. "GIS-Based Transport Accessibility Analysis to Community Facilities in Mid-Sized Cities". Paper presented in WMCAUS - 3rd World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium, Praga, 2018.
    Published • 10.1088/1757-899X/471/6/062034
  31. VIRTUDES, ANA LÍDIA ; Rodrigues, I; Santos, Bertha; Pop, Maria. "Teaching methodologies in civil engineering: a multidisciplinary approach". Paper presented in XVIIth edition of National Technical-Scientific Conference - Modern Technologies for the 3rd Millennium, Oradea, 2018.
    Published
  32. Domingos, Adriana; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro. "Pavement condition index determination and interpretation for airport pavement evaluation". Paper presented in ICEUBI2017 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2017 A Vision for the Future, 2017.
  33. Tomé, André; Santos, Bertha; Carvalheira, Carmen. "Evaluation of accessibilities in the municipality of Covilhã using GIS". Paper presented in ICEUBI2017 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2017 A Vision for the Future, Covilha, 2017.
    Published
  34. Lima, Debora; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro. "Data collection methodology to assess airport pavement condition". Paper presented in ICEUBI2017 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2017 A Vision for the Future, Covilha, 2017.
    Published
  35. Oliveira, Alexandra; Gonçalves, Jorge; Santos, Bertha. "Priority definition for railway activities". Paper presented in ICEUBI2017 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2017 A Vision for the Future, Covilha, 2017.
    Published
  36. Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Ana Sofia. "Overlay design methodologies for flexible road pavements". Paper presented in ICEUBI2017 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2017 A Vision for the Future, Covilha, 2017.
    Published
  37. Trindade, Valdemiro; Santos, Bertha. "Logistic and probit regression models for road work zone crash analysis". Paper presented in ICEUBI2017 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2017 A Vision for the Future, Covilha, 2017.
    Published
  38. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis. "Avaliação do impacto das zonas em obras nas condições de circulação, segurança e custos suportados pelos utentes (Assessment of the impact of work zones on traffic conditions, safety and user costs)". Paper presented in XIX CILA - Congreso Ibero-Latinoamericano del Asfalto, Medellín, 2017.
    Published
  39. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis. "Avaliação do impacto das zonas em obras nas condições de circulação, segurança e custos suportados pelos utentes". Paper presented in XIX CILA - Congreso Ibero-Latinoamericano del Asfalto, Medellín, 2017.
    Published
  40. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Trindade, Valdemiro. "Using binary logistic regression to explain the impact of accident factors on work zone crashes". Paper presented in RSS2017 - Road Safety & Simulation International Conference, Delft, 2017.
    Published
  41. Lima, Debora; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro. "Methodology to assess airport pavement condition using GPS, laser, video image and GIS". Paper presented in World Conference on Pavement and Asset Management (WCPAM 2017), Baveno, 2017.
    Published
  42. Santos, B.; Picado-Santos, L.. "Impact assessment of road work zones in operating conditions, safety and user costs". Paper presented in World Conference on Pavement and Asset Management (WCPAM 2017), Baveno, 2017.
    Published
  43. Santos, Bertha; Sousa, Adriana; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Avaliação da qualidade do ambiente pedonal para promoção da mobilidade urbana (Assessing the quality of the pedestrian environment to promote urban mobility)". Paper presented in International and Interdisciplinary Seminar Living (In) Mobilities: Towards New Cultures of Time, Distance and Space, Covilha, 2016.
    Published
  44. Santos, Bertha; Fernandes, João; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Determining level of service on Portuguese freeways: HCM 2010 methodology". Paper presented in ICEUBI2015 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2015 Engineering for Society, Covilha, 2015.
    Published
  45. Santos, Bertha; Polónia, Cláudia; Carvalheira, Carmen. "Diagnosis of Portuguese road accidents in work zones". Paper presented in ICEUBI2015 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2015 Engineering for Society, Covilha, 2015.
    Published
  46. Santos, Bertha; Tavares, Manuel; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Sistema de apoio à conservação corrente de pavimentos rodoviários (Support system for routine pavement maintenance)". Paper presented in XVIII CILA - Congreso Ibero Latinoamericano del Asfalto, Bariloche, 2015.
    Published
  47. Gonçalves, Jorge; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro. "Do students in higher education know the real meaning of plagiarism?". Paper presented in EDULEARND - 6th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, 2014.
    Published
  48. Maganinho, Leonor; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro. "Desenvolvimento de uma base de dados de patologias para a avaliação da qualidade de pavimentos rodoviários com recurso a GPS, imagem vídeo e SIG (Development of a pathology database for pavement condition assessment using GPS, video imagery and GIS)". Paper presented in ICEUBI2013 – International Conference on Engineering UBI2013 Engineering for Economic Development, Covilha, 2013.
    Published
  49. Ajú, Adelaide; Silva, Ana Rita; Vedana, Camila; Santos, Bertha. "A sinistralidade rodoviária e os troços em obras (Road accidents and work zones)". Paper presented in ICEUBI2013 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2013 Engineering for Economic Development, Covilha, 2013.
    Published
  50. Santos, Bertha; Ferraz, Inês; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Aplicação de SIG em sistemas de informação ao cliente de transportes públicos (Application of GIS in public transport customer information systems)". Paper presented in ICEUBI2013 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2013 Engineering for Economic Development, 2013.
    Published
  51. Santos, Bertha; Ferraz, Inês; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Aplicação de SIG em sistemas de informação ao cliente de transportes públicos". Paper presented in ICEUBI2013 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2013 Engineering for Economic Development, 2013.
    Published
  52. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Neves, José; Cavaleiro, Victor. "User costs in road life-cycle cost evaluation and optimization". Paper presented in EPAM4 - 4th European Pavement and Asset Management Conference, Malmö, 2012.
    Published
  53. Alves, Diogo; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro. "Proposta de implementação de um sistema de inventariação para infraestruturas rodoviárias com recurso a GPS e SIG (Proposal to implement a road infrastructure inventory system using GPS and GIS)". Paper presented in ICEUBI2011 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2011 Innovation and Development, Covilha, 2011.
    Published
  54. Teixeira, João; Santos, Bertha. "Análise do efeito dos troços em obras nos custos suportados pelos utentes das estradas (Analysis of the impact of road works on road user costs)". Paper presented in ICEUBI2011 - International Conference on Engineering UBI2011 Innovation and Development, Covilha, 2011.
    Published
  55. Francisco, Ângela; Cavaleiro, Victor; Pereira-de-Oliveira, Luiz; Santos, Bertha. "Inventário do ciclo de vida de pavimentos rodoviários (Road pavement life cycle inventory)". Paper presented in XVI CILA - Congresso Ibero-Latino Americano do Asfalto, Rio de Janeiro, 2011.
    Published
  56. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Avaliação da influência do estado dos pavimentos rodoviários nos custos dos utentes das estradas (Assessing the impact of road surface condition on road user costs)". Paper presented in XVI CILA - Congresso Ibero-Latino Americano do Asfalto, Rio de Janeiro, 2011.
    Published
  57. Francisco, Ângela; Cavaleiro, Victor; Pereira-de-Oliveira, Luiz; Santos, Bertha. "Inventário do ciclo de vida de pavimentos rodoviários". Paper presented in XVI CILA - Congresso Ibero-Latino Americano do Asfalto, Rio de Janeiro, 2011.
    Published
  58. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Avaliação da influência do estado dos pavimentos rodoviários nos custos dos utentes das estradas". Paper presented in XVI CILA - Congresso Ibero-Latino Americano do Asfalto, Rio de Janeiro, 2011.
    Published
  59. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Additional costs for road users due to pavement state and maintenance actions: Initial approach for Portuguese conditions". Paper presented in 2nd ICTI - Second International Conference in Transport Infrastructure, São Paulo, 2010.
    Published
  60. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Definition, analysis and application of a simplified road user costs model for Portuguese trunk roads". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements – ISAP2010, Nagoya, 2010.
    Published
  61. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Definição, análise e aplicação de um modelo de custos dos utentes simplificado para a rede rodoviária Portuguesa (Definition, analysis and application of a simplified user cost model for the Portuguese road network)". Paper presented in XV CILA - Congresso Ibero-Latino Americano do Asfalto, Lisboa, 2009.
    Published
  62. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "A road user costs model for Portuguese trunk roads". Paper presented in 3rd European Pavement & Asset Management Conference (EPAM3), Coimbra, 2008.
    Published
  63. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Vehicle operating, accident and user time costs in pavement management systems: Approach for Portuguese conditions". Paper presented in Fifth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control (MAIREPAV5), Park City UT, 2007.
    Published
  64. Santos, B.; Picado-Santos, L.; Cavaleiro, V.. "Road user costs in pavement management systems: Methodologies and costs". Paper presented in MAIREPAV4 – Fourth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, Belfast, 2005.
    Published
  65. Picado-Santos, Luis; Ferreira, Adelino; Santos, Bertha; Antunes, António Pais; Carvalheira, Carmen. "The Lisbon's Pavement Management System". Paper presented in 2nd European Pavement and Asset Management Conference, Berlin, 2004.
    Published
  66. Picado-Santos, Luis; Antunes, António Pais; Ferreira, Adelino; Carvalheira, C; Santos, Bertha; Bicho, M H; Quadrado, I; Silvestre, S. "GIS-based Pavement Management System for Lisbon". Paper presented in MAIREPAV'03 - Third International Symposium on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, Guimarães, 2003.
    Published
  67. Picado-Santos, Luis; Antunes, António Pais; Ferreira, Adelino; Carvalheira, C; Santos, Bertha; Bicho, M H; Quadrado, I; Silvestre, S. "O sistema de gestão de pavimentos de Lisboa: actividades iniciais e desenvolvimentos futuros (Lisbon's pavement management system: initial activities and future developments)". Paper presented in 1.as Jornadas de Estradas e Pontes dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, 2001.
    Published
  68. Picado-Santos, Luis; Antunes, António Pais; Ferreira, Adelino; Carvalheira, C; Santos, Bertha; Bicho, M H; Quadrado, I; Silvestre, S. "O sistema de gestão de pavimentos de Lisboa: actividades iniciais e desenvolvimentos futuros". Paper presented in 1.as Jornadas de Estradas e Pontes dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, 2001.
    Published
  69. Picado-Santos, Luis; Antunes, António Pais; Ferreira, Adelino; Carvalheira, C; Santos, Bertha; Bicho, M H; Quadrado, I; Silvestre, S; Morais, C. "The Lisbon PMS: Initial activities and planned developments". Paper presented in First European pavement management systems conference, Budapest, 2000.
    Published
Exhibition catalog
  1. Ana Maria Tavares Martins, Bertha Santos, Jorge Gonçalves, Pedro Almeida. HERITAGE AND GIS | When Past and Future Meet in Architecture Teaching. 2019.
Journal article
  1. Jonathan Sandoval; Bertha Santos. "Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Bicycle Accidents in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area: An Integrated Emerging Hotspot Analysis". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2026): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi15080343.
    10.3390/ijgi15080343
  2. Bertha Santos; Jorge Gonçalves; Chiara Gruden; Damian Iwanowicz; Aleksandra Deluka-Tibljaš; Sanja Šurdonja. Corresponding author: Bertha Santos. "Blended Intensive Programs as a Pedagogical Approach: Fostering Digital, Collaborative, and Intercultural Skills in Advanced Civil Engineering Education". Education Sciences 16 7 (2026): 1064. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16071064.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/educsci16071064
  3. Ianca Feitosa; Bertha Santos; Pedro G. Almeida. "Automated and Intelligent Inspection of Airport Pavements: A Systematic Review of Methods, Accuracy and Validation Challenges". Future Transportation (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp5040183.
    10.3390/futuretransp5040183
  4. Bertha Santos; André Studart; Pedro Almeida. "Assessment of Airport Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Using Machine Learning". Applied System Innovation (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/asi8060162.
    10.3390/asi8060162
  5. Luís Branco; Bertha Santos. "A GIS-Based Approach to Fostering Sustainable Mobility and Combating Social Isolation for the Rural Elderly". Urban Science (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9100408.
    10.3390/urbansci9100408
  6. Feitosa, Ianca; Santos, Bertha; Gama, Jorge; Almeida, Pedro G.. "Statistical analysis of an in-vehicle image-based data collection method for assessing airport pavement condition". Case Studies in Construction Materials 22 (2025): e04792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04792.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04792
  7. Bertha Santos; Sandro Ferreira; Pollyanna Lucena. "Automated Geographic Information System Multi-Criteria Decision Tool to Assess Urban Road Suitability for Active Mobility". Urban Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040206.
    10.3390/urbansci8040206
  8. Feitosa, Ianca; Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro G.. "Pavement Inspection in Transport Infrastructures Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)". Sustainability 16 5 (2024): 2207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16052207.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/su16052207
  9. Bertha Santos; Cláudia Mendes. "GIS-based approach for optimizing biowaste collection services in rural small sized municipalities". Waste Management Bulletin (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wmb.2023.12.001.
    10.1016/j.wmb.2023.12.001
  10. Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge; Almeida, Pedro G.; Martins-Nepomuceno, Ana M. T.. Corresponding author: Santos, Bertha. "GIS-based inventory for safeguarding and promoting Portuguese glazed tiles cultural heritage". Heritage Science 11 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00976-7.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s40494-023-00976-7
  11. Adriana Vieira; Bertha Santos; Luís Picado-Santos. "Modelling Road Work Zone Crashes’ Nature and Type of Person Involved Using Multinomial Logistic Regression". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032674.
    10.3390/su15032674
  12. Bertha Santos; Sílvia Passos; Jorge Gonçalves; Isabel Matias. "Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis for Road Segment Cycling Suitability Assessment". Sustainability (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/su14169928.
    10.3390/su14169928
  13. Gonçalves, Jorge; Santos, Bertha; Oliveira, Alexandra. "Prioritization of railway proximity interventions: The case of the Portuguese railway network". Case Studies on Transport Policy 10 1 (2022): 559-571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.016.
    10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.016
  14. Bertha Santos; Jorge Gonçalves; Ana M. Martins; Maria T. Pérez-Cano; Eduardo Mosquera-Adell; Despina Dimelli; Apostolos Lagarias; Pedro G. Almeida. "GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage". Education Sciences 11 6 (2021): 307-307. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11060307.
    10.3390/educsci11060307
  15. Santos, Bertha; Trindade, Valdemiro; Polónia, Cláudia; Picado-Santos, Luis. "Detecting Risk Factors of Road Work Zone Crashes from the Information Provided in Police Crash Reports: The Case Study of Portugal". Safety 7(1) 12 (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/7/1/12.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/safety7010012
  16. Santos, Bertha; Almeida, Pedro; Feitosa, I.; Lima, Debora. "Validation of an indirect data collection method to assess airport pavement condition". Case Studies in Construction Materials 13 e00419 (2020): https://publons.com/publon/31303143/.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/J.CSCM.2020.E00419
  17. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Refinement of a simplified road-user cost model". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport 167 6 (2014): 364-376. https://publons.com/publon/12161106/.
    Published • 10.1680/TRAN.12.00057
  18. Ferraz, Inês; Santos, Bertha; Gonçalves, Jorge. "Aplicação de sistemas de informação geográfica (SIG) em sistemas de informação ao cliente de transportes públicos: O futuro dos transportes (Application of geographic information systems (GIS) in public transport customer information systems: The future of transport)". ENGenharia – Revista Técnica de Engenharia da Ordem dos Engenheiros Técnicos 7 (2014): 9-17.
    Open access • Published
  19. Santos, Bertha; Picado-Santos, Luis; Cavaleiro, Victor. "Vehicle operating, accident and user time costs in pavement management systems: Approach for Portuguese conditions". Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture 5 8 (2011): 723-731. http://www.davidpublishing.com/davidpublishing/Upfile/4/4/2012/2012040470514169.pdf.
    Published
  20. Dos Santos, B.M.B.; De Picado-Santos, L.G.; Cavaleiro, V.M.P.. "Simplified model of road-user costs for Portuguese highways". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport 2225 1 (2011): 3-10. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855223918&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.3141/2225-01
  21. Picado-Santos, L; Ferreira, A; Antunes, A; Carvalheira, C; Santos, B; Bicho, M; Quadrado, I; et al. "Pavement management system for Lisbon". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer 157 3 (2004): 157-165. https://publons.com/publon/5466891/.
    10.1680/MUEN.2004.157.3.157
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Modeling Road User Costs in Road Management". PhD, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2008.
  2. "Implementation of a pavement maintenance management system for the city of Lisbon". Master, 2002.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/12/09 Rede CRUSOE: Vida Saudável, Envelhecimento e Longevidade - Planeamento e Gestão de Territórios Rede CRUSOE: Vida Saudável, Envelhecimento e Longevidade
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024 Transport Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture at UBI Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University (Erasmus+)
Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University (Adana, Turkey)
2024 Road pavement inspection using UAV and geomatics: Early developments Jönköping University (Erasmus+)
Construction Engineering and Lighting Science, School of Engineering, Jönköping University (Jönköping, Sweden)
2024 Road network suitability assessment for soft mobility: Multi-criteria spatial model and automated tools Jönköping University (Erasmus+)
Department of Construction Engineering and Lighting Science, School of Engineering, Jönköping University (Jönköping, Sweden)
2024 Avaliação de acidentes em travessias pedestres para identificação de fatores de risco utilizando redes neurais artificiais (Evaluation of pedestrian crossing accidents to identify risk factors using artificial neural networks) Vale do Aço Summit – Inovação, Sustentabilidade e Internacionalização em um Mundo em Transformação
ASSEAVA – Associação dos Engenheiros e Agrônomos do Vale do Aço, Programa Engenharia sem Fronteiras (Ipatinga, Brazil)
2024 Soluções inovadoras de inspeção e tratamento de dados para avaliação do estado de pavimentos rodoviários e aeroportuários (Innovative inspection and data processing solutions for assessing the condition of road and airport pavements) Vale do Aço Summit – Inovação, Sustentabilidade e Internacionalização em um Mundo em Transformação
ASSEAVA – Associação dos Engenheiros e Agrônomos do Vale do Aço, Programa Engenharia sem Fronteiras (Ipatinga, Brazil)
2024 Análise multicritério espacial para avaliação da aptidão das vias urbanas para a mobilidade ativa (pedestre e ciclável) Ferramenta automatizada (Spatial multi-criteria analysis to assess the suitability of urban roads for active mobility (pedestrian and cycling) Automated tool) Seminário de Inovação e Tecnologia para Engenheiros com foco na Internacionalização
AREA – Associação de Engenheiros e Agrônomos da Região de Araxá (Araxá, Brazil)
2023/03/01 Road work zones crash analysis to identify risk factors Kutahya Dumlupinar University (Erasmus+)
Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Engineering (Kutahya, Turkey)
2023/03/01 Road pavement inspections using UAV and geomatics: early developments Kutahya Dumlupinar University (Erasmus+)
Kutahya Dumlupinar University - Faculty of Engineering (Kutahya, Turkey)
2023/03/01 Transport Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture at UBI Kutahya Dumlupinar University (Erasmus+)
Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Engineering (Kutahya, Turkey)
2021/11/25 GIS tool to support the creation of cycling and pedestrian potential maps University of Maribor (Erasmus+)
University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering and Architecture (Maribor, Slovenia)
2021/11/23 Road work zone crash data analysis to identify accident risk factors University of Maribor (Erasmus+)
University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering and Architecture (Maribor, Slovenia)
2021/10/28 Application of unmanned aerial systems in road pavement condition assessment Faculty International Seminar (Bydgoszcz)
Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
2021/10/27 Road network suitability assessment for soft mobility: multi-criteria model and automated tools
Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
2021/06/26 Engenharia no Feminino @ UBI (Engineering for Women @ UBI)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Faculdade de Engenharia (Covilha, Portugal)
2019/10/31 Overlay design methodologies for flexible road pavements Università Politecnica delle Marche (Erasmus+)
UNIVPM - Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy)
2019/10/29 Methodology to assess airport pavement condition using GPS, laser, video image and GIS: The case of Cape Verde international airports Università Politecnica delle Marche (Erasmus+)
UNIVPM - Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy)
2019/02/26 Road work zone crash data analysis to identify accident factors Faculty International Seminar, UTP
UTP University of Science and Technology (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
2019/02/25 Transportation network analysis for bicycle and pedestrian suitability: The case of hilly cities Faculty International Seminar, UTP
UTP University of Science and Technology (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
2018/10/17 GIS-based transport accessibility analysis in medium-sized cities School of Architecture (Erasmus+)
Technical University of Crete (Creta, Greece)
2018/02/15 Impact assessment of road work in safety and user costs Series of Seminars on Highways and Transportation
University of Coventry (Coventry, United Kingdom)
2016/12/08 Teaching methodologies for integration of international students | Curricular Unit: Complements of Roads Erasmus 1st Symposium - Strategies towards a better integration of international students
University of Oradea - Faculty of Construction, Cadaster and Architecture - Department of Civil Engineering (Oradea, Romania)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/10/01 - Current Inovação na auscultação de degradações superficiais de pavimentos aeroportuários (Innovation in the monitoring of airport pavement surface deterioration)
Supervisor of Ianca Teixeira Feitosa
 3.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2018/10 - Current Mobilidade sustentável: O potencial ciclável em cidades com declives acentuados (Sustainable mobility: Cycling potential in cities with steep slopes)
Supervisor of Isabel Maria Barata Matias
 3.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017/10 - Current Gestão da conservação de pavimentos aeroportuários (Airport pavement maintenance management)
Supervisor of Débora Sofia Gomes Maurício Lima
 3.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2025/09/01 - 2026/07/06 An Integrated Spatio-Temporal and Machine Learning Framework for Bicycle Accident Analysis in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Supervisor
 Geographic Information Systems and Applications to Cities and Territories (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Portugal
2024 - 2026/07/06 Análise de pontos críticos (hotspots) de acidentes rodoviários do tipo atropelamento em ambiente SIG (Caso de Estudo Portugal Continental)
Supervisor
 Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 - 2025/11/27 Deteção de degradações de pavimentos rodoviários com recurso à técnica YOLO (You Only Look Once) (Detection of pavement distress using the YOLO technique)
Supervisor
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 - 2025/07/15 Estudo da previsão da gravidade dos acidentes rodoviários e dos fatores contribuintes utilizando machine learning (Machine learning to predict accident severity and to identify contributing factors)
Supervisor
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 - 2025/03/28 Soluções de inspeção e tratamento de dados para avaliação do estado de pavimentos rodoviários (Inspection and data processing solutions for assessing the condition of road pavements)
Supervisor
 Civil Engineering (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023 - 2025/03/28 Avaliação da qualidade de pavimentos rodoviários com recurso a novos métodos de inspeção (Assessing pavement condition using new inspection methods)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022 - 2024/07/22 Os Sistemas de Informação Geográfica aplicados à gestão municipal do património edificado nos centros históricos (Geographical information systems applied to the municipal management of the built heritage in historic centres)
Supervisor of Cláudia Margarida Dias de Pina Mendes
 Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/10 - 2024/07/22 Avaliação do nível de serviço em autoestradas: análise comparativa entre as metodologias HCM2010 e HCM6 (Comparative analysis of the HCM2010 and HCM6 methods for assessing the level of service of highways)
Supervisor of Flávio André Carrola Soares
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2024 - 2024/07/19 Aplicação de técnicas de Inteligência Artificial - Machine Learning na avaliação da qualidade de pavimentos aeroportuários (Application of artificial intelligence - machine learning techniques to assess the quality of airport pavements)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/11 - 2023/06/01 Uso de veículos aéreos não tripulados na inspeção de infraestruturas de transporte (Use of unmanned aerial vehicles to inspect transport infrastructure)
Supervisor of José Pedro Roque Tarouca Duarte Gavinhos
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2021 - 2023 Otimização de métodos de auscultação de pavimentos rodoviários com recurso a geomática e veículos aéreos não tripulados (VANTs) (Optimisation of road pavement survey methods using geomatics and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs))
Supervisor
 Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021 Análise multicritério espacial aplicada à avaliação do potencial de mobilidade suave de espaços urbanos construídos. O caso das cidades de encosta (Spatial multi-criteria analysis applied to assess the potential for soft mobility in built-up urban areas. The case of hilly cities)
Supervisor of Pollyanna Marsi de Lucena
 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021 Automatização de um modelo de análise espacial em SIG para avaliação do potencial de mobilidade urbana (Automation of a spatial analysis model in GIS to assess urban mobility potential)
Supervisor of Sandro Alfaro Ferreira
 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2018/10 - 2020/07/28 Validação de um método indireto de auscultação de degradações para avaliação da qualidade de pavimentos aeroportuários (Validation of an indirect distress detection method for assessing the condition of airport pavements)
Supervisor of Ianca Teixeira Feitosa
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2018/10 - 2020/05/15 Avaliação do potencial da infraestrutura pedonal para promoção da mobilidade suave em cidades de encosta (Assessing the potential of pedestrian infrastructure to promote soft mobility in hilly cities)
Supervisor of André Filipe da Costa Nogueira
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017/10 - 2019/07/26 Análise de dados de sinistralidade rodoviária nas zonas em obras com recurso à regressão logística multinomial (Analysis of accident data in road work zones using multinomial logistic regression)
Supervisor of Adriana Coelho Vieira
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018/12/06 Instrumento de apoio à criação de um mapa de potencial ciclável da rede viária com recurso a SIG (Tool to support the production of cycling potential maps of the road network using GIS)
Supervisor of Sílvia Valentina González de Passos
 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2016/10 - 2017/10/27 Determinação e interpretação do índice PCI de pavimentos aeroportuários (Determination and interpretation of the PCI index of airport pavements)
Supervisor of Adriana Sofia Madeira Domingos
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2016/10 - 2017/10/27 Análise de dados de sinistralidade rodoviária nas zonas em obras (Accident data analysis in road work zones)
Supervisor of Valdemiro Marques Trindade
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/11/18 Avaliação do sistema pedonal para melhoria da mobilidade urbana (Evaluation of the pedestrian system to improve urban mobility)
Supervisor of Adriana Proença Sousa
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/11/17 Definição de uma estratégia de priorização de intervenções de proximidade na Rede Ferroviária Nacional, para um horizonte de 5 anos (Definition of a strategy for the prioritisation of local interventions on the national railway network for a period of 5 years)
Co-supervisor of Alexandra Isabel Patrício Oliveira
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/11/17 Metodologias para dimensionamento do reforço de pavimentos rodoviários flexíveis (Methods for the design of overlays for flexible road pavements)
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Coito Almeida
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/10/27 Sistema de gestão de pavimentos aeroportuários para Cabo Verde (Airport pavement management system for Cape Verde)
Supervisor of Débora Sofia Gomes Mauricio Lima
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/10/18 Avaliação das acessibilidades no concelho da Covilhã com recurso a SIG (Covilhã municipality accessibility assessment using GIS)
Supervisor of André Filipe Saraiva Coelho Tomé
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2014/10 - 2015/11/06 Avaliação de rodeiras de pavimentos rodoviários com recurso a varrimento laser (Assessment of road pavement ruts using laser scanning)
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Silva Nogueira
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/11/21 Análise do Nível de Serviço em estradas multivias: uma avaliação com recurso à metodologia HCM2010 (Analysis of the Level of Service on multi-lane roads: an evaluation using the HCM2010 methodology)
Supervisor of João Miguel Machado Fernandes
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/11/21 Registo e diagnóstico da sinistralidade rodoviária nos troços em obras (Recording and diagnosing road traffic accidents in work zones)
Supervisor of Cláudia Sofia Coelhas Polónia
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2012/10 - 2014/11/10 Metodologias de avaliação do custo do ciclo de vida de pavimentos rodoviários (Methodologies for assessing the life cycle cost of road pavements)
Supervisor of Josefina das Dores Mota Morais
 2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2012/10 - 2013/11/08 Desenvolvimento de uma base de dados de patologias para avaliação da qualidade de pavimentos rodoviários com recurso a GPS, imagem vídeo e SIG (Development of a pathology database to assess pavement condition using GPS, video imagery and GIS)
Supervisor of Leonor Graciete de Oliveira Maganinho
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2012/10 - 2013/11/07 Técnicas de conservação e reabilitação para pequenas reparações de pavimentos rodoviários (Conservation and rehabilitation techniques for minor road pavement repairs)
Supervisor of Luís Carlos de Almeida
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2012/10 - 2013/11/06 Sistema de apoio à conservação corrente (Support system for routine pavement maintenance)
Supervisor of Manuel Jacinto Gonçalves Tavares
2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2011/10 - 2012/11/09 Aplicação de SIG em sistemas de informação ao cliente de transportes públicos (Application of GIS in public transport customer information systems)
Supervisor of Inês Sofia de Oliveira Ferraz
 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2010/10 - 2011/11/14 Custos adicionais de operação dos veículos devidos ao estado dos pavimentos (Additional vehicle operating costs due to pavement condition)
Supervisor of João Carlos Simão Guerra
2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2010/10 - 2011/11/14 Implementação de um sistema de inventariação para infra-estruturas rodoviárias com recurso a GPS e SIG. O caso da sinalização e dispositivos de segurança (Implementation of a road infrastructure inventory system using GPS and GIS. The case of signalling and safety devices)
Supervisor of Diogo Manuel Dantas Alves
2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2010/10 - 2011/07/20 Análise do efeito dos troços em obras nos custos suportados pelos utentes das estradas (Analysis of the impact of road works on road user costs)
Supervisor of João Fernando Garcês Teixeira
 2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009/10 - 2010/11/17 Aplicação de SIG para localização e auxílio ao diagnóstico da sinistralidade rodoviária em meio interurbano (GIS application for road accident location and diagnosis in rural areas)
Supervisor of Pedro Fernando da Costa Figueiredo
 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009/10 - 2010/11/17 Mitigação dos problemas de estacionamento na área do Hospital Pêro da Covilhã (Mitigation of parking problems in the Pêro da Covilhã hospital area)
Supervisor of Hugo Filipe Simões Garcia Rebordão
 2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009/10 - 2010/11/12 A importância das medidas de acalmia de tráfego na redução da sinistralidade rodoviária (The role of traffic calming measures in the reduction of road accidents)
Supervisor of André Vicente Alexandre
 2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009/10 - 2010/11/11 As acessibilidades como factor de desenvolvimento sustentável na região da Beira Interior (Accessibility as a factor for sustainable development in the Beira Interior region)
Supervisor of Ana Isabel de Almeida Quaresma
 2.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2012 - Current Portuguese Order of Engineers Sénior Member
2005 - Current iSMARTi - International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures Membro regular
2013 - 2016 AIMob - Agência Independente de Mobilidade (Independent Mobility Agency) Membro

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025/10 - Current TRA 2026 (Transport Research Arena 2026) Ministry of Construction and Transport (Hungary)
2021 - Current CCE2021 Computational Civil Engineering Conference Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services, Iasi, Romenia
2025/10 - 2025/11 XXIII CILA (Congreso Ibero-Latinoamericano del Asfalto) Paraguay
2025/05/14 - 2025/05/14 3.º Simpósio Engenharia Civil 2025 Universidade da Beira Interior
2025/05 - 2025/05 11º CRP - Congresso Rodoferroviário Português (11th CRP - Portuguese Road and Rail Congress) Centro Rodoferroviário Português
2025/01/05 - 2025/01/09 TRB Annual Meeting – The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 104th Annual Meeting Transportation Research Board
2024/11/27 - 2024/11/29 ICEUBI 2024 – International Congress on Engineering – Sustainability and Resilience: Innovation and Solutions University of Beira Interior
2024/11/20 - 2024/11/22 ICTG 2024, 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics 2024 - Sustainable and Evolving Technologies for Urban Transport Infrastructure Sydney, Australia
2024/04/22 - 2024/04/26 XXII CILA - XXII Congresso Ibero-Latino-Americano de Asfalto ( XXII Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Congress) Granada, Spain
2024/04/14 - 2024/04/18 TRA 2024, Transport Research Arena 10º Conference, Transport Transitions: Advancing sustainable and inclusive mobility Dublin
2023/05/24 - 2023/05/25 Computational Civil Engineering, CCE2023 Iasi, Romenia
2023/01/08 - 2023/01/12 TRB Annual Meeting, The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102th Annual Meeting Washington, D.C.
2022 - 2023/01/12 2023 TRB Annual Meeting - The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102th Annual Meeting Washington, D.C.
2022/11/28 - 2022/11/30 ICEUBI 2022 International Congress on Engineering and Innovation and Sustainability Praxis Universidade da Beira Interior, Faculdade de Engenharia, Covilhã
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/17 Transport Research Arena Conference Lisbon 2022 Lisbon
2022/07/05 - 2022/07/07 10º CRP - Congresso Rodoferroviário Português (10th CRP - Portuguese Road and Rail Congress) LNEC, Lisboa
2022/01/09 - 2022/01/13 2022 TRB Annual Meeting – The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101th Annual Meeting Washington, D.C
2021 - 2021 SEC - 1.º Simpósio em Engenharia Civil (SEC - 1st Civil Engineering Symposium) Porto
2020 - 2020 2021 TRB Annual Meeting - The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 100th Annual Meeting Washington
2020 - 2020 Florence Heri-Tech: The Future of Heritage Science and Technologies, 2020 Florence
2019 - 2019 2020 TRB Annual Meeting - The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting Washington
2019 - 2019 ICEUBI2019 - International Conference of Engineering UBI 2019 - Engineering for Evolution Covilhã
2019 - 2019 STARTCON19 - International Doctorate Students Conference + Lab Workshop in Civil Engineering Covilhã
2019 - 2019 9º CRP - Congresso Rodoviário Português (9th CRP - Portuguese Road Congress) Lisboa
2018 - 2018 2019 TRB Annual Meeting - The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting Washington
2017 - 2017 ICEUBI2017 - International Conference of Engineering UBI 2017 - A Vision for the Future Covilhã
2016 - 2016 8º CRP - Congresso Rodoviário Nacional (8th CRP - Portuguese Road Congress) Lisboa
2015 - 2015 ICEUBI2015 - International Conference of Engineering UBI 2015 - Engineering for Society Covilhã
2014 - 2014 14º CNG - Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia: Geotecnia nas Infraestruturas: Água/Energia/Transportes/Ambiente (14th CNG - National Geotechnical Congress: Geotechnics in infrastructures: Water/Energy/Transport/Environment) Covilhã
2013 - 2013 ICEUBI2013 - International Conference of Engineering UBI 2013 - Innovation and Development Covilhã
2013 - 2013 7º CRP - Congresso Rodoviário Nacional - Novos Desafios para a Atividade Rodoviária (7th CRP - National Road Congress - New Challenges for Road Activity) Lisboa
2012 - 2012 EPAM4 - 4th European Pavement and Asset Management Conference Malmö
2012 - 2012 MAIREPAV 7 - Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control Conference Auckland
2011 - 2011 ICEUBI2011 - International Conference of Engineering UBI 2011 - Innovation and Development Covilhã
2010 - 2010 ICTI - 2nd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure São Paulo
2009 - 2009 XV CILA - Congresso Ibero-Latino-Americano do Asfalto (XV CILA - Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Congress) Lisboa
2009 - 2009 5.ª Conferência de Engenharia - Engenharia' 2009 - Inovação e Desenvolvimento (5th Engineering Conference - Engineering' 2009 - Innovation and Development) Covilhã
2008 - 2008 EPAM3 - 3rd European Pavement and Asset Management Conference Coimbra

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - Current SIG para Infraestruturas de Transportes (SIG-T) (GIS-T: GIS for Transportation Infrastructures) Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023 - Current Análise de Redes em SIG (GIS Network Analysis) Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021 - Current Complementos de Vias de Comunicação (Complements of Roads) Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2010 - Current Complementos de Vias de Comunicação (Complements of Roads) Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009 - Current Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (GIS - Geographic Information Systems) Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2007 - Current Vias de Comunicação (Roads) Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2019 - 2023 Dissertação ou Projeto (Dissertation or Project) Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017 - 2022 Engenharia de Infraestruturas de Transporte (Transport Infrastructure Engineering) 3.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Doctorate) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Desenho para Engenharia Civil (Drawing for Civil Engineering) Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Sistemas de Informação Geográfica I (GIS I - Geographic Information Systems I) 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Mobilidade e Transportes (Mobility and Transport) 3.º ciclo em Engenharia Civil (Doctorate) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2016 - 2020 Sistemas de Informação Geográfica na Gestão de Vias de Comunicação (GIS for Road Management) 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Topografia (Topography) Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (GIS - Geographic Information Systems) Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2009 - 2013 Dissertaçáo (Dissertation) Mestre em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2008 - 2013 Topografia (Topography) Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Civil (Integrated Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2008 - 2011 Sistemas de Informação Geográfica na Gestão de Vias de Comunicação (GIS for Road Management) 2.º ciclo em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Master's Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Engenharia de Tráfego (Traffic Engineering) Licenciatura em Engenharia Civil (Licenciate Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
1997 - 2009 Vias de Comunicação II (Roads II) Licenciatura em Engenharia Civil (Licenciate Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
1998 - 2008 Vias de Comunicação I (Roads I) Licenciatura em Engenharia Civil (Licenciate Degree) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Automation in Construction (1872-7891) Elsevier
2025 - Current Case Studies on Transport Policy (2213-6258) Elsevier
2025 - Current Data in Brief (2352-3409) Elsevier
2025 - Current Standards (2305-6703) MDPI
2025 - Current Sustainable Cities and Society (2210-6715) Elsevier
2025 - Current Transport Policy (1879-310X) Elsevier
2025 - Current Transportation Engineering (2666-691X) Elsevier
2024 - Current Case Studies in Construction Materials (2214-5095) Elsevier
2024 - Current Developments in the Build Environment (2666-1659) Elsevier
2024 - Current International Journal of Digital Earth (17538947) Taylor & Francis
2024 - Current plaNext–Next Generation Planning plaNext
2024 - Current Revue Internationale de Géomatique (2116-7060) Tech Science Press
2024 - Current Sensors (1424-8220) MDPI
2023 - Current Transportation Safety and Environment (26316765) Oxford University Press
2023 - Current Heritage Science (20507445) Springer Science + Business Media
2023 - Current Electronics (2079-9292) MDPI
2022 - Current Symmetry (2073-8994) MDPI
2022 - Current Transport and Territory Magazine (RTT) (1852-7175) University of Buenos Aires
2022 - Current ISPRS International Journal for Geo-Information (IJGI) (22209964) MDPI
2022 - Current Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (13467581) Taylor and Francis Ltd.
2021 - Current Safety (2313-576X) MDPI
2021 - Current International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (19966814, 19971400) Springer
2021 - Current International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology Springer
2021 - Current Remote Sensing (2072-4292) MDPI
2020 - Current IEEE Access (21693536) IEEE
2020 - Current Transactions in GIS (13611682, 14679671) Wiley
2019 - Current Materials (1996-1944) MDPI
2019 - Current Coatings (2079-6412) MDPI
2019 - Current International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (1742-7975) Inderscience
2019 - Current Mathematics (2227-7390) MDPI
2019 - Current Infrastructures (2412-3811) MDPI
2019 - Current Applied Sciences (2076-3417) MDPI
2019 - Current Open Engineering (2391-5439) De Gruyter
2019 - Current Forum Sociológico (2182-7427) CICS.NOVA, Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2019 - Current International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (1742-7975) Inderscience
2018 - Current Sustainability (2071-1050) MDPI
2018 - Current Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (03611981) SAGE
Distinctions

Award

2025 Prémio Inovação Pedagógica da Universidade da Beira Interior (Pedagogical Innovation Award – University of Beira Interior)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 Honourable Mention in the ‘SOS Azulejo Awards 2022-2023’(Prémios SOS Azulejo 2022-2023)
Museu de Polícia Judiciária, Portugal

Instituto de Polícia Judiciária e Ciências Criminais (IPJCC), Portugal

Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses (ANMP), Portugal

Republica Portuguesa Direção-Geral do Património Cultural, Portugal

Instituto de História de Arte (IHA), Portugal

Rede de Investigação m Azulejo, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal

Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa (FBAUL), Portugal

Guarda Nacional Republicana, Portugal

Polícia de Segurança Pública, Portugal
2024 2nd PLACE in the UNITA Innovation Prize (3rd Edition), in the framework of Re-UNITA project - 2024.
UNITA GEIE (UNITA European Economic Interest Grouping), Portugal
2024 CEI-IIT Prize - Research, Innovation and Territory 2024 (Prémio CEI-IIT – Investigação, Inovação e Território 2024)
Centro de Estudos Ibéricos, Portugal
2018 3rd PLACE in the 2nd transnational competition for market-oriented prototypes (ProtoTransfer INESPO III): DegraPav - Inspection of surface damage of road and a airport pavements
2013 2nd PRIZE in the 3rd edition of the competition: It's better to lose a minute of life than a life in a minute! (Mais vale perder um minuto na vida, do que a vida num minuto!)
Fundação da Juventude, Portugal
2005 PARKMAN MEDAL 2005 - Best Paper: "The Pavement Management System for Lisbon", ICE-Municipal Engineer.
Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom

Title

2023 Specialist in Geographical Information Systems - Portuguese Order of Engineers (Título de Especialista em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica - Ordem dos Engenheiros)
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2013 Specialist in Transport Infrastructure - Portuguese Order of Engineers (Título de Especialista em Transportes e Vias de Comunicação - Ordem dos Engenheiros)
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2012 Level of professional qualification: Senior Member of the Portuguese Order of Engineers (Membro Sénior da Ordem dos Engenheiros)
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal