Rui Ricardo Loureiro Amaral (FB12-2A56-56D7)

Curriculum Vitae

Rui Ricardo Loureiro Amaral

Rui Amaral is a Principal Researcher at the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Unit (UTAF) of the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI) and an integrated member of the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports, and Aerospace (LAETA). He holds a Master’s degree (2013) and a PhD (2020) in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). His research focuses on metal forming, mechanical characterization of materials and numerical modeling of manufacturing processes. During his PhD, titled "Development of Accurate Numerical Methodologies Applied to the Stamping of Advanced High-Strength Steels and Experimental Validation", he specialized in the simulation of material behavior, continuous damage modeling and the design of experimental metal forming tools. Over the years, he has led and participated in multiple R&D projects across various manufacturing processes, including sheet metal forming, forging of lightweight alloys, additive manufacturing for component repair, casting for electric mobility applications and metal profiles bending. His work bridges fundamental materials science with industrial applications, integrating mechanical testing, numerical simulations and process monitoring. More recently, he has explored emerging technologies such as digital twins and artificial intelligence for optimizing manufacturing processes. Since 2023, he has been coordinating the INEGI team at the Agenda Mobilizadora para a Inovação Empresarial do Setor das Duas Rodas (AM2R), a large-scale initiative involving 47 partners and funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). This project has strengthened the experimental validation capabilities of the research unit infrastructure under his leadership. In addition to his research activities, he has been an Invited Assistant Professor at FEUP since 2020, teaching subjects related to manufacturing processes, materials science, and numerical simulation. His scientific output includes 45 indexed publications, an h-index of 11, contributions to books and the organization of technical-scientific events. His collaborative approach has fostered strong partnerships with academic and industrial stakeholders, amplifying the impact of his work in advanced manufacturing and material processing. He also supervised 1 PhD thesis and 1 MSc dissertation and co-supervised 4. He has received 1 award from FCT.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Rui Ricardo Loureiro Amaral

Citation names

Amaral, Rui
Amaral, Rui L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: FB12-2A56-56D7
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5282-906X
Scopus Author Id: 56134279200

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020 Concluded	Engenharia Mecânica (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal "Development of accurate numerical methodologies applied to the stamping of advanced high strength steels and experimental validation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado
2008 - 2013 Concluded	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal "Modelação Numérica de Processos de Conformação Plástica de Chapas: Caracterização Mecânica e Previsão de Retorno Elástico" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2013 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020 - Current	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade do Porto, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017 - 2020	Development of accurate numerical methodologies applied to the stamping of advanced high strength steels and experimental validation SFRH/BD/119362/2016 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeroespacial LA/P/0079/2020 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace. LA/P/0079/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0079/2020 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/03/01 - 2024/08/31	Stochastic Modelling and Uncertainty Quantification in Sheet Metal Forming Processes 2022.02370.PTDC Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics UIDB/50022/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020 Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021/04/01 - 2023/06/01	Desenvolvimento de módulos para linha conformação/processamento de chapa POCI-01-0247-FEDER-00007 Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2023/06/01	Portugal AutoCluster for the Future POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046095; LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-046095 Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2023/05/31	Development of a 3D laser cutting tube processing equipmen POCI-01-0247-FEDER-069933 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2019/06/01 - 2023/05/31	GEAR3D 3D reconstruction of large gear teeth via direct laser deposition POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039848 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2018/07/26 - 2022/07/25	ADDing .: Multi-scale Modelling of ADDitive Manufacturing by Direct Energy Deposition of Metallic Powders POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030490 Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal	Governo da República Portuguesa Ongoing
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31	Modelação e simulação numérica do dano em chapas metálicas: abordagem acoplada com o comportamento anisotrópico e a assimetria tensão-compressão para a previsão da formabilidade PTDC/EME-EME/30592/2017 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31	FORMABILIDADE DOS AÇOS AVANÇADOS DE ALTA RESISTÊNCIA DE TERCEIRA GERAÇÃO PTDC/EME-EME/32466/2017 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/04/16 - 2021/04/15	TEcH-Gravure POCI-01-0247-FEDER-045186 Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics UID/EMS/50022/2019 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratório Associado de Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica UID/EMS/50022/2019 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/11/01	Watch4ming: Monitorização da estampagem de aços de alta resistência PTDC/EMS-TEC/6400/2014 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013/06/01 - 2015/09/30	Comportamento mecânico e microestrutural de aços avançados com elevada resistência em trajetórias de deformação simples e complexas PTDC/EMS-TEC/2404/2012 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2022/01 - 2025/12	AM2R - Agenda Mobilizadora para a inovação empresarial do setor das Duas Rodas 02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644866475-00000012 Researcher Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associação Nacional das Indústrias de Duas Rodas Ferragens Mobiliário e Afins, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal	Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book	Amaral, Rui; Santos, Abel; Cesar de Sa, J M A. Book of Abstracts of the Symposium on Mechanical Engineering. Porto, Portugal: FEUP Edições. 2019. Published • Editor
Book chapter	Amaral, R. L.; Santos, A. D.; Wagre, D. G.; Miranda, S. S.; Cruz, D. J.; de Sá, J. César; Amaral, R.L.; et al. "Numerical Simulation of a Cylindrical Cup Test for Validation of Anisotropic Materials Using Non-associated Flow Rule". In Materials Design and Applications III, 223-241. Springer International Publishing, 2021. Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-68277-4_15 Cruz, D.J.; Santos, A.D.; Amaral, R.L.; Mendes, J.G.; Miranda, S.S.; Fernandes, J.V.; Cruz, D. J.; et al. "An Integrated Methodology for HER Determination in Hole Expansion Test". In Materials Design and Applications III, 243-256. Springer International Publishing, 2021. Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-68277-4_16 Miranda, S.S.; Santos, A.D.; Amaral, R.L.; Malheiro, L.T.. "Characterization and formability analysis of a composite sandwich metal-polymer material". In Materials Design and Applications III. 2019. 10.1007/978-3-030-02257-0_33 Amaral, R.L.; Santos, A.D.; Miranda, S.S.. "Limiting drawing ratio and formability behaviour of dual phase steels—experimental analysis and finite element modelling". In Materials Design and Applications III. 2019. 10.1007/978-3-030-02257-0_32 Amaral, R.; Santos, A.D.; Sousa, J.A.; Lopes, A.B.. "The influence of microstructure on the mechanical behaviour of dual phase steels". In Materials Design and Applications III. 2017. 10.1007/978-3-319-50784-2_3
Conference abstract	Cruz, Daniel; Amaral, Rui; Miranda, Sara; Santos, Abel; Joaquim Gabriel Mendes. "Desenvolvimento de Equipamento para Ensaios Mecânicos Uniaxiais em Provetes Miniaturizados de Chapa Metálica". Paper presented in 12º Congresso Nacional de Mecânica Experimental (CNME 2020), Leiria, 2021. Accepted Amaral, Rui; Wagre, Dipak; Miranda, Sara; Cruz, Daniel; Santos, Abel; Cesar de Sa, Jose. "Plastic flow rule formulations for the analysis of anisotropic sheet metals". Paper presented in International Deep-Drawing Research Group (IDDRG 2020), Virtual, Korea, 2020. Published Cruz, Daniel; Miranda, Sara; Amaral, Rui; Santos, Abel; Cesar de Sa, Jose; Fernandes, José Valdemar. "Material properties scatter and its influence on formability behavior in sheet metal forming process". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Materials Design and Applications (MDA 2020), Porto, 2020. Published Amaral, Rui. "The Influence of Different Yield Criteria in the Finite Element Simulation of a Cylindrical Cup - Application to Dual Phase Steels,". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering - CMN, 2019. Published Amaral, Rui. "Assessment of Material Scatter and Mechanical Behaviour in Sheet Metal Forming". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering - CMN, 2019. Published Amaral, Rui. "Comparison of Ductile Damage Models for Fracture Prediction in Sheet Metal Forming". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Computational Modeling of Fracture and Failure of Materials and Structures - CFRAC, 2019. Published Amaral, Rui. "Drawability and formability numerical and experimental analysis of dual-phase steels using a deep drawing test". Paper presented in 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019), 2019. Published Amaral, Rui. "Numerical Analysis Based on Non-associated Flow for Forming of Anisotropic Sheet Metals". Paper presented in 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019), 2019. Published Amaral, Rui. "Effect of Mechanical Properties Variability of an Advance High Strength Steel in Sheet Metal Forming Processes". Paper presented in 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019), 2019. Published Amaral, Rui. "Analysis and optimization of formability tests for composite sandwich metal-polymer materials". Paper presented in EngOpt - 6th International Conference on Engineering Optimization, 2018. Published Amaral, Rui; Farahani, Behzad; Santos, Abel; Cesar de Sa, J M A. "Ductile failure modelling under different range of stress triaxialities". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering CMN2017, Valencia, 2017. Published
Conference paper	Cruz, Daniel; Pereira, Andre; Simoes, Vasco; Amaral, Rui; Santos, Abel; Oliveira, Marta. "Work Hardening of Metallic Sheets under Tension-Compression and Simple Shear Reverse Loading". Paper presented in 26th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, Braga, 2022. In press Neto, D.M.; Barros, J.R.; Oliveira, M.C.; Antunes, P.V.; Ramalho, A.; Amaral, R.L.; Santos, A.D.; Alves, J.L.; Menezes, L.F.. "Heat generation when forming AHSS: Experimental and numerical analysis of tensile and draw-bead tests". 2020. 10.1088/1757-899X/967/1/012086 Amaral, R.L.; Santos, A.D.; Miranda, S.S.; De Sá, J.C.. "Earing profile and wall thickness prediction of a cylindrical cup for dual-phase steels using different yield criteria in FE simulation". 2019. 10.1063/1.5112749 Miranda, S.S.; Santos, A.D.; Amaral, R.L.; Malheiro, L.T.. "Experimental and numerical analysis of springback and bending behavior of a composite sandwich metal-polymer material". 2019. 10.1063/1.5112525 Amaral, R.; Santos, A.D.; José, C.D.S.; Miranda, S.. "Formability prediction for AHSS materials using damage models". 2017. 10.1088/1742-6596/843/1/012018 Amaral, R.; Teixeira, P.; Azinpour, E.; Santos, A.D.; De Sá, J.C.. "A study on the performance of ductile failure models under different range of stress triaxiality states with experimental validation". 2016. 10.1088/1742-6596/734/3/032122 Amaral, R.; Teixeira, P.; Azinpour, E.; Santos, A.D.; Cesar De Sa, J.. "Evaluation of ductile failure models in Sheet Metal Forming". 2016. 10.1051/matecconf/20168003004 Amaral, R.; Santos, A.D.; Mendes, J.G.. "Numerical procedures as a complement to an experimental remote system". 2014. 10.1109/REV.2014.6784216 Miranda, S.; Pacheco, J.B.; Santos, A.D.; Amaral, R.. "The use of finite element analysis on bending radius and springback predition on CNC press brakes programing". 2014.
Conference poster	Monteiro, Filipe; Madureira, Rui; Soares, Gonçalo; Amaral, Rui L.; Neto, Rui J.L.; António Esteves. Corresponding author: Monteiro, Filipe. "CONCEÇÃO DE QUADRO DE BICICLETA ATRAVÉS DE FUNDIÇÃO POR BAIXA PRESSÃO EM LIGA DE ALUMÍNIO". Paper presented in 1ª Conferência Técnico-Científica AM2R - O futuro da mobilidade sustentável, de Portugal para o mundo, 2024. Madureira, Rui; Soares, Gonçalo; Amaral, Rui L.; Neto, Rui J.L.; José A. Silva; António Brinco; Sérgio Silva. "AJUSTE DAS CARATERÍSTICAS DE LIGAS LEVES PARA PRODUÇÃO DE PEÇAS FORJADAS". Paper presented in 1ª Conferência Técnico-Científica AM2R - O futuro da mobilidade sustentável, de Portugal para o mundo, 2024. Cruz, Daniel; Amaral, Rui; Miranda, Sara; Santos, Abel; Joaquim Gabriel Mendes; Xavier, José. "Minisample tensile-compression testing for sheet metal mechanical characterization". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Materials Design and Applications (MDA 2020), 2020. Amaral, Rui; Wagre, Dipak; Santos, Abel; Miranda, Sara; Cruz, Daniel; Cesar de Sa, Jose. "Numerical Analysis of Anisotropic Sheet Metals Based on Non Associated Flow". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Materials Design and Applications (MDA 2020), 2020. Lopes, Rogério; Santos, Abel D.; Wagre, Dipak; Amaral, Rui L.; Miranda, Sara S.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "Sheet metal forming simulation and experimental validation using defined benchmarks". Paper presented in DCE19 - 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2019. Amaral, Rui. "Development of a Control Unit and Data Acquisition System for a Sheet Metal Universal Testing Machine". Paper presented in 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019), 2019. Amaral, Rui. "Development of a Mechanical Sheet Metal Characterization System". Paper presented in 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019), 2019. Amaral, Rui. "Development of a miniature testing for sheet metal mechanical characterization". Paper presented in 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE 2019), 2019.
Journal article	Gil, Jorge; Seca, Ricardo; Amaral, Rui; Emadinia, Omid; Reis, Ana; de Jesus, Abílio. "18Ni300 Maraging Steel Produced via Direct Energy Deposition on H13 Tool Steel and DIN CK45". Key Engineering Materials 926 (2022): 194-205. https://doi.org/10.4028/p-8134oi. 10.4028/p-8134oi Habraken, Anne Marie; Aksen, Toros Arda; Alves, José L.; Amaral, Rui L.; Betaieb, Ehssen; Chandola, Nitin; Corallo, Luca; et al. "Analysis of ESAFORM 2021 cup drawing benchmark of an Al alloy, critical factors for accuracy and efficiency of FE simulations". International Journal of Material Forming 15 5 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12289-022-01672-w. 10.1007/s12289-022-01672-w Cruz, Daniel; Santos, Abel; Pereira, Catarina; Duarte, Paulo; Miranda, Sara; Amaral, Rui. "Investigations on contact pressure and wear behavior in sheet metal forming of advanced high-strength steels". Engineering Manufacturing Letters (EML) (2022): In press Daniel Cruz; André F. G. Pereira; Vasco M. Simões; Rui Amaral; Abel D. Santos; M.C. Oliveira. "Assessment of Work-Hardening Behavior of Sheet Metal Materials Using Meso- and Macro-Scale Specimens". Materials Proceedings (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4605/8/1/23. 10.3390/materproc2022008023 Tiago Fraga Silva; Rui Amaral; Ricardo M. Paiva; Ana R. L. Reis; Abilio M.P. de Jesus. "On the Influence of Lead in the Hot Workability of Brass Alloys". Materials Proceedings (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4605/8/1/15. 10.3390/materproc2022008015 Daniel J. Cruz; Abel D. Santos; Catarina Pereira; Paulo Duarte; Sara S. Miranda; Rui L. Amaral. "Investigations on contact pressure in sheet metal forming of advanced high-strength steels". Engineering Manufacturing Letters (2022): https://doi.org/10.24840/2795-5168_001-001_0002. 10.24840/2795-5168_001-001_0002 Lopes, Rogério; Amaral, Rui L.; Miranda, Sara S.; Santos, Abel D.; Moreira, Pedro M. G. P.; Rogério Lopes; Rui L. Amaral; et al. Corresponding author: Lopes, Rogério. "Numerical analysis of springback with experimental validation using UCB test". U.Porto Journal of Engineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.24840/2183-6493_010-001_001279. Accepted • 10.24840/2183-6493_010-001_001279 Emadinia, O.; Gil, J.; Amaral, R.; Lopes, C.; Rocha, R.; Reis, A.. "Laser Deposited 18Ni300 Alloy Powder on 1045 Steel: Effect of Passes and Preheating on Microstructure". Materials 15 3 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124189350&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/ma15031209 Ferreira, A.A.; Reis, A.R.; Amaral, R.L.; Cruz, J.M.; Romio, P.C.; Seabra, J.O.; Vieira, M.F.. "Mechanical and microstructural characterisation of bulk Inconel 625 produced by direct laser deposition". Materials Science and Engineering A 838 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124391549&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.msea.2022.142777 Miranda, S.S.; Cruz, D.J.; Amaral, R.L.; Santos, A.D.; César de Sá, J.; Fernandes, J.V.. "Assessment of scatter on material properties and its influence on formability in hole expansion". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85101095578&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1177/1464420721994868 Cruz, D.J.; Barbosa, M.R.; Santos, A.D.; Miranda, S.S.; Amaral, R.L.. "Application of machine learning to bending processes and material identification". Metals 11 9 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85114305996&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/met11091418 Ferreira, A.A.; Amaral, R.L.; Romio, P.C.; Cruz, J.M.; Reis, A.R.; Vieira, M.F.. "Deposition of nickel-based superalloy claddings on low alloy structural steel by direct laser deposition". Metals 11 8 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85113229588&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/met11081326 Amaral, Rui. "Material characterization and damage assessment of an AA5352 aluminium alloy using digital image correlation". The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309324719892727. 10.1177/0309324719892727 Amaral, Rui. "Development of a mini-tensile approach for sheet metal testing using Digital Image Correlation". Procedia Structural Integrity (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2020.04.036. 10.1016/j.prostr.2020.04.036 Amaral, R.L.; Neto, D.M.; Wagre, D.; Santos, A.D.; Oliveira, M.C.. "Issues on the correlation between experimental and numerical results in sheet metal forming benchmarks". Metals 10 12 (2020): 1-23. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85096859469&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/met10121595 Miranda, S.S.; Barbosa, M.R.; Santos, A.D.; Pacheco, J.B.; Amaral, R.L.. "Forming and springback prediction in press brake air bending combining finite element analysis and neural networks". Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 53 8 (2018): 584-601. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85057030783&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1177/0309324718798222 Farahani, B.V.; Belinha, J.; Amaral, R.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.M.P.G.. "Extending radial point interpolating meshless methods to the elasto-plastic analysis of aluminium alloys". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85043328462&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.enganabound.2018.02.008 Amaral, R.; Teixeira, P.; Santos, A.D.; de Sá, J.C.. "Assessment of different ductile damage models and experimental validation". International Journal of Material Forming 11 3 (2018): 435-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034239638&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s12289-017-1381-4 Farahani, B.V.; Belinha, J.; Amaral, R.; Tavares, P.J.; Moreira, P.. "A digital image correlation analysis on a sheet AA6061-T6 bi-failure specimen to predict static failure". Engineering Failure Analysis 90 (2018): 179-196. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044461254&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.03.011 Campos, H.; Santos, A.D.; Amaral, R.. "Experimental and analytical evaluation of the stress-strain curves of AA5754-T4 and AA6061-T6 by hydraulic bulge test". Ciencia e Tecnologia dos Materiais 29 1 (2017): e244-e248. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021867649&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ctmat.2016.06.008 Amaral, R.; Santosa, A.D.; Lopes, A.B.. "Mechanical properties determination of dual-phase steels using uniaxial tensile and hydraulic bulge test". Ciencia e Tecnologia dos Materiais 29 1 (2017): e239-e243. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021959297&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ctmat.2016.06.007
Magazine article	Amaral, Rui L.; Jimenez, Manuel; Butuc, Marilena C.; Vincze, Gabriela; Cesar de Sa, J M A; Abel Dias dos Santos. "Conformabilidade e Previsão de Dano e Fratura de Aços Avançados de Terceira Geração", Revista da AIMMAP - Associação dos Industriais Metalúrgicos, Metalomecânicos e Afins de Portugal, Tecnometal, 2022 Sousa, João; Cruz, Daniel; Amaral, Rui; Miranda, Sara; Joaquim Gabriel Mendes; Santos, Abel. "Desenvolvimento de equipamento universal para ensaios de conformabilidade em chapas metálicas", TECNOMETAL - Revista de informação técnico-cíentífica de Metalurgia e Metalomecânica, 2021 Sousa João; Cruz, Daniel; Amaral, Rui; Miranda, Sara; Joaquim Gabriel Mendes; Santos, Abel. "Novos materiais e ensaios de conformabilidade em chapas metálicas", Revista de informação técnico-cíentífica de Metalurgia e Metalomecânica, 2020 Cruz, Daniel; Amaral, Rui; Miranda, Sara; Joaquim Gabriel Mendes; Santos, Abel; Sousa João. "Equipamento para ensaios mecânicos uniaxiais em provetes miniaturizados de chapa metálica", TECNOMETAL - Informação Técnico-Científica de Metalurgia e Metalomecânica, 2020, https://www.metalportugal.pt/files/documentos/2020063015035935656662343634666339656238.pdf. Amaral, Rui. "Evolução das pressões de contacto para análise de falha em ferramentas de estampagem: Parte III - Simulação numérica e estudo das variáveis de material a conformar,", TECNOMETAL, 2017 Amaral, Rui. "Evolução das pressões de contacto para análise de falha em ferramentas de estampagem: Parte II - Simulação numérica e estudo de variáveis da ferramenta", TECNOMETAL, 2017 Amaral, Rui. "Evolução das pressões de contacto para análise de falha em ferramentas de estampagem: Parte I - Aços de ferramenta e mecanismos de falha", TECNOMETAL, 2017 Amaral, Rui. "Inovação em Materiais, Aços Bifásicos - DP500, DP600, DP780, caracterização mecânica e microestrutural", TECNOMETAL, 2015 Amaral, Rui. "Previsão da Geometria Final e do Retorno Elástico no Processo de Quinagem de Chapas Metálicas", Mecânica Experimental, 2015 Amaral, Rui. "Desenvolvimento de um Sistema Experimental de Caraterização de Materiais Metálicos Usando o Ensaio de Expansão Biaxial Hidráulico", Mecânica Experimental, 2015
Thesis / Dissertation	Rui Ricardo Loureiro Amaral. "Development of accurate numerical methodologies applied to the stamping of advanced high strength steels and experimental validation". PhD, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/129310. Rui Ricardo Loureiro Amaral. "Modelação Numérica de Processos de Conformação Plástica de Chapas - Caraterização Mecânica e Previsão de Retorno Elástico". Master, 2013. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/68365.

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019 - 2024	Optimization and accuracy of numerical methodologies applied to sheet metal forming with experimental validation Supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (PhD) Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Feasibility of Producing Additively Manufactured High-feed Milling Tools Supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Production of Tools by Additive Manufacturing for Tube Bending Machines Co-supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Analysis of Rotary Draw Bending Radius using FEM with Experimental Validation Co-supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Predictive Maintenance of Rotary Draw Bending Machines Using Artificial Intelligence Co-supervisor	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Simulação Numérica e Validação Experimental de Benchmarks, Aplicados na Conformação Plástica de Chapas Co-supervisor of Rogério Filipe Ferreira Lopes	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/12/10 - 2024/12/11	1st AM2R Conference, under the theme “The Future of Sustainable Mobility: From Portugal to the World”, promoted by Agenda Mobilizadora para a Inovação Empresarial do Setor das Duas Rodas. (2024/12/10 - 2024/12/11)	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2024/12/05 - 2024/12/05	Conference Hi-rEV 2024 – Shaping the Future of Automotive Components (2024/12/05 - 2024/12/05) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2023/09/04 - 2023/09/06	ESIAM23 - The third European Conference on the Structural Integrity of Additively Manufactured Materials (2023/09/04 - 2023/09/06) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2018 - 2019	DCE2019 - 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (2019/06/27 - 2019/06/28) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2017	DCE2017 - 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (2017/06/08 - 2017/06/09) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/02	Multi-Scale Multi-Physics FEM-Based Modelling Strategies for Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes (Thesis) Arguer	Roya Darabi (PhD) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/04	Optimization of a Hot Stamping Production Line in the Automotive Industry (Thesis) Main arguer	Rodrigo Cerejeira Namora (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/10/28	Simulação e validação experimental do sistema de gitagem e de alimentação numa flange de liga A356.0 (Thesis) Main arguer	Ricardo Jorge Sampaio da Costa (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/07/15	Finite element analysis of residual stresses in metallic parts produced byadditive manufacturing (Thesis) Main arguer	Maria Madureira Pires (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/07/09	Estudo e otimização de rotor de Cobre sem cinta de contenção (Thesis) Main arguer	Gonçalo Afonso Esteves Carvalhido (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2023 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2023 - 2025	Numerical and Experimental Advances in Metal Processing (2075-4701)	Metals (MDPI)
2023 - 2025	Advanced Sheet/Bulk Metal Forming (1996-1944)	Materials (MDPI)

Distinctions

Award

2016	Doctoral grant SFRH/BD/119362/2016 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal