Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA 

Ana Neyra Brandão de Vasconcelos

ORCID

CIÊNCIAVITAE

PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Assistant Researcher at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC)

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

PhD in Civil Engineering (IST/UTL, 2015), with the thesis “Sustainable energy construction. Defining a methodology for decision support in building refurbishment”

Diploma of Advanced Studies in Civil Engineering (IST/UTL, 2011)

Degree in Civil Engineering, specialization in Structures (IST/UTL, 2005)

RELEVANT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS AND POSITIONS

Assistant Researcher, in Building Economy, Management and Technology scientific area (2020 - present)

Guest Professor on the master’s degree in Façade Technology at FCT-NOVA (2021 - present)

Assistant Professor in the bachelor’s and integrated master’s degrees in civil engineering at Universidade Lusófona, in Lisbon (2015 - present)

Post-Doctoral Researcher (BPD) at Building Economy, Management and Technology Unit of the Buildings Department of LNEC (2016 – 2020)

PhD scholarship (BPD) at Building Economy, Management and Technology Unit of the Buildings Department of LNEC (2011 – 2015)

Visiting Assistant Professor in the bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Universidade Lusófona, in Lisbon (2008 – 2015)

Research trainee (BIIC) at Building Economy, Management, and Technology Unit of the Buildings Department of LNEC (2007 – 2011)

Project study and costs and productivity of construction works estimator in estimating and project study department at Constructora San José (2005-2006)

MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST  

Construction economics 

Construction projects management 

BIM and construction digitalization

Energy efficiency in buildings

Technical and economic methodologies in the construction sector

Technical expertise

DEVELOPED ACTIVITY 

Development of the following types of activities, within the aforementioned areas of research/interest:

Participation in national and international research projects

Development and coordination of applied research contract studies

Advice to public works owners on the execution of construction projects

Technical expertise in legal cases for DCIAP and DIAP

Participation in technical committees and working groups

Publication of scientific and technical articles in national and international journals and of LNEC reports and technical notes

Supervision and co-supervision of doctoral theses, master's dissertations, and internships at LNEC

Participation in academic exam juries, membership of scientific and organising committees of meetings, and revision of manuscripts and communications submitted to scientific journals and meetings