Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
Luís Matias
PROFESSIONAL SITUATION
Assistant Researcher
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
PhD in Civil Engineering, at IST (2010)
Master in Physics Engineering – Building environments, at FCUL (2001)
Degree in Technological Physics, from FCUL (1993)
FUNCTIONS AND RELEVANT PUBLIC OFFICES
Coordinator of the Thermal Insulation Laboratory (2021 – present)
Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Department of Buildings DED/DED (2011 to 2014)
Assistant Researcher at the Buildings Department (DED) of LNEC (2010 - present)
DED Research Assistant (2001 - 2010)
DED Research Intern (1998 - 2001)
DED Research Fellow (1993 - 1998)
DED Research student (1991 - 1993)
MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST
Buildings thermal quality
Energy efficiency in buildings
Thermal rehabilitation of buildings
Environmental sustainability
Thermal comfort in buildings’ indoor environments
Pathologies in buildings
Infrared thermography in buildings
DEVELOPED ACTIVITY
The main scientific research activities of the Researcher Assistant have been developed in the following areas: Building's Thermal Quality, with the assessment and characterization of thermal insulation materials and solutions, and studies of pathologies associated to inadequate performance of this type of materials; Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in buildings, with the carrying out of several research studies aimed at achieving greater environmental sustainability in Portuguese buildings (PhD), a decrease of energy consumption (and consequent CO2 emissions) and an easier adaptation to climate change.