Curriculum Vitae

ORCID

Professional Situation

Principal Researcher, Head of Scientific Instrumentation Centre

Academic and Scientific Degrees

Qualification for Principal  Research Officer (LNEC) in the scientific area of Mechanical Engineering  and Fluids Thermodynamic (2008)PhD on Mechanical Engineering  (1999)Degree in Mechanical Engineering (1987)

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

• Head of Scientific Instrumentation Centre at LNEC (since 2018)
• Teacher of Weather actions, ventilation and lighting in the Master degree on Façade Technology at FCT/UN (2021)
• Teacher  of Performance under weather actions and ventilation in the  Post-graduate studies degree on Façade Engineering at FCT/UN (2017-2019)
• Head of Acoustics, Lighting, Building Components and Facilities Division at LNEC (2007-2018)
• Invited  associated professor of Fire Safety Engineering in Buildings in the PhD  and Master Degree on Fire Safety in Urban Buildings FCT/UC (2012-2018)
• Teacher  of Smoke Control in the Master Degree on Fire Safety in Urban Buildings  (LNEC and FCT/UC joint Master Degree) (2006-2011)
• Head of Building Components and Facilities Division at LNEC (2003-2007)
• Teacher of Electromechanics Equipment (Catholic University of Lisbon) (2003-2005)

Areas of Research / Interest

• Smoke control (fire safety)
• Computational fluid mechanics
• Ventilation of buildings
• Mechanical and functional performance of windows and façades
• Physics and Technology of Constructions

Research and Professional Activity

• Research & Development  (in the areas of building ventilation, smoke control and mechanical and  functional performance of windows and façades)
• Special studies for the construction industry (Agreement Certificates and Application Documents)
• Several  studies under contract with LNEC at the request of external bodies (in  the fields of mechanical and functional performance of windows and  façades and smoke control systems)
• Participation in 15 national and international research projects
• Scientific  supervision of 3 doctoral theses, 17 master's theses and 6 final course  works and scientific supervision of the training of 11 LNEC employees
• Authorship  or co-authorship of 19 books, book chapters and supporting texts, 30  scientific articles and 86 scientific communications
• Authorship or co-authorship of more than 600 Reports and Technical Notes
• Member  of the Portuguese Standardization Technical Commissions: CT 46/SC 2  (Fire-fighting equipment and systems), CT 98 (Windows and Light  Facades), CT 115 (Eurocodes) and CT 178 (Ventilation)
• Participation  in European Standardization Technical Commissions: CEN/TC 33 (Windows  and Curtain Walling), CEN/TC 250/SC 9 (Eurocode 9 – Aluminum)
• Member of organizing and scientific committees of national and international scientific meetings
• Teaching in various courses and seminars held at LNEC
• Teaching  master classes at Instituto Superior Técnico, Faculty of Architecture  of the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Architecture of the University  of Porto
• Management of mechanical and functional tests of  windows and light façades and mechanical tests of furniture carried out  at LNEC, with the issuing of the respective test reports, between  October 1987 and March 1988 and between May 1989 and July 1997