Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
Ivo Figueiredo Dias
PROFESSIONAL SITUATION
Assistant Researcher
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
PhD Degree in Structural Analysis at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2012
Degree in Civil Engineering, Structures Branch, at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), 2004
RELEVANT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS AND POSITIONS
Assistant Researcher at LNEC, from July 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at LNEC, from December 2012 to June 2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), from April 2012 to July de 2012
Doctoral Research Fellow (FCT/LNEC) from April 2008 to March 2012:
Junior Research Fellow at LNEC, from October 2005 to March 2008
Assistant construction manager at Irmãos Cavaco, S.A, from September 2004 to septênviro 2005
MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST
Behavior interpretation and safety assessment of concrete dams
Numerical modeling of the structural effects of swelling reactions
Numerical modeling of material failure
Numerical modeling of the dynamic structural behavior
DEVELOPED ACTIVITY
Participation in studies contracted to LNEC, namely:
Safety control of dams in operation
Analysis and interpretation of the observed behavior of dams with the support of numerical models
Safety analysis of large dams affected by concrete swelling, with the support of numerical models
Technical Opinions on aspects of the design, construction, and monitoring of concrete dams
Participation in the development and execution of research projects included in LNEC's P2I, namely in the CoMatFail project, of which is the responsible researcher, and in several projects led by colleagues from LNEC and other institutions
Participation in several applications for the Horizon 2020 program and the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT)
Co-author of about80 technical and scientific publications, including technical reports and journal and conference papers