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Principal Researcher

Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI)

Developing new computational models toward tribological applications.

• Computational Tribology
• Adhesion
• Friction

Research Assistant (PhD Candidate)

Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)

Multiscale modelling of contact with rough surfaces with finite element models and contact simulation.

• Multiscale Modelling
• Roughness
• Finite Element Method
• Contact Algorithms

Invited Assistant Professor

Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)

Lecturing practical classes on Solid Mechanics and Finite Element Method for undergraduate and MSc students.

• Solid Mechanics
• Finite Element Method
• University Education

Junior Research Assistant (MSc Student)

Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI)

Implementation of roughness generation algorithms and prediction of real contact area.

• Roughness Generation
• Real Contact Area
• Contact Simulation

Monitor

Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)

Monitor of the laboratory classes of Solid Mechanics.

• Experimental Mechanics
• Strain Gauges

Junior Research Assistant

Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)

Numerical investigation of atmospheric wind flows over a forested double-hill terrain using CFD.

• CFD
• Atmospheric Wind Flows
• Forested Terrain

Junior Research Assistant

CETRIB, the Tribology Laboratory of INEGI

Experimental characterisation of grease formulations in terms of film-thickness and friction.

• Film Thickness
• Grease Lubraication
• Ball-on-Disk Testing

Student Guide

International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2018)

Guiding the team from Khazakstan during the competition and social activities.

• I was part of the Portuguese team in the IPhO 2014 in Khazakhstan.

Cashier and Waiter

Café/Mercado Souto

Helping in the family business.

PhD

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP)

Mechanical Engineering

• Multiscale Modelling of Contact with Rough Surfaces

MSc

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP)

Mechanical Engineering

• Multiscale Modelling of Contact with Rough Surfaces

High School

Escola Secundária de Santa Maria da Feira

Science and Technology

Nomination to the Pedagogial Excellence Award

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Nomination attributed to the lecturers with consistent best rankings in the previous 5 years.

Excelence Certificate

Prof. Vladislav A. Yastrebov

Award attributed for the student with best performance in the course of Contact Mechanics and Elements of Tribology (CMET).

Honourable Mention

IPhO 2014

Honourable Mention in the National Physics Olympiad

Portuguese Physics Society

Bronze medal in the Regional Physics Olympiad (Porto)

Portuguese Physics Society

Multiscale contact homogenisation through the method of multiscale virtual power: Computational implementation and numerical aspects

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Computer implementation and analyis of the new contact homogenisation framework.

Multiscale contact homogenisation: A novel perspective through the method of multiscale virtual power

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Formulation of multiscale models for contact with roughness, aiming at the unification of existing approaches.

symbeam

A pedagogical Python package for bending diagrams

• Bending diagrams
• Symbolic calculations
• Mechanical Engineering