Reporting directly to the Director of the Monitoring Division of the Concrete Dam Department, responsible for the R&D activities in the safety control of concrete dams aided by automated monitoring systems, and support of the activities related to the institutional assignments entrusted to LNEC by the Regulations for Safety of Dams, in the area of structural safety control of concrete and masonry dams.I have developed and implemented methodologies for the analysis and interpretation of… Show more Reporting directly to the Director of the Monitoring Division of the Concrete Dam Department, responsible for the R&D activities in the safety control of concrete dams aided by automated monitoring systems, and support of the activities related to the institutional assignments entrusted to LNEC by the Regulations for Safety of Dams, in the area of structural safety control of concrete and masonry dams.I have developed and implemented methodologies for the analysis and interpretation of large amounts of data based on univariate and multivariate data analysis techniques, such as principal component analysis, clusters analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, canonical correspondence analysis, factorial analysis, linear discriminant analysis, spectral analysis, and artificial neural networks, deep learning, among others. Show less

Development of the PhD thesis with the theme "Structural safety control of concrete dams aided by automated monitoring systems". In this context, the main purpose of this dissertation was the definition of new methodologies to:- Improve the reliability of the measured data provided by automated data acquisition system, through the implementation of a quality control routine for the validation of the data measured, taking into account the measurement uncertainty of the measurement… Show more Development of the PhD thesis with the theme "Structural safety control of concrete dams aided by automated monitoring systems". In this context, the main purpose of this dissertation was the definition of new methodologies to:- Improve the reliability of the measured data provided by automated data acquisition system, through the implementation of a quality control routine for the validation of the data measured, taking into account the measurement uncertainty of the measurement systems.- Improve the routines related to data analysis and its interpretation by proposing the use of Machine Learning methodologies.- The decision rules definition for early warnings related to the identification of abnormal behaviour and of a potential failure scenario. Show less

- Actively contributed to the creation and development of the GestBarragens system (a management information system necessary for dam safety control activities in Portugal). The GestBarragens system is the result of a close collaboration of three Portuguese institutions: LNEC, INESC-ID and EDP.- Performed inspection visits and specialised visits, in accordance with Dam Safety Standards, to the following dams: Alto Cávado, Alto Lindoso, Alto Rabagão, Bemposta, Fronhas, Pocinho, Régua… Show more - Actively contributed to the creation and development of the GestBarragens system (a management information system necessary for dam safety control activities in Portugal). The GestBarragens system is the result of a close collaboration of three Portuguese institutions: LNEC, INESC-ID and EDP.- Performed inspection visits and specialised visits, in accordance with Dam Safety Standards, to the following dams: Alto Cávado, Alto Lindoso, Alto Rabagão, Bemposta, Fronhas, Pocinho, Régua, Valeira, Varosa, and Venda Nova. Show less

Main projects:- Structural project of a luxury house and building complex called Campo Real Golf Resort.- First draft of the structural project of the Norfin Office Park Expo - Now Campus de Justiça de Lisboa (winner of the competition).- Rehabilitation and reinforcement of commercial buildings.