Micaela Cunha Email & Phone Number

United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Organized bi-monthly meetups for the tech community in the Baltimore area- Created and facilitated the 'Crack the Code' segment to solve coding challenges in a group setting and discuss programming languages, approaches, and tools- Introduced a new monthly event - the Project Lab, where attendees work on their projects- Grew number of venues from 2 to 6 in a year- Created and managed LinkedIn page, which has grown to nearly 250 followers as of October 2023- Nearly 350 new members joined on Meetup since January 2023- Engaged with stakeholders to increase visibility and forge new connections- Formed new partnerships with UpSurge and Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures - Raised a new financial sponsor, Robert Half

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Led out-of-school time classes on how to use a Raspberry Pi for physical computing with Python- Wrote lesson plans to teach basic coding concepts and skills to 4th-9th grade students- Facilitated Summer Rec2Tec sessions for 5-13 year-old youth in recreation centers in Baltimore city- Planned engaging lesson activities to introduce youth to computer science using Micro:bit and MakeCode

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Collaborated with a team of developers to build modern and responsive webapplications using best practices– Built semantically structured full stack web applications

- Created websites for different clients- Consulted on SEO and social media strategy

New York, New York, United States

- Led monthly hybrid meetings to debrief the postdoctoral community- Increased community engagement by structuring the communication strategy using a new website, email, newsletters and social media platforms- Organized professional development events- Started the Science Communication Club

Greater New York City Area

- Analyzed data of space-radiation-induced carcinogenesis to develop a mechanisticframework to assess radioprotectors for human space travel

Greater New York City Area

- Performed Monte Carlo simulations of radiation-matter interactions to calculatemicrodosimetric quantities for space radiation

Lyon

Multiscale modeling for radiation protection and cancer treatment: From nanodosimetry to cell response- Researched biophysical models for particle therapy treatment planning- Studied size limitations of implantable dosimeters for radiotherapy- Collaborated in a complementary low-dose project with an international team - Managed the workflow of the different tasks among projects and prioritized them as needed- Performed Monte Carlo simulations and data analysis with ROOT- Developed, documented, and versioned C/C++ code with Doxygen and SVN- Routinely used a large-scale computer cluster (CC-IN2P3) - Assisted in cell irradiation campaigns with biologists- Provided support for initial training of team members- Wrote project-status reports and scientific publications- Contributed to valuation of project results through a patent

Lisboa

Space radiation environment simulations and dosimetry- Simulated the European Space Agency (ESA) MATROSHKA anthropomorphic phantom in the space radiation environment using Geant4- Analyzed data with ROOT- Studied the functioning of different types of dosimeters- Wrote project-status reports for exchange with ESA

Coimbra

Research and development of a real-time monitoring camera for conventional radiotherapy- Simulated a clinical 6 MV linac beam with Geant4- Carried out a feasibility study of a collimator for a device to monitor dose delivery in photon radiotherapy- Analyzed data with ROOT and IDL- Wrote project-status reports and scientific publications- Wrote a patent, complying with the established EPC guidelines

Coimbra

Radiobiology with cyclotron proton beams: A viability study- Simulated proton-matter interaction with Geant4- Analyzed data with ROOT and IDL- Studied the technology related to particle therapy, e.g. beam-delivery systems and medical cyclotrons- Wrote project status-reports and scientific publications

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Medical Physics

Software Engineering Training Program, Computer Software Engineering

Master'S Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering