Personal Presentation

Bachelor's degree (ISEP), Master's degree (FEUP), Doctorate (EEUM) and Post-Doc (in progress) in Civil Engineering. Postgraduate in Safety Engineering (ISQ), Specialization in Safety Management and Coordination (Universidade Aveiro), Specialization in Building Information Modeling (OE), Underground Safety and Health Course (British Tunneling Society). Senior member, Specialist (Construction Work Safety) and Coordinator of Executive Comission of Construction Work Safety Specialization of the Order of Engineers. Awarded with Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) Charles Manby Award 2025. Title of “Specialist in Occupational Safety and Hygiene” by the Consortium IPLusófonia, IPMaia, ISLA, ISEC Lisboa and ISLA Santarém. Title of “Civil Engineering” from the Porto Polytechnic Institute. Certificate of Professional Aptitude for Trainer and Senior Occupational Health and Safety Technician. Adjunct Professor at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto and ISLA Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology. Lead researcher for the Digital4OSH Project. 25 years of experience in Construction Management and Safety Coordination (EXPO 98, Túnel do Marão, UK, Mota-Engil, Metro do Porto). Technical Coordinator of the Safety Coordinator courses at I.S.Q. (2005-2011). Representative of Portugal in Working Group 5 “Safety and Health at Works” of the International Tunneling Association. Coordinator of the Working Group GT3 “Safety and Health” of the Portuguese Tunnels Commission. Coordinator of the "Safety and Health" Working Group of Technical Commission 197 (BIM). Member of the "BIM" Working Group of the Portuguese Tunnels Commission. Edited 2 books and 1 interactive CD, published 25 book chapters, 7 articles in ISI/Scopus indexed journals, 10 articles in national journals, 15 articles in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, 20 talks at peer-reviewed conferences and more of 50 conference talks by invitation. Supervised 5 master's theses. Scientific reviewer for some magazines (Safety Science and Automation for Construction). Member of the Editorial Committee of Revista Segurança. Member of the Scientific Council of the PtBIM2020, 2022 and 2024 Congresses. Member of the Scientific Council of the CIBW099W123 International Conference 2023.