MEB0032 - ECTS This course unit aims to provide students with knowledge about fundamental concepts of the structure (Anatomy) of the various components of the human body, in order to acquaint future engineers with the language and fundamental medical concepts related to the human body.

CVCC01 - ECTS The participation of young graduates in research and innovation projects within research units has an undeniable formative value and works as an opportunity to acquire relevant skills for future professional careers. In the last 2 years, a new curriculum management tool has taken on a fundamental role with regard to the processes for evaluating funding awarded by the largest Portuguese financial support agency, the Foundation for Science and Technology. Framed within the concept of scientific citizenship (CiênciaID), CiênciaVitae, the national science curriculum management system, is a central element in the ecosystem of information management on scientific and technological activity, as well as a support tool for the modernization of administrative processes supported by a CV. The development of the platform respects the best practices and is based on the PTCRIS standard (https://ptcris.pt/sobre-o-ptcris/apresentacao/), being integrated with various systems and national and international identifiers. Additionally, since the RCAAP (Open Access Scientific Repositories of Portugal) is an integral part of the science management ecosystem, the importance of its integration with the other systems that make up the same ecosystem, namely the CiênciaVitae, should be mentioned.

This training aims to make young graduates aware of a highly relevant curricular tool for the national scientific system, providing them with additional skills that are important for the development of their professional career. The main objective of this curricular unit is that participants can create their curriculum in the CiênciaVitae format and, with the guidelines provided, can compete for individual competitions for doctoral scholarships at FCT or others, successfully, realizing how the transmission of the CV is done on the platform. In addition, the import of databases such as SCOPUS or ORCID and the availability of publications in sigarra will be addressed to ensure open access to them.

CTT_FC1 - ECTS

CTT_EETI01 - ECTS

DSEPASE01 - ECTS

DCL - ECTS

M.BIO001 - ECTS

Computer aided diagnosis can be defined as the the diagnosis made by the radiologist supported by a computer based medical image analysis that acts as a second opinion system. The development of CAD systems relies strongly in machine learning.

The aim of the course is to present some of the topics which are at the core of modern Machine Learning, from fundamentals to state-of-the-art methods, necessary in the development of CAD systems. Emphasis will be put both on the essential theory and on practical examples and lab projects. Each exercise has been carefully chosen to reinforce concepts explained in the lectures or to develop and generalize them in significant ways. Upon the successful conclusion of the course, students should have the:

- Ability to work in team, organization and planning

-Ability to analyze and synthesize knowledge.

-knowledge of the fundamentals of machine learning.

-Ability to develop simple machine learning systems depending on existing needs and apply the most appropriate technological tools.

-Acquire the learning skills that allow to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

M.BIO008 - ECTS

To study the main disabilities, the incapacities, and limitations arising from them in an integrated way, as well as the technologies and solutions designed to facilitate their elimination and the social integration of people with disabilities. Learn to combine technologies in projects. Learn to evaluate rehabilitation and accessibility solutions.

M.BIO002 - ECTS

This course has as main objective to provide the knowledge and practice of the planning and design of an information system, specially its data component representation and organization.  The understanding and efficient use of the data relational model and its implementation in a database management system belong also to the course objectives.

Another objective is the knowledge and practice of building adequate user interfaces capable of supporting the business processes underlying the information system. That interface should execute the flow of a business process through the normal search, update, create and eliminate data operations.

ES01 - ECTS Understand the concept of sustainability and his main drivers
Identify new trends in energy and cicular economy
Know the new technics on renewable energy and renewable gases
Identify publc policies and companies commitments in sustainability

MEB0030 - ECTS The main objectives of this course are:
1) to complement the knowledge of computer programming acquired in the course Introduction to Scientific Programming, using the Python language for program development;
2) to transmit fundamental concepts about data structures, design and analysis of algorithms, providing students with the ability to apply the referred programming paradigm to develop programs in which the data structures and algorithms available in libraries, as well as abstractions developed by themselves

GCN1 - ECTS

MEB0029 - ECTS The main objective of this course is to provide students with the necessary tools to understand the various types of interaction that exist between cells and tissues, as well as their natural and artificial environment. The interface between cells and extracellular matrix and between cells and extracellular matrix with medical devices are important examples of biological interfaces.

Topography, as well as the chemical composition and mechanical properties of surfaces, have a decisive influence on the behavior of the various types of cells, including stem cells. This aspect is of great importance in the application of biomaterials, which include biosensors, various types of implants (orthopedic, dental, cardiovascular, etc.) and regenerative therapies. Thus, one of the objectives of this course is to explain how cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation can be affected by the aforementioned properties.

The type, surface density, conformation and turnover of proteins adsorbed onto a surface play a very important role in its behavior. Therefore, the protein-biomaterial interface has to be understood and observed in detail. The physical-chemistry of these interfaces, where water plays an important role, is discussed.

Radical changes in the behavior of the solid-liquid interface and the biomaterial-cell interface can be introduced through the manipulation of surfaces and materials at the nanoscale. Examples of nanotechnologies that apply to modifying the characteristics of biological interfaces (for example: hydrophobicity, inhibition or promotion of cell adhesion and cell proliferation) are also given.

It is necessary to characterize the surfaces and their interactions with biological environments (including fluids, cells and tissues), which are of great importance for the aforementioned processes. For that, special tools are needed for the observation and quantification of the changes that happen in the interface between the material and its environment. Some of the tools used are discussed, as well as the physical and chemical principles.

Other points covered in this course are atomic force microscopy (includes a force microscope by molecular recognition), as well as ellipsometry, zeta potential, determination of contact angles and interfacial energy, surface analysis (for example, by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and a quartz crystal microbalance.

M.BIO004 - ECTS

BACKGROUND

This course focuses on the application of analytical methods to make better decisions and provides students with tools for modelling and optimization that will be very useful in various roles in several types of organizations (industry and services). It also emphasizes the importance of sustainability by integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure that the proposed solutions contribute to a more sustainable and equitable future.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

The main objective of this course is, through the creation of models, to develop skills for analysing a wide range of real situations. These competencies are based on the ability to recognize the key problem in a non-structured situation, on the ability todevelop a framework for analysing and treating the problem and on the application of analytical methods for its resolution.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Endow the students with the skills to:

- identify and address decision problems in a structured way;
- build models of decision problems;
- integrate sustainability considerations into decision models and align proposed solutions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- identify and use analytical methods to obtain solutions for the models, that should act as a support for informed decisions;
- use software packages to analyse and obtain solutions for the models;
- extract information from the models to communicate and motivate organizational changes.

SEESTE01 - ECTS

Be able to:

1 – Understand the climatic changes and the need to change the paradigm regarding the exploitation of renewable sources, namely the ones that involve electricity generation and mobility.

2- Understand the different types of available primary energy systems and the ways to convert them into electricity (from large units to microgeneration). Thermal power plants, hydro, wind a solar PV plants.

3- Changes of paradigm in the electric power system involving distributed generation, microgeneration and microgrids.

4 - Smart Grids, concepts and architectures.

5- understand the main components of the electric power system and basic concepts about the structure of the electric power system;

6 - Understand the main regulatory solutions adopted for electric power systems

7 – Understand the main models of electricity markets and their management (energy and ancillary services markets).

8 – Understand the electric mobility and its impact on the operation of the power system (V1G, V2G).

CTPEC01 - ECTS Researchers are increasingly faced with the need to publish their research papers either to impart knowledge or for the purpose of academic career. This course aims to facilitate this task through a more thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the various components associated with publishing and scientific writing, which are described in the course syllabus.

M.BIO003 - ECTS

This course will present the main strategies currently under development or either in clinical trials or in the market, to promote tissue regeneration and restoration of function. A wide range of applications, from the regeneration of the skin, musculoskeletal system and cardiovascular system, as well as emerging areas such as the regeneration of the nervous system, will be addressed.

MEB0022 - ECTS The main objective of this course is the transmission of knowledge and experiences in the Biomedical Engineering area through a set of presentations from academics and company leaders in the area.

Students are also expected to deepen their knowledge on a specific topic by carrying out a group work that must be presented publicly to the teachers and other colleagues.

MEB0031 - ECTS

This course aims to broaden students' knowledge in the field of automation, focusing on its main components: information input elements (sensors), information processing (microcontrollers), output elements (pneumatic actuators, and electric motors), control strategies (on/off, PID) as well as data acquisition software. This curricular unit will be supported by a strong laboratory component, allowing students to have direct contact with the components and the implementation/testing of systems.

SALM01 - ECTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- explain the concept of start-up and academic spin-off

- identify and discuss opportunities for valorising ideas

- demonstrate the market potential of a technology or research result

- select the appropriate profiles for setting up a technological start-up

- design a plan for setting up an academic spin-off

MEB0037 - ECTS

Justification:

Biomaterials have been undergoing a massive expansion and begin to be used in numerous clinical applications to repair, rebuild, replace or regenerate damaged areas of the body. This expansion is strongly associated with technological advances in reconstructive and regenerative medicine and the exponential increase in average life expectancy in modern societies. The science of biomaterials is an interdisciplinary field, and the Materials Engineering Branch is of paramount importance for the development of new materials, using innovative technologies.

Objectives:

The course aims to provide students with fundamental concepts on the various types of materials that are used in medicine. Are also covered aspects such as structural and surface characteristics of biomaterials, their interaction with the surrounding tissue and their clinical applications. For the attendance of this subject is necessary that students have previously knowledgeable of science and materials engineering.

 

M.BIO012 - ECTS

To enable students with knowledge and skills in the fields of bionics and robotics and its application to various subfields of Bioengineering.

MEB0040 - ECTS

After approval in this course unit, the students should be able to perform a sound and thorough needs screening process, generate appropriate solution concepts, plan and create a development strategy, and integrate plans and strategies into a unified business vision.

M.BIO015 - ECTS

The objective of this curricular unit is the acquisition of basic knowledge in Physics relevant to the activities involved in the operation, maintenance, or investigation of the equipment used in Medical Imaging. This knowledge includes basic Physics principles and the basic aspects of the engineering of the imaging types of equipment.

MEB0035 - ECTS

This course unit aims to develop students’ skills in the measurement of biomedical quantities and signals and in conceiving and design of biomedical instrumentation and medical devices, by applying and integrating multidisciplinary knowledge of engineering and biomedical sciences.

M.BIO011 - ECTS

3D modeling is a key tool for the manufacture of customized prostheses and implants using computer assisted design, rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing technologies. The overall objective of the course is to introduce the fundamental concepts of design, modeling, simulation and in biomedical engineering in the two main areas of knowledge, namely through 3D CAD design and in the manufacturing additive materials / manufacturing processes. Students have the opportunity to work individually and as a team, to promote their oral and written skills and to critically analyze the topics covered in the class.

M.BIO013 - ECTS

MEB0034 - ECTS

The main objective of this course is to enable students to acquire practical skills and learn laboratory techniques relevant to the further development of the dissertation.

M.BIO014 - ECTS

The objective of the present course is to introduce and provide knowledge in the telemedicine and eHealth area, including mobile-health (m-health). 

M.BIO007 - ECTS

M.BIO006 - ECTS To complement the knowledge in the field of semiconductor devices with the study of the physics and models of active electronic devices, in order to gain a better understanding of the potential and limitations of the technologies that an engineer has to deal with when designing biomedical microsystems. After reviewing the functional characteristics and methodologies for analysing and designing fundamental cells of analogue and mixed-signal circuits, students will acquire the essential knowledge and skills to analyse and design circuits for capturing, processing, conditioning and generating signals in systems for biomedical electronics applications.

M.BIO005 - ECTS

The main objectives of this curricular unit is centered in the knowledge acquisition in system architecture of mobile devices (focused in smartphones) and their operating systems, programming and interaction concepts and mechanisms with other devices such as medical equipment. This is an introdutory course in the above area.

MEB0038 - ECTS The main objective of the Dissertation Project curricular unit is to accompany the initial phase of preparation for the dissertation that students will develop in the following academic semester.
Thus, students must start by becoming familiar with the dissertation topic, namely through bibliographical research and the study of the state of the art in the field of the dissertation, which will allow them to write a brief monograph on the topic, to be included in the final report of the curricular unit.
In parallel, it is intended that the students develop knowledge and information competences related to the dissertation elaboration process, increasing their proficiency from the initial phase of work planning, to the information research and the structuring of the final document.
Students must also initiate contact with the methodologies and practices associated with scientific research, especially in the specific area of the dissertation, materialized through the completion of some preliminary work on the dissertation topic, under the guidance of the respective supervisor.

After concluding this curricular unit, students are expected to have competences to

- apply standard R&D processes to relate the state of the art extracted from the existing literature in the field of biomedical engineering with their own work
- elaborate the plan of an individual research and development project in terms of content and timing;
- to exercise self-criticism and reflection in their field of work, both written and oral.

M.BIO009 - ECTS

The curricular unit Biomechanics Simulation aims to provide students with knowledge in the area of numerical methods to be applied in biomechanics and based on Finite Element Method.

It is expected that at the end of the semester, the students have acquired knowledge to use tools in order to build models (discretization, imposition of boundary conditions and material properties) and the correct interpretation of results, getting skills at the elementary level, such as the finite element formulation (establishment of the stiffness matrix, calculating the strain and the stress fields).

MEB0039 - ECTS

In this course the student should carry out individual research and development work conducting to the elaboration of a scientific dissertation on a topic in the field of Biomedical Engineering. Based on the knowledge of the state of the art, obtained in previous courses, the student must select and develop appropriate methodologies for solving the proposed problems, and get results that must be critically analyzed for drawing conclusions for improving the knowledge in the dissertation topic.