Personal Presentation

Academic Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering at FEUP (2023); Integrated Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at FCTUC (2016); Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at ISEC (2013).

Main research interests/skills: Material fatigue analysis models, in components, structures, and connection methods (leaf springs, profiled profiles, bolted connections). Experimental analysis of stresses and numerical computing models.

Years of experience: 9 years in relevant experience.

Participation/Contribution in National and European Projects: 

• TRAIN SOLUTIONS - PRODUCING RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK IN PORTUGAL, with reference nr. PRR C645644454-00000065, investment project nr. 55 from the Incentive System to Mobilising Agendas for Business Innovation, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan and by European Funds NextGeneration EU (https://trainsolutions.pt/);
• SMARTWAGONS - DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN PORTUGAL OF SMART WAGONS FOR FREIGHT with reference nr. PRR C644940527-00000048, investment project nr. 27 from the Incentive System to Mobilising Agendas for Business Innovation, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan and by European Funds NextGeneration EU Início | Smartwagons;
• FERROVIA 4.0, with reference POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046111, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement Home - Ferrovia 4.0 (ferrovia40.pt);
• GCYCLEFAT with reference PTDC/EME-EME/7678/2020 (https://sites.google.com/view/gcyclefat) "The proposed research project aims at performing the UHCF characterization of three metallic alloys resulting from distinct manufacturing processes and, therefore with different typical microstructures, including internal defects.";
• FASTCOLD RFCS European Project (Grant Agreement No. 745982);
• Doctoral Programme iRail - Innovation in Railway Systems and Technologies funding by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, IP (FCT) through the PhD grant (PD/BD/143141/ 2019);

Detailed information can be consulted from:

• https://vitormggomes.weebly.com

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitorgodinhogomes

Áreas de Interesse

1. Technological sciences > Engineering > Mechanical engineering
2. Technological sciences > Engineering > Simulation engineering
3. Technological sciences > Engineering > Aerospace engineering