Awards

Honors and awards:

·        Best oral communication award

1. Symposium on Occupational Safety and Health of DCE2017
2. Award for the best GPA among the enrolled students in the academic year 2016-2017 – Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto

Expertise

Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal

Member of Scientific Committee of the Symposium on Occupational Safety and Health

3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE2021), Porto, Portugal

03/2021 – 06/2021

• Sharing scientific knowledge and experience in health and safety areas, applied ergonomics, drivers’ health, and related scientific fields.
• Assessing and debating scientific approaches, providing suggestions to applicants to improve applied articles.
• Providing feedback to the Chair of the Scientific Committee to sustain the quality of the symposium.

Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal

Researcher in the field of Drivers' Biomechanics and Ergonomics

09/2016 – 09/2020

• Designed and conducted experimental research on drivers' biomechanics, ergonomics, and performances
• Used a driving simulator to detect variations in kinematics (during steering and gait performances)
• Collected and assessed variables on plantar pressure and applied body pressure on drivers’ seat
• Objectively and subjectively measured perceived discomfort during steering
• Coordinated, tested, and validated new methodology concerning ethical principles
• Responsible for the progress, quality, and reliability of the research
• Collaborated with participants during the experimental procedure
• Supervised and guided a Master student who worked on data acquisition
• Prepared, synchronized, and used equipment for effective data collection
• Analyzed technical issues throughout the process and provided constructive solutions
• Documented the extracted data and applied clustering method to classify large data sets
• Performed complex data analysis to draw conclusions
• Published high-quality scientific papers
• Acquired funding to support scientific research (with a budget of 34,500 €)

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