National coordinator of the project: ‘‘EAPA_0008/2022
- BLUESKILLING INNOVATION: Upskilling workers in the Atlantic shipbuilding and
maritime tech industry to boost industrial competitiveness”, 01.11.2023-31.10.2026 (36 months), Funding Entity: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
through the INTERREG Atlantic Area Programme, IST Budget: 258 600€.
Principal investigator of the project:
‘‘Monitoring and Surveillance of Maritime Traffic off
the continental coast of Portugal (MoniTraffic)”, 01.10.2020 – 30.09.2022 (24
months), Funding Entity: Fundo Azul
Budget: 198 990 €.
Principal investigator of the
project: ‘‘Integrated System for Traffic Monitoring and
Maritime Risk Assessment (MoniRisk)”, 10.08.2018 – 09.08.2021 (36 months), Funding
Entity: European Regional Development Fund
(Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) and the Portuguese Foundation
for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia – FCT) under
contract n.º 028746, Budget: 239 886 €.
Principal investigator of the project:
Adaptive Methods for Reliability Analysis of Complex Structures“, 01.03.2011 –
28.02.2014 (36 months), Funding Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
(PTDC/ECM/104596/2008), Budget: 155 654 €.
Deputy coordinator of the Thematic Network SAFERELNET,
"Safety and Reliability of Industrial Products, Systems and Structures”, 01.11.2001-31.10.2005
(52 months), Funding Entity: EU - Programme GROWTH. EU contribution: 2 419 622 € (67 Participants).
From 1994 was team member of the
following research projects:
01.10.2018 – 30.09.2021, Cementitious
cork composites for improved thermal performance of pipelines for ultradeep
waters – SUPBSEAPIPE, POCI-01-0145- FEDER-031011, funded by European Regional
Development Fund (FEDER) through COMPETE2020 - Operational Program
Competitiveness and Internationalization (POCI) and with financial support from
FCT/MCTES.
01-11-2017 a 30-04-2022, Adaptation and implementation of floating wind energy
conversion technology for the Atlantic region (ARCWIND), funded by the
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the INTERREG Atlantic Area
Programme, nº EAPA_344/2016.
01-05-2017 - 30-04-2021, Reliability
and Safety Engineering and Technology for large maritime engineering systems
(RESET), IST Funding: EUR 148.500, Entity: EU Research and Innovation, Call:
H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff
Exchange), Topic: MSCA-RISE-2016.
01-05-2015 – 30-04-2018, Subsea
systems (Sistemas Submarinos) (SISTSUB), IST Funding: EUR 132.745; Entity:
COPPE/UFRJ, COPPETEC, Petrogal/GALP.
01-09-2009 – 30-04-2013 (37 months),
Design for Ship Safety in Extreme Seas (EXTREME SEAS), Funding Entity: FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1.
01.10.2012 –
30.09.2015 (36 months), Crew-centered Design and Operations of ships and ship
systems (CYCLADES), Funding Entity: FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1 (Collaborative project).
01.09.2006-28.02.2010 (36 months),
Advanced Ship Design for Pollution Prevention (ASDEPP), Coordination: Instituto
Superior Técnico, Funding Entity: EU - Programme TEMPUS.
01.02.004-31.01.2010 (90 months),
Network of Excellence on Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT), Coordination: Instituto
Superior Técnico and Universities of Glasgow & Strathclyde, Funding Entity:
EU - Programme SUSTDEV.
01.02.2005-31.01.2009 (48 months),
Design, Operation and Regulation for Safety (SAFEDOR), Coordination: Germanischer
Lloyd, Funding Entity: EU - Programme SUST.
2007-2008 (15 months), Condition
Assessment of Ageing Ship Structures (ABS), Coordination: IST, Funding Entity:
American Bureau of Shipping.
01.03.2006-28.02.2007 (12 months),
Risk Analysis and Safety of Coal Supply System at Sines (EdP Risks),
Coordination: Instituto Superior Técnico, Funding Entity: Industry - EDP
Portugal.
01.11.2001-31.10.2005 (52 months),
Safety and Reliability of Industrial Products, Systems and Structures
(SAFERELNET), Coordination: Instituto Superior Técnico, Funding Entity: EU -
Programme GROWTH
01.01.2001–30.06.2004 (42 months),
Reliability Based Structural Design of FPSO Systems (REBASDO), Coordination:
Shell International Exploration and Production, Funding Entity: EU – Programa
EESD.
01.05.2000–30.04.2003 (36 months),
Thematic Network on Maritime Safety (THEMES), Coordination: Det Norske Veritas,
Funding Entity: EU - Programme GROWTH.
01.01.2000-31.12.2002, First
Principles Design for Damage Resistance against Capsize (NEREUS), Coordination:
Color Line Marine AS (Norway), Funding Entity: EU - Programme GROWTH.
01.01.1997-31.12.2000 (48 months),
Concerted Action on Formal Safety and Environmental Assessment (FSEA),
Coordination: Germanischer Lloyd and Det Norske Veritas, Funding Entity: EU -
Programme TRANSPORT.
01.06.1996-31.05.2000 (48 meses),
Fatigue Based Design Rules for the Application of High Tensile Steels in Ships
(FatHTS), Duration: Coordination: TNO, Funding Entity: EU BRITE/EURAM
Programme.
01.07.1996-30.06.1999 (36 months),
Concerted Action on Casualty Analysis Methodology (Casualty Analysis),
Coordination: MATSU, Funding Entity: EU - Programme TRANSPORT.
01.01.1998 – 30.06.1999 (18 months),
Casualty Analysis Methodology for Maritime Operations (CASMET), Coordination: National
Technical University of Athens (Greece), Funding Entity: EU - Programme
TRANSPORT.
01.01.1996–31.10.1998 (34 months),
Safety of Shipping in Coastal Waters (SAFECO), Coordination: Det Norske Veritas
(Norway), Funding Entity: EU -TRANSPORT Programme.
01.08.1992-30.11.1995 (40 months),
Optimized Fire Safety of Offshore Structures (OFSOS), Coordination: Registro
Italiano Navale, Funding Entity: EU - Programme BRITE/EURAM.
01.10.1991-31.07.1995, Reliability
Methods for Ship Structural Design (SHIPREL), Coordination: Instituto Superior
Técnico, Funding Entity: UE - Programme. BRITE/EURAM.
