I am currently a Computational Physicist working at IFIMUP, and the FCT project Lead of DMag (Demagnetizing-based magnetocaloric refrigeration; PTDC/EME-TED/3099/2020). I have more than 10 years of experience writing Python code, which includes expertize in using standard libraries (numpy, matplotlib, pandas, sklearn, flask, django), and more than 5 years of experience using machine learning algorithms to solve optimization problems. Among other projects, I developed the heatrapy Python package (that has been downloaded more than 55000 times), I was one of the co-founders of the matfinder platform - web database of materials, and I was the Fullstack developer of the web platform computeheat.
2014: Doctoral degree (PhD) in physics
obtained with distinction at the University of Porto, Portugal (in collaboration with the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, Switzerland, and the “Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon). Title of the thesis: 'Latice location of transition metals in silicon by means of emission channeling'
2010: Master degree in Physics Engineering
obtained at the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto, Portugal. Final grade: 17 (out of 20). Title of the thesis: 'Simulation and optimization of magnetic micro-refrigeration systems'
2008: Bachelor degree in Technological Physics
obtained at the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto, Portugal. Final grade: 17 (out of 20)
02/2019 - ongoing: Computational Physicist
at IFIMUP, Porto, Portugal
03/2017 - 11/2019: Software Engineer
at matFinder.io
05/2017 - 01/2019: Computational Physicist
at CICECO, Aveiro, Portugal
09/2016 - 04/2017: Research Scientist
at IFIMUP, Porto, Portugal
01/2016 - 08/2016: R&D engineer
at BOSCH Thermotechnology, Aveiro, Portugal
01/2015 - 07/2015: Postdoctoral researcher
at KU Leuven, Belgium