Filipe Ferreira da Silva - group leader
Associate Professor with Habilitation
Department of Physics · CEFITEC – Centre of Physics and Technological Research
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
e-mail: f.ferreiradasilva@fct.unl.pt
Birthdate: 15 October 1976, Portuguese
ResearcherID: I-7238-2013 · Scopus Author ID: 24477190300 · ORCID: 0000-0002-2182-2965
Current Position
- Associate professor with habilitation at the Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon
- Vice-Coordinator of CEFITEC – Centre of Physics and Technological Research
Former Positions
- Assistant professor, Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2018–2024
- Individual fellow IF-FCT, Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2015–2018
- Post-Doc fellow, FCT-MCTES, Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2010–2015
- Post-Doc fellow, ANRS, Laboratoire Chimie et Physique, Université Paris-SUD, 2009–2010
- Sales and technician for iron protection solutions at Coventya and CIN, 2002–2007
Education
- Habilitation in Atomic and Molecular Physics, NOVA University Lisbon, 2022
- PhD in Physics, University of Innsbruck, 2009
- MSc in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, NOVA University Lisbon, 2007
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, NOVA University Lisbon, 2001
Mónica Mendes - laboratory coordinator
Assistant Researcher
Department of Physics · CEFITEC – Centre of Physics and Technological Research
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
e-mail: mf.mendes@fct.unl.pt
Birthdate:
CienciaID: 7812-D8DA-07B1 · Scopus Author ID: 56785307300 · ORCID: 0000-0002-5266-8139
Current Position
- Assistant researcher at the Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon
Former Positions
- Post-Doc Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2018–2019
- PhD Student Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon and CSICS, Madrid, 2014–2018
- Graduated Research Fellow - European research project about biologically weighted quantities in radiotherapy (Technological an Nuclear Campus, Center in Nuclear Sciences and Technologies), 2013–2014
- Graduated Research Fellow - Dosimetry and Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Applications (Technological and Nuclear Campus, Center in Nuclear Sciences and Technologies), 2012–2013
Education
- PhD in Biophysics and Biochemistry, NOVA Universidty Lisbon, 2019
- Master in Biomedical Engineering, Coimbra University, 2012
João Ameixa
Assistant Professor, Portuguese Navy School
· CEFITEC – Centre of Physics and Technological Research
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
e-mail: favinha.ameixa@marinha.pt
Birthdate:
ResearcherID: GLS-3476-2022 · Scopus Author ID: 57188573251 · ORCID: 0000-0001-8648-9924
Current Position
- Assistant Professor, Portuguese Navy School, 2025
Former Positions
- Scientific Coordinator (innoFSPEC Transfer Lab), University of Potsdam, 2024–2024
- Post-doctoral researcher (Institut für Chemie), University of Potsdam, 2021–2023 Invited Assistant Professor, NOVA University Lisbon, 2020–2021
Education
- PhD in Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 2020
- Master in Biomedical Engineering, NOVA University Lisbon, 2015
João Pereira da Silva
Collaborating Researcher — Senior Data Scientist, Siemens
e-mail: joaosilva473@gmail.com
Birthdate:
CienciaID: 1B14-2026-BF1B · ORCID: 0000-0002-2066-1303
Current Position
- Senior Data Scientist (Smart Infrastructure)
Former Positions
- Senior Data Scientist (Financial Services Lab (FinLab)), McKinsey and Company, 2023–2025
- Data Scientist (Financial Services Lab (FinLab)), McKinsey and Company, 2022–2023
Education
- PhD in Radiation Biology and Biophysics, NOVA University Lisbon, 2022
- Master in Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 2014