Education:

PhD in Mathematics,

Thesis - Low dimensional Dynamical Systems and Geodesic Flow in Bitorus,

Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa, 2002.

MSc in Mathematics, specialization in Analysis and Differential Equations,

Faculty of Science, University of Lisboa, 1994

First Degree Pure Mathematics,

Faculty of Science, University of Lisboa,1988.

Current responsibilities:

Member of the General Council of the University of Évora,

Sub-Director of the Research Centre for Mathematics and Applications (CIMA)

Member Scientific Council of School of Science and Technology, University of Évora,

Course Director BSc in Applied Mathematics,

From 2010 to the present: Auxiliar Professor, with definitive nomination, of Mathematics Department.

Awards and Grants:

Best paper awards on ECCS 2010, Europeen Conference on Complex Systems

Special mention - papers com remarkable overall quality

" Topological entropy and conductance on complete clustered networks ", (with Acilina Caneco, A., Fernandes, S. and Rocha, J.L.).

Sabbatical Leave Fellowships (BSAB) - King's College London, UK, 2010.

Visits

University of Murcia, Spain, collaborating with Prof. Francisco Balibrea of Dynamical Systems Group, University of Murcia, between January 28 and February 3, 2013.

King's College London, UK, collaborating with Prof. Ton Coolen, professor of Department of Mathematics, and member of Disordered Systems group, between May-August 2010.

INSA-DGEI Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil, Toulouse, France, collaboration with Prof. Danièle Fournier-Prunaret, coordinator of the Groupe d’Études des Sistèmes Non Linéaires et Applications, June 23-30, 2007.

INSA-DGEI Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil, Toulouse, France, collaboration with Prof. Christian Mira and Prof. Danièle Fournier-Prunaret, the Groupe Groupe d’Études des Sistèmes Non Linéaires et Applications, February 10-202000.

INSA-DGEI, Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil, Toulouse, France, collaborating with the Groupe d’Études des Sistèmes Non Linéaires et Applications, under the supervision of Prof. Christian Doctor Mira and Prof. DANIELE Prunaret-Fournier, between September 1998 and September 1999.

Supervisions (PhD Students):

Luís Lopes, PhD in Mathematics.

Title: Couplings of Chaotic Dynamical Systems: Chaos Destruction and Synchronization, (co-advisor Sara Fernandes).

Concluded: August 16, 2015, University of Évora.

Acilina Caneco, PhD in Mathematics.

Title: Chaotic Synchronization of Coupled Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, (co-advisor J. Linhares da Rocha).

Concluded: April 29, 2010, University of Évora.

Cristina Januário, PhD in Mathematics.

Title: Low Dimension Discrete Dynamical Systems, (co-advisor Diana Mendes).

Concluded: February 2, 2010, University of Évora.

Participation in research projects:

Member of the project UID / MAT / 04674/2013 (CIMA)' FCT / UP

Project leader of the Portuguese part of project Symbolic dynamics in iterated of applications in dimensional spaces n (n = 2,3). PROGRAM PESSOA, GRICES, EGIDE, integrated actions for scientific and technique cooperation Portuguese-French.

Institutions involved: University of Évora and L'Institut National des Sciences Appliqués of Toulouse (INSA). 2007-2009.

Member of the project - Dynamical Systems, FCT / UP-EU Project nº1317