CV

Doctor of Philosophy

• PhD in Applied Mathematics.
• Thesis title: Cell-cell interactions in epithelial patterning: Notch-Delta signalling and evolutionary dynamics.
• Supervisors: Karen M. Page and Nadia Sidorova.

Master of Science

• Master's degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.
• Thesis title. A priori regularity of parabolic partialdifferential equations.
• Supervisor: Diogo A. Gomes.

Bachelor of Science

• Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.

Postdoctoral Researcher

• Research Associateship at the University of Cambridge, in the Boemo Group.
• Supervisor: Michael A. Boemo.
• Main areas of research:
  • DNA replication.
  • Computational genetics.
  • Physics-informed machine learning

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Rokos PDRA at Queens' College, University of Cambridge.

College Supervisor

• Supervision of multiple undergraduate modules in Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Master's Project Supervisor

• Supervision and mentorship of a master's student during a year-long placement research project on modelling DNA replication as part of an integrated master’s in Biochemistry (University of St. Andrews).

Lecturer

• Lecturer of an undergraduate mathematics course (Mathematics for Engineers 1)
• Topics: differentiation, integration, differential equations, vectors, probability, statistics, and numerical methods.
• Other duties: homework/exam structuring, marking, and office hours.

Teaching Assistant

• Provided teaching assistance at undergraduate and master's levels
• Main duties: tutorial classes, exam/homework marking, and office hours.
• Topics: calculus, linear algebra, complex analysis, mechanics, and numerical analysis.

University-level Tutor

• Tutored students in several university tutoring centers and collaborated with the student math association at IST.

High School Tutor

• Provided tutoring services in high school-level tutoring academies.

Visiting Student

• 4-month undergraduate Visiting Student Research Program (VSRP).
• Research topics: Mean-Field Games, PDEs, and Functional Analysis.
• Supervisor: Prof. Diogo A. Gomes.

Research Pitch at LUSO 2024

• Presentation on current research at the Portuguese Association of Students and Researchers in the UK (PARSUK).

UK DNA Replication Meeting 2024, Poster Session

• Presentation of the poster 'A Whole-Genome Mathematical Model of DNA Replication'.

Invited Talk, Mathematics and Applications Colloquium - AMCS (CEMSE)

• Invited talk on mathematical modelling of DNA replication.

Plenary Talk, Pathology Annual Symposium

SCR Talk, MCR-SCR Research Talks

Research Seminar, Genetics Internal Seminars

UCL Talk, Mathematical Biology Seminar

• Talk on current research, specifically on the development of a whole-genome mathematical model of DNA replication in human cells.

Research in Genetics Day 2023, Poster Session

• Presentation of the poster 'A Whole-Genome Mathematical Model of DNA Replication'.

OxML 2023, Machine Learning Summer School

• Participation in the Oxford Machine Learning Summer School, focused on statistical/probabilistic ML, representation learning, reinforcement learning, causal inference, vision & NLP, geometrical DL, among other topics.

CMP Seminar, Cellular and Molecular Pathology Seminar Series

• Talk on Notch-Delta long-range signalling dynamics via cell protrusions.

ECMTB 2022 Talk, European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology

• Participation on the mini-symposium 'Bistable genetic switches across time, space, and disciplines' at ECMTB 2022. Talk title: 'The dynamics of long-range signalling via the Notch-Delta pathway'.

SLCU Talk

• Invited talk at Dr Henrik Jönsson's research group meeting on PhD research, titled 'Long-range signalling and patterns in the fly wing'.

IPLS Talk, Institute for the Physics of Living Systems

• Talk and discussion on mathematical models of signalling pathways vs stretch-induced deformations on the wing disc, titled 'How stretch affects patterning in the fly wing'.

Math Bio Talk, Departmental Computational Biology Group

• Presentation at the multi-disciplinary computational biology group meeting on the mathematical analysis of long-range signalling systems, including linear and stochastic stability analysis and applications. Supervised by Philip Pearce.

Poster Competition Panel Member

• Supervised the annual UCL mathematics undergraduate poster competition, where students presented their second-year projects on topics ranging from theoretical exercises in differential geometry to dynamical systems applied to the study of pandemic evolution.

Cambridge Conference, 'Evolution Evolving' Conference

• Participated in the 'Evolution Evolving' conference at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Topics included evolutionary causes and consequences of developmental bias, plasticity, niche construction, and extra-genetic inheritance, approached from mathematical, biological, and philosophical perspectives.

RepliFit

• Toolkit for analyzing DNA replication timing, origin firing rates, and genomic stability.

Interactive Epithelium

• A beautiful, practical tool for epithelial cell signalling simulations.

Live StackOverflow

• Co-founder and organiser of 'Live StackOverflow', a weekly meeting group for PhD and postdoc students working in applied mathematics, physics, and computational biology at UCL. The group provides a friendly, non-formal platform for discussions on improving social, presentation, and research skills among new postgraduate students.

M\(\LaTeX\)

• Windows implementation of the saving directories of 'MLaTeX', a set of tools simplifying the interface between LaTeX and Mathematica.

London Mathematical Society Courses

• Topics: Dynamical Systems, Stochastic Processes, Models, and Measure Theory.

Teaching Training

• Completion of the 'Teaching Undergraduates Mathematics or Statistics' (TUMIPS) program.

TOEFL

• Score: 108/120.

Presidency

• As President of the Cambridge University Portuguese Society (CUPor), I helped leading a dynamic cultural community, coordinating a diverse range of events, managing an executive committee, organizing sociocultural events, and advocating for Portuguese students at the university.

Student Union

• Member of the Classical Guitar, Chamber Music, and Hiking Societies at UCL.

Classical Guitar

• Experienced in playing various styles including Classical, Jazz, and Bossa Nova in a range of events.
• Contributed to group musical arrangements and participated actively in ensemble performances.

Almada's Music Academy

• Completed undergraduate studies in classical guitar (8th degree).
• Participated in several guitar contests and talent shows, winning first and second prizes, as well as honorable mentions.

Volunteering

• Participation in various volunteering activities, including:
  • Elderly home visits
  • Beach cleaning
  • Organization of homeless dinners.
• Leadership role in a non-governmental volunteering organization in workshops in Portugal and Germany.

Sports

• Engaged in amateur-level sports, including football, tennis, swimming, and skiing. Two years of federated-level football experience.