28–29 Oct 2024
Europe/Lisbon timezone

Scientific Programme

Monday, October 28

10:00 - 10:20 Opening Session
10:20 - 11:20 First Scientific Session
- Chair: Pedro Paulo

10:20 - Théo Abounnasr-Martins  -  A Tale of Two-Streams, Light and the Invisible Axion
10:40 - Carlo Alfisi  -  Plasmonic instability for ultra-low energetic weakly interactive particle detection
11:00 - Ricardo Jorge Clemente Martins  -  Simulation and experimental production of (FeTiTaA)(1-x)Wx (A = Cu, V, Cr)  high entropy alloys


11:20 - 11:50 Coffee Break

11:50 - 12:50 Second Scientific Session - Chair: Ana Margarida Ricardo
11:50   -  Hemaxi Narotamo  -  Artificial Vision: Analysing Mouse Eye Blood Vessels with AI
12:10   -  Madalena Antunes  -  A 3D-printed clamping interface for tensile testing of biological specimens
12:30   -  João Rodrigues  -  Organic Electroactive Molecules for Next-Generation Batteries, an exploratory approach with the tetrathiafulvalene derivatives.


Lunch Break

14:30 - 15:30 Third Scientific Session - Chair: Nuno Cruz
14:30  -  Joana Pereira  -  Strategies for the separation of thorium from uranium  using functionalized ionic liquids
14:50  -  Carolina Dantas  - Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Reflectometry Signals in Nuclear Fusion Plasmas
15:10  -  Gustavo Maia  -  Impact events of extraterrestrial bodies: The bridge between exogenous delivery and the origin of life


15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break


16:00 - 17:30 Scientific Poster Session
#1    Francisco Cruz    Artificial Neural Networks for RBS Spectra Analysis
#2    Pietro Civa    Exploring Deep Eutectic Solvents in Palladium Environmental Analysis: A First Look
#3    Cláudia Ribeiro  -  Pre-targeting bioorthogonal strategy for tethering photoactive BODIPY onto the plasma membrane of HER2+ gastric tumours
#4    João Alcobia    Valorization of Arbutus unedo Bagasse using Eutectic Solvents for Cosmetic Applications
#5    Maria Serralha    Supercritical antisolvent microencapsulation of oil extract from microalgae Cryphtecodinium cohnii
#6    David Graça    Photoinduced Plasmon-assisted Functionalization of Gold Nanorods for Improved Plasmon-based Sensors
#7    Silvia Buriac    Fluxes of Mercury and Methylmercury in Thermokarst Lakes
#8    Margarida Gonçalves    Impregnation of soft contact lenses using supercritical fluids
#9    Vicente Guerreiro    Determining the rhizosphere influence of Halimione portulacoides on mercury concentration and bacterial diversity in the saltmarsh sediments of the Tagus Estuary (Lisbon)
#10    Sofia Marques    Effect of plants on mercury dynamics in permafrost thaw systems
#11    Inês Rico    Spatio-temporal assessment of variations in mercury levels in saltmarsh regions of the Tagus and Guadiana estuaries
#12    Daniel Agostinho    Experimental Wind Turbine Simulator
#13    Luís Alves    Ion Beam Analytical techniques combined for the characterization of cultural heritage material
#14    Raquel Cabaça    Microencapsulation of a Far-Red absorbing Phthalocyanine: recent advances on microscale engineering of polyelectrolyte multilayers

Tuesday, October 29

10:00 - 11:00 Fourth Scientific Session - Chair: José Vicente
10:00  -  Filipe da Silva  -  Modelling Reflectometry Diagnostics: Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulation of Reflectometry in Fusion Plasmas
10:20  -  Hugo Terças  -  Axions in plasmas and metamaterials
10:40  -  Nuno Cruz  -  New Operation and Collaborative Tools for Advancing ITER Neutral Beam Test Facility Research

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 Fith Scientific Session 
- Chair: Beatriz Nobre

11:30  -  Maria Jeremias  -  Improved voltammetric method for detecting Pd and Ni simultaneously using signal transformation
11:50  -  José Santos / Pedro Paulo   - DNA Origami Tetrahedra for Positioning of Plasmonic Gold Nanorods Antennas
12:10  -  Rute Cesário  -  Distribution Patterns and High-Concentration Areas of Metal Pollution in Soils from Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

Lunch Break

15:00 - 17:00 Round Table -  "Evaluation Methods for Researchers and Research Assessment".
17:00 - 17:30 Closing Session and Award Ceremony