side projects

HeartCam

Heart rate estimation and monitoring using only a webcam.

code

Sinogram

My cutest friend, Sal, showcases how projections build a sinogram and how the image gets reconstructed, similar to computed tomography (CT) image formation principles.

code

Cardiomyocytes

GUI that bridges backend code (see paper) to quantify the structural organization of cardiomyocytes. Made for the Stem Cell Engineering Research Group from the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB).

paper code

3D-Printed Playable Ocarina

3D-printed, sanded, painted and varnished.

STL

Skin diseases: Benign vs. Malignant

Simple project made for my Biomedical Engineering BSc students (22/23) for the curricular unit of Fundaments of Biosignals and Biomedical Imaging. The goal was to implement ABCDE rules for skin lesion classification.

assignment

certificates

non-degree 1-year courses

• Methodologies and Techniques of Scientific Research · IST · grade 20/20 · 9 October 2024
• Scientific Research Methodologies · Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra · grade X/20 · ??

specialization courses

• Deep Learning · Técnico+ Formação Avançada · grade 20/20 · 6 July 2024

MOOCs

• Data Science: KDD Process · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 6 April 2024
• LaMAA: Neuroscience · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 10 October 2021
• LaMAA: Machine Learning · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 2 October 2021
• Energy Services · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 27 September 2021
• Epigenetics: Human Health · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 3 May 2021
• Dynamic Energy Budgets · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 23 April 2021
• Epigenetics: Foundations · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 8 March 2021
• Optimal Stopping Problems · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 28 February 2021
• The Quantum Internet and Quantum Computers: How Will They Change the World? · TU Delft · 15 February 2021
• Experimental Physics: Electromagnetism · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 16 January 2019
• Eigenvalues · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 23 December 2018
• Markov Matrices · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 26 July 2018
• Recognizing Frailty · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 11 July 2018
• Drone Simulation and Control · MOOC Técnico (IST) · 11 June 2018

languages

• German A1.1 · LanguageCraft · 90 h · grade 18.2/20 · 25 January 2022

workshops

• Portuguese Sign Language · workshop
• The Process Behind Consultancy — Semana da Bioengenharia 2021 (IST) · 2021
• C++ Workshop — HackerSchool IST · 10, 14 and 17 April 2021

others

• Basic Life Support · Bombeiros Voluntários da Parede · 8 February 2025
• Núcleo de Engenharia Biomédica · certificate · Deputy Secretary of the General Assembly Board

awards

• Academic Merit Diploma (2018/2019) · 2nd-year BSc
• Academic Merit Diploma (2019/2020) · 3rd-year BSc
• Academic Merit Diploma (2020/2021) · 1st-year MSc
• Academic Excellence Diploma (2021/2022) · 2nd-year MSc

Winner of the 2022 Photo Contest promoted by the Department of Bioengineering (IST)

CHO cell with stained alpha-tubulin (red, microtubules) and nuclei (blue, DAPI). The green skeleton represents microtubule centrelines extracted with my software.

supervision

• Guilherme Coelho · Biomedical Engineering BSc Capstone Project, IST · July 2025 · ChoroVIST: A Clinically-Oriented Platform for Choroidal Vascularity Analysis
• João Salbany · Electrical and Computer Engineering MSc Capstone Project, IST · July 2025 · 3D reconstruction of retinal detachments from OCT images
• João Fernandes · Electrical and Computer Engineering MSc Capstone Project, IST · July 2025 · Quantization of amyloid deposits in the eye through robust denoising and segmentation
• Gantt Meredith · Biomedical Engineering PhD Thesis · September 2025 · The School of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University · Theranostic Pancreatic Ultrasound in Pediatric Clinical Medicine: A Focus on the Diabetic Pancreas via Multiphysics Modeling and Machine Learning Imaging Classification
• Inês Arana · Biomedical Engineering MSc Thesis, IST · ongoing · Cell cycle staging from morphologic and textural nuclei features
• Mariana Parrinha · Biomedical Engineering MSc Thesis, IST · ongoing · OCT image processing for segmentation and analysis of ocular structures in VKH patients
• Kseniia Nikulina · Biomedical Engineering MSc Thesis, IST · ongoing · A deep learning approach for Poissonian noise image denoising and decomposition

volunteering

• Mentor · September 2018 · Mentoring Programme by NAPE-IST (Núcleo de Apoio ao Estudante do Instituto Superior Técnico) aiming for a better integration of newly arrived college students.
• Advertising Assistant · July 2022 · Advertising of Nevaro’s “Holi” mobile app, within the scope of Festa da Saúde (Health Festival) held in Aveiro, Portugal, promoting healthy habits of mental health, wellbeing and performance.

playlists

Most things I've done in life have a soundtrack. Here are a few: