Experience

 

 

 

 

 

Associate Lecturer

The Open University

Sep 2022 – Present United Kingdom

As a member of the STEM faculty. Currently involved in the Quantum Physics module.

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Researcher

University of Southampton

Aug 2022 – Present Southampton, United Kingdom

Visiting researcher at Southampton HEP theory group to work on collaborative projects on String Phenomenology and Inflationary Cosmology.

 

 

 

 

 

Researcher

LIP

Feb 2022 – Present Braga and Lisbon, Portugal

Researching data-driven applications in HEP, with focus on applications to BSM model building and searches, jet Physics in the context of the Quark-Gluon Plasma studies, and applications of Quantum Machine Learning and Computing in HEP.

 

 

 

 

 

Data Scientist

Coincover

Feb 2022 – Present Cardiff, United Kingdom

Developing AI and ML data-driven features and products to increase crypto-assets security.

 

 

 

 

 

Invited Professor

Instituto Superior Técnico

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022 Lisbon, Portugal

Invited by Técnico to help with lectures for the academic year 2021/22. In particular, I am involved in the teaching of Quantum Mechanics 2.

 

 

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Researcher

LIP

May 2020 – Feb 2022 Braga and Lisbon, Portugal

Worked on the Strong2020 Europe-wide research consortium to produce reproducible baselines for different event generators modelling the Jet Quenching phenomenon due to the production of Quark-Gluon plasma at heavy-ion collisions.

 

 

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Researcher

LIP

May 2019 – May 2020 Braga and Lisbon, Portugal

Worked on the BigDataHEP project, where we conducted research on Machine Learning applications for Collider Physics, including developing tools for New Physics searches and Jet Quenching phenomenon discrimination.

 

 

 

 

 

Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist

TalentTicker

May 2018 – May 2019 Cardiff, United Kingdom

Worked for an AI-focused start-up in Cardiff, where I prototyped, developed, and deployed Machine Learning solutions to process large volumes of data.

 

 

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Southampton

Jul 2017 – Sep 2017 Southampton, United Kingdom

Continued my research on String Phenomenology and Inflationary Cosmology.

Education

 

 

 

 

 

DPhil

University of Southampton

Sep 2013 – May 2017 Southampton, United Kindgom

Thesis Title: Topics on Modern String Phenomenology

 

 

 

 

 

MASt in Mathematics

University of Cambridge

Sep 2012 – Jun 2013 Cambridge, United Kindgom

 

 

 

 

 

MSc in Physics

Instituto Superior Técnico

Sep 2008 – Nov 2011 Lisboa, Portugal

Thesis Title: $SU(5)$ Grand Unification Theory Revisited

 

 

 

 

 

BSc in Physics

Instituto Superior Técnico

Sep 2005 – Jun 2008 Lisboa, Portugal

Others

Deep Learning Nanodegree

Udacity 2018

Comprehensive course on Deep Learning.

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Prémio CGD a Graduados do Instituto Superior Técnico

Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2012

Award given to top graduates of each degree at Instituto Superior Técnico.