<aside> J. Xavier is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DEMI) at NOVA School of Science and Technology | NOVA FCT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. He is a board member and integrated researcher at the Research and Development Unit for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (UNIDEMI). He coordinates the Master’s programme in Advanced Digital Manufacturing Engineering and serves on the Scientific Committee for the Doctoral Programme in Mechanical Engineering at DEMI.
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<aside> J. Xavier has contributed to 10 industry projects and 11 government-funded projects (e.g., FCT.IP, Portugal2020, EPSRC Fellowship). He is currently the principal investigator for an IC&DT project (DOI: 10.54499/PTDC/EMD-EMD/1230/2021) and Co-PI for the PeX project (DOI: 10.54499/2022.06903.PTDC), both supported by FCT.IP. With 102 publications in peer-reviewed journals and an h-index of 34, he has also published 5 book chapters and contributed to 1 didactic publication.
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<aside> J. Xavier has supervised 4 PhD students, 42 MSc students, and 3 MSc ERASMUS students, and is currently supervising 7 PhD and 5 MSc students. He has served on thesis juries across Europe and has been involved in international research visits. As a regular reviewer and committee member, he participates in scientific and organising committees, chairs conference sections, and engages in COST Actions. He is also active in technology transfer from his research.
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<aside> 📮 Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (NOVA FCT) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
📩 [email protected] 🌐 ****https://userweb.fct.unl.pt/~jmc.xavier/
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<aside> 🎓 2007: Ph.D. @ Arts et Métiers ParisTech
2003: M.Sc. @ UTAD
2019: B.Sc. @ UTAD (pré-Bologna)
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<aside> 📌 2022-2025 — AneurysmTool
Fluid-structure interaction for functional assessment of ascending aortic aneurysms: a biomechanical-based approach toward clinical practice (AneurysmTool). NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT). Financial support by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/EMD-EMD/1230/2021). 🔗 | DOI: 10.54499/PTDC/EMD-EMD/1230/2021
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<aside> 📌 2022-2025 — TOP&AM4FGM
Topology optimization and metal additive manufacturing unified to obtain functionally graded material structures (TOP&AM4FGM) NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT). Financial support by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2022.06903.PTDC). DOI: 10.54499/2022.06903.PTDC
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🧩 Biomechanics: Research interest in fluid-structure interaction (FSI) models to improve the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ascending aortic aneurysms.
🧩 Computational and Experimental Characterisation of Materials: Study of biological and additive-manufactured materials, with a focus on understanding their mechanical properties and behaviour.
🧩 Fracture Mechanics: Advanced research into fracture mechanics, with a focus on characterising material failure through full-field measurement techniques.
🧩 Inverse Identification Methods: Development and application of innovative inverse identification techniques, such as the Virtual Fields Method, to accurately determine the mechanical properties of materials. These methods allow for precise characterisation of material behaviour under various loading conditions.
🧩 Advanced Optical Techniques in Experimental Mechanics: Expertise in full-field optical methods, including digital image correlation (DIC) and feature tracking, to accurately capture and analyse material deformation and strain.
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