Lúcia Maria Botas Bilro

Lúcia Bilro

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-01-2007
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Optics and Photonics
Group:	Optical Components and Subsystems - Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900
Fax: +351 234 377 901

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0001-8804-593X

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Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-2011
Licenciatura, Universidade de Coimbra, 01-01-2005

Expertise Topics

Bragg Sensors
Plastic Optical Fibre Sensors
Liquid Quantity and Quality monitoring
Environmental Monitoring

Academic Activities

5Lecture courses

Electromagnetismo, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Eng. Electrónica e Redes de Computadores

Physics, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Eng. Electrónica e Redes de Computadores

Electromagnetism, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Renewable Energy Systems Engineering

Electricity and Magnetism, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Materials Engineering

Physics, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Electronics and Computers Networks Engineering

3Supervision of PhD theses

As Co-supervisor

Controlo de nível de líquidos com elevada precisão , MSc Student, Licínio João Gonçalves Malheiro, Concluded 12-2019

3Supervision of BSc theses

As Co-supervisor

Desenvolvimento de um sistema de interrogação de baixo custo para aplicações em sensores, BSc Student, João Pedro Reis Preizal, Expected conclusion 07-2021
Desenvolvimento de um sistema híbrido baseado em LPGs para aplicações em comunicações óticas e sensores, BSc Student, Nuno Fonseca Valente, Expected conclusion 07-2021
Degradação de POFs sujeitas a curvaturas e potências óticas elevadas, BSc Student, José Pedro Duarte, Concluded 07-2016

3Supervision of Research grants

As Supervisor

INITIATE, Research Grant, Filipa da Rosa Carvalhal Sequeira, Concluded 09-2019
hiPOF, Research Grant, Ricardo Jorge Figueiredo Oliveira, Concluded 02-2018

As Co-supervisor

hiPOF, Research Grant, Ricardo Jorge Figueiredo Oliveira, Concluded 02-2018

Publications

1Books

R. Oliveira, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Polymer Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings: Fabrication and Sensing Applications, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, 2019,
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8Books Chapters

R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Principles of Polymer Optical Fibers, Chapter in, Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors Science, Technology and Applications, Marcelo M. Werneck, Regina Célia S. B. Allil, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, 2019
F. Sequeira, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Chemical Sensing with POF, Chapter in, Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors, Marcelo M. Werneck, Regina Célia S. B. Allil, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, 2019
D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Optical Fiber Sensing Principles, Chapter in, Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors: Science, Technology and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2019
R. Oliveira, F. Sequeira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors and Devices, Chapter in, Handbook of Optical Fibers, Gang Ding Peng, Springer, Singapore, Singapore, 2018
N. Alberto, L. Bilro, P. Antunes, C. Leitão Leitão, H. Lima, P.S André, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Optical Fiber Technology for eHealthcare, Chapter in, Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care, Maria Cruz-Cunha, Isabel Miranda, and Patricia Gonçalves, IGI global, Medical Information Science Reference, USA, 2013
R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, H. Lima, J. L. Pinto, Optical Fiber Sensors, Chapter in, Optical, Acoustic, Magnetic, and Mechanical Sensor Technologies, Krzysztof Iniewski, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, H. Lima, J. L. Pinto, Optical Fiber Sensors: Devices and Techniques, Chapter in, in Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications, Krzysztof Iniewski, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
P. Antunes, H. Lima, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, A. Costa, H. Rodrigues Rodrigues, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, H Varum, P.S André, Optical sensors based on FBG for structural health monitoring, Chapter in, New Developments in Sensing Technology for Structural Health Monitoring, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Springer, 2011

35Papers in Journals

D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Low cost color assessment of turbid liquids using supervised learning data analysis – Proof of concept, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, Vol. 305, No. 1, pp. 111936 - 111936, April, 2020 | BibTex
D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, A low-cost liquid refractive index sensor based on plastic optical fibre and CCD array, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 047001 - 047001, January, 2020 | BibTex
D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Turbidity and RI Dependency of a Polymer Optical Fiber-Based Chromatic Sensor, Sensors, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 19 - 19, December, 2019 | BibTex
D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Semi-supervised Gaussian and t-distribution hybrid mixture model for water leak detection, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 12, pp. 125109 - 125109, September, 2019 | BibTex
F. Sequeira, N. Cennamo, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, R.N. Nogueira, L. Zeni, L. Bilro, D-Shaped POF Sensors for Refractive Index Sensing—The Importance of Surface Roughness, Sensors, Vol. 19, No. 11, pp. 2476 - 2476, May, 2019,
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F. Sequeira, D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Low-Cost Sensing with Plastic Optical Fibers—From Turbidity and Refractive Index to Chemical Sensing, Proceedings, Vol. 15, No. 12, pp. 12 - 4, May, 2019,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, T. H. R. Marques, C. M. B. Cordeiro, R.N. Nogueira, Simultaneous detection of humidity and temperature through an adhesive based Fabry–Pérot cavity combined with polymer fiber Bragg grating, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 114, No. 0, pp. 37 - 43, March, 2019,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Ana M. Rocha, Adhesive based Fabry-Pérot hydrostatic pressure sensor with improved and controlled sensitivity, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 37, No. 9, pp. 1909 - 1915, January, 2019,
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N. Cennamo, G. D’Agostino, F. Sequeira, F. Mattiello, G. Porto, A. Biasiolo, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, L. Zeni, A Simple and Low-Cost Optical Fiber Intensity-Based Configuration for Perfluorinated Compounds in Water Solution, Sensors, Vol. 18, No. 9, pp. 3009 - 3009, September, 2018,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, T. H. R. Marques, C. M. B. Cordeiro, R.N. Nogueira, Strain Sensitivity Enhancement of a Sensing Head Based on ZEONEX Polymer FBG in Series With Silica Fiber, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 36, No. 22, pp. 5106 - 5112, September, 2018,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Fabry-Pérot cavities based on photopolymerizable resins for sensing applications, Optical Materials Express, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 2208 - 2221, July, 2018,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Strain Sensitivity Control of an In-Series Silica and Polymer FBG, Sensors, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 1 - 9, June, 2018,
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F. Sequeira, D. Duarte, L. Bilro, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, M. Pesavento, L. Zeni, N. Cennamo, Refractive Index Sensing with D-Shaped Plastic Optical Fibers for Chemical and Biochemical Applications, Sensors, Vol. 16, No. 12, pp. 2119 - 2119, December, 2016,
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R. Oliveira, T. H. R. Marques, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, C. M. B. Cordeiro, Multiparameter POF Sensing based on Multimode Interference and Fiber Bragg Grating, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 3 - 9, November, 2016,
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R. Oliveira, S. Aristilde, J. H. Osório, M. A. R. Franco, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, C. M. B. Cordeiro, Intensity liquid level sensor based on multimode interference and fiber Bragg grating, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 125104 - 125104, October, 2016,
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R. Oliveira, J. H. Osório, S. Aristilde, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, C. M. B. Cordeiro, Simultaneous measurement of strain, temperature and refractive index based on multimode interference, fiber tapering and fiber Bragg gratings, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 7, pp. 075107-1 - 075107-6, June, 2016,
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R.N. Nogueira, R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, J. Heidarialamdarloo, New advances in polymer fiber Bragg gratings, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 78, No. Part A, pp. 104 - 109, April, 2016,
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D. Duarte, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Theoretical design of a high sensitivity SPR-based optical fiber pressure sensor, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 33, No. 22, pp. 4606 - 4611, November, 2015,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, T. H. R. Marques, M. Napierala, T. Tenderenda, P. Mergo, T. Nasilowski, C. M. B. Cordeiro, R.N. Nogueira, Bragg Gratings Inscription in Highly Birefringent Microstructured POFs, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 621 - 624, November, 2015,
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J. J. Keizer, M.A.S. Martins, S. Prats, L. F. Santos Santos, D. C. S. Vieira Vieira, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Assessing the performance of a plastic optical fibre turbidity sensor for measuring post-fire erosion from plot to catchment scale, Geoderma, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 641 - 650, September, 2015 | BibTex
R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Smooth end face termination of microstructured, graded-index, and step-index polymer optical fibers, Applied Optics, Vol. 54, No. 18, pp. 5629 - 5633, June, 2015,
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Larissa Costa Costa, Camila Moura Moura, V. Oliveira, I. Chiamenti Chiamenti, H. Kalinowsky, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, Bragg gratings written with ultrafast laser pulses, Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetics Applications, Vol. 14, No. -, pp. SI-15 - SI-24, May, 2015,
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F. C. Silva Silva, M.A.S. Martins, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, I. Capela Capela, J. J. Keizer, Optical Fiber Technology for Monitoring and Preventing Biomass Washout from Bioreactors: a Case Study with a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Vol. 226, No. 6, pp. 1 - 11, May, 2015 | BibTex
R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Bragg gratings in a few mode microstructured polymer optical fiber in less than 30 seconds, Optics Express, Vol. 23, No. 8, pp. 10181 - 10187, April, 2015,
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L. Melo, J. Rodrigues, A. F. Farinha, C. Marques, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, J. P. Tomé, R.N. Nogueira, Concentration sensor based on a tilted fiber Bragg grating for anions monitoring, Optical Fiber Technology, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 422 - 427, May, 2014,
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V. Pereira, J.C. Marques, M.J. Carvalho, M. Chen, R. Sol, C. Novo, L. Bilro, P. Antunes, N. Alberto, J. L. Pinto, Multiparameter Optical Monitoring of Madeira Wine, International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), Vol. 9, No. -, pp. 62 - 64, December, 2013 | BibTex
C. Marques, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, D. J. Webb, R.N. Nogueira, Narrow Bandwidth Bragg Gratings Imprinted in Polymer Optical Fibers for Different Spectral Windows, Optics Communications, Vol. 307, No. C, pp. 57 - 61, October, 2013,
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C. Marques, L. Bilro, L. Khan, R.A. Oliveira, D. J. Webb, R.N. Nogueira, Acousto-Optic Effect in Microstructured Polymer Fiber Bragg Gratings: Simulation and Experimental Overview, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 31, No. 10, pp. 1551 - 1558, May, 2013,
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FJ Boogert, M.A.S. Martins, L. Bilro, S. Prats, R.N. Nogueira, J. J. Keizer, Assessing the potential of a newly-developed turbidity sensor for estimating sediment yields from recently burnt catchments, Flamma, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 139 - 141, February, 2013,
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C. Leitão Leitão, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, H. Lima, P.S André, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Feasibility studies of Bragg probe for non-invasive carotid pulse waveform assessment, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 017006-1 - 017006-6, January, 2013,
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L. Bilro, N. Alberto, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, Optical Sensors Based on Plastic Fibers - review paper, Sensors, Vol. 12, No. 9, pp. 12184 - 12207, September, 2012,
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L. Bilro, J. Oliveira, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, A reliable low-cost wireless and wearable gait monitoring system based on a plastic optical fibre sensor, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 045801 - 7pp., April, 2011,
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L. Bilro, N. Alberto, L.M. Sá, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, Analytical Analysis of Side-Polished Plastic Optical Fiber as Curvature and Refractive Index Sensor, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 864 - 870, March, 2011,
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L. Bilro, N. Alberto, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, A simple and low-cost cure monitoring system based on a side-polished plastic optical fibre, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 21, No. 11, pp. 117001 - 5pp, September, 2010,
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L. Bilro, S. Prats, J. L. Pinto, J. J. Keizer, R.N. Nogueira, Design and performance assessment of a plastic optical fibre-based sensor for measuring water turbidity, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 107001 - 4pp., August, 2010,
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66Papers in Conferences

N. Cennamo, F. Arcadio, C. Perri, L. Zeni, F. Sequeira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, G. D’Agostino, G. Porto, A. Biasiolo, Water monitoring in smart cities exploiting plastic optical fibers and molecularly imprinted polymers. the case of PFBS detection, IEEE IEEE International Symposium on Measurements and Networking, M and N M&N, Catania, Italy, Vol., pp. -, July, 2019,
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F. Sequeira, D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Low-Cost Sensing with Plastic Optical Fibers—From Turbidity and Refractive Index to Chemical Sensing, International Symposium on Sensor Science, Naples, Italy, Vol. 15, 12, pp. -, May, 2019,
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F. Sequeira, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, T. Santos-Silva, Coating of modified plastic optical fibers with proteins for chemical sensing and biosensing: preliminary studies, SPIE Proc. SPIE 11028, Optical Sensors, Prague, Czech Republic, Vol. 110282O, pp. -, April, 2019,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Strain and temperature detection through PFBG and resin based FP cavities, OSA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS OFS, Lausanne, Switzerland, Vol., pp. WF78 -, September, 2018,
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N. Cennamo, G. D’Agostino, F. Sequeira, F. Arcadio, G. Porto, A. Biasiolo, C. Perri, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, L. Zeni, An optical fiber intensity-based sensor configuration for the detection of PFOA in water, International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors OFS, Lausanne, Switzerland, Vol., pp. -, September, 2018,
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F. Sequeira, N. Cennamo, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, R.N. Nogueira, L. Zeni, L. Bilro, Comparative analysis between refractive index POF Sensors for Chemical Sensing, International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers POF, Seattle, United States, Vol., pp. -, September, 2018,
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N. Cennamo, G. D'Agostino, F. Sequeira, F. Mattiello1, G. Porto, A. Biasiolo, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, L. Zeni, Molecular Imprinted Polymer on a D-shaped Plastic Optical Fiber for the selective detection of Perfluorooctanoate, EUROPT(R)ODE XIII, Naples, Italy, Vol., pp. 181 -, March, 2018,
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D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Portable, in-line and low cost refractive index sensor for liquids, International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - POF, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. pp88 -1 - pp88 -5, September, 2017,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Simultaneous measurement of temperature and humidity using PFBG and Fabry-Perot cavity, International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - POF, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. Paper 83 -, September, 2017,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Fabrication of Bragg gratings in polymer optical fibers using 248 nm UV radiation, International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - POF, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. Paper invited1 -, September, 2017,
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F. Sequeira, R.N. Nogueira, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, N. Cennamo, L. Zeni, L. Bilro, Sensitivity optimization of POF sensors based on an intensity low-cost configuration targeting chemical and biochemical sensing, International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - POF, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. paper 90-1 - paper 90-4, September, 2017,
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T. Almeida, R. Oliveira, Ana M. Rocha, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, WDM Transmission over Graded Index Plastical Optical Fiber, International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - POF, Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, September, 2017,
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N. D. Oliveira Oliveira, D. Duarte, F. Goncalves, P. Costa Costa, N. Fontes, P. Prior, A. Graça, M. Figueira, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Winegrid ® : the remote and real-time wine production process monitoring system, World Congress of Vine and Wine, Sofia, Bulgaria, Vol., pp. 1 - 6, May, 2017,
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R. Oliveira, T. H. R. Marques, L. Bilro, C. M. B. Cordeiro, R.N. Nogueira, Strain, Temperature and Humidity Sensing with Multimode Interference in POF, Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Birmingam, United Kingdom, Vol. OP35, pp. 1 - 5, September, 2016,
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F. Sequeira, L. Bilro, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, M. Pesavento, L. Zeni, N. Cennamo, Optimization of an Evanescent Field Sensor based on D-Shaped Plastic Optical Fiber for Chemical and Biochemical Sensing, Eurosensors Conference, Budapest, Hungary, Vol. 168, pp. 810 - 813, September, 2016,
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F. Sequeira, D. Duarte, R.N. Nogueira, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, N. Cennamo, L. Zeni, L. Bilro, Analysis of the roughness in a sensing region on D-shaped POFs, Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2016,
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N. D. Oliveira Oliveira, D. Duarte, C. Ferreira Ferreira, P. Silva, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Development and characterization of a sediment concentration low cost optical sensor, International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers POF, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2016,
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F. Sequeira, D. Duarte, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, Gomes, M. T. S. R. S. R. Gomes, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Ammonium sensing in aqueous solutions with plastic optical fiber modified by molecular imprinting, European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors - EWOFS, Limerick, Ireland, Vol. 9916, pp. 99161I-1 - 99161I-4, May, 2016,
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F. Sequeira, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, Gomes, M. T. S. R. S. R. Gomes, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Ammonium sensing with plastic optical fiber modified by molecular imprinting, EUROPT(R)ODE XIII, Graz, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. 184 - 184, March, 2016,
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D. Duarte, N. D. Oliveira Oliveira, P. Georgieva, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Wine classification and turbidity measurement by clustering and regression models, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2015,
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D. Duarte, S. Prats, J. J. Keizer, P. Georgieva, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Novel approach for simultaneous sediment classification and concentration determination of water turbidity, International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors OFS24, Curitiba, Brazil, Vol. 9634, pp. 96342U-1 - 96342U-4, September, 2015,
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F. Sequeira, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, Gomes, M. T. S. R. S. R. Gomes, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Plastic optical fiber sensor modified by molecular imprinting for ammonium sensing, Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC) of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) XVIIIth European Conference in Analytical Chemistry EUROANALYSIS, Bordeaux, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, September, 2015,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, J. Heidarialamdarloo, R.N. Nogueira, Fabrication and characterization of polymer fiber Bragg gratings inscribed with KrF UV laser, Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Nuremberg, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 371 - 375, September, 2015,
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R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, J. Heidarialamdarloo, R.N. Nogueira, Fast inscription of Bragg grating arrays in undoped PMMA mPOF, International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors OFS24, Curitiba, Brazil, Vol. 9634, pp. 1 - 1, September, 2015,
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J. H. Osório, R. Oliveira, L. Mosquera, M. A. R. Franco, J. Heidarialamdarloo, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, C. M. B. Cordeiro, Surface-core fiber gratings, International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors OFS24, Curitiba, Brazil, Vol. 9634, pp. 1 - 1, September, 2015,
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R.N. Nogueira, R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, J. Heidarialamdarloo, Recent Advances in Fiber Bragg Gratings Written in Polymer Optical Fibers, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Budapest, Hungary, Vol. 1, pp. Th.A6.5 - Th.A6.5, July, 2015,
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Larissa Costa Costa, V. Oliveira, I. Chiamenti Chiamenti, H. Kalinowsky, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, Redes de Bragg escritas com pulsos ultracurtos, Simpósito Brasileiro de Micro-ondas e Optoelectrónica/Congresso Brasileiro de Electromagnetismo MOMAG, Curitiba, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2014 | BibTex
R. Oliveira, C. Marques, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Production and characterization of Bragg gratings in polymer optical fibers for sensors and optical communications, Optical Fiber Sensors Conf., Santander, Spain, Vol. 9157, pp. 915794-1 - 915794-4, June, 2014,
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R. X. Ferreira, L. Bilro, C. Marques, R. Oliveira, R.N. Nogueira, 23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, Optical Fiber Sensors Conf., Santander, Spain, Vol. 9157, pp. 915793-1 - 915793-4, June, 2014,
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F. Sequeira, Lopes, N. Lopes, Gomes, M. T. S. R. S. R. Gomes, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Molecularly imprinted polymer grafted on a polymeric optical fibre for ammonium sensing, International Conf. on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. 72 - 72, May, 2014,
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C. Novo, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Plastic optical fibre sensor for Madeira wine monitoring, International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP2014, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 9286, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2014 | BibTex
D. Duarte, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Theoretical modeling of an U-shaped SPR fiber sensor in 1550-nm spectral range for sensing applications, International Conf. on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 9286, pp. 928640-1 - 928640-5, May, 2014,
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C. Marques, L. Bilro, R. X. Ferreira, A. Pohl, R.N. Nogueira, Time Response of Bragg Gratings in microstructured Polymer Optical Fiber, Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Buzios - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol. Proc, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2013,
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R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, C. F. Fernandes, R. Oliveira, J. Heidarialamdarloo, Bragg gratings in plastic optical fibre for communications and sensing applications, Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Buzios, Brazil, Vol. Proceedinga, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2013 | BibTex
R. Oliveira, L. Bilro, C. Marques, R.N. Nogueira, Effects of strain on the sensitivity to temperature in a doped polymer optical fiber Bragg grating, RIAO/OPTILAS, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2013,
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F. Sequeira, S. Prats, R.N. Nogueira, J. J. Keizer, L. Bilro, Experimental assessment of a plastic optical fibre based turbidity sensor, RIAO/OPTILAS, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2013,
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R. X. Ferreira, L. Bilro, S. Prats, J. J. Keizer, R.N. Nogueira, Advanced Sensor and Method to Measure Turbidity, RIAO/OPTILAS, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2013,
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C. Novo, L. Bilro, R. X. Ferreira, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Optical fibre monitoring of Madeira wine estufagem process, RIAO/OPTILAS, Porto, Portugal, Vol. Proceedings SPIE, pp. 1 - 5, June, 2013,
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R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, C. Marques, R. Oliveira, J. Heidarialamdarloo, Optical filtering in plastic optical fibers, International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Cartagena, Spain, Vol. Th B2.2, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2013 | BibTex
C. Marques, L. Bilro, D. J. Webb, R.N. Nogueira, Inscription of narrow bandwidth Bragg gratings in polymer optical fibers, European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors - EWOFS, Krakow, Poland, Vol. Procedings, pp. 8794-120 -, May, 2013,
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C. Novo, L. Bilro, R. X. Ferreira, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, C. Leitão Leitão, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Plastic optical fibre sensor for quality control in food industry, European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors - EWOFS, Warsaw, Poland, Vol. 8794, pp. UNSP 879411 - UNSP 879411, May, 2013,
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J. J. Keizer, L. Bilro, M.A.S. Martins, D. C. S. Vieira Vieira, S. Prats, R.N. Nogueira, The suitability of plastic optical fiber turbidity sensors to estimate sediment and organic matter loads in runoff from recently burnt areas, European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly EGU, Viena, Austria, Vol. 2013, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2013 | BibTex
C. Marques, L. Bilro, L. Khan, R.A. Oliveira, D. J. Webb, R.N. Nogueira, Controlling the Properties of Microstructured Plastic Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings using Acousto-Optic Excitation, IEEE Photonics Global Conf. - PGC, Singapore, Singapore, Vol. Procedings, pp. -, December, 2012,
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L. Bilro, C. Marques, L. Khan, R.A. Oliveira, D. J. Webb, R.N. Nogueira, Acousto-optic modulation in a microstructured plastic optical fibre Bragg grating, Optical Fiber Sensors Conf., Beijing, China, Vol. Proc. of Spie, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2012,
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E. Malheiro, L. Melo, R. P. Pinto, J. Rodrigues, A. F. Farinha, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, A. F. Trindade, J. P. Tomé, R.N. Nogueira, Silica-coated tilted fiber Bragg grating for anion recognition, European Optical Society Topical Meeting: Organic Photonics, Annual Meeting da European Optical Society, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, September, 2012,
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J. C. Marques, V. Pereira, M.-C. Chen, C. Novo, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, J. L. Pinto, Automatic pilot plant facility designed for the controlled ageing of Madeira wines, Portuguese Conf. on Automatic Control - CONTROLO, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 7, July, 2012,
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E. Malheiro, L. Melo, R. P. Pinto, J. Rodrigues, A. F. Farinha, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, A. F. Trindade, J. P. Tomé, R.N. Nogueira, Chemical sensing with silica-coated tilted fiber Bragg grating, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors - SEONS, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, June, 2012,
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C. Leitão Leitão, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, P.S André, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Development of a FBG probe for non-invasive carotid pulse waveform assessment, SPIE Photonics Europe - Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care, Brussels, Belgium, Vol. Proc. Spie - 8427, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2012 | BibTex
C. Leitão Leitão, H. Lima, L. Bilro, P. Antunes, C. Marques, J. Prata, P.S André, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Development and characterization of new sensors for hemodynamic evaluation: fibre Bragg sensor for arterial pulse waveform acquisition, Portuguese chapter of IEEE EMBS Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 4, February, 2012 | BibTex
C. Leitão Leitão, L. Bilro, P. Antunes, N. Alberto, H. Lima, J. L. Pinto, Design of Bragg Sensors for Hemodynamic Assessment, European Society for Engineering Education Physics Teaching in Engineering Education - PTEE, Manheim, Germany, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2011,
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L. Melo, V. Oliveira, C. Marques, N. Ângelo, N. Alberto, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, Influence of hydrogenation in the thermal regeneration of FBGs, International Commission for Optics General Congress of the International Commission for Optics - ICO, Puebla, Mexico, Vol. --, pp. 1 - 4, August, 2011 | BibTex
L. Bilro, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, C. Leitão Leitão, H. Lima, P.S André, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Photonics for healthcare, Congresso Luso Moçambicano de Engenharia - CLME, Maputo, Mozambique, Vol. 2011, pp. 4812R-1 - 4812R-2, August, 2011 | BibTex
L. Bilro, N. Alberto, L.M. Sá, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, Side-polished plastic optical fibre as refractive index, cure and viscosity sensor, International Conf. on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP, Braga, Portugal, Vol. Proc of Spie - 8001, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2011 | BibTex
L. Bilro, S. Prats, J. L. Pinto, J. J. Keizer, R.N. Nogueira, Turbidity sensor for determination of concentration, ash presence and particle diameter of sediment suspensions, Optical Fiber Sensors Conf., Ottawa, Canada, Vol. Proc. of Spie - 7757, pp. 775356 1 - 775356 4, May, 2011,
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L. Bilro, J. Oliveira, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, POF Metrology in Physics Medicine and Rehabilitation, European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors - EWOFS, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. 0 - 4, September, 2010,
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L. Bilro, H. Cunha, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, Technical Textiles with Embedded Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors, Optical Fiber Sensors Conf., Edimburgh, United Kingdom, Vol. 7503, pp. 75035T - 75035T-4, October, 2009,
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S. Prats, L. Bilro, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, J. J. Keizer, Development of a POF based sensor device for measuring water turbidity in recently burnt forest fires, Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Sydney, Australia, Vol. 1, pp. 0 - 4, September, 2009 | BibTex
L. Bilro, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, Enhanced Bend Sensitivity of a Side-polished POF based Sensor, Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Sydney, Australia, Vol. 1, pp. 0 - 4, September, 2009 | BibTex
S. B. Correia, L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Development of an all Fibre Interrogator System, European Society for Engineering Education Physics Teaching in Engineering Education - PTEE, Wroclaw, Poland, Vol. -, pp. 0 - 4, September, 2009 | BibTex
L. Bilro, J. Figueiredo, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, POF Technology for Pressure Sensing and Resin Cure Monitoring, European Society for Engineering Education Physics Teaching in Engineering Education - PTEE, Wroclaw, Poland, Vol. -, pp. 0 - 4, September, 2009 | BibTex
L. Bilro, J. Oliveira, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, Desenvolvimento de um sistema sem fios para monitorização do ângulo do joelho, Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Bragança, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 247 - 250, February, 2009 | BibTex
L. Bilro, J. Oliveira, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Gait Monitoring with a Wearable Plastic Optical Sensor, IEEE Sensors, Lecce, Italy, Vol. -, pp. 787 - 790, October, 2008 | BibTex
L. Bilro, S. B. Correia, H. Cunha, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Integração de Sensores de Fibra Óptica em Estruturas Têxteis, Congresso Luso Moçambicano de Engenharia - CLME, Maputo, Mozambique, Vol. 39A003, pp. 0 - 5, September, 2008 | BibTex
L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, J. Oliveira, J. L. Pinto, Monitorização de Ciclos de Marcha com Fibra Óptica Polimérica, Congresso Luso Moçambicano de Engenharia - CLME, Maputo, Mozambique, Vol. 39A002, pp. 0 - 5, September, 2008 | BibTex
L. Bilro, S. B. Correia, H. Cunha, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, Integration of FBG Sensors in 2D and 3D Mesh Structures, Symp. on Enabling Optical Networks - SEON, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 57 - 58, June, 2008 | BibTex
L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, J. L. Pinto, Flexion Angle Measurements with an Optical Fiber Goniometer, Delft University of Technology Physics Teaching in Engineering Education - PTEE, Delft, Netherlands, Vol. P1.3, pp. 0 - 4, October, 2007 | BibTex

1Non-refereed Publications

F. Sequeira, Rudnitskaya, A. Rudnitskaya, N. Cennamo, T. Santos-Silva, R.N. Nogueira, L. Bilro, Intensity based POF sensors for water quality assessment, Research@UA, Vol. 10, 2019,
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Patents

2Patents

L. Bilro, R.N. Nogueira, R. X. Ferreira, J. J. Keizer, S. Prats, TURBIDITY MEASURING SENSOR AND METHOD, WO2013160877(A1), October, 2013, (status pending)
L. Bilro, R. X. Ferreira, J. J. Keizer, S. Prats, R.N. Nogueira, SENSOR E MÉTODO PARA MEDIDA DE TURVAÇÃO, 106279 (pedido de patente provisória), April, 2012, (status pending)

Projects

Currently running projects2

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
AQUATICsens	AQUATICsens - wAter QUAlity assessment using Fibre OpTICs SENSors	FCT/POCI	01-06-2018	31-05-2021
MCTechs	Multicore fibers technologies for high-capacity Optical Networks	FCT/POCI	01-05-2018	01-05-2021

Closed Projects10

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
BRAGG	Estabilizacao de Redes de Bragg para Aplicacoes Avancadas	FCT/CAPES	01-01-2011	01-12-2013
CONTACT	Components and techniques for high capacity optical communications	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2011	01-12-2012
ELVIS	Inspection Table for photovoltaic modules	QREN	01-12-2011	01-11-2013
HiPOF	Paving the way for high capacity POF based communication systems	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2016	01-07-2018
INITIATE	INnovatIve graTings In plAstic opTical fibEr	FCT	01-05-2015	01-04-2020
NESH	Development of novel sensors for hemodynamics characterization	FCT/PTDC	01-05-2010	01-05-2013
POFCOM	Bragg Gratings in Plastic Optical Fibre for communications and sensing applications	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2012	01-07-2014
SCoT	Smart Cloud of Things	IP Beja	01-01-2015	01-04-2015
sWAT	Next generation Smart Water Grids	IT/LA	01-07-2014	01-07-2016
TRANSFIBRA	New optical turbidity sensor based on optical fibers	ADI	01-01-2012	01-12-2013

Other Scientific Achievements

1Awards

L. Bilro, N. Alberto, P. Antunes, P.S André, R.N. Nogueira, Best poster award, Best poster award in the Engineering Category at the Annual Research Day at University of Aveiro "Optical Fiber Sensors and Applications by: Lúcia Bilro, Nélia Alberto, Paulo Antunes, Rogério Nogueira, Paulo André", 01-06-2012

1Miscellaneous

L. Bilro, , (2008), organized by the University of Aveiro, University of Coimbra, University of Beira Interior and Conselho Empresarial do Centro, Training Course, CEBT, 01-01-2008

2Prototypes

L. Bilro, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, POFjam - Integrated systems based on optical fibers for human joint movement monitoring
L. Bilro, S. Prats, J. J. Keizer, J. L. Pinto, R.N. Nogueira, POFturb - determination f the suspended sediment concentration for water quality assessment

Other Contributions

6Conference Committees

Internacional Conf. on Plastic Optical Fibers - POF, Organizing Committee, 2017
International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP2014, Organizing Committee, 2014
Symposium on Modelling and Simulation in Computer Sciences and Engineering - MSCSE, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
RIAO/OPTILAS, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
SPIE Education and Training in Optics and Photonics - ETOP, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
International Conf. on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP, Organizing Committee, 2011

5Refereeing Journals

Journal of Lightwave Technology
2014, 2 review(s);
Optical Engineering
2014, 1 review(s);
International Journal Engineering Science and Technology
2014, 1 review(s);
Sensors
2014, 2 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s);
Chinese Optics Letters
2015, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s);

IT Member Profile

Lúcia Bilro

Scientific Achievements

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As Co-supervisor

As Supervisor

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As Co-supervisor

Currently running projects2

Closed Projects10