Meet the team
Academic staff
João Folgado - Associate Professor
My research fields are Computational Biomechanics, Tissue Biomechanics and Implant Design. The main focus of my research is on the study of joint pathologies and the design of orthopedic prostheses.
Jorge Ambrósio - Full Professor
My research is centered in Multibody Dynamics and its application in the different fields of engineering, namely in Biomechanics of the human and animal motion, Crashworthiness concerning structural impact and injury biomechanics.
Miguel Silva - Associate Professor
My research interests are human movement acquisition and analysis, musculoskeletal modeling and simulation, and design of medical devices for locomotion and manipulation.
Paulo Fernandes - Full Professor
My research topics are Tissue Biomechanics; Orthopaedic Implants and Biomedical Devices Design; Tissue Engineering.