João Filipe Pereira Fernandes, Luís Bucho, + 1 authors, Paulo Branco — 2026

This deliverable, in the form of a report, contains the results of the performance of two rated power induction machines: a 250W and a 55kW. The machines are tested with superconducting tapes on their rotor (SC-rotor) and also on their stator (SC-stator). A comparison of performance between the two …

João Filipe Pereira Fernandes, Luís Bucho, + 1 authors, Paulo Branco — 2026

This deliverable, in the form of a report, contains the results of the experimental tests on the induction machines under ambient temperature, cryogenic conditions and with a superconducting rotor. No-load, locked-rotor, and load tests were performed to extract the equivalent circuit parameters repr…

João Pereira Vieira Alexandre — 2026

Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) enables the production of large-scale metallic components with a high deposition rate, but remains limited by thermal accumulation and geometric variability, which are affected, in part, by the empirical selection of the interlayer dwell time. This dissertation…

Gonçalo Bruno Vitorino de Sousa — 2026

Public transport systems play a fundamental role in enabling sustainable urban mobility, yet their reliability is often affected by disruptions that propagate across interconnected routes and hubs. To address this challenge, this thesis develops and implements optimisation-driven, data-informed fram…

Ricardo Beja Belchior dos Santos — 2026

The challenge of supporting small satellite mission operations under conditions of partial observability is addressed in this work, where operators must interpret spacecraft state from incomplete, delayed, or inferred information. This challenge is especially relevant to satellite digital twins, u…

Daniel Pereira Barata — 2026

This thesis is about modeling and reconstructing the gravity fields of small Solar System bodies, such as asteroids, which play a key role in scientific exploration, planetary defense, and future resource utilization missions. Various gravity modeling techniques are reviewed and compared based on cr…

Gabriel Alberto Mourão Almeida — 2026

Understanding relaxation in interacting quantum many-body systems is a central problem in modern physics. While isolated systems thermalize through internal quantum chaos, realistic systems are inevitably coupled to external environments, giving rise to open-system dynamics where dissipation and mem…

Sofia Alexandra Gaspar Amorim — 2026

Patient no-shows remain a persistent issue in healthcare systems, leading to resource loss, increased operational costs, and reduced access to care. Developing a model to predict whether a patient has a high no-show probability can be a helpful tool for healthcare professionals to take preventive ac…

Maya Joana Vieira Sampaio — 2026

The Portuguese Institute of Blood and Transplantation (IPST) was responsible for 58 % of national whole-blood donations in 2024, corresponding to approximately 175 000 units collected across its three regional centres. The majority of these donations is obtained through temporary mobile sessions, or…

Adriana Serrano de Oliveira — 2026

Aircraft structural failures often take place due to fatigue damage accumulation over time. Many aerospace parts are subjected to complex high-frequency vibrations for long periods of time, executing billions of cycles in their service life, thus entering the under-explored regime of very high cycle…