Ricardo Simoes

Ricardo Simoes is an Associate Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal, and develops research as a member of the Institute for Polymers and Composites (IPC) at the University of Minho and in the MIT-Portugal international cooperation program. He is also a member of the I3N – Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication (Associated Laboratory), Portugal. He has participated in several R&D projects focused on the automotive and mold-making industries, RFID technology, and the healthcare area. He obtained his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of North Texas in 2003, and holds a 5-year degree in Polymer Engineering from the University of Minho. He is a board member of the Portuguese Section of SPE, having previously been President of the North Texas Student Chapter of SPE. He has over 20 refereed publications, over 20 communications at international conferences, and is the author of Matvis, a commercial software package published by McGraw-Hill accompanying a textbook on Materials Science & Engineering. He cooperates with Ford Automotive (Dearborn, USA), Ford Forschungszentrum (Aachen, Germany), US Air Force Research Laboratories (Dayton OH, USA), Altachem NV (Deinze, Belgium), and Enabler-Wipro (Porto, Portugal).

Publications

Using 3D Printing as a Strategy for Including Different Student Learning Styles in the Classroom
Using 3D Printing as a Strategy for Including Different Student Learning Styles in the Classroom
Susana C. F. Fernandes, Ricardo Simoes. © 2022. 24 pages.
This chapter aims to explore the contribution of 3D printing technologies as a collaborative resource in higher education teaching. It was conducted in the course “Physics of...
Using 3D Printing as a Strategy for Including Different Student Learning Styles in the Classroom
Using 3D Printing as a Strategy for Including Different Student Learning Styles in the Classroom
Susana C. F. Fernandes, Ricardo Simoes. © 2019. 24 pages.
This chapter aims to explore the contribution of 3D printing technologies as a collaborative resource in higher education teaching. It was conducted in the course “Physics of...
GuiMarket: An E-Marketplace of Health and Social Care Services
GuiMarket: An E-Marketplace of Health and Social Care Services
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Ricardo Simoes, Isabel Maria Miranda, Ricardo Martinho, Rui Rijo, Luís Ferreira. © 2016. 13 pages.
Information Technology Supporting Healthcare and Social Care Services: An e-Marketplace Case Study
Information Technology Supporting Healthcare and Social Care Services: An e-Marketplace Case Study
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Ricardo Simoes, João Varajão, Isabel Miranda. © 2014. 18 pages.
The authors are developing a pilot project for a Municipality in the North of Portugal, envisaging the definition and implementation of an e-marketplace for healthcare and social...
Information and Technology Implementation Issues in AAL Solutions
Information and Technology Implementation Issues in AAL Solutions
Ricardo Vardasca, Angelo Costa, Paulo M. Mendes, Paulo Novais, Ricardo Simoes. © 2013. 17 pages.
With the population ageing effect, the technological developments, and pressure to reduce the cost with healthcare, are reunited the conditions for the development of Ambient...
Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives
Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives
Arlindo Silva, Ricardo Simoes. © 2011. 608 pages.
Product design and development (PDD) is an area of increasing importance to industrial competitiveness. In a global market, the competitive advantage of companies lies not only...
Embedded RFID Solutions Challenges for Product Design and Development
Embedded RFID Solutions Challenges for Product Design and Development
Alvaro M. Sampaio, António J. Pontes, Ricardo Simoes. © 2011. 13 pages.
Full traceability of products is extremely difficult, although it has been sought after for as long as production, distribution and sales chains exist. Electronic traceability...
Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives
Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Antonio J. Tavares, Ricardo Simoes. © 2010. 1486 pages.
The Internet is continuously creating new opportunities and challenges useful to the healthcare information technology industry. The Handbook of Research on Developments in...