Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA

Luís Matias

ORCID

CIÊNCIAVITAE

WEB OF SCIENCE

SCOPUS 

PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Assistant Researcher

Head of Unit

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES 

• PhD in Civil Engineering, at IST (2010)
• Master in Physics Engineering – Building environments, at FCUL (2001)
• Degree in Technological Physics, from FCUL (1993)

FUNCTIONS AND RELEVANT PUBLIC OFFICES 

• Head of Unit (2025 – present)
• Coordinator of the Thermal Insulation Laboratory (2021 – present)
• Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Department of Buildings DED/DED (2011 - 2014)
• Senior Researcher at the Buildings Department (DED) of LNEC (2024 – present)
• Assistant Researcher at the Buildings Department (DED) of LNEC (2010 - 2024)
• DED Research Assistant (2001 - 2010)
• DED Research Intern (1998 - 2001)
• DED Research Fellow (1993 - 1998)
• DED Research student (1991 - 1993)

MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST

• Buildings thermal quality
• Energy efficiency in buildings 
• Thermal rehabilitation of buildings
• Environmental sustainability
• Thermal comfort in buildings’ indoor environments
• Pathologies in buildings
• Infrared thermography in buildings

DEVELOPED ACTIVITY 

The main scientific research activities of the Researcher Assistant have been developed in the following areas: Building's Thermal Quality, with the assessment and characterization of thermal insulation materials and solutions, and studies of pathologies associated to inadequate performance of this type of materials; Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in buildings, with the carrying out of several research studies aimed at achieving greater environmental sustainability in Portuguese buildings (PhD), a decrease of energy consumption (and consequent CO2 emissions) and an easier adaptation to climate change.