Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA

Vasco Bernardo

· ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5071-8155)

· CIENCIAVITAE (https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/3B1F-1638-5211

· Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p4e9BMUAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT)

· Research Gate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vasco-Bernardo)

· LinkedIn (https://pt.linkedin.com/in/vasco-bernardo-86a512121)

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

· Assistant Researcher

ACADEMIC ANS SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

· European PhD in Civil Engineering – LNEC / UAveiro / UPavia / CTU (2022)

· MSc in Civil Engineering – Structures and Geotechnics – FCT-UNL (2014)

FUNCTIONS AND RELEVANT PUBLIC OFFICES

· Assistant Researcher – NESDE/DE (since 2025)

· Postdoctoral Researcher – NESDE/DE (2024 – 2025)

· ERC Postdoctoral Fellow – ISISE/UMinho (2022 – 2024)

· PhD Fellow – NESDE/DE, FCT Doctoral Programme INFRARISK – Analysis and Mitigation of Risks in Infrastructures (2017 – 2022)

· Member of Committee CT-115 for Eurocode 8 (since 2022)

· Structural Design Engineer – QUADRANTE e PECNON (2015 – 2017)

· Research Fellow – NESDE/DE (2014 – 2015)

· Erasmus+ Fellow – CTU (2013)

AREAS OF RESEARCH / INTEREST

· Seismic risk and structural vulnerability assessment and mitigation

· Safety and reliability of existing structures

· Probabilistic methods for structural performance assessment

· Seismic design and structural codes

· Nonlinear numerical modelling of structures

· Experimental assessment of structural dynamic behaviour

· Development of tools for seismic safety assessment

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

· Numerical and experimental studies in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, including 3D shaking table tests

· Development of seismic hazard, vulnerability, and risk studies

· Active collaboration in the development of European structural codes (CEN/TC250/SC8)

· Development of tools and methodologies for seismic safety assessment

· Trainer in professional courses promoted by the Portuguese Engineers Association on the seismic assessment of existing structures (since 2022)

· Author of several scientific publications (+60), including peer-reviewed international journal articles and conference papers

· Scientific reviewer for several high-impact international journals (Q1)

· Supervision and co-supervision of MSc and PhD students