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Rui de Almeida Reis

Rui de Almeida Reis
Phone: 218 443 757

Professional Situation

Senior Technician

Academic and Scientific Degrees

  • 2022    PhD in Civil Engineering. Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in collaboration with Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC). Doctoral programme H2Doc in Environmental Hydraulics, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
  • 2011    BSc + MSc in Energy and Environmental Engineering. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL)

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

  • Since Jan 2021    Higher Technician. LNEC, Hydraulics and Environment Department (DHA), Ports and Maritime Structures Division (NPE), Portugal.
  • Since Feb 2017    Doctoral Research Fellow in Civil Engineering. IST in collaboration with LNEC. Doctoral programme H2Doc in Environmental Hydraulics, funded by FCT, Portugal.
  • Feb 2015 – Feb 2017    Hydraulic Modeller. Royal HaskoningDHV – Engenharia e Consultoria, United Kingdom.
  • Sep 2012 – Feb 2017     Junior Research Fellow. LNEC/DHA/NPE, Portugal.
  • Mar-Jun 2011    Intern. Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), Division for Energy Efficiency of Buildings, Portugal.
  • Sep-Oct 2010    Intern. LNEC/DHA/NPE, Portugal.

Areas of Research / Interest

  • Wave and currents propagation over vegetation
  • Numerical modelling and physical modelling of wave propagation, overtopping and floods
  • Wave overtopping and flood risk assessment
  • Coastal and Harbour Engineering
  • Hydraulics, Energy and Environment

Research and Professional Activity

Has participated in dozens research or engineering and consultancy projects at both national and international levels:
  • Physical and numerical modelling (SWASH model) of wave propagation over vegetation
  • Numerical modelling of wave propagation:
    • Application of SWAN, MIKE 21 SW, COULWAVE and DREAMS models
    • Calibration and performance assessment of SWAN and COULWAVE models
  • Application and construction of 1D and 2D flood numerical models (HEC-RAS and ISIS-TUFLOW)
  • Application of wave overtopping model AMAZON and calculation of wave overtopping in maritime structures using neural network models NN_Overtopping2 and Overtopping Predictor v1.1
  • Development and application of methodologies for the wave overtopping and flood risk assessment and for an alert system
  • Physical modelling (flume) of regular, irregular and bichromatic wave propagation. Performing experiments using resistive probes, acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV) and wave generation and data acquisition systems
  • Assistance in field campaigns:
    • Topo-bathymetric survey using Differencial Global Positioning System (DGPS)
    • Measurement of wave and currents data using instruments pressure transducers, electromagnetic current meters and an ADV.
  • Spectral and time-domain analysis of free-surface elevation series and analysis of velocity time series
  • Processing and analysis of wave and currents data (field, numerical and laboratory)

Scientific Orientation

Supported and supervised colleagues and interns on several activities: (i) physical and numerical modelling of wave propagation over vegetation; (ii) development of computational programming methodologies for the calculation of wave overtopping; (iii) processing field data for the construction of a drainage catchment model; (iv) managing and performing laboratory wave-flume experiments and analysis of the measured data.

Relevant Publications

  • Reis, R.A., Fortes, C.J.E.M., Rodrigues, J.A., Hu, Z., Suzuki, T., 2024. Experimental study on drag coefficient of flexible vegetation under non-breaking waves. Ocean Engineering 296, 117002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.117002.
  • Rui de Almeida Reis (2022). Physical and Numerical Modelling of Wave Propagation Over Vegetation. PhD Thesis in Civil Engineering. Doctoral programme H2Doc in Environmental Hydraulics, funded by FCT. Instituto Superior Técnico in collaboration with Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, December 2022.
  • Reis, R.A.; Pires-Silva, A.A.; Fortes, C.J.E.M.; Suzuki, T. (2020). Experiences with SWASH on modelling wave propagation over vegetation. Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management, 20(2), August 2020, ISSN 1646-8872.
  • Reis, R.; Fortes, C.J.E.M.; Reis, M.T.; Poseiro, P.; Santos, J.A. (2016). "Avaliação comparativa de ferramentas neuronais. Aplicação à Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Açores” (Comparative evaluation of neural network tools. Application to Port of Praia da Vitória, Azores). VETOR – Revista de Ciências Exatas e Engenharias, v. 26 n. 1, p. 49-68, ISSN 0102-7352, E-ISSN: 2358-3452, February 2016.
  • Fortes, C.J.E.M.; Reis, R.; Reis, M.T.; Poseiro, P.; Craveiro, J.; Santos, J.A. (2015). Overtopping risk at Praia da Vitória maritime structures: Results from de HIDRALERTA system. Revista Territorium, Riscos – Territórios de convergência, nº 22, pp. 103-117, ISSN 0872-8941, 2015.
  • Reis, R.; Gabriel, S.; Fortes, C.J.E.M.; Moura, D. (2013). "Contribuição para a caracterização da agitação marítima na Praia da Galé com base em dados de campo e modelação numérica” (Contribution to the characterization of sea waves at Galé beach based on in-situ data and numerical modelling). 8as JPECP – Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia Costeira e Portuária, Lisbon, 10-11 October 2013.
  • Reis, R.; Gabriel, S.; Fortes, C.J.E.M.; Moura, D. (2013). Contribution for the assessment of the wave characteristics at Galé beach: Evaluation of two modelling approaches. 6th SCACR – International Short Course/Conference on Applied Coastal Research, Lisbon, Portugal, 4-7 June 2013.
  • Conde, J.M.P.; Reis, R.; Fortes, C.J.E.M.; Neves, D.R.C.B. (2012). Wave propagation on a flume: Physical modelling. RETERM – Thermal Engineering, Vol. 11, pp. 22-29, June-December 2012, ISSN 1676-1790.
  • Rui de Almeida Reis (2011). "Contributo para método simplificado no âmbito do SCE: grandes edifícios de serviços existentes” (Contribution to a simplified method in the framework of energy performance certification applied to large and existing service buildings). MSc Thesis in Energy and Environmental Engineering. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), December 2011.

Other scientific and technical Activities

  • Oral presentation of scientific works
  • Physical model testing of regular wave propagation on a flume
  • Development of methodologies for the analysis of the particle’s velocity components distribution along a wave flume
  • Simulation of thermal/energy performance of buildings
  • Application and verification of Portuguese Regulation for energy performance certification of service buildings (RSECE – Decreto-Lei 79/06)

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