Álvaro Silva Ribeiro

Head of Unit

Phone: 218 443 544

Professional Situation

Senior Researcher.Head of the Metrological Quality Division of LNEC and Quality Manager of LNEC Laboratories (Testing and Metrology).

Academic and Scientific Degrees

PhD in Technological Physics from the University of Lisbon (2006).
MSc in "Instrumentation, Industrial Maintenance and Quality” from the Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1999).
Graduated in Technological Physics from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (1993).

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

Member of the Technical Board of IMEKO (International Measurement Confederation) (2021 - ).
Chairperson of the Technical Committee TC 11 of IMEKO (Measurement in Testing, Inspection and Certification) (2021 - ).
National delegate representing RELACRE (Portuguese Member Organization of IMEKO) on the General Council of IMEKO (2021 - ).
President of the Board of Administrators of EUROLAB aisbl (2015 – 2021).
Vice-President of UILI, Union Internationale des Laboratoires Indépendants (2015 – 2021).
Member of the EURAMET Research Council (2015 – 2018).
Member of the Board of Directors of UILI, Union Internationale des Laboratoires Indépendants (2013 – 2021).
President of the Board of Directors of RELACRE (2012 - ).
Member of the Board of Administrators of EUROLAB aisbl (2012 - ).
Vice-President of the Portuguese Metrology Society (2009 - 2015)
Member of the Board of Directors of RELACRE, Association of Accredited Laboratories of Portugal (2009 - ).

Areas of Research / Interest

Main areas of research:
Scientific and applied metrology;
Physics and applied mathematics;
Scientific instrumentation;
Quality, measurement and measurement uncertainty;
Computing and numerical analysis;
Data science and information management;
Laboratory of the future and smart instrumentation.

Research and Professional Activity

Research developed applying knowledge of metrology, physics, applied mathematics and numerical computing in various areas of civil engineering and in cooperation with other organizations, in international research projects.
In the context of applied metrology, research has been developed aiming at the traceability of scientific instrumentation and the development and validation of methods applied to a variety of quantities (dimensional and geometric, temperature and radiation, mass, pressure, force, optics, anemometry, among others). Studies associated with large infrastructures with measurements in dynamic regime stand out, namely in aerodynamics, flow rate, flow speed and seismic tests. In the context of Metrology applied in hydrology and hydraulics, he coordinates the LNEC Metrological Hydraulics Unit, which supports the recognition of LNEC as a Portuguese Designated Institute for the quantities flow rate and flow velocity of liquids.
In the field of quality and accreditation, he has over 30 years of experience, as coordinator of laboratories accredited by ISO/IEC 17025, as a management systems auditor and in advanced consultancy activities. He collaborated in the creation of metrological infrastructures in Macau, in the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores and in several Portuguese-speaking countries (S. Tomé and Príncipe, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissau). He performs the functions of Quality Manager for the Management of LNEC-EM Laboratories and has had relevant roles in several international organizations, in coordination and as member of technical committees.
He has a considerable number of papers in international scientific journals, publications in books, participation in more than 100 international conferences and workshops, with oral presentations and as a guest speaker, he has been an editor in leading journals, a member of scientific committees and a reviewer at international conferences.

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