Profile

Full Professor at the Physics Department of Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa since 2025. Holds a Habilitation in Physics Engineering (2023) and a PhD in Physics (2002) from Instituto Superior Técnico and INESC MN. Leads the Spintronics and Magnetic Biosensors Group at INESC-MN since 2014. Former Co-Op Engineer at IBM T.J. Watson, MRAM Division in New York. Extensive participation in national and European projects, was the coordinator for the H2020 MAG-ID project (2019–2022) with €2.3M funding. Principal Investigator for Centro de Tecnologia e Inovação (ANI) with €2.6M awarded (2023–2026). Research funding secured since 2021 totals €11M, including €4M as main PI. Holds 4 patents. Delivered 56 invited talks since 2015, 25 of which were part of the IEEE Distinguished Lecturer program in 2023. Received IEEE Magnetics Society DL award in 2023. Recognized by Instituto Superior Técnico with teaching diplomas in 2014 and 2022. Recipient of the Universidade de Lisboa/CGD Scientific Award in 2020. Listed in Women in Science in Portugal in 2019. Co-finalist for the EU Descartes Prize for Research in 2007. Elected member of the European Magnetism Association General Council (2020) and Associate Member Delegate to the EPS Council (2019). Member of advisory boards and evaluation panels in Germany, Finland, Poland, France, Italy, and Iceland. Examiner for 11 PhD juries in international institutions. Supervised 17 completed PhD students, 115 MSc theses and 10 postdocs. Hosted 40 short-term visitors. Teaching responsibilities active since 2004. Participation in European infrastructure projects includes OPERA, NFFA-Europe, RIANA, and Chips-JU. Career breaks taken between 2000 and 2012 (5 maternity leave). Conference organization roles include JEMS2020 and IEEE Magnetic Frontiers 2019. Member of the EMA e-seminars committee since 2023.