MAP-Fis Research Conference

Europe/Lisbon
University of Minho, University of Aveiro, University of Porto

University of Minho, University of Aveiro, University of Porto

Antonio Onofre (Universidade do Minho/CFUMUP,LIP), António Ferreira (Universidade de Aveiro), João Lopes dos Santos
Description

The Research Conference  of the Joint PhD Programmes of the University of Minho, University of Aveiro and University of Porto (MAP-fis), was held for the first time in January 2009. The conference counts with the participation of students, teachers, researchers and supervisors from the three universities involved in the MAP-fis joint doctoral programme, focusing on its general research topics i.e., Optics and Photonics, Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics and Cosmology, Theoretical and Computational Physics, Meteorology and Oceanography.

 

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Registration
MAP-Fis Conference 2021 Registration Form
    • 09:00 09:15
      Welcome
      Convener: Prof. João Lopes dos Santos
    • 09:15 10:55
      Condensed Matter Physics and Nanomaterials (Chair: João Lopes dos Santos, Universidade do Porto)
      • 09:15
        Structure, dielectric and magnetic properties of Ca3Mn2O7 thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition 20m
        Speaker: Bruna Silva
      • 09:35
        Wafer scale fabrication of epitaxial topological insulator Bi2Se3 top-gate devices by molecular beam epitaxy 20m
        Speaker: Daniel Brito
      • 09:55
        Atomic imaging of switchable domains in α-Bi2Se3 using room temperature scanning tunneling microscopy 20m
        Speaker: Elmahdi Amar
      • 10:15
        Comparison of Structural and Dielectric Properties of Polycrystalline and Oriented Multiferroic CoFe2O4/BaTiO3 20m
        Speaker: Joao Oliveira
      • 10:35
        Causal Inference and Propagation in Assembly Lines 20m
        Speaker: Filipe Barroso
    • 10:55 11:10
      Coffee Break
    • 11:10 13:10
      High Energy Physics and Cosmology (Chair: Nuno Castro, Universidade do Minho/LIP)
      • 11:10
        Enhanced Searches with the Pierre Auger Observatory in the Era of Multi-messenger Astrophysics 20m
        Speaker: Alexandra Fernandes
      • 11:30
        Searching for dark matter with the ATLAS detector using unconventional signatures 20m
        Speaker: Maura Barros
      • 11:50
        Proca-Higgs balls and stars in a UV completion for Proca self-interactions 20m
        Speaker: Etevaldo DOS SANTOS COSTA FILHO
      • 12:10
        Stability and physical properties of spherical excited scalar boson stars 20m
        Speaker: Marco Brito
      • 12:30
        Conformal multi-Regge theory 20m
        Speaker: Joao Vilas Boas
      • 12:50
        Non-universal aspects of effective string theory 20m
        Speaker: Jose GUILHERME BOURA DE MATOS
    • 11:10 13:10
      Quantum Information (Chair: Ernesto Galvão, INL)
      • 11:10
        Generation of qutrit Bell states using only linear optics 20m
        Speaker: Anita CAMILLINI
      • 11:30
        Many-particle systems with imperfect distinguishability 20m
        Speaker: Carlos Fernandes
      • 11:50
        Noise-assisted digital quantum simulation of open systems 20m
        Speaker: Jose DIOGO COSTA GUIMARÃES
      • 12:10
        The Pauli-based model of quantum computation beyond qubits 20m
        Speaker: Filipa Peres
      • 12:30
        Coherence and contextuality from relational information 20m
        Speaker: Rafael Wagner
      • 12:50
        Fabrication of Bi2Se3 Photodetectors for Photo Galvanic Applications Using Optical Lithography 20m
        Speaker: James Caleb
    • 13:10 14:15
      Lunch
    • 14:15 15:55
      Biophysics and Biomaterials (Chair: Elisabete Coutinho, Universidade do Minho)
      • 14:15
        Self-assembled magnetic/plasmonic lipogels for multimodal cancer therapy 20m
        Speaker: Sergio Veloso
      • 14:35
        Multifunctional magnetic nanostructures for cancer theragnosis 20m
        Speaker: Sofia Caspani
      • 14:55
        Detection of highly diluted single-nucleotide polymorphism in healthy DNA using graphene field-effect transistors 20m
        Speaker: Telma Domingues
      • 15:15
        Fluids of Light in photorefractive media as a playground to explore turbulent phenomena 20m
        Speaker: Tiago Ferreira
      • 15:35
        Towards ultrafast and ultra-compact lasers: uncovering ultrashort pulse generation mechanisms in semiconductor lasers with novel characterization approaches 20m
        Speaker: Tiago Gomes
    • 14:15 15:55
      Condensed Matter Physics and Nanomaterials
      • 14:15
        Tuning of 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene flakes for neuromorphic applications 20m
        Speaker: Henrique Teixeira
      • 14:35
        Exotic edge states in flat-band triangulene crystals 20m
        Speaker: Luisa Madail
      • 14:55
        Density Functional Theory and Perturbed Angular Correlation Study of the AMnGe2O6 Clinopyroxene series 20m
        Speaker: Ricardo Moreira
      • 15:15
        Probing spin fractionalization with absolute magnetometry ESR-STM 20m
        Speaker: Yelko DEL CASTILLO HERNÁNDEZ
      • 15:35
        The role of structural distortions in triggering the metal to insulator transition in NdNiO3 20m
        Speaker: Mariana Gomes
    • 15:55 16:10
      Coffee Break
    • 16:10 18:10
      Astrophysics
      • 16:10
        Application of deep learning networks to GW astronomy 20m
        Speaker: Osvaldo Freitas
      • 16:30
        Light rings in stationary axisymmetric spacetimes: Blind to the horizon’s topology and able to coexist 20m
        Speaker: Joao Novo
      • 16:50
        Black hole shadows, exotic stars, and all that jazz 20m
        Speaker: Ivo Sengo
      • 17:10
        Astrophysical and Local Tests of the Einstein Equivalence Principle 20m
        Speaker: Joao Dias
      • 17:30
        Using Machine Learning to Scan Beyond Standard Model Parameter Spaces 20m
        Speaker: Fernando Souza
      • 17:50
        Development of a quality control and calibration instrument for Rangefinders/LiDARs. 20m
        Speaker: Nelsson Cunha
    • 18:10 18:20
      Final Remarks (Prof. João Lopes dos Santos MAP-Fis Director)