Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modell
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Rua do Godinho *ro Esquerdo
Nuno César de Sá ****-149 Matosinhos, Portugal
Curriculum vitae ****.*****.**@*****.***
".. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost
Current position
2013 Research fellow at Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra,
Invader-B: Management of invasive plants in Portugal - from prevention to remote
sensing and biological control of Acacia longifolia, Tasks: Mapping of Acacia
longifolia pre and post release of biological control agent; Prediction of expansion
the biological control agent T. acaciaelongifoliae ; Release of T. acaciaelongifoliae
and monitoring..
From November 2013 to present
Education
2013 Master of Science in Geo-information Science and Earth Observa-
tion for Environmental Modelling and Management, ITC - Faculty of
Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente,
Netherlands, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw,
Poland, To be graded.
Class 2011-2013 - Natural resources management and environmental modelling using
Remote sensing and GIS techniques
Modules ITC ITC Natural resources management, 73/100.
GI Science and Earth observation: a process-based approach, Introduction to NRM,
System analysis for NRM, Geo-information for NRM, Mapping natural resources, Moni-
toring natural resources, Causes and impacts of changing resources, Societal response
and reflection on NRM, Research skills.
Advanced modules : HYDROSAT - Observing the water cycle from space (Dr.ir.
Suhyb Salama), Spatial modelling of biological ecosystem properties (Dr. Bert Tox-
opeus)(Unregistered attendance).
Modules UW University of Warsaw - Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies,
4.18/5.
Environmental Management and Assessment, Environmental Policy: Application of
Remote Sensing, Research Proposal Writing, Research Project and Field Work Skills
I/II, MSc Research Concepts and Skills, MSc Research Concepts and Skills and MSc
Thesis.
Elective module : Management of cold environments
2011 Engineering Sciences - Geographic Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Uni-
versity of Porto, 12/20.
General Engineering sciences with a major in Geographic engineering; Surveying,
Geodesy, Remote sensing and GIS, Navigation and Positioning system, Mathematical
Cartography
Modules Geographic Engineering.
Geographical Information Systems, Cartography, Reference Systems, Surveying, Image
processing, Remote sensing, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Satellite Orbits,
Hydrography, Evaluation and management of coastal systems, Management, Probability
and Statistics, Numerical methods.
Master Thesis
Title Factors influencing on variability of flight trajectory patterns of Short-toed
Snake Eagle (Circaetus Gallicus )
Supervisors Dr. Piotr Werner (UW), Dr. Bert Toxopeus (ITC)
Final grade: UW: 5/5 ITC: 85 (A/4.5 in UW)
Description The project aimed to infer the influence of external factors such as age and prey
availability on the flight trajectory patterns through Random Walk models on an
individual Short-toed Snake eagle.
Relevant experience
2010-2011 GIS Support, CIIMAR, Porto, Voluntary work.
Supporting GIS role for the POLIS Litoral Norte;
Provided database management, Cartography and GIS support under supervision of
the research team.
2009-2011 Fundraiser, Board of European Students of Technology, Porto, Voluntary work.
Project and team manager, fundraiser;
Participated and organized multiple student career support events. Developed and
implemented fundraising strategies for the organization.
http://dot.bestporto.org/dot11/ - My last event.
http://www.best.eu.org/index.jsp
2008-2009 Library Clerk, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto.
Receptionist.
Languages
Native
Portuguese
Fluent - English taught M.Sc.
English
Intermediate
Spanish
Understanding
French
Computer skills
Basic C++, Python, NcML, IDL, html,xml, Trimble e-cognition
Intermediate Matlab,LaTeX, C
Expert MS Office(basic Visual Basic for applications),R Statistics
Tools ArcGIS, Erdas Imagine, QGIS,GRASS, ENVI, IDV(Basic)
Miscellaneous Windows, Joomla, Google online tools, survey tools
Soft skills
Voluntary Leadership, teamwork, project management, marketing, corporate relations,
projects fundraising, team management
Work Independence, IT, adaptability, solidarity, detail oriented
experience
Hard skills Statistics, programming, species distribution modelling, random walk mod-
els, land cover mapping, mapping, topography survey, remote sensing, image
processing, geographical information systems, scientific writing
Interests
I am an avid music fan, especially traditional music from Arab and African
countries and less mainstream music. Besides this, I love doing sports which
involve teams such as soccer and basketball and I am developing an interest in
jogging and cycling. Other interests are arts such as painting and performance
art, networking, travelling, traditional dancing and Arab/African percussion.
Others
Presenter A brief introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling (04/2014) - M.Sc. César de
Sá
Workshop Calibrating Ecological Niche Models (01/2014) - D. A. Townsend Peterson, Dr.
Chris Yesson, Dr. Robert A. Anderson
Lecture Use of geo-information and modelling tools to assist in sustainable management
of maritime traffic in the Saint Lawrence Estuary, Canada, Associate Professor
Lael Parrot
Lecture Fukushima Nuclear Accident and Wildlife: Projections on radiation contamina-
tion and its wide-ranging impacts in Japan - Dr. Tomoko Doko
Lecture Predictive distributional models for the probability of occurrences of Asiatic
black bear - Dr. Tomoko Doko
Lecture Identifying habitat patches and potential ecological corridors for remnant Asiatic
black bear populations in Fuji-Tanzawa region, Japan - Dr. Tomoko Doko
Lecture NATO Lecture series on Low-Cost Navigation Sensors and Integration Technol-
ogy, University of Porto
Conference GIS Day 2009 - Oliveira de Azeméis
Conference 1as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica
Conference SPIE-UP - http://spie.up.pt/
Conference What energy future after the world oil production peak; Prof. Pierre-René
Bauqui
Conference 4th Coastal Altimetry Workshop 2010, ESA, Porto, Portugal 2010
4to Encontro da Investigação Jovem Universidade do Porto, 2011
Conference
Conference Encontros da Empregabilidade 09/10, Universidade do Porto
Conference XVI Festival Mundial de la Juventud y los Estudiantes; Caracas, Venezuela
Training beRicher 11 - Raise incomes by cooperating honestly with external resources
Training Iberian Trainshop on Fundraising 2009, BEST Aveiro
Staff VII Conferência Nacional de Cartografia e Geodesia
7a Mostra da Universidade do Porto
Staff
Staff Music and Technology: Loud and Clear. BEST Porto Summer course 2011
Staff Think it, Build it, Fly it. BEST Porto Summer course 2010
Staff Living in a Sustainable city? Yes we can!. BEST Porto Summer course 2009
Staff Days on Technology 2011. BEST Porto career support event
Staff Days on Technology 2010: Unlock your future. BEST Porto career support event
Staff Days on Technology 2009. BEST Porto career support event
Staff Entrepreneurship Days 2009. BEST Porto career event
Staff III 24 Hours Engineering Competition Porto. BEST Porto student competition,
2011
Staff II 24 Hours Engineering Competition Porto. BEST Porto student competition,
2010
Staff XIII Local Engineering Competition. BEST Porto student competition, 2010
Staff XII Local Engineering Competition. BEST Porto student competition, 2009
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