Hi, I'm Afonso.

I'm a Biomedical Researcher based in Lisbon, currently pursuing my PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon. I'm focused on health monitoring and diagnostics tools. I'm an enthusiast of biochip implants.

Research Projects

Event Annotator for Biosignals

Smart Sock

Seizure Detection Device

ScientISST Maker

Validation of EDA Sensors

Tuning Pulse Sensor

Case for Wearable Device

Publications

De Sousa, L.C.; Ferreira, A.F; Da Silva, H.P. Stebam: Expanding steam education with biomedical engineering. In proc. of the 2025 6th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) (pp. 1-10). IEEE.

Ferreira, A.F.; da Silva, H.P.; Alves, H.; Fred, A. ScientISST CORE: A novel hardware development platform for biomedical engineering . In proc. of the 22nd Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON). IEEE, 2024, pp. 779-784, doi: 10.1109/MELECON56669.2024.10608670.

Ferreira, A.F.; da Silva, H.P.; Alves, H.; Fred, A. Experimental Evaluation of an Adaptive Gain Sensor for Electrodermal Activity Monitoring in a Smart Sock Form Factor. In proc. of the 22nd Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON). IEEE, 2024, pp. 779-784, doi: 10.1109/MELECON56669.2024.10608670.

Fortes Ferreira, A.; Alves, H.; da Silva, H.P.; Marques, N.; Fred, A. Exploring the electrical robustness of conductive textile fasteners for wearable devices in different human motion conditions. Sci Rep 14, 7872 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56733-8

Supelnic, M.N.; Ferreira, A.F.; Bota, P.J.; Brás-Rosário, L.; Silva, H.P.d. Benchmarking of Sensor Configurations and Measurement Sites for Out-of-the-Lab Photoplethysmography. Sensors 2024, 24, 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24010214

Ferreira, A.F.; da Silva, H.P.; Alves, H.; Marques, N.; Fred, A. Feasibility of Electrodermal Activity and Photoplethysmography Data Acquisition at the Foot Using a Sock Form Factor. Sensors 2023, 23, 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020620

Get in touch at afonsofortes@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

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