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Elsa Fonseca received the 5-year B.S. degree in Physics Engineering and Technology in 1995 and the M. Sc. degree in Electrotechnical and Computer Engineering in 1998, both from Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. In 2007, she received her Ph.D. degree in Physics, from Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Physics, UBI. She is also a PhD member integrated in the Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies (FibEnTech) Research Unit of UBI. Her main research interests are Digital Holography, Simulation and Development of Optical Systems and Signal Processing Applications in the areas of Image and Video Coding, and Biomedical Optics. She has authored or co-authored several international refereed journals and conferences and participated in the editorial review board of several International Journals. She is also a member of the Optical Society of America - OSA.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Elsa Susana dos Reis da Fonseca

Citation names

  • Fonseca, Elsa
  • Fonseca, ESR
  • Fonseca, E

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2C1F-AF83-8CCF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1531-8789

Websites

  • https://fibentech.ubi.pt (Professional) (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2007
Concluded
 Physics (Doctor of Philosophy) (Doutoramento)
Major in Optics
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Photothermal Radiometry of absorbing and scattering media" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1998
Concluded
 Master in Electrotechnique Engineering and Computers (Mestrado)
Major in Radiation Propagation
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Monitorização de Aerossóis por um Sistema Lidar" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1995
Concluded
 Technological Physics Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 15 valores
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007/07/29 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2007/06/29 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
1998/12/01 - 2007/07/01 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
1997/10/13 - 1998/11/30 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais
UIDB/00195/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00195/2020
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/06 - 2019/05 EmergIMG - Emerging Image Modalities Representation and Compression
FCT PTDC/EEI-PRO/2849/2014
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/05 - 2008/05 Colour Constancy under Natural Viewing for Normal and Colour Deficient Observers
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 56494
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2000/01/01 - 2004/12/31 Nondestructive Optothermal Characterization of Materials
PRAXIS XXI PT/FCT/FCT/DPP/001/2907
Researcher
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Fonseca, Elsa; Alice Cassemiro; Fiadeiro, Paulo; Curto, Joana; Lara Motta. "Monte Carlo and heat diffusion simulations of the effects of morphological and physiological parameters for photobiomodulation dosimetry planning applied to orofacial disorders.". Paper presented in IX International Forum of Biophotonics, São Paulo, 2023.
    Published
  2. Fonseca, Elsa; Fiadeiro, Paulo; Manuela Pereira; Costa, Ana Paula. Corresponding author: Fonseca, Elsa. "Compressive Sensing studies on digital holographic microtomography of isolated microfibers". Paper presented in OPTICS-2022, Lasers, Optics and Photonics World Forum, Porto, 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Elsa Fonseca; Raquel Guerra; Antonio Pinheiro; Manuela Pereira. "Holography challenges on coding and quality assessment". 2022.
    10.1109/euvip53989.2022.9922867
  2. Amirpour, Hadi; Pinheiro, Antonio M. G.; Fonseca, Elsa; Ghanbari, Mohammad; Pereira, Manuela; Fonseca, Elsa. "Quality Evaluation Of Digital Holographic Data Encoded On The Object Plane Using State Of The Art Codecs". Paper presented in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Abu Dhabi, 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/icip40778.2020.9190663
  3. Fonseca, Elsa. "Influence of pupil function in pseudophakia". 2019.
    10.1117/12.2527412
  4. Fonseca, Elsa. "Perceptual evaluation of speckle noise reduction techniques for phase shifting holograms". 2019.
    10.1109/qomex.2019.8743199
  5. Fonseca, Elsa. "Speckle Reduction for Efficient Coding of Experimental Holograms". 2019.
    10.1109/dcc.2019.00069
  6. Pinheiro, Antonio M. G.; Pereira, Manuela; Fonseca, Elsa; Fiadeiro, Paulo; Bernardo, Marco V.. "A digital hologram compression scheme for representation on the object plane". San Diego, California, 2018.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2323442
  7. Fonseca, E.S.R.; De Jesus, M.E.P.. "Estimation of biomedical optical properties by simultaneous use of diffuse reflectometry and photothermal radiometry: Investigation of light propagation models". 2007.
  8. Fonseca, E.S.R.; De Jesus, M.E.P.. "Combined photothermal-photometric method for the determination of tissue optical properties". 2006.
    10.1117/12.644120
  9. Dias, Jose M.B.; Fonseca, Elsa. "Nonlinear stochastic filtering technique for radar/lidar inversion". 1999.
  10. Dias, Jose M.B.; Fonseca, Elsa; Resendes, David. "Time and range averaging of lidar echoes using APD based receivers". 1999.
Conference poster
  1. Fonseca, Elsa. "Perspectives in Biophotonics for wearable point of care systems". Paper presented in 8º Fórum Internacional de Biofotónica 2022, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Elsa Fonseca; José Velhinho; Rogério Serôdio. "General solutions to decay chain equations". Computer Physics Communications 283 (2023): 108582-108582. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2022.108582.
    10.1016/j.cpc.2022.108582
  2. Elsa Fonseca. "Assessment of Autofocus Techniques for Isolated Cellulose Microfiber 3D Imaging by Digital Holography". KnE Materials Science (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/kms.v7i1.11604.
    10.18502/kms.v7i1.11604
  3. "Effect of Blue Light on Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review". Sensors 21 20 (2021): 6943-6943. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21206943.
    10.3390/s21206943
  4. "Efficient coding of experimental holograms using speckle denoising". Signal Processing: Image Communication 96 (2021): 116306-116306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.image.2021.116306.
    10.1016/j.image.2021.116306
  5. "Quality evaluation of holographic images coded with standard codecs". IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (2021): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tmm.2021.3096059.
    10.1109/tmm.2021.3096059
  6. Elsa Fonseca; Paulo T. Fiadeiro; Marco V. Bernardo; António Pinheiro; Manuela Pereira; Fonseca, Elsa. "Assessment of speckle denoising filters for digital holography using subjective and objective evaluation models". Applied Optics 58 34 (2019): G282-G282. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.58.00G282.
    10.1364/AO.58.00G282
  7. Elsa Fonseca; Paulo Fiadeiro; Renato Gomes; Angel Sanchez Trancon; António Baptista; Pedro Serra. "Pupil Function in Pseudophakia: Proximal Miosis Behavior and Optical Influence". Photonics (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics6040114.
    10.3390/photonics6040114
  8. Fonseca, Elsa. "Holographic representation: Hologram plane vs. object plane". Signal Processing: Image Communication (2018): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923596518300407?via%3Dihub#!.
    10.1016/j.image.2018.08.006
  9. Fonseca, E.S.R.; Fiadeiro, P.T.; Pereira, M.; Pinheiro, A.. "Comparative analysis of autofocus functions in digital in-line phase-shifting holography". Applied Optics 55 27 (2016): 7663-7674. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84988878684&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1364/AO.55.007663
  10. Bioucas Dias, J.M.; Leitão, J.M.N.; Fonseca, E.S.R.. "Reconstruction of Backscatter and Extinction Coefficients in Lidar: A Stochastic Filtering Approach". IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 42 2 (2004): 443-456. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1442336518&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TGRS.2003.817216
Distinctions

Other distinction

2004 Bolsa de Curta Duração
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
1999 Bolsa de participação em congresso científico
1995 Bolsa de Mestrado
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal