Thiago Assis Dutra (3619-465C-E4E8)

Curriculum Vitae

Thiago Assis Dutra

Thiago Assis Dutra is an Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. He holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering from Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), Brazil. He also holds a M.Sc. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering from Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), Brazil, and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Brazil. Throughout his career in the private sector, he had the opportunity to participate in different I&RD projects related to the development of new products, including design, analysis, and manufacturing. Research interests include computational analyses, micromechanics of materials, high-performance composites, additively manufactured structures, and renewable materials for sustainable design. Techniques include computational homogenization, automated image analysis, automated design process, and experimental characterization.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Thiago Assis Dutra

Citation names

Dutra, Thiago Assis
Dutra, T. A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 3619-465C-E4E8
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3576-5703
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GxofbG4AAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Scopus Author Id: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57211220639

Email addresses

thiago.dutra@ubi.pt (Professional)

Websites

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thiago-Assis-Dutra (Feed)
https://www.ubi.pt/Pessoa/thiago.dutra (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Applied Mechanics
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/02/23 - 2020/08/17 Concluded	Graduate Program of Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento) Major in Field of Aeronautical Design, Aerospace Systems and Structures Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil "Mechanical Behavior of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic: Experimental Characterization and Prediction Models" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013/02 - 2015/08 Concluded	Graduate Program of Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado) Major in Field of Solid Mechanics and Structures Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil "Otimização de rigidez em compósitos laminados utilizando parâmetros de laminação" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004/04 - 2009/07 Concluded	Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Bacharelato) Universidade Federal Fluminense Pólo Universitário de Volta Redonda, Brazil "Simulação Numérica da Equação da Onda Unidimensional" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/07/05 - 2023/01/13	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia, Portugal

2020/12 - 2021/02	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Chalmers tekniska högskola, Sweden

2014/07 - 2016/02	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brazil

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/01/16 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2009/09 - 2013/02	Product Development Engineer	PSA - Peugeot Citroen do Brasil, Brazil

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/03 - 2020/02	Bolsa - Modalidade Doutorado 88882.180843/2018-01 PhD Student Fellow Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil	Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Concluded
2016 - 2020	Mechanical Behavior of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic: Experimental Characterization and Prediction Models 10116-E/21 PhD Student Fellow Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brazil	Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas Concluded
2016/03 - 2018/02	Bolsa - Modalidade Doutorado 1584601 PhD Student Fellow Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil	Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Concluded
2013/06 - 2014/12	Bolsa de Mestrado 133954/2013-7 Master Student Fellow Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Concluded
2007/09 - 2008/08	Programa CAPES/Brafitec 3433072 Undergraduate Student Fellow Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France	Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Concluded
2006/08 - 2007/08	Análise do processo de extrusão rotativa de tubos 105729/2006-0 Scientific Initiation Fellow Universidade Federal Fluminense Pólo Universitário de Volta Redonda, Brazil	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021 - 2022	Transformer 4.0 - Digital Revolution of Power Transformers POCI-01-0247-FEDER-045926 Researcher Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019 - 2020	Optimal design and characterization of materials produced by 3D printing 407754/2018-0 PhD Student Fellow Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Concluded
2014 - 2016	Desenvolvimento de tecnologias de projeto e fabricação de secção de fuselagem traseira em material compósito I&RD Project 511.900/14 Researcher Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brazil	Finep Embraer SA Confederação Nacional da Indústria Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Antunes, Rodrigo; Lang, Luan; de Aguiar, Martim Lima; Dutra, Thiago Assis; Gaspar, Pedro Dinis. "Design of Fin Ray Effect Soft Robotic Gripper for Improved Mechanical Performance and Adaptability: Numerical Simulations and Experimental Validation". 2024. 10.1109/mesa61532.2024.10704855 Antunes, Rodrigo; Lang, Luan; de Aguiar, Martim Lima; Dutra, Thiago Assis; Gaspar, Pedro Dinis. "Enhancing the Performance of Fin Ray Effect Soft Robotic Finger via Computational Design and Simulation". 2024. Published • 10.1109/icarsc61747.2024.10535939 Thiago Assis Dutra; Catarina Costa; João R. Matos; Bruna F. Oliveira; Luís Miguel Oliveira; Cristiano Pereira Coutinho. "Effects of Printing Parameters on Geometrical and Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed High-Performance Thermoplastics, Toward the Digitalization of Power Transformers". 2022. 10.1115/iam2022-91989 Dutra, Thiago Assis; Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Hugo Borelli Resende; Alessandro Guimarães; José Everardo Baldo Júnior; Mauricio Vicente Donadon. "A straightforward methodology to predict composite mechanical properties using asymptotic homogenization technique combined to a simple method to determine fiber distribution arrangement". Paper presented in MECSOL 2019 - 7th International Symposium on Solid Mechanics, São Carlos - SP, 2019. Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Amatte, Igor; Dutra, T. A.; Bürger, Daniel. "3D printed PLA and PLA reinforced with short carbon fibers: an experimental characterization". 2017. 10.26678/abcm.cobem2017.cob17-0135 Dutra, T. A.; Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Resende, Hugo. "Interlaminar shear strength of continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites manufactured by 3D printing". 2017. 10.26678/abcm.cobem2017.cob17-0282 Vitor Luiz Reis; Luiz Felipe Marini; Mauricio Vicente Donadon; Dutra, Thiago Assis; José Everardo Baldo Júnior; Wellington Lombardo Nunes de Mello. "Experimental investigation on the influence of the geometry of carbon fiber specimen used in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar tests". Paper presented in 23rd ABCM International Congress of mechanical Engineering, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 2015. Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, C.A.E.; De Almeida, S.F.M.. "Effect of the design guidelines on the design space". 2015. Clóvis Augusto Eça Ferreira; Sérgio Frascino Muller de Almeida; Dutra, Thiago Assis. "Optimization of static properties of fibre metal laminates based on lamination parameters". Paper presented in 2nd Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials, São josé dos Campos, 2014. Dutra, Thiago Assis; Sérgio Frascino Muller de Almeida; Clóvis Augusto Eça Ferreira. Corresponding author: Dutra, Thiago Assis. "Sensitivity analysis of the transverse shear on composite plates under bending load". Paper presented in 2nd Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials, São José dos Campos, 2014. Alberto Paiva; Dutra, Thiago Assis. "Numerical Aspects of Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equation". Paper presented in VII National Congress of Mechanical Engineering - CONEM 2012, São Luís - MA, 2012.
Conference poster	Dutra, Thiago Assis; Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Hugo Borelli Resende; Brina Jane Blinzler; Leif E. Asp. "Micromechanical Failure Envelopes of 3D-Printed Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land Transportation - Co-organized by ESA and NASA, 2022.
Journal article	Silva, Gonçalo; Assis Dutra, Thiago; Nunes-Pereira, J.; Silva, A.P.. "Coupled and decoupled structural batteries: A comparative analysis". Journal of Power Sources 604 (2024): 234392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234392. Published • 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234392 Costa, Catarina; Lopes, Pedro; Castro, João; Matos, João R.; Lopes, Helena; Gouveia, Joana R.; Pinto, Sara M.; et al. "High-performance thermoplastics obtained by fused filament fabrication: effects of harsh environmental conditions of power transformers". Progress in Additive Manufacturing (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00614-z. Published • 10.1007/s40964-024-00614-z Rui Nascimento; Isabel Martins; Thiago Assis Dutra; Luis Moreira. "Computer Vision Based Quality Control for Additive Manufacturing Parts". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-10683-5. 10.1007/s00170-022-10683-5 Joana R. Gouveia; Sara M. Pinto; Sara Campos; João R. Matos; Catarina Costa; Thiago Assis Dutra; Sílvia Esteves; Luís Oliveira. "Life Cycle Assessment of a Circularity Case Study Using Additive Manufacturing". Sustainability 14 15 (2022): 9557-9557. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159557. 10.3390/su14159557 Thiago Assis Dutra; Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira; Hugo Borelli Resende; Luís Miguel Oliveira; Brina Jane Blinzler; Leif E. Asp. "Identification of Representative Equivalent Volumes on the Microstructure of 3D-Printed Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastics Based on Statistical Characterization". Polymers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14050972. 10.3390/polym14050972 Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Blinzler, B.J.; Asp, L.E.. "Mechanism based failure of 3D-printed continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites". Composites Science and Technology 213 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85111926899&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108962 Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Guimarães, A.; Guedes, J.M.. "A complete implementation methodology for Asymptotic Homogenization using a finite element commercial software: preprocessing and postprocessing". Composite Structures 245 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85083648772&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112305 Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Blinzler, B.J.; Larsson, R.. "Expanding puck and schurmann inter fiber fracture criterion for fiber reinforced thermoplastic 3D-printed composite materials". Materials 13 7 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082929505&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3390/ma13071653 Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Guimarães, A.. "Mechanical characterization and asymptotic homogenization of 3D-printed continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic". Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 41 3 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85061736249&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s40430-019-1630-1 Ferreira, R.T.L.; Amatte, I.C.; Dutra, T.A.; Bürger, D.. "Experimental characterization and micrography of 3D printed PLA and PLA reinforced with short carbon fibers". Composites Part B: Engineering 124 (2017): 88-100. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019910009&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.05.013 Dutra, T.A.; de Almeida, S.F.M.. "Composite plate stiffness multicriteria optimization using lamination parameters". Composite Structures 133 (2015): 166-177. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939222063&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.07.029
Thesis / Dissertation	Silva, Gonçalo Filipe Trindade da. "Aluminum-ion Structural Battery Proof of Concept". Master, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/14095. "Mechanical Behavior of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic: Experimental Characterization and Prediction Models". PhD, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, 2020. http://www.bdita.bibl.ita.br/tesesdigitais/lista_resumo.php?num_tese=77077. "Otimização de rigidez em compósitos laminados utilizando parâmetros de laminação". Master, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, 2015. http://www.bdita.bibl.ita.br/tesesdigitais/lista_resumo.php?num_tese=68679.

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	Polímeros multifuncionais nanoestruturados para componentes automóvel: fabrico, caracterização experimental e simulação numérica Supervisor of Mariana da Silva Veloso	Engenharia Mecânica (PhD) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 - Current	Desenvolvimento de Garras Macias com Materiais Flexíveis através de Fabrico Aditivo Co-supervisor of Luan Matheus Capeletti Lang	Engenharia Eletromecânica (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 - Current	Advanced Multimodal Perception and Adaptive Robotic Systems for Enhanced Handling of Horticultural Products Co-supervisor of Rodrigo Mendes Antunes	Engenharia Mecânica (PhD) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/03/10 - 2024/03/27	3D Printed PETG S-Shaped Auxetic Structure: An Experimental and Numerical Study Supervisor of Beatriz Teixeira Fernandes	Engenharia Aeronáutica (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/11/10	Aluminum-ion Structural Battery. Proof of Concept. Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Filipe Trindade da Silva	Engenharia Aeronáutica (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/10/14 - 2022/08/24	Biocomposite Pellets For Direct Extrusion-Based 3D Printing Supervisor of Catarina Ferraz Nunes de Sousa	Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2016 - 2016	1º Workshop de impressão 3D GPMA / CCM / ITA (2016) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2023/12/15	Structural Design of a Bobsleigh Cowling Using Fea (Thesis) Main arguer	Rodrigo Miguel Carvalho Filipe (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/11/17	Laminados de Carbono com Defeitos Interlaminares: Análise Experimental e Modelação Numérica (Thesis) Main arguer	Mariana da Silva Veloso (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/11/10	Estudo da Viabilidade Energética de Amortecedores Regenerativos de Relutância Magnética Comutados em Veículos Elétricos Pesados e de Todo-o-Terreno (Thesis) Arguer	José Luís Antunes Almeida (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/07/12	Lightweight Skins for Uav Wings (Thesis) Main arguer	Rodrigo Barata Correia (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/03/09	Juntas Adesivas em Aplicações Aeronáuticas: Análise Experimental e Numérica de Cfrp/Cfrp e Cfrp/Alumínio (Thesis) Main arguer	Edmar Oliveira dos Santos Lopes (Master) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/10/17	Finite Element Analysis of Shape Memory Polymers (Thesis) Main arguer	Alexandre Brás dos Santos (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/07/22	Development of an emergency shelter using 4d printing (Thesis) Main arguer	Luís Gonçalo Marcos Raposo (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015/07/10	Modelagem e Simulação Numérica de um Veículo com Suspensão Independente e não-linear nas Quatro Rodas (Thesis) Main arguer	Rodrigo Veronese Moreira (Other) Universidade Federal Fluminense Pólo Universitário de Volta Redonda, Brazil

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2023/09/27 - Current	Ordem dos Engenheiros - Região Centro	Membro Efetivo
2009/09/18 - Current	Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Rio de Janeiro - Sistema Confea/Crea, Brazil	Profissional Registado - Engenheiro Mecânico

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2023/11/08 - Current	Comissão Científica do Curso do Terceiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Mecânica Member	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/11/08 - Current	Comissão de Creditação do Curso do Primeiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Mecânica Computacional Member	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/10/04 - Current	Diretor de Curso do Primeiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Mecânica Computacional Director	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - Current	Comissão Científica do Curso do Primeiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Mecânica Computacional Member
2023/04/01 - 2024/10	Comissão Científica do Curso do Primeiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Aeronáutica Member	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current	16435 - Modelação Computacional I (90h)	Design Industrial (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/09 - Current	15253 - Placas e Cascas (60h)	Engenharia Aeronáutica (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 - Current	16451 - Bases Físicas do Design (45h)	Design Industrial (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 - Current	16136 - Mecânica Aplicada I (60h)	Engenharia Mecânica Computacional (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - Current	16456 - Fundamentos de Engenharia (33h)	Design Industrial (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02	16435 - Modelação Computacional I (30h)	Design Industrial (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02 - 2024	15075 - Ciência de Materiais (30h)	Engenharia Aeronáutica (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02 - 2024	15351 - Materiais (30h)	Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07	12729 - Bases Físicas do Design I (60h)	Design Industrial (Licenciatura)	Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal