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Mónica Vieira Martins holds a graduate degree in Technological Physics Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (2001), and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa (2008). Mónica is currently serving as a Coordinator Professor at Portalegre Politechnic University, Portugal. She specializes in the field of Engineering and Technology, with a focus on the application of Machine Learning across various domains, including medical imaging, education and bioenergies. Mónica has a publication record that includes over 27 papers in international journals and 3 book chapters. She has actively participated in several scientific projects as a researcher. The body of her works has garnered around 490 citations in the Scopus database. In addition to her academic role, Mónica has contributed as an independet expert for project evaluations in the H2020 and Horizon Europe Programmes, appointed by the European Commission. She also serves as a reviewer for publications in Elsevier and as a reviewer and editor for MDPI journals.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mónica Vieira Martins

Citation names

  • Martins, Mónica
  • Martins, Mónica V.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3D1F-B7AF-1C4F
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1358-8638
Researcher Id
J-7971-2012
Scopus Author Id
8693276900

Email addresses

  • mvmartins@ipportalegre.pt (Professional)
  • monicavmartins@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Campus Politécnico, 10, 7300- 555, Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering - Medical Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Computer Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2008/03
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Biofísica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"3D image reconstruction for a dual plate positron emission tomograph: application to mammography" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Louvor e Distinção
2001
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Física Tecnológica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 16 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/10 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Valoriza Centro de Investigação para a Valorização de Recursos Endógenos, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009 - Current Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2005 - 2008 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal
Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal
1999 - 2002 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico Campus Taguspark, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01 - Current Vice-President of the Technical Scientific Council Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2009 - 2022 Membro do Conselho Técnico-Científico Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2018 - 2021 Coordenadora do Departamento de Tecnologias Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2012 - 2021 Membro do Conselho Geral Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Coordenador do Departamento de Tecnologia e Design Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
2014 - 2018 Coordenadora do Gabinete de Relações Internacionais da ESTG - IPPortalegre Instituto Politénico de Portalegre - Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Membro do Conselho Pedagógico Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2010 - 2016 Coordenadora da Licenciatura em Bioengenharia Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2009/03 - 2012/03 Breast Cancer Diagnosis - A new PET Scanner developped in Portugal
Provided by PTCRIS: 83228PRJ
PIC/IC/83228/2007
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 83228
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas Pólo de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Stichting Weten

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2001 - 2005 Doctoral Program and thesis in Byophysics
SFRH/BD/3002/2000
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2001 - 2005 Doctoral Program and thesis in Byophicis
SFRH/BD/3002/2000
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current ACADEMIC BOOST
ACADEMIC BOOST
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - Current 2ProSA - Programa de Promoção do Sucesso Académico
POCH-02-5312-FSE-000040
Researcher
2019/03 - 2020/12 P.IA.ES - Modeling and prediction of school failure and dropout in Higher Education
POCI-05-5762-FSE-000191
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering IBEB
UID/BIO/00645/2019
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 645 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/SAU/UI0645/2011
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2012 Collaboration in the ClearPEM-Sonic project at CERN
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/116368/PT
Researcher
Concluded
2008 - 2010 PET II-B Desenvolvimento de tecnologias PET em multimodalidade
1590 QREN
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2007 - 2008 Projecto PET II – Development of PET Technologies
Prime-IDEIA 70/00327
Researcher
Concluded
2004 - 2006 Projecto PET – Desenvolvimento de Tecnologia PET para Mamografia
POSI, DGDR-SIFEC/14/01/03/FDR/00134
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mónica V. Martins; Luiz Rodrigues; Valentim Realinho. "Using Machine Learning to Identify Solid Biofuels". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-26849-6_9
  2. Mónica V. Martins; Daniel Tolledo; Jorge Machado; Luís M. T. Baptista; Valentim Realinho. "Early Prediction of student’s Performance in Higher Education: A Case Study". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-72657-7_16
  3. Martins, Mónica. "Positron Emission Mammmography". 2015.
    10.5772/60452
Journal article
  1. Carlos Pires; Mónica V. Martins. "Enhancing Water Management: A Comparative Analysis of Time Series Prediction Models for Distributed Water Flow in Supply Networks". Water (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/w16131827.
    10.3390/w16131827
  2. Mónica Vieira Martins; Luís Baptista; Henrique Luís; Victor Assunção; Mário-Rui Araújo; Valentim Realinho. "Machine Learning in X-ray Diagnosis for Oral Health: A Review of Recent Progress". Computation (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/computation11060115.
    10.3390/computation11060115
  3. Mónica V. Martins; Luís Baptista; Jorge Machado; Valentim Realinho. "Multi-Class Phased Prediction of Academic Performance and Dropout in Higher Education". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13084702.
    10.3390/app13084702
  4. Valentim Realinho; Jorge Machado; Luís Baptista; Mónica V. Martins. "Predicting Student Dropout and Academic Success". Data (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/data7110146.
    10.3390/data7110146
  5. Martins, M. V.; Manuel, A. R. C.; Cardoso, A. G.; Carmona, S.; Santos, A. I.. "Automatic Estimation of Thyroid Volume in Planar Scintigraphy and SPECT". European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2014): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/6834913/.
  6. Cao, L.; Bugalho, R.; Matela, N.; Martins, M.; Almeida, P.; Peter, J.; Varela, J.. "List-mode maximum-likelihood reconstruction for the ClearPEM system". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (2012): 4171-4174. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858639683&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153798
  7. Abrantes, M.; Almeida, P.; Botelho, F.; Bugalho, R.; Carvalho, S.; Ferreira, C.S.; Ferreira, N.C.; et al. "ClearPEM scanners: Performance results and studies in preclinical environment". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (2012): 3291-3295. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858625903&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6152592
  8. Matela, N.; Ferreira, C.S.; Martins, M.V.; Bugalho, R.; Neves, J.A.; Ortigão, C.; Oliveira, N.; Varela, J.; Almeida, P.. "Assessment of DOI resolution in a fully mounted PEM scanner". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (2012): 3351-3353. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858679209&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6152607
  9. Ferreira, Claudia; Bugalho, Ricardo; Ortigao, Catarina; Martins, Monica; Matela, Nuno; Varela, Joao; Almeida, Pedro. "Correction of random events for a dual-head PEM detector". Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2011): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/17396882/.
  10. Mesquita, J.; Matela, N.; Oliveira, N.; Martins, M.V.; Almeida, P.. "Choosing the ART relaxation parameter for Clear-PEM 2D image reconstruction". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 98 2 (2010): 183-190. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77952009820&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2009.11.010
  11. Matela, N.; Martins, M.V.; Oliveira, N.; Rodrigues, P.; Trindade, A.; Varela, J.; Almeida, P.D.. "System matrix calculation for 2D image reconstruction algorithms for the clear-PEM scanner". International Journal of Tomography and Statistics 13 W10 (2010): 98-125. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955986803&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  12. Albuquerque, E.; Almeida, F.G.; Almeida, P.; Auffray, E.; Barbosa, J.; Bastos, A.L.; Bexiga, V.; et al. "Characterization of the clear-PEM breast imaging scanner performance". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (2009): 3487-3490. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951166249&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401796
  13. Guerreiro, C.; Ferreira, N.C.; Bugalho, R.; Trindade, A.; Matela, N.; Martins, M.V.; Mendes, L.; et al. "Development of component-based normalization correction for the clear-PEM system". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (2009): 2846-2848. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951184859&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401637
  14. Albuquerque, E.; Almeida, F.G.; Almeida, P.; Auffray, E.; Barbosa, J.; Bastos, A.L.; Bexiga, V.; et al. "An overview of the clear-PEM breast imaging scanner". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (2008): 5616-5618. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67649215453&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774518
  15. Martins, M.V.; Trindade, A.; Matela, N.; Oliveira, N.; Cordeiro, H.; Rodrigues, P.; Ferreira, N.C.; Varela, J.; Almeida, P.. "Bayesian image reconstruction for the clear-PEM Scanner". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 5 (2007): 2940-2943. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38549175157&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356492
  16. Abreu, M.C.; Aguiar, D.; Albuquerque, E.; Almeida, F.G.; Almeida, P.; Amaral, P.; Auffray, E.; et al. "Clear-PEM: A PET imaging system dedicated to breast cancer diagnostics". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 571 1-2 SPEC. (2007): 81-84. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846344211&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.034
  17. Abreu, M.C.; Aguiar, J.D.; Almeida, F.G.; Almeida, P.; Bento, P.; Carriço, B.; Ferreira, M.; et al. "Design and evaluation of the clear-PEM scanner for positron emission mammography". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 53 1 (2006): 71-77. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33645653260&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TNS.2006.870173
  18. Martins, M.V.; Matela, N.; Rodrigues, P.; Trindade, A.; Oliveira, N.; Correia, M.; Cordeiro, H.; et al. "Reconstruction of clear-PEM data with STIR". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 4 (2005): 2098-2102. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846569577&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596748
  19. Trindade, A.; Almeida, P.; Ferreira, N.C.; Martins, M.V.; Matela, N.; Oliveira, N.; Rodrigues, P.; Varela, J.. "Breast cancer imaging studies by Monte Carlo simulation with clear-PEM". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 4 (2005): 2103-2107. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846621177&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596749
  20. Abreu, M.C.; Almeida, P.; Balau, F.; Ferreira, N.C.; Fetal, S.; Fraga, F.; Martins, M.; et al. "Clear-PEM: A dedicated pet camera for improved breast cancer detection". Radiation Protection Dosimetry 116 1-4 (2005): 208-210. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-31544457613&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/rpd/nci039
  21. Abreu, M.C.; Aguiar, J.D.; Albuquerque, E.; Almeida, F.G.; Almeida, P.; Amaral, P.; Bento, P.; et al. "First experimental results with the clear-PEM detector". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 3 (2005): 1662-1666. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846636278&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596639
  22. Ribeiro, R.; Abreu, C.; Almeida, P.; Balau, F.; Bordalo, P.; Ferreira, N.C.; Fetal, S.; et al. "Breast imaging with a dedicated PEM". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 527 1-2 (2004): 87-91. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-2942750513&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.081
  23. Santos, A.I.; Almeida, P.; Martins, M.V.; Matela, N.; Oliveira, N.; Ferreira, N.C.; Aguiar, J.D.; et al. "Design and evaluation of the clear-PEM detector for positron emission mammography". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 6 (2004): 3805-3809. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-23844449753&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  24. Matela, N.; Martins, M.V.; Rodrigues, P.; Trindade, A.; Oliveira, N.; Peralta, L.; Ferreira, N.C.; Varela, J.; Almeida, P.D.. "System matrix calculation for clear-PEM using ART and linograms". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 4 (2004): 2601-2604. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-23844464904&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/nssmic.2004.1462785
  25. Santin, G.; Strul, D.; Lazaro, D.; Simon, L.; Krieguer, M.; Martins, M.V.; Breton, V.; Morel, C.. "GATE: A Geant4-Based Simulation Platform for PET and SPECT Integrating Movement and Time Management". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 50 5 II (2003): 1516-1521. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0142063357&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TNS.2003.817974
  26. Trindade, A.; Almeida, P.; Balau, F.; Ferreira, N.; Fetal, S.; Fraga, F.; Martins, M.; et al. "Clear-PEM: Monte Carlo performance and image reconstruction studies". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 3 (2003): 1918-1922. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-19944427180&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  27. Santin, G.; Strul, D.; Lazaro, D.; Simon, L.; Krieguer, M.; Vieira Martins, M.; Breton, V.; Morel, C.. "GATE, a Geant4-based simulation platform for PET integrating movement and time management". IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference 2 (2002): 1325-1329. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0142241187&partnerID=MN8TOARS.

Other

Dataset
  1. Realinho, Valentim; Machado, Jorge; Baptista, Luís; Martins, Mónica V.. Predict students' dropout and academic success. Zenodo. 2021.
    http://www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5777340
Software
  1. Valentim Realinho; Jorge Machado; Luís Manuel Tremoceiro Baptista; Martins, Mónica V.. "PIAES Learning Analytics". Linux; Python; Google Data Studio. 2021.
Activities

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2016 An SiPM-basead PET-TOF demonstrator: test and evaluation of the image reconstruction software and implementation of a TOF algorithm for improved imaging Liliana Filipa Nunes Pereira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009 Single Photon Emission Mammography with Convergent Collimators Ricardo Miguel Ferreira Capote (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2006 Contributo para a Optimização dos Estudos de Perfusão Miocardica Utilizando Imagens de Medicina Nuclear Sincronizadas com o Electrocardiograma Lina da Conceição Capela de Oliveira Vieira (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019/12 - Current Evaluation of scientific proposals for funding via the "Horizon 2020" and "Horizon Europe" research and innovation programs, in the fields of artificial intelligence and medical imaging.
Specialist
 Directorate General for Communications Networks Content and Technology, Belgium

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2018/07 - Current Academic Radiology (1076-6332) Elsevier
2016/03 - Current Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics (0895-6111) Elsevier
Distinctions

Award

2006 Trainee Award
IEEE, United States

Other distinction

2018 Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing
Elsevier Inc, United States
2014 Honorable Mention