Rodolfo Telo Martins de Abreu. Completed the Doutoramento in Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering in 2017/05/05 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico and Mestrado in Integrated Masters in Biomedical Engineering in 2012/11/05 by Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia. Is Contracted Researcher in Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde. Published 8 articles in journals. Has 3 section(s) of books. Organized 5 event(s). Participated in 5 event(s). Co-supervised 4 MSc dissertation(s). Has received 4 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project(s), Research Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Features extraction; Pattern recognition; Simultaneous EEG-fMRI; Epilepsy; Multiple Sclerosis; Functional Connectivity; Neuroimaging; Imaging biomarkers; High-field MRI; Resting-state fMRI.
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Personal identification

Full name
Rodolfo Telo Martins de Abreu

Citation names

  • Abreu, Rodolfo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3E11-F548-2F62
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9496-3534
Google Scholar ID
OHkB4HkAAAAJ&hl
Researcher Id
A-4259-2018
Scopus Author Id
56903899800

Email addresses

  • rodolfo.abreu@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CIBIT – ICNAS, Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000-508, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Degree Classification
2017/05/05
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Neuroimagem
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Study of the spatiotemporal dynamics of epileptic activity using simultaneous EEG-fMRI: Towards clinical applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with Distinction and Honour (top 10%)
2012/11/05
Concluded
 Integrated Masters in Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Feature Extraction and Pattern Recognition on biosignals using Clustering techniques applied to AAL" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
2017/05/08 - 2019/01/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2017/05/08 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
2012/01/30 - 2012/09/21 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/02/01 - 2019/02/01 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/02/01 - 2021/06/21 Novos biomarcadores de imagem multimodal de conectividade neuronal na Esclerose Múltipla
PTDC/MEC-NEU/31973/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/01/01 - 2017/05/30 Neuroimagem dinâmica não-invasiva em epilepsia
PTDC/SAU-ENB/112294/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2014/11/30 HIFI-MRI: Análise de Conectividade Funcional no Cérebro usando fMRI por Campos de Elevada Intensidade
PTDC/EEI-ELC/3246/2012
Research Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Abreu, Rodolfo; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "EEG Quality: The Pulse Artifact". In EEG-fMRI - Physiological Basis, Technique, and Applications, edited by Louis Lemieux. Springer, 2020.
    Accepted
  2. Leitão, A. C.; Francisco, A. P.; Abreu, R.; Nunes, S.; Rodrigues, J.; Figueiredo, P.; Wald, L. L.; Bianciardi, M.; Silveira, L. M.. "Techniques for Brain Functional Connectivity Analysis from High Resolution Imaging". In Studies in Computational Intelligence, 131-138. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-16112-9_13
  3. Nunes, Neuza; Rebelo, Diliana; Abreu, Rodolfo; Gamboa, Hugo; Fred, Ana. "Clustering Algorithm for Human Behavior Recognition Based on Biosignal Analysis". In Human Behavior Recognition Technologies, 212-224. IGI Global, 2013.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-4666-3682-8.ch010
Conference abstract
  1. Abreu, Rodolfo; Simões, Marco; Direito, Bruno; Sayal, Alexandre; Castelhano, Joao; Carvalo, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Reconstructing the BOLD-fMRI signal at the facial expression processing network from simultaneous EEG-derived predictors". Paper presented in Proc. 28th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2020), Paris, 2020.
    Accepted
  2. Abreu, Rodolfo; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Pushing the limits of EEG: estimation of large-scale functional networks and their dynamics validated by simultaneous fMRI". Paper presented in Proc. 28th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2020), Paris, 2020.
    Accepted
  3. Abreu, Rodolfo; Aires, Afonso; Jorge, João; Cabral, Joana Ribeiro Barbosa; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "fMRI dynamic functional connectivity states associated with EEG alpha power". Paper presented in Proc. 28th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2020), Paris, 2020.
    Accepted
  4. Abreu, Rodolfo. "From static to dynamic functional connectivity: exploring the temporal changes of brain functional organization in epilepsy using simultaneous EEG-fMRI". Paper presented in Proc. 15th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing (MEDICON 2019), Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  5. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Classification of BOLD-fMRI dynamic functional connectivity states based on simultaneous EEG microstates". Paper presented in Proc. 27th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2019), Montréal, 2019.
    Published
  6. Abreu, Rodolfo; Carmona, Joana; 6016-3A42-8D46; Leal, Alberto; Nascimento, Jacinto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Classification of sleep stages from fMRI dynamic functional connectivity using deep learning". Paper presented in Proc. 27th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2019), Montréal, 2019.
    Published
  7. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "EEG microstate and spectral signatures of epileptic patterns found in fMRI dynamic functional connectivity". Paper presented in Proc. 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2018), Paris, 2018.
    Published
  8. Abreu, Rodolfo; Solas, Margarida; Salgado, Cátia; Vieira, Susana; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Evaluation of fuzzy clustering for the identification of separate and joint dynamic functional connectivity patterns in resting-state fMRI". Paper presented in Proc. 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2018), Paris, 2018.
    Published
  9. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Classification of epileptic states from fMRI dynamic functional connectivity using machine learning". Paper presented in Proc. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM 2017), Vancouver, 2017.
    Published
  10. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Mapping epileptic networks by EEG-based selection of fMRI functional connectivity dynamic components". Paper presented in Proc. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM 2017), Vancouver, 2017.
    Published
  11. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Improved mapping of epileptic networks based on the correlation of BOLD-fMRI dynamic functional connectivity components with simultaneous EEG". Paper presented in Proc. 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2017), Honolulu, 2017.
    Published
  12. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Lopes da Silva, Fernando; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "EEG synchronization measures predict epilepsy-related BOLD-fMRI fluctuations better than commonly used univariate metrics". Paper presented in Proc. 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB 2016), Vienna, 2016.
    Published
  13. Abreu, Rodolfo; Nunes, Sandro; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "ECG-derived respiratory signal for physiological noise correction in simultaneous EEG-fMRI for enhanced mapping of epileptic activity". Paper presented in Proc. 24th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2016), Singapore, 2016.
    Published
  14. Abreu, Rodolfo; Nunes, Sandro; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "ECG-derived Respiratory signal estimation as a tool for physiological noise correction in fMRI". Paper presented in Proc. 21st Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM 2015), Honolulu, 2015.
    Published
  15. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leite, Marco; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Ballistocardiogram artefact correction taking into account background physiological signal preservation in simultaneous EEG-fMRI". Paper presented in Proc. 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2015), Toronto, 2015.
    Published
  16. Abreu, Rodolfo; Nunes, Sandro; Bianciardi, Marta; Dias, Afonso; Rodrigues, Júlia; Silveira, Luís; Wald, Larry; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Subject-specific modeling of physiological noise in resting-state fMRI at 7T". Paper presented in Proc. 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2015), Toronto, 2015.
    Published
  17. Abreu, Rodolfo; Dias, Afonso; Bianciardi, Marta; Nunes, Sandro; Rodrigues, Júlia; Silveira, Luís; Wald, Larry; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Hierarchical parcellation using discrete Morse theory of whole-brain high-resolution resting-state 7T fMRI data". Paper presented in Proc. 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2015), Toronto, 2015.
    Published
  18. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leitão, André; FRANCISCO, ALEXANDRE; Figueiredo, Patrícia; Wald, Larry; Silveira, Luís. "Large functional connectivity network analysis of whole-brain high-resolution resting-state fMRI". Paper presented in Proc. Fourth Biennial Conference on Resting State / Brain Connectivity, Cambridge, 2014.
    Published
  19. Abreu, Rodolfo; G. Nunes, Rita; Murta, Teresa; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Structural and functional mapping of the seizure propagation pathway in a hypothalamic hamartoma". Paper presented in Proc. 20th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM 2014), Hamburg, 2014.
    Published
  20. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leite, Marco; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Objective template-based selection of EEG ICA epilepsy-related components". Paper presented in Proc. 20th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM 2014), Hamburg, 2014.
    Published
  21. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Selection of epilepsy-related EEG ICA components for simultaneous fMRI analysis". Paper presented in Proc. 19h Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad 2013), Lisbon, 2013.
    Published
  22. Abreu, Rodolfo; G. Nunes, Rita; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "A multimodal approach combining EEG, fMRI and DTI for mapping epileptic networks". Paper presented in Proc. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB 2013), Toulouse, 2013.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leite, Marco; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patricia. "STTICS: A template-based algorithm for the objective selection of epilepsy-related EEG ICA components". Paper presented in 2015 IEEE 12th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), New York City, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/isbi.2015.7163883
  2. Dias, A.; Bianciardi, M.; Nunes, S.; Abreu, R.; Rodrigues, J.; Silveira, L. M.; Wald, L. L.; Figueiredo, P.. "A new hierarchical brain parcellation method based on discrete morse theory for functional MRI data". Paper presented in 2015 IEEE 12th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), New York City, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/isbi.2015.7164122
  3. Abreu, Rodolfo; Gamboa, Hugo. "A Signal-independent Algorithm for Information Extraction and Signal Annotation of Long-term Records". Paper presented in BIOSIGNALS 2013-International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, Barcelona, 2013.
    Published • 10.5220/0004241303230326
Journal article
  1. Abreu, Rodolfo; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Pushing the Limits of EEG: Estimation of Large-Scale Functional Brain Networks and Their Dynamics Validated by Simultaneous fMRI". Frontiers in Neuroscience 14 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00323.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fnins.2020.00323
  2. Vourvopoulos, Athanasios; Jorge, Carolina; Abreu, Rodolfo; Figueiredo, Patrícia; Fernandes, Jean-Claude; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Efficacy and Brain Imaging Correlates of an Immersive Motor Imagery BCI-Driven VR System for Upper Limb Motor Rehabilitation: A Clinical Case Report". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 13 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00244.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00244
  3. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Identification of epileptic brain states by dynamic functional connectivity analysis of simultaneous EEG-fMRI: a dictionary learning approach". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36976-y.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-018-36976-y
  4. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Lopes da Silva, Fernando; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "EEG synchronization measures predict epilepsy-related BOLD-fMRI fluctuations better than commonly used univariate metrics". Clinical Neurophysiology 129 3 (2018): 618-635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.12.038.
    Published • 10.1016/j.clinph.2017.12.038
  5. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "EEG-Informed fMRI: A Review of Data Analysis Methods". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 12 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00029.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00029
  6. Abreu, Rodolfo; Nunes, Sandro; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Physiological noise correction using ECG-derived respiratory signals for enhanced mapping of spontaneous neuronal activity with simultaneous EEG-fMRI". NeuroImage 154 (2017): 115-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.08.008.
    Published • 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.08.008
  7. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leite, Marco; Jorge, João; Grouiller, Frédéric; van der Zwaag, Wietske; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Ballistocardiogram artifact correction taking into account physiological signal preservation in simultaneous EEG-fMRI". NeuroImage 135 (2016): 45-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.03.034.
    Published • 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.03.034
  8. Abreu, Rodolfo; Leite, Marco; Leal, Alberto; Figueiredo, Patrícia. "Objective selection of epilepsy-related independent components from EEG data". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 258 (2016): 67-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.10.003.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.10.003
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Abreu, Rodolfo. "Study of the spatiotemporal dynamics of epileptic using simultaneous EEG-fMRI: towards clinical applications.". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2017.
  2. Abreu, Rodolfo Telo Martins de. "Algorithms for information extraction and signal annotation on long-term biosignals using clustering techniques". Master, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/8250.

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/11/13 Tribute to Prof. Fernando Lopes da Silva 5th Mind-Brain College Meeting
Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/11/10 The love story of EEG and fMRI: Its ups and downs Invited Seminar
Madeira Interactive Technology Institute (Funchal, Portugal)
2017/02/23 Epileptic network mapping using simultaneous EEG-fMRI Invited Seminar
Champalimaud Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/02/01 - 2019/11/30 EEG correlates of fMRI dynamic functional connectivity states
Co-supervisor of Afonso Jorge Nunes Aires
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/11/30 Regression of EEG correlates from simultaneous fMRI signals in epilepsy
Co-supervisor of Ana Carolina Santa Marta da Silva
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/11/30 Deep learning of dynamic functional connectivity states during sleep and epilepsy using simultaneous EEG-fMRI
Co-supervisor of Joana Pernadas Carmona
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/11/30 Pattern Recognition in Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Co-supervisor of Maria Margarida Pisco Solas
 Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/01/01 - 2019/01/31 Seminar Series of the Evolutionary Systems and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (LaSEEB), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (2017/01/01)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2018/03/31 Workshop on “Using EEG to measure and interact with the brain”, at the “9th Annual International (bio)Medical Students Meeting (AIMS) meeting” (2018/03/16 - 2018/03/17)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/02/07 Laboratórios Abertos do Departamento de Bioengenharia - high school students visit the campus, and get to know the research activity of several research groups of the Department of Bioengineering (2016/02/01 - 2016/02/07)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/09/15 - 2017/09/30 Visit of Biomedical Engineering students to LaSEEB for dissemination of the 2nd cycle profile “Imagiologia Biossinais e Instrumentação Biomédica” (2018/09/28)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 1st Mind-Brain College Meeting, Universidade de Lisboa (2016/10/28 - 2016/10/29)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/06/04 - 2019/06/04 Outreaching activities at Escola Martim de Freitas - School Open Day (science communication)
Meeting
 Escola Martim de Freitas - School Open Day
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
2017/09/28 - 2017/09/28 12º PubhD de Lisboa: Especial Colégio Mente-Cérebro
Meeting
 12º PubhD de Lisboa
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2016/11/28 - 2016/11/29 2nd Mind-Brain College Meeting, Universidade de Lisboa
Meeting
 2nd Mind-Brain College Meeting, Universidade de Lisboa
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2016/02/15 Laboratórios Abertos do Departamento de Bioengenharia - high school students visit the campus, and get to know the research activity of several research groups of the Department of Bioengineering
Other
 Laboratórios Abertos do Departamento de Bioengenharia
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/11/10 - 2015/11/10 PhD Open Days - presentation of the PhD projects for the whole research community of Instituto Superior Técnico
Meeting
 PhD Open Days
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019/09/30 Exploring directly the neural correlates of feedback-related reward saliency during fMRI-based Neurofeedback
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Manuel Coelho Moura Ramos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal

Award

2018 Student stipend
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), United States
2017 Student stipend
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), United States
2016 Mobility stipend
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 Student stipend
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), United States