Mafalda Pereira Gonçalves (6C1F-3618-4956)

Curriculum Vitae

Mafalda Pereira Gonçalves

Mafalda Gonçalves is a Researcher at INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Advanced Manufacturing Processes unit. She completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro in December 2024 with her work consisting on the development of a novel mechanical test using topology optimization for sheet metal characterization. Her research focuses on computational and applied mechanics, more particularly on FE-based numerical tools and optimization techniques for numerical analysis, topology optimization and material behavior characterization. She contributed to the European research project "VForm-xSteels" while collaborating with the University of South Brittany during her Ph.D. Mafalda has presented her work at over 10 international conferences, including ESAFORM, where she received a Best Communication Award, and has 4 papers in peer-reviewed international journals. She holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (2020) from the University of Aveiro.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Mafalda Pereira Gonçalves

Citation names

Gonçalves, M.
Mafalda Gonçalves

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 6C1F-3618-4956
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7186-0954
Google Scholar ID: EaKzkGMAAAAJ&hl
Scopus Author Id: 57539801100

Email addresses

mpgoncalves@inegi.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Campus da FEUP, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 400 , 4200 - 465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

www.linkedin.com/in/mafagoncalves (Social media)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-0954 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/11 - 2024/12/19 Concluded	Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Design of a novel heterogeneous mechanical test using topology optimization for sheet metal characterization" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2021/01/25 - 2021/01/29 Concluded	Course on Digital Image Correlation (DIC) (Outros) MatchID - Metrology beyond colors, Belgium
2015/09 - 2020/07 Concluded	Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Development of topology optimization methodologies for a modular simulation platform" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2025/01/25 - Current	Principal Investigator (Research)	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
	Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2020/11/16 - 2024/12/19	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09 - 2023/12	Invited Ph.D. student	Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme, France
	Université Bretagne Sud, France

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/05/01 - 2025/04/30	Design of novel heterogeneous thermomechanical tests using topology-based optimization methodologies UI/BD/151257/2021 10.54499/UI/BD/151257/2021 Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018/06 - 2022/05	Rumo ao projeto e à conformação virtuais: Caracterização termomecânica de aços de alto desempenho através de medidas de campo global e do desenvolvimento de um ensaio único Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/EME-APL/29713/2017	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/11/16 - 2021/04/30	VForm-xSteels: Toward virtual forming and design - Thermomechanical characterization of advanced high strength steels through fullfield measurements and a single designed test BI-14_DEM_TEMA_2020_VForm-xSteels Research Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	Research Fund for Coal and Steel Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Gonçalves, M.; J. Ferreira. "Implementação do algoritmo Ant Colony Optimization em problemas distintos — Minimização do custo energético de uma padaria e minimização do tempo de espera na Reitoria". In Otimização Não-Linear em Engenharia Trabalhos e Aplicações 2019/2020, edited by A. Gil Andrade-Campos; João Dias-de-Oliveira. Portugal, 2020. Published
Conference abstract	Lisa Germain; Gonçalves, Mafalda; A. Andrade-Campos; Sandrine Thuillier. "Heterogeneous testing model calibration as input to virtual forming of dual phase steels". Paper presented in 13th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of 3D Sheet Metal Forming Processes - NUMISHEET 2025, 2025. Submitted Gonçalves, Mafalda; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Mafalda. "Towards a novel mechanical test for accurately characterizing sheet metals". Paper presented in Research Summit 2024, Aveiro, 2024. Published Gonçalves, Mafalda; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Mafalda. "Experimental analysis of heterogeneous mechanical tests for sheet metals". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions - TEchMA2024, Aveiro, 2024. Published Villalba Rama, Diego; Gonçalves, Mafalda; Dias-de-Oliveira, João; A. Andrade-Campos; Valente, Robertt; J. París; F. Navarrina. "Topology Optimization in the design of stress-constrained compliant mechanisms". Paper presented in ECCOMAS Congress 2024 - 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Lisbon, 2024. Published Gonçalves, M.; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, M.. "Ranking heterogeneous mechanical tests for the characterization of sheet metal behavior". Paper presented in Research Summit 2023, Aveiro, 2023. Published Gonçalves, M.; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, M.. "The influence of symmetry boundary conditions in the design of heterogeneous mechanical tests using topology optimization". Paper presented in ECCOMAS 7th Young Investigators Conference 2023, Porto, 2023. Published Villalba Rama, Diego; Gonçalves, M.; Dias-de-Oliveira, João; A. Andrade-Campos; Valente, Robertt. Corresponding author: Villalba Rama, Diego. "Isogeometric-based topology optimization in the design of compliant mechanisms". Paper presented in ECCOMAS 7th Young Investigators Conference 2023, Porto, 2023. Published Gonçalves, M.; Oliveira, M.G.; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, M.. "Selecting a heterogeneous mechanical test for sheet metal characterization". Paper presented in TEchMA2023 – 6th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions, Aveiro, 2023. Published Gonçalves, M.; A. Andrade-Campos; S. Thuillier. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, M.. "On the topology design of an innovative heterogeneous mechanical test for material mechanical characterization". Paper presented in Research Summit 2022, 2022. Published Gonçalves, M.; S. Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. "A nonlinear topology-based optimization approach for the design of a heterogeneous mechanical test". Paper presented in TEchMA2022 - 5th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions, 2022. Published • 10.48528/2smr-sn15 Gonçalves, M.. "On the design of mechanical heterogeneous specimens using both parametric and topology optimization". Paper presented in XVI International Conference on Computational Plasticity. Fundamentals and Applications (COMPLAS 2021), Barcelona, 2021. Published Gonçalves, M.. "Design of novel heterogeneous thermomechanical tests using topology-based optimization methodologies". Paper presented in Research Summit 2021, Aveiro, 2021. Published Gonçalves, Mafalda. "Design of novel heterogeneous thermomechanical tests using topology-based optimization methodologies: motivation and prominence". Paper presented in TEchMA2021 - 4th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions, Aveiro, 2021. Published Gonçalves, Mafalda. "Topology optimization of thermoelastic structural problems using a new bidirectional algorithm". Paper presented in TEchMA2021 - 4th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions, Aveiro, 2021. Published
Conference paper	Lisa Germain; Mafalda Gonçalves; A. Andrade-Campos; Sandrine Thuillier. "Virtual forming based on model calibration from heterogeneous tests". Paper presented in 28th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, 2025. Accepted Gonçalves, M.; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, M.. "Inverse identification of anisotropic plasticity model parameters using FEMU and a heterogeneous test". Paper presented in 28th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, 2025. Accepted Lisa Germain; Mafalda Gonçalves; Andrade-Campos, António; Sandrine Thuillier. "Material Parameter Identification Based on Heterogeneous Testing: validation in case of a forming process". Paper presented in IDDRG 2025 - 44th Conference of the International Deep Drawing Research Group, Lisbon, 2025. Submitted Gonçalves, Mafalda; Briag Guegan; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Gil Andrade-Campos. "Experimental investigation of heterogeneous mechanical tests". Paper presented in ESAFORM 2024 - 27th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, Toulouse, 2024. Published • https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903131-193 Andrade-Campos, António; Afonso Campos; João Diogo Henriques; Lúcius Filho; Marcos Túlio; Mariana Conde; Gonçalves, Mafalda; Pedro A. Prates; Rúben Lourenço. "VForm-xSteels: Virtual materials database". Paper presented in ESAFORM 2024 - 27th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, 2024. Published • https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903131-198 Gonçalves, M.; Oliveira, M.G.; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, M.. "On the comparison of heterogeneous mechanical tests for sheet metal characterization". Paper presented in International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, Cracóvia, 2023. Published • https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902479-123 Mafalda Gonçalves; António Andrade-Campos; Sandrine Thuillier. "On the Design of a Heterogeneous Mechanical Test Using a Nonlinear Topology Optimization Approach". Paper presented in 25th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, Braga, 2022. Published • https://doi.org/10.4028/p-6rou28
Conference poster	Gonçalves, M.; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. "Design of a novel heterogeneous mechanical test using topology optimization for sheet metal characterization". Paper presented in Metal Plasticity Seminar, 2024. Gonçalves, Mafalda; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. "Advancing Material Testing: experimental insights into heterogeneous mechanical tests". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024. Gonçalves, M.; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. "Enhancing sheet metal behavior characterization: KPIs for ranking advanced mechanical tests". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 - Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal, 2023. Gonçalves, M.; Sandrine Thuillier; Andrade-Campos, António. "Design of a heterogeneous mechanical test using a nonlinear topology optimization approach". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2022.
Journal article	Gonçalves, Mafalda; Sandrine Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. "Assessing the potential of heterogeneous mechanical tests for sheet metals through experimentally measured full-fields". Experimental Mechanics (2025): Accepted M. Gonçalves; M.G. Oliveira; S. Thuillier; A. Andrade-Campos. "Key performance indicators for heterogeneous mechanical tests". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2023.108821 M. Gonçalves; A. Andrade-Campos; B. Barroqueiro. "On the design of mechanical heterogeneous specimens using multilevel topology optimization". Advances in Engineering Software (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2022.103314 Villalba, D.; Gonçalves, M.; Dias-de-Oliveira, J.; Andrade-Campos, A.; Valente, R.. "IGA-based topology optimization in the design of stress-constrained compliant mechanisms". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 66 12 (2023): Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-023-03697-4 Gonçalves, M.; Andrade-Campos, A; Thuillier, S. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, M.. "On the topology design of a mechanical heterogeneous specimen using geometric and material nonlinearities". IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1238 1 (2022): 012055. Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1238/1/012055 Andrade-Campos, A; Bastos, N; Conde, M; Gonçalves, M; Henriques, J; Lourenço, R; Martins, J M P; et al. "On the inverse identification methods for forming plasticity models using full-field measurements". IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1238 1 (2022): 012059. Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1238/1/012059 Gonçalves, Mafalda; Dias-de-Oliveira, João A.; Valente, Robertt. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Mafalda. "A new bidirectional algorithm for topology optimization of thermoelastic structural problems". International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design (2022): Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10999-022-09591-z
Thesis / Dissertation	"Design of a novel heterogeneous mechanical test using topology optimization for sheet metal characterization". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2024. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/43808. Gonçalves, Mafalda. "Development of topology optimization methodologies for a modular simulation platform". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2020. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/31314.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/07	Towards a novel mechanical test for accurately characterizing sheet metals	Research Summit 2024 University of Aveiro
2024/06	Experimental analysis of heterogeneous mechanical tests for sheet metals	7th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, University of Aveiro
2024/04	Experimental investigation of heterogeneous mechanical tests	27th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming (Toulouse, France)
2023/07	Ranking heterogeneous mechanical tests for the characterization of sheet metal behavior	Research Summit 2023 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/06	The influence of symmetry boundary conditions in the design of heterogeneous mechanical tests using topology optimization	YIC 2023 - VII ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/06	Isogeometric-based topology optimization in the design of compliant mechanisms	YIC 2023 - VII ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/05	Selecting a heterogeneous mechanical test for sheet metal characterization	TEchMA2023 – 6th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/04	On the comparison of heterogeneous mechanical tests for sheet metal characterization	ESAFORM 2023 - 26th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming (Krakow, Poland)
2022/07	On the topology design of an innovative heterogeneous mechanical test for material mechanical characterization	Research Summit 2022 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/06	On the topology design of a mechanical heterogeneous specimen using geometric and material nonlinearities	IDDRG 2022 - 41st International Deep Drawing Research Group Conference (Lorient, France)
2022/05	A nonlinear topology-based optimization approach for the design of a heterogeneous mechanical test	TEchMA2022 - 5th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/04	On the design of a heterogeneous mechanical test using a nonlinear topology optimization approach	25th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming (Braga, Portugal)
2021/09	On the design of mechanical heterogeneous specimens using both parametric and topology optimization	XVI International Conference on Computational Plasticity. Fundamentals and Applications (COMPLAS 2021) (Barcelona, Spain)
2021/07	Design of novel heterogeneous thermomechanical tests using topology-based optimization methodologies	Research Summit 2021 University of Aveiro (Portugal)
2021/01	Design of novel heterogeneous thermomechanical tests using topology-based optimization methodologies: motivation and prominence	TEchMA2021 - 4th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/01	Topology optimization of thermoelastic structural problems using a new bidirectional algorithm	TEchMA2021 - 4th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (Aveiro, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/11 - Current	Application of machine learning to the post-processing of topology optimization results Co-supervisor	Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/11 - Current	Enhancing topology optimization through machine learning models Co-supervisor	Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/11 - Current	Design of FFF sample for efficient mechanical testing Co-supervisor	Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/06/19 - 2023/06/21	Mini-symposium "Advanced numerical strategies and inverse methodologies for material characterization" in the VII ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference 2023. (2023/06/19) Symposium (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/07 - 2023/07	Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Symposium Conference	Research Summit 2023 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/05 - 2023/05	Co-chair of the Mini-symposium "Advanced numerical strategies and inverse methodologies for material characterization" Conference	YIC 2023 - VII ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Communication Award ESAFORM - European Scientific Association for Material Forming, France
2020	Prémio Fundação Engenheiro António Pascoal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015	Prémio Fundação Engenheiro António Pascoal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Other distinction

2023	ESAFORM Mobility grant ESAFORM - European Scientific Association for Material Forming, France