Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- José Pedro Gamito de Saldanha Calado Matos
Citation names
- Matos, José Pedro
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- A918-30B8-3F3E
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4592-1455
Email addresses
- jose.matos@epfl.ch (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Hydrology
- Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
French | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
German | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Russian | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2015 - 2015
Concluded
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Scalable Machine learning - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Data science
edX. University of California, Berkley, United States
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Aprovado |
2015 - 2015
Concluded
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Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Data science
edX. University of California, Berkley, United States
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Aprovado |
2009/10/01 - 2014/07/11
Concluded
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Engenharia Civil e Ambiental (Doutoramento)
Major in Hidrologia
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Hydraulic-hydrologic model for the Zambezi River using satellite data and artificial intelligence techniques" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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"Pass with distinction" |
2014 - 2014
Concluded
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Iniciação à programação orientada a objectos (Java) - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Informática
Coursera. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausane, Switzerland
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Aprovado |
2014 - 2014
Concluded
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Iniciação à programação (C++) - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Informática
Coursera. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausane, Switzerland
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Aprovado |
2014 - 2014
Concluded
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Statistical Inference - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Data science
Coursera. Johns Hopkins University, United States
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Aprovado |
2014 - 2014
Concluded
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R Programming - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Informática
Coursera. Johns Hopkins University, United States
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Aprovado |
2014 - 2014
Concluded
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An introduction to interactive programming in Python - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Informática
Coursera. Rice University, United States
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Aprovado |
2014 - 2014
Concluded
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Machine learning - MOOC (Outros)
Major in Data science
edX. Stanford, United States
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Aprovado |
2006/09/01 - 2008/12/01
Concluded
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Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Civil (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Using artificial neural networks to model the degradation of water supply system" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17/20 |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2014/03 - 2017/10 | Postdoc (Research) | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/03/01 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal (...) |
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2021/02/21 - 2022/07/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/01 - 2022/02 | Consultor independente - Hidrologia (tempo parcial) | Stucky Ltd., Switzerland |
2017/08/15 - 2021/12/31 | "Deputy head of departement: Hydropower Schemes". Responsável do Centro de Competências em Hidrologia. Chefe de Projecto. Consultor nas áreas de hidráulica, hidrologia, e alterações climáticas. | Stucky Ltd., Switzerland |
2017/04 - 2017/10 | Consultor independente - Hidrologia (tempo parcial) | Hidra, Hidráulica e Ambiente, Lda., Portugal |
2008/05/01 - 2009/09/04 | Engenheiro Civil | AGS, Administração e Gestão de Sistemas de Salubridade S.A., Portugal |
2005/10/01 - 2008/04/30 | Engenheiro Júnior (a tempo parcial) | Hidra, Hidráulica e Ambiente, Lda., Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/11 - Current | SCORE - Smart Control of the Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities
Grant Agreement 101003534 — SCORE — H2020-LC-CLA-2018-2019-2020 / H2020-LC-CLA-2020-2
Researcher
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European Commission |
2021/07 - Current | Dirt-X (Evaluating sediment Delivery Impacts on Reservoirs in changing climaTe and society aCROSS scales and sectors)
Membro do "Advisory Board"
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JPI Climate
Ongoing
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2020/09 - Current | HYPOS (Estimation of sediment loads from Earth Observation satellites)
Post-doc
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2016/10 - 2017/10 | FLEXSTOR (solutions for flexible operation of storage hydropower plants in changing environment and market conditions)
SCCER-SoE
Post-doc Fellow
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research
Concluded
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2014/03 - 2016/10 | STREST (harmonized approach to stress tests for critical infrastructures against natural hazards)
Post-doc Fellow
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European Commission
Concluded
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2014/08 - 2016/08 | African Dams Project - Database (Development of probabilistic forecasting tools. Web and database development)
ETHZ. Competence Center Environment and Sustainability
Post-doc Fellow
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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Competence Center Environment And Sustainability
Concluded
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2009/10 - 2013/09 | African Dams Project
ETHZ. Competence Center Environment and Sustainability
PhD Student Fellow
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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Competence Center Environment And Sustainability |
Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Magazine article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2017 - 2017 | Modification of hydropower storage operation to cope with climate change effects in Switzerland
Co-supervisor
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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2017 - 2017 | Quantitative dam break flood risk mitigation assessment based on microsimulation techniques: an application to the Mattmark
dam in Switzerland
Co-supervisor
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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2017 - 2017 | Overtopping of embankment dams from landslide generated waves
Co-supervisor
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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2017 - 2017 | Modeling travel paths, unitary costs and advection and decay of chemical substances in water distribution systems
Co-supervisor
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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2017 - 2017 | Improvement and implementation of a flow forecasting system for Southern Africa
Co-supervisor
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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2016 - 2016 | Numerical simulation of dam break flood wave propagation in the Rhone River
Co-supervisor
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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2015 - 2015 | Numerical simulation and evaluation of the risk posed by impulse waves on the Mattmark reservoir
Co-supervisor
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/11 - Current | Impact Assessment | Engenharia do Ambiente (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2022/04 - Current | Hydrology and Water Resources | Civil Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2022/04 - Current | Advanced Topics in Water Resources and Environment | (Doutoramento) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2021/02 - 2022/07 | Économie Hydraulique (Water Resources Management) | Vários (Master) | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
Distinctions
Award
2007 | Prémio Alberto Abecassis Manzanares
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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Other distinction
2016 | Menção honrosa no prémio bi-anual da APRH para teses de doutoramento
Associação Portuguesa dos Recursos Hídricos, Portugal
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2014 | Nomeado para o prémio Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB)
ABB AG, Switzerland
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |