Bárbara Filipa Casqueira Coelho Gabriel (CB14-4845-0F92)

Curriculum Vitae

Bárbara Filipa Casqueira Coelho Gabriel

Bárbara Coelho Gabriel works as an assistant professor and researcher in the department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro. She recently received the National Engineering Teaching Award from the Portuguese Order of Engineers. This distinction rewards engineers of excellence, promoting the role of engineering in society's progress and well-being. Bárbara's research has special emphasis in the fields of engineering education and entrepreneurial engineering education, and nanoengineering, related to the Manufacturing for the Circular Economy and Innovative Technologies for Intelligent Cities. Currently she is the Vice-Dean for Internationalisation, Innovation and Inclusion at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Bárbara Coelho Gabriel was also the founder and coordinator of the Science and Engineering Education (SEE) R&D Group in the University of Aveiro, conducting R&D related to engineering education, namely methodologies for engineering Learning & Teaching, curricula design, implementation and assessment. Bárbara Gabriel is an expert at the European Commission's DG Education and Culture and OECD's initiative HEInnovate for innovation and entrepreneurship in Higher Education. She was also member of the panel of experts of the European project Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in Higher Education Institutions and Centres (EEEPHEIC) and currently Bárbara is an expert of the European project PROFFORMANCE+ focused on the quality of Learning & Teaching in Higher Education. She also participated in the previous PROFFORMANCE project, being the only Portuguese expert selected for both projects. The consortium and Associated partners are composed by Ministries and National Agencies from Hungary, Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Serbia and Georgia. She coordinated, as Principal Investigator, seven European Projects (THEI2.0, EUFORIA, EUFORIA2.0, GET-AHED, entreTime, TANDEM+ and SFF.DeepT+) related to engineering education and entrepreneurial education, being the coordinator of the project and consortium of three of them (THEI2.0, TANDEM+ and SFF.DeepT+). She is also a member of the team, as researcher, of other projects that are currently running. Bárbara Gabriel is currently (since 2022) member of the Board of the Doctoral School of the University of Aveiro (EDUA), of the Rectory's Support team for Pedagogical and Curricula Innovation and was the member of the Board of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (SPEE) in the mandate 2022-2024.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Bárbara Filipa Casqueira Coelho Gabriel

Citation names

Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: CB14-4845-0F92
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1519-7008

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2017 Concluded	Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Support tool for the application of nanoengineering on the development of eco-efficient manufacturing processes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2006 Concluded	Master Degree Pre-Bologna in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Codificação e Transmissão Robusta de Vídeo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
1999 Concluded	Bachelor (Licenciatura - five years duration (Pre-Bologna)) in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Automatic Alignment System for Optical Atmospherics Communication " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/06/01 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/31	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2017 - 2018	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2001/03/01 - 2016/02/01	Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

2000/09/01 - 2001/02/28	Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09/01 - Current	Director of the Ph.d "Doctorate in Business Innovation"	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/10/15 - Current	Member of the Board of the Doctoral School of the University of Aveiro	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/07/01 - Current	Organic Unit Sub-director	Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/01/01 - Current	Researcher	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2017/01 - Current	Expert in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education (HEInnovate)	European Commission, Belgium
	Directorate-General for Education and Culture, Belgium
2006/03/14 - 2040	Trainer (CAP) certified by the Employment and Vocational Training Institute	Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal

2015/05/01 - 2018/12/31	Project manager of the Research Unit TEMA, Department of Mechanical Engineering	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2011 - 2016	Researcher	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal

2012/04/01 - 2015/03/31	Researcher in the project of FCT&RD:"High performance ZnO based back reflectors for thin film solar cell applications", reference PTDC/CTM-CER/121440/2010	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2013/10/01 - 2015/02/28	Project manager and project technician of 2.0 CarbonInspired project - co-funded by SOE4/P1/E793 SUDOE 2007-2013 Territorial Cooperation Operational Programme	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2014/09/01 - 2015/01/31	Assistant lecturer (pro bono regime) of "Automation I" laboratories discipline - 3rd year of the Mechanical Engineering Master of Science graduation	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2014/11/11 - 2014/11/12	Assistant lecturer (pro bono regime) of the module entrepreneurship (Canvas business model) in the discipline of "Advanced technologies production" of the 5th year of Mechanical Engineering Master of	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2013/12/01 - 2014/10/17	Member of the executive committee of the 9th National Congress of Experimental Mechanics	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2014/05/01 - 2014/09/12	Member of the local organizing committee of the "13th European Vacuum Conference"	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2014/07/17 - 2014/07/18	Monitor of the mechanical engineering department at the Summer Academy with a Session of "Entrepreneurship and engineering"	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2013/12/01 - 2014/07/04	Member of the local organizing committee of the "5th International conference on Advanced Nanomaterials"	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2014/05/01 - 2014/05/31	Teaching Assistant (pro bono regime), of professor Dana Redford in "Entrepreneurship and Opportunity Recognition" taught in English and intensively to MSc Management, MSc Management and MSc Services M	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal

2013/07/17 - 2013/07/18	Monitor of the mechanical engineering department at the Summer Academy	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2011/11/01 - 2012/06/30	Pivot - Organisation of technical workshops geared to companies and research institutions in the area of energy and environment; - Online dissemination of news related to the area in collaboration wit	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

2009/07/17 - 2009/07/18	Monitor of the mechanical engineering department at the Summer Academy	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

1999/01/01 - 1999/12/31	Project Manager and consultant in software development	GFI International, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/04/01 - 2028/03/31	CULTUral heritage in RurAL remote areas for creative tourism and sustainabilITY 101132628 Researcher	Horizon Europe
2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30	Empathetic engineering education for sustainable development 2023.13074.PEX Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/02/01 - 2026/01/31	GET-AHED Green Education and Transition – A Higher Education online Digital Buddy 101087248 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2022/09/01 - 2025/08/31	PROFFORMANCE+ Professionalism and high performance in Higher Education - Enhanced PROFFORMANCE toolkit for 21st century teachers 101061368 Expert Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2023/05/01 - 2024/07/31	SFF.DeepT+ DeepTech in Higher Education Institutions and Ecosystems through Entrepreneurial Education+ 23611 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Institute of Innovation and Technology European Commission Ongoing
2022/01 - 2023/06	Engineering Curricula for Society EXPL/CED-EDG/1009/2021	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/01 - 2023/06	Aplicação do conceito de circularidade à I&D de nova geração de produtos de comunicação visual sustentáveis POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047741	Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2020/01/01 - Current	Toward virtual forming and design: Thermomechanical characterization of advanced high strength steels through full-field measurements and a single designed test (VForm-xSteels) 888153 — VForm-xSteels Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission
2020/01 - Current	Toward virtual forming and design: Thermomechanical characterization of advanced high strength steels through full-field measurements and a single designed test (VForm-xSteels) 888153 VForm-xSteels	European Commission
2021/07/01 - 2023/06/30	TANDEM+ Transformation, Acceleration, Networking, Development, Entrepreneurial education and Mentoring+ KAVA 21411 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Institute of Innovation and Technology Ongoing
2021/09/14 - 2022/12/31	Education Framework for Urban Resilience Innovation Activities KAVA 21277 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Institute of Innovation & Technology Urban Mobility
2019/12 - 2022/12	entreTime - Creation and Implementation of a Train-the-Trainer programme EASME/COSME/2018/020 Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2019 - 2022	Assessment tool and Incentives for Developing Higher Education Teachers’ Performance (PROFFORMANCE) EPLUS2020-EHEA09-2019 Other Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission
2020/01/01 - 2021/12/31	Towards HEInnovate 2.0: From Assessment to Action (THEI2.0) 612868-PT-EPPKA3-PI-FORWARD Principal investigator Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2019/12/02 - 2021/12/01	Collaborative Platform for Teaching Innovation in Higher Education (ColLab) 44B8937F Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2018 - 2019	Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Education Programmes in Higher Education Institutions and Centres’ (EEEPHEIC) epic Entrepreneurship Education Tool Other Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2012/04/01 - 2015/03/31	High performance ZnO based back reflectors for thin film solar cell applications PTDC/CTM-CER/121440/2010 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007 - 2013	CARBONINSPIRED 2.0 SOE4/P1/E793 Researcher Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal	European Commission Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2019/10/04 - 2022	Fostering and assessing students’ creative and critical thinking skills in higher education Fostering and assessing students’ creative and critical thinking skills in higher education Researcher Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	OECD Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book	Strategies for the Creation and Maintenance of Entrepreneurial Universities. {IGI. 2022. 10.4018/978-1-7998-7456-0 Gabriel, Bárbara. Contemporary Drivers of Local Development. Institute for Local-Self-Government Maribor. 2019. Published • 10.4335/978-961-6842-91-4 Gabriel, Bárbara. Nanomaterials - Guide for the SUDOE Space Industry"/"Nanomateriais - Guia para o espaço industrial SUDOE. 2014.
Book chapter	Gabriel, Barbara Filipa Casqueira Coelho; Figueiredo, Cláudia; Valente, Robertt A. F.. "Assessing the Entrepreneurial University from the Students' Perspective". In Strategies for the Creation and Maintenance of Entrepreneurial Universities, 72-86. IGI Global, 2022. 10.4018/978-1-7998-7456-0.ch004 Gabriel, Bárbara. "Research Centres and Industry as stakeholders for innovation using nanotechnology. A social change". 2014.
Conference abstract	Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "Using PROFFORMANCE+ tool to enhance internationalisation quality in learning and teaching in Higher Education". Paper presented in 2023 European Quality Assurance Forum, Aveiro, 2023.
Conference paper	Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "Self-Assessment of Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education Ecosystems ¿ Presenting GET-AHED, a New Digital Approach". Paper presented in EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION SOCIETY - EAIR FORUM 2023 IN LINZ, Linz, 2023. António Andrade-Campos; Irina Saur-Amaral; Bárbara Gabriel; Cláudia Figueiredo; Robertt Valente; J.A. Dias-de-Oliveira. "Reforming Doctoral Education through Immersive Ph.D. Training Weeks". 2023. 10.1109/cispee58593.2023.10227650 S. Tavares; B. C. Gabriel; R. Valente; J. Oliveira; C. Relvas; P. Prates; R. Sousa; et al. "Enhancing engineering education by means of the promotion of entrepreneurial mindsets and attitudes for societal challenges". 2023. 10.1109/cispee58593.2023.10227655 Cláudia Figueiredo; Carla Ferreira; Bárbara Gabriel; Robertt Valente; João Dias Oliveira; Victor Neto; António Andrade-Campos; Teresa Carvalho; Sandra C. Soares. "Current and future challenges for Engineering Education: voices from students, alumni, teachers and employers". 2023. 10.1109/cispee58593.2023.10227652 Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "Engineering curricula: what challenges? The perspectives of multiple stakeholders". Paper presented in STEAM and the future of education: Interdisciplinary Innovation and the Integration of the 4 Cultures Domain conference, Porto, 2022. Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "STEAM approach: experience report". Paper presented in STEAM and the future of education: Interdisciplinary Innovation and the Integration of the 4 Cultures Domain conference, 2022. Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "From assessment to action: Process and tools to help Higher Education Institutions become more entrepreneurial". 2022. Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "HEInnovate inspired self-assessment". 2022. Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "THEI2.0 – Towards HEInnovate 2.0: From assessment to action". Paper presented in ECIE 2021 – 16th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2021. Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara. "Improving the entrepreneurial capacity of engagement of Higher Education Institutions through self-assessment". Paper presented in Conference UIIN 2021, 2021. Gabriel, B.; Andrade-Campos, A.; Dias-De-Oliveira, J.; Valente, R.; Neto, V.. "Open think-tank on engineering education: A forum of "face-to-face" debate between stakeholders". 2016. 10.1109/CISPEE.2016.7777744 Gabriel, B.; Valente, R.; Dias-De-Oliveira, J.; Neto, V.; Andrade-Campos, A.. "Methodologies for Engineering Learning and Teaching (MELT) approach: A way to bring young people to science (and science to young people)". 2016. 10.1109/CISPEE.2016.7777724 Santos, C.S.C.; Gabriel, B.; Blanchy, M.; Menes, O.; García, D.; Blanco, M.; Arconada, N.; Neto, V.. "Industrial Applications of Nanoparticles - A Prospective Overview". 2015. 10.1016/j.matpr.2015.04.056
Conference poster	Coelho Gabriel, Bárbara; Moreira, Gillian; Andrade-Campos, A.; Oliveira, João; Valente, Robertt; Neto, Victor. "Excelência no Ensino de Engenharia na UA - Desafio técnico-societal integrador". Paper presented in Teaching Day ‘UA, 2017.
Edited book	Strategies for the Creation and Maintenance of Entrepreneurial Universities. 2021. Published
Journal article	Henry, Colette; Wu, Wendy; Moberg, Kare; Singer, Slavica; Gabriel, Barbara; Valente, Robertt; Carlos, Carolina; Fannin, Nick. "Exploring inclusivity in entrepreneurship education provision: A European study". Journal of Business Venturing Insights 22 (2024): e00494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00494. 10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00494 José Rabelo Neto; Claudia Figueiredo; Bárbara Coelho Gabriel; Robertt Valente. "Factors for innovation ecosystem frameworks: Comprehensive organizational aspects for evolution". Technological Forecasting and Social Change (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123383. 10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123383 Ferreira, Carla; Gabriel, Bárbara; Valente, Robertt; Andrade-Campos, António; Dias-de-Oliveira, João; Neto, Victor; Soares, Sandra; Carvalho, Teresa; Figueiredo, Cláudia. "In Search of a More Balanced Engineering Curriculum: The Perspective of Students, Teachers, Alumni and Employers". Trends in Higher Education 3 1 (2024): 142-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/higheredu3010008. 10.3390/higheredu3010008 Ferreira, Carla; Gabriel, Bárbara; Valente, Robertt; Figueiredo, Cláudia. "Engineering education challenges and strengths: reflecting on key-stakeholder's perspectives". (2024): http://hdl.handle.net/10773/43376. 10.3389/feduc.2024.1297267 Victor Neto; Gil Andrade-Campos; Barbara Gabriel; João Dias-de-Oliveira; Mariana Nunes; Robertt A. F. Valente. "A STUDY ON THE ALIGNMENT OF EXPECTATIONS BETWEEN HEI AND SOCIETY, USING ENGINEERING EDUCATION AS A CASE STUDY". ICERI Proceedings (2020): 10.21125/iceri.2020.0933 Gabriel, Bárbara. "Towards Excellence in Engineering Education The profile of Higher Education Teachers on Engineering Programs". IEEE Proceedings (2018): https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8593382. De Marchi, Lucia; Pretti, Carlo; Gabriel, Bárbara; Marques, Paula A.A.P.; Freitas, Rosa; Neto, Victor. "An overview of graphene materials: Properties, applications and toxicity on aquatic environments". Science of The Total Environment 631-632 (2018): 1440-1456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.132. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.132 Gabriel, Bárbara Filipa Casqueria Coelho; Valente, Robertt; Dias-de-Oliveira, João Alexandre; Neto, Victor Fernando Santos; De Andrade-Campos, António Gill D’Orey. "A model for the effective engagement of all stakeholders in engineering education and its pilot implementation". European Journal of Engineering Education 43 6 (2018): 950-966. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2018.1479375. 10.1080/03043797.2018.1479375 Zeng, A.; Shrestha, M.; Wang, K.; Neto, V.F.; Gabriel, B.; Fan, Q.H.. "Plasma Treated Active Carbon for Capacitive Deionization of Saline Water". Journal of Nanomaterials 2017 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027145881&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1155/2017/1934724

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/03 - 2020/07	On the use of the Kano model for the assessment of quality in higher education Supervisor of Mariana Reis Nunes	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2018/12/31	Ensino e aprendizagem de engenharia – exploração e promoção estratégica Co-supervisor of José Correia	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Scientific initiation) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2018/06/27 - 2018/06/29	Chair da "Third International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education" (CISPEE 2018) (2018/06/27 - 2018/06/29) Conference	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2020/04/27 - 2020/04/30	EDUCON2020 – IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference	Porto (online)
2018/10/24 - 2018/10/26	Sixth Edition Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM’18) 2018 – Track 7. Advances on Sustainable Development in Higher Education	Salamanca

Distinctions

Award

2024	Engineering Teaching (National award of the Order of Engineers of Portugal) Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2016	Best scientific paper, "2nd International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education" - CISPEE 2016 Sociedade Portuguesa para a Educação em Engenharia, Portugal

Other distinction

2023	Invited speaker in the 2nd Education and Innovation Summit HEInnovate Initiative (European Commission and OECD), Portugal
2022	Invited speaker in the BeyondScale project final conference "THEI2.0 From assessment to action" BeyondScale European project, Austria
2022	Invited speaker in the HEInnovate webinar "Showcasing ongoing EIT HEI Capacity Building projects" HEInnovate Initiative (European Commission and OECD), Portugal
2022	Invited speaker in the HEInnovate webinar “Growing & spreading ecosystems to support entrepreneurship HEInnovate Initiative (European Commission and OECD), Portugal
2021	Invited speaker in HEInnovate webinar "Looking forward - presenting the Forward Looking Cooperation Projects" HEInnovate Initiative (European Commission and OECD), Portugal
2020	Invited speaker HEInnovate webinar "Assessing skills and exams in uncertain times, challenges and opportunities" HEInnovate Initiative (European Commission and OECD), Portugal
2019	Invited speaker in the 8th European University Business Forum - University Business Cooperation – Innovation and Sustainable Development European Commission, Belgium
2019	Invited Speaker in the conference "Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in and through higher education" Romanian Ministry of National Education, European Commission and OECD, Romania
2018	Invited speaker in the conference "HEInnovate: Supporting Institutional Change in Higher Education" Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria, European Commission and OECD, Bulgaria
2018	Invited speaker in the conference "Make Innovation Work in Higher Education" European Commission and OECD, Belgium
2017	Invited speaker in the "7th University Business Forum – For Innovation and modernisation" European Commission, Belgium
2016	Invited speaker in the conference "“i3: iGNITE. iNSPIRE. iNNOVATE – Facilitating change in Higher Education”" European Commission and OECD, Belgium
2015	Invited speaker in the conference "Innovating Higher Education" European Commission and OECD, Belgium