ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

Chairman of the International Conference “13th CIRP International Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations”, Sintra, Portugal, May 12-13, 2011.

Organizer of the International Seminar on “Sustainable Manufacturing: The Major Driving Force for Next Generation of Industrial Development. Recent Trends and Case Studies”, presented by Dr. I.S. Jawahir, Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Kentucky, KY, USA. Conference location and date: Science Museum, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, June 22, 2007.

Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the “6th European Conference on Residual Stresses-ECRS6”, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, July 2002.

SESSION ORGANIZER AND CHAIR IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Session co-Organizer and Chair on “Session 8: Ultra Precision Manufacturing & Assembly Processes ll“, for the 9th International euspen (International Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology) Conference, San Sebastian, Spain, June 2 - 5, 2009.

Session Chair on “1st Scientific Session (SS1)”, 2nd International Conference Innovate Cutting Processes and Smart Machining, Cluny, France, October 22-23, 2008.

Session Chair on “Session D-I”, 10th CIRP International Workshop on Modeling Machining Operations, Reggio Calabria, Italy, August 27-28, 2007.

Session Chair on “Session 12A - Materials & Proc. Modeling”, IV International Materials Symposium - A Materials Science Forum (Materiais 2007), Porto, April 1-4, 2007.

Session Chair on “Session 5b - Material Processing V”, 7th European Conference on Residual Stresses (ECRS7), Berlim, Alemanha, September 13-15, 2006.

Session Chair on “Session A5 - Chip Formation”, 9th CIRP International Workshop on Modelling of Machining Operations, Bled, Slovenia, May 11-12, 2006.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES
Member of the Scientific Committee of the “12th CIRP International Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations”, San Sebastian, Spain, May 7-8, 2009.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the “2nd International Conference Innovate Cutting Processes and Smart Machining”, Cluny, France, October 22-23, 2008.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the “11th CIRP International Conference on Modeling Machining Operations”, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, September 16-18, 2008.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference “Sustainable Manufacturing – Finite Element Modeling and Simulation for Sustainable Cutting, Forming and Joining of Metallic Products”, Montreal, Canada, October 17-18, 2007.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference “10th CIRP International Workshop on Modeling Machining Operations”, Reggio Calabria, Italy, August 27-28, 2007.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Associate Technical Editor of the International Journal “Machining Science & Technology”, Taylor & Francis Publishers. (http://taylorandfrancis.co.uk/journals/titles/10910344.asp)

Member of the Editorial Board of the “International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing (IJSM)”, Inderscience Publishers. (http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijsm)

Member of the Editorial Board of the “International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials (IJMMM)”, Inderscience Publishers. (http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijmmm)

Member of the Editorial Board of the “International Journal of Advances in Machining and Forming Operations”, Serials Publications (http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=342&dtype=2&jtype=1)

INVITED SPEAKER TO SEMINARS AND LECTURES

Invited to deliver lectures and to present his research at a number of universities and institutes overseas, in particular:

“Manufacturing Sustainable Products through Modeling and Control of the Residual Stresses in Practical Machining Operations”, Colloquium at Faculty of Engineering of the Portuguese Catholic University, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal, March 19, 2009.

“Simulation and Optimization of Cutting Process for Improved Residual Stress Distribution in Machined Components”, Invited Presentation, CIRP January Meetings, CIRP Working Group on Surface Integrity and Functional Performance of Components, Paris, France, January 28, 2009.

“New Developments on Surface Integrity of Machined Components for Aeronautic and Nuclear Industry”, Invited Presentation, CIRP January Meetings, CIRP Working Group on Surface Integrity and Functional Performance of Components, Paris, France, January 23, 2008.

“Experimental Assessment of Temperature Distribution in Three-Dimensional Cutting Process”, Invited Presentation, CIRP January Meetings, CIRP Working Group on Temperature Measurements in Manufacturing Processes, Paris, France, January 24, 2007.

“Manufacturing Sustainable Products through Modeling and Control of the Residual Stresses in Practical Machining Operations”, Invited Presentation, Sustainability Seminar Series, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, August 16, 2007.

“Experimental Analysis of Surface Coatings and Thin Films using the X-Ray Diffraction Technique” and “Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Residual Stresses Induced by Machining Operations”, Invited Presentation, Technical University of Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany, September 12, 2006.

“Improved Product Sustainability through Modeling and Control of the Residual Stresses Induced in Machining Operations: A Review of the Influence of the Machining Parameters on Residual Stresses”, Invited Presentation, Sustainability Seminar Series, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, November 30, 2005.

“A Study of Residual Stresses in Metal Cutting for Improved Product Sustainability”, Invited Presentation, Sustainability Seminar Series, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, March 3, 2005.

“Investigation of the Machining Residual Stresses Distribution in High Strenght Materials", Brokerage Event “Moulds and Dies for the New Century”, Centimfe, Marinha Grande, November, 2000.

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND COMPETENCES

Referee for the following International Journals: Machining Science and Technology | International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture | Journal of Materials Processing Technology | International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials.

Reviewer for the following International Conferences: 12th CIRP International Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations, San Sebastian, Spain, May 7-8, 2009 | 2nd International Conference Innovate Cutting Processes and Smart Machining, Cluny, France, October 22-23, 2008 | 10th CIRP International Workshop on Modeling Machining Operations, Reggio Calabria, Italy, August 27-28, 2007 | ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, USA, November 11-15, 2007.

Member of the jury of PhD thesis in Portugal and France.