Biography:

Paulo Antunes holds a PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering and is the coordinator of the Advanced Manufacturing Processes – Composites Area at PIEP. His fields of activity and technical expertise are related to computational mechanics, constitutive modeling of polymeric materials, and the assessment of structural integrity of critical components. He is the author of more than 45 scientific articles, holds an international patent, and has served as technical manager in several projects (European and national) in the areas of materials science, computational mechanics, and structural health monitoring of critical components.

About PIEP:

PIEP - Centre for Innovation in Polymer Engineering - is a private association, with a technological and scientific matrix and a business management model. Founded on December 13, 2000, by the initiative of the industry and in collaboration with the Department of Polymer Engineering of the University of Minho (DEP-UM) and the Support Institute for Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation (IAPMEI), PIEP provides a prompt response in the delivery of products and services, oriented to the R&D+i needs of companies in the plastics and related sectors. PIEP acts in innovation activities, technology transfer, technical-scientific consultancy, services provision, testing and failure analysis, the development of new materials and products, processing technologies, and productive tools, based on the promotion of the principles of sustainable development. PIEP also contributes to training, supporting the development of human resources with capacity and experience in industrial innovation in the field of polymer engineering.