Grants and Scholarships

Since 1998 I have been member of portuguese Research Units (CAUL and CMA) that receive pluriannual funds (from FCT) to proceed with their activities, and of which I have benefited. Currently I am member of CMA which is supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) through the project UID/MAT/00297/2013. As for research projects:

Current Grants:

  • (as Principal Investigator) Semigroups: conjugacy, computation, crystals and combinatorics (SemiComb) at the Centro de Matemática e Aplicações from Oct. 2018 - Sep. 2021. Financed by FCT, PTDC 2017 - PTDC/MAT-PUR/31174/2017.
  • Hilbert’s 24th Problem (Jun. 2016 – May 2018) Led by Reinhard Kahle, Centro de Matemática e Aplicações. Financed by FCT, PTDC/MHC-FIL/2583/2014. 

Past Grants:

  • Semigroups and Languages (Jul. 2007 – Dec. 2010) Led by Vítor Hugo Fernandes, Centro de Álgebra da Universidade de Lisboa. Financed by FCT and by PIDDAC, PTDC/MAT/69514/2006. 
  • Finite Derivation type for Schützenberger groups of monoids (Apr. 2009 – Mar. 2010) Principal Investigator (Joint with Robert Gray, University of St. Andrews). Financed by CRUP - Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas, designated by “Acções Integradas Luso-Britânicas, no. B-8/09”. 
  • Automata: from Mathematics to Applications (AutoMathA) (May 2005 – May 2010) Led by Jean-Éric Pin and others. Collaboration on the organization of the School on Algebraic Theory of Automata – 1-12 September 2008. Financed by the European Science Foundation. 
  • Fundamental and Applied Algebra (Jan. 2003 – Sep. 2009) Led by Gracinda Gomes, Centro de Álgebra da Universidade de Lisboa. Financed by FCT and PIDDAC, POCTI/0143/2003. 
  • Álgebra e Aplicações (Jan. 2001 – Mar. 2003) Led by Gracinda Gomes, Centro de Álgebra da Universidade de Lisboa. Financed by FCT, POCTI/MAT/32440/1999.

Scholarships 

  • Scholarship financed by PRODEP, (Medida 5 - Ação 5.3 Formação Avançada de Docentes do Ensino Superior, concurso 2/5.3/PRODEP/2003 ), Feb. 2004 – Dec. 2006. – This scholarship funded the sabbatical leave that allowed me to pursue my PhD, by paying FCT-UNL the equivalent of my salary.
  • Scholarship for Induction into Scientific Research, (translation of: “Bolsa de Iniciação à Investigação Científica” (BIIC)), financed by Centro de Álgebra da Universidade de Lisboa, Sep. 1999 – Feb. 2000.
  • Scholarship for Induction into Scientific Research, (translation of: “Bolsa de Iniciação à Investigação Científica” (BIIC)), financed by Centro de Álgebra da Universidade de Lisboa, Oct. 1998 – Aug. 1999.