António M. G. Pedro earned, from Imperial College London, a PhD in Civil
Engineering in 2013 and an MSc from the University of Coimbra in 2007. He is
currently Auxiliary Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering of the University
of Coimbra. He has participated as a researcher in several funded research
programs, with the most known being the PISA2 project. His research work
has been diverse, though mainly focused on the predicted behaviour and
numerical modelling of underground structures and deep excavations. More
recently, his research has also included the development of optimization tools
to calibrate advanced constitutive models and the characterization of the
stress-strain behaviour of sustainable materials. His work has resulted in more
than 50 publications of refereed papers that were published and presented in
several international journals and conferences. He is the Portuguese Delegate
on the International Technical Committees TC103 – Numerical Methods and TC209 –
Offshore of ISSMGE. He is a Geotechnical Specialist and Senior Fellow of the
Portuguese Institution of Engineers and an integrated member of the Research
Centre ISISE. He also collaborated in relevant engineering projects, such as
the Rossio tunnel, Lisbon; the Socorridos pumping station, Madeira; the
Beaulieu metro station, Argelia; and the Las Palmas tunnel, Spain.
