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Daniel Silva

Senior Software Engineer

Education

PhD in Physics

University of Porto
2010 - 2014

MSc in Physics Engineering

University of Porto
2008 - 2010

BSc in Technological Physics

University of Porto
2005 - 2018

Languages

  • Portuguese (Native)
  • English (Professional)
  • French (Professional)

Career Profile

Highly skilled and results-oriented software engineer with 10 years of experience in academia and industry. Proven expertise in designing and developing high-performance Backend systems, Machine Learning models, and scientific software. Successfully translated complex scientific and business challenges into robust, scalable, and impactful software solutions. Holds a PhD in Physics. Published over 40 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Possesses a strong foundation in statistical learning, software engineering fundamentals, and agile methodologies.

Experiences

Software Engineer

2025 - Present
Natixis, Porto
  • Developing security-focused APIs to support financial applications, following industry best practices and compliance standards.

Software Engineer

2022 - 2025
Loggi, Lisbon
  • Played a significant role in the architecture and implementation of a scalable service catalog ecosystem, which created several critical microservices with high availability with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Led the migration of the freight calculation flow to the service catalog ecosystem, reducing pricing discrepancies.
  • Automated critical manual workflows, reducing team time spent on repetitive tasks by 30-40%.
  • Integrated risk multipliers into the freight calculation flow, generating additional hundreads of thousands R$/month in revenue.
  • Enhanced the performance of several APIs by implementing caching strategies, significantly reducing latency and improving overall system throughput.
  • Enhanced API functionality by designing and deploying new modules using the Kotlin (Micronaut) and MongoDB stack for freight and quotation services, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
  • Onboarded new software engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture.

Senior Computational Physicist

2019 - 2022
University of Porto, Porto
  • Developed and deployed the Matfinder API, enabling property-driven material searches, under the IAPMEI Startup Voucher.
  • Created artificial neural networks to model and optimize magnetic measurement systems, reducing time machine costs by ~80% and accelerating measurement workflows.
  • Implemented robust machine learning pipelines for magnetic system optimization, based on experimentation and large-scale data analysis using Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib).
  • Secured and managed ~250k€ in funding for developing end-to-end system and optimization models for magnetic refrigeration, leading a cross-disciplinary team.
  • Published 10+ cutting-edge research papers, including publications on integrating machine learning models with caloric system optimization.
  • Supervised Master’s and PhD students on advanced computational techniques.

Senior Computational Physicist

2017 - 2019
University of Aveiro, Aveiro
  • Developed and maintained the open-source Heatrapy Python framework for simulating heat transfer phenomena in caloric systems (~83,000 downloads to date).
  • Applied machine learning classifiers to optimize magnetocaloric setups, achieving a ~99% reduction in computational time, validating the feasibility of AI-driven optimization.
  • Engineered predictive simulation models for material properties, contributing to industrial applications in collaboration with BOSCH Thermotechnology.
  • Published 5+ peer-reviewed research papers, including publications on software development and computational physics.

Research Scientist

2016 - 2017
University of Porto, Porto
  • Developed resswich, a GUI-driven software solution for automating memristive structure analysis (~15,000 downloads to date), leveraging Python and Tkinter for user-friendly interfaces.
  • Conducted advanced computational simulations for solid-state magnetic refrigerator design.

R&D Engineer

2016 - 2016
BOSCH Thermotechnology, Aveiro
  • Modeled the magnetic circuit of solenoid gas valves using Python and numerical simulation tools.
  • Contributed to a high-impact gas valve production transfer project.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2015 - 2015
KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Conducted advanced research on lattice location of impurities in silicon, combining computational simulations with experimental data, resulting in 3 high-impact publications.
  • Presented findings at international conferences, earning the Best Manuscript Award for Young Researchers at the Ion Beam Analysis Conference 2015.

Skills & Proficiency

Python

Kotlin

Javascript

FastAPI

Django

Flask

Micronault

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS cloud services

Terraform

Numpy

Matplotlib

Scikit-learn

Pandas

OSS Contributions

Heatrapy - Python lib for simulating dynamic 1D and 2D heat transfer processes involving caloric effects by using the finite difference method.
Resswitch - GUI for analyzing resistive switching data.
Memristivenetworks - Python lib for simulating the functioning of memristive Willshaw networks and memristive perceptrons.
Physplotlib - Python lib for plotting research simulation data.

Personal Projects

Matfinder - Web database of materials physical properties - Backend developer (PostgreSQL & Flask), 2021.
Computeheat - Computes heat transfer processes involving heat conduction of stacks of materials - Full Stack developer (MongoDB & Flask & React.js), 2018.
Sequency - Web game: make series of three consecutive numbers horizontally and vertically - Full Stack developer (MongoDB & Flask & React.js), 2018.
Personalwebpage - My personal webpage - Full Stack developer (Django), 2017.
Interlude - Upgrade of the prelude software, written in C++, for analyzing PAC data at the ISOLDE facility, CERN (member of the team) 2009.

Certificates (9) & Certifications

Blockchain A-Z™: Learn How To Build Your First Blockchain

16th December 2019
Udemy (UC-2DTUHV3X)

Harness the power of the most disruptive technology since the internet through real life examples! Master Blockchain Now.

Scrum Certification Prep +Scrum Master+ Agile Scrum Training

6th June 2019
Udemy (UC-1JF7C4GZ)

Overview of Scrum Agile project management+common questions+tips to pass PSM scrum org ONLINE Scrum Master Certification.

REST APIs with Flask and Python

7th October 2018
Udemy (UC-NXHUD0AV)

Build professional REST APIs with Python, Flask, Flask-RESTful, and Flask-SQLAlchemy.

The Complete Cyber Security Course : Hackers Exposed!

22nd August 2018
Udemy (UC-OXEBBP2Y)

Become a Cyber Security Specialist, Learn How to Stop Hackers, Prevent Hacking, Learn IT Security & INFOSEC.

Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp

30th June 2018
Udemy (UC-HJT0SE9G)

Learn how to use NumPy, Pandas, Seaborn , Matplotlib , Plotly , Scikit-Learn , Machine Learning, Tensorflow , and more!

Modern React with Redux

24th April 2018
Udemy (UC-3JTMSSBY)

Master the fundamentals of React and Redux with this tutorial as you develop apps with React Router, Webpack, and ES6.

Python and Django Full Stack Web Developer Bootcamp

11th February 2018
Udemy (UC-4IYAFNQ1)

Learn to build websites with HTML , CSS , Bootstrap , Javascript , jQuery , Python 3 , and Django 1.11!

The Web Developer Bootcamp

29th December 2017
Udemy (UC-FEK0T1C9)

The only course you need to learn web development - HTML, CSS, JS, Node, and More!

Python Web Programming

22nd August 2017
Udemy (UC-P0U7J7YT)

Access and parse the web with Python.

Awards (2)

  1. Best Manuscript Award for Young Researchers (IBA 2015)
    attributed to the best manuscript of the Ion beam analysis conference (IBA 2015) sponsored by Elsevier BV: 'Drawing the geometry of 3d transition metal-boron pairs in silicon from electron emission channeling experiment';
  2. Corbett award 2013
    attributed to one outstanding young researcher at the 27th international conference on defects in semiconductors (ICDS 27);

Patents (2)

  1. Magnetocaloric Refrigeration Regenerator using the Demagnetizing Field-based Rotating Magnetocaloric Effect (2024)
    D. J. Silva, C. Amorim, C. R. Fernandes, J. S. Amaral, J. H. Belo, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo, R. F. Almeida;
  2. Magnetocaloric refrigerator or heat pump comprising an externally activable thermal switch (2017)
    A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo, J. B. Puga, D. J. Silva, I. Gomes, B. D. Bordalo, J. H. Belo, F. Carpinteiro, J. C. R. E. Oliveira;

Publications (45)

  1. Solid-state magnetic refrigerator based on the demagnetizing effect
    C. R. Fernandes, R. Almeida, J. S. Amaral, J. H. Belo, J. O. Ventura, D. J. Silva
    Int. J. Refrig. 2025, 178, 272.
  2. Optimization of a novel magnetic refrigerator based on the demagnetizing effect using a particle swarm-like algorithm
    C. R. Fernandes, J. S. Amaral, R. Almeida, J. H. Belo, J. O. Ventura, D. J. Silva
    Int. J. Refrig. 2025, 172, 134.
  3. Direct measurements of the conventional and rotational magnetocaloric effects in Gd thick films
    C. S. Pereira, R. Almeida, T. Niehoff, R. Kiefe, E. Fontana, D. J. Silva, T. Gottschall, J. Wosnitza, T. Devillers, N. M. Dempsey
    J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 2024, 58, 075502.
  4. Magnetic refrigeration enhanced by magnetically-activated thermal switch: An experimental proof-of-concept
    V. M. Andrade, C. R. Fernandes, D. J. Silva, J. S. Teixeira, C. R. Pereira, R. Duarte, A. L. Pires, J. Ventura, J. Oliveira
    Int. J. Refrig. 2024, 164, 210.
  5. Impact of different numerical approaches on the magnetocaloric effect modeling
    C. R. Fernandes, J. O. Ventura, D. J. Silva
    Heliyon 2024, 10, e31826.
  6. Rotating magnetocaloric effect in polycrystals - harnessing the demagnetizing effect
    R. Almeida, S. C. Freitas, C. R. Fernandes, R. Kiefe, J. P. Araújo, J. S. Amaral, J. O. Ventura, J. H. Belo, D. J. Silva
    J. Phys. Energy 2024, 6, 015020.
  7. Complete thermodynamic characterization of second-order phase transition magnetocaloric materials exclusively through magnetometry
    C. S. Pereira, R. Almeida, R. Kiefe, C. Amorim, D. J. Silva, J.S. Amaral, J. H. Belo
    J. Alloys Compd. 2024, 976, 173290.
  8. High-performance magnetic thermal switch based on MnFe2O4/Ethylene Glycol:Water refrigerant dispersion
    V. M. Andrade, C. R. Fernandes, J. S. Teixeira, C. Pereira, A. L. Pires, D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. Oliveira
    Energy 2023, 283, 129123.
  9. Rod mangle rotation patterns for adjustable magnetic field generation
    C.R. Fernandes, J.O. Ventura, D. J. Silva
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 2023, 565, 170227.
  10. Modeling the Transient Response of Thermal Circuits
    D. J. Silva
    Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 12555.
  11. Predicting the magnetic measurements of first- and second-order phase transition magnetocaloric materials with artificial neural networks
    R. M. C. Pinto, J. H. Belo, J. P. Araújo, D. J. Silva
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 2022, 562, 169706.
  12. Numerical simulation and optimization of a solid state thermal diode based on shape-memory alloys
    C. R. Fernandes, D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, J. O. Ventura
    Energy 2022, 255, 124460.
  13. Hybridizing Triboelectric and Thermomagnetic Effects: A Novel Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting Technology
    C. Rodrigues, A. L. Pires, I. Gonçalves, D. J. Silva, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, A. M. Pereira, J. O. Ventura
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 32, 2110288.
  14. Caloric devices: A review on numerical modeling and optimization strategies
    D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo
    Int. J. Energy Res. 2021, 45, 18498.
  15. Thermal switching requirements for solid state magnetic refrigeration
    D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo, J. C. R. E. Oliveira
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 2021, 533, 167979.
  16. Predicting the performance of magnetocaloric systems using machine learning regressors
    D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. P. Araujo
    Energy and AI 2020, 2, 100030.
  17. Broad Multi-Parameter Dimensioning of Magnetocaloric Systems Using Statistical Learning Classifiers
    D. J. Silva, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral
    Frontiers in Energy Research 2020, 8, 121.
  18. Magnetic Refrigeration Materials at Micro-Scale
    D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo
    Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Elsevier, 2020.
  19. Chapter: Associative Networks and Perceptron Based on Memristors: Fundamentals and Algorithmic Implementation
    C. Dias, D. J. Silva, P. Aguiar and J. Ventura
    Handbook of Memristor Networks 2019, Spinger, 729-765.
  20. A magnetically-activated thermal switch without moving parts
    C. Rodrigues, M. M. Dias, L. Martins, D. J. Silva, J. P. Araújo, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura
    Energy Convers. Manag. 2019, 197, 111881.
  21. Temperature dependent thermal conductivity of magnetocaloric materials: Impact assessment on the performance of active magnetic regenerative refrigerators
    D. J. Silva, A. Davarpanah, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral
    Int. J. Refrig. 2019, 106, 181.
  22. Modeling and computing magnetocaloric systems using the Python framework heatrapy
    D. J. Silva, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral
    Int. J. Refrig. 2019, 106, 278.
  23. Lattice location study of low-fluence ion-implanted ¹²⁴In in 3C-SiC
    A. R. G. Costa, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, E. David-Bosne, V. Augustyns, T. A. L. Lima, D. J. Silva, M. R. da Silva, K. Bharuth-Ram, L. M. C. Pereira
    J. Appl. Phys. 2019, 125, 215706.
  24. Cooling by sweeping: A new operation method to achieve ferroic refrigeration without fluids or thermally switchable components
    D. J. Silva, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral
    Int. J. Refrig. 2019, 101, 98-105.
  25. Enhancing the temperature span of thermal switch‐based solid state magnetic refrigerators with field sweeping
    D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral
    Int. J. Energy Res. 2019, 43, 742-748.
  26. Heatrapy: A flexible Python framework for computing dynamic heat transfer processes involving caloric effects in 1.5D systems
    D. J. Silva, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral
    SoftwareX 2018, 7, 373-382.
  27. Lattice sites of ion-implanted Mn, Fe and Ni in 6H-SiC
    A. R. G. Costa, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, E. Bosne, L. M. Amorim, V. Augustyns, D. J. Silva, M. R. da Silva, L. M. C. Pereira
    Semicond. Sci. Technol. 2018, 33, 015021.
  28. Lattice location of implanted transition metals in 3C–SiC
    A. R. G. Costa, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, E. Bosne, L. M. Amorim, V. Augustyns, D. J. Silva, M. R. da Silva
    J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 2017, 50, 215101.
  29. Lattice location of implanted Co in heavily doped n+- and p+-type silicon
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. Amorim, M. R. da Silva, L. M. C. Pereira, J. P. Araújo
    Appl. Phys. A Mater. Sci. 2017, 123, 286.
  30. Novel thermal switch based on magnetic nanofluids with remote activation
    J. B. Puga, B. D. Bordalo, D. J. Silva, M. M. Dias, J. H. Belo, J. P. Araújo, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura
    Nano Energy 2017, 31, 278.
  31. Direct observation of the lattice sites of implanted manganese in silicon
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. Amorim, S. Decoster, M. R. da Silva, L. M. C. Pereira, J. P. Araújo
    Appl. Phys. A Mater. Sci. 2016, 122, 241.
  32. Drawing the geometry of 3d transition metal-boron pairs in silicon from electron emission channeling experiment
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, V. Augustyns, T. A. L. Lima, A. Costa, E. Bosne, M. R. da Silva, J. P. Araújo, L. M. C. Pereira
    Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. Sect. B 2016, 374, 1-5.
  33. Optimization of the physical properties of magnetocaloric materials for solid state magnetic refrigeration
    D. J. Silva, B. D. Bordalo, J. Puga, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, J. P. Araújo
    Appl. Therm. Eng. 2016, 99, 1.
  34. Identification of the interstitial Mn site in ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As
    T. A. L. Lima, U. Wahl, V. Augustyns, D. J. Silva, A. Costa, K. Houben, K. W. Edmonds, B. L. Gallagher, R. P. Campion, M. J. Van Bael, M. R. da Silva, J. G. Correia, J. P. Araújo, K. Temst, A. Vantomme, L. M. C. Pereira
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 2015, 106, 012406.
  35. Maximizing the temperature span of a solid state active magnetic regenerative refrigerator
    D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo, A. M. Pereira
    Appl. Energy 2014, 114, 1149-1154.
  36. Lattice location and thermal stability of implanted nickel in silicon studied by on-line Emission Channeling
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. R. da Silva, J. P. Araújo
    J. Appl. Phys. 2014, 115, 023504.
  37. The effect of coolants on the performance of magnetic micro-refrigerators
    D. J. Silva, B. D. Bordalo, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, J. P. Araújo
    J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2014, 14, 4337-4340.
  38. Emission channeling studies on transition-metal doped GaN and ZnO: Cation versus anion substitution
    L. M. C. Pereira, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. Amorim, D. J. Silva, S. Decoster, M. R. da Silva, K. Temst, A. Vantomme
    Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. Sect. B 2014, 332, 143-147.
  39. Influence of the doping on the lattice sites of Fe in Si
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, J. P. Araújo
    AIP Conf. Proc. 2014, 1583, 24-27.
  40. Origin of the lattice sites occupied by implanted Co in Si
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, M. R. da Silva, J. P. Araújo
    Semicond. Sci. Technol. 2014, 29, 125006.
  41. Emission Channeling with Short-Lived Isotopes (EC-SLI) at CERN’s ISOLDE facility
    U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, A. Costa, E. David-Bosne, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, V. Augustyns, K. Temst, A. Vantomme, M. R. da Silva, D. J. Silva, J. P. Araújo, P. Miranda, K. Bharuth-Ram
    Proceedings of the First International African Symposium on Exotic Nuclei (IASEN 2013) 2014, 563-573.
  42. Influence of n+- and p+ doping on the lattice sites of implanted Fe in silicon
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, J. P. Araújo
    J. Appl. Phys. 2013, 114, 103503.
  43. Minority anion substitution by Ni in ZnO
    L. M. C. Pereira, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. Amorim, D. J. Silva, E. Bosne, S. Decoster, M. R. da Silva, K. Temst, A. Vantomme
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 2013, 103, 091905.
  44. Precise lattice location of substitutional and interstitial Mg in AlN
    L. M. Amorim, U. Wahl, L. M. C. Pereira, S. Decoster, D. J. Silva, M. R. da Silva, A. Gottberg, J. G. Correia, K. Temst, A. Vantomme
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 2013, 103, 262102.
  45. Solid state magnetic refrigerator
    D. J. Silva, B. D. Bordalo, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo
    Appl. Energy 2012, 93, 570–574.

Communications (34)

  1. Fully solid state magnetocaloric cooling: an efficient alternative solution for refrigeration (invited talk).
    D. J. Silva;
    Joint European Magnetic Symposia 2022 (JEMS 2022), Warsaw, Poland, 2022.
  2. Heatrapy 2.0: a two-dimensional upgrade for computing dynamic heat transfer processes in Python involving non conventional phenomena (poster).
    D. J. Silva;
    Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference 2022 (MMM 2022), Minneapolis, USA, 2022.
  3. Heatrapy: a multidimensional tool to compute heat transfer processes (poster).
    D. J. Silva;
    Scipy 2021, Virtual conference, 2021.
  4. Thermal Switches in Solid State Magnetic Refrigeration: Conductivity Change Requirements and Effects (talk).
    D. J. Silva, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo;
    Thermag 2021, Maryland, USA, 2021.
  5. Predicting the performance of magnetocaloric heat pumps using machine learning algorithms (talk).
    D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo;
    Intermag 2021 (INTERMAG 2021), Virtual Conference, 2021.
  6. Predicting the performance of magnetocaloric systems using machine learning regressors (talk).
    D. J. Silva, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo;
    Joint European Magnetic Symposia 2020 (JEMS 2020), Lisbon, Portugal, 2020.
  7. Thermal switches in solid state magnetic refrigeration: conductivity change requirements and effects (poster).
    D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo, J. C. R. E. Oliveira;
    Joint European Magnetic Symposia 2020 (JEMS 2020), Lisbon, Portugal, 2020.
  8. Thermal switches in solid state magnetic refrigeration: conductivity change requirements and effects (poster).
    D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo, J. C. R. E. Oliveira;
    Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference 2020 (MMM 2020), Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 2020.
  9. Cooling by sweeping: a new method for solid state ferroic-based refrigeration (talk).
    D. J. Silva, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral;
    Thermag 2018, Darmstadt, Germany, 2018.
  10. matFinder - a web materials database (talk).
    D. J. Silva, J. H. Bello, G. Lobo, S. Sa;
    empreende + 2018, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  11. Modeling and dimensioning magnetocaloric heat pumps (poster).
    D. J. Silva, A. Lopes, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral;
    Thermag 2018, Darmstadt, Germany, 2018.
  12. Cooling by Sweeping: Establishing a Ferroic-based Refrigeration Cycle with Field Dynamics (poster).
    D. J. Silva, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral;
    International Conference on Magnetism 2018 (ICM 2018), San Francisco, USA, 2018.
  13. Heatrapy: a flexible python framework to compute thermal processes (poster).
    D. J. Silva, J. S. Amaral, V. S. Amaral;
    Jornadas CICECO 2018, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  14. Drawing the geometry of 3d transition metal-boron pairs in silicon by means of electron emission channeling experiments (talk).
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, Correia, V. Augustyns, T. A. L. Lima, A. Costa, E. Bosne, M. R. da Silva, L. M. C. Pereira, and J. P. Araújo;
    Ion Beam Analysis Conference 2015, Opatija, Croatia, 2015.
  15. Exploring the geometry of 3d transition metal complexes in silicon with electron emission channeling (invited talk).
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, V. Augustyns, T. A. L. Lima, A. Costa, E. Bosne, M. R. da Silva, J. P. Araújo, and L. M. C. Pereira;
    International conference on defects in semiconductors (ICDS) 2015, Espoo, Finland, 2015.
  16. Origin of the lattice sites occupied by implanted Co in Si (talk).
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, M. R. da Silva, J. P. Araújo;
    VIII Jornadas do IFIMUP-IN, Porto, Portugal, 2014.
  17. Numerical simulation of a fully solid state magnetic micro-refrigerator (poster).
    D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, B. D. Bordalo and J. P. Araújo;
    5th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials, Aveiro, Portugal, 2014.
  18. Lattice sites of implanted Co measured by on-line Emission Channeling (poster).
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, M. R. da Silva, J. P. Araújo;
    INTERMAG 2014, Dresden, Germany, 2014.
  19. Magnetic Refrigeration: towards a fully solid state device (poster).
    D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, B. D. Bordalo and J. P. Araújo;
    INTERMAG 2014, Dresden, Germany, 2014.
  20. Lattice location and thermal stability of the implanted transition metals Fe, Co and Ni in silicon of different doping types (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. Amorim, V. Augustyns, A. Costa, E. Bosne, M. Ribeiro da Silva, J. P. Araújo
    ISOLDE Workshop and Users meeting 2013, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013.
  21. Lattice location and thermal stability of the transition metals Fe, Co and Ni in silicon by emission channeling (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. Ribeiro da Silva, S. Decoster, and J. P. Araújo
    Gettering and Defect Engineering in Semiconductor Technology (GADEST) 2013, Oxford, UK, 2013.
  22. Influence of the doping on the preferred sites of Fe and Ni in silicon (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, M. R. da Silva, J. P. Araújo
    Intensive Program ‘Physics and materials science of nanostructures probed by nuclear methods and intense particle beams, Leuven, Belgium, 2013.
  23. Influence of the doping on the preferred sites of Fe and Ni in silicon (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, M. R. da Silva, and J. P. Araújo
    Jornadas do MAP-fis 2013, Aveiro, Portugal, 2013.
  24. Influence of the doping on the lattice sites of Fe in Si (poster)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, J. P. Araújo
    International conference on defects in semiconductors 2013, Bologna, Italy, 2013.
  25. Localização de metais de transição em silício através da técnica emission channeling (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, J. P. Araújo
    18a conferência nacional de física, Aveiro, Portugal, 2012.
  26. Lattice location of Ni in Si by means of on-line emission channeling (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. M. Ribeiro da Silva, S. Decoster, J. P. Araújo
    E-MRS 2012 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, 2012.
  27. Lattice location of the transition metals Fe and Ni in Si by means of emission channeling from implanted radioactive isotopes (poster)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. Ribeiro da Silva, J. P. Araújo
    Eurisol meeting 2012, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012.
  28. Solid state magnetic refrigerator (poster)
    D. J. Silva, B. D. Bordalo, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo
    INTERMAG 2012, Vancouver, Canada, 2012.
  29. Lattice location of Ni in Si by means of on-line emission channeling (poster)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. M. Ribeiro da Silva, S. Decoster, J. P. Araújo
    E-MRS 2012 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, 2012.
  30. Lattice location of the transition metals Mn, Co and Ni in Si (poster)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. R. da Silva, S. Decoster, J. P. Araújo
    Jornadas do MAP-fis 2012, Braga, Portugal, 2012.
  31. Lattice location of the transition metals Co and Ni in Si (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. R. da Silva and J. P. Araújo
    ISOLDE Workshop and Users meeting 2011, Geneva, Switzerland, 2011.
  32. Lattice location of the transition metals Co and Ni in Si (talk)
    D. J. Silva, U. Wahl, J. G. Correia, L. M. C. Pereira, L. M. Amorim, E. Bosne, M. R. da Silva and J. P. Araújo
    VII Jornadas do IFIMUP-IN, Porto, Portugal, 2011.
  33. Micro-MagCool: Micro-cooling units using magneto-caloric materials (poster)
    D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, J. Ventura, J. Amaral, M. Reis, V. Amaral, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, J. P. Araújo
    International Workshop on Non Crystalline Solids (IWNCS) 2010, Barcelona, Spain, 2010.
  34. Performance Optimization of a magneto-caloric refrigerator: micro-channels and rotatory systems (poster)
    D. J. Silva, A. M. Pereira, B. Bordalo, J. C. R. E. Oliveira, J. Ventura, J. P. Araújo
    Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto 2010 (IJUP 2010), Porto, Portugal, 2010.