João Nuno Baptista Valente

I completed my Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro in 2023. My dissertation focused on the measurement of mechanical vibrations using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) accelerometers, and on the use of micro- controllers — namely the ESP32 — for data acquisition and processing.

The following year, I began my PhD, currently funded by a research grant under the scope of ATE – Alliance for the Energy Transition. My research focuses on the development of innovative concepts for power transformers, particularly in areas such as three-dimensional vibrometry and continuous scanning, the identification of operational deflection shapes using stereoscopy-assisted MotionScope1 techniques, and its validation using piezoelectric-based sensors.

Previously, I was awarded a research grant under the project CENTRO-01-0247- FEDER-069964, in which I developed, designed, and built a prototype of a sanding system for the company Primus Vitória - Azulejos, S.A.2.