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Pedro Manuel Brito Da Silva Girao

Pedro Manuel Brito Da Silva Girao PhD

Biotechnology
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Pedro M. B. Silva Girao (M’00–SM’01) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon (UTL), Lisbon (Portugal), in 1988, and the Doctor Honoris Causa in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi" of Iasi (Romania) in 2009. In 1975, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Higher Technical Institute (IST/UTL), first as a Lecturer and currently as a Full Professor. In 1997, he joined the Institute of Telecommunications, where he is a Senior Researcher, and currently, the Head of the Instrumentation and Measurements Group and the Coordinator of the Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies scientific area. His main research interests include instrumentation, transducers, measurement techniques, and digital data processing, particularly for biomedical and environmental applications. Metrology, quality, and electromagnetic compatibility are also his areas of regular activity.
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