Biografia

Luís Oliveira has graduated in Physics in 2000 and obtained the MsC and PhD in Biomedical Engineering, from Porto University in 2007 e 2014. Since October 2008 he is a Professor at the Polytechnic of Porto (IPP) - School of Engineering (ISEP). He has authored (and co-authored) several peer reviewed papers. Two of those papers were distinguished by PUBMED UPDATE and considered in the top 10 papers of 2010 and 2015 in Biophotonics. Doctor Oliveira is a researcher in Biophotonics, having special interests in ultraviolet spectroscopy, evaluation of the wavelength dependence of the optical properties of tissues, optical methods to increase tissue transparency and to perform diagnostic and treatment of pathologies. In 2019, he has co-authored a book with Prof. Valery Tuchin, with the title: "The Optical Clearing Method - A new tool for clinical practice and biomedical engineering", which was published by Springer. He has also co-authored some book chapters that will be published during 2020.
He has reviewed several papers for journals, such as Journal of Biomedical Optics, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Biomedical Optics Express.
Prof. Oliveira is a member of the international scientific committee of various conferences, such as Photonics Europe, Photoptics, and Laser Applications in Life Sciences (LALS).
He holds the Chair of "Optical Methods in Medicine" of the Master in Biomedical Engineering.