Luís Pedro Ribeiro Branco

Education

BS in Physical Engineering, 1997-2004
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon)
Subjects: Electronics, Informatics, Maths, Physics.
- Final Thesis: conceived and implemented the database system for the tokamak ISTTOK.

Computer Skills

Windows and Linux: use and administration, Office.

Programming: C, C++, C#, Java, Visual Basic.

Web: ASP, PHP, HTML, XML, DTD, XSLT.

Languages

Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (proficient), French (basic).

Employment History

Salaried Scientific Internship
Centro de Fusão Nuclear (Lisbon)
2001-2003

worked on the team responsible for the data acquisition of the largest portuguese laboratory

Projects:

development of Control and Data Acquisition software using the RS 232, GPIB and USB standarts

Miscellany

Associativismo Estudantil
Colégio Universitário Montes Claros
09 2001-07 2003

headed a team in charge of the promotion of events in a 70 students residence

A Satellite Design
European Space Agency
07 2000-01 2001

worked within the portuguese team of the SSETI program, which intended to conceive and build a small satellite with some of the most prominent european schools

XXXIst International University Congress
UNIV Congress (Rome)
07 2000

involved on the design and presentation of the poster Human Rights for Life

Volunteer job
Cathedral of Viana do Castelo
07 1996-08 1996

guitar teacher for groups of children with social-economical problems

Hobbies

Photography. member of the Department for the Photographic Arts of the Alumni Association of the Instituto Superior Técnico
Classical Guitar. concluded the Elementary Music Program at the Conservatório Regional do Alto Minho
sports. soccer.