Biography
Prof. Ricardo Branco
Prof. Ricardo Branco
Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
Biography: 
Ricardo Branco has completed his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Coimbra. He is currently Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His research interests are structural integrity, mechanical behaviour of materials, fatigue and fracture of engineering materials, fatigue analysis of mechanical and structural notched components, application of finite element method to fracture mechanics, and additive manufacturing.