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Biography

Prof. Paulo Bartolo is Professor of Advanced Manufacturing Processes at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL), Portugal, and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the School of Technology and Management of IPL. He is Co-Director of the Postgraduate Research Centre at IPL, Fellow of the Institute of Polymers and Composites at the University of Minho (Portugal), Advisor of the Portuguese Agency for the Development and Innovation and President of the Portuguese Rapid Prototyping Association. He is Editor in Chief of Virtual & Physical Prototyping www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17452759.asp.

He developed and offered a courses in Biofabrication; Biomimetics; Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing; Introduction to Research; Advanced Manufacturing Processes; Computer-Aided Engineering; High Performance Materials and Rheology.

Paulo Bartolo specializes in Polymer physics; Advanced manufacturing processes; and Computer simulation. His current research interest includes, Additive fabrication; Computer modelling and simulation; Concurrent engineering; Biofabrication; Biomimetics; Rapid Product Development; Reaction Injection Moulding and Reverse engineering.