Luís Silvino Alves Marques

Luís Silvino Alves Marques serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Minho, actively contributing to research at the Centre of Physics of the Universities of Minho and Porto. His work bridges fundamental computational physics with practical applications in materials science and biomedical engineering.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Physics, Technical University of Lisbon (2005) - Thesis: Simulation of radio frequency plasma reactors for materials processing

Dr. Marques' research program emphasizes computational modeling across multiple domains:

• Plasma source modeling for biomedical, space, and industrial materials processing
• Advanced materials simulation including electronic structure calculations
• Development of polymeric devices for energy and healthcare applications
• Rational drug design targeting DENGUE and ZIKA viruses
• Implementation of computational methods: first principles, molecular dynamics, kinetic Monte-Carlo, and finite difference techniques

He maintains critical infrastructure responsibilities as the manager of high-performance computing clusters at the UMinho Physics Center, enabling large-scale simulations across research groups. His methodology integrates Dissipative Particle Dynamics and finite volume methods to solve complex multi-physics problems, demonstrating consistent focus on translating computational models into tangible technological solutions.