André Filipe Branco Rodrigues

André Filipe Branco Rodrigues is a researcher at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology of the University of Coimbra, with a focus on fire safety engineering, environmental science, and civil engineering. His work examines wildfire behavior, fire propagation dynamics, and geotechnical risk assessment.

• Specializes in fire behavior analysis over complex terrain (canyons, slopes)
• Investigates fire interaction with built environments and geohazards
• Develops privacy-preserving AI models for cyber-physical systems
• Pioneers unobtrusive sensing applications in healthcare

Recent publications highlight his contributions to wildfire lateral spread modeling (2023), forensic engineering analysis of rural fires (2025), and multidisciplinary IoT sustainability frameworks (2025). His research combines computational modeling with field studies, particularly in Portuguese municipalities like Tabuaço (2021). Collaborations span fire safety, smart city technologies, and healthcare engineering.

Scientific Impact:

• h-index of 4 with 103 citations
• Active in fire safety, forensic engineering, and smart systems
• Media-covered research includes human-in-the-loop CPS and IoT privacy