Computer Science and Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering is a peer-reviewed journal that deals with all aspects of computer science. It publishes articles which contribute new theoretical results in all areas of the foundations of computer science. Papers reporting original research and innovative applications from all parts of the world are welcome.


Joao Tavares

Editorial Board Member of Computer Science and Engineering

Associate Professor, Faculty of the University Porto, Portugal

Research Areas

Computational Vision, Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, HCI

Education

2001Ph.DUniversity of Porto-Portugal
1995M.ScUniversity of Porto-Portugal
1993B.Sc University of Porto-Portugal

Experience

2006Assistant Professor with Definitive Nomination at Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2001Assistant Lecturer at Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management Department
1998-2001Assistant Lecturer at Science and Technology Department of Fernando Pessoa University
1995-2001Research at Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Group of Architectures and Systems
2001-2005Collaborator in the same Institute, integrated in LSI-Laboratory of Signal and Biomedical Image
1994-1998Holder a PhD Grant, from Junta Nacional de Investigacao Científica e Tecnológica
1995-1997Monitor at Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, being responsible for the practical classes of disciplines Computer Science I and II
1997-2000Computation and Programming I and II of the 1o year of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Course.
1992-1994Holder a MSc Grant, from Junta Nacional de Investigacao Científica e Tecnológica (Ref.: BM/3258/92-RM, program CIêNCIA)
1991-1992Monitor of professional formation courses on oil-hydraulic in CATIM/PortoResponsible Institutions: Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management and Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management Department of Faculty of Engineering of U

Membership

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Continuing Education Program of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, representing the Department of Mechanical Engineering, since January 2011
Member of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, since July 2010
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Master Course in Biomedical Engineering-MEB of Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, since September 2009
Coordenador da Mobilidade ao abrigo do Programa Almeida Garrett no Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica, do Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, desde Julho de 2009
Coordinator of the Students Exchange Program Almeida Garrett of the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, since July 2009
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering-PRODEM of Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, since July 2007 to January 2011
Coordinator of program Erasmus Placement of the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, since July 2007
Member of the Accompanying Committee of the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, since January 2007 to December 2010
Member of the Working Group "Research and Development", coordinated by Prof. António Augusto Fernandes, defined in the scope of study "DEMEGI XXI-Proposal of a Strategy", since October 2006
Coordinator of Mobility Programs (Erasmus, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Mobile, etc.) of the Course/Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, since January 2006
Member of the Coordinating Council of Continuous Formation representing the Mechanical Engineering Department of Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, since January 2003 until July 2009

Publications: Journals

[1]  International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics, Vol. 3, No. 2, July-December 2010 Editores: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge ISSN: 0973-6778, Publisher: Serials Publications, No papers: 8, Pages: 78
[2]  International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics, Vol. 3, No. 1, January-June 2010 Editores: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge ISSN: 0973-6778, Publisher: Serials Publications, No papers: 10, Pages: 98
[3]  International Journal of Imaging (IJI), 2010 Autumn, Volume 4, Number A10 Editor-in-Chief: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares ISSN: 0974-0627, Publisher: CESER Publications, No papers: 8, Pages: 122
[4]  International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics, Vol. 2, No. 1, January-June 2009 Editors: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge ISSN: 0973-6778, Publisher: Serials Publications, No papers: 12, Pages: 129
[5]  International Journal of Imaging (IJI), 2009 Autumn, Volume 2, Number A09 Editor-in-Chief: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares ISSN: 0974-0627, Publisher: CESER Publications, No papers: 6, Pages: 85
[6]  Guest Editor, in association with Professor Joao Marcos A. Rebello, Department of Metallurgy and Materials, Technological Center, Faculty of Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, of a special issue of the EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, ISSN: 1687-6172, e-ISSN: 1687-6180, doi:10.1155/ASP, Volume 2010 (2010), Hindawi Publishing Corporation, on Signal Processing in Advanced Nondestructive Materials Inspection. (22 works were submitted from 10 countries, 15 works were accepted for publication, Publication Date: Janeiro 2011, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/asp/2010/si.10.html)
[7]  International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics, Vol. 1, No. 2, July-December 2008 Editors: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge ISSN: 0973-6778, Publisher: Serials Publications, No papers: 10, Pages: 103
[8]  International Journal of Imaging (IJI), 2009 Spring, Volume 2, Number S09 Editor-in-Chief: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares ISSN: 0974-0627, Publisher: CESER Publications, No papers: 6, Pages: 93
[9]  Guest Editor, in association with Prof. Renato Natal Jorge from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, of a special issue of the EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, ISSN: 1687-6172, e-ISSN: 1687-6180, doi:10.1155/ASP, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, on Image Processing and Analysis in Biomechanics, Volume 2010, Number 2. (31 works were submitted from 18 countries, 19 works were accepted for publication, Publication Date: November, 2009, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/asp/2010/si.2.html)
[10]  Guest Editor, in association with Prof. Renato Natal Jorge from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, of a special issue of the International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS), ISSN: 0973-7294 (Online)-0972-9976 (Print), CESER Publications, on Image Processing. (38 papers submitted, 21 papers accepted, two numbers: I) International Journal of Tomography & Statistics, Winter 2010, Volume 13 (Special Volume), Number W10, 153 pag.; II) International Journal of Tomography & Statistics, Summer 2010, Volume 14 (Special Volume), Number S10, 119 pag.)
[11]  Guest Editor, in association with Prof. Renato Natal Jorge from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, of a special issue of the Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis (ELCVIA), ISSN: 1577-5097, CVC Press, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, dedicated to the International Symposium CompIMAGE-Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications, held in Coimbra, Portugal, 20-21 October 2006, Vol. 7, N. 2, May 2008.
[12]  International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics, Vol. 1, No. 1, January-June 2008 Editors: Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, R. M. Natal Jorge ISBN: 0973-6778, Publisher: Serials Publications, No papers: 12, Pages: 132
[13]  Guest Editor, in association with Prof. Renato Natal Jorge from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, of a special issue of the International Journal of Simulation Modelling, ISSN: 1726-4529, DAAAM International Vienna, Austria, dedicated to the International Symposium CompIMAGE-Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications, held in Coimbra, Portugal, 20-21 October 2006, Vol. 6, N. 2, June 2007, Pages: 61-136.
[14]  Surface electromyographic amplitude normalization: A review Andreia S. P. Sousa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Electromyography: New Developments, Procedures and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (in press)
[15]  Precipitates Segmentation from Scanning Electron Microscope Images through Machine Learning Techniques Joao P. Papa, Clayton R. Pereira, Victor H.C. de Albuquerque, Cleiton C. Silva, Alexandre X. Falcao, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Combinatorial Image Analysis, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 6636/2011, ISBN: 978-3-642-21072-3, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21073-0_40, pp. 456-468
[16]  Improving post-EVAR surveillance with a smart stent-graft Isa C.T. Santos, Alexandra T. Sepulveda, Júlio C. Viana, António J. Pontes, Brian L. Wardle, S. M. Sampaio, R. Roncon-Albuquerque, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, L.A. Rocha Technologies for medical sciences, Book Series: Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, Springer (in press)
[17]  Speaker-specific articulatory assessment and measurements during Portuguese speech production based on Magnetic Resonance Images Sandra M. Rua Ventura, Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos, Diamantino Rui S. Freitas, Isabel Maria A. P. Ramos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Language Acquisition, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (in press)
[18]  Fast 3D reconstruction of the spine by non-expert users using a statistical articulated model Daniel C. Moura, Jonathan Boisvert, Jorge G. Barbosa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Hubert Labelle Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Volume 158, Research into Spinal Deformities 7, ISBN: 978-1-60750-572-3 (print)-978-1-60750-573-0 (online), IOS Press, pp. 268-269, 2010
[19]  Fast Automatic Microstructural Segmentation of Ferrous Alloy Samples using Optimum-Path Forest Joao Paulo Papa, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Alexandre Xavier Falcao, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 6026/2010, ISBN: 978-3-642-12711-3, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12712-0_19, Springer, pp. 210-220
[20]  Improvement of modal matching image objects in dynamic pedobarography using optimization techniques Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Luísa Ferreira Bastos Progress in Computer Vision and Image Analysis, Chapter 19, Series in Machine Perception and Artificial Intelligence-Vol. 73, World Scientific, ISBN-13 978-981-282-445-5, ISBN-10 981-283-445-1, pp. 339-368, 2010
[21]  Imaging of the Vocal Tract based on Magnetic Resonance Techniques Sandra Ventura, Diamantino Freitas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics: Theory and Applications-International Joint Conference, VISIGRAPP 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, February 5-8, 2009, Revised Selected Papers, Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 68, ISBN: 978-3-642-11839-5 (print)-978-3-642-11840-1 (online), Springer, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11840-1_11, pp. 146–157, 2010
[22]  Drilling of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Laminates-A Comparative Analysis of Five Different Drills on Thrust Force, Roughness and Delamination L.M.P. Durao, D.J.S. Goncalves, J.M.R.S. Tavares, V.H.C. Albuquerque, A.T. Marques, A.P.M. Baptista Advanced Materials Forum V: Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers From the V International Materials Symposium MATERIAiS 2009 (14th Meeting of SPM-Sociedade Portuguesa de Materials), Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon, April 5-8, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009, ISBN-10: 0878492887, ISBN-13: 9780878492886, Trans Tech Publications Inc., pp. 206-213, April 2010
[23]  Fast 3D Reconstruction of the Spine using User-Defined Splines and a Statistical Articulated Model Daniel C. Moura, Jonathan Boisvert, Jorge G. Barbosa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5875/2009-Part I, ISBN: 978-3-642-10330-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10331-5_55, Springer, pp. 586-595, 2009
[24]  3D Object Reconstruction from Uncalibrated Images using an Off-the-Shelf Camera Teresa C. S. Azevedo, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Mário A. P. Vaz Advances in Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: Methods and Applications, ISBN: 978-1-4020-9085-1(print)-978-1-4020-9086-8 (online), DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9086-8_7, Springer, pp. 117-136, 2008
[25]  Fast 3D Reconstruction of the Spine using User-Defined Splines and a Statistical Articulated Model Daniel C. Moura, Jonathan Boisvert, Jorge G. Barbosa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5875/2009, Part I, ISBN: 978-3-642-10330-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10331-5_55, Springer, pp. 586-595
[26]  Optimizing Dense Linear Algebra Kernels on Heterogeneous Machines Jorge Barbosa, Joao Tavares, A.J. Padilha Algorithms and Tools for Parallel Computing On Heterogeneous Clusters, ISBN: 160021049X, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 17-31, February 2006
[27]  Calibration of Bi-planar Radiography with a Rangefinder and a Small Calibration Object Daniel C. Moura, Jorge G. Barbosa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Ana M. Reis Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5358/2008, ISBN: 978-3-540-89638-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89639-5_55, Springer, pp. 572-581
[28]  A Movement Tracking Management Model with Kalman Filtering, Global Optimization Techniques and Mahalanobis Distance Raquel R. Pinho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Miguel V. Correia Lecture Series on Computer and Computational Sciences, Volume 4A, 2005, ISBN 90-6764-443-9, Brill Academic Publishers, pp. 463-466
[29]  Dynamic Pedobarography Transitional Objects by Lagrange's Equation with FEM, Modal Matching and Optimization Techniques Raquel Ramos Pinho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3212/2004, ISSN: 0302-9743, Springer, pp. 92-99
[30]  Improvement of Modal Matching Image Objects in Dynamic Pedobarography using Optimization Techniques Luísa F. Bastos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3179/2004, Springer, ISSN: 0302-9743, pp. 39-50
[31]  Parallel Image Processing System on a Cluster of Personal Computers J. Barbosa, J. Tavares, J. Padilha Lecture Notes In Computer Science; Vol. 1981, Springer, 2000, ISBN:3-540-41999-3, pp. 439-452
[32]  Automatic Graphite Particles Characterization Through Machine Learning Joao Paulo Papa, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Alexandre Xavier Falcao, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Measurement, ISSN: 0263-2241, Elsevier, June 2011
[33]  Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based 3D Analysis of the Vocal Tract during the Articulation of European Portuguese Sounds Sandra M. Rua Ventura, Diamantino Rui S. Freitas, Isabel Maria A. P. Ramos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, ISSN: 1053-1807, John Wiley & Sons, June 2011
[34]  Estimating radiation-induced bystander effects by computational methods: implications for targeted tumour radiotherapy Adriana Alexandre S. Tavares, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Physics in Medicine and Biology, ISSN: 0031-9155 (print)-1361-6560 (online), IOP Publishing, June 2011
[35]  Influence of wearing an unstable shoe on thigh and leg muscle activity and venous response in upright standing Andreia Sousa, Rui Macedo, Albano Manuel Rodrigues, Rubim Santos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Applied Ergonomics, ISSN: 0003-6870, Elsevier, July 2011
[36]  Segmentation of Female Pelvic Cavity in Axial T2-weighted MR Images towards the 3D ReconstructionZhen Ma, Renato Natal M. Jorge, T. Mascarenhas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to The International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 2040-7939 (print)-2040-7947 (online), John Wiley & Sons, June 2011
[37]  Comparative Analysis of Drilling Tools for Composite Laminates Luís Miguel P. Durao, Daniel J. S. Goncalves, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, A. Torres Marques Journal of Composite Materials, ISSN: 0021-9983, SAGE Publications (in press)
[38]  Registration of Plantar Pressure Images Francisco P.M. Oliveira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares The International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 2040-7939 (print)-2040-7947 (online), John Wiley & Sons, DOI: 10.1002/cnm (in press)
[39]  Analysis of ground reaction forces and electromyographic activity of the gastrocnemius muscle during double support Andreia Sousa, Rubim Santos, Francisco P.M. Oliveira, Paulo Carvalho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, ISSN: 0954-4119 (print)-2041-3033 (online), Professional Engineering Publishing, March 2011
[40]  The influence of muscles activation on dynamical behavior of the tympano-ossicular system of the middle ear Fernanda Gentil, Marco Parente, Pedro Martins, Carolina Garbe, Joao Paco, A.J.M. Ferreira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Renato Natal Jorge Submitted to Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, March 2011
[41]  Inter-speaker speech variability assessment using statistical deformable models from 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance images Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos, Sandra M. Rua Ventura, Diamantino Rui S. Freitas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, ISSN: 0954-4119 (print)-2041-3033 (online), Professional Engineering Publishing, March 2011
[42]  Characterization of a CuAlBe alloy with different Cr contents Gemierson Valois da M. Candido, Tadeu Antonio de A. Melo, Victor Hugo C. De Albuquerque, Rodinei Medeiros Gomes, Severino Jackson G. de Lima, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Springer, ISSN: 1059-9495, March 2011
[43]  Segmentation of Female Pelvic Organs in Axial Magnetic Resonance Images using Coupled Geometric Deformable Models Zhen Ma, Renato Natal M. Jorge, Teresa Mascarenhas, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Submitted to Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier, ISSN: 0010-4825, March 2011
[44]  Towards an Efficient and Robust Foot Classification from Pedobarographic Images Francisco P.M. Oliveira, Andreia Sousa, Rubim Santos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.581239 (in press)
[45]  Materials and manufacturing techniques for stent-grafts: challenges and trends Isa C.T. Santos, Luís Rocha, S M Sampaio, R Roncon-Albuquerque, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, IOS Press, ISSN: 0959-2989, February 2011
[46]  Novel Approach to Segment the Inner and Outer Boundaries of the Bladder Wall in T2-weighted Magnetic Resonance Images Zhen Ma, Renato Natal Jorge, T. Mascarenhas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Springer, ISSN: 0090-6964 (print)-1573-9686 (online), DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0324-3, Volume 39, Number 8, pp. 2287-2297, August 2011
[47]  Spatio-temporal Alignment of Pedobarographic Image Sequences Francisco P. M. Oliveira, Andreia Sousa, Rubim Santos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Springer, ISSN: 0140-0118, DOI: 10.1007/s11517-011-0771-x, Volume 49, Number 7, pp. 843-850, July 2011
[48]  Speed influence on muscle recruitment patterns and magnitude during stance Andreia Sousa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to Motor Control, ISSN: 1087-1640, Human Kinetics, Inc., December 2010
[49]  Analysis of crack growth behavior in a double cantilever beam adhesive fracture test by different digital image processing techniques V. Richter-Trummer, E. A. Marques, F. J. P. Chaves, J. M. R. S. Tavares, L. F. M. da Silva, P. M. S. T. de Castro Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, ISSN: 0933-5137 (print)-1521-4052 (online), John Wiley & Sons, DOI: 10.1002/mawe.201100807, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 452-459, 2011
[50]  Fast 3D reconstruction of the spine from biplanar radiographs using a deformable articulated model Daniel C. Moura, Jonathan Boisvert, Jorge G. Barbosa, Hubert Labelle, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Medical Engineering & Physics, ISSN: 1350-4533, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.03.007 (in press)
[51]  Cold deformation effect on the microstructures and mechanical properties of AISI 301LN and 316L stainless steels Paulo Maria de O. Silva, Hamilton Ferreira G. de Abreu, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Pedro de Lima Neto, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Materials & Design, Elsevier, ISSN: 0261-3069, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.08.012, Volume 32, Issue 2, pp. 605-614, February 2011
[52]  Novel Framework for Registration of Pedobarographic Image Data Francisco P.M. Oliveira, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, ISSN: 0140-0118, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0700-4, Vol. 49, No 3, pp. 313-323, 2011
[53]  Towards automatic quantification of the epicardial fat in non contrasted CT images Jorge G. Barbosa, Bruno Figueiredo, Nuno Bettencourt, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.499871 (in press)
[54]  Grain Size and Temperature Influence on the Toughness of a CuAlBe Shape Memory Alloy Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Tadeu Antonio de A. Melo, Rodinei M. Gomes, Severino Jackson G. de Lima, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Materials Science and Engineering: A, ISSN: 0921-5093, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2010.09.034, Volume 528, Issue 1, pp. 459-466, November 2010
[55]  99mTc Auger Electrons-Analysis on the Effects of Low Absorbed Doses by Computational Methods Adriana Alexandre S. Tavares, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Applied Radiation and Isotopes, ISSN: 0969-8043, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.12.001, Vol. 60, Issue 3, pp. 607-608, March 2011
[56]  Nondestructive Characterization and Evaluation of Embrittlement Kinetics and Elastic Constants of Duplex Stainless Steel SAF 2205 for Different Aging Times at 425°C and 475°C Vera Lúcia de Araújo Freitas, Paulo G. Normando, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Edgard de Macedo Silva, Antonio Almeida Silva, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, ISSN: 0195-9298 (print)-1573-4862 (online), Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s10921-011-0100-1, Volume 30, Number 3, pp. 130-136, September 2011
[57]  A Flexible Approach for the Calibration of Biplanar Radiography of the Spine on Conventional Radiological Systems Daniel C. Moura, Jorge G. Barbosa, Ana M. Reis, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Tech Science Press, ISSN: 1526-1492 (print)-1526-1506 (online), Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 115-138, 2010
[58]  Evaluating 99mTc Auger Electrons for Targeted Tumor Radiotherapy by Computational Methods Adriana Alexandre S. Tavares, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Medical Physics, ISSN: 0094-2405, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, DOI: 10.1118/1.3451117, Volume 37, Issue 7, pp. 3551-3559, July 2010
[59]  Automatic Evaluation of Nickel Alloy Secondary Phases from SEM Images Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Cleiton Carvalho Silva, Thiago Ivo de S. Menezes, Jesualdo Pereira Farias, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Microscopy Research and Technique, Wiley-Liss, ISSN: 1059-910X, DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20870, Volume 74, Issue 1, pp. 36-46, January 2011
[60]  Nondestructive Characterization of Microstructures and Determination of Elastic Properties in Plain Carbon Steel using Ultrasonic Measurements Vera Lúcia de Araújo Freitas, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Edgard de Macedo Silva, Antonio Almeida Silva, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Materials Science and Engineering: A, ISSN: 0921-5093, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2010.03.090, Volume 527, Issues 16-17, pp. 4431-4437, June 2010
[61]  Efficient Supervised Optimum-Path Forest Classification for Large Datasets Joao P. Papa, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Alexandre X. Falcao, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Pattern Recognition, Elsevier, ISSN: 0031-3203, DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2011.07.013 (in press)
[62]  The influence of the mechanical behaviour of the middle ear ligaments: a finite element analysis F Gentil, M Parente, P Martins, C Garbe, R N Jorge, A Ferreira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, ISSN: 0954-4119 (print)-2041-3033 (online), Professional Engineering Publishing, DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM783, Vol. 225, No 1/2011, pp. 68-76, 2011
[63]  Towards the Automatic Study of the Vocal Tract from Magnetic Resonance Images Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos, Sandra M. Rua Ventura, Diamantino Rui S. Freitas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Journal of Voice, ISSN: 0892-1997, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.05.002 (in press)
[64]  Evaluation of Tools and Cutting Conditions on Carbon Fibre Reinforced Laminates Daniel J. S. Goncalves, Luís Miguel P. Durao, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Victor Hugo Costa Albuquerque, A. Torres Marques Materials Science Forum, ISSN: 0255-5476 (print)-1662-9752 (online), Trans Tech Publications Inc., DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.638-642.944, 638-642:944-949, 2010
[65]  Registration of pedobarographic image data in the frequency domain Francisco P.M. Oliveira, Todd C. Pataky, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10255840903573020, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 731-740, December 2010
[66]  Using Statistical Deformable Models to Reconstruct Vocal Tract Shape from Magnetic Resonance Images Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos, Sandra M. Rua Ventura, Diamantino Rui S. Freitas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, ISSN: 0954-4119 (print)-2041-3033 (online), Professional Engineering Publishing, DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM767, Volume 224, Number 10/2010, pp. 1153-1163, 2010
[67]  A Shape Guided C-V Model to Segment the Levator Ani Muscle in Axial Magnetic Resonance Images Zhen Ma, Renato Natal M. Jorge, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Medical Engineering & Physics, ISSN: 1350-4533, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.05.002, Volume 32, Issue 7, pp. 766-774, September 2010
[68]  Evaluation of Grain Refiners Influence on the Mechanical Properties in a CuAlBe Shape Memory Alloy by Ultrasonic and Mechanical Tension Testing Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Tadeu Antonio de A. Melo, Danniel Ferreira de Oliveira, Rodinei Medeiros Gomes, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Materials & Design, Elsevier, ISSN: 0261-3069, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.02.010, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 3275-3281, August 2010
[69]  Drilling tool geometry evaluation for reinforced composite laminates Luís Miguel P. Durao, Daniel J. S. Goncalves, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, A. Aguiar Vieira, António T. Marques Composite Structures, ISSN: 0263-8223, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.10.035, Volume 92, Issue 7, June 2010, pp. 1545-1550
[70]  New computational solution to quantify synthetic material porosity from optical microscopic images V.H.C. de Albuquerque, P.P. Reboucas Filho, T.S. Cavalcante, J.M.R.S. Tavares Journal of Microscopy, ISSN: 0022-2720 (print)-1365-2818 (online), Wiley, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2010.03384.x, vol. 240, no. 1, pp. 50-59, October 2010
[71]  An Approach on Determining the Displacements of the Pelvic Floor during Voluntary Contraction using Numerical Simulation and MRI C.S. Saleme, M.P.L. Parente, R.M. Natal Jorge, M. Pinotti, A.L. Silva-Filho, T. Roza, T. Mascarenhas, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.482045, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 365-370, April 2011
[72]  Toward Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Vocal Tract During Speech Production Sandra M. Rua Ventura, Diamantino Rui S. Freitas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Journal of Voice, ISSN: 0892-1997, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.01.014, Volume 25, Issue 4, pp. 511-518, July 2011
[73]  Drilling of carbon fibre reinforced laminates-a comparative analysis of five different drills on thrust force, roughness and delamination L.M.P. Durao, D.J.S. Goncalves, J.M.R.S. Tavares, V.H.C. Albuquerque, A.T. Marques, A.M. Baptista Materials Science Forum, ISSN: 0255-5476 (print)-1662-9752 (online), Trans Tech Publications Inc., DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.636-637.206, Vols. 636-637, pp. 206-213, 2010
[74]  99mTc Auger Electrons for Targeted Tumour Therapy: A Review Adriana Alexandre S. Tavares, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares International Journal of Radiation Biology, Informa Healthcare, ISSN: 0955-3002 (print)-1362-3095 (online), DOI: 10.3109/09553000903564083, Vol. 86, No. 4, April 2010, pp. 261-270
[75]  Tool effects on hybrid laminates drilling Luís Miguel Pereira Durao, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, António T. Marques, António G. Magalhaes, A. Aguiar Vieira Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ISSN: 1042-6914 (print)-1532-2475 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10426910903229354, Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 476-481, June 2010
[76]  Evaluation of Delamination Damage on Composite Plates using an Artificial Neural Network for the Radiographic Image Analysis Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Luís M. P. Durao Journal of Composite Materials, SAGE Publications, ISSN: 0021-9983, DOI: 10.1177/0021998309351244, Vol. 44, No. 9, 1139-1159, May 2010
[77]  Rapid pedobarographic image registration based on contour curvature and optimization Francisco P. M. Oliveira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Todd C. Pataky Journal of Biomechanics, ISSN: 0021-9290, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.07.005, vol. 42, no. 15, pp. 2620-2623, November 2009
[78]  Spinodal decomposition mechanism study on the duplex stainless steel UNS S31803 using ultrasonic speed measurements Edgard de Macedo Silva, Victor Hugo Costa de Albuquerque, Elineudo Pinho de Moura, Vera Lúcia de Araújo Freitas, Josinaldo Pereira Leite, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Materials & Design, ISSN: 0261-3069, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.11.010, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 2147-2150, April 2010
[79]  Tracking Features in Image Sequences with Kalman Filtering, Global Optimization, Mahalanobis Distance and a Management Model Raquel R. Pinho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, ISSN: 1526-1492 (print)-1526-1506 (online), Tech Science Press, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 51-75, 2009
[80]  Three-dimensional reconstruction and characterization of human external shapes from two-dimensional images using volumetric methods Teresa C. S. Azevedo, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Mário A. P. Vaz Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10255840903251288, Volume 13, Issue 12, pp. 359-369, June 2010
[81]  Matching Contours in Images through the use of Curvature, Distance to Centroid and Global Optimization with Order-Preserving Constraint Francisco. P. M. Oliveira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, ISSN: 1526-1492 (print)-1526-1506 (online), Tech Science Press, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 91-110, 2009
[82]  Segmentation Methods for Human Motion Analysis from Image Sequences Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares ICCES ISSN: 1933-281, Tech Science Press, DOI: 10.3970/icces.2009.010.003, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 3-4, 2009
[83]  Segmentation and Simulation of Objects Represented in Images using Physical Principles Patrícia C.T. Goncalves, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge ICCES, ISSN: 1933-281, Tech Science Press, DOI: 10.3970/icces.2009.009.203, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 203-204, 2009
[84]  New system based on image processing and analysis techniques for Vickers and Brunel hardness semi-automatic measurement Victor Hugo Costa de Albuquerque, Tarique da Silvira Cavalcante, Pedro Pedrosa Reboucas Filho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares ICCES, ISSN: 1933-281, Tech Science Press, DOI: 10.3970/icces.2009.009.023, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 23-24, 2009
[85]  Phase Transformations Evaluation on a UNS S31803 Duplex Stainless Steel based on Nondestructive Testing Edgard de Macedo Silva, Victor Hugo Costa de Albuquerque, Josinaldo Pereira Leite, Antonio Carlos Gomes Varela, Elineudo Pinho de Moura, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Materials Science and Engineering: A, ISSN: 0921-5093, Elsevier, 516(1-2): 126-130, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2009.03.004, 2009
[86]  A Review of Algorithms for Medical Image Segmentation and their Applications to the Female Pelvic Cavity Zhen Ma, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Renato Natal Jorge, T. Mascarenhas Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10255840903131878, Volume 13, Issue 2, pp. 235-246, April 2010
[87]  Introduction of Human Perception in Visualization Dulclerci Sternadt Alexandre, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares International Journal of Imaging, ISSN: 0974-0627, CESER Publications, Volume 4, Number A10, pp. 60-70, 2010
[88]  Brinell and Vickers Hardness Measurement using Image Processing and Analysis Techniques Pedro Pedrosa Reboucas Filho, Tarique da Silveira Cavalcante, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ISSN: 0090-3973, ASTM, DOI: 10.1520/JTE102220, Volume 38, Issue 1, pp. 88-94, January 2010
[89]  Evaluation of Multilayer Perceptron and Self-Organizing Map Neural Network Topologies applied on Microstructure Segmentation from Metallographic Images Victor Hugo Costa Albuquerque, Auzuir Ripardo de Alexandria, Paulo César Cortez, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares NDT & E International, ISSN: 0963-8695, Elsevier, Volume 42, Issue 7, pp. 644-651, October 2009, DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2009.05.002
[90]  Respiratory movements cause significant misregistration and altered SUVs in thoracic PET-CT studies with 18F-DG D. Faria, J. Patrina, A. Sevilla, J. Tavares, L. Ribeiro, D. Sousa, J. Oliveira, J. Vale, D. C. Costa European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, ISSN: 1619-7070 (print)-1619-7089 (online), Springer, Vol. 35, Sup. 2/October, 2008, pp. S213-S214
[91]  Application of MRI and Biomedical Engineering in Speech Production Study S. R. Ventura, D. R. Freitas, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, ISSN: 1025-5842 (print)-1476-8259 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10255840902865633, Volume 12, Issue 6, December 2009, pp. 671-681
[92]  Methods to Automatically Built Point Distribution Models for Objects like Hand Palms and Faces Represented in Images Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, ISSN: 1526-1492 (print)-1526-1506 (online), Tech Science Press, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 213-241, 2008
[93]  Exemplo de Desenvolvimento de Produto: Sistema de Análise do Movimento Mandibular Isa C. T. Santos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Joaquim Mendes, Manuel P. F. Paulo Submitted to IEEE Latin America Transaction, ISSN: 1548-0992, September 2008
[94]  Métodos de Retoque Digital de Imagens baseados em EDPs Elza M. P. de F. Chagas, Denilson L. Rodrigues, Andreas P. Foessel, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Submitted to IEEE Latin America Transaction, ISSN: 1548-0992, August 2008
[95]  Quantification of the microstructures of hypoeutectic white cast iron using mathematical morphology and an artificial neural network Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Paulo César Cortez International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties, ISSN: 1741-8410 (print)-ISSN: 1741-8429 (online), Inderscience Publishers, DOI: 10.1504/IJMMP.2010.032501, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 52-64, 2010
[96]  Calibration of bi-planar radiography with a minimal-size calibration object Daniel C. Moura, Jorge G. Barbosa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Ana M. Reis International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, ISSN: 1861-6410 (print)-ISSN: 1861-6429 (Online), Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, DOI 10.1007/s11548-008-0206-9, Vol. 3, Sup. 1/June 2008, pp. S352-S353
[97]  Delamination Analysis of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Laminates: Evaluation of a Special Step Drill António T. Marques, Luís M. Durao, António G. Magalhaes, Joao Francisco Silva, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Composites Science and Technology, ISSN: 0266-3538, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.01.025, Volume 69, Issue 14, pp. 2376-2382, November 2009
[98]  Computer Analysis of Objects' Movement in Image Sequences: Methods and Applications Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Fernando J. S. Carvalho, Francisco P. M. Oliveira, Ilda M. Sá Reis, Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos, Patrícia C. T. Goncalves, Raquel R. Pinho, Zhen Ma International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics, ISSN: 0973-6778, Serials Publications, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 209-220, July-December 2009
[99]  Emparelhamento de Contornos em Imagens usando Informacao de Curvatura e Optimizacao baseada em Programacao Dinamica (Matching Contours in Images using Curvature Information and Optimization based on Dynamic Programming) F. P. M. Oliveira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares IEEE Latin America Transactions, ISSN: 1548-0992, DOI: 10.1109/TLA.2009.5419369, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 703-712, December 2009
[100]  Segmentation and Simulation of Objects Represented in Images using Physical Principles Patrícia C.T. Goncalves, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, ISSN: 1526-1492 (print)-1526-1506 (online), Tech Science Press, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 45-55, 2008
[101]  Algorithm of dynamic programming for optimization of the global matching between two contours defined by ordered points Francisco P. M. Oliveira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, ISSN: 1526-1492 (print)-1526-1506 (online), Tech Science Press, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1-11, 2008
[102]  Optimization of the global matching between two contours defined by ordered points using an algorithm based on dynamic programming Francisco P. M. Oliveira, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Journal of Computer Science, ISSN: 1807-4545, Vol. 7, No 2, pp. 12-20, June 2008
[103]  A New Solution for Automatic Microstructures Analysis from Images Based on a Backpropagation Artificial Neural Network Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Paulo C. Cortez, Auzuir R. de Alexandria, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, ISSN: 1058-9759 (print)-7-2671 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/10589750802258986, Vol. 23, No 4, pp. 273-283, 2008
[104]  Analyzing objects in images for estimating the delamination influence on load carrying capacity of composite laminates Luís Miguel Durao, António G. Magalhaes, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, A. Torres Marques Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis, ISSN: 1577-5097, CVC Press, Vol. 7, No 2, pp. 11-21, June 2008
[105]  External Anatomical Shapes Reconstruction from Turntable Image Sequences using a Single off-the-shelf Camera Teresa C. S. Azevedo, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Mário A. P. Vaz Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis), ISSN: 1577-5097, CVC Press, Vol. 7, No 2, pp. 22-34, June 2008
[106]  Acquisition and Analysis of the 3D Mandibular Movement using a Device based on Electromagnetic Sensors and a Neural Network Isa C. T. Santos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Joaquim Gabriel Mendes, Manuel P. F. Paulo Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, ISSN: 0309-1902 (print)-1464-522X (online), Informa Healthcare, Vol. 33, No. 6, August 2009, pp. 437-441, DOI: 10.1080/09593980902886354
[107]  A GUI for a Software that Analyses a Composite Bolted Joint Patrícia C. T. Goncalves, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares e-Minds: International Journal on Human-Computer Interaction, ISSN: 1697-9613 (print)-1887-3022 (online), Human-Communication and Interaction Research Group, Vol. I, No. 4, pp. 25-41, 2008
[108]  A Prototype for the Acquisition and Analysis of the 3D Mandibular Movement Isa C. T. Santos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Joaquim Mendes, Manuel P. F. Paulo Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, ISSN: 1559-2332, Online ISSN: 1559-713X, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 136, Summer 2007
[109]  Efficient Approximation of the Mahalanobis Distance for Tracking with the Kalman Filter Pinho, R. R., Tavares, J. M. R. S, Correia, M. F. V. International Journal of Simulation Modelling, ISSN: 1726-4529, Vol. 6, N. 2, DAAAM International Vienna, pp. 84-92, June 2007
[110]  A prototype system for acquisition and analysis of 3D mandibular movement Isa C. T. Santos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Joaquim Mendes, Manuel P. F. Paulo International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, ISSN: 1569-1713 (Print)-1573-8841 (Online), Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s10999-008-9066-2, Vol. 4, N. 2, pp. 173-180, June 2008
[111]  An Improved Management Model for Tracking Missing Features in Computer Vision Long Image Sequences Raquel Ramos Pinho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Miguel F.P.V. Correia WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, ISSN: 1790-0832, Issue 1, Vol. 4, pp. 196-203, January 2007
[112]  An Improved Management Model for Tracking Missing Features in Computer Vision Long Image Sequences Raquel Ramos Pinho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Miguel F.P.V. Correia WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, ISSN: 1790-0832, Issue 11, Vol. 3, pp. 2165-2171, November 2006
[113]  Damage analysis of carbon/epoxy plates after drilling Luís Miguel Pereira Durao, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, António Goncalves de Magalhaes, António Torres Marques, António Paulo M. Baptista International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, ISSN: 1741-5209 (Online)-0268-1900 (Print), Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 32, Nos. 2/3, 2008, pp. 226-242
[114]  Matching of Objects Nodal Points Improvement using Optimization Luísa F. Bastos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, ISSN: 1741-5977 (print)-1741-5985 (online), Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/17415970600573767, Vol. 14, No. 5, July 2006, pp. 529-541
[115]  Objects Matching using Optimization Techniques Luísa F. Bastos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares IEEE Latin America Transactions, ISSN: 1548-0992, DOI: 10.1109/TLA.2005.1642404, Vol.: 3, Issue: 2, April 2005
[116]  Temporal Estimation of the Deformation between Objects by a Physical Methodology Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Raquel R. Pinho Journal of Computer Science, ISSN: 1807-4545, Vol. 4, No 1, pp. 9-18, March 2005
[117]  Control a 2-Axis Servomechanism by Gesture Recognition using a Generic WebCam Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Ricardo Ferreira, Francisco Freitas International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, ISSN: 1729-8806, March 2005, Vol. 2, No 1, pp. 039-044
[118]  Improvement of Modal Matching Image Objects in Dynamic Pedobarography using Optimization Techniques Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Luísa Ferreira Bastos Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis, special issue on Articuled Motion & Deformable Objects, ISSN: 1577-5097, CVC Press, Vol. 5, No 3, pp. 1-20, March 2005
[119]  Técnicas Base para Aquisicao de Informacao Tridimensional sem Contacto: Uma Descricao Candida Pinto Coelho, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Revista Electrónica de Sistemas de Informacao, ISSN: 1677-3071, Vol. 02, No 01, July 2003
[120]  Objects Matching Improvement using Optimization Techniques in a Geometric Modal Methodology Luísa F. Bastos, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares Journal of WSCG, ISBN: 80-903100-6-0, Vol. 12, pp. 13-16, UNION Agency-Science Press, February 2004
[121]  Análise de Movimento Nao Rígido em Visao por Computador Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, J. Barbosa, A. Jorge Padilha Revista Electrónica de Sistemas de Informacao, ISSN: 1677-3071, Vol. 01, No 01, November 2002
[122]  Apresentacao de um Banco de Desenvolvimento e Ensaio para Objectos Deformáveis Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, J. Barbosa, A. Jorge Padilha Revista Electrónica de Sistemas de Informacao, ISSN: 1677-3071, Vol. 01, No 01, November 2002

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Topics in medical image processing and computational vision Series: Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics Editors: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge Publisher: Springer (in press)
[2]  Proceedings of the III ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: VipIMAGE 2011 (Olhao, Portugal, 14-14 October 2011) Editors: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge Publisher: Taylor and Francis
[3]  Proceedings of the CIBEM 10-10o Iberoamerican Congress of Mechanical Engineering (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 4-7 de Setembro de 2011) Editors: RM Natal Jorge, JMRS Tavares, JL Alexandre, AJM Ferreira, MAP Vaz (in press)
[4]  Technologies for medical sciences Series: Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics Editors: R.M. Natal Jorge, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, Marcos Pinotti, Alan Slade Publisher: Springer (in press)
[5]  Technology and Medical Sciences 6th International Conference on Technology and Medical Sciences (TMSi) (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 21-23 October 2010) Editors: R.M. Natal Jorge, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, Marcos Pinotti, Alan Slade ISBN: 978-0-415-66822-4, e-ISBN: 978-0-203-81659-2, Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Publication Date: January 2011, 376 pag.
[6]  Object Modeling, Algorithms and Applications Editors: Reneta P. Barneva, Valentin E. Brimkov, Renato M. Natal Jorge, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares ISBN: 978-981-08-5465-2, Publisher: Research Publishing, Publication Date: April 2010, Pages: 141
[7]  Computational Modeling of Objects Represented in Images Second International Symposium, CompIMAGE 2010, Buffalo, NY, USA, May 5-7, 2010 Proceedings Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 6026/2010 Subseries: Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics Editors: Reneta P. Barneva, Valentin E. Brimkov, Herbert A. Hauptman, Renato M. Natal Jorge, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares ISNN: 0302-9743 (Print)-1611-3349 (Online), ISBN: 978-3-642-12711-3, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12712-0, Publisher: Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, Publication Date: April 2010, Pages: 326
[8]  Biodental Engeneering-Proceedings of the I International Conference on Biodental Engineering (Porto, Portugal, 26–27 June 2009 2009) Editors: R.M. Natal Jorge, Sónia M. Santos, Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, Mário A.P. Vaz, J.C. Reis Campos ISBN: 978-0-415-57394-8, e-ISBN: 978-0-203-85519-5, Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Publication Date: 23/11/2009, Pages: 244
[9]  Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing-Recent Trends Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Vol. 19 Editors: Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, R. M. Natal Jorge ISSN: 1871-3033, ISBN: 978-94-007-0010-9 (print)-978-94-007-0011-6 (online), DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0011-6, Publisher: Springer, Publication Date: 29/11/2010, Pages: 349
[10]  Proceedings of the II ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: VipIMAGE 2009 (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 14-16 October 2009) Editors: Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares, R.M. Natal Jorge ISBN: 978-0-415-57041-1, e-ISBN: 978-0-203-85830-1, Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Publication Date: 01/10/2009, Pages: 467
[11]  Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics: Theory and Applications International Joint Conference, VISIGRAPP 2009, Lisboa, Portugal, February 5-8, 2009 Revised Selected Papers Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 68 Editores: AlpeshKumar Ranchordas, Joao Madeiras Pereira, Hélder J. Araújo, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares ISBN: 978-3-642-11839-5 (print)-978-3-642-11840-1 (online), DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11840-1, Publisher: Springer, Publication Date: 2010, Pages: 370
[12]  Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Imaging Theory and Applications (IMAGAPP) (Lisboa, Portugal, 5-8 February 2009) Editors: Alpesh Kumar Ranchordas, Joao Tavares ISSN: 978-989-8111-68-5, Publisher: INSTICC Press, Publication Date: 02/2009, Pages: 178
[13]  Fourteenth Annual Scientific Conference on web Technology, New Media, Communications and Telematics Theory and Applications (Proceedings of EUROMEDIA' 2008, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 9-11 April 2008) Editors: Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Renato Natal Jorge ISBN: 978-90-77381-38-0, EAN: 978-9077381-38-0, Publisher: EUROSIS-ETI, Publication Date: April 2008, Pages: 165
[14]  Advances in Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: Methods and Applications Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Vol. 13 Editors: Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, R. M. Natal Jorge ISBN-10: 1402090854, ISBN-13: 978-1402090851, e-ISBN: 978-1402090868, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9086-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9086-8, Publisher: Springer, Publication Date: 01/12/2008, VIII, Pages: 296
[15]  Proceedings of the I ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: VipIMAGE 2007 (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 17-19 October 2007) Editors: Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, R. M. Natal Jorge ISBN: 9780415457774, ISBN:-10: 0415457777, Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Publication Date: 01/10/2007, Pages: 414
[16]  Proceedings of the International Symposium CompIMAGE 2006 (Coimbra, Portugal, 20-21 October 2006) Editors: Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares, Jorge R. M. Natal ISBN: 9780415433495, ISBN:-10: 0415433495, Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Publication Date: 20/02/2007, Pages: 480
[17]  Actas do ENVC2005-Encontro Nacional de Visualizacao Cientifica (Proceedings of ENVC2005-National Meeting on Scientific Visualization) Centro Multimeios, Espinho, Portugal, 17 de Setembro 2005 Editors: António Pedrosa, Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares ISBN: 972-99872-0-3, Publisher: Fundacao Navegar (DVD)