Felipe Demigio Fernandes Pereira

ORCID: 0009-0004-1653-2981

Git repository: Codeberg

Education

Master’s Degree in Physics

• Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Portugal

• Sep 2020 - Jul 2025

• Dissertation: Empirical Relations between Nuclear Matter Properties and Neutron Star Observables

  Dissertation work involved working with a dataset of nuclear matter properties and neutron star observables and the application of a Symbolic Regression algorithm to it in order to investigate potential relations between those quantities. Pyhton tools were extensively used, such as pandas and PySR.

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

• Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Portugal

• Sep 2015 - Jul 2019

Integrated Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Portugal

• Sep 2009 - Jul 2014

Research Experience

Constraining the Symmetry Energy

• Center for Physics of the University of Coimbra (CfisUC), Portugal

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

• Short-term Research Fellowship

  Investigating possible constraints on the nuclear symmetry energy due to astrophysical observations of neutron stars

Calibration of Equation of State of Neutron Stars

• Center for Physics of the University of Coimbra (CfisUC), Portugal

• Summer 2016 and 2018

• 2 Summer Internships (140 hours each)

  Adjusting nuclear matter model parameters to better reflect experimental and observational data of neutron stars; tasks required knowledge of Fortran and Python (including numpy, matplotlib, and pandas).

Software Skills

Development:

• Python: including numpy, scipy, pandas, matplotlib, and PySR libraries.

• C++: beginner proficiency

• Fortran: beginner proficiency

Document writing with $\LaTeX$

Further Training

Research Support Tools “Open/FAIR science and research data at UC: programmes, initiatives and examples”

• Organized by: Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra (iiiUC), Portugal (Online)

• 22 Jul 2025

• Familiarization with programmes and initiatives under development at the University of Coimbra to support the normative adoption of responsible, reproducible, reusable and open research.

Research Support Tools “Creative Commons licences”

• Organized by: Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra (iiiUC), Portugal (Online)

• 06 Feb 2025

• Familiarization with Creative Commons licences and public domain tools, how to use them and how to find resources online safely.

EURO-LABS Advanced Training: Open Science and Data Management

• Organized by: GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany – Venue: Ebernburg, Germany

• 24-29 Nov 2024

• Familiarization with basic principles of Open Science and common tools to achieve the goals of developing a scientific data workflow that can be shared between various European Physics Research Entities following the F.A.I.R. principles.

Research Support Tools “Scientific Repositories: Estudo Geral and Zenodo”

• Organized by: Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra (iiiUC), Portugal (Online)

• 07 Nov 2024

• Familiarization with the scientific repositories Estudo Geral (General Study, of the University of Coimbra) and Zenodo (managed by CERN).

Public Communications

European Researchers’ Night (Noite Europeia dos Investigadores)

• University of Coimbra, Portugal

• 26 Sep 2025 and 27 Sep 2024

• Science communication event. Used video, quiz, and informal conversation to explain neutron stars and the research on them to the general public.

Searching for relations between Nuclear Matter Properties and Neutron Star Observables.

• Physics 2024 - 24th National Conference of Physics and 34th Iberian Meeting for Physics Teaching (Físca 2024 - 24.a Conferência Nacional de Física e 34.o Encontro Ibérico para o Ensino da Física) – University of Coimbra, Portugal

• Sep 2024

• Presenting preliminary results of Master’s Degree Dissertation.

Workshop: Communications, Software, and Privacy

• In partnership with IEEE Student Branch, University of Coimbra

• At RÓMULO Centre of Science of the University of Coimbra, Portugal

• Apr 2024

• Presenting the privacy and transparency advantages of using Free and Open Source Software for email and instant messaging. Recommending user-friendly tools for those purposes from own experience.

Work Experience

Assistant

• RÓMULO Centre of Science of the University of Coimbra, Portugal

  • Feb 2024 - Feb 2026 & Oct 2023
  • 35h/week

• Working towards estabilishing an Open Science Hub for the University of Coimbra community and for the general public, in association with UC Open Science initiative. Organizing public talks, exhibits, and other science communication events with internal and external partners. Basic library functions of lending and returning books.

Interpreter & Cambridge English Exam Invigilator

• The British Council, Coimbra, Portugal

  • Jun 2018 & Jun 2015

Pharmacist

• Farmácia Termal, Curia, Portugal

  • Jun 2015 - Nov 2016
  • 25h/week

• Farmácia Ferreira da Gama, Alvaiázere, Portugal

  • Nov 2014 - Mar 2015
  • 40h/week

• Farmácia Universal, Coimbra, Portugal

  • Jan - Jun 2014 & Summer 2012
  • 40h/week
  • Intern

• Coordinated tasks and responsibilities with coworkers in a busy environment, dealt with and made recommendations to customers, organized and controlled stocks.

Languages

• Portuguese: Native

• English: Proficient user

  • grade A in Cambridge Exams FCE, CAE, and CPE
  • IELTS Overall Band Score 8, CEFR Level C1, 7 March 2020

• Spanish: Basic user

• German: Beginner user

• Japanese: Beginner user