PORTUGAL

Francisco Antunes

PhD Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Associated Professor, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of Lisbon. Head, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Lisbon. Chief of Clinic, Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon. Head Opportunistic Protozoaries Unity, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Lisbon.

Mario F. S. Ferreira

PhD Physics, University of Aveiro. Head research group on the modelling and characterization of multisection semiconductor lasers for coherent systems.

Memberships: Optical Society of America, International Society for Optical Engineering, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, European Physical Society.

Antonio J. Marques Cardoso

Dr. Eng, Electrical Engineering, University of Coimbra. Assistant Professor; Director of the Laboratory of Electrical Machines, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra.

Memberships: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, European Power Electronics & Drives Association, New York Academy of Sciences.