António Veloso

Permanent Position as Full professor by the Rector of the Technical University of Lisbon, December of 2010.

Special Appointments: Since 2011- Director of the PhD Program in Kinesiology of the Faculty of Human Kinetics and responsible for the Specialty in Biomechanics

Vice Dean – 2005 – 2009:  Vice Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics of the Technical University of Lisbon. Being responsible for the management and participating in the administration council with financial duties.

President of The Sports and Health Department – 2012 – Present President of the council of the Sports and Health Department of the Faculty of Human Kinetics of the Technical University of Lisbon and Executive President of the Department.

The main area of scientific activity developed is the Biomechanics of Human Movement, focusing on the study of Load Applied Biomechanics Musculoskeletal System.

Since 2004 the LBMF under the guidance of António Veloso participated in more than 14 projects Financed by the Portuguese Science Foundation acting as Project Coordinator (6) or as the Coordinator of the LBFM team participating in the project (8). The total amount due to the Laboratory in this 14 projects was 1.3 million euros being the total amount of the projects 2.2 million euros.

Member of Executive Council of the International Society of Biomechanics ISB. President of the Portuguese Society of Biomechanics from 2005 to 2009, Board of Directors Member, International Society of Biomechanics in Sports in three terms from 2005-2011.

António Veloso published more than 200 papers in peer review academic journal and congress proceedings being more than 60 papers in Journal with impact factor.