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V.A.P. Cadavez

Also known as: V. Cadavez, Vasco Cadavez, Vasco A.P. Cadavez

Polytechnic Institute of Braganza, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Research areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Food Science · Meat and Animal Product Quality · Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety · Probiotics and Fermented Foods

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3077-7414
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About

Dr. Vasco Cadavez obtained his first degree in Animal Husbandry Engineering in 1993 and his Masters degree in Animal Production with specialisation in Feed and Nutrition in 1998 at the Portuguese University of Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro. After a novel research on carcass composition and quality using ultrasound, he obtained his PhD degree in 2004. He is currently a Professor at the Animal Science Department of the Polytechnic Institute of Braganza (IPB), where he teaches the subjects of Animal Breeding, Biotechnology applied to Animal Production, Animal Production Systems and Experimental Design and Data Analysis. He is also an active research member of the Food Safety and Technology Group at the CIMO Mountain Research Centre, based at IPB. Dr. Cadavez developed expertise in a wide range of mathematical and statistical modelling techniques. He has wide experience in robust, logistic and multiple regression analyses; multivariate analysis including factor analysis, cluster analysis and classification techniques, which have been applied for animal production and genetics. He has also expertise in general linear models, count data and zero-inflated models, linear and non-linear mixed models and meta-analysis in the fields of animal science, agriculture and food safety. Among mathematical modelling techniques, he has expertise in differential equations, dynamic modelling and optimisation. Dr. Cadavez is very knowledgeable in computer programming, and specifically the use of the R software and SQL processing, which he teaches at undergraduate level and workshops. Some of his current research interests are the applications of Monte Carlo simulation, Bayesian statistics, meta-analysis, dynamic modelling and acceptance sampling theory in food safety and predictive microbiology.

Employment

  • Polytechnic Institute of Braganza Professor Adjunto
    2010 - Present

Education

Projects & Funding

  • The Making of Fragile Agro-ecosystems Productive, Adaptive and Sustainable: Multifunctional Agro-pastoralism Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2023 - 2026
  • Associate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2021 - 2025
  • Mountain Research Centre Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2019 - 2019
  • ArtisaneFood: Innovative Bio-interventions and Risk Modelling Approaches for Ensuring Microbial Safety and Quality of Mediterranean Artisanal Fermented Foods Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2019 - 2023
  • Holistic Production to Reduce the Ecological Footprint of Meat Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2017 - 2020
  • MicroBloodSystems - O estudo da reologia do sangue e a migração das células sanguíneas em sistemas microfluídicos Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2014 - 2015
  • Integral assessment of risk-based intervention strategies to improve the microbial safety of Portuguese traditional sausages Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2013 - 2015
  • Strategic Project - UI 690 - 2011-2012 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2011 - 2013
  • EFICÁCIA DA URINA NO TRATAMENTO PELO NH3 DAS PALHAS DE CEREAIS Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    1995 - 1995

Publications (348)