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Contact Information

Name Raphael Fortulan
Professional Title Lecturer and Researcher in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Email r.fortulan@hud.ac.uk
Location Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Professional Summary

Lecturer and researcher working in unconventional computing, neuromorphic systems, soft matter electronics, machine learning, and analogue circuits. Experienced in interdisciplinary research combining experimental materials science, electrical engineering, and computational modelling.

Experience

  • 2025 -

    Huddersfield, UK

    Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    University of Huddersfield
    Teaching and research in analogue electronics, computing systems, electrical principles, and interdisciplinary engineering.
    • Module Leader for Analogue System Integration
    • Teaching Parallel Computing and Electrical Principles
    • Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects
    • Reviewer for Advanced Functional Materials and Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • 2023 - 2025

    Bristol, UK

    Research Associate
    University of the West of England
    • Research in unconventional and soft matter computing
    • Statistical modelling and machine learning for experimental systems
    • Development of bio-inspired and colloidal computational platforms
  • 2020 - 2023

    Sheffield, UK

    Researcher
    Sheffield Hallam University
    • Research on thermoelectric materials and semiconductor systems
    • International collaboration in materials science and engineering
  • 2019 - 2020

    Coimbra, Portugal

    Machine Learning Researcher
    University of Coimbra
    • Industrial load disaggregation using computational intelligence
    • Embedded systems for energy monitoring applications

Education

  • 2020 - 2024

    Sheffield, UK

    PhD
    Sheffield Hallam University
    Materials Science
    • Funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND
    • {“Thesis”=>”Developing High-Efficiency Multiphase Thermoelectric Materials”}
    • Focus on semiconductor materials and computational modelling
  • 2017 - 2019

    São Carlos, Brazil

    Master's Degree
    University of São Paulo
    Electrical Engineering
    • Research on transient stability analysis of power systems
    • Computational modelling and simulation of electrical networks
  • 2011 - 2016

    São Carlos, Brazil

    Bachelor's Degree
    University of São Paulo
    Electrical Engineering
    • {“Core areas”=>”electronics, control systems, signal processing”}

Publications

  • 2025
    Sustainable reservoir computing with liquid egg albumen
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C

    Experimental demonstration of sustainable physical reservoir computing using bio-derived materials.

  • 2025
    Thermal colloid programming
    Scientific Reports

    Investigation of programmable colloidal systems using thermal dynamics and experimental modelling.

  • 2024
    Fractional-order memristive dynamics in colloidal systems
    Physical Review E

    Analysis of nonlinear and memory-dependent dynamics in colloidal systems.

Skills

Machine Learning and AI (Advanced): Machine Learning, Statistical Modelling, Data Analysis, Predictive Modelling, Reservoir Computing
Electronics and Computing (Advanced): Analogue Electronics, Neuromorphic Computing, Physical Reservoir Computing, Circuit Design, Embedded Systems
Programming (Advanced): Python, MATLAB, R, SPICE, LaTeX

Languages

Portuguese : Native speaker
English : Fluent

Interests

Unconventional Computing: Soft Matter Electronics, Neuromorphic Systems, Liquid Cybernetics, Physical AI
Electronics: Analogue IC Design, Signal Processing, Semiconductor Devices

Certificates

  • Six Sigma White Belt - The Council for Six Sigma Certification
  • Associate Member - Royal Society of Chemistry

Projects

  • Sustainable Physical Reservoir Computing

    Development of biodegradable and soft matter computational systems using colloidal and biological substrates.

  • Soft Matter Electronics

    Investigation of nonlinear electronic behaviour in colloidal and bio-derived materials.

References

  • Available upon request

    Academic and professional references available upon request.