STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Jose Almeida Da Silva
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Email:
jose.silva@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Associate Professor Jose Silva has more than 20 years of experience as a university lecturer. He has maintained regular collaborations with industry and other research organisations in research projects and consultancy activities pertaining to aviation safety and aerospace materials. His key areas of interest include Aviation Safety, Safety Management Systems, Accident Investigation, Aircraft Structural Integrity and Aerospace Materials.
He holds a Remote Pilot Licence issued by CASA (Australia) and he is a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Senior Member of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics).
Awards
- Santander Scientific Merit Prize, Santander-Totta Bank, best researcher in 2010-2013, Department of Aerospace Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, University of Beira Interior
- Portuguese Air Force (IGFA-FAP), Prize of merit as the best student in the Flight Safety Course, 1998
- University of Beira Interior, best student in the Aeronautical Engineering graduation course (5 years degree), 1991/96
- Program Manager, Master of Engineering (Airworthiness)
- Program Manager, Graduate Certificate (Transport Safety Investigation)
RMIT City Campus, Building 57, level 3, office 29 (appointments by email)
- PhD (Aerospace Engineering), Technical University of Lisbon, 2007
- MEng (Mechanical Engineering), University of Coimbra, 2001
- BEng (Aeronautical Engineering), University of Beira Interior, 1997
- Senior Lecturer, RMIT University (Feb.2014 – now)
- Assistant Professor, University of Beira Interior, Department of Aerospace Sciences (2007-2014)
- Researcher, LAETA - Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (2009-now)
- Collaborator researcher, CAST - Centre for Aerospace Science and Technologies (2001-2014)
- Course Director, Aeronautical Engineering degree (1st Bologna cycle), University of Beira Interior (2009–2011)
- Coordinator of the External Interchange Program, Department of Aerospace Sciences, University of Beira Interior (2008-2014)
- Lecturer, University of Beira Interior, Department of Aerospace Sciences (1998-2007)
- Engineer, OGMA – Industria Aeronautica de Portugal, S.A. (1997-1998)
Affiliations / Professional memberships
- Member, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
- Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Member, SPM–Portuguese Materials Society
- Fothergill, S.,Palmer, J.,Almeida Da Silva, J.,Connelly, N.,Fox, P.,Marzocca, P. (2022). Practical Examples of How Universities Can Contribute to Accident Investigation In: Proceedings of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators Annual Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 30 August-1 September 2022
- Melis, D.,Almeida Da Silva, J.,Yeun, R.,Wild, G. (2020). The effect of airline passenger anthropometry on aircraft emergency evacuations In: Safety Science, 128, 1 - 17
- D'Anniballe, A.,Almeida Da Silva, J.,Marzocca, P.,Ceruti, A. (2020). The role of augmented reality in air accident investigation and practitioner training In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 204, 1 - 11
- Melis, D.,Almeida Da Silva, J.,Yeun, R. (2019). Aircraft safety and passenger anthropometry - evaluating emergency egress times of different passenger profiles In: 18th Australian Aerospace Congress 2019, Melbourne, Australia, 25-26 February 2019
- Melis, D.,Almeida Da Silva, J.,Silvestre, M.,Yeun, R. (2019). The effects of changing passenger weight on aircraft flight performance In: Journal of Transport and Health, 13, 41 - 62
- Washington, A.,Clothier, R.,Neogi, N.,Almeida Da Silva, J.,Hayhurst, K.,Williams, B. (2019). Adoption of a Bayesian Belief Network for the System Safety Assessment of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems In: Safety Science, 118, 654 - 673
- Washington, A.,Clothier, R.,Almeida Da Silva, J. (2019). Challenges to the Risk-based Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems In: Proceedings of the 18th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC18), Melbourne, Australia, 24-26 February 2019
- Keryk, C.,Sabatini, R.,Kourousis, K.,Gardi, A.,Almeida Da Silva, J. (2018). An Innovative Structural Fatigue Monitoring Solution for General Aviation Aircraft In: Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 10, 1 - 14
- Washington, A.,Clothier, R.,Almeida Da Silva, J. (2018). Managing Uncertainty in Unmanned Aircraft System Safety Performance Requirements Compliance Process In: International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, 12, 498 - 507
- Batuwangala, E.,Almeida Da Silva, J.,Wild, G. (2018). The Regulatory Framework for Safety Management Systems in Airworthiness Organisations In: Aerospace, 5, 1 - 14
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
3 PhD Completions and 2 Masters by Research Completions3 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions
Aerospace structures and materials, Structural reliability, Fatigue and fracture, Aircraft sustainability, Flight safety
- Innovative design of lightweight and structurally efficient composites incorporating crumb rubber (student: Nathaphon Buddhacosa). Funded by: Tyre Stewardship Australia Research Grant Round 2 2016 from (2018 to 2024)
- Cyclic Plasticity of SLM Ti-6A1-4V: Characterisation and Advanced Modelling. Funded by: Defence Science and Technology Group - Contract from (2017 to 2017)