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MANUEL REIS CARNEIRO
Electrical & Computer Engineer
STEM Educator
Researcher & Lecturer | ETH Zurich
Photo: Camera Store Zurich
ABOUT ME
I’m a researcher and lecturer at ETH Zurich building full on-body systems - wearables and e-textiles - that bring biomonitoring to everyday life. In 2025 I completed a dual-degree PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering between Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Coimbra (distinction & honors). My work fused soft materials, printed/stretchable circuits, and skin-interfacing electrodes into garment-scale instruments that people can comfortably wear for days while we collect trustworthy data in real conditions.
My research is systems-first and translation-driven. I’ve developed multi-electrode skin interfaces shaped by artifact physics and user comfort; multilayer soft-PCBs and stretchable interconnects that keep signals reliable under deformation; and body-scale prototypes - biostickers and sensorized gloves tested with users. I’ve also created soft pressure and strain sensors, integrated them into full wearable gloves, and built on-body soft actuators for the next generation of soft robotic systems. I’ve co-authored 15+ peer-reviewed papers in venues such as Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Matter, and Nature Electronics, which have drawn ~700 citations (h-index 12) and over 80 media features worldwide.
I've lectured classes in Portugal, the USA, and Switzerland, and I’ve co-supervised more than 15 MSc theses and undergraduate projects, and I continue to run hands-on workshops in robotics, electronics, programming, and digital fabrication that have reached 100+ learners, supported by open hardware/firmware and low-cost kits that make participation easier.
My work has been recognized with the J. Norberto Pires Innovation Award (2024), a Forbes 30 Under 30 shortlist in Science & Healthcare (2024), ArriscaC 2024 Sustainability second prize (GreenTag), GISU 2024 finalist and EIT Jumpstarter 2024 semi-finalist distinctions, FCTUC BotOlympics 2024 first place, and the Huawei Grant Program (2023; ≤1% acceptance), along with earlier honors from IBM and Fraunhofer. I’m motivated by technologies that genuinely help people—tools that disappear on the body, deliver trustworthy evidence, and are ready to use outside the lab.
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Reis Carneiro, M., Rosa, L., & Tavakoli, M. (2023). 2023 IEEE Sensors Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS56945.2023.10325315.
Reis Carneiro, M., Majidi, C., & Tavakoli, M. (2023). Advanced Functional Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202306453
Reis Carneiro, M., de Almeida, A. T., Tavakoli, M., Majidi, C. (2023). Advanced Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202301673
TOWARD FULLY PRINTED SOFT ACTUATORS: UV-ASSISTED PRINTING OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS AND BIPHASIC LIQUID METAL CONDUCTORS
Veiga, J. S.†, Reis Carneiro, M.†, Molter, R., Vinciguerra, M., Yao, L., Majidi, C., Tavakoli, M. (2023). Advanced Materials Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300144
Zhao, Y., Ohm, Y., Liao, J., Luo, Y., Cheng, H., Won, P., Roberts, P., Reis Carneiro, M., Islam, M., Ahn, J., Walker, L., & Majidi, C. (2023). Nature Electronics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-023-00932-0
MULTI-ELECTRODE PRINTED BIOELECTRONIC PATCHES FOR LONG-TERM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING
Reis Carneiro, M., Majidi, C., & Tavakoli, M. (2022). Advanced Functional Materials, 2205956. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202205956
Zu, W., Ohm, Y., Reis Carneiro, M., Vinciguerra, M., Tavakoli, M., & Majidi, C. (2022). Advanced Materials Technologies, 2200534. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202200534
Tavakoli, M., Lopes, P. A., Hajalilou, A., Silva, A., Reis Carneiro, M., Carvalheiro, J., Pereira, J. M., & de Almeida, A. T. (2022). Advanced Materials, e2203266. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202203266
Reis Carneiro, M., Rosa, L.P., de Almeida, A.T. & Tavakoli, M. (2022). 2022 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft).
https://doi.org/10.1109/RoboSoft54090.2022.9762214
Reis Carneiro, M., & Tavakoli, M. (2021). IEEE Sensors Journal, . https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2021.3126159
Reis Carneiro, M., Majidi, C., & Tavakoli, M. (2021). Advanced Engineering Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202100953
Caldeira, T., Reis Carneiro, M.. (2021). IEEE World Conference on Engineering Education (EDUNINE). https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUNINE51952.2021.9429157.
Carvalho, F., Lopes, P., Reis Carneiro, M., Serra, A., Coelho, J., de Almeida, A. T., Tavakoli, M., (2020). ACS Applied Electronic Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.0c00653.
Reis Carneiro, M., de Almeida, A. T., Tavakoli, M., (2020). IEEE Sensors Journal. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.3009629.
