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Susana Furtado

Name: Susana Margarida Figueiredo de Sousa Borges Furtado

Assistant Professor at Faculdade de Economia do Porto, Universidade do Porto

Member of the research institution CEAFEL

Email: sbf@fep.up.pt

Address: Faculdade de Economia do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-464 Porto, Portugal

Phone number: (+351) 22 0426458

Research interests: Linear Algebra and Combinatorics; Matrix Theory, Control Theory, Numerical Linear Algebra.

 

Academic Degrees

·         Bachelor in Applied Mathematics (Computer Science),  Faculdade de Ciências,  Universidade do Porto  (1990).

·         Master in Applied Mathematics to Economics and Management (Statistics and Econometrics), Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (1994).

·         Ph.D. in Mathematics (Algebra, Logic and Fundamentals), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa (2000). 

 

Refereed Research Publications

1.      M. I. Bueno, S. Furtado, A. Klausmeier^{}, J. Veltri^{}, Linear maps preserving the Lorentz spectrum: the 2x2 case, Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, accepted.

2.      S. Furtado, C. R. Johnson, Power normal matrices, Linear and Multilinear Algebra (published online, 2021).

3.      S. Furtado, Efficient vectors for double perturbed consistent matrices, Optimization (published online, 2022)

4.      R. Fernandes, S. Furtado, Efficiency of the principal eigenvector of some triple perturbed consistent matrices, European Journal of Operational Research 298 (3), 1007-1015 (2022).

5.      S. Furtado, C. R. Johnson, Y.L. Zhang, Linear preservers of copositive matrices, Linear and Multilinear Algebra 69 (10), 1779-1788 (2021).

6.      H. Cruz, R. Fernandes, S. Furtado, Efficient vectors for simple perturbed consistent matrices, International Journal of Approximating Reasoning 139 (2021), 54-68.

7.      M. I. Bueno, S. Furtado, K. C. Sivakumar, Linear maps preserving the Lorentz-cone spectrum in certain subspaces of Mn, Banach journal of Mathematical Analysis 15, article 58, (2021).

8.      N. Bebiano, S. Furtado, A note on classes of structured matrices with elliptical type numerical range, Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal 71 (146) (2021), 1015-1023.

9.      R. Fernandes, S. Furtado, Extremal matrices for the Bruhat-graph order, Linear and Multilinear Algebra 69 (2021), 1255-1274.

10.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado, Approximating the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of birth and death matrices, Computational and Applied Mathematics 39 (2020), article 279

11.  N. Bebiano, R. Fernandes, S. Furtado, Reciprocal matrices: properties and approximation by a transitive matrix, Computational and Applied Mathematics 39 (2020), article 50.

12.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado, Remarks on anti-tridiagonal matrices, Applied Mathematics and Computation 373 (2020).

13.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado, Nearness results for real tridiagonal 2-Toeplitz matrices, Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications 26 (2019).

14.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado, A reducing approach for symmetrically sparse banded and anti-banded matrices, Linear Algebra and its Applications 581 (2019), 36-50.

15.  R. A. Brualdi, R. Fernandes, S. Furtado, On the Bruhat order of labeled graphs, Discrete Applied Mathematics 258 (2019), 49-64.

16.  M. I. Bueno, F. M. Dopico, S. Furtado, L. Medina, A block-symmetric linearization of odd degree matrix polynomials with optimal eigenvalue condition number and backward error, Calcolo (2018), 55-32.

17.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado, J. da Providência, W-R Xu, J. P. da Providência, Approximations for Von Neumann and Rényi entropies of graphs using the Euler-Maclaurin formula, Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis 48 (2018), 227-242.

18.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado, Structured distance to normality of tridiagonal matrices, Linear Algebra and its Applications 552 (2018), 239-255.

19.  H. F. Cruz, R. Fernandes, S. Furtado, Minimal matrices in the Bruhat order for symmetric (0,1)-matrices, Linear Algebra and its Applications 530 (2017), 160-184.

20.  M. I. Bueno, F. M. Dopico, S. Furtado, Linearizations of Hermitian matrix polynomials preserving the sign characteristic, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications 38 (2017), 249-272.

21.  M. I. Bueno, J. Breen, S. Ford, S. Furtado, On the sign characteristic of Hermitian linearizations in DL(P), Linear Algebra and its Applications 519 (2017), 73-101.

22.  S. Furtado, C. R. Johnson, C. Marijuán, M. Pisonero, Comparison on the spectral radii of weighted digraphs that differ in a certain subdigraph, Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 54 (2016), 85-90.

23.  M. I. Bueno, S. Furtado, J. Karkoska, K. Mayfield, R. Samalis, A. Telatovich, The kernel of the matrix [i.j mod n] when n is prime, Involve 9 (2016), 265-280.

24.  M. I. Bueno, F. M. Dopico,  S. Furtado and M. Richnovsky, Large vector spaces of block-symmetric strong linearizations of matrix polynomials, Linear Algebra and its Applications 477 (2015),  165-210.

25.  M. I. Bueno and S. Furtado, Structured linearizations from Fiedler pencils with repetition II, Linear Algebra and its Applications 463 (2014), 282-321.

26.  M. I. Bueno, K. Curlett and S. Furtado,  Structured linearizations from Fiedler pencils with repetition I, Linear Algebra and its Applications 460 (2014), 51-80.

27.  S. Furtado, C. R. Johnson, C. Marijuán and M. Pisonero, Submatrix monotonocity of the Perron root II, Linear Algebra and its Applications 458 (2014), 679-688.

28.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, On the similarity classes among products of m nonsingular matrices in various orders, Linear Algebra and its Applications 450 (2014),  217-242.

29.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado and J. da Providência, An algorithm for constructing a pseudo-Jacobi matrix from given spectral data, Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications 20 (2013), 185-197.

30.  M. I. Bueno, K. Y. Fang, S. Fuller and S. Furtado, Distribution of the exponents of Primitive Circulant Matrices in the First Four Boxes of Zn, Involve, a Journal of Mathematics 5-2 (2012), 187--205.

31.  M. I. Bueno and S. Furtado,  Palindromic linearizations of a matrix polynomial of odd degree obtained from Fiedler pencils with repetition, The Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra, 23 (2012), 562-577.

32.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado and J. da Providência,  A Quasi-Jacobi form for J-normal matrices and inverse eigenvalue problems, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 436 (2012), 1739-1753.

33.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado and J. da Providência, On the eigenvalues of principal submatrices of J-normal matrices, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 435 (2011), 3101-3114.

34.  N. Bebiano, S. Furtado and J. da Providência, Analogs of Cauchy-Poincaré and Fan-Pall interlacing theorems for J-Hermitian and J-normal matrices, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 433 (2010), 80-90.

35.  M. I. Bueno and S. Furtado,  On the gaps in the set of exponents of Boolean primitive circulant matrices, The Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra 20 (2010), 640-660.

36.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Order invariant spectral properties for several matrices, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 432 (2010), 1950-1960.

37.  M. I. Bueno, S. Furtado and N. Sherer, The maximum exponent of Boolean circulant matrices with constant number of nonzero entries in its generating vector, Electronic Journal of Combinatorics 16  No. 1 (2009), Research Paper 66.

38.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Variation in Jordan structure under congruence: the nonsingular case, Linear and Multilinear Algebra 57, No. 1 (2009), 29-54. 

39.  S. Furtado, C. R. Johnson and J. Le, Variation in Jordan structure under congruence: the nilpotent case, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 429 (2008), 1970-1982.

40.  S. Furtado, Products of two involutions with prescribed eigenvalues and some applications, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 429 (2008), 1663-1678.

41.  M. I. Bueno and S. Furtado,  On the exponent of r-regular primitive matrices, The Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra 17 (2008), 28-47.

42.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Congruence and A-1A*, Portugaliae Mathematica 64, fasc. 2 (2007), 237-251.

43.  M. I. Bueno, S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Congruence of Hermitian matrices by Hermitian matrices, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 425 (2007), 63-76.

44.  S. Furtado, L. Iglésias and  F. C. Silva, Eigenvalues of products of matrices, Linear and Multilinear Algebra 54 (2006), 343-353.

45.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Perturbation of matrices diagonalizable under congruence, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications 28 (2006), 81-88.

46.  S. Furtado, E. Martins and F. C. Silva, On similarity invariants of matrix commutators and Jordan products, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 401 (2005), 453-466.

47.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Unitary similarity classes among the cospectral-congruence class of a matrix, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 394 (2005), 291-307.

48.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Congruential automorphism groups of general matrices, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 376 (2004), 291-298.

49.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Spectral variation under congruence for a nonsingular matrix with 0 on the boundary of its field of values, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 359 (2003), 67-78.

50.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, On the number of unitary similarity classes in a C-S equivalence class: The normal case, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 348 (2002), 193-202.

51.  S. Furtado, L. Iglésias and  F. C. Silva, Products of matrices with prescribed spectra and ranks, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 340 (2002), 137-147.

52.  S. Furtado, L. Iglésias and  F. C. Silva, Products of real matrices with prescribed characteristic polynomials, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications 23 (2001), 656-672.

53.  S. Furtado and C. R. Johnson, Spectral variation under congruence, Linear and Multilinear Algebra 49 (2001), 243-259.

54.  C. R. Johnson and S. Furtado, A generalization of Sylvester’s law of inertia, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 338 (2001), 287-290.

55.  S. Furtado, E. Martins and F. C. Silva, On similarity invariants of matrix commutators, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 335 (2001), 81-93.

56.  S. Furtado and F. C. Silva,  Embedding a regular subpencil into a general linear pencil, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 295 (1999), 61-72.

57.  S. Furtado and F. C. Silva, On the characteristic polynomial of matrices with prescribed rows, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 293 (1999), 51-72.

58.  S. Furtado and F. C. Silva, On the characteristic polynomial of matrices with prescribed columns and the stabilization and observability of linear systems, The Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra 4 (1998), 19-31.

 

Academic Publications

·         Master thesis Avaliação de Opções: Fundamentos e Análise do Modelo de Black-Scholes, supervised by Professor Bento Murteira (1994).

·         Ph.D. thesis Problemas de Completação de Matrizes e Aplicações à Teoria do Controlo, supervised by Professor Fernando Conceição Silva (2000).

 

Awards

·         Prize Companhia de Seguros Império  for the best Master class student (1992).