Scientific Coordinator
Antonio J. Marques Cardoso received the Dipl. Eng., Dr. Eng., and Habilitation degrees from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1985, 1995 and 2008, respectively, all in Electrical Engineering.
From 1985 until 2011 he was with the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, where he was Director of the Electrical Machines Laboratory. Since 2011 he has been with the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal, where he is Full Professor at the Department of Electromechanical Engineering and Director of CISE - Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre (http://cise.ubi.pt). He was Vice-Rector of UBI (2013-2014). His current research interests are in fault diagnosis and fault tolerance in electrical machines, power electronics and drives. He is the author of a book entitled Fault Diagnosis in Three-Phase Induction Motors (Coimbra, Portugal: Coimbra Editora, 1991), (in Portuguese), editor of a book entitled Diagnosis and Fault Tolerance of Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives (IET/SciTech, UK, 2018) and also author of around 600 papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings.
Prof. Marques Cardoso currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the MDPI journal Machines, Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion and IEEE Power Engineering Letters, and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, IET The Journal of Engineering, as well of the Springer journal Electrical Engineering and the International Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and Management.
PhD Researchers
Abdelkader Mahmoudi was born in Eloued, Algeria, in 1992. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sidi Belabbes, Algeria, in 2015, and the University of Oum Elbouaghi, in 2017. In 2022, he received his PhD degree at the University of Biskra, Algeria. His research interests are related to performance improvement of wind turbine system using a synchronous reluctance machine.
Guettaf Abderrazak was born in Biskra, Algeria on November 28th, 1977. He received the Engineer and Magister diploma and PhD degree in electrical engineering from University of Biskra in 2002, 2005 and 2013 respectively. His research interests are focused on design and fault analysis of switched reluctance and permanent synchronous machines. Currently, Mr. Guettaf is an assistant professor with the University of Biskra.
Acácio Amaral was born in Luso, Angola, in 1974. He received the Electrical Engineering diploma, the MSc degree and the Dr. Eng. degree all from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1998, 2005 and 2011 respectively. Since 1998, he has been with the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, where he is currently an Assistant Reader in the Department of Informatics and Systems. His research activities include fault diagnosis and design of switch-mode power supplies, with emphasis on the consequences of aging of electrolytic capacitors, as well as the development of solutions to this problem.
Adérito Alcaso holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico - Technical University of Lisbon, a MSc in Automatic Systems and a PhD in Electrical Engineering both from University of Coimbra. His main research interests are related to electronic power systems for renewable energies and electrical drives. Currently he is a Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda.
Agostinho da Silva has been the co-founder and managing director of CEI-Zipor Engineering Group (www.ceigroup.net) since 1995. As core-business, the CEI-Zipor group of companies develop and manufactures advanced industrial technologies for mineral resources, aeronautics, footwear, and automotive, among other sectors, and exports to Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, USA, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Portugal, Netherlands, Qatar among others. He has a PhD in Management (Industry 4.0 Improving) from Evora University; Advanced Studies (PhD) in Operations Management and Logistics from ISCTE (Supply Chains 4.0); Advanced Studies (PhD) in Industrial Management from FEUP (Industry 4.0); MSc degree in Naval Engineering from Escola Superior Náutica Infante D. Henrique; MSc degree in Strategy and International Investment from Instituto Superior de Gestão. He is attending a Master's Degree in Cyber-Security and Forensic Computing at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria; Degree in Naval Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. He is coordinator and researcher in 27 National and European R&D Projects, involving 29 research centres over a hundred national and foreign companies and over four hundred researchers.
Alexandre Borges de Miranda received the Mechanical Engineering Diploma from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), in 1985. He worked in the steel industry for three years, as a project engineer (Usiminas Mecânica). In 1990, he received the MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering in the same institution. In 1991 and 1995, respectively, he received the Diplôme d’Études Approfondies and the PhD Degree in Thermique et Energetique from the Institut des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (France). He worked as an invited professor at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering of the Federal University of Minas Gerais and, since 1998, he has been with the University of Beira Interior (Portugal) where he is an Assistant Professor. His research activities are in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency.
Ali Arif was born in Biskra, Algeria on June 19th, 1967. He received the Engineer, MSc diploma and PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Biskra, Algeria, in 1992, 2003 and 2013, respectively. His research interests are related to Renewable Energies; Photovoltaic, Supercapacitor, Fuel Cell and Power management of electric vehicle. Currently, Dr. Arif is an assistant professor with the University of Biskra, Algeria.
Vicente Leite received the diploma, MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering, from the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, in 1993, 1997 and 2004, respectively. He became Assistant Professor at School of Technology and Management (ESTiG) of Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) in 1994 where he is professor in the field of Electronics, Power Electronics and Converters, Electrical Drives and Photovoltaic Systems. Currently, he is Sub-director of the ESTiG-IPB. Previously, he was President of the Scientific Council, President of the Assembly of Representatives, and Coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Department. He is the author of more than three dozens of publications in his research fields, namely: power electronic converters; system identification, control and condition monitoring of electric machines and drives; renewable energies systems. He has participated in four projects funded by the European Community.
Ana Vieira received the Electrical Engineering diploma, the MSc degree and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, in the domain of Asset and Maintenance Management, from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 1996, 2004 and 2014, respectively. She is a Teaching Assistant at the Tomar School of Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal. Her teaching interests cover maintenance management, energy performance in buildings, energy savings and power quality. Her research interests include energy and maintenance management, maintenance audits, and maintenance strategies in asset management.
Arvanitopoulos E. Anastasios has received both BSc and MSc Diplomas in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece in 2011. He has been a Ph.D. candidate at the Research Institute for Future Transport and Cities (FTC), Coventry University, UK since October 2016. His research is focused on Wide Bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor devices for high performance electronics in Electric Vehicles (EVs). Of his particular interest is the physical modelling of WBG semiconductor materials, like Silicon Carbide (both α- and β-SiC) and GaN. His research also includes the development of advanced Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD) models towards analysing the role of the existing defects in the electrical performance of WBG Power Devices. The potential of 3C-SiC-on-Si as an alternative power semiconductor has also been investigated for power applications.
Ângela Ferreira received the Electrical and Computer Engineering Diploma, the MSc and PhD degrees from Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal, in 1996, 2001 and 2012, respectively. Her research interests are focused on design and modelling of novel permanent magnet machines and optimization of energy conversion systems using renewable energy sources. She has been with Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, at the Department of Electrical Engineering, since 1997. Her teaching activities are in the scientific areas of Electrical and Fundamental Sciences, Electrical Machines and Power Systems.
Carlos Carreto holds a degree in Informatics Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal and a MPhil/PhD degree in Modern Heuristic Methods, from Coventry University, United Kingdom. Currently, he is a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal. His research interests include Robotics and Intelligent Systems.
Figueiredo Ramos received the Mechanical Engineering diploma and the master degree in Industrial Engineering, both from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). He received the PhD degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, from the University of Beira Interior (Portugal). He is a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda (Portugal). His research interests include renewable energies and energy systems.
Chiara Boccaletti received the Laurea degree in Mechanical Engineering and the PhD degree in Energetics from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Astronautics, Electrical and Energetic Engineering of the Sapienza University of Rome. Her research interests include design, analysis and optimisation of electrical machines, condition monitoring and diagnostics of electrical machines and drives, and systems based on renewable energies. She is co-author of two books and author of more than 100 papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings.
Daniel Augusto Estácio Marques Mendes Gaspar received the Mechanical Engineering diploma from Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, the MSc degree in Industrial Maintenance from the University of Porto, Portugal, and the PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same Faculty. Currently, he is Professor at the School of Management Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal. His research interests cover the areas of Maintenance, Predictive Analysis, Queue Optimization, Asset Management and Risk Analysis.
Davide Fonseca was born in Castelo Branco, Portugal on December 23, 1972. He received the E. E. Diploma in 1996, from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal and the PhD on E. E. in 2008, from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. He has been with the University of Beira Interior since 1997, where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electromechanical Engineering and the Coordinator of the Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Industrial Maintenance Laboratory. His research interests are focused on reluctance machine's design and fault analysis. He has published more than 40 papers in technical journals and conference proceedings.
Evgenij Koptyaev was born in Russia, in 1979. He received the Engineering degree diploma in electrical power and automation systems, in 2002. He graduated from military course and is Naval Lieutenant specialized in "Maintenance and repair of nuclear power reactors". From 2009 to 2013, he completed a PhD degree in "Electrical complexes and systems". From 2016 to 2020, he worked as the technical leader of nuclear submarines “Yasen” and “Borey-BA” projects. His research interests are related to power electrical engineering, rectifiers, inverters, permanent magnet generators and automation.
Fabiano F. Costa (M’07) received the BSc degree in electrical engineering from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1997, the MSc degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Campina Grande, Brazil, in 2001, and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande, Brazil, in 2005. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. His current research interests include the application of control techniques for grid-connected converters, PLL algorithms and islanding protection.
Fernando Bento received the BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in Electric and Computer Engineering from University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2014, 2016 and 2022, respectively. Currently, he is a PhD Researcher at CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre, and also Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Beira Interior. His scientific research activities focus on energy efficiency analysis, fault diagnostic and fault tolerance in electronic power converters, namely DC-DC converters.
Flávio Rodrigues F. Chaves received the Eng. Dipl., the MSc degree and the PhD degree from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1998, 2002 and 2017, respectively, all in Mechanical Engineering. In 2001 he joined the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal, where he is currently an Adjunct Professor. His main research interests are related to thermal efficiency, thermal comfort, air quality, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Hamza Mesai Ahmed was born in Eloued, Algeria, in 1994. He received the BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sidi Bel Abbes in 2015, 2017, and 2022, respectively. His main research interests are focused on renewable energies, multiphase machine, power electronics and fault diagnosis.
Imed Jlassi was born in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1984. He received the MSc and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Laboratoire des Systèmes Electriques, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, in 2011 and 2016 respectively. From 2011 to 2016, he was a Contractual Assistant with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Carthage. In January 2014, he joined CISE - Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre (http://www.cise.ubi.pt), University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, where he has been a Post-Doctoral Researcher since 2016. His research interests include digital control of power electronics converters and electric machines, fault diagnosis, and fault-tolerant control of AC motor drives and wind turbine systems.
João Monteiro holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc in Aerodynamics from the Faculty of Science and Technology of Coimbra University and a PhD in Aeronautics from the University of Beira Interior. His main research interests are related to micro generation energy systems. Currently he is a Professor at the Electromechanics Department of the University of Beira Interior.
José Carlos Almeida was born, in France, in 1973. He received the Civil Engineering diploma degree from Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, in 1998, the MSc and PhD degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minho, Portugal, 2003 and 2013 respectively. From 2000 to 2003 he was a professor at Piaget Institute – Campus of Viseu, Portugal. Since 2003, he has been a Professor at the Polytechnic of Guarda, Portugal. His main research interests are focused on sustainability, life cycle costs, structures, and concrete.
José Alberto was born in Coimbra, Portugal. In 2011, he obtained his MSc Degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy branch at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2017, he received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Bologna, Italy, during which time he was a visiting scholar at CIRCE - Research Center for Energy Resources and Consumption in Zaragoza, Spain. Afterwards, he became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Systems and Robotics at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, an Invited Assistant Professor at University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal and Invited Assistant at the ISEC - Coimbra Institute of Engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Lusófona University. His research interests include Wireless Power Transfer, Resonator Arrays, Inductive Charging, Fault detection and unbalanced operation of Induction Motors and Linear Motors and Actuators.
Khaled Laadjal was born in Tebessa, Algeria, in 1991. He received the BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Biskra, in 2013, 2015 and 2018. He has been a Post-Doctoral Researcher at CISE since 2019.
His research interests are related to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in power electronics systems and AC machines.
Khaled Yahia was born in Biskra, Algeria in 1980. He received the BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Biskra, Algeria in 2002, 2005 and 2012, respectively. Currently, he is a Professor at the University of Biskra. His research interests are focused on condition monitoring of AC motors and energy efficiency in AC variable speed drives systems.
Konstantinos N. Gyftakis was born in Patras, Greece (1984). He received the Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras, Patras, Greece in 2010. He pursued a PhD in the same institution in the area of electrical machines condition monitoring and fault diagnosis (2010-2014). Then he worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in the Dept. of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK (2014-2015). He is currently a Lecturer, School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing and an associate with the Research Centre for Mobility and Transport, Coventry University, UK. His research activities are in fault diagnosis, condition monitoring and degradation of electrical machines. He has authored/co-authored more than 40 papers in international scientific journals and conferences.
Luís Oliveira received the Electrical Engineering Diploma, the MSc degree in Electrical Engineering and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1995, 2001 and 2014, respectively. In 1996 he joined the University of Algarve, Portugal, where he is currently an Adjunct Professor. His research interests include modelling and simulation of power transformers, condition monitoring and diagnostics of power transformers, and protection systems.
M’hamed Drif was born in Saïda, Algeria, in 1964. He received the E.E. Diploma and the MSc degree from the University of Science and Technology of Oran (USTO), Oran, Algeria, in 1989 and 1993, respectively. In 2009, he received the PhD degree in E.E. by the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Since 1993, he is with the Department of Electrotechnics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, USTO. Since 1996, he has been working in the field of fault diagnosis in electrical drives. He has authored several technical conference and journal papers. His teaching interests cover electrical machines. His research interests are focused on modeling and simulation, condition monitoring, and fault diagnostics of electric machines and drives.
Mahdi Sabouri was born in Zanjan, Iran on 1985. He received the PhD degree in 2018, from Zanjan University, Zanjan, Iran. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran and he is a Researcher at CISE since 2015. His research interests are focused on the condition monitoring of the 3-phase induction motor and fault analysis. He has published more than 30 papers in technical journals and conference proceedings.
Maria Martins graduated in Industrial Engineering and Management by University of Aveiro, in 1996. In 2007, she received the MSc degree in Industrial Engineering and Management at University of Minho. She received the PhD degree in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior, in 2020. She is a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal), in the industrial management department. Her scientific interests are focused to decision support systems, data mining, educational data mining and statistics.
Messaoud Mohammedi was born in Biskra, Algeria, in 1975. He received the Magister and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the universities of Batna and Biskra in 2004 and 2016, respectively. Mr. Mohammedi was an assistant professor at the electrical engineering department of the University of Eloued, Algeria from 2004 to 2009 and since 2010, he is with the University of Biskra. He is a member of the LMSE Laboratory. His main research interests are related to the renewable energy applications and energy management in hybrid electric systems.
Mohamed Sahraoui was born in Biskra, Algeria on May 26th, 1978. He received the Engineer and Magister diploma and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Biskra, in 2001, 2004 and 2010 respectively. Mr. Sahraoui is an assistant professor with the University of Biskra since 2005 and he is a member in the LGEB Laboratory. His research interests are related to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in power electronics systems and AC machines.
Mohamed Yacine Hammoudi was born in Biskra, Algeria on October 5th, 1980. He
received the Engineer and Magister diploma and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Biskra, in 2003, 2006 and 2015, respectively. Mr. Hammoudi is an assistant professor with the University of Biskra since 2009 and he is a member of the MSE Laboratory. His research interests are related to advanced control in power electronics systems and AC machines.
Mohamed-Yacine Ayad obtained the MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from ENSEM-INPL, France in 1999 and 2004. From 2004 to 2007, he was working as research assistant at the University of Technology at Belfort and Montbéliard (UTBM), France. Since 2007, he has been working as R&D in Hybrid Vehicle Industrial Applications. Currently, he is International Responsible of Development at Groupe PSA, France. His main research is in the field of power electronics, modelling, nonlinear control and energy management in embedded, smart and micro grids systems applications using battery, supercapacitor, fuel cell, WDG and PV sources.
Natália Gameiro received the Electrical Engineering Diploma, the MSc degree in Electrical Engineering and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1997, 2004 and 2014, respectively. Since 1997, she has been with the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, where she is currently an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Her teaching interests cover electrical machines, control systems, and basic electric network analysis, and her research interests include electrical machines and drives, control of variable electric drives, fault diagnosis, and fault-tolerant control. Currently, she is mainly focused on the analysis and development of fault-tolerant solutions, based on inverter and/or control reconfigurations applied to switched reluctance motor drives.
Paulo Alexandre de Andrade Vieira received the MSc degree in Mathematics from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, in 2004 and the PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Salamanca, Spain, in 2015. Since October 2000, he has been a Professor at the Polytechnic of Guarda, Portugal.
Payam Shams Ghahfarokhi was born in Iran in 1986. He received the BSc degree in electrical power engineering from IAUN, Iran, in 2010, the MSc degree in electrical power engineering from Newcastle University, UK, in 2011, and the PhD degree in electrical engineering and machines from Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, 2019. He is currently a senior researcher and postdoc researcher with the Department of Electrical Machines and Apparatus, Riga Technical University, Latvia. His main interest is the electromagnetic design and thermal management of PM and Synchronous Reluctance electrical machines. He has authored/co-authored more than 25 papers in international scientific journals and conferences.
Ramzi Saadi was born in Biskra, Algeria on June 20th, 1987. He received the BSc and Master diploma and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Biskra, in 2008, 2010 and 2015 respectively. Mr. Saadi is an Associate professor with the University of Biskra since 2015 and he is a member in the MSE Laboratory. His research interests are related to Renewable Energies; Fuel Cell, Energy Management, Electric vehicle and DC/DC Converter.
Rui Pitarma received the Mechanical Engineering diploma degree from University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 1988, and the MSc and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico - Technical University of Lisbon respectively in1992 and 1998. His main research interests are related to building air conditioning, energy and air quality. Currently he is a Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda.
Rui Filipe Cardoso Carreto holds a degree in Interior Design/Decorative Arts by ESAD of the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation, Portugal, and a PhD in Design from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. He was Professor in the area of design in several higher education institutions. Currently, he is Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal and at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal. His research interests focus on the areas of research in Design.
Sejir Khojet El Khil was born in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1977. In 2001, he received the electric engineering diploma from the Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis (ENIT) and the PhD degree from the Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, Tunisia and the Ecole Nationale Polytechnique de Toulouse, France in 2006. Since 2008, he has been an assistant professor at the Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques en Communication de Tunis (Iset’Com). His main research areas include fault detection and fault tolerant control of electrical drives and telecom power supply.
Victor M. F. Mendes received the Dipl. Electrical Engineering, MSc and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from ISTécnico at the UL - University of Lisbon in 1977, 1987, 1994, respectively, the Habilitation from the University of Beira Interior in Electrical Engineering, 2007. Since 1977 he is with ISEL – Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, where he is a Coordinate Professor, head of the Energy and System Division, and since 2012 he is an invited Full Professor at the School of Science and Technology, UEvora - University of Évora. Previously: at ISEL, Vice-President of the General Assembly of School, Coordinator of the Centre for Instrumentation and Control, Chairman of the Board of Library, Vice-president of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, head of the Economic and Management Division, President of the Departmental Area of Engineering Power Systems and Automation, Coordinator of the Committee for the Master in Electrical Engineering - Energy and Electronic Automation; at the ISMAG - Institute of Mathematics and Management, Full Professor of Electrical Engineering; at the ULHT - Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies, Full Professor Director and Supervisor of the Graduate Course in Electrical Engineering; at the Association of Portuguese Polytechnic Institutes, member of the Council of Evaluation; at the Foundation for Science and Technology Portugal, PhD and postdoctoral evaluator fellow. His research interest includes mathematical programming, power systems and operation; renewable energy; power electronics, market support managing systems. He is author of around 300 papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings.
PhD Students
Abdeldjalil Alloui was born in 1981. He received the MSc degree in Automation from the University of Biskra, Algeria, in 2007. He also has a certificate of Senior Technician in Liquefied Natural Gaz (LNG) from the Algerian Petroleum Institute. Mr. Alloui is a Directional Driller Field Engineer in Sperry Drilling Halliburton. Currently, he is a PhD student at the University of Biskra and his research interests are related to condition monitoring and developing method for reliable diagnosis of faults in electrical machines.
Muhammad Adnan Fazal was born in Wah Cantt, Pakistan in 1994. He received the BSc in Electrical Engineering from University of Wah, Pakistan, in 2017, and the MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2022. From 2021 to 2023, he served as Associate Survey and Installation Engineer at Renergy Solutions Pvt Ltd, Islamabad, Pakistan. Currently, he is a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. His research interests are focused on renewable energy technologies, trigeneration systems, and energy efficiency.
Alexandre Daniel Batista Martins has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master's degree in Engineering and Industrial Management, both from ISEC - Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Portugal. He is currently a PhD student in Engineering and Industrial Management, at UBI (University of Beira Interior), and his area of interest is in industrial maintenance and metrology.
Ana Rafaela Bento was born in Castelo Branco, Portugal, in 1998. She received both the BSc and MSc degrees in Electromechanical Engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Currently, she is working towards the PhD degree in Electric and Computer Engineering at the same university. Her scientific research interests include DC Microgrids, DC systems’ protection and DC fault analysis.
Edmundo Pais received both the BSc and MSc degrees in Mechanical Engineering from ISEC - Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal, in 2010 and 2019, respectively. Currently, he is a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. His scientific research activities focus on asset management and lifecycle optimization of physical assets.
Hugo Antunes was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1996. He received both the BSc and MSc degrees in Electric and Computer Engineering from University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2018 and 2020, respectively. Currently, he is a PhD student in Electric and Computer Engineering at the same institution, and his interest research are focused on condition monitoring, computational modelling, and fault analysis and diagnosis in multi-phase induction machines.
João Serra was born in Portugal, Covilhã, in 1997. He received both the BSc and MSc degrees in electromechanical engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Currently, he is working towards the PhD degree in Electric and Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. His research interests include electric multiphase machine and drive control.
João Antunes Rodrigues research interests are focused on industrial maintenance. He received the Engineer, BSc and MSc diplomas degree in industrial management engineering from the Polytechnic of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2019.
João Dinis received both BSc and MSc degrees in Electric and Computer Engineering from University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2018 and 2020 respectively. Currently, he is a PhD student in Electric and Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. His main areas of research focus on Power Electronics, Wireless Power Transfer, Wide Bandgap devices and LED lighting.
José Marques was born in Guarda, in 1966. He received the BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering and the MSc degree in Logistics, both from the Polytechnic of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal. With an experience of over 30 years in industrial environment, he has been holding management positions at Coficab Group, working in the development of industrial processes and facilities integrating Lean Management methodologies. He is currently a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. His main research interests are focused on Lean methodologies, energy and industrial project management.
Kundakama Mpanda received the BSc degree from the National Pedagogical University, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 2006. He received the MSc degree in Electrical Engineering - Power Systems from the Porto School of Engineering, Portugal, in 2017. Currently, he is a PhD student in Electric and Computer Engineering at University Beira Interior. He is also Assistant Professor at the Uíge Polytechnic School / Kimpa Vita University, Angola. His main research interests are focused on renewable energies, electronics and power systems.
Mário Borges holds a degree in Industrial Management and Technology from the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal, the International Black Belt Lean Six Sigma Certificate from The Lena Six Sigma Academy Portugal and the IRCA Quality Auditor Certificate. With an experience of 28 years in industrial management, he has been holding management positions in several multinational organizations and SMEs. He is a consulting member of ATTCEI – Association of Technology and Knowledge Transfer for Companies and Institutions. As the founder and CEO of the company MB - Mário Borges (www.marioborges.pt), he has been developing several of projects of Lean Management and Quality Management in SMEs, in the interior of the country. Currently, he is a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal.
Meredef Imad Eddine was born in Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria, in 1986. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Boumerdes. Currently he is a PhD Student at the University of Biskra. His research interests are focused on control and condition monitoring in AC machines.
Mohamed Essalih Boussouar was born in Biskra, Algeria, in 1990. He received the BSc in experimental sciences and Master degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Biskra, in 2015 . Currently he is a PhD Student at the same university. His research interests are related to speed sensorless control of a synchronous reluctance machine.
Mouhamed Houili was born in Biskra, Algeria, in 1997. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Biskra in 2018 and 2020. Currently, he is a PhD Student at the University of Biskra. His research interests are focused on control and condition monitoring in AC machines.
Nourredine Djemai was born in Batna, Algeria, in 1972. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Batna, in 2015 and 2017. Currently he is a PhD Student at the University of Biskra. His research interests are related to analysis and optimization of power management EV.
Pedro Andrade received both the BSc and MSc in Electromechanical Engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Currently, he is a PhD Student in Electric and Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. His main research interests include Fuel Cells and DC-DC converters.
Pedro Barandier received the BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University Center of Volta Redonda, Brazil, in 2017, and the MSc degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Beira Interior, Portugal, in 2021. Currently, he is a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior. His scientific interests rely on the efficiency analysis, fault diagnosis and fault tolerance of energy and HVAC systems.
Pedro Rompante was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1977. He received the Mechanical Engineering diploma from the University of Porto, Portugal, in 2005. He is a Maintenance Specialist (Portuguese Engineers Association), with an experience of more than 15 years in several key areas, such as: Hospital equipment, Waste Management, Fleet Management, Industrial Operations, Construction, and Metrology. He is currently a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. His main interests include Asset Management, Maintenance and Predictive Maintenance.
Salah Merabet was born in Biskra, Algeria on May 20th, 1979. He received the Engineer degree from the University of Biskra in 2003, and the Magister diploma from the University of Batna in 2013. His research interests are focused on design and fault analysis of permanent magnet synchronous machines. Currently, Mr. Merabet is a PhD Student at the University of Biskra.
Salah Okba was born in Bou-Saada, Algeria in 1994. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Electromechanics from the University of Mohamed Boudiaf of M’sila, M’sila, Algeria, in 2017 and 2019, respectively. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria and a member of the Laboratory of Electromechatronic Systems Modelling’s research team. His research interests are related to developing the power electronics systems used in the hybrid-electric automobile applications.
