Academic position:
Coordinator Professor
Joining date:
01-01-2002
Role in IT: Researcher Scientific Area: Wireless Communications
Group: Antennas and Propagation – Lr
Degrees
- PhD, University of Glamorgan, 03-04-2001
Expertise Topics
- Radio channel Propagation modeling in vegetation media - RF measurement systems and channel sounder topologies - RF transparency control of building wall structures - Ray tracing based models for doubly selective radio channels - Planning and optimisation of mobile radio networks - Phase conjugated antenna array design
Affiliations
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal, Coordinator Professor, 01-08-2001
- Department of Communication Technologies, University of Vigo, Spain, Visiting Researcher, 01-10-1998
- School of Electronics, Radiowave Propagation and System Design Research Unit, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom, Visiting Research Fellow, 10-09-1997
Academic Activities
Lecture courses
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Industrial and Sensor Networks, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro , Master in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Antennas and Radiowave propagation, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Master Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineerng - Telecommunications
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Analog and Digital Communications, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Lic. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Electronic andTelecommunications
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Mobile Communications, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Electronic and Telecommunication
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Telecommunication Systems, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Electronic and Telecommunication
Supervision of theses
Undergraduate
- Depolarisation studies of radiowaves in vegetation volumes, Undergraduate, Nuno Jorge Carvalho Tojeira, 7-2013, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- RF Detection and Localisation System - ver2, Undergraduate, João Paulo Gomes Neto, 7-2013, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Phase conjugated antenna array, Undergraduate, Pedro Paraíso and Rodolfo Gomes , 9-2012, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- RF Location and detection system, Undergraduate, Marco Roda and Tiago Silva , 7-2012, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- MicroFilter – Projecto de filtros em microstrip para microondas, Undergraduate, João Marques and Vitor Marques , 9-2011, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Study of the reflection and transmission in smooth and rough surfaces, Undergraduate, Bruno Feitor , 8-2011, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Agregado de antenas em ondas milimétricas para utilização em sistemas de radar de veículos, Undergraduate, Sérgio Alves , 9-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Sistema de Posicionamento Global de elevada precisão usando RTK-GPS, Undergraduate, Bruno Silva and Helder Lourenço , 9-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Planeamento e Optimização de Rede de Televisão Móvel (DVB-T), Undergraduate, Nuno Tojeira , 7-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Propagação de ondas de rádio em florestas de copas elevadas a 18 e 36 GHZ, Undergraduate, Nuno Leonor, 7-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Vehicle Intelligence and Remote Wireless on-board diagnostic (VIRD), Undergraduate, David Oliveira and Tiago Neves, 7-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Multi. Func. OBU, Undergraduate, Gonçalo Torres e Edson Sousa, 7-2009, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Sistema de automatização da Câmara anecoica, Undergraduate, Margarita Bombin Canal, 7-2009, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Sistema de ID de Morcegos, Undergraduate, Miguel Santos, 7-2009, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- UWB Test Bed, Undergraduate, Marcelo Ferreira and Telmo Silva, 12-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Análise e optimização de algoritmos/parametrização para controlo de scheduling e capacidade em HSUPA e interacção com HSDPA, Undergraduate, Luís Ricardo Santos Francisco and Pedro Lourenço Nobre, 9-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Compact OBU - Gen. 2, Undergraduate, Pedro Alexandre da Costa Luís e João Filipe Cardoso Mendes, 9-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Impacto do HSPA na rede 3G e 2G, Undergraduate, Bruno Areia Ferreira de Almeida e Fábio Filipe do Couto Sousa, 9-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Smart Shopping Checkout Counter Gen. 2 (SSC2-G2), Undergraduate, Carla Marisa da Silva Neto e Sammer Bety Lima Barbosa, 9-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Alternativas à implementação do HSPA , Undergraduate, André Ricardo Carvalho Nunes and Hugo Miguel Vieira Gonçalves, 7-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Planeamento HSPA service-oriented , Undergraduate, Nuno Miguel Faria Ferreira and Rodney Gabriel Duarte, 7-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Centro de gestão de base de dados para um sistema de teleportagem virtual, Undergraduate, Frederico Cardoso and Sérgio Matos, 9-2007
- Plataforma de Aquisição e Tratamento de Dados de Sonda de Canal Rádio com Acesso Remoto (Plataforma SCR), Undergraduate, Sérgio Morgadinho Rebelo, 9-2007, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Sistema de Posicionamento local para Ambiente hospitalar interior baseado em REdes RFID (SPARE-RFID), Undergraduate, Héler Orvalho, 9-2007, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Sistema de Posicionamento Local para Ambientes Interiores baseado em REdes Wi-Fi (SPARE-WiFi), Undergraduate, TIago Duarte Ricardo and Ricardo Saraiva Lopes, 7-2007
- Sistema de Teleportagem Rodoviária Virtual (SRTV), Undergraduate, António Gonçalves and Dino Silva , 7-2007
- 3GPlanLis: Planeamento e Optimização em Redes Móveis de 3ª Geração – UMTS: estudo caso de Leiria, Undergraduate, Tiago Figueirinha and Tiago Gomes , 9-2006
- Construção de Sonda de Canal Rádio a 40 GHz (μ−Sonda), Undergraduate, Dirceu Nunes , 9-2006
- SimRAMAR - Simulador de Canal Rádio Móvel em Ambientes Rurais, Undergraduate, Luís Alexandre Lopes Frazão and Sérgio Morgadinho Rebelo , 9-2006
- SimulIndoor 3.5G: Planeamento e Optimização de Redes UMTS TDD/HSDPA, Undergraduate, David Manuel Mendes and Simão Pedro Quitério Soares, 9-2006
- Simulação de cobertura da rede wireless da ESTG - Optimização e testes de desempenho em comunicações multimédia, Undergraduate, [11] Maximino da Silva Paralta and Norberto José Faria Monteiro, 9-2005
- W-GIS - Planeamento de Sistemas Wireless utilizando GIS, Undergraduate, Nélia Carina Gomes Grácio and Nelson de Jesus Sebastião , 9-2005
- Correctores de distorção linear e não linear para aplicações em televisão terrestre, Undergraduate, Daniel Henriques and Dora Príncipe , 7-2005
- Planeamento em Redes Móveis de 3ª Geração - UMTS, Undergraduate, Filipe Perdigoto and Nuno Lourenço , 7-2005
- Amplificadores e Correctores de Distorção para repetidores de televisão terrestre, Undergraduate, Sérgio Oliveira and Marco Mendes , 9-2004
- Oscilador local para a banda IV e V, Undergraduate, Nelson Santos , 9-2004
- Planeamento e testes de desempenho de uma rede WLAN (802.11g) em comunicações multimédia, Undergraduate, Lúcio Crespo and Tiago Amado , 9-2004
- Caracterização e Modelização em Banda Larga da Dispersão em Vegetação a 40 GHz, Undergraduate, Carlos Martinez Bécares and Javier Pereira Nieto , 2-2004
- A Design of a Leaf Model for Frequencies above 1 GHz using the Finite Difference Time Domain Technique, Undergraduate, Alexis Erodotou , 6-2000
- Theoretical Investigation of Attenuation, Scatter and Depolarisation from Vegetation Media at Micro- and MM-wave Frequencies, Undergraduate, Petros Marinos , 6-2000
- Characterisation of the Re-radiation Functions from Single Trees Illumnated by Radio Waves of Frequencies above 1 GHz, Undergraduate, Sotirios Tsapikounis , 6-1999
Research Grant
- P3DTV - Performance Optimisation in 3D TV Broadcasting Services, Research Grant, Tiago Figueirinha , 11-2011, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- ADCOD – Advanced Code and Receiver Designs for Transmission over Selective Radio Channels, Research Grant, David Ferreira , 10-2011, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Development of a doubly selective radio channel model, Research Grant, Nuno Leonor , 10-2011, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Modelling the MIMO Directional Wireless Channel: A Physical Approach, Research Grant, Rodolfo Gomes , 9-2011, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Statistical Modelling of the MIMO Channel, Research Grant, Pedro Paraíso , 9-2011, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- e-dRET – Enhancement of dRET input parameter extraction using deconvolution, phase 2, Research Grant, Jelena Caiko (Post-doc) , 12-2010, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Automatic Antenna Alignment System, Research Grant, Bruno Feitor , 10-2010, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- STDCC-IF – Development of a swept-time delay cross-correlation channel sounder – IF Stage, Research Grant, David Ferreira , 10-2010, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- SGF - Sistema de Gestão de Frotas , Research Grant, José Quaresma , 6-2010, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- e-dRET – Enhancement of dRET input parameter extraction using deconvolution, Research Grant, Huajin Cui , 12-2009, Instituto de Telecomunicações
PhD
- RF transparency control of building wall structures , PhD, David Ferreira , 12-2014, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Time-varying wideband channel model for propagation of radiowaves in vegetation media, PhD, Sérgio Morgadinho Rebelo , 3-2013, University of Glamorgan
- Development of reliable Phase Function measurements for input parameter estimation of the RET, PhD, Huajiang Cui , 4-2009
- A discrete RET Model for Millimetre-Wave Propagation Through Vegetation in Sub-Urban Macro Cells, PhD, Telmo R. Fernandes, 6-2007, University of Glamorgan
- Radiative Energy Transfer Modelling of Vegetation Effects on Design and Performance of Fixed and Mobile Wireless Links , PhD, Harlem St. Michael , 10-2004
MSc
- Planning of broadband mobile networks - case study of IP Leiria Campus 2, MSc, Amilcar Justino , 7-2013, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- A ray tracing based model using point scatterers for doubly selective radio channels, MSc, Nuno Leonor , 12-2012, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Performance Optimisation in 3D TV Broadcasting Services, MSc, Tiago Figueirinha , 2-2012, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Sistema de Comunicação entre Veículos com Integração Sensorial, MSc, Filipe Marques Raimundo, 11-2011, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Industrial placement - MCEL, Mozambique, MSc, Edmundo Monteiro , 2-2011, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Planning and Optimisation of TETRA Networks in Metropolitan Areas, MSc, Alan Rocha Santos , 12-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Development of a swept-time delay cross-correlation channel sounder, MSc, David Ferreira , 11-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Development of propagation models in vegetation at microwave and millimetre wave frequencies, MSc, Ivo Viegas , 7-2010, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- TraceMe- Sistema de localização de pessoas e objectos, MSc, Maximino da Silva Paralta , 2-2009, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Licenciatura
- Sistema de Posicionamento Local para Ambientes Interiores baseado em REdes Wi-Fi (SPARE-WiFi) - Gen2, Licenciatura, André Silva e Andreia Arronches, 2-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Smart Shopping Checkout Counter, Licenciatura, Óscar Filipe Correia Brilha e Ricardo Filipe Leiria Verissimo, 2-2008, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Escalonamento de Tráfego de Tempo Real em redes celulares UMTS HSDPA, Licenciatura, Norberto Monteiro e Maximino Peralta, 2-2007, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Plataforma de Aquisição e Tratamento de Dados de Sonda de Canal Rádio, Licenciatura, Sérgio Morgadinho Rebelo, 2-2007
Co - Supervision of Theses
Undergraduate
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RF Localization System, Undergraduate, João Neto, 7-2013
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mohammad S. Obaidat Obaidat; (eds.); WINSYS 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, Seville, Spain, 18-21 July, 2011, WINSYS is part of ICETE - The International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications, SciTePress, ISBN 978-989-8425-73-7, 2011. | BibTex
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mohammad S. Obaidat Obaidat; (eds.); WINSYS 2010 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, Athens, Greece, July 26 - 28, 2010, WINSYS is part of ICETE - The International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications, SciTePress, ISBN 978-989-8425-24-9, 2010. | BibTex
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mohammad S. Obaidat Obaidat; (eds.); WINSYS 2009 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, Milan, Italy, July 7-10, 2009, WINSYS is part of ICETE - The International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications, INSTICC PRESS, ISBN 978-989-674-008-5, 2009. | BibTex
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mohammad S. Obaidat Obaidat; (eds.); WINSYS 2008 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, Porto, Portugal,July 26-29, 2008, WINSYS is part of ICETE - The International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications, INSTICC PRESS, ISBN 978-989-8111-61-6, 2008. | BibTex
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mohammad S. Obaidat Obaidat; (eds.); WINSYS 2007 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, Barcelona, Spain, July 28-31, 2007, WINSYS is part of ICETE - The International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications, INSTICC PRESS, ISBN 978-989-8111-14-2, 2007. | BibTex
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; L. Vasiu; (eds.); WINSYS 2006 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, Setubal, Portugal, August 7-10, 2006, WINSYS is part of ICETE - The International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications, INSTICC PRESS, ISBN 972-8865-65-1, 2006. | BibTex
Book Chapters [1]
- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "Directional Spectrum Modelling in Inhomogeneous Forests at 20 and 62.4 GHz" - Chapter in E-Business and Telecommunication Network – Communications in Computer and Information, J. Filipe, M. Obaidat, Springer, Berlin,
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Papers in Journals [3]
- Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; I. Cuinas; M. Sanchez ; Fernandes, T.R.; J. Richter; "Time-Variant Radio Channel Characterization and Modelling of Vegetation Media at Millimeter-Wave Frequency", IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 1557 - 1568, March, 2012. Abstract | Full text (PDF 1464KB) | BibTex
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; I. Cuinas; P. Gómez; A. Alejos Alejos; M. Sanchez ; "Shrub-blown time variability in attenuation and scattering at cellular frequencies", IET Microwaves Antennas & Propagation , Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 526 - 542, April, 2010. Abstract | Full text (PDF 558KB) | BibTex
- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "A Discrete RET model for Millimeter-Wave Propagation in Isolated Tree Formations", IEICE Trans. on Communications, Vol. E88-B, No. 6, pp. 2411 - 2418, June, 2005.
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Papers in Conference Proceedings [67]
- N. Leonor; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; D. Ferreira; "A ray tracing based model using point scatterers for doubly selective radio channels", Proc URSI Seminar of the Portuguese Committee, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, November, 2011.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; D. Ferreira; "Automatic Antenna Alignment System (A3S)", Proc CETC2011- Conf. on Electronics, Telecommunications and Computers , Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, November, 2011.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; D. Ferreira; "Estimation of Dielectric Building Material Properties from Power Measurements at 60 GHz", Proc CETC2011- Conf. on Electronics, Telecommunications and Computers , Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, November, 2011.
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- B. Feitor; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; D. Ferreira; N. Leonor; "Estimation of Dielectric Concrete Properties from Power Measurements at 18.7 and 60 G", Proc Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, November, 2011.
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- N. Leonor; D. Ferreira; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; "The development of an empirical model for single tree trunk re-radiation pattern for dRET model applications", Proc URSI General Assembly, Istanbul, Turkey, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, August, 2011.
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- Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "A Channel Dynamics dRET Model for Vegetation Media Assessed against Indoor and Outdoor Measurements ", Proc IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp.- IGARSS, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 2 - 6, July, 2011.
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- D. Ferreira; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Development and Performance Assessment of a Real Time High-Resolution RF Channel Sounder", Proc IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp.- IGARSS, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 4257 - 4260, July, 2011.
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- D. Ferreira; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Development and Implementation of a Real Time High-Resolution Channel Sounder – IF Stage", Proc IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Spring, Budapest, Hungary, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, May, 2011.
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- D. Ferreira; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Development and Performance Analysis of a Real Time High-Resolution Channel Sounder – IF Stage", Proc EUROCON and CONFTELE 2011, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011.
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- N. Leonor; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; D. Ferreira; "Modelling and Measurements of the Directional Spectra of Scatter Signals Inside a Formation of Tree Trunks", Proc EUROCON and CONFTELE 2011, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; N. Leonor; D. Ferreira; "Extension of the dRET Model to include Scattering from Tree Trunks in Microcell Urban Mobile Scenarios", Proc IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Spring, Taipei, Taiwan, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2010.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Fernandes, T.R.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "dRET Modelling of Time-variant Foliage Channels", Proc European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2010.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; "On the Applicability of the dRET Model to the Trunk Layer", Proc European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2010.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M Paralta Paralta; P. Mestre Mestre; C. Serôdio Serôdio; "TraceMe – Indoor Real Time Location System", Proc IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2009.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Fernandes, T.R.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "An Extension of the dRET Model to include Time-Variant Channel Effects in Vegetation Media", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2009.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; H. Cui Cui; J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Restoration of the RET Phase Function Using Deconvolution", Proc IEEE Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST), Cardiff, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 337 - 342, September, 2008.
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- Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "A Radio Channel Sounder Remote Access Computational Framework", Proc Conf. da Engenharia - UBIEngenharias, Covilhã, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2007.
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- Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; I. Cuinas; M. Sanchez ; "A Reduced Markov Channel Modelling of Vegetation in the Forward Scattering Region at 40 GHz", Proc European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2007.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "Modelling Radiowave Propagation through Vegetation media: a Comparison between the RET and dRET models", Proc European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2007.
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- S. Matos; F. Cardoso; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. Antunes; "Sistema Distribuído de Teleportagem Virtual", Proc Conf. da Engenharia - UBIEngenharias, Covilhã, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2007.
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- Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; I. Cuinas; M. Sanchez ; "A Statistical Radio Channel Model for Vegetation Dynamic Effects at 40 GHZ", Proc International Symp. on Performance Evaluation of Computers and Telecommunications Systems - SPECTS, San Diego, California, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2007.
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- I. Cuinas; A. V. Alejos; M. Sanchez ; P. Gómez; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Wind Effect on the Scattering from Vegetation at Cellular Phone Frequencies", Proc IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp.- IGARSS, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2007.
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- Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; I. Cuinas; M. Sanchez ; "A Multistate Markov Channel Modelling of Vegetation Dynamics at 40 GHz", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2007.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "Parameter extraction and sensitivity analysis for the discrete RET model for radiowave propagation in inhomogeneous forests", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2007.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "Radiative Energy Transfer based model for radiowave propagation in inhomogeneous forests", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Montreal, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, September, 2006.
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- Assunção, P.A.; Lopes, C.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "A B-Learning Approach for Electrical Engineering Based on Wireless Access to Pedagogical e-Content", Proc International Conf. on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications, Setubal, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 277 - 285, August, 2006.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "Directional Spectrum Modelling in Inhomogeneous Forest at 20 and 62.4 GHz", Proc International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Setubal, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, August, 2006.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; L. Frazão; I. Cuinas; M. Sanchez ; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Wind Incidence Effects on Channel Dynamics in Vegetation Media at 40 GHz", Proc IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp.- IGARSS, Denver, Colorado, United States, Vol. , pp. - , August, 2006.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "RET Scattering Function Optimisation in Vegetation Media using Inverse Convolution", Proc IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp.- IGARSS, Denver Colorado, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2006.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "A Practical Method for Vegetation Scattering Function Parameter Extraction and Scaling", Proc Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2006.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mendes, L.M.; B.F.C Gabriel; "Oscilador Local para Repetidores de UHF", Proc Jornadas de Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Computadores, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. - , November, 2005.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mendes, L.M.; B.F.C Gabriel; "Sintonizador de Impedâncias para Optimização de amplificadores de Potência de Rádio", Proc Jornadas de Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Computadores, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. - , November, 2005.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; L. Frazão; Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; M. Sanchez ; I. Cuinas; "Measurements and Modelling of the Dynamic Vegetation Effects caused by Wind Movement at 40 GHz", Proc International Conf. on Telecommunications - ICT, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Vol. , pp. - , September, 2005.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Depolarization Effects in Vegetation Media at Micro- and Millimeter Wave Frequencies", Proc IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Washington, DC, United States, Vol. 1, pp. - , July, 2005.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "Modelling of Directional Spectra in Vegetation Media using RET Theory", Proc IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Washington, DC, United States, Vol. , pp. - , July, 2005.
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- J. Richter; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; A. Seville; N. Neil Rogers; N. Savage; "A generic narrowband model for radiowave propagation through vegetation", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Stocholm, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. - , June, 2005.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mendes, L.M.; B.F.C Gabriel; "A 1Hz Tuneable Local Oscillator for 450 to 900MHz Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Equipment", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. - , April, 2005.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "A 3D Model for Prediction of Bistatic Scattering in Vegetation Media", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. - , April, 2005.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Mendes, L.M.; B.F.C Gabriel; "Automatic Gain Control for Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Repeaters", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. - , April, 2005.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Radio Modelling of Directional Spectra in Vegetation Media using RET Theory", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. - , April, 2005.
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- T. Amado; L. Crespo; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Assunção, P.A.; "Radio Planning of WLANs for Broadband Multimedia Streaming Applications", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. * - *, April, 2005.
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- L. Crespo; T. Amado; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Assunção, P.A.; "Indoor Radio WLAN (802.11g) Performance in Multimedia Communications", Proc IEE 3G Conf., London, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 407 - 411, October, 2004.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "A Discrete Model for Radiowave Scattering in Vegetation Screens at Millimetric Wave Frequencies", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC , Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 3, pp. 1844 - 1849 , September, 2004.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; "A Discrete RET model for Millimeter-Wave Propagation in Isolated Tree Formations", Proc International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - ISAP, Sendai, Japan, Vol. 2, pp. 817 - 820, August, 2004.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Modelo para Propagação de Microondas e Ondas Milimétricas em Volumes Finitos de Vegetação Baseado no RET", Proc Engenharia - Jornadas da Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2003.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; A. Seville; N. Neil Rogers; N. Savage; "A Generic Model of 1-60 GHz Narrow Band Radio Propagation through Vegetation", Proc IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2003.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Modelling of Radiowave Propagation through Finite Vegetation Structures Based on RET", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 317 - 320, June, 2003.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; N. Neil Rogers; D. Ndzi; M. AL-Nuaimi; A. Seville; "Wideband Characterisation of Vegetation Media at Microwave Frequencies ", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2003.
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- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Radiowave Propagation Modelling in Random Vegetation Media Using a Discrete Approach", Proc EPSRC Prep Conf., Exeter, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 133 - 134, April, 2003.
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- J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; N. Savage; A. Seville; N. Neil Rogers; "RET Input Parameter Estimation for a Generic Model of Propagation Through Vegetation Using Excess Attenuation and Phase Function Measurements", Proc International Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - ICAP, Exeter, United Kingdom, Vol. , pp. - - -, April, 2003.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; J. Richter; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Phase Function Measurement for Modelling Radiowave Attenuation and Scatter in Vegetation based on The theory of Radiative energy Transfer", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC , Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2002.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Propagation Modelling of Bistatics Scattering of Isolated Trees for Micro- and Millimeter Wave Urban Microcells", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC , Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2002.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Wideband Characterisation of the Dispersive Effects on Isolated Mature Trees for 2-GHz Band Urban Microcells", Proc URSI General Assembly, Maastricht, Netherlands, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2002.
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- N. Neil Rogers; A. Seville; J. Richter; D. Ndzi; N. Savage; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Proposed Revision to the Method for Predicting Vegetation Attenuation above 1 GHz in Recommendation ITU-R P.833-3", Proc International Telecomunication Union - ITU-R, Geneva, Switzerland, Vol. Information Paper, pp. UK SG3 - ., May, 2002.
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- N. Neil Rogers; A. Seville; J. Richter; D. Ndzi; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "A Generic Model for Propagation through Vegetation", Proc International Telecomunication Union - ITU-R, Geneva, Switzerland, Vol. Information Paper, pp. UK SG3 - -, April, 2002.
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- N. Neil Rogers; A. Seville; J. Richter; D. Ndzi; N. Savage; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Measuring the Input Parameters for the RET", Proc International Telecomunication Union - ITU-R, Geneva, Switzerland, Vol. Information Paper, pp. UK SG3 - -, April, 2002.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Microwave Propagation Modelling Of Scattering and Absorption Inside a Canopy (u -MOSAIC)", Proc International Radar Symp., Bangalore, India, Vol. -, pp. - - -, December, 2001.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Radiative Energy Transfer Prediction of Excess Attenuation of Microwave Radio Signals in a Regularly Planted Orchard", Proc Conf. on Antennas and Propagation, Cardiff University, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2001.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "A Novel FDTD based method for prediction of bistatic RCS of single leaves and trees", Proc International Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - ICAP, Manchester, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2001.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Modelling of the re-radiation functions of single trees based on wideband measurements at L-band", Proc International Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - ICAP, Manchester, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2001.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "An Accurate Model for RCS of Single Leaves ", Proc European Personal Mobile Communications Conf. - EPMC, Viena, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. - - -, February, 2001.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Analysis of the Re-radiation Functions of Single Trees and Idealised Structures at 20 GHz", Proc Millenium Conf. on Antennas and Propagation, Davos, Switzerland, Vol. 1, pp. 460 - 460, April, 2000.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Co-Polar and Cross-Polar Measurements of the Re-Radiation Signal at 20 GHz from a Tree and their Analysis in the region around the Nulls", Proc USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, Vol. INV4, pp. - - -, February, 1999.
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; "Characterisation of depolarisation of Radio Signals by single trees at 20 GHz", Proc USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, Vol. 1, pp. B12 - B12, February, 1998.
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- R.F.S. Caldeirinha; "Radio Charaterisation of single trees at micro- and millimetre wave frequencies, Ph.D Thesis", University of Glamorgan, UK, April, 2001 .
Other Scientific Achievements
Prototypes
- N. Leonor; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Low cost and portable radiation pattern measurement system at 2.4 GHz ", ESTG, June, 2011.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; N. Leonor; D. Ferreira; Fernandes, T.R.; "A ray tracing based model using point scatterers for doubly selective radio channels", ADCOD, November, 2011.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; D. Ferreira; Fernandes, T.R.; "Multi-frequency swept-time delay cross-correlation channel sounder for propagation studies", STDCC, December, 2011.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; L. B. Bento; "Fleet management system", 351, March, 2010.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; D. Ferreira; "A versatile radio channel sounder based on PN Sequences", STDCC1, April, 2010.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; "Design and Construction of a 6m*5m*3m anechoic chamber at Leiria Delegation (DL-IT)", PT, November, 2008.
Awards
- N. Leonor; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.;
"Semi-finalist of the IEEE AP-S Student Design Contest 2011: Radiation Patterns on a Budget", This paper presents a radiation pattern measurement system in order to evaluate 2.4GHz antennas. This measurement system was built with the demand of being an inexpensive and easily reproducible system, lightweight and visually and user friendly.
Prize of $1,500, 01-06-2011.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. Antunes;
"SGF - Sistema multi-funcional de gestão de frotas", 2009-2011 Innovation program - PT Inovação, 01-03-2009.
- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter;
"Modelling Radiowave Propagation through Vegetation media: a comparison between RET and dRET models", Best Propagation Poster Prize at EuCAP 07 - European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - 11 - 16 November 2007, EICC, Edinburgh, UK, 01-11-2007.
- Fernandes, T.R.; Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter;
"Directional Spectrum Modelling in Inhomogeneous Forests at 20 and 62.4 GHz", Awarded Best Paper in the WINSYS 2006 -International Conference Wireless Information Networks and Systems, to be published by Springer., 22-12-2006.
Miscellaneous
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Antena para Orientação Indoor", Mariana Silva Cascalheira, University of Aveiro, 01-07-2011.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Sistema de Localização Utilizando Redes sem Fios", Carlos Miguel Cardoso Pereira, University of Aveiro, 01-07-2011.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Using Least-Squares Prediction for Compression of Colour and Stereo Images", Luis Lucas, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 01-06-2011.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Projecto de Caixa Negra para Uso Humano com Comunicações via Redes de Sensores sem Fios", , 01-07-2010.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Gestão de Home Networks", Wilson Vieira da Silva, UTAD , 01-04-2010.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "", Book presentation: “Uma Introdução às telecomunicações com Mathematica”", Prof. Carlos Salema, IPL, 01-12-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Caracterização Direccional do Canal Rádio", Maura Outeiral García, University of Aveiro, 01-12-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Software GNU Radio para Detector Digital de Sinais CW com baixa SNR", Emanuel Filipe de Ornelas Rodrigues, University of Aveiro, 01-12-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; N. M. Sampaio; "", NATO LECTURE SERIES - Waveform Diversity for Advanced Radar Systems", RTO-EN-SET-119(2009), 01-11-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SISTEMA DE LOCALIZAÇÃO INDOOR DE BAIXO CONSUMO", Luís Pedro Marques Brás, University of Aveiro, 01-07-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Leitor/Gravador RFID – Banda HF (13.56MHz)", Alírio de Jesus Soares Boaventura, University of Aveiro, 01-07-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Desenvolvimento de Modelos de Localização para Tecnologias de Redes sem Fios", Hugo Tiago Gonçalves Pinto, UTAD, 01-02-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Instrumentação de um Sistema de Recolha Selectiva de Resíduos", Agostinho Seixas de Azevedo, UTAD, 01-02-2009.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", Identificação e Caracterização da Modulação dos Sinais Digitais em RF", Manuel Carlos Pereira Baptista, University of Aveiro, 01-01-2008.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "", Sistemas de Localização para Ambientes Interiores baseados em RFID", Pedro Isidoro Prata, University of Aveiro, 01-01-2008.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Fernandes, T.R.; "Seminars", Electromagnetic scattering from vegetation: modelling including DRET models for applications in present and future wireless communication systems", University of Glamorgan, 01-11-2007.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "MSc Thesis Jury", MSc of Rui Filipe Oliveira Teixeira", University of Aveiro, Portugal, 01-07-2007.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Member of Technical Committee", Programa IDEIA – Investigação e Desenvolvimento Empresarial Aplicado, Agência de Inovação (AdI)", Technical jury, 24-11-2006.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Member of Technical Committee", Programa IDEIA – Investigação e Desenvolvimento Empresarial Aplicado, Agência de Inovação (AdI)", Technical jury, 31-08-2006.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "PhD Thesis Jury", Measurement, characterization, and modelling of the radio channel for broadband multimedia systems at 40GHz", Ana Maria Vasquez Alejos, 14-03-2006.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", A generic radio channel model for propagation in inhomogeneous forests at 40 GHz", University of Vigo, Spain, 21-06-2005.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", Electromagnetic Scattering from folliage and vegetation", DL-IT, 13-04-2005.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Invited Talks", Comunicações Móveis: Mitos e Realidades, Invited Talk", CRSC' 2003 - 4ª Conferência de Redes e Serviços de Comunicação, 09-04-2003.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", Radiowave Propagation Through Vegetation, Seminar", Instituto de Telecomunicações, Pólo de Coimbra,, 11-02-2002.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", Radio Charaterisation of Single Trees at micro- and millimetre wave frequencies, Seminar", ISEL-DEEC Lisbon, Portugal, 24-05-2001.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", Initial Proposal of the theoretical RET vegetation model, Seminar", Rutherford Appleton Laborotories - RAL, UK, 19-05-2001.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", Characterisation and modelling of re-radiation functions from single trees illuminated by radiowaves at micro- and millimetre wave frequencies, Seminar", University of Glamorgan, UK, 03-04-2001.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", Characterisation and modelling of the co-polar and cross-polar re-radiation functions from single trees illuminated by radiowaves of frequencies above 1GHz, Seminar", University of Vigo, Spain, 20-10-1998.
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; "Seminars", Characterisation of propagation effects of vegetation at frequencies above 1 GHz, Seminar", University of Glamorgan, UK, 19-05-1998.
Short Courses And Seminars
- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.;
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Ph.D Course on “Attenuation in vegetation at frequencies above 1 GHz” - 5 hours
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Denmark
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Aalborg University
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9-2011
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- Caldeirinha, R.F.S.; Rebelo, S. Morgadinho; M. AL-Nuaimi; J. Richter; Fernandes, T.R.;
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4th Research Student Workshop: Time-Varying Wideband Channel Model for Propagation of Radiowaves in Vegetation Media
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United Kingdom
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Pontypridd, Wales
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11-2008
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RF and Microwave Electronics Meeting 2008: "Radiowave Propagation through Vegetation"
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Portugal
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Aveiro
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2-2008
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Other Contributions
Conference Committees
- International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Technical Programme Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2012.
- Conf. on Electronics, Telecommunications and Computers - CETC, Scientific Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2011.
- International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Conference Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2011.
- IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Spring, Technical Programme Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2011.
- EUROCON and CONFTELE 2011, Scientific Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2011.
- EUROCON and CONFTELE 2011, Sessions Chairman , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2011.
- International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Conference Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2010.
- IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Spring, Technical Programme Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2010.
- International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Conference Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2009.
- IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Spring, Technical Programme Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2009.
- International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Technical Programme Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2008.
- International Symp. on Performance Evaluation of Computers and Telecommunications Systems - SPECTS, , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2008.
- IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Technical Programme Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2008.
- WINSYS-2007 conference – the International Conference on Wireless, Conference Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2007.
- International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Sessions Chairman , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2007.
- International Symp. on Performance Evaluation of Computers and Telecommunications Systems - SPECTS, Technical Programme Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2007.
- ConfTele07 – 6th Conference on Telecommunications, Organizing Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2007.
- Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Sessions Chairman , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2007.
- WINSYS-2006 conference – the International Conference on Wireless, Sessions Chairman , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2006.
- WINSYS-2006 conference – the International Conference on Wireless, Conference Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2006.
- WINSYS-2006 conference – the International Conference on Wireless, Technical Programme Chairman, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2006.
- 5th ConfTele05 - Conference on Telecommunications 2005 , Scientific Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2005.
- ConfTele05 - Conference on Telecommunications 2005, Sessions Chairman , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2005.
- 4th Conference on Telecommunications, Sessions Chairman , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2003.
- 4th Conference on Telecommunications, Scientific Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2003.
- The 13th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radion Communications, PIMRC 2002, Lisbon, Portugal, Scientific Committee, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2002.
- The 13th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radion Communications, PIMRC 2002, Lisbon, Portugal, Sessions Chairman , Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , 2002.
Editorial Committees
- Intrnl. Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS)
, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha , Editorial Board, 01-06-2009 to 01-05-2015.
