Academic position:
Assistant Professor
Joining date:
01-10-2000
Role in IT: Researcher Scientific Area: Wireless Communications
Group: Wireless Circuits – Av
Degrees
- PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-2007 - Licenciatura, Universidade de Aveiro, 15-07-2001
Expertise Topics
- Power Amplifier Behavioural Modeling - Behavioural Modeling Evaluation
Affiliations
- IEEE, Member, 01-10-2001
Academic Activities
Lecture courses
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Arquitectura de Computadores II, Universidade de Aveiro, Mestr. Int. Engenharia Electrónica e de Computadores
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Arquitectura de Computadores I, Universidade de Aveiro, Mest. Int. Eng. Electrónica e Telecomunicações
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Introdução às Tecnologias da Informação e Comunica, Universidade de Aveiro, Licenciatura em Turismo
Supervision of theses
PhD
- Modelação Comportamental e Pre-Distorção Digital de Transmissores de RF, PhD, Filipe Barradas, 7-2016, Universidade de Aveiro
Co - Supervision of Theses
MSc
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Modelação e Pre-Distorção de um Amplificador Doherty, MSc, Diogo Manuel Pereira dos Santos Dias, 11-2010
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Design of a RFID reader for 13MHz, MSc, Alirio Boaventura, 7-2009
Publications
Papers in Journals [5]
- Pedro, J. C.; Cabral, P. M.; Cunha, T.R.; Lavrador, P.M.L.; "A Multiple Time-Scale Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for Linearity and Efficiency Calculations", IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 606 - 615, January, 2013. Abstract | Full text (PDF 2113KB) | BibTex
- Pedro, J. C.; Cabral, P. M.; Cunha, T.R.; Lavrador, P.M.L.; "A Multi-Rate Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for Linearity and Efficiency Calculations", IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Vol. 60, No. 12, pp. 00 - 00, December, 2012.
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- P. L. Gilabert Gilabert; Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; "Improvements and Analysis of Nonlinear Parallel Behavioral Models", Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 615 - 626, September, 2009.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; Pedro, J. C.; "Evaluation of signal-to-noise and distortion ratio degradation in nonlinear systems", IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 813 - 822, March, 2004.
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Papers in Conference Proceedings [14]
- Pedro, J. C.; Cabral, P. M.; Cunha, T.R.; Lavrador, P.M.L.; "A New Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for Simultaneous Linearity and Efficiency Calculations", Proc IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Quebec, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 00 - 00, June, 2012. Abstract | Full text (PDF 793KB) | BibTex
- Cunha, T.R.; Lavrador, P.M.L.; E. Gonçalves Lima; Pedro, J. C.; "Rational function-based model with memory for power amplifier behavioral modeling", Proc Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Wien, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; "A Volterra Series Model for the System Level Simulation of a Wide Range of Wireless RF Blocks", Proc Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Goteborg, Sweden, Vol. , pp. - , April, 2010.
Abstract
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; "Validation of a Behavioral Model based on Volterra Series with coefficients determined orthogonally", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Feira, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. -- - --, May, 2009.
Abstract
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- C. Fager; Lavrador, P.M.L.; A. Zhu; Pedro, J. C.; "System Level Modelling of RF Power Amplifiers Based on Large-Signal Measurements", Proc European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Munich, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 131 - 134, October, 2007.
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- Pedro, J. C.; Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; "A Frequency Domain Extraction Procedure of Low-Pass Equivalent Behavioural Models of Microwave PAs", Proc European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Manchester, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 253 - 256, September, 2006.
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- Pedro, J. C.; Lavrador, P.M.L.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; "A Formal Procedure for Microwave Power Amplifier Behavioral Modeling", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., San Francisco, United States, Vol. 2, pp. 848 - 851, June, 2006.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; "A new method for the orthogonal extraction of the Volterra series coefficients", Proc Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 138 - 141, January, 2006.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; "A new Volterra series based orthogonal behavioral model for power amplifiers", Proc Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, Suzhou, China, Vol. 1, pp. - - -, December, 2005.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; "A New Nonlinear Behavioral Model Extracted Orthogonally", Proc Conf. on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2005.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; "A New Nonlinear Quasi-Orthogonal Model Extracted in the Frequency Domain", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2005.
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- Pedro, J. C.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; Lavrador, P.M.L.; "Modeling Nonlinear Behavior of Band-Pass Memoryless and Dynamic Systems", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Philadelphia, United States, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. ---- - ----, June, 2003.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; Pedro, J. C.; "Noise and distortion figure - an extension of noise figure definition for nonlinear devices", Proc IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Philadelphia, United States, Vol. 3, pp. 2137 - 2140, June, 2003.
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- Lavrador, P.M.L.; Pedro, J. C.; Carvalho, N.B.C.; "Underlying Linear System Identification of Memoryless and Dynamic Nonlinear Systems", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2003.
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Theses
- P.M.L. Lavrador; "Contribution to the study of the impact of nonlinearities on telecommunications systems", Universidade de Aveiro, July, 2007.
Other Scientific Achievements
Awards
- Lavrador, P.M.L.;
"2001 University of Aveiro Merit Scholarship", Scholarship given to undergraduate students of Aveiro University whose academic performance was considered exceptional in the academic year 1999/2000., 02-06-2001.
- Lavrador, P.M.L.;
"2000 University of Aveiro Merit Scholarship", Scholarship given to undergraduate students of Aveiro University whose academic performance was considered exceptional in the academic year 1998/1999., 10-05-2000.
- Lavrador, P.M.L.;
"1999 University of Aveiro Merit Scholarship", Scholarship given to undergraduate students of Aveiro University whose academic performance was considered exceptional during the academic year of 1997/1998, 29-05-1999.
Other Contributions
Refereeing
Journals
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IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Tech.
2009, 1 review(s);
Conferences
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Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele
2011;
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IEEE International Microwave Workshop Series on ''RF Front-ends for Software Defined and Cognitive Radio Solutions'' - IMWS
2010;
