Telmo Reis Cunha

Telmo Cunha

Academic position:	Assistant Professor
Joining date:	07-01-2005
Roles in IT:	Senior Researcher
Scientific Area:	Wireless Communications
Group:	Wireless Circuits – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900
Fax: +351 234 377 901

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-1301-6362

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, 28-02-2003
Licenciatura, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, 19-07-1996

Affiliations

IEEE, 01-01-2005, Member
University of Aveiro, 01-01-2004, Assistant Professor

Academic Activities

Supervision of theses

2PhD Student

Power Amplifier Performance Enhancement for 5G MIMO Transmitters, PhD Student, Joana Lopes Silva Pereira, Expected conclusion 07-2022
Analysis and compensation of MIMO wireless systems, PhD Student, Pedro Mirassol Tomé, Expected conclusion 07-2020

11MSc Student

Compensador Analógico por Modulação de Gate, MSc Student, Bruno Miguel Silva Santos, Expected conclusion 12-2020
Sistema de Geração de Sinal para Transmissor em Array, MSc Student, Daniel Alexandre Neves de Carvalho, Expected conclusion 12-2020
Sistema Adaptativo para Pré-distorção de Amplificadores, MSc Student, Samuel Martins Simões, Expected conclusion 07-2020
Sistema de controlo de corrente elétrica - Current control system, MSc Student, Ricardo Jorge Gonçalves, Concluded 12-2018
Doherty Antenna and Combiner, MSc Student, Joana Lopes Silva Pereira, Concluded 07-2018
Desenvolvimento e Teste de Predistorçor Analógico - Development and Test of an Analog Predistorter, MSc Student, Cristiano José Calado Castela, Concluded 12-2017
Angular position control system, MSc Student, João Paulo Carvalho Lopes, Concluded 12-2016
Temperature control system, MSc Student, Tânia Patrícia Magina Frutuosa, Concluded 12-2016
Analog neural predistortion of power amplifiers, MSc Student, Pedro Mirassol Tomé, Concluded 07-2016
Controlador Fuzzy baseado em ARM Cortex M3, MSc Student, Daniel Valente Valentim, Concluded 07-2015
Modelo de um Linearizador para Amplificadores de Potência, MSc Student, Hugo Miguel Santos Teixeira, Concluded 07-2007

6Research Grant

Analog linearizer testing setup, Research Grant, Joana Lopes Silva Pereira, Concluded 05-2018
Analog linearizer implementations in integrated circuits, Research Grant, André David Távora Perdigão, Concluded 08-2017
Studies on analog linearization, Research Grant, Pedro Mirassol Tomé, Concluded 08-2015
Linearização de amplificadores via malha de realimentação, Research Grant, Pedro Mirassol Tomé, Concluded 05-2014
Self-Oscillating Radio Frequency Power Amplifiers, Research Grant, Luís Filipe da Costa Malheiro, Concluded 01-2012
Análise de Distorção nos Sistemas de Telecomunicações – Caso de estudo de um receptor FM, Research Grant, Diogo Carlos Alcobia Ribeiro, Concluded 11-2009

Co-Supervision of theses

3PhD Student

Modelação Comportamental e Pre-Distorção Digital de Transmissores de RF, PhD Student, Filipe Miguel Esturrenho Barradas, Defended 01-2017
Nonlinear Behavioural Modelling of Mixed Signal RF-Digital I/O Devices, PhD Student, Hugo Miguel Santos Teixeira, Defended 12-2013
Behavioural Modelling of High-Speed Digital Devices, PhD Student, Wael Dghais, Defended 12-2013

Publications

1Books Chapters

J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, Behavioral Models for Microwave Circuit Design, Chapter in, Microwave De-embedding: From Theory to Applications, D. Schreurs and G. Crupi, Elsevier Science, 2014

27Papers in Journals

C. Fager, T. Eriksson, F. M. B. Barradas, K. Hausmair, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Linearity and Efficiency in 5G Transmitters: New Techniques for Analyzing Efficiency, Linearity, and Linearization in a 5G Active Antenna Transmitter Context, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 35 - 49, May, 2019 | BibTex
PMT Tomé, F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Hybrid Analog/Digital Linearization of GaN HEMT-Based Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 288 - 294, January, 2019,
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P. Pereira, P. R. Baptista, T.R. Cunha, P. Silva, S. Romão, V. Lafon, Estimation of the near shore bathymetry from high temporal resolution Sentinel-1AC-band SAR data-A case study, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 223, No. 1, pp. 166 - 178, January, 2019 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, PMT Tomé, José M. Gomes Gomes, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Power, Linearity, and Efficiency Prediction for MIMO Arrays With Antenna Coupling, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 65, No. 12, pp. 5284 - 5297, December, 2017 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, L. C. Nunes, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Compensation of Long-Term Memory Effects on GaN HEMT-Based Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 65, No. 9, pp. 3379 - 3388, March, 2017,
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JPFG Gonçalves, C. M. Martins, F. P. Guiomar, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A. N. Pinto, P.M.L. Lavrador, Nonlinear compensation with DBP aided by memory polynomial, Optics Express, Vol. 24, No. 26, pp. 30309 - 30316, December, 2016,
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F. M. B. Barradas, L. C. Nunes, J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, P. M. Cabral, Accurate Linearization with Low-Complexity Models Using Cascaded Digital Predistortion Systems, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 94 - 103, February, 2015 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Polynomials and LUTs in PA behavioral modeling: a fair theoretical comparison, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 62, No. 12, pp. 3274 - 3284, December, 2014 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, Predictable Behavior: Behavioral Modeling from Measured Data, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 75 - 90, September, 2014,
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W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A Novel Two-Port Behavioral Model for I/O Buffer Overclocking Simulation, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. --, No. --, pp. -- - --, August, 2013 | BibTex
H. Teixeira, W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Measurement Setup for RF/Digital Buffers Characterization, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 62, No. 7, pp. 1892 - 1899, July, 2013 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Novel Extraction of a Table-Based I–Q Behavioral Model for High-Speed Digital Buffers/Drivers, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 500 - 507, March, 2013 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, A Multiple Time-Scale Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for Linearity and Efficiency Calculations, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 606 - 615, January, 2013,
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W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Reduced-order parametric behavioral model for digital buffers/drivers with physical support, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. 1 - 10, December, 2012 | BibTex
P. R. Baptista, T.R. Cunha, C. Gama, C. Bernardes, A new and practical method to obtain grain size measurements in sandy shores based on digital image acquisition and processing, Sedimentary Geology, Vol. 282, No. 1, pp. 294 - 306, October, 2012 | BibTex
E. Gonçalves Lima, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A physically-meaningful neural network behavioral model for wireless transmitters exhibiting PM-AM/PM-PM distortions, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 59, No. 12, pp. 3512 - 3521, December, 2011 | BibTex
I. S. Stievano, L. Rigazio, F. Canavero, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, H. Teixeira, A. Girardi, R. Izzi, F. Vitale, Behavioral modeling of IC memories from measured data, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 60, No. 10, pp. 3471 - 3479, October, 2011 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, H. Teixeira, J. C. Pedro, I. S. Stievano, L. Rigazio, F. Canavero, R. Izzi, F. Vitale, A. Girardi, Validation by measurements of an IC modeling approach for SiP applications, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 1214 - 1225, August, 2011 | BibTex
P. R. Baptista, C. Bernardes, T.R. Cunha, The validation analysis of the INSHORE system - a, precise and efficient coastal survey system, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 179, No. 1-4, pp. 589 - 604, August, 2011 | BibTex
P. R. Baptista, T.R. Cunha, C. Bernardes, C. Gama, Ó. Ferreira, A. Dias, A precise and efficient methodology to analyze the shoreline displacement rate, Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 223 - 232, March, 2011 | BibTex
P. R. Baptista, T.R. Cunha, A. Matias, C. Gama, C. Bernardes, Ó. Ferreira, New land-based method for surveying sandy shores and extracting DEMs: The INSHORE system, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 182, No. 1-4, pp. 243 - 257, February, 2011 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, J. C. Pedro, Validation and physical interpretation of the power amplifier polar Volterra model, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 58, No. 12, pp. 4012 - 4021, December, 2010 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, RF Power Amplification: Current Trends on the Linearity-Efficiency Compromise, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 44 - 58, August, 2010 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, H. Teixeira, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Deriving a Power Amplifier Linearizer from a Physics-based System-level Model, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 321 - 332, May, 2010 | BibTex
P. Baptista, T.R. Cunha, Monitoring Sandy Shores Morphologies by DGPS – A Practical Tool to Generate Digital Elevation Models, Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 1516 - 1528, November, 2008 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, Design of a power amplifier feed-forward RF model with physical knowledge considerations, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 2747 - 2756, December, 2007 | BibTex
A. Zhu, J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, Pruning the Volterra series for behavioral modeling of power amplifiers using physical knowledge, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 813 - 821, May, 2007 | BibTex

35Papers in Conferences

PMT Tomé, F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Compensation of the Pulse-to-Pulse Instability of GaN HEMT-Based Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Boston, United States, Vol., pp. 408 - 411, June, 2019,
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F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Magnetless RF Isolator Design Using Grounded Transistors, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Philadelphia, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2018 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Modeling PA linearity and efficiency in MIMO transmitters, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Honolulu, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2017,
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F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Setup and Calibration Procedure for LPE PA Characterization with Synchronous Input-Output Excitations, ARFTG Conf., Honolulu, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2017,
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F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Digital predistortion of RF PAs for MIMO transmitters based on the equivalent load, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Graz, Austria, Vol., pp. -, May, 2017,
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F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Using statistical information for fast static DPD of RF PAs, IEEE Topical Conf. on RF Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications - PAWR, Phoenix, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, January, 2017,
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T.R. Cunha, F. M. B. Barradas, J. C. Pedro, The two-tone model for power amplifier modeling, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., London, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2016 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Characterizing direct and cross memory in RF nonlinear systems using simple two tone measurements, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., London, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, October, 2016,
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JPFG Gonçalves, P.M.L. Lavrador, F. P. Guiomar, A. N. Pinto, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear Behavioral Modeling Equalization Techniques for Optical Transmission Systems, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2015,
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F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Reducing model extraction complexity using cascaded predistortion, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2015,
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F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, RF PA modeling with one chirp measurement, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., Paris, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2015,
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T.R. Cunha, F. M. B. Barradas, J. C. Pedro, DPD tuning with frequency selective distortion minimization, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Phoenix, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, May, 2015 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Higher locality non-linear basis functions of Volterra series based models to improve extraction conditioning, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Tampa FL, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2014 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Using spline basis functions in Volterra series based models, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Leuven, Belgium, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, April, 2014 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, Characterizing power amplifier static AM/PM with spectrum analyzer measurements, IEEE International Conf. on Signals, Systems, Devices - SSD, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, February, 2014 | BibTex
H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Large signal characterization of high speed digital buffers for signal integrity analysis of software-defined-radio applications, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., Nuremberg, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 979 - 982, October, 2013 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Behavioral Modeling Approaches for Digital I/O Buffers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 155 - 156, May, 2013 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A mixed-domain behavioral model’s extraction for digital I/O buffers, IEEE Conf. on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging and Systems - EPEPS, Tempe, Arizona, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2012 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, A New Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for Simultaneous Linearity and Efficiency Calculations, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Quebec, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 00 - 00, June, 2012,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 793 KBs) | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Efficient table-based I-Q behavioral model for high-speed digital buffers/drivers, IEEE Workshop on Signal Propagation on Interconnects - SPI, Sorrento, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 95 - 96, May, 2012 | BibTex
E. Gonçalves Lima, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, PM-AM/PM-PM distortions in wireless transmitter behavioral modeling, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Baltimore, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2011 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, E. Gonçalves Lima, J. C. Pedro, Rational function-based model with memory for power amplifier behavioral modeling, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Wien, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, J. C. Pedro, A Polar-oriented Volterra Model for Power Amplifier Characterization, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Anaheim, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 556 - 559, May, 2010 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, H. Teixeira, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A new predistorter model based on power amplifier physical knowledge, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 140 - 143, April, 2010 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Behavioural model for high-speed digital buffer-driver, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 110 - 113, April, 2010 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Behavioural model for high-speed digital buffer-driver, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 110 - 113, April, 2010 | BibTex
E. Gonçalves Lima, T.R. Cunha, H. Teixeira, M. Pirola, J. C. Pedro, Base-Band Derived Volterra Series for Power Amplifier Modeling, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Boston, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1361 - 1364, June, 2009 | BibTex
I. S. Stievano, I. Maio, L. Rigazio, F. Canavero, R. Izzi, A. Girardi, T. Lessio, T.R. Cunha, H. Teixeira, J. C. Pedro, Characterization and modeling of the power delivery networks of memory chips, IEEE Workshop on Signal Propagation on Interconnects - SPI, Strasbourg, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2009 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, E. Gonçalves Lima, Low-pass equivalent feedback topology for power amplifier modeling, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Atlanta, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1445 - 1448, June, 2008 | BibTex
A. Girardi, A. Conci, R. Izzi, T. Lessio, F. Canavero, I. S. Stievano, D. Hardisty, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, et. al., MOCHA, MOdelling and CHAracterization for SiP – Signal and Power Integrity Analysis, IEEE Workshop on Signal Propagation on Interconnects - SPI, Avignon, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, May, 2008 | BibTex
H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Volterra Predistorter Model for RF Power Amplifiers, International Symp. on Microwave and Optical Technology - ISMOT, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, December, 2007 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, A. Zhu, General nonlinear feed-forward RF model for power amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Honolulu, United States, Vol., pp. 2027 - 2030, June, 2007 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Power amplifier feed-forward model derived from physical behavior, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, May, 2007 | BibTex
L. C. Cabria, J. A. Garcia, T.R. Cunha, A. Mediavilla, J. C. Pedro, Impact of PA Long Term Memory Effects in Spatial Derivative Superposition Systems, Target Days, Rome, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2006 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Short and Long-Term Memory Modelling via Generic FIR Filtering, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 146 - 149, January, 2006 | BibTex

Patents

2Patents

P. R. Baptista, T.R. Cunha, C. Bernardes, High accuracy positioning system adapted to a land mobile platform - International Patent, PCT/PT2009/00073. 10/12/2009, December, 2009, (status granted)
P. R. Baptista, T.R. Cunha, C. Bernardes, High accuracy positioning system adapted to a land mobile platform - National Patent, 104.783. 13/10/2009, October, 2009, (status granted)

Projects

Currently running projects3

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
OMIMO	Transmissor MIMO Otimizado para Sistemas 5G	FCT	01-10-2018	30-09-2021
ORCIP	Optical Radio Convergence Infrastructure for Communications and Power Delivering	PO Centro	01-05-2017	30-04-2029
XiongJi	Wideband Power Amplifier Design Methodologies	Huawei Technologies Sweden	01-06-2019	30-06-2023

Closed Projects10

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
APIC	Analog Predistorter in Integrated Circuit	IT	01-07-2016	01-06-2018
Digital_PAs	Digital_PAs - Digital RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Applications	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2009	01-06-2012
HLPA2MIMO	Highly Linear Power Amplifier for Massive MIMO	Ampleon	01-07-2016	01-06-2020
INSHORE	Integrated System for High Operational Resolution in Shore Monitoring	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2008	01-04-2011
Lin5GPA	Power Amplifier Linearization for 5G	FCT/PTDC	01-05-2016	01-04-2018
MOCHA	MOCHA - MOdelling and CHAracterization for SiP Signal and Power Integrity Analysis	EU/FP7	01-01-2008	01-03-2010
ModEx	Behavioral Model Extractor	IT/LA	01-07-2005	30-06-2007
ROOSTER	Rooster - Solutions to Optimize Efficiency-Linearity in High Power Multi-Band MISO Power Amplifiers	Huawei Technologies Sweden	01-07-2016	01-06-2018
SOPAS	Self-Oscillating Radio Frequency Power Amplifiers	FCT/PTDC	01-02-2011	01-05-2013
VADONetC	Simplified Volterra analysis for dynamical optical networks compensation	IT/LA	01-06-2014	01-05-2016

Other Scientific Achievements

4Awards

T.R. Cunha, Exemplary Reviewer 2016, Recognition by the IEEE Communications Society for the paper reviewing activity in 2016., 01-06-2017
J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, P.M.L. Lavrador, Annual Collaboration Team Award, O Projecto de Investigação com a empresa Huawei Technologies Sweden, AB., foi agraciado com o Prémio “Annual Collaboration Team Award” atribuído pela multinacional chinesa Huawei Technologies, Co. Ltd., 01-12-2015
T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, L. N. Nunes, Best Paper Award - CCSP-SSD'14, Best paper award for the paper ''Characterizing power amplifier static AM/PM with spectrum analyzer measurements'' presented at the IEEE 11th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices - Conference on Communication & Signal Processing, CCSP-SSD’14, Castelldefels-Barcelona, Spain, February 11-14, 2014., 01-02-2014
T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, Characterizing power amplifier static AM/PM with spectrum analyzer measurements, Best Paper Award - CCSP-SSD'14, Best paper award for the paper ''Characterizing power amplifier static AM/PM with spectrum analyzer measurements'' presented at the IEEE 11th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices - Conference on Communication & Signal Processing, CCSP-SSD’14, Castelldefels-Barcelona, Spain, February 11-14, 2014., 01-02-2014, 01-02-2014

7Short Courses and Seminars

L. C. Nunes, F. M. B. Barradas, C. Gonçalves, J. Gomes, PMT Tomé, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Long-Term Memory Effects in GaN Devices: From Modeling to Compensation, Spain, 09-2018
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, PMT Tomé, P.M.L. Lavrador, P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, J. C. Pedro, Prediction and Compensation of PA Linearity and Efficiency in MIMO scenarios, Spain, Madrid, 09-2018
F. M. B. Barradas, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, MIMO Transmitter Modeling for Simultaneous Linearity and Efficiency Optimization, United States, 06-2017
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, NVNA Measurements for 5G Active Antenna Array Behavioral Modeling, United States, Honolulu, 06-2017
T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, F. M. B. Barradas, J. C. Pedro, Wideband power amplifier linearization: from active device distortion to DPD compensation, United States, Austin, TX, 01-2016
J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, RF Power Amplifier and Wireless Transmitter Linearity: a Device and System Level Issue, United Kingdom, Manchester, 10-2011
J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, Power Amplifier Behavioral Modeling and Linearizer Identification Methods, United States, Boston, 06-2009

Other Contributions

6Conference Committees

IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Technical Programme Committee, 2020
European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., Organizing Committee, 2018
IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-wave Circuits - INMMIC, Organizing Committee, 2006

1Editorial Committees

Associate Editor, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 07-05-2018 - 07-05-2021

6Refereeing Journals

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
2011, 1 review(s);
Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering
2011, 2 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
2011, 4 review(s); 2010, 3 review(s);
IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields
2011, 2 review(s);
Eurasip Journal on Image and Video Processing
2011, 1 review(s);

2Refereeing Conferences

Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele
2015, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s);
IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC
2015, 1 review(s);

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