João Miguel Pereira de Almeida

João Almeida

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-09-2013
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Networks and Services
Group:	Embedded Systems – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
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http://www.cienciavitae.pt/6E15-998A-7023

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0001-6634-6213

RESEARCHER ID SCOPUS SCHOLAR LinkedIn

08-10-2024

IT accelerates R&D in autonomous, connected and cooperative mobility in Portugal

Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) plays a pivotal role in coordinating large-scale demonstrators and advancing the RD&I efforts laid out in Route25. Several IT teams collaborate with partners across different regions in Portugal, driving technological and software development for autonomous, connected, and cooperative mobility solutions.

25-06-2024

Route 25 project demo won the Best Demo 2024 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference

The demo “Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing in V2X Simulation Environment” was awarded the Best Demo at the 2024 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) held in Kobe, Japan, from May 29 to 31, 2024.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 23-07-2018

Expertise Topics

Vehicle Networks
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Fault-Tolerance and Dependability

Academic Activities

14Supervision of MSc theses

As Supervisor

Aplicação Móvel para Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte com Integração de Comunicações Veiculares, MSc Student, Gil Teixeira, Concluded 07-2024
Machine Learning Techniques for Road Traffic Prediction using Vehicular Communications Data, MSc Student, Francisco dos Santos Gonçalves, Concluded 12-2023
Management platform for cooperative transport systems, MSc Student, Lucas Seabra, Concluded 07-2022

As Co-supervisor

Gémeos Digitais para Manobras Cooperativas, MSc Student, Tiago José Batista Alves, Expected conclusion 12-2025
Energy Transactions based on Distributed Ledger Technologies for Renewable Energy Communities, MSc Student, Daniel Baptista Andrade, Concluded 12-2023
Algorithms for Electricity Transactions in Local Renewable Energy Community Markets, MSc Student, Eduardo Afonso de Pinho Soares de Almeida, Concluded 12-2023
Machine Learning based Electricity Consumption Forecast for Renewable Energy Communities, MSc Student, Francisco Miguel Florêncio Monteiro, Concluded 12-2023
Simulation Platform for Manoeuvre Coordination Messages, MSc Student, João Diogo Videira Oliveira, Concluded 12-2023
Data collection on connected vehicles for road safety applications, MSc Student, David Manuel Teixeira Alves da Rocha, Concluded 07-2022
Sistema de Gestão de Energia Baseado em AI/ML para Comunidades de Energia Renovável, MSc Student, Miguel Cruz Matos, Concluded 07-2022
Roadside infrastructure to support Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems, MSc Student, Marco Daniel Correia, Concluded 12-2021
Multipurpose Sensing Platform for Improved Road Safety, MSc Student, Miguel Filipe Pereira de Freitas Carvalhosa, Concluded 12-2021
Serviços de monitorização e alerta meteorológicos em Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte , MSc Student, Nuno Filipe Santos Aparicio, Concluded 12-2020
Infraestrutura rodoviária de apoio a Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte autónomos e cooperativos, MSc Student, Ricardo Alexandre Leite Correia, Concluded 12-2020

Publications

2Books Chapters

J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, Fault Tolerant Architecture for Infrastructure based Vehicular Networks, Chapter in, Intelligent Transportation Systems: Dependable Vehicular Communications for Improved Road Safety, Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2016
J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, Development of an ITS-G5 station, from the physical to the MAC layer, Chapter in, Intelligent Transportation Systems: From Good Practices to Standards, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2016

20Papers in Journals

Early Access

E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, P. Bartolomeu, Enabling Seamless Data Security, Consensus, and Trading in Vehicular Networks, ieee transactions on intelligent vehicles, Vol., No., pp. 1 - 22, April, 2024 | BibTex

Published

J. O. Oliveira, E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, P. Bartolomeu, A Maneuver Coordination Analysis Using Artery V2X Simulation Framework, Electronics, Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 4813 - 4813, December, 2024,
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F. M. Monteiro, R.O. Oliveira, J. A. Almeida, P. Gonçalves, P. Bartolomeu, J. Neto, R. Deus, Electricity consumption dataset of a local energy cooperative, Data in Brief, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 110373 - 110373, June, 2024,
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M. C. M. Matos, J. A. Almeida, P. Gonçalves, F. Baldo, F. Braz, P. Bartolomeu, A Machine Learning-Based Electricity Consumption Forecast and Management System for Renewable Energy Communities, Energies, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 1 - 25, January, 2024,
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E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, P. Bartolomeu, VERCO: A privacy and data-centric architecture for verifiable cooperative maneuvers, Vehicular Communications, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 100614 - 100614, August, 2023 | BibTex
E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, T. Dias, A. V. S. Silva, L. Moura, A Roadside and Cloud-Based Vehicular Communications Framework for the Provision of C-ITS Services, Information (Switzerland), Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 153 - 153, March, 2023,
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D. Rocha, G. T. Teixeira, E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A Modular In-Vehicle C-ITS Architecture for Sensor Data Collection, Vehicular Communications and Cloud Connectivity, Sensors, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 1724 - 1757, February, 2023,
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K. K. Katsaros, A. A. Amditis, K. T. Trichias, O. S. Shagdar, A. S. Soua, J. R. Requena, J. Santa, G. K. Kakes, J. A. Almeida, E. S. Sousa, N. C. Cruz, G. V. Velez, T. S. Sari, D. C. Cortizo, F. C. Correia, D. K. Kountche, S. R. Rommel, E. N. Nikolitsa, P. D. Demestichas, Connected and Automated Mobility Services in 5G Cross-Border Environments: Challenges and Prospects, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 2 - 14, February, 2023,
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J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, S. R. Rommel, A. S. Soua, Editorial: Mobile network technologies for advanced CCAM services, frontiers in future transportation, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1 - 2, October, 2022 | BibTex
J. Ferreira, R. Aguiar, Jo. A. Fonseca Fonseca, J. A. Almeida, JP Barraca, D.Gomes Gomes, R.O. Oliveira, J. Rufino, F. Braz, P. Gonçalves, Dataset: Mobility Patterns of a Coastal Area Using Traffic Classification Radars, Data, Vol. 7, No. 7, pp. 97 - 97, July, 2022,
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Seyed M. Hosseini Hosseini, M. J. Jooriah, D. Rocha, J. A. Almeida, P. Bartolomeu, J. Ferreira, . Rosales, M. M. Miranda, Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility Service Continuity in a Cross-Border Multi-Access Edge Computing Federation Scenario, frontiers in future transportation, Vol. 3, No. 911923, pp. 1 - 16, July, 2022,
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F. Braz, J. Ferreira, F. G. Gonçalves, K. Weege, J. A. Almeida, F. Baldo, P. Gonçalves, Road Traffic Forecast Based on Meteorological Information through Deep Learning Methods, Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 12, pp. 4485 - 4485, June, 2022,
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M. Correia, J. A. Almeida, P. Bartolomeu, J. Fonseca, J. Ferreira, Performance Assessment of Collective Perception Service Supported by the Roadside Infrastructure, Electronics, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 347 - 347, January, 2022 | Full text (PDF 6 MBs) | BibTex
J. A. Almeida, J. Rufino, M. Alam, J. Ferreira, A Survey on Fault Tolerance Techniques for Wireless Vehicular Networks, Electronics, Vol. 8, No. 11, pp. 1358 - 1358, November, 2019 | BibTex
V. M. Martins, J. Rufino, L. Silva, J. A. Almeida, B. F. Fernandes, J. Ferreira, J. Fonseca, Towards Personal Virtual Traffic Lights, Information (Switzerland), Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 32 - 32, January, 2019 | BibTex
J. Ferreira, M. Alam, B. F. Fernandes, L. Silva, J. A. Almeida, L. Moura, R. Costa, G. Iovino, E. Cordiviola, Cooperative sensing for improved traffic efficiency: The highway field trial, Computer Networks, Vol. 143, No. -, pp. 82 - 97, July, 2018,
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J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, A Medium Guardian for Enhanced Dependability in Safety-Critical Wireless Systems, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 965 - 976, March, 2018 | BibTex
J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, Fail silence mechanism for dependable vehicular communications, International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 534 - 545, October, 2017,
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J. Rufino, M. Alam, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, Software defined P2P architecture for reliable vehicular communications, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Vol. 42, No. 2017, pp. 411 - 425, June, 2017,
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J. A. Almeida, M. Alam, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, Mitigating adjacent channel interference in vehicular communication systems, Digital Communications and Networks, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 57 - 64, May, 2016,
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33Papers in Conferences

E. A. Almeida, J. A. Almeida, P. Bartolomeu, J. Ferreira, Evaluation of Electricity Trading Algorithms for P2P Markets in Renewable Energy Communities, IEEE IES Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society IECON, Chicago, United States, Vol., pp. -, November, 2024 | BibTex
R. D. Direito, D. Rocha, J. A. Almeida, A. Perdigão, D.Gomes Gomes, R. Aguiar, CCAM and 5G Networks: Powerful Allies in PPDR Scenarios with Dynamic Resource Allocation, ieee Future Networks World Forum FNWF, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October, 2024,
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D. Rocha, B. S. Silva, E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, P. Bartolomeu, J. Ferreira, Unlocking the Potential of C-ITS Data for the Deployment of Traffic Management Systems, IEEE Conf. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Edmonton, Canada, Vol., pp. -, September, 2024 | BibTex
J. Fonseca, D. Santos, E. Vieira, J. Silva, P. Escaleira, R. R. Rodriguez, J. A. Almeida, J. Quevedo, P. Rito, B. Parreira, D. Corujo, J. Ferreira, M. Araújo, S. Sargento, Exploring Multi-Access Edge Computing Federation for V2X Scenarios in the Route 25 Project, IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 2024 IEEE 22nd Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON) (MELECON 2024), pp. -, June, 2024,
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M. J. Jooriah, D. Datsenko, J. A. Almeida, A. sousa, J. Ferreira, Demo: Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing in V2X Simulation Environment, IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. - VNC, Kobe, Japan, Vol., pp. -, May, 2024,
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M. J. Jooriah, D. Datsenko, J. A. Almeida, A. sousa, J. Silva, J. Ferreira, A Co-simulation Platform for V2X-based Cooperative Driving Automation Systems, IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. - VNC, Kobe, Japan, Vol., pp. -, May, 2024,
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M. J. Jooriah, D. Datsenko, J. A. Almeida, A. sousa, J. Silva, J. Ferreira, A Co-Simulation Platform for V2X-Based Cooperative Driving Automation Systems, IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. - VNC, Kobe, Japan, Vol., pp. -, May, 2024,
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E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, P. Bartolomeu, Extending V2X Messages for the Implementation of Consensus-Building Mechanisms in C-ITS, European Dependable Computing Conference EDCC, Leuven, Belgium, Vol., pp. -, April, 2024 | BibTex
M. Carvalhosa, D. Rocha, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, Connected Solar Boat for C-ITS Applications, European Conf. on Wireless Sensor Networks - EWSN, Rende, Italy, Vol., pp. -, September, 2023,
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M. C. M. Matos, J. A. Almeida, P. Gonçalves, F. Baldo, F. Braz, P. Bartolomeu, A Machine Learning Based Energy Management System for Renewable Energy Communities, IEEE Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems IESES, Shanghai, China, Vol., pp. 1 - 6, July, 2023,
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E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, P. Bartolomeu, Safeguarding Cooperative Maneuver Information with Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance, International Conf. on Dependable Systems and Networks - DSN, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, June, 2023 | BibTex
M. Carvalhosa, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, Poster: Road Sensor Messages for V2X Scenarios, IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference VNC, Istanbul, Turkey, Vol., pp. -, April, 2023 | Full text (PDF 193 KBs) | BibTex
E. Vieira, T. Dias, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, L. Moura, V2X Tolling System for C-ITS Environments, INSTICC International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems VEHITS, Prague, Czech Republic, Vol., pp. -, April, 2023 | BibTex
J. A. Almeida, M. J. Jooriah, J. Ferreira, T. Dias, A. V. S. Silva, L. Moura, 5G Connected Vehicle and Roadside Infrastructure for Advanced Driving Maneuvers in a Cross-Border Scenario, Transport Research Arena, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, November, 2022 | BibTex
T. Dias, A. V. S. Silva, L. Moura, E. Vieira, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, An ITS-G5 V2X solution in C-ROADS Portugal, Transport Research Arena, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, November, 2022 | BibTex
M. Carvalhosa, J. A. Almeida, P. Bartolomeu, J. Ferreira, Multipurpose Sensing Platform for Improved Road Safety, IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference - CCNC, Conference online, January, 2022 | Full text (PDF 8 MBs) | BibTex
J. A. Almeida, E. Vieira, J. Ferreira, J. R. Ribeiro, T. Dias, L. Moura, Roadside and Cloud Architecture for C-ITS Services, 27th ITS World Congress, Hamburg, Germany, October, 2021,
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T. Dias, J. R. Ribeiro, L. Moura, D. J. Jaurégui, M. M. Miranda, J. A. Almeida, M. J. Jooriah, J. Ferreira, HD Maps in the 5G-MOBIX project, IEEE 5G for CAM Virtual Summit, Brussels, Belgium, May, 2021,
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M. J. Jooriah, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, Hybrid Routing Mechanism for Wireless Vehicular Networks, IEEE 93rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Spring), Helsinki, Finland, April, 2021,
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J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, J. M. Moutinho, D. J. Jaurégui, E. A. Álvarez, M. S. Sambeek, CCAM Infrastructure Support for 5G Advanced Driving Scenarios, Virtual ITS European Congress, Conference online, November, 2020 | BibTex
J. A. Almeida, J. Rufino, F. Cardoso, M. Gomes, J. Ferreira, TRUST: Transportation and Road Monitoring System for Ubiquitous Real-Time Information Services, IEEE VTC IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Spring), Antwerp, Belgium, May, 2020 | BibTex
J. Rufino, L. Silva, B. F. Fernandes, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, Overhead of V2X Secured Messages: An Analysis, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April, 2019 | BibTex
J. Rufino, L. Silva, B. F. Fernandes, J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, Empowering Vulnerable Road Users in C-ITS, IEEE Globecom Workshops GC Wkshps, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December, 2018 | BibTex
W. Farhat, J. Rufino, B. F. Fernandes, J. A. Almeida, M. Alam, C. Souani, J. Ferreira, Towards ITS Vision Assisted Cooperative Perception, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring), Porto, Portugal, June, 2018 | BibTex
J. Ferreira, J. Fonseca, D.Gomes Gomes, JP Barraca, B. F. Fernandes, J. Rufino, J. A. Almeida, R. Aguiar, PASMO: An open living lab for cooperative ITS and smart regions, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference ISC2, Wuxi, China, September, 2017,
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J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, Poster: Medium Guardian - the Bus Guardian Concept Applied to Wireless Communications Systems, International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks, Uppsala, Sweden, Vol., pp. 194 - 195, February, 2017,
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JB Gaztañaga, J. A. Almeida, B. F. Fernandes, L. Silva, M. Alam, J. Fonseca, J. Ferreira, eCall++: An enhanced emergency call system for improved road safety, IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Columbus, United States, December, 2016,
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J. A. Almeida, M. Alam, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, Timing Analysis of an Active Replication Scheme for the Road Side Units of Vehicular Networks, IEEE Industrial Electronics Conf. - IECON, Firenze, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 4719 - 4724, October, 2016,
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J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, An RSU Replication Scheme for Dependable Wireless Vehicular Networks, European Dependable Computing Conference EDCC, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 229 - 240, September, 2016 | BibTex
J. A. Almeida, J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, P. Pedreiras, J. Fonseca, Enforcing Replica Determinism in the Road Side Units of Fault-Tolerant Vehicular Networks, International Conference on Future Intelligent Vehicular Technologies - Future 5V, Porto, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 3 - 12, September, 2016,
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J. A. Almeida, M. Alam, B. Silva, A. K. Khan, A. Oliveira, J. Ferreira, Reliable Delivery of Safety Messages in Infrastructure based Vehicular Networks, COSSMO – International Workshop on Cooperative Sensing for Smart Mobility – ITSC - IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 244 - 249, September, 2015,
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A. K. Khan, J. A. Almeida, B. F. Fernandes, M. Alam, P. Pedreiras, J. Ferreira, Towards Reliable Wireless Vehicular Communications, COSSMO – International Workshop on Cooperative Sensing for Smart Mobility – ITSC - IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Las Palmas, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 167 - 172, September, 2015 | BibTex
J. Ferreira, A. Oliveira, J. A. Almeida, CAC Cruz, Fail Silent Road Side Unit for Vehicular Communications, Workshop on Architecting Safety in Collaborative Mobile Systems - ASCoMS, Toulouse, France, Vol. 1, pp. 343 - 354, September, 2013,
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Projects

Currently running projects2

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
NGM	A NextGen Mobility: Next generation of connected mobility and infrastructures	IAPMEI	01-12-2022	30-09-2025
Route25	Route 25: Agenda for Autonomous, Intelligent, Interoperable and Inclusive Mobility	IAPMEI	01-10-2022	30-09-2025

Closed Projects6

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
5G-MOBIX	5G for cooperative & connected automated MOBIility on X-border corridors	EU/H2020	16-10-2018	31-10-2023
COMSOLVE	Project: SI I&DT Copromoção Nr. 047019 - COMSOLVE .: COMunidade de energia SOLar com integração de Veículos Elétricos	P2020	15-06-2021	30-06-2023
DETAINER	Núcleo de I&D em Copromoção Nr. 037204 - DETAINER: Deterministic Capture of Communication Channels – Technology Research & Development	P2020	01-10-2018	31-07-2022
EV4Energy	SI I&DT Copromoção Nr. 046995 - EV4Energy: THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	P2020	01-07-2020	30-06-2023
STEROID	SI I&DT Copromoção Nr. 069989 - STEROID: Plataforma de Verificação e Validação de Componentes de Suporte à Condução Autónoma para Veículos Inteligentes do Futuro	P2020	31-12-2020	30-06-2023
TRUST	SI I&DT Copromoção - Projeto de I&D à Escala Europeia Nr. 037930 - TRUST - Transportation and Road monitoring system for UbiquitouS real-Time information services	P2020	01-10-2018	30-04-2022

Other Contributions

1Editorial Committees

Associate Editor, frontiers in future transportation, 01-07-2020 - 31-12-2023

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