Vasco Nuno da Gama de Jesus Soares

Vasco Soares

Academic position:	Assistant Professor
Joining date:	01-01-1999
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Networks and Services
Group:	Network Architectures and Protocols – Cv

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Address: IT Branch – Covilhã
Faculdade de Engenharia
Covilhã
6201-001
Tel: 275329953
Fax: 275329972

Alternative Personal Web Page

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-5474

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Bio

Vasco N. G. J. Soares is a Professor and Cisco Instructor at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal, and a Researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal. He is a Co-founder of the startup InspiringSci, Lda.
He received a five-year B.Sc. degree in Informatics Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal and the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
He has authored or co-authored over 90 papers in refereed journals, book chapters, and conferences, and 2 patents.
He is an editorial board member and reviewer for various international journals and guest editor of special issues. He regularly serves as an organizer, technical program committee member and reviewer for international conferences and workshops.
He has participated in national and European research projects related to vehicular networks and Internet of things.
He is a Senior Member of IEEE.
His research interests include vehicular networks, delay/disruption tolerant networks, Internet of things, smart cities, and smart farming.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade da Beira Interior, 29-02-2012
Licenciatura, Universidade de Coimbra, 10-10-2002

Affiliations

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 01-01-2008, Senior Member
Superior School of Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, 01-01-2003,

Expertise Topics

Delay Tolerant Networks
Vehicular Networks
Internet of Things
Smart Cities
Smart Farming

Academic Activities

1Supervision of MSc theses

As Supervisor

Gestão de Capacidade com Base nas Plataformas Axians ITSM, MSc Student, Nuno Miguel Tomé Batuca, Concluded 09-2023

Publications

6Books Chapters

P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, ICT-Enabled Agri-Food Systems, Chapter in, Environment and Climate-smart Food Production, Charis M. Galanakis, Springer, Cham, -, 2022 | Full text (PDF 739 KBs)
Y. Azzoug, A. Boukra, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Hybrid Swarm-Based Geographic VDTN Routing, Chapter in, Intelligent Technologies for Internet of Vehicles. Internet of Things (Technology, Communications and Computing), N. Magaia, G. Mastorakis, C. Mavromoustakis, E. Pallis, and E. K. Markakis, Springer, Cham, -, 2021
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, Vehicular delay-tolerant networks (VDTNs), Chapter in, Advances in Delay-tolerant Networks (DTNs): Architecture and Enhanced Performance, J. J. P. C. Rodrigues, Woodhead Publishing, 2014
J. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, An Introduction to Delay and Disruption-Tolerant Networks (DTNs), Chapter in, Advances in Delay-tolerant Networks (DTNs): Architecture and Enhanced Performance, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Woodhead Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2014
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, Cooperation in DTN-Based Network Architectures, Chapter in, Cooperative Networking, M. S. Obaidat and S. Misra, John Wiley & Sons, 2011
J. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, Stationary Relay Nodes Deployment on Vehicular Opportunistic Networks, Chapter in, Mobile Opportunistic Networks: Architectures, Protocols and Applications, Mieso K. Denko, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011

38Papers in Journals

A.F.S. Santos, P. D. G. Gaspar, H.J.L.S Souza, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, An Eco-Energetic Performance Comparison of Dehumidification Systems in High-Moisture Indoor Environments, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 13, No. 11, pp. 6824 - 6824, June, 2023,
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M. J. A. Jesús-Azabal, J. B. Berrocal, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. Garcia-Alonso, J. G.J. Galán-Jiménez, A self-sustainable opportunistic solution for emergency detection in ageing people living in rural areas, Wireless Networks, Vol. 29, No. 0, pp. 2353 - 2370, March, 2023,
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E. B. M. Micaelo, L. G. P. S. L. Lourenço, P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Bird Deterrent Solutions for Crop Protection: Approaches, Challenges, and Opportunities, Agriculture (Switzerland), Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 774 - 774, March, 2023,
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V. M.T. A. Aleluia, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, Livestock Monitoring Prototype Implementation and Validation, Revista de Informatica Teorica e Aplicada, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 53 - 65, January, 2023,
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T.C. Costa, L. Santos, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. D. G. Gaspar, Performance Assessment of a Wireless Mesh Network for Post-harvest Food Quality Traceability of Fruit Products: A Case Study, Revista de Informatica Teorica e Aplicada, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 66 - 77, January, 2023,
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A. F. S. L. Luís, G. M. C. M. Martins, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Prototype Implementation of a Smart Locker, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 34 - 43, December, 2022 | BibTex
E. Assunção, P. D. G. Gaspar, K. Alibabaei, M. Simões, H. Proença, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, Real-Time Image Detection for Edge Devices: A Peach Fruit Detection Application, Future Internet, Vol. 14, No. 11, pp. 323 - 323, November, 2022 | BibTex
J. Rebelo, P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, A Novel mHealth Approach for the Monitoring and Assisted Therapeutics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 12, No. 20, pp. 10257 - 10257, October, 2022,
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M. J. A. Jesús-Azabal, J. Garcia-Alonso, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. G.J. Galán-Jiménez, Improving Delivery Probability in Mobile Opportunistic Networks with Social-Based Routing, Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 11, No. 13, pp. 2084 - 2084, July, 2022,
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K. Alibabaei, P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, E. A. Assunção, S. A. Alirezazadeh, T. M. L. Lima, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, Comparison of On-Policy Deep Reinforcement Learning A2C with Off-Policy DQN in Irrigation Optimization: A Case Study at a Site in Portugal, Computers, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 104 - 104, June, 2022,
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K. Alibabaei, E. Assunção, P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, Real-Time Detection of Vine Trunk for Robot Localization Using Deep Learning Models Developed for Edge TPU Devices, Future Internet, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 199 - 199, June, 2022,
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V. M.T. A. Aleluia, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, A. M. R. Rodrigues, Livestock Monitoring: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 67 - 76, April, 2022,
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L.S. Santos, T.C. Costa, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Performance Assessment of ESP8266 Wireless Mesh Networks, Information (Switzerland), Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 210 - 225, April, 2022,
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J. P. L. R. Ribeiro, P. D. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, Computational Simulation of an Agricultural Robotic Rover for Weed Control and Fallen Fruit Collection—Algorithms for Image Detection and Recognition and Systems Control, Regulation, and Command, Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 790 - 790, March, 2022,
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R. S. C. Cotrim, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Desenvolvimento, Simulação e Validação de Protocolos MAC para Redes de Sensores Sem Fios, revista brasileira de computacao aplicada, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 94 - 105, March, 2022,
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A. F. S. L. Luís, G. M. C. M. Martins, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Smart Lockers: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 141 - 149, February, 2022,
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R. S. C. Cotrim, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Y. Azzoug, Power saving MAC protocols in wireless sensor networks: a survey, Telkomnika (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 1778 - 1786, December, 2021,
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E. Ananias, P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, Artificial Intelligence Decision Support System Based on Artificial Neural Networks to Predict the Commercialization Time by the Evolution of Peach Quality, Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 10, No. 19, pp. 2394 - 2394, September, 2021,
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R. S. C. Cotrim, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. M. F. D. O. G. Gaspar, Power Saving MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Performance Assessment Analysis, Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 341 - 347, August, 2021,
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M. Teixeira, J. Molina, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Review on Free-Space Optical Communications for Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networks, Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 10, No. 13, pp. 1607 - 1607, July, 2021,
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P. D. G. Gaspar, C. Fernandez, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, H. Silva, Development of Technological Capabilities through the Internet of Things (IoT): Survey of Opportunities and Barriers for IoT Implementation in Portugal’s Agro-Industry, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 11, No. 8, pp. 3454 - 3454, April, 2021,
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J. P. A. A. Amaro, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, João A. F. F. Dias Dias, Autonomous Robot Path Construction Prototype Using Wireless Sensor Networks, Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 169 - 177, January, 2021,
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Y. Azzoug, A. Boukra, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, A Probabilistic VDTN Routing Scheme Based on Hybrid Swarm-Based Approach, Future Internet, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 192 - 192, November, 2020,
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J. P. A. A. Amaro, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. D. G. Gaspar, Wireless sensor networks for building robotic paths: a survey of problems and restrictions, international journal of emerging engineering research and technology, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 11 - 22, June, 2020,
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João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, V. Korotaev, M. P. Proença, Network Management and Monitoring Solutions for Vehicular Networks: A Survey, Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 853 - 853, May, 2020 | BibTex
P. D. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, L. P. A. Andrade, C. S. Soares, Technological modernization and innovation of traditional agri‐food companies based on ICT solutions—The Portuguese case study, journal of food processing and preservation, Vol. -, No. -, pp. - - -, October, 2019,
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M. Valente, H. Silva, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. D. G. Gaspar, Detection of Waste Containers Using Computer Vision, Applied System Innovation, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1 - 13, March, 2019 | BibTex
JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. D. G. Gaspar, J. R. Rodrigues, R. Fontes, J. L. Silva, iSensA - A System for Collecting and Integrating Sensor Data, Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 213 - 221, November, 2018 | BibTex
S. J. Jain, M. C. Chawla, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, Enhanced fuzzy logic-based spray and wait routing protocol for delay tolerant networks, International Journal of Communication Systems, Vol. 29, No. 12, pp. 1820 - 1843, August, 2016,
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P. D. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, L. P. A. Andrade, C. D. Domingues, Potential for Technological Modernisation and Innovation based on ICT in Agri-Food Companies of Central Region of Portugal, Journal of Advanced Agricultural Technologies (JOAAT), Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 75 - 82, December, 2015,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, F. F. Farahmand, GeoSpray: A Geographic Routing Protocol for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, Information Fusion, Vol. 15, No. -, pp. 102 - 113, January, 2014 | BibTex
S. J. Jain, N. K. Kishore, M. C. Chawla, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Composite Mechanisms for Improving Bubble Rap in Delay Tolerant Networks, Journal of Engineering, Vol. -, No. -, pp. 1 - 7, January, 2014,
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João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, B. Silva, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, Performance assessment of IP over vehicular delay-tolerant networks through the VDTN@Lab testbed, Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol. 2012, No. 13, pp. 1 - 12, February, 2012,
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P. P. Pereira, A. Casaca, J. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. T. Triay, C. C. P. Pastor, From Delay-Tolerant Networks to Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 1166 - 1182, January, 2012 | BibTex
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Traffic Differentiation Support in Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, Telecommunication Systems, Vol. 48, No. 1-2, pp. 151 - 162, September, 2011,
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B. Silva, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, Towards Intelligent Caching and Retrieval Mechanisms for Upcoming Proposals on Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, Journal of Communications Software and Systems, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1 - 8, January, 2011 | BibTex
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Performance Analysis of Scheduling and Dropping Policies in Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, Intrnl. Journal on Advances in Internet Technology - IARIA, Vol. 3, No. 1 & 2, pp. 137 - 145, July, 2010,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Impact of Vehicle Movement Models on VDTN Routing Strategies for Rural Connectivity, International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 103 - 111, December, 2009,
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37Papers in Conferences

H. M. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, P. D. G. Gaspar, H. Silva, Protótipo para Recolha de Informação de Apoio à Gestão de Resíduos, Conferência Ibero-Americana Computação Aplicada CIACA, Lisboa, Portugal, November, 2020,
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A. F. Fonte, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P Torres, R.P. Dionísio, S. M. Malhão, Local Discovery Service for OPC-UA Devices, CISTI - Conferência Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias da Informação, Sevilha, Spain, June, 2020,
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J. P. A. A. Amaro, I. Torre-Díez, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. G.J. Galán-Jiménez, A Prototype of a Wireless Sensor Network for Robotic Path Construction, CISTI - Conferência Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias da Informação, Sevilha, Spain, June, 2020,
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M. L. Laia, V. G. Gaspar, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Posicionamento Autónomo de Robot Móvel com Base na Potência de Sinal Wi-Fi, Inforum - Simpósio de Informática, Braga, Portugal, September, 2019,
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M. Valente, H. Silva, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. D. G. Gaspar, Protótipo para Deteção de Contentores de Resíduos com Recurso a Técnicas de Visão Computacional, Inforum - Simpósio de Informática, Braga, Portugal, September, 2019,
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M. Valente, H. Silva, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. D. G. Gaspar, Computer Vision Approaches to Waste Containers Detection, CISTI - Conferência Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias da Informação, Coimbra, Portugal, June, 2019,
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M. Valente, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, H. Silva, P. D. G. Gaspar, A New Approach Towards Waste Container Detection in Smart Cities, Conference on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Lisboa, Portugal, June, 2019,
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P. D. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, L. P. A. Andrade, C. D. Domingues, Technological Modernization and Innovation of Traditional Agri-food Companies Based on ICT Solutions – The Portuguese Case Study, International Congress on Organizational Management, Energy Efficiency and Occupational Health and Safety in Agrifood Industry +AGRO18, Castelo Branco, Portugal, October, 2018 | BibTex
J. L. Silva, R. Fontes, P. D. G. Gaspar, JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, MobiSensA: Development of a Mobile APP for iSensA Platform, AISTI - Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies - CISTI, Caceres, Spain, June, 2018 | BibTex
JMLPC Caldeira, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, iSensA - Plataforma tecnológica para monitorização inteligente, Conferência Ibero Americana WWW/Internet CIAWI, Lisboa, Portugal, December, 2016,
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P. D. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, L. P. A. Andrade, C. D. Domingues, Potential for Technological Modernisation and Innovation based on ICT in Agri-Food Companies of Central Region of Portugal (abstract), International Conference on Food and Agricultural Engineering ICFAE, Warsaw, Poland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2015 | BibTex
S. A. Sean Alvarenga, B. Z. Zarpelão, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, A Notification Architecture for Smart Cities based on Push Technologies, Conf. Latinoamericana en Informática - CLEI, Montevideo, Uruguay, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2014 | BibTex
R. R. Rio, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, A. F. Fonte, B. Z. Zarpelão, Desenvolvimento de uma Plataforma Tecnológica para Recolha, Armazenamento e Gestão de Informação Estratégica da Águas do Centro S.A., Simpósio Brasileiro de Sistemas de Informação - SBSI, Londrina, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2014 | BibTex
N. K. Kishore, S. J. Jain, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, An Empirical Review on the Spray and Wait Based Algorithms for Controlled Replication Forwarding in Delay Tolerant Networks, International Conf. on Wireless and Optical Communications Networks - WOCN, Bhopal, India, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, July, 2013,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, J. R. Rodrigues, Protocolos de Encaminhamento para Redes Veiculares com Ligações Intermitentes, Conf. sobre Redes de Computadores - CRC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2012 | BibTex
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, Performance Analysis of Routing Protocols for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE International Conf. on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks - SoftCOM, Split, Croatia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2012 | BibTex
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, F. F. Farahmand, Performance Assessment of a Geographic Routing Protocol for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Paris, France, Vol. -, pp. 2526 - 2531, April, 2012 | BibTex
João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Testbed-based Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Communications and Services - MCS, Houston, Texas, United States, Vol. -, pp. 51 - 55, December, 2011 | BibTex
João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Testbed-based Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Communications and Services - MCS, Texas, United States, Vol. -, pp. 51 - 55, December, 2011 | BibTex
João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, Impact of Scheduling and Dropping Policies on the Performance of Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC, Kyoto, Japan, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, June, 2011 | BibTex
João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, M. Pereira, B. Silva, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, P. P. Pereira, A. Casaca, C. C. P. Pastor, J. G. Gallego, WWW@VDTN – A Web Browsing Application for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks - CAMAD, Kyoto, Japan, Vol. -, pp. 11 - 15, June, 2011 | BibTex
J. I. Isento, João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. C. N. Neves, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, A. N. Nogueira, P. Salvador, FTP@VDTN - A File Transfer Application for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, International Conf. on Computer as a Tool - Eurocon, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011 | BibTex
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, VDTNsim: A Simulation Tool for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks - CAMAD, Miami, FL, United States, Vol. -, pp. 101 - 105, December, 2010,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. I. Isento, João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. R. Rodrigues, Solutions for Vehicular Communications: a Review, Conf. sobre Redes de Computadores - CRC, Braga, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2010,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, M. P. Proença, J. R. Rodrigues, Impact of Content Storage and Retrieval Mechanisms on the Performance of Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE International Conf. on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks - SoftCOM, Split - Bol, Croatia, Vol. CD, pp. - - -, September, 2010,
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F. F. Farahmand, A. P. Patel, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. J. Jue, J. R. Rodrigues, Inter-Domain Trafﬁc Routing in Vehicular Delay Tolerant Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC, Cape Town, South Africa, Vol. CD, pp. - - -, May, 2010 | BibTex
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, F. F. Farahmand, M. Denko, Exploiting Node Localization for Performance Improvement of Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC, Cape Town, South Africa, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2010,
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João A. F. F. Dias Dias, J. I. Isento, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. Salvador, A. N. Nogueira, J. R. Rodrigues, Creation of a Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Network Prototype, Engenharia - Jornadas da Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2009,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, P. Salvador, A. N. Nogueira, Improvement of Messages Delivery Time on Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, International Workshop on Next Generation of Wireless and Mobile Networks - NGWMN, Vienna, Austria, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Scheduling and Drop Policies for Traffic Differentiation on Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE International Conf. on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks - SoftCOM, Split – Hvar-Korcula, Croatia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Evaluating the Impact of Storage Capacity Constraints on Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Colmar, France, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2009,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, A Layered Architecture for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks, IEEE Symp. on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Sousse, Tunisia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2009,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, J. R. Rodrigues, Improving Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Network Performance with Relay Nodes, Euro-Ngi Conf. on Next Generation Internet Networks (NGI), Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2009,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, F. F. Farahmand, Impact Analysis of the Shortest Path Movement Model on Routing Strategies for VDTNs in a Rural Region, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2009,
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F. F. Farahmand, A. P. Patel, J. J. Jue, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, J. R. Rodrigues, Vehicular Wireless Burst Switching Network: Enhancing Rural Connectivity, IEEE Workshop on Automotive Networking and Applications - Autonet, New Orleans, United States, Vol. CD, pp. - - -, December, 2008,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, P. A. C. S. N. Neves, J. R. Rodrigues, Past, Present and Future of IP telephony, IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Bucharest, Romania, Vol. CD, pp. - - -, July, 2008,
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V. N. G. J. S. Soares, I. V. Veiga, J. R. Rodrigues, OBS Simulation Tools: A Comparative Study, IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks - CAMAD, Beijing, China, Vol. CD, pp. - - -, May, 2008,
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Patents

2Patents

J. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Método de Encaminhamento Geográfico para Redes Veiculares com Ligações Intermitentes, PT106012, National, Granted, 07-11-2011, Portugal
J. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, Método de Transmissão de Dados em Redes Veículares com Ligações Intermitentes, PT104538, National, Granted, 27-04-2009, Portugal,
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Projects

Closed Projects2

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
VDTN	Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks	EU/FP7	01-03-2010	01-02-2011
VDTN@Lab	Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks	IT/LA	01-01-2009	01-12-2010

Other Scientific Achievements

5Awards

P. D. G. Gaspar, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, JMLPC Caldeira, L. P. A. Andrade, C. D. Domingues, Excellent Paper Award, 2015 International Conference on Food and Agricultural Engineering (ICFAE 2015), Warsaw, Poland, May 12-13, 2015., 01-05-2015
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Instructor Excellence Award, Cisco Networking Academy, 01-12-2013
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, Web Chair – Outstanding Service Award, 15th IEEE International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application & Services (IEEE Healthcom 2013), Lisbon, Portugal, October 9-12, 2013, 01-10-2013
V. N. G. J. S. Soares, M. P. Proença, J. R. Rodrigues, Best Student Paper Award - SoftCOM 2010, Paper “Impact of Content Storage and Retrieval Mechanisms on the Performance of Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks”, presented at the 18th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2010), Split – Adriatic Islands, Croatia, September 23-25, 2010., 01-09-2010
J. R. Rodrigues, V. N. G. J. S. Soares, F. F. Farahmand, Conference Best Paper Award - CTRQ 2009, Paper “Evaluating the Impact of Storage Capacity Constraints on Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks”, presented at The Second International Conference on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service (CTRQ 2009), Colmar, France, July 20 - 25, 2009, IEEE Computer Society, 01-06-2009

Other Contributions

86Conference Committees

IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Semantic Processing - SEMAPRO, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
International Conference on Science in Information Technology ICSITech, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
IEEE International Conf. on ITS Telecommunications - ITST, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Future Internet - AFIN, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
International Conference on Information Science and Applications ICISA, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
Technical Programme Committee, 2018
AISTI - Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies - CISTI, Sessions Chairman, 2018
IARIA International Conf. on Networking and Services - ICNS, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
International Conference on Computer Intelligent Systems & Networking ICCISN, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
International Conference on Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering ICTEC, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Semantic Processing - SEMAPRO, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Future Internet - AFIN, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Vehicular Systems, Technologies and Applications - VEHICULAR, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IEEE International Conf. on ITS Telecommunications - ITST, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IARIA International Conf. on Systems and Networks Communications - ICNS, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
World Symposium on Computer Applications & Research WSCAR, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
International Conference on Information Science and Applications ICISA, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2017
ICATSE International Conference on INformation Science and Security ICISS, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Semantic Processing - SEMAPRO, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles - Nets4Cars-Fall, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Future Internet - AFIN, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
Global Summit on Computer & Information Technology GSCIT, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
IARIA International Conf. on Networking and Services - ICNS, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles - (Nets4Cars / Nets4Trains / Nets4Aircrafts), Technical Programme Committee, 2016
IEEE Communications Society IEEE International Conference on Communications ICC, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
International Conf. on Mobile and Wireless Technology - ICMWT, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
International Conference on Food and Agricultural Engineering ICFAE, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
International Conference on Information Science and Applications ICISA, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
International Conference on Integrated and Sustainable Transportation INTGAST, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
ICATSE International Conference on INformation Science and Security ICISS, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
IEEE International Conf. on ITS Telecommunications - ITST, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
International Conference on Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering ICTEC, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
ACM and IEEE International Conf. on Connected Vehicles & Expo - ICCVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles - Nets4Cars-Fall, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
International Conf. on IT Convergence and Security - ICITCS, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Future Internet - AFIN, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Semantic Processing - SEMAPRO, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
International Conf. on Mobile and Wireless Technology - ICMWT, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
Global Summit on Computer & Information Technology GSCIT, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
IARIA International Conf. on Networking and Services - ICNS, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles - (Nets4Cars / Nets4Trains / Nets4Aircrafts), Technical Programme Committee, 2015
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
International Conference on Information Science and Applications ICISA, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
ACM and IEEE International Conf. on Connected Vehicles & Expo - ICCVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Future Internet - AFIN, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Semantic Processing - SEMAPRO, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
IARIA International Conf. on Networking and Services - ICNS, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
International Conf. on IT Convergence and Security - ICITCS, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
International Conf. on Mobile and Wireless Technology - ICMWT, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles - (Nets4Cars / Nets4Trains / Nets4Aircrafts), Technical Programme Committee, 2014
International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles - Nets4Cars-Fall, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
Springer International Conf. on Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless - ADHOC-NOW, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
ACM and IEEE International Conf. on Connected Vehicles & Expo - ICCVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
Escola Regional de Informática da Região Norte - ERIN, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Future Internet - AFIN, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IARIA International Conf. on Advances in Semantic Processing - SEMAPRO, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IARIA International Conf. on Models and Ontology-based Design of Protocols, Architectures and Services - MOPAS, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IARIA International Conf. on Networking and Services - ICNS, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IEEE International Conf. on ITS Telecommunications - ITST, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
International Conf. on Emerging Research Areas - AICERA, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
ACM and IEEE International Conf. on Connected Vehicles & Expo - ICCVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IARIA International Conf. on Models and Ontology-based Design of Protocols, Architectures and Services - MOPAS, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IARIA International Conf. on Networking and Services - ICNS, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IEEE International Conf. on ITS Telecommunications - ITST, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IEEE International Symp. on Communications Software for Intelligent Transport Systems - CSITS, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2011
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2011
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2010
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2010
IARIA International Conf. on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications - ADAPTIVE, Technical Programme Committee, 2009
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2009
IARIA International Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service - CTRQ, Technical Programme Committee, 2008

4Editorial Committees

Editorial Board, Telkomnika (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), 01-09-2020 - 30-11-2025
Editorial Board, Information (Switzerland), 01-12-2018 - 31-12-2025
Member, Editorial Board, Intrnl. Journal on Advances in Internet Technology - IARIA, 01-01-2012 - today
Member, Editorial Board, International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems - IARIA, 01-01-2012 - today

12Refereeing Journals

Sensors
2014, 1 review(s);
Computer Networks
2014, 1 review(s);
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
2014, 1 review(s);
International Journal of Communication Systems
2014, 2 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Computers
2014, 1 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Communications
2014, 1 review(s);
KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
2014, 1 review(s);
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
2014, 1 review(s);
International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems - IARIA
2014, 1 review(s);
Academia Journal of Educational Research
2014, 1 review(s);
Vehicular Communications
2014, 1 review(s);
IEEE Trans. on Emerging Topics in Computing
2014, 1 review(s);

IT Member Profile

Vasco Soares

Bio

Scientific Achievements

As Supervisor

Closed Projects2