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... Norberto José Gil Barroca

Norberto Barroca

Former IT academic position: PhD
Joining/Leaving IT dates: 02-12-2009 / 31-12-2014
Roles held in IT:
Former IT thematic line: Wireless Technologies
Group: Radio Systems – Lx

Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Universidade da Beira Interior, 01-01-2014
  • MSc, Universidade da Beira Interior, 01-01-2008
  • Licenciatura, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, 01-01-2007
  • Ordem dos Engenheiros, 01-01-2010, -
  • Ordem dos Engenheiros, 01-01-2009, -
  • IEEE , 01-01-2008, -
  • F. J. Velez, R. CHÁVEZ-SANTIAGO, Luis M. Borges, N. Barroca, I. Balasingham, F. Miyandoab, Scenarios and applications for wearable technologies and WBSNs with energy harvesting, Chapter in, Wearable Technologies and Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare, Fernando J. Velez and Fardin Derogarian, IET, London, UK, 2019
  • F. J. Velez, R. CHÁVEZ-SANTIAGO, N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, J. Tavares, I. Balasingham, Cognitive radio and RF energy harvesting for medical WBANs, Chapter in, Wearable Technologies and Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare, Fernando J. Velez and Fardin Derogarian, IET, London, UK, 2019
  • F. J. Velez, Luis M. Borges, N. Barroca, P. Chatzimisios, Two innovative energy efficient IEEE 802.15.4 MAC sub-layer protocols with packet concatenation: employing RTS/CTS and multichannel scheduled channel polling, Chapter in, Wearable Technologies and Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare, Fernando J. Velez, IET, London, UK, 2019
  • Luis M. Borges, N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, J. Martinez-de-Oliveira, A. Lebres, Wearable sensors for foetal movement monitoring in low risk pregnancies, Chapter in, Wearable Technologies and Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare, Fernando J. Velez, IET, London, UK, 2019
  • Luis M. Borges, P.A. Araújo, S. Lebres, A. Rente, , F. J. Velez, N. Barroca, J.M. Ferro, Wearable sensors for foetal movement monitoring in low risk pregnancies, Chapter in, Wearable and Autonomous Biomedical Devices and Systems for Smart Environment: Issues and Characterization, Subhas ChandraMukhopadhyay ; Aimé Lay-Ekuakille, Springer, Norwell, MA, USA, 2010

Closed Projects4

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
COST IC1004 Cooperative Radio Communications for Green Smart Environments EU/COST 01-05-2011 01-05-2015
CREATION CREATION – COGNITIVE RADIO TRANSCEIVER DESIGN FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA TRANSMISSION FCT 01-04-2013 01-04-2018
PROENERGY-WSN Prototypes for Efficient Energy Self-sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks FCT/PTDC 01-01-2012 01-02-2015
TERRA Techno-Economic Regulatory Framework for Radio Spectrum Access for Cognitive Radio/Software Defined Radio EU/COST 01-05-2010 01-12-2014
  • C. Loss, C. Lopes, R. Gonçalves, J T Tavares, N. Barroca, H S Saraiva, F. J. Velez, P. Pinho, R. Salvado, STS ITALIA 10 BEST PAPERS OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS, One of the ten best papers of young researchers on 5th STS Italia Conference – A Matter of Design: Making Society through Science and Technology, with the paper “Developing Sustainable Communication Interfaces Through Fashion Design”. Merit fellowship to participate on the conference, held in Milan (IT), May 2014., 01-05-2014
  • N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, P. Chatzimisios, IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Layer Performance Enhancement by employing RTS/CTS combined with Packet Concatenation, Seminars, 18º Seminário da RTCM, Coimbra, 01-02-2014
  • N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, P. Chatzimisios, Innovative energy efficient IEEE 802.15.4 MAC sub-layer protocol with packet concatenation employing RTS/CTS and Block Acknowledgment, Seminars, 1st Workshop from the CREaTION Project in Research Lines of Excellence, 01-09-2013
  • N. Barroca, Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, Paulo T. Gouveia T. Gouveia, J. Tavares, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, C. Loss, , R. Gonçalves, Antennas and Circuits for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting in Wireless Body Area Networks, 17º Seminário da RTCM – Rede Temática de Comunicações Móveis, Porto, DCC/FCUP, 19 de Julho de 2013, 01-07-2013
  • N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, P. Chatzimisios, Block Acknowledgment Mechanisms for the optimization of channel use in Wireless Sensor Networks, Seminars, 17º Seminário da RTCM – Rede Temática de Comunicações Móveis, Porto, DCC/FCUP, 19 de Julho de 2013, 01-07-2013
  • Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, A. Lebres, N. Barroca, Frame Capture Effect and Reliability Based Desider Implementation in the MiXiM IEEE 802.15.4 Simulator Framework, Seminars, 17º Seminário da RTCM – Rede Temática de Comunicações Móveis, Porto, DCC/FCUP, 19 de Julho de 2013, 01-07-2013
  • N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, J. Tavares, F. J. Velez, Paulo T. Gouveia T. Gouveia, Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, Recolha de Energia Electromagnética do Meio Ambiente para Redes Sem Fios de Área Corporal com Rádios Cognitivos, Invited Talks, XIV Jornadas de Eng.ª Electrotécnica e das Telecomunicações, 01-03-2013
  • J. Tavares, N. Barroca, R. Gonçalves, Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, C. Loss, , P. Pinho, N.B.C. Carvalho, Spectrum Opportunities for Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting from 350 MHz to 3 GHz, Seminars, 16º Seminário RTCM - Rede Temática de Comunicações Móveis, 01-02-2013
  • N. Barroca, J.M. Ferro, Luis M. Borges, J. Tavares, F. J. Velez, Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting for Wireless Body Area Networks with Cognitive Radio Capabilities, Seminars, COST TERRA-Techno-Economic Regulatory Framework for Radio Spectrum Access for Cognitive Radio Software Defined Radio, 01-11-2012
  • N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, J.M. Ferro, Luis M. Borges, A. Lebres, Block Acknowledgment Mechanism for Wireless Sensor Networks, Seminars, COST IC1004 - Cooperative Radio Communications for Green Smart Environments, 01-06-2011
  • N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, J.M. Ferro, Luis M. Borges, A. Lebres, 13º Seminário RTCM - Rede Temática de Comunicações Móveis, Tutorial, ENERGY-AWARE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS MAC MODELLING AND SIMULATION WITH EFFICIENT TRANSCEIVERS, 01-02-2011
  • N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, J.M. Ferro, Luis M. Borges, Energy-Aware Sensor MAC Modelling and Simulation for WBAN Applications with Efficient Transceivers, Seminars, COST2100 – Pervasive Mobile & Ambient Wireless Communications, 01-02-2010
  • Luis M. Borges, A. Rente, F. J. Velez, , A. Lebres, P.A. Araújo, J.M. Ferro, N. Barroca, Overview of Progress for the Portuguese Smart]Clothing Project, Seminars, 9º Seminário da RTCM – Rede Temática de Comunicações Móveis, Covilhã, FCS, 13 de Fevereiro de 2009, 01-02-2009
  • Global Information Infrastructure and Networking Symposium - GIIS, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
  • Journal of Engineering and Computer Innovations
    2011, 1 review(s);
  • Wireless Networks
    2014, 1 review(s);

  • 2013, 2 review(s); 2012, 3 review(s); 2011, 2 review(s);
  • IEEE Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST)
    2011, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC
    2013, 1 review(s);
  • Global Information Infrastructure and Networking Symposium - GIIS
    2013, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM
    2013, 1 review(s);