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

Degrees

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

Affiliations

Ordem dos Engenheiros, 01-01-2010, -
Ordem dos Engenheiros, 01-01-2009, -
IEEE , 01-01-2008, -

Publications

1Books

F. J. Velez, Luis M. Borges, N. Barroca, P. Chatzimisios, Energy Efficient Spectrum Resources Usage in WPANs: IEEE 82.15.4 MAC Sub-layer Protocols, River Publishers, Gistrup, 2023,
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5Books Chapters

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

4Papers in Journals

N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, Luis M. Borges, P. Chatzimisios, Performance enhancement of IEEE 802.15.4 by employing RTS/CTS and frame concatenation, IET Wireless Sensor Systems, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 308 - 319, December, 2020,
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Luis M. Borges, R. CHÁVEZ-SANTIAGO, N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, Radiofrequency Energy Harvesting for Wearable Sensors, Healthcare Technology Letters, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 22 - 27, February, 2015,
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N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, Filipe Monteiro Monteiro, Marcin Gorski Gorski, J.P. Castro Gomes, Wireless sensor networks for temperature and humidity monitoring within concrete structures, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 40, No. 0, pp. 1156 - 1166, March, 2013 | BibTex
R. CHÁVEZ-SANTIAGO, K. E. NOLAN, O. Holland, L. DE NARDIS, J.M. Ferro, N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, V. GONÇALVES, I. Balasingham, Cognitive Radio for Medical Body Area Networks Using Ultra Wideband, IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 74 - 81, August, 2012,
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20Papers in Conferences

N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, P. Chatzimisios, Block Acknowledgment in IEEE 802.15.4 by Employing DSSS and CSS PHY Layers, IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM, Austin, Texas, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, December, 2014,
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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, IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC, Sydney, Australia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2014 | BibTex
C. Loss, C. Lopes, R. Salvado, P. Pinho, R. Gonçalves, F. J. Velez, H S Saraiva, J T Tavares, N. Barroca, L B Borges, Developing Sustainable Communication Interfaces Through Fashion Design, Conference – A Matter of Design: Making Society through Science and Technology, Milan, Italy, Vol. 5, pp. 1 - 15, June, 2014 | BibTex
Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, Luis M. Borges, P. Pinho, N. Barroca, J. Tavares, Paulo T. Gouveia T. Gouveia, F. J. Velez, C. Loss, , R. Gonçalves, Experimental Characterization of Wearable Antennas and Circuits for RF Energy Harvesting in WBANs, Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC-Spring, Seoul, Korea, South, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2014,
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Luis M. Borges, N. Barroca, P. Pinho, Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, J. Tavares, Paulo T. Gouveia T. Gouveia, F. J. Velez, C. Loss, , R. Gonçalves, Design and Evaluation of Multi-Band RF Energy Harvesting Circuits and Antennas for WSNs, International Conf. on Telecommunications - ICT, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. - - -, May, 2014,
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Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, N. Barroca, A. Lebres, Frame Capture and Reliability Based Decider Implementation in the MiXiM IEEE 802.15.4 Framework, International Conf. on Simulation Tools and Techniques for Communications, Networks and Systems (SIMUTOOLS), Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2014 | BibTex
N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, P. Chatzimisios, Two innovative energy efficient IEEE 802.15.4 MAC sub-layer protocols with packet concatenation: employing RTS/CTS and multi-channel scheduled channel polling, IEEE 802 Plenary Session, Dallas, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2013 | BibTex
J. Tavares, N. Barroca, P. Pinho, Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, C. Loss, R. Salvado, R. Gonçalves, N.B.C. Carvalho, Spectrum Opportunities for Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting from 350 MHz to 3 GHz, URSI Seminar of the Portuguese Committee, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2013 | BibTex
C. Lopes, C. Loss, R. Salvado, P. Pinho, R. Gonçalves, F. J. Velez, J. Tavares, H S Saraiva, N. Barroca, Têxteis Condutores: Interface entre o indivíduo e o ambiente, Designa - International Conference on Design Research - Un/Sustainability, Covilhã, Portugal, Vol. 3, pp. 291 - 298, November, 2013 | BibTex
N. Barroca, Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, P. Pinho, Paulo T. Gouveia T. Gouveia, J. Tavares, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, C. Loss, , R. Gonçalves, N.B.C. Carvalho, , Antennas and Circuits for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting in Wireless Body Area Networks, IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC, London, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2013 | BibTex
N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, P. Chatzimisios, Block Acknowledgment Mechanisms for the optimization of channel use in Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC, London, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2013 | BibTex
N. Barroca, Paulo T. Gouveia T. Gouveia, F. J. Velez, Impact of Switching Latency Times in Energy Consumption of IEEE 802.15.4 Radio Transceivers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2013 | BibTex
N. Barroca, Luis M. Borges, J. Tavares, F. J. Velez, R. CHÁVEZ-SANTIAGO, I. Balasingham, Identification of the Opportunistic Radio Frequency Bands for Energy Harvesting in Wireless Body Area Networks, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2013 | BibTex
J. Tavares, N. Barroca, Henrique M. Saraiva M. Saraiva, Luis M. Borges, F. J. Velez, C. Loss, , P. Pinho, R. Gonçalves, N.B.C. Carvalho, Spectrum Opportunities for Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting from 350 MHz to 3 GHz, International Symp. on Medical Information and Communication Technology - ISMICT, Tokyo, Japan, Vol. -, pp. 126 - 130, March, 2013 | BibTex
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, URSI Seminar of the Portuguese Committee, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2012 | BibTex
N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, J.M. Ferro, Luis M. Borges, A. Lebres, ENERGY-AWARE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS MAC MODELLING AND SIMULATION WITH EFFICIENT TRANSCEIVERS, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Recife, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2010,
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Luis M. Borges, S. Lebres, P.A. Araújo, F. J. Velez, A. Rente, , N. Barroca, J.M. Ferro, Smart-Clothing, Innovation on Mobile Healthcare, Conf. da Engenharia - UBIEngenharias, Covilha, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2009,
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N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, J.M. Ferro, Luis M. Borges, S. Lebres, Desenho de Protocolos de Controlo de Acesso ao Meio Eficientes do Ponto de Vista Energético em Redes de Sensores Sem Fios, Conf. da Engenharia - UBIEngenharias, Covilhã, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2009 | BibTex
Luis M. Borges, N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, S. Lebres, Wireless Flex Sensor Belt Networks for Foetal Movement Monitoring in Low Risk Pregnancies, IMEKO World Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009,
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Luis M. Borges, N. Barroca, F. J. Velez, A. Lebres, Smart-Clothing Wireless Flex Sensor Belt Network for Foetal Health Monitoring, International Workshop on Wireless Pervasive Healthcare - WiPH 2009, London, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2009 | BibTex

Projects

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

Other Scientific Achievements

1Awards

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

12Miscellaneous

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

Other Contributions

1Conference Committees

Global Information Infrastructure and Networking Symposium - GIIS, Technical Programme Committee, 2013

2Refereeing Journals

Journal of Engineering and Computer Innovations
2011, 1 review(s);
Wireless Networks
2014, 1 review(s);

5Refereeing Conferences

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);

IT Former Collaborator

Norberto Barroca

Scientific Achievements

Closed Projects4