Nuno Miguel Faria Pires

Nuno Pires

Former IT academic position:	PhD
Joining/Leaving IT dates:	01-02-2010 / 31-12-2016
Roles held in IT:	Researcher
Former IT thematic line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Antennas and Propagation – Lx

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 30-10-2014
MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2009

Expertise Topics

Miniature and integrated antennas for wireless systems
UWB antenna radiation efficiency measurements

Affiliations

COST Action IC1102, VISTA: Versatile, Integrated, and Signal-aware Technologies, 01-01-2012,
Laboratoire d’Electromagnétisme et d’Acoustique, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 01-01-2010, 2ème anné

Academic Activities

Co-Supervision of theses

4MSc Student

Wearable Antenna for an Ankle Bracelet Device, MSc Student, David Miguel Louro Gonçalves, Concluded 06-2019
Antennas for Wireless Sensor Networks, MSc Student, Tiago Manuel Carrusca Parra, Concluded 07-2014
Project of an antennas for use in the proximity of the human body, MSc Student, Jorge Filipe Sousa Roças, Concluded 09-2012
ISM Flexible Dual-Band Antenna, MSc Student, José Miguel da Costa Mesquita, Concluded 09-2012

Publications

1Books Chapters

A. Ferreira, M. Fernandes, N. Pires, As Tecnologias da Informação como Factor de Inclusão Social, Chapter in, Seminários: Desenvolvimento Sustentável & Inovação, António Guterres, José Tribolet, IST Press, Lisbon, 2007

6Papers in Journals

N. Pires, T. Parra, A. K. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Design and Measurement of a Differential Printed Antenna for a Wireless Sensor Network Node, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 2228 - 2231, May, 2017,
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M. Koohestani, N. Pires, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Bandwidth enhancement of a wearable UWB antenna near a human arm, Microwave and Optical Tech. Letters, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 2965 - 2967, December, 2013,
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N. Pires, C. Mendes, M. Koohestani, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Novel approach to the measurement of Ultra Wideband antenna efficiency, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 12, No., pp. 1512 - 1515, November, 2013,
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M. Koohestani, N. Pires, A. K. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Performance study of a UWB antenna in proximity to a human arm, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 12, No., pp. 555 - 558, May, 2013,
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M. Koohestani, N. Pires, A. K. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Time-domain performance of a patch-loaded band-reject UWB antenna, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 384 - 385, March, 2013,
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M. Koohestani, N. Pires, A. K. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Band-reject ultra-wideband monopole antenna using patch loading, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 48, No. 16, pp. 974 - 975, August, 2012,
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13Papers in Conferences

A. Skrivervik, JT Trajokivikj, M. Koohestani, N. Pires, Considerations on SAR and efficiency for W-BAN antennas, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2015,
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N. Pires, A. A. Moreira, A. Skrivervik, Comparison of Cavity-based Ultra Wideband Antenna Efficiency Measurement Methods, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Den Hague, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 493 - 495, April, 2014,
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J. Roças, N. Pires, A. A. Moreira, Human Body Effects on the Matching of a 2.45 GHz Coplanar-fed Antenna, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. -, pp. 3279 - 3281, June, 2013,
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J.M. Mesquita, N. Pires, A. A. Moreira, Influence of Deformations on the Matching of a Flexible Dual-Band Antenna, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. -, pp. 3283 - 3285, June, 2013,
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M. Koohestani, N. Pires, A. K. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Influence of Dielectric Loading on the Fidelity Factor of an Ultra Wideband Monopole Antenna, Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 3, November, 2012,
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N. Pires, C. Mendes, M. Koohestani, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Radiation Efficiency of a Coplanar-fed Ultra-Wideband Antenna, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Chicago, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, July, 2012,
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M. Koohestani, N. Pires, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Influence of the Human Body on a New Coplanar-fed Ultra-Wideband Antenna, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Prague, Czech Republic, Vol. 6, pp. 316 - 319, March, 2012,
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N. Pires, M. Letizia, S. B. Boyes, Y. L. Lu, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Simulation and Measurements of Ultra-Wideband Antenna Radiation Efficiency, Encuentro Ibérico de Electromagnetismo Computacional - EIEC, Sesimbra, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. 61 - 62, November, 2011,
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N. Pires, M. Letizia, S. B. Boyes, Y. L. Lu, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, Improved Design of an Ultra Wideband Universal Serial Bus Device Mounted Antenna Based on Comparative Radiation Efficiency Measurements, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Rome, Italy, Vol. --, pp. 1430 - 1434, April, 2011,
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N. Pires, M. Letizia, A. Maisenbacher, A. A. Moreira, Dielectric loaded Ultra Wideband monopole antenna integrated in a Universal Serial Bus device, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, April, 2010,
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N. Pires, M. Letizia, A. Maisenbacher, Design of an Ultra Wideband Universal Serial Bus device mounted antenna, International Workshop on Antenna Technology - IWAT, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, March, 2010,
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A. A. Moreira, N. Pires, N. Serro, R.M. Santos, Ultra Wideband Dielectric Sandwich Loaded Antennas, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Berlim, Germany, Vol. --, pp. 3535 - 3538, March, 2009,
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N. Pires, A. A. Moreira, Ultra Wideband Ring Monopole Miniaturization Using Dielectric Loading Sandwich, International Workshop on Antenna Technology - IWAT, Santa Monica, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, March, 2009,
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Other Scientific Achievements

1Miscellaneous

N. Pires, Ultrawide Band Antennas Design & Applications, Invited Talks, IEEE APS/EDS/MTTS Joint Chapter Portugal, 01-01-2011

3Short Courses and Seminars

N. Pires, A. A. Moreira, A. Skrivervik, COST IC1102 VISTA 8th WG Meeting & Technical Workshop — Cavity influence mitigation in wideband antenna efficiency measurement, Bulgaria, Sofia, 04-2015
N. Pires, M. Letizia, S. B. Boyes, Y. L. Lu, H. Yi, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, CST European User Group Meeting 2011 — An Ultra wide Band coaxially fed monopole antenna integrated into an Universal Serial Bus device, Germany, Freising, 05-2011
N. Pires, M. Letizia, S. B. Boyes, Y. L. Lu, H. Yi, A. Skrivervik, A. A. Moreira, COST IC0603 8th Meeting & Workshop — Dielectric loaded UWB antennas: efficiency measurements and design, Switzerland, Les Diablerets, 02-2011

Other Contributions

1Conference Committees

European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Organizing Committee, 2015

2Refereeing Journals

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
2015, 3 review(s);
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies
2015, 3 review(s);

2Refereeing Conferences

European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP
2014, 10 review(s);
Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele
2015, 2 review(s);

IT Former Collaborator

Nuno Pires

Scientific Achievements

Co-Supervision of theses