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Researcher

João Torres

Academic position: Post. Doc.
Joining date: 01-02-2012
Roles in IT: Researcher
Scientific Area: Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group: Applied Electromagnetics - Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
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ORCID iD
https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-1719-197X

Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 17-07-2014
  • MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2007
  • Licenciatura, Universidade de Lisboa, 01-01-2004
  • Semiconductor Ring Lasers Simulator: Development of a set of numerical routines wich enable the analysis of ring lasers structures using the fenite element method (FEM)
  • Study of the Current and Potential distribution on the Metal Surfaces at a micro scale (corrosion phenomenon)
  • Instituto Superior Técnico, 15-05-2012, Professor auxiliar Convidado
3Lecture courses
  • Teoria dos Circuitos e Fundamentos de Electrónica , Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Física Tecnológica e Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Aeroespacial
  • Electrónica Geral (EGer-2), Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Física Tecnológica e Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Aeroespacial
  • Fundamentos de Electrónica (FEle364), Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Física Tecnológica e Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Aeroespacial
Supervision of theses
7MSc Student
  • Triangular Shape Geometry in a Solarus AB Concentrating Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector, MSc Student, Luís Manuel Caldas Marques, 11-2017
  • "Smart" antena para aplicação em UAV’s, MSc Student, António Fernando Alves Carneiro, 09-2017
  • Estudo de antenas óticas para sensores, MSc Student, Jorge Diogo Dias Abrantes Farinha, 09-2017
  • Medidas óticas para determinação de distâncias e deformações, MSc Student, Tiago Fernando Ribeiro Fernandes Araújo Gouveia, 09-2017
  • Estudo de uma antena ótica para comunicação inter-satélites, MSc Student, Rui David Furtado Ribeiro Gome, 11-2016
  • Sistemas de comunicação ótica inter-satélites para aplicações em Defesa - II, MSc Student, Carlos Eduardo Henriques Rodrigues Fatela, 09-2016
  • Sistemas de medida de distância utilizando laseres e suas aplicações , MSc Student, João António Santos, 09-2016
1Books
  • J. Torres, Interdisciplinaridade e Computação no Ensino Secundário, Universidade de Lisboa : Faculdade de Ciências, Lisboa, 2005,
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20Papers in Journals
  • J. Torres, Effect of the collector geometry in the concentrating photovoltaic thermal solar cell performance, Thermal Science Journal, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 2243 - 2256, September, 2018 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, Effect of Reflector Geometry in the Annual Received Radiation of Low Concentration Photovoltaic Systems, Energies, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 1 - 17, July, 2018 | BibTex
  • Luis Marques Marques, J. Torres, P. J.Costa Branco Branco, Triangular shape geometry in a Solarus AB concentrating photovoltaic-thermal collector, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 0 - 0, June, 2018 | BibTex
  • António Baptista Baptista, M. Martins, J. Torres, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TWO ANTENNAS FOR COMMUNICATION IN 2.4 GHz, Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 457 - 476, March, 2018 | BibTex
  • P. Marques, M. Martins, António Baptista Baptista, J. Torres, Communication Antenas for UAVs, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 90 - 102, February, 2018 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, Water dynamics simulation in the system pipes of a concentrated photovoltaic-thermal collector solar painel, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 0 - 0, January, 2018 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, M. Martins, Distance measurement systems using lasers and their applications, Applied Physics Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 1 - 13, August, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, V. Machado, Supermode analysis of Ring waveguide, Optoelectronics and advanced materials-rapid communications, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 0 - 6, July, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, J. T. Pereira, Frequency Response Simulation Analysis of Waveguide Photodetectors, Applied Physics Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2017 | BibTex
  • C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, P. J.Costa Branco Branco, J.F. Fernandes, J. L.C.G Gomes, Cell string layout in solar photovoltaic collectors, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, Inter-satellites Optical Communication Systems for Defense, American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engeneering, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 1 - 8, March, 2017 | BibTex
  • Rui David Furtado Ribeiro Gome Gome, M. Martins, António Baptista Baptista, J. Torres, Study of a Nano Optical Antenna for Intersatellite Communications, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 0 - 0, February, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, Translating RF Concepts in antenna theory to the Optical Domain, Proelium - Revista Científica da Academia Militar, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 133 - 144, January, 2017 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, S K N Nashih, C. F. Fernandes, The effect of shading on photovoltaic solar panels, Energy Systems, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1 - 14, November, 2016 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, V. Machado, António Baptista Baptista, Analysis of semiconductor coupled waveguides with interband absorption, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 48, No. 7, pp. 1 - 12, June, 2016 | BibTex
  • C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, Validation of a Simulation Model for Analysis of Shading Effects on Photovoltaic Panels, Journal of Solar Engineering, Vol. 138, No. 4, pp. 044503 - 044503, June, 2016,
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  • J. T. Pereira, J. Torres, Frequency Response Optimization of Dual Depletion InGaAs/InP PIN Photodiodes, Photonic Sensors, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 63 - 70, January, 2016,
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  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, V. Machado, Analysis of dielectric optical ring slab waveguides with a layered refractive index, International Journal of Electrical Engineering, Vol. Accepted, No. Accepted, pp. Accepted - Accepted, January, 2014 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, V. Machado, Coupling Analysis in Concentric Ring Waveguides, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 31, No. 13, pp. 2140 - 2145, July, 2013 | BibTex
  • A. Simões, J. Torres, Corrosion inhibition at galvanized steel cut edges by phosphate pigments, Vol. 54, No. 15, pp. 3857 - 3865, June, 2009,
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19Papers in Conferences
  • C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, Stationary Solar Concentrating Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector –Cell String Layout, IEEE 17th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control (IEEE-PEMC) IEEE-PEMC, varna, Bulgaria, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2016,
    | Abstract     | Full text (PDF 432 KBs) | BibTex
  • C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, Analysis of different C-PVT reflector geometries, IEEE 17th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control (IEEE-PEMC) IEEE-PEMC, varna, Bulgaria, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2016,
    | Abstract     | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
  • C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, Aging of Solar PV plants and mitigation of their consequences, IEEE 17th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control (IEEE-PEMC) IEEE-PEMC, varna, Bulgaria, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2016,
    | Abstract     | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
  • C. F. Fernandes, J. Torres, Cell String Layout in Stationary Solar Concentrating Solar PV Collectors, 2nd SEE SDEWES 2016 Carlos Alberto Ferreira Fernandes, Piran, Slovenia, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2016 | BibTex
  • Verónica Matos Matos, J. Torres, J. T. Pereira, Frequency Response Simulation Analysis of Waveguide Photodetectors, 10th Conference on Telecommunications Conftele, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2015 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, Samuel Nashih Nashih, Shading Effects on Photovoltaic Panels, 10th Conference on Telecommunications Conftele, aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2015 | BibTex
  • H. Ramos, J. Torres, A. L. Ribeiro, NDT Inspections Exploiting Invariances on Scale Transformations, Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation - QNDE, Boise, United States, Vol. Proc., pp. 00 - 00, July, 2014,
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  • J. Torres, C. F. Fernandes, Numerical Analysis of Dieletric Optical Waveguides, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 25 - 27, May, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, J. T. Pereira, Modeling Double Depletion PIN Photodiodes using the Finite Element Method, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 241 - 244, May, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, V. Machado, Bent-Bent waveguide Coupling System, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 349 - 352, May, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, Frequency Response Optimization of Dual Depletion InGaAs/InP PIN Photodiodes, International Symp. on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering - ISEF, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 8, September, 2011 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, V. Machado, Analysis of dielectric optical ring slab waveguides with interband absorption, EUROCON and CONFTELE 2011, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, April, 2011,
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  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, V. Machado, Analysis of dielectric optical slab waveguides with layered refractive index, Telecomunications Forum - TELFOR, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Vol. 1, pp. 910 - 913, November, 2010 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, António Baptista Baptista, V. Machado, Curvature Losses Of Slab Waveguides Using Analytical and FEM Analysis, International Conf. on Optics-photonics Design, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. 1, pp. 0 - 0, April, 2010 | BibTex
  • A. Castela Castela, J.S.Fernandes Fernandes, J. Torres, Statistical Studies on the Distribution of Cathodic and Anodic Areas, International Corrosion Meeting, InterCorr2008, Sevilha, Spain, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2008 | BibTex
  • F. Queiroz Queiroz, A.M. Simões Simões, J. Torres, Estudo da nucleação e repassivação de pites na liga de alumínio 2024T3 por SVET, International Corrosion Meeting, InterCorr2008, Sevilha, Spain, Vol. --, pp. - - -, September, 2008 | BibTex
  • A. Castela Castela, J.S.Fernandes Fernandes, J. Torres, Statistical Analysis on SVET Results, Congresso de International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), Recife, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2008 | BibTex
  • A. Castela Castela, J.S.Fernandes Fernandes, J. Torres, Distribution of Cathodic and Anodic Areas on Metals: Statistical Studies", Iberic Meeting of Electrochemestry, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2007 | BibTex
  • J. Torres, A. Castela Castela, J.S.Fernandes Fernandes, Study of the local Potential and current distribution at the metals"., Jornadas de Electroquímica e Inovação, Porto, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2006 | BibTex

Closed Projects1

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
AMEN Analysis and Mitigation of crosstalk Effects in multicore fibre -based Networks FCT 01-04-2016 01-12-2018
2Conference Committees
  • Technical Programme Committee, 2017
  • IEEE 17th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control (IEEE-PEMC) IEEE-PEMC, Special Sessions Chairman, 2016
2Refereeing Journals
  • JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN PHYSICS
    2016, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
    2016, 1 review(s);
2Refereeing Conferences
  • IEEE 17th International Conference on Power Electronics and Motion Control (IEEE-PEMC) IEEE-PEMC
    2016, 1 review(s);
  • The 2nd International Conference on Advanced Material Science and Engineering AMSE2017
    2017, 1 review(s);
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