João Manuel de Almeida Monteiro Felício

João Felício

Academic position:	Assistant Professor
Joining date:	01-09-2014
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Antennas and Propagation – Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
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https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-5947

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14-07-2023

"Design of Low Profile Transmitarray Antennas with Wide Mechanical Beam Steering at Millimeter-Waves" paper on the spotlight

Appeared in the top accessed documents of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation in April 2023.

12-07-2023

Out now IT NEWS nr. 107

The Issue 107 of our newsletter is out, bringing you IT news highlights for June 2023. Click to find more!

06-06-2023

3rd Best conference paper on iWAT 2023

iWAT is a series of annual international antenna workshops, which focus on small antennas and related technology.

29-03-2023

IT 'ambassadors' at the 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP2023)

EuCAP is the flagship conference of EurAAP, the largest scientific and exhibition community in Europe.

14-02-2023

Antennas and Propagation IT Team participates in the TERRAMETA project to develop a roadmap beyond the 6G timeframe

TERRAMETA was funded with €6.3 million by the European Commission to lead European research on 6G technologies.

02-02-2023

Project MARES - Satellite-based microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping

IT team is co-testing, in a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), how to monitor the plastic waste that accumulates in the oceans with satellites.

25-03-2022

IT team is studying the benefits of using low-power microwave technology in breast cancer screening

Microwaves, which we use in everyday life for instance in mobile phones, can be used for medical applications, namely for breast cancer screening.

19-12-2021

IT researchers distinguished with the Research Award and the Best Student Paper Award URSI 2021

Researchers from IT were distinguished within the scope of the 15th Congress of the Portuguese Committee of URSI.

12-05-2021

João Serra wins the "Best Thesis Award" from APDC-CEE

João Leandro Câmara Serra, Master student form IST, hosted by IT, received the Best Thesis Award from APDC-CEE

04-03-2021

IT research teams showcase national biomedical work at XVI ENEEB

Researchers from IT will present several projects at the National Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Students, an annual non-profit event organized by students to promote networking within the field.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 21-11-2018
MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2014
Licenciatura, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2012

Affiliations

Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), 16-01-2020, Assistant Professor
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 01-01-2015, Member
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, 01-01-2015, Member

Leadership Positions

1Leadership Positions

Co-chair of Working Group "Early Careers on Antennas and Propagation", European Association on Antennas and Propagation, nov-2022 - nov-2025

Expertise Topics

Ultrawideband antennas
Medical microwave imaging
Complex permittivity measurement
Antennas for biomedical applications
Additive manufacturing techniques

Academic Activities

7Lecture courses

Propagation and Radiation of Electromagnetic Waves, Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), Master in Naval Military Sciences, branch of Naval Engineering
Microwaves, Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), Master in Naval Military Sciences, branch of Naval Engineering
Antennas and Radiopropagation, Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), Master in Naval Military Sciences, branch of Naval Engineering
Fundamentals of Telecommunications, Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), Master in Naval Military Sciences, branch of Naval Engineering
Radar Systems, Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), Master in Naval Military Sciences, branch of Naval Engineering
Operating Systems, ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Computer Engineering
Telecomunications and Radars, Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), Master in Naval Military Sciences

2Supervision of PhD theses

As Co-supervisor

Data fusion of microwaves and ultrasound imaging modalities for improved breast cancer screening, PhD Student, Raquel de Almeida Martins, Expected conclusion 08-2024
Development of EM device for axillary lymph node diagnosis, PhD Student, Matteo Luciano Maria Savazzi, Defended 04-2023

13Supervision of MSc theses

As Supervisor

Estudo de sistema de radar para monitorização da ZEE de Cabo Verde, MSc Student, Bruno Moniz, Concluded 09-2023
Microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping, MSc Student, João Pedro Martins da Silva Beirão Amador, Concluded 09-2023
Antenna array for passive SAR system, MSc Student, Miguel Dias Ribeiro, Concluded 09-2022
Desenvolvimento de rádio definido por software para sistema de radar passivo, MSc Student, Miguel Ramos Gonçalves Stattmiller Albuquerque, Concluded 09-2022

As Co-supervisor

Study of Polarization Diversity for Microwave Breast Imaging using 3D-printed Vivaldi Antenna, MSc Student, Gaia Guida, Concluded 06-2023
VHF/UHF deployable antennas for cubesats, MSc Student, Leonardo Gomes Fernandes de Saraiva Augusto, Concluded 06-2023
Super-resolution in microwave imaging for breast tumor detection , MSc Student, Marco Miguel Valente Gomes, Concluded 06-2023
Reconfigurable Antennas for 5G and IOT, MSc Student, Mariana Nogueira Serrano Duarte Lourinha, Concluded 06-2023
Antennas for 5G-NR communications via satellite, MSc Student, Carolina Isabel Martins Espada, Concluded 06-2022
Remote detection of marine litter using SAR, MSc Student, Beatriz Santana Figueira, Concluded 07-2021
Systematic evaluation of a microwave medical imaging system, MSc Student, Matilde Pereira Moreira, Concluded 07-2021
Characterization of the radio communication channel in forest fire environment, MSc Student, Pedro António Gomes Duarte Coimbra, Concluded 11-2020
Microwave Imaging for Breast Scanning, MSc Student, Duarte Brandão Oliveira Fernandes, Concluded 12-2019

1Supervision of Research grants

As Co-supervisor

Data fusion of microwaves and ultrasounds imaging modalities for improved breast cancer screening, Research Grant, Raquel de Almeida Martins, Concluded 09-2019

Publications

1Books Chapters

M. Savazzi, D. Godinho, N. Iˇstuk, T. Castela, M. Orvalho, E. Porter, M. O, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, R. Conceição, Electromagnetic Imaging for a Novel Generation of Medical Devices, Chapter in, Electromagnetic Imaging for a Novel Generation of Medical Devices, Vipiana, F., Crocco, L., Springer, Cham, New York, 2023

15Papers in Journals

M. Savazzi, O. Karadima, D. Duarte, J. Vasquez, F. Vipiana, P. Kosmas, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, R. Conceição, Experimental Assessment of Axillary Lymph Node Microwave Tomography Using Anthropomorphic Phantoms, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 160 - 167, June, 2023,
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M. Vala, S. Faria, P. Coimbra, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Effects of Fire Plumes from Pine Needles on Small-scale Fading in Radiowave Propagation, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 3473 - 3484, April, 2023,
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A. F. Vaquero, J. Teixeira, S.A. Matos, M. Arrebola, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Design of Low Profile Transmitarray Antennas with Wide Mechanical Beam Steering at Millimeter-Waves, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 3713 - 3718, April, 2023,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Measurement Trials and Modeling of Radio Propagation Through Small-scale Fire using Pinus Pinaster Fuel Bed, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 581 - 585, March, 2023,
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P. Falcão, J. M. Felício, C. Peixeiro, Wideband, Wearable, Printed Monopole Antenna System for Integration into an Electromagnetic Radiation Evaluation Device, Sensors, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 3667 - 3685, March, 2023,
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D. Godinho, C. Silva, C. Baleia, J. M. Felício, T. Castela, N. Silva, M. Orvalho, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Modelling level I Axillary Lymph Nodes depth for Microwave Imaging, Physica Medica, Vol. 104, No. -, pp. 160 - 166, December, 2022,
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D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Experimental Evaluation of an Axillary Microwave Imaging System to Aid Breast Cancer Staging, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 68 - 78, March, 2022,
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M. Savazzi, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Study of Freezing and Defrosting Effects on Complex Permittivity of Biological Tissues, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 2210 - 2214, December, 2021,
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D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, T. Castela, N. Silva, M. Orvalho, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Development of MRI‐based axillary numerical models and estimation of axillary lymph node dielectric properties for microwave imaging, Medical Physics, Vol. 48, No. 10, pp. 5974 - 5990, August, 2021,
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D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Evaluation of Refraction Effects in Dry Medical Microwave Imaging Setups, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 617 - 621, February, 2021,
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M. Savazzi, S. Abedi, N. Ištuk, N. Joachimowicz, H. Roussel, E. Porter, M. O’Halloran, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, R. Conceição, Development of an Anthropomorphic Phantom of the Axillary Region for Microwave Imaging Assessment, Sensors, Vol. 20, No. 17, pp. 4968 - 4968, September, 2020,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Microwave Breast Imaging using a Dry Setup, IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 167 - 180, January, 2020,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antenna Design and Near-field Characterization for Medical Microwave Imaging Applications, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 4811 - 4824, July, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Dual-Band Skin-Adhesive Repeater Antenna for Continuous Body Signals Monitoring, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 25 - 32, March, 2018,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Wideband Implantable Antenna for Body-Area High Data Rate Impulse Radio Communication, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 1932 - 1940, May, 2016,
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61Papers in Conferences

R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Microwave Breast Imaging using Multistatic System Fabricated on the same Substrate, URSI - Simposio Nacional de la Unión Científica Internacional de Radio, Cáceres, Spain, September, 2023 | BibTex
S.A. Matos, A. F. Vaquero, M. Arrebola, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Low-Cost Transmit-Array Antenna Prototype at Ka-Band Combining Low Profile and Mechanical Wide-Angle Beam Scanning, International Workshop on Antenna Technology - IWAT, Alborg, Denmark, Vol., pp. -, May, 2023 | Full text (PDF 602 KBs) | BibTex
R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Study of the Effect of Fibroglandular Tissue in Tumor Detection Using Microwave Breast Imaging, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation EuCap, Florence, Italy, March, 2023,
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S.A. Matos, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Dielectric Versus Patch-Based Implementations of Risley Prism Transmit-Arrays in Ka-Band, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Florence, Italy, March, 2023 | BibTex
S.A. Matos, A. F. Vaquero, M. Arrebola, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Achieving Wide-Angle Mechanical Beam Steering in Ka-Band with Low-Profile Transmit-Array Antennas, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Florence, Italy, March, 2023 | BibTex
T. Costa, J. M. Felício, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Detection of Low Permittivity Floating Plastic Sheets at Microwave Frequencies, EURAAP 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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T. Costa, J. M. Felício, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, S.A. Matos, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, Detection of Low Permittivity Floating Plastic Sheets at Microwave Frequencies, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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S. Heleno, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, N. Leonor, Development of TETRA Radio Backhaul Network Redundancy Plan for Disaster Recovery in Mission Critical Communications, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Florence, Italy, March, 2023,
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M. Vala, J. M. Felício, T. Costa, N. Leonor, J.R. Costa, P. M. Marques, A. A. Moreira, S.A. Matos, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, P. Maagt, On the Feasibility of Using Passive mm-Wave Imaging for Marine Litter Detection at the W-Band, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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D. Godinho, T. Castela, J. M. Felício, N. Silva, M. Orvalho, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Validation of Dielectric Properties Estimation from Magnetic Resonance Images to Accelerate Medical Microwave Applications, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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S.A. Matos, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Dielectric versus patch-based implementations of Risley Prism transmit-arrays in Ka-band, EURAAP 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Florence, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2023,
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R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, Feasibility of Benign and Malignant Tumor Detection Using Microwave Breast Imaging, PhD Open Days, Lisboa, Portugal, November, 2022 | BibTex
M. Savazzi, D. Duarte, O. Karadima, C. Origlia, J. Vasquez, F. Vipiana, P. Kosmas, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Experimental Assessment of the Effects of Increasing Illumination Angles to Maximise Useful Information in Axillary Microwave Tomography, IEEE IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurement and Applications (CAMA) CAMA, Guangzhou, China, Vol., pp. -, November, 2022 | Full text (PDF 105 KBs) | BibTex
S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, 3D printing as an effective tool for Transmit-array design at Ka band, Simposium Nacional de la URSI, Malaga, Spain, Vol., pp. -, September, 2022,
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R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Distinguishing Benign and Malignant Tumors using Microwave Breast Imaging, ISCTE 1ª Conferência de Saúde Societal, Lisboa, Portugal, June, 2022,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Modelling of Radiowave Propagation Through Small-scale Forest Fire, URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting AT-AP-RASC, Gran Canaria, Spain, May, 2022,
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J. Teixeira, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, Assessing different monoblock dielectric implementations of a low profile beam steering Transmitarray for 3D printing, Mediterranean Microwave Symp. - MMS, Pizzo Calabro, Italy, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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X X, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, N. Fonseca, Design of a Rotman Lens Operating in the Full K/Ka Band Using Ridge Waveguide Technology, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Madrid, Spain, March, 2022,
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R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Systematic Analysis of Microwave Breast Imaging Detection of Different-Sized Malignant and Benign Tumors, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Madrid, Spain, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, March, 2022,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Measurement Trials of Radiowave Propagation Through Pinus Pinaster Fuel Bed Under Fire, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Madrid, Spain, March, 2022,
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D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Target Selection in Multistatic Microwave Breast Imaging Setup Using Dielectric Lens, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Madrid, Spain, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, March, 2022,
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M. Savazzi, O. Karadima, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, P. Kosmas, R. Conceição, Effect of Varying Prior Information in Axillary 2D Microwave Tomography, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Madrid, Spain, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, March, 2022,
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J. Mendes, J. M. Felício, P. M. Marques, MB Bergano, J. Pandeirada Pandeirada, JN Neves, Impacto da Propagação Atmosférica na Performance de Técnicas de Compressão de Impulsos para Sistemas Radar, Marinha IDEIA, Almada, Portugal, February, 2022 | BibTex
M. Vala, S. Faria, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Complex Permittivity Study of a Pinus Pinaster Needle Bed on Fire, ANACOM URSI 15.º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI ''Sustentabilidade ambiental no uso do espectro radioelétrico, Leiria, Portugal, November, 2021,
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G. Bengloan, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, A. Chousseaud, B. Froppier, E. Cruz, A Compact and Flexible Dual-Band Antenna for Near-Body Applications, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Taipei, Taiwan, October, 2021,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Electromagnetic study of complex permittivity on a medium-scale flat terrain fire scenario, Simposium Nacional de la Unión Científica Internacional de Radio, Vigo, Spain, September, 2021,
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S.A. Matos, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, N. Fonseca, Mechanical beam-steering using millimeter-wave transmit-array antennas, European Conference on Networks and Communications - EuCNC, Conference online, June, 2021,
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R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, A. L. N. Fred, C. A. Fernandes, Preliminary Simulation-based Feasibility Study for Breast Tumor Diagnosis Using Machine Learning, FEUP Symposium on Electrical and Computer Engineering - Doctoral Congress in Engineering DCE21, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. 38 - 40, June, 2021 | BibTex
S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, J. M. Felício, N. Leonor, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Analytical Studies of Refractive Index Variation in Pine Needles Media under Wildfire Conditions, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Düsseldorf, Germany, March, 2021,
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R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Comparison of Slot-based and Vivaldi Antennas for Breast Tumor Detection using Machine Learning and Microwave Imaging Algorithms, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Dusseldorf, Germany, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, March, 2021,
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S.A. Matos, A. Alves, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Transmit-array antenna with aberration-free wideangle scanning using mechanical in-plane movements, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Conference online, March, 2021,
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M. Savazzi, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, R. Conceição, Numerical Assessment of Microwave Imaging for Axillary Lymph Nodes Screening Using Anthropomorphic Phantom, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Conference online, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, March, 2021,
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R. A. Martins, J. M. Felício, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Preliminary Characterization of Microwave Backscattering of Floating Plastic, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Conference online, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, February, 2021,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Radiowave Propagation Modelling of Dual Wildfire Front Spreading over Hilly Terrain at 700 MHz, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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P. Coimbra, S. Faria, M. Vala, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Leonor, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, C. Salema, Experimental Setup for Radio Characterization of Fire at Microwave Frequencies, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, J. M. Felício, N. Leonor, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Comparative Study of Computational Electromagnetics Applied to Radiowave Propagation in Wildfires, URSI International Union of Radio Science General Assembly & Scientific Symposium URSI GASS, Rome, Italy, September, 2020,
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J. M. Felício, C. Rebocho, D. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Multistatic Dry Imaging Setup for Breast Cancer Screening using Microwaves, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Montreal, Canada, Vol., pp. 1 -, July, 2020 | Full text (PDF 210 KBs) | BibTex
D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Study of the Refraction Effects in Microwave Breast Imaging Using a Dry Setup, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Montreal, Canada, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, July, 2020,
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S. Faria, N. Leonor, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Radiowave Propagation Modelling in the Presence of Wildfires: Initial Results, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, March, 2020,
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D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Extracting Dielectric Properties for MRI-based Phantoms for Axillary Microwave Imaging Device, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, March, 2020,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antenna Phase Center and Angular Dispersion Estimation Using Planar Acquisition Setup Applied to Microwave Breast Imaging, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, March, 2020,
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M. Savazzi, E. Porter, M. O’Halloran, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, R. Conceição, Development of a Transmission-Based Open-Ended Coaxial-Probe Suitable for Axillary Lymph Node Dielectric Measurements, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, March, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, A.A. Almeida, N. Fonseca, P. Naseri, C. A. Fernandes, Dual Band Dual-Circulary Polarized Transmit-array Antenna for SoTM Ground Terminals at Ka-band, International Workshop on Antenna Technology - IWAT, Bucareste, Romania, February, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, A.A. Almeida, N. Fonseca, MODULAR DESIGN OF A DUAL-BAND DUAL-CIRCULARLYPOLARIZED ANTENNA TO FEED A KA-BAND TRANSMIT-ARRAY FOR SOTM GROUND TERMINALS, ESA-ESTEC 40th ESA Antenna workshop, Noordwijk, Netherlands, October, 2019,
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D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Feasibility study of focal lens for multistatic microwave breast imaging, International Conf. on Appl. Electromagnetics and Communications - ICECOM, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, September, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Microwave Breast Imaging using Dry Setup, Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing MEDICON, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol., pp. 1 - 8, September, 2019 | BibTex
J. M. Felício, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, A.A. Almeida, C. A. Fernandes, Wrist-Worn RFID Antenna Printed on Additive Manufactured Flexible Substrate, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Atlanta, United States, July, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Exploratory Study of In-body Communication between Wearable Device and Multiple Implants and QPSK Digital Signal Transmission in Time-Domain, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Krakow, Poland, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, March, 2019,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Development of an Automation-Compatible Breast Cancer Imaging System using Microwaves, IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering ENBENG, Lisbon, Portugal, February, 2019,
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D. Godinho, J. M. Felício, N. Silva, M. Orvalho, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Development of Axillary Region Models based on MRI Segmented Data to Aid Breast Cancer Staging, Conference on Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields EMF-Med, Split, Croatia, September, 2018,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Webcam-based Distance and Surface Estimation System for Microwave Imaging, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Boston, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 2, July, 2018,
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J. M. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Artifact removal based on SVD for microwave breast imaging, Encuentro Ibérico de Electromagnetismo Computacional - EIEC, Coimbra, Portugal, May, 2018,
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J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Experimental Validation of Medical Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening, UTAustin | Portugal Workshop on Modeling and Simulations of Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer MSCDC, Lisbon, Portugal, November, 2017,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Miniaturized Implantable Patch Antenna for Near- Field Communication at ISM Band, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, San Diego, United States, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 2, July, 2017,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Link Budget Study and Realization of Time-Domain Measurement Setup for Implantable Antennas, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Paris, France, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, March, 2017,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Complex Permittivity and Anisotropy Measurement of 3D-Printed PLA at Microwaves and Millimeter-waves, International Conf. on Appl. Electromagnetics and Communications - ICECOM, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 6, September, 2016,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Comparing Liquid Homogeneous and Multilayer Phantoms for Human Body Implantable Antennas, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2016,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Low-Profile Wideband Stick-on Antenna for Body-Area Communication, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Davos, Switzerland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2016,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Microwave Imaging for Target Detection in Body Phantom Using the Kirchoff Migration Algorithm, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2015,
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J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, UWB Body-Implantable Antenna for Short Range Communication, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2015,
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J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antena Implantável de Banda Ultra-Larga para Transmissão e Armazenamento de Dados Médicos, Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, Lisbon, Portugal, November, 2014 | BibTex

Patents

2Patents

João C. Serra Serra, S.A. Matos, N. Fonseca, C. A. Fernandes, J. M. Felício, J.R. Costa, Generalized Risley Prism for Beam-Steering Transmit-Arrays with Low Grating Lobes, PT118708, National, Pending, 09-06-2023, Portugal,
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S.A. Matos, N. Fonseca, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, Waveguide power divider, PT118585, National, Pending, 31-03-2023, Portugal

Projects

Currently running projects4

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
IRMIS	Increased Resolution Microwave Imaging using Superlens	FCT	01-01-2023	30-06-2024
MARES	Satellite-based microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping	ESA-ESTEC	04-10-2021	31-12-2023
NewSpacePortugal	New Space Portugal	IAPMEI	01-10-2021	31-12-2025
TERRAMETA	Terahertz Reconfigurable Metasurfaces for ultra-high rate wireless communications	EU/Horizon Europe	01-01-2023	01-01-2026

Closed Projects8

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
ADAM_3D	Additive Antenna Manufacturing	FCT	01-06-2018	01-06-2021
COST CA17115	European network for advancing Electromagnetic hyperthermic medical technologies	ESF/COST	04-09-2019	03-09-2022
COST TD1301	Development of a European-based Collaborative Network to Accelerate Technological, Clinical and Commercialisation Progress in the Area of Medical Microwave Imaging	ESF/COST	01-11-2013	01-11-2017
EMERALD	ElectroMagnetic imaging for a novel genERation of medicAL Devices	EU/H2020	16-05-2018	31-07-2021
KALens 2	Compact Lens-Based Mechanically Steered Ka-Band user Terminal Antenna - Extension	ESA-ESTEC	01-01-2019	01-01-2020
mm-SatCom	Millimeter Wave Antennas for Next-Generation Satellite Mass Services	FCT/PTDC	01-07-2013	01-01-2016
MWI-MedScan	Microwave medical imaging	IT	01-09-2014	01-08-2019
RESCuE-TOOL	Radio coverage for emergency communication systems to operate under critical wildfire environments TOOL	FCT	31-12-2018	27-02-2023

Other Scientific Achievements

9Awards

S.A. Matos, A. F. Vaquero, M. Arrebola, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, 3rd plane on the iWAT2023 Best Paper Award contest, THe Best Paper Award contribute to the recognition of the high scientific quality of research fitting the scope of iWAT2023., 01-05-2023
S.A. Matos, A. F. Vaquero, M. Arrebola, J.R. Costa, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Finalist (Top 5) of the the Best Theory and Design Antenna Paper Award of EuCAP2023, The EuCAP 2023 Best Paper Awards have been created to contribute to the recognition of the scientific quality of research and engineering in four thematic domains: Best Electromagnetics Paper Award. Best Theory and Design Antenna Paper Award. Best Applied Technology Antenna Paper Award. Best Propagation Paper Award. Best Measurements Paper Award., 01-03-2023
M. Vala, S. Faria, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Complex Permittivity Study of a Pinus Pinaster Needle Bed on Fire, Best Student Paper Award - 1st Place at ANACOM: 15.º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, 01-11-2021
S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, N. Leonor, J. M. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Radiowave Propagation Modelling of Dual Wildfire Front Spreading Over Hilly Terrain at 700 MHz, ConfTELE 2021 Top 10% Best Paper Award. Seven papers (10%) were nominated for consideration for this award by the Reviewers and the Technical Program Committee., 01-02-2021
J. M. Felício, Fraunhofer Challenge 2019, 3rd place Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge within the PhD category, 01-10-2019
J. M. Felício, Finalist (2nd place), Best Portuguese PhD Thesis competition in Biomedical Engineering, 01-09-2019
J. M. Felício, Comité Português da ANACOM-URSI, 1st place ANACOM-URSI Portugal Award 2017, 01-12-2017
J. M. Felício, Comité Português da URSI, 1st place Best Student Poster Award, 01-12-2015
J. M. Felício, Fraunhofer Challenge 2015, 3rd place Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge within the MSc category, 01-10-2015

Other Contributions

8Refereeing Journals

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
2015, 1 review(s);
Electronics Letters
2016, 1 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
2016, 1 review(s);
Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering
2017, 2 review(s);
URSI Radio Science Bulletin
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
2020, 2 review(s);
engineering reports
2020, 1 review(s);
IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology
2018, 1 review(s);

4Refereeing Conferences

European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP
2018, 1 review(s); 2017, 1 review(s); 2015, 1 review(s);
International Conference on Biological Information and Biomedical Engineering IBIBE
2018, 1 review(s);
The 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
2020, 1 review(s);
IEEE AFRICON Conf. in Africa
2023, 1 review(s);

IT Member Profile

João Felício

14-07-2023

"Design of Low Profile Transmitarray Antennas with Wide Mechanical Beam Steering at Millimeter-Waves" paper on the spotlight

12-07-2023

Out now IT NEWS nr. 107

06-06-2023

3rd Best conference paper on iWAT 2023

29-03-2023

IT 'ambassadors' at the 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP2023)

14-02-2023

Antennas and Propagation IT Team participates in the TERRAMETA project to develop a roadmap beyond the 6G timeframe

02-02-2023

Project MARES - Satellite-based microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping

25-03-2022

IT team is studying the benefits of using low-power microwave technology in breast cancer screening

19-12-2021

IT researchers distinguished with the Research Award and the Best Student Paper Award URSI 2021

12-05-2021

João Serra wins the "Best Thesis Award" from APDC-CEE

04-03-2021

IT research teams showcase national biomedical work at XVI ENEEB

Scientific Achievements

As Co-supervisor

As Supervisor

As Co-supervisor

As Co-supervisor

Currently running projects4

Closed Projects8