Creating and sharing knowledge for telecommunications
... Luis Filipe Mesquita Nero Moreira Alves

Senior Researcher

Luis Alves

Academic position: Assistant Professor
Joining date: 01-01-1999
Roles in IT: Senior Researcher
Thematic Line: Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group: Integrated Circuits – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900
Fax: +351 234 377 901



Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-2008
  • Licenciatura, Universidade de Aveiro, 15-09-1997
  • MSc, Universidade de Aveiro,
  • Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-2009, Professor Auxiliar
  • IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 01-01-2003, Member
  • Integrated Cisrcuit Design, Visible Light Communication Systems, Sensors and Sensing Technologies
As Supervisor
As Co-supervisor
As Supervisor
As Co-supervisor
  • Z. Ghassemlooy, L. Alves, S. Zvanovec, M. Khalighi, Visible Light Communications: Theory and Applications, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2017,
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  • A. M. Moutinho, M. Sousa, M. Almeida, D. Barbosa, MB Bergano, D. Henriques, D. Silva, L. Alves, A. Navarro, Basic rules for the development of the forest fire extinguishing system, Chapter in, Advances in Forest Fire research 2022, DOMINGOS XAVIER VIEGAS, LUÍS MÁRIO RIBEIRO, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2022
  • L. Alves, L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, J. Cura, Lighting and Communications: Devices and Systems, Chapter in, Visible Light Communications: Theory and Applications, Zabih Ghassemlooy, Luis Nero Alves, Stanislav Zvanovec, Mohammad-Ali Khalighi, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2017
  • M. Faria, L. Alves, P.S André, Transdermal Optical Communications, Chapter in, Visible Light Communications: Theory and Applications, Zabih Ghassemlooy, Luis Nero Alves, Stanislav Zvanovec, Mohammad-Ali Khalighi, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, 2017
  • R. Aguiar, L. Alves, Employing Traffic Lights as Road Side Unit for Road Safety Information Broadcast, Chapter in, Roadside Networks for Vehicular Communications: Architectures, Applications and Test Fields, Robil Daher, Alexey Vinel, IGI global, Medical Information Science Reference, 2012
  • D. Santos, R. Aguiar, L. Alves, Clock Distribution Strategy for IP-based Development, Chapter in, VLSI Systems on a Chip, L. M. Silveira, S. Devadas and R. Reis, Chapman & Hall, 1999
  • L. Alves, Paula A.A.P. Marques Marques, N. B. B. Barroca, P. A. A. D. M. Martins, B. R. F. Figueiredo, R. P. F. F. S. Silva, A. F. B. Bernardes, V. E. M. A. Abrantes, A multi-well graphene-multielectrode array device for in vitro 3D electrical stimulation and method to obtain the device, PT117948, National, Pending, 29-04-2022, Portugal

Currently running projects1

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
OWIN6G Optical and wireless sensors networks for 6G scenarios (OWIN6G) EU/Horizon Europe 01-09-2023 31-08-2027

Closed Projects15

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
5GASP 5GASP EU/H2020 01-01-2021 31-12-2023
5Growth 5G-enabled Growth in Vertical Industries EU/H2020 01-06-2019 31-12-2021
APIC Analog Predistorter in Integrated Circuit IT 01-07-2016 01-06-2018
COPWIN Coordinated MultiPoint Strategies for Future Wireless Networks FCT/PTDC 01-07-2013 01-01-2016
EECCO Energy EffiCient Current-mode techniques for free-space Optical front-end receivers FCT/PTDC 01-06-2008 01-06-2011
EyeInTheSky Utilização de Balões de Alta-Altitude para Apoio à Decisão em Operações de Combate a Incêndios Rurais FCT 01-01-2020 31-12-2022
HAN-4G Integration of Heterogeneous Access Networks in a 4G Architecture IT/LA 01-09-2005 31-08-2007
IC1101 COST IC1101 - Optical Wireless Communications - An Emerging Technology EU/COST 01-10-2011 01-10-2016
LITES Led-based intelligent street lighting for energy saving EU/FP7 01-12-2009 01-05-2012
MemoCIS COST IC1401 Memristors - Devices, Models, Circuits, Systems and Applications (MemoCiS) EU/COST 01-12-2014 01-12-2018
NEWFOCUS European network on future generation optical wireless communication technologies EU/COST 08-09-2020 07-09-2024
RTMGear RealTime Monitoring Power Reduction Gearbox 01-09-2014 01-07-2016
VIDAS VIsible light communications for advanced Driver Assistance Systems FCT/PTDC 01-09-2007 01-03-2010
VisIoN Visible light based Interoperability and Networking EU/H2020 01-09-2017 01-09-2020
VLCLighting Visible Light Communications for LED based Public Lighting Systems IT/LA 01-11-2014 01-11-2016
  • 12th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP, Conference Chairman, 2020
  • IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
  • IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
  • IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP, Technical Programme Committee, 2016
  • Associate Editor, Physical Communication, 01-05-2018 - today
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
    2006, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS
    2009, 1 review(s); 2008, 1 review(s); 2007, 1 review(s); 2006, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems
    2006, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE AFRICON Conf. in Africa
    2009, 1 review(s); 2007, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE PhD. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics - PRIME
    2007, 1 review(s);