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Researcher

Mónica Figueiredo

Academic position: Assistant Professor
Joining date: 14-05-2012
Roles in IT: 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
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ORCID iD
https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-0780-3725

Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-2012
  • MSc, Universidade de Aveiro, 01-01-2003
  • Licenciatura, Universidade de Coimbra, 01-01-1999
  • Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 02-04-2012, Professor Adjunto
  • Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 01-10-1999 - 01-04-2012, Assistente
  • Digital Integrated Circuits
  • Circuits and Systems for Communications
  • Noise and Variability in Integrated Circuits
  • Visible Light Communications
5Lecture courses
  • Eletrónica Programável, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Engenharia Electrotécnica - Ramo de Electrónica e Computadores
  • Sistemas Eletrónicos, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Mestrado em Eng. Eletrotécnica
  • Sistemas Digitais, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Engenharia Electrotécnica
  • Laboratório de Telecomunicações, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Engenharia Eletrotécnica
  • Introdução à Investigação, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Mestrado em Eng. Eletrotécnica
9Supervision of MSc theses
As Supervisor
2Supervision of BSc theses
As Co-supervisor
1Books Chapters
  • M. Figueiredo, C. Ribeiro, OFDM-Based VLC Systems FPGA Prototyping, Chapter in, Visible Light Communications: Theory and Applications, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2017
12Papers in Journals
  • C. Ribeiro, J.M. Gil, X. Bento, M. Figueiredo, J. Rosa, R. Antonio, L.F. Ferreira, P.A. Assunção, VIEXPAND – Industrial Video for Expanded Vision in Remote Operations, international journal of industrial engineering and management, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 291 - 303, December, 2024,
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  • M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Guest Editorial: Selected papers from the 8th Biennial Colloquium & 6th International Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications, IET Optoelectronics, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 87 - 90, August, 2023 | BibTex
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Z. Ghassemlooy, Carrier synchronisation in multiband carrierless amplitude and phase modulation for visible light communication‐based IoT systems, IET Optoelectronics, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 120 - 128, June, 2023 | BibTex
  • J. Rosa, D. Granhao, G. Carvalho, T. Gonçalves, M. Figueiredo, L. Bento, N. Paulino, L. Pessoa, BacalhauNet: A tiny CNN for lightning-fast modulation classification, itu journal: ict discoveries, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 252 - 260, September, 2022 | BibTex
  • X. Li, Z. Ghassemlooy, S. Zvanovec, L. Alves, M. Figueiredo, M. Zhang, S. Mana, V. Jungnickel, P. Chvojka, A Full-digital M-CAP Receiver with Synchronisation and Adaptive Blind Equalisation for Visible Light Communications, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 2409 - 2426, April, 2022,
    | Abstract     | Full text (PDF 4 MBs) | BibTex
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Optimized Analog Multi-Band Carrierless Amplitude and Phase Modulation for Visible Light Communication-Based Internet of Things Systems, Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 7, pp. 2537 - 2537, April, 2021 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, C. Ribeiro, Lighting the Wireless World, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 28 - 37, October, 2017 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, C. Ribeiro, A. Dobesch, L. Alves, OW Wilfert, Consumer LED lamp with ODAC technology for high-speed Visible Light Communications, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 63., No. 4, pp. n.a. - n.a., August, 2017 | BibTex
  • A. Dobesch, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, OW Wilfert, Performance Analysis of 8-bit ODACs for VLC Applications, Radioengineering, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 115 - 122, June, 2017 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, R. Aguiar, A Jitter Insertion and Accumulation Model for Clock Repeaters, IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, Vol. Vol.E95-A, No. No.12, pp. 2430 - 2442, December, 2012 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, R. Aguiar, A Dynamic Jitter Model to Evaluate Uncertainty Trends with Technology Scaling, Integration, the VLSI Journal, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 162 - 171, March, 2012,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Design and Perfomance of 155Mbps Clock/Data Recovery Circuits on Heavy Loaded PLDs, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 43, No. 0, pp. 0 - 0, May, 2005 | BibTex
38Papers in Conferences
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Z. Ghassemlooy, A Packet-based Analog m-CAP Visible Light Communication System for Internet of Things, 14th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP CSNDSP2024, Rome, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 389 - 394, July, 2024,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • A. Usmani, M. Figueiredo, P. Fonseca, L. Alves, Self-Clocking Constant-Power Multi-Level Scheme for Optical Camera Communication, 14th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP CSNDSP2024, Rome, Italy, July, 2024 | BibTex
  • MLR Rêgo, M. Figueiredo, P. Fonseca, L. Alves, On Using the Raspberry Pi Camera to Receive 8-PAM Signals in Optical Camera Communication, 14th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP CSNDSP2024, Rome, Italy, July, 2024 | BibTex
  • A. Usmani, M. Figueiredo, P. Fonseca, L. Alves, Experimental Demonstration of a Self-Clocking Pulse-Amplitude Modulation for Optical Camera Communication in Artificial Ambient Light, 14th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP CSNDSP2024, Rome, Italy, July, 2024 | BibTex
  • V. Matus, A. Usmani, M. Figueiredo, P.F. Fonseca, S. Zvanovec, R. Perez-Jimenez, L. Alves, Self-Clocking Constant-Power Multi-Level Scheme for Optical Camera Communication, International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP) CSNDSP, Rome, Italy, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024 | BibTex
  • V. Matus, A. Usmani, M. Figueiredo, P.F. Fonseca, S. Zvanovec, R. Perez-Jimenez, L. Alves, Experimental Demonstration of a Self-Clocking Pulse-Amplitude Modulation for Optical Camera Communication in Artificial Ambient Light, International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, BalkanCom BalkanCom, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June, 2024 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Asynchronous encoding scheme for optical camera communication system using two-dimensional transmitter, South American Conference On Visible Light Communications SACVLC, Santiago, Chile, November, 2023,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, Enhancing Object Detection in Maritime Environments Using Metadata, Iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition - CIARP, Coimbra, Portugal, November, 2023 | BibTex
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Z. Ghassemlooy, Visible Light Communication Systems Architectures for the Internet of Things, IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things WF-IoT, Aveiro, Portugal, October, 2023,
    | Abstract     | Full text (PDF 272 KBs) | BibTex
  • J. Rosa, R. Antonio, L.F. Ferreira, M. Figueiredo, P.A. Assunção, C. Ribeiro, Rate Control Method for Video Encoders Operating in Industrial Environments, Asia Symposium on Image Processing ASIP, Tianjin, China, June, 2023,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • R. Antonio, J. Rosa, L.F. Ferreira, M. Figueiredo, P.A. Assunção, C. Ribeiro, Enhanced Object Detection in Highly Compressed Images using Regions of Interest, International Conference on Environment and Industrial Innovation ICEII, Vienna, Austria, June, 2023,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • C. Ribeiro, M. Figueiredo, P.A. Assunção, L.F. Ferreira, J.M. Gil, X. Bento, Real-Time Industrial Machine Vision Supervision using DPU-based Edge Devices, International Conference on Environment and Industrial Innovation ICEII, Vienna, Austria, June, 2023,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Implementation of a Visible Light Communications testbed in FPGA, REC2022 - XVIII Jornadas sobre Sistemas Reconfiguráveis REC2022, Leiria, Portugal, July, 2022,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Z. Ghassemlooy, Experimental validation of analog m-CAP receivers for Internet of Things, 13th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, July, 2022,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Z. Ghassemlooy, VLC frontends for IoT applications, West-Asian Coloquium on Optical Wireless Communications WACOWC, Conference online, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • J. Rosa, M. Figueiredo, L. B. Bento, CNN implementation in Resource Limited FPGAs - Key Concepts and Techniques, Jornadas sobre Sistemas Reconfiguráveis - REC, Porto, Portugal, July, 2021 | BibTex
  • L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, Analog m-CAP demodulation for VLC-based IoT systems, 12th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing- CSNDSP, Porto, Portugal, July, 2020 | BibTex
  • K.S. Sushmitha, P. Camacho, L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, L. Alves, J. C. Mendes, M. Figueiredo, Thermal Analysis of high power LEDs using different PCB material, European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, Catania, Italy, September, 2017,
    | Abstract     | Full text (PDF 570 KBs) | BibTex
  • L. Duarte, L. Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, C. Ribeiro, L. Alves, DLL architecture for OFDM based VLC, IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP, Prague, Czech Republic, Vol. n.a., pp. 1 - 6, July, 2016,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, C. Ribeiro, L. Alves, Live Demonstration: 150Mbps+ DCO-OFDM VLC, IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS, Montreal, Canada, Vol. n.a., pp. 457 - 457, May, 2016,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • C. Ribeiro, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, L. Duarte, L. Rodrigues, P. Rodrigues, VLCLighting - A Collaborative Research Project on Visible Light Communication, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, September, 2015,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • C. Ribeiro, M. Figueiredo, L. Alves, A Real-Time Platform for Collaborative Research on Visible Light Communication, IEEE International Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications - IWOW, Istambul, Turkey, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, September, 2015,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • L. Duarte, L. Rodrigues Rodrigues, P. Rodrigues, L. Alves, M. Figueiredo, C. Ribeiro, VLCLighting ­- A Collaborative Research Project on Visible Light Communication, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, July, 2015,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • JP Barraca, L. Alves, M. Figueiredo, Electronic Shelf Labeling Employing Visible Light Communication Concepts, IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP, Manchester, United Kingdom, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, June, 2014 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, R. Aguiar, Uncertainty in DLL Deskewing Schemes, IEEE International Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Integrated Systems - ICECS, Seville, Spain, Vol. n.a., pp. 841 - 844, December, 2012 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, R. Aguiar, Dynamic Jitter Accumulation in Clock Repeaters Considering Power and Ground Noise Correlations, IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol. n.a., pp. n.a. - n.a., May, 2011 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Clock Repeater Characterization for Jitter-Aware Clock Tree Synthesis, International Workshop on Power and Timing Modeling, Optimization and Simulation - PATMOS, Delft, Netherlands, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2009 | BibTex
  • M. Figueiredo, R. Aguiar, Time Precision Comparison of Digitally Controlled Delay Elements, IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS, Taipei, Taiwan, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, May, 2009,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • J. P. Pinhal, B. D. Dias, M. Figueiredo, Desempenho de TDCs para Medição de Jitter em FPGAs de Baixo Custo, Jornadas de Engenharia de Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores do ISEL, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, November, 2008 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, A Study on CMOS Time Uncertainty with Technology Scaling, International Workshop on Power and Timing Modeling, Optimization and Simulation - PATMOS, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2008,
    | Abstract     | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Predicting Noise and Jitter in CMOS Inverters, IEEE PhD. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics - PRIME, Bordeaux, France, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, July, 2007 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Noise Induced Jitter Performance of Digitally Controlled CMOS Delay Lines, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, May, 2007 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Noise and Jitter in CMOS Digitally Controlled Delay Lines, IEEE Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and System, Nice, France, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, December, 2006 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Performance of 155Mbps Clock/data Recovery Circuits on Heavy Loaded PLDs, IEEE Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and System, Sharjan, United Arab Emirates, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, December, 2003 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Resource Constrained 155Mbps Clock and Data Recovery with 4x Oversampling and Jitter Reduction, Conf. on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems, Malaga, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2002 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Resource Constrained Clock Recovery on Programmable Logic Devices, IEEE International Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, September, 2002 | BibTex
  • R. Aguiar, M. Figueiredo, Métodos de Recuperação de Relógio em Dispositivos de Lógica Programável, Conf. Científica e Tecnológica em Engenharia - CCTE, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2002 | BibTex
  • L. Alves, L. Mendes, C. Lopes, T. Fernandes, P.A. Assunção, S.M.M. Faria, Nuno M. M. Rodrigues, M. Figueiredo, SimSAT – Desenvolvimento de Satélites de Baixa Altitude, Encontro do Colégio de Electrotecnia da Ordem dos Engenheiros, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236210137_SimSAT_-_Desenvolvimento_de_Satelites_de_Baixa_Altitude, April, 2001 | BibTex

Closed Projects2

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
IMPCLOCK Implementation of feedback-based clock distribution systems FCT/POCTI 01-07-2004 01-07-2006
VLCLighting Visible Light Communications for LED based Public Lighting Systems IT/LA 01-11-2014 01-11-2016
5Conference Committees
  • IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP, Conference co-chair, 2024
  • IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP, Organizing Committee, 2022
  • IEEE International Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications - IWOW, Organizing Committee, 2022
  • REC2022 - XVIII Jornadas sobre Sistemas Reconfiguráveis REC2022, Organizing Committee, 2022
  • IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP, Technical Programme Committee, 2018
2Editorial Committees
  • Editorial Board, IET Optoelectronics, 01-10-2024 - 28-02-2025
  • Guest Editor, IET Optoelectronics, 22-07-2022 - 01-08-2023
7Refereeing Journals
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
    2018, 2 review(s);
  • Physical Communication
    2018, 2 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems
    2018, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems - Part II: Analog Digital Signal Processing
    2010, 2 review(s);
  • IEEE Trans. on Very Large Scale Integration Systems
    2013, 2 review(s);
  • IET Circuits, Devices and Systems
    2013, 1 review(s);
  • Indian Journal of Engineering
    2013, 1 review(s);
2Refereeing Conferences
  • IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS
    2014, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP
    2018, 1 review(s);
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