Awards

  • J. R. Reis, IEEE TAP Top 200 reviewers, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Society (APS) 2023 Outstanding Associate Editors and Top 200 reviewers for the period of June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023, based on a set of performance criteria, including the number of manuscripts handled, timeliness metrics, and quality of feedback provided., 01-04-2023
  • J. R. Reis, T.O. Oliveira, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, IEEE Portugal Section - Outstanding MSC Thesis Award 2022, Each year, the IEEE Portugal Section awards the most valuable IEEE Portugal members. The awards measure and acknowledge the impact of its members during the previous year. Alongside, the IEEE Portugal Section awards the Outstanding M.Sc. and Ph.D. Thesis Awards submitted by former M.Sc. and Ph.D.students who were enrolled in an M.Sc. or Ph.D. program in a Portuguese Higher Education Institution. Tiago Oliveira was awarded the Outstanding MSC Thesis Award with the thesis entitled "Small Antennas for 5G and IoT", supervised by Professors Rafael Caldeirinha e João Reis., 01-11-2022
  • T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Best Student Paper Award - 15.º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, Best Student Paper Award - 2nd Place - ANACOM: 15.º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, 01-11-2021
  • 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
  • M. Vala, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, On the Practical Limitations of SCalable Electronic 2D Beamsteering Using Metamaterials at MIcro and Millimetre-wave Frequencies, 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
  • 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. R. Reis, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Selected Papers at CSNDSP2020, Selected Papers for journal extension: "Metamaterial-inspired fat-antenna design for 5G base-stations operating at 3.6 GHz", J. R. Reis; M. Vala; and R.F.S. Caldeirinha, IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing - CSNDSP, Porto, Portugal, July, 2020., 01-07-2020
  • R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Top Peer Reviewer in the Global Peer Review Awards 2019, For placing in the top 1% of reviewers in Cross-Field on Publons global reviewer database., 01-09-2019
  • A. Abraray, T. Fernandes, S. Maslovski, Best Non-Student Poster Award at LAPC2018, Best Non-Student Poster Award at Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference., 01-11-2018
  • R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Publons Peer Review Awards 2018, Top 1% Reviewers for Engineering, 31-08-2018
  • D. Ferreira, I. Cuinas, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, 2018 IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation Premium Award, Each year the IET awards a prize to the authors of the best paper published within the last two years in each of the IET’s journals. 2018 IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation Premium Award Ferreira, D., Cuiñas, I., Caldeirinha, R.F.S., Fernandes, T.R.: ‘ Dual-band single-layer quarter ring frequency selective surface for Wi-Fi applications’, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, 2016, 10, (4), pp. 435–441, 30-06-2018
  • N. Leonor, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, M. Sanchez, T. Fernandes, A feasibility study on the extension of the point scatterer formulation to raised canopy forests, Best Non-Student Paper (1st place) award at 2016 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation, 01-11-2016
  • R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Fellow Member of the IET (FIET), Awarded Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, an UK academic award. IET Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have sustained high levels of achievement., 01-11-2015
  • R. F. S. Caldeirinha, N. Leonor, Semi-finalist of the IEEE AP-S Student Design Contest 2011: Radiation Patterns on a Budget, This paper presents a radiation pattern measurement system in order to evaluate 2.4GHz antennas. This measurement system was built with the demand of being an inexpensive and easily reproducible system, lightweight and visually and user friendly. Prize of $1,500, 01-06-2011
  • R. F. S. Caldeirinha, B. Feitor, T. Fernandes, D. Ferreira, N. Leonor, Estimation of Dielectric Concrete Properties from Power Measurements at 18.7 and 60 GHz, Nominated for the IET best student paper competition at Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, November, 2011., 01-11-2010
  • R. F. S. Caldeirinha, M. Antunes, SGF - Sistema multi-funcional de gestão de frotas, 2009-2011 Innovation program - PT Inovação, 01-03-2009
  • T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, M. AL-Nuaimi, J. Richter, Modelling Radiowave Propagation through Vegetation media: a comparison between RET and dRET models, Best Propagation Poster Prize at EuCAP 07 - European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - 11 - 16 November 2007, EICC, Edinburgh, UK, 01-11-2007
  • R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, M. AL-Nuaimi, J. Richter, Parameter extraction and sensitivity analysis for the discrete RET model for radiowave propagation in inhomogeneous forests, Nominated best student paper contest at the Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, May, 2007., 01-05-2007
  • T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, M. AL-Nuaimi, J. Richter, Directional Spectrum Modelling in Inhomogeneous Forests at 20 and 62.4 GHz, Awarded Best Paper in the WINSYS 2006 -International Conference Wireless Information Networks and Systems, to be published by Springer., 22-12-2006