Theses

Running PhD Theses: 4

Student Supervisor Co-Supervisor Title End date
Franz Muller Eduardo Camilo Glaucio Ramos Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Radio chanel Characterisation for 6G Systema 3 / 2028
Tiago Emanuel da Silva Oliveira Inhigo Cuinas João Ricardo Vitorino Reis Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for 6G Smart Radio Environments 9 / 2025
Stefânia de Sousa Faria Carlos Antonio Cardoso Fernandes Nuno Ricardo Cordeiro Leonor A Generic Fire Electromagnetic Simulator (GFES) 8 / 2025
Mário António Patrício Carreira Vala Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Carlos Antonio Cardoso Fernandes Radiowave propagation in wildfires 3 / 2025

Running MSc Theses: 3

Student Supervisor Co-Supervisor Title End date
Rúben Rafael Pinto Susano Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Smart Packaging Tracking 1 / 2025
Ricardo Jorge Fernandes da Silva Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Sistema de comunicação S2V – Sinais e veículos automóveis 12 / 2024
David José Gois Drumond Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Sistema de comunicação S2V – C V2X 12 / 2024

Completed PhD Theses: 11

Student Supervisor Co-Supervisor Title End date
Luis Diogo Medina Duarte Luis Filipe Mesquita Nero Moreira Alves Carlos Miguel Nogueira Gaspar Ribeiro Concealed target tracking using enhanced radar techniques 11 / 2023
Marina Daniela da Cruz Jordão Nuno Miguel Gonçalves Borges de Carvalho Arnaldo da Silva Rodrigues de Oliveira Charcaterization of mMIMO Antennas 12 / 2021
Aliyu Buba Abdullahi Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Leshan Uggalla Critical Analysis and Prototyping of Proposed Disruptive Technologies for Next Generation (5G) Wireless System 4 / 2020
Rodolfo Vitorino Gomes Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Carlos Miguel Nogueira Gaspar Ribeiro A Real-time 5G Testbed at Millimetre-wave 5 / 2019
João Ricardo Vitorino Reis Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Akram Hammoudeh Novel Antenna Beamsteering for Wireless Applications 12 / 2018
Sérgio Morgadinho Rebelo Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Time-varying wideband channel model for propagation of radiowaves in vegetation media 3 / 2018
Nuno Ricardo Cordeiro Leonor Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Manuel Garcia Sanchez A generic doubly-selective 3D vegetation model using point scatterers 2 / 2018
David Crespo Ferreira Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes RF transparency control of building wall structures 7 / 2017
Huajian Cui Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Jurgen Richter Development of reliable Phase Function measurements for input parameter estimation of the RET 4 / 2009
Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Miqdad AL-Nuaimi A discrete RET Model for Millimetre-Wave Propagation Through Vegetation in Sub-Urban Macro Cells 6 / 2007
Harlem St. Michael Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Radiative Energy Transfer Modelling of Vegetation Effects on Design and Performance of Fixed and Mobile Wireless Links 10 / 2004

Completed MSc Theses: 35

Student Supervisor Co-Supervisor Title End date
Pedro José Ferreira Costa Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Near-Field 3D Measurements for Enhanced EMC Testing and Far-FieldRadiation Analysis 10 / 2024
Leandro Emanuel Baltasar Matias Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes A 5G COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS FLYING CARS - THE FLY.PT USE CASE 9 / 2024
Samuel Viegas Reigota de Jesus Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha João Ricardo Vitorino Reis 4D IMAGING AUTOMOTIVE RADAR SENSORS 9 / 2024
Samuel Mendes Heleno Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Nuno Ricardo Cordeiro Leonor Towards more robust and resilient mission-critical communications: from mitigation of radio exclusion zones to highly redundant microwave backhaul links in TETRA networks 9 / 2024
Saúl dos Santos Carvalho Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha João Ricardo Vitorino Reis 4D Printing for Antenna Technology: Exploring Adaptive and Tunable Antenna Designs 9 / 2024
Alexandre Gaspar Vala Batista Lino Miguel Moreira Ferreira Hugo Miguel Cravo Gomes Sistemas de localização de objetos em processos industriais 7 / 2024
Fernando de Jesus Santos Pereira Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Sistema de monitorização avançado para hidroponia 1 / 2024
Miguel Oliveira Santos Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Sistema de Comunicação em Ambiente Aquático para Medição do Desempenho Físico em Atletas 11 / 2022
Tiago Emanuel da Silva Oliveira Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha João Ricardo Vitorino Reis Small antennas for 5G and IoT 1 / 2022
Bruno Alves Tribovane Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Hybrid Log Shielding 12 / 2021
Ricardo Batista Santos João da Silva Pereira Sílvio Priem Mendes MOBILE LONG RANGE RFID READER FOR INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM (MLRIPS) 11 / 2021
João Santos Louro Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes A building information modelling plug-in for future building electromagnetic certification 2 / 2021
Alexandre José Paulo Lourenço Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Study of radiowave propagation in vegetation media in the presence of forest fires 6 / 2020
André Ferreira Sardo Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Nuno Ricardo Cordeiro Leonor Inverse Synthetic Aperture RADAR (ISAR) for moving target identification (MTI) in harsh environments 6 / 2020
Wilson João Anaia Conniott Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha New Electromagnetic Shielding Techniques for Cross Laminated Timber 12 / 2019
Wilson João Anaia Conniott Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha New electromagnetic shielding techniques based on processed wood 11 / 2019
Mário António Patrício Carreira Vala Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha João Ricardo Vitorino Reis Electronically Reconfigurable FSS-inspired Transmitarray for Two Dimensional Beamsteering for RADAR Applications at 27 GHz 11 / 2019
Luís Eduardo de Sousa Sismeiro Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Carlos Miguel Nogueira Gaspar Ribeiro End-to-end 5G testbed characterisation and improvements at 60GHz 5 / 2018
Pedro Alexandre Seabra Pires Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Rodolfo Vitorino Gomes Simulation framework for multi-gigabit applications at 60 GHz 6 / 2017
Amilcar Justino Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Planning of broadband mobile networks - case study of IP Leiria Campus 2 3 / 2014
Cristovão Pereira Rodrigues Carlos Miguel Nogueira Gaspar Ribeiro -- Sincronização em OFDM 12 / 2013
Nuno Ricardo Cordeiro Leonor Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes A ray tracing based model using point scatterers for doubly selective radio channels 12 / 2012
Igor Silva Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Processo de proteção de propriedade industrial e certificação de um equipamento eletrónico: Caso de uma fechadura eletronica 12 / 2012
José António Varanda Quaresma Carlos Miguel Nogueira Gaspar Ribeiro Wireless Sensing para Sistemas Cognitive Radio 11 / 2012
Tiago Figueirinha Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Performance Optimisation in 3D TV Broadcasting Services 2 / 2012
Filipe Marques Raimundo Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Pedro Antonio Amado Assunção Sistema de Comunicação entre Veículos com Integração Sensorial 11 / 2011
Edmundo Monteiro Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Industrial placement - MCEL, Mozambique 2 / 2011
Alan Rocha Santos Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Planning and Optimisation of TETRA Networks in Metropolitan Areas 12 / 2010
David Crespo Ferreira Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha STDCC-IF – Development of a swept-time delay cross-correlation channel sounder – IF Stage 10 / 2010
Ivo Viegas Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Development of propagation models in vegetation at microwave and millimetre wave frequencies 7 / 2010
Ricardo Gomes Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes DVT-T Probe 4 / 2010
Isaac Duarte Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Sense & Avoid Collison System for UAV 9 / 2009
Maximino Paralta Rafael Ferreira da Silva Caldeirinha TraceMe- Sistema de localização de pessoas e objectos 2 / 2009
Isaac Duarte Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Sistema de detecção e presenção de colisões para UAV 12 / 2008
Felipe Perdigoto Sérgio Manuel Maciel de Faria Telmo Rui Carvalhinho Cunha Fernandes Remote monitor for DVB-T/C 10 / 2008