Carlos Roberto Senna

Carlos Senna

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	14-11-2016
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Networks and Services
Group:	Network Architectures and Protocols – 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

http://www.cienciavitae.pt/3F13-362D-F77E

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-6791-4291

SNOB-5G project presented its final milestones for scalable networks for 5G

SNOB-5G (Scalable Network Backhauling for 5G) project team presented its final results in the closing event of the project, which took place on past 25th of July.

IT researchers won the University of Aveiro Cooperation Award 2023

Susana Sargento, Duarte Raposo, Carlos Senna and Miguel Luís won the University of Aveiro Cooperation Award 2023.

IT cooperates with Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS to produce sensing prototypes for city environment monitoring

The CityCatalyst project aims to provide Portuguese cities with new technological and sustainable solutions and services.

STEAM-City project featured on “UAU – Ciência Sem Limites”

STEAM-City Aveiro project was the theme of the Ep. 3 Smart Cities of the “UAU – Ciência Sem Limites” TV magazine on Science and Technology.

An Efficient and Secure Alert System for VANETs to Improve Crosswalks’ Security in Smart Cities

The student João Branquinho developed a solution to improve the perception of the risk of pedestrians being run over on crossroads.

Aveiro STEAM City: launching a city-scale digital open laboratory

IT is proud to announce the Aveiro Open Lab: an advanced fibre and radio access infrastructure that is turning Aveiro into a living trial city for 5G technologies.

Bio

Dr. Carlos Senna, researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) in Aveiro, Portugal, received the Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Campinas, Brazil in 2014. He is working in research related to ad-hoc and vehicular networking mechanisms and protocols, resource management, orchestration, and distributed AI for cloud/fog/edge based solutions. Over the last years he was involved in several research projects (Horizon Project: A New Horizon to The Internet, Support for Orchestration of Resilient and Reliable Services In the Fog (SORTS), and Europe - Brazil Collaboration of Big Data Scientific Research Through Cloud-Centric Applications (EUBRA BIGSEA)), S2MovingCity: Sensing and Serving a Moving City, P2020 SAICT- PAC/0011/2015, MobiWise: from Mobile Sensing to Mobility Advising, and 5G Mobilizer project "Components and services for 5G networks”. Currently, he is involved in projects such as, Efficient Information Centric Networks for IoT Infrastructure (InfoCent-IoT), SNOB5G, MH-SDVANET, and Aveiro STEAM City.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 27-10-2014

Expertise Topics

Computer networks
Distributed systems
Cloud and Edge computing
Artificial Intelligence

Academic Activities

14Supervision of MSc theses

As Supervisor

Federated Learning with Mobile Nodes in V2X Environments, MSc Student, Bernardo De Francesco Barreto, Concluded 12-2023
MICRO-MOBILITY AWARE JOURNEY PLANNER IN A CITY, MSc Student, LEANDRO EMANUEL SOARES ALVES DA SILVA, Concluded 12-2023
A Blockchain-Based Authentication for NDNs, MSc Student, Manuel António Valente Couto, Concluded 12-2023
Federated learning framework to decentralize mobility forecasting in smart cities scenarios, MSc Student, Renato Lima Valente, Concluded 12-2022
Forwarding in Energy-constrained Wireless Information Centric Networks, MSc Student, Daniel Filipe Rodrigues Marques, Concluded 12-2021

As Co-supervisor

Proactive resource management for cloud of services environments, MSc Student, Gonçalo João Lopes de Figueiredo d’Almeida Marques, Concluded 12-2021
An efficient alert system for improving crosswalks’ security, MSc Student, João Tiago Cruz Branquinho, Concluded 12-2019
Gestão de privacidade numa VANET, MSc Student, Luís Carlos dos Santos Félix, Concluded 12-2019
Sistema de reputação para apoio a uma cidade inteligente participada, MSc Student, Luís Filipe Sobral Silva, Concluded 12-2019
Context-based forwarding for mobile ICNs, MSc Student, Luis Miguel Moisés Gameiro, Concluded 12-2019
Control and management mechanisms in 5G networks: Operator networks, MSc Student, Diogo Daniel Soares Ferreira, Concluded 07-2019
Avaliação do impacto de mecanismos de filtragem em estratégias de disseminação de conteúdos em redes veiculares, MSc Student, Joana Andreia Paixão Conde, Concluded 07-2018
Estratégia de disseminação de dados de emergência em redes veiculares, MSc Student, Mónica Sofia Rodrigues Marques, Concluded 07-2018
Mecanismos de Disseminação de Mensagens de Emergência em Redes de Veículos, MSc Student, Ana Carolina Santos Cruz Aspecada Martins, Concluded 07-2017

Publications

19Papers in Journals

Early Access

B. Barreto, C Senna, P. Rito, S. Sargento, MobFedLS: A framework to provide federated learning for mobile nodes in V2X environments, Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 163, No., pp. 107514 - 107514, February, 2024 | BibTex

Published

G. Marques, C Senna, S. Sargento, L Carvalho, L.P. Pereira, R. Matos, Proactive resource management for cloud of services environments, Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 150, No. 1, pp. 90 - 102, January, 2024 | BibTex
P. Rito, A. Almeida, A. F. Figueiredo, C. Gomes, P. T. Teixeira, R. Rosmaninho, R. Lopes, D. Dias, G. P. Perna, M. Silva, C Senna, D. Raposo, M. Luís, S. Sargento, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, Aveiro Tech City Living Lab: A Communication, Sensing, and Computing Platform for City Environments, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 10, No. 15, pp. 13489 - 13510, August, 2023 | BibTex
R. Valente, C Senna, P. Rito, S. Sargento, Embedded Federated Learning for VANET Environments, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 2329 - 2329, February, 2023 | BibTex
R. Chaves, C Senna, M. Luís, S. Sargento, R. Matos, D. Recharte, Content distribution in a VANET using InterPlanetary file system, Wireless Networks, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 129 - 146, January, 2023 | BibTex
L. Gameiro, C Senna, M. Luís, Insights from the Experimentation of Named Data Networks in Mobile Wireless Environments, Future Internet, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 196 - 196, June, 2022 | Full text (PDF 5 MBs) | BibTex
D. Marques, C Senna, M. Luís, Forwarding in Energy-Constrained Wireless Information Centric Networks, Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 1438 - 1438, February, 2022 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
D. Hernandez, L. Gameiro, C Senna, M. Luís, S. Sargento, Handling Producer and Consumer Mobility in IoT Publish-Subscribe Named Data Networks, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 868 - 884, January, 2022 | BibTex
D. Ferreira, C Senna, P. Salvador, L. Cortesão, C. Pires, R. Pedro, S. Sargento, Prediction of low accessibility in 4G networks, Annales des Telecommunications/Annals of Telecommunications, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1 - 15, May, 2021 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
D. Ferreira, A.B. Reis, C Senna, S. Sargento, A Forecasting Approach to Improve Control and Management for 5G Networks, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 1817 - 1831, February, 2021 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
R. Chaves, C Senna, M. Luís, S. Sargento, A. Moreira, D. Recharte, R. Matos, EmuCD: An Emulator for Content Dissemination Protocols in Vehicular Networks, Future Internet, Vol. 12, No. 12, pp. 234 - 234, December, 2020 | BibTex
L. Gameiro, C Senna, M. Luís, ndnIoT-FC: IoT Devices as First-Class Traffic in Name Data Networks, Future Internet, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 207 - 207, November, 2020 | BibTex
J. Branquinho, C Senna, A. Zúquete, An Efficient and Secure Alert System for VANETs to Improve Crosswalks’ Security in Smart Cities, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 20, No. 9, pp. 2473 - 2473, April, 2020 | BibTex
G. Pessoa Pessoa, M. Luís, L. Guardalben, C Senna, S. Sargento, Evaluation of Content Dissemination Strategies in Urban Vehicular Networks, Information (Switzerland), Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 163 - 163, March, 2020 | BibTex
F. Pereira, R. Correia, M. Luís, S. Sargento, M. Jordão, L. F. M. A. F. M. Almeida, C Senna, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, When Backscatter Communication Meets Vehicular Networks: Boosting Crosswalk Awareness, IEEE Access, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 34507 - 34521, February, 2020 | BibTex
J. Pereira, L. Ricardo, M. Luís, C Senna, S. Sargento, Assessing the reliability of fog computing for smart mobility applications in VANETs, Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 94, No. 05, pp. 317 - 332, May, 2019 | BibTex
K. Velasquez, D. Abreu, M. Assis, C Senna, D. Aranha, L. F. Bittencourt, M. P. C. Curado, M. Vieira, E. Monteiro, E. R. M. Madeira, Fog orchestration for the Internet of Everything: state-of-the-art and research challenges, Journal of Internet Services and Applications, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1 - 14, July, 2018 | BibTex
R. Almeida, R. Oliveira, M. Luís, C Senna, S. Sargento, A Multi-Technology Communication Platform for Urban Mobile Sensing, Sensors, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 1184 - 1184, April, 2018 | BibTex
C Senna, L. F. Bittencourt, E. R. M. Madeira, Execution of service workflows in grid environments, International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, Vol. 5, No. 1-2, pp. 88 - 108, January, 2010 | BibTex

15Papers in Conferences

R. Valente, C Senna, P. Rito, S. Sargento, Federated Learning Framework to Decentralize Mobility Forecasting in Smart Cities, IEEE IEEE Symposium Network Operations and Management (NOMS) NOMS, Miami, United States, May, 2023,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
M. Marques, C Senna, S. Sargento, Evaluation of strategies for emergency message dissemination in vanets, IEEE International Symposium on Computer and Communications - ISCC, Rennes, France, July, 2020,
| Abstract | BibTex
L. Gameiro, C Senna, M. Luís, Context-based Forwarding for Mobile ICNs, IEEE ICC Workshop - Information-Centric Networking Solutions for Real-World Applications, Dublin, Ireland, June, 2020,
| Abstract | BibTex
D F Ferreira, C Senna, S. Sargento, Distributed Real-time Forecasting Framework for IoT Network and Service Management, IEEE IEEE Symposium Network Operations and Management (NOMS) NOMS, Budapest, Hungary, April, 2020,
| Abstract | BibTex
D. Ferreira, C Senna, P. Salvador, L. Cortesão, C. Pires, R. Pedro, S. Sargento, Root Cause Analysis of Reduced Accessibility in 4G Networks, IFIP International Conference on Machine Learning for Networking, Paris, France, December, 2019 | BibTex
C Senna, Smart Crosswalks: A Safe Alert System that Minimizes the Confrontation Between Vehicles and Pedestrians, Connected Smart Cities, Porto, Portugal, July, 2019,
| Abstract | BibTex
L. Silva, C Senna, A. Zúquete, Using Reputation as a Coin to Bet on Information Items Distributed in a Smart City, IEEE Conference on Mobile and Secure Services, Miami Beach, United States, March, 2019,
| Abstract | BibTex
R. Almeida, R. Oliveira, M. Luís, C Senna, S. Sargento, Forwarding Strategies for Future Mobile Smart City Networks, Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC-Spring, Porto, Portugal, June, 2018 | BibTex
J. Conde, C Senna, S. Sargento, Content Distribution Optimization Algorithms in Vehicular Networks, IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Natal, Brazil, June, 2018 | BibTex
R. Almeida, R. Oliveira, D. Sousa, M. Luís, C Senna, S. Sargento, A Multi-technology Opportunistic Platform for Environmental Data Gathering on Smart Cities, IEEE IEEE Globecom 2017 - Workshop on Low Power Wide Area networking technologies for emerging Internet of Things (LPWA4IoT), Singapore, Singapore, December, 2017 | BibTex
D. Inácio, C Senna, S. Sargento, Content distribution in vehicular networks through information filtering, IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Crete, Greece, July, 2017,
| Abstract | BibTex
C Senna, E. R. M. Madeira, Gerência de Execução de Aplicações em Nuvens Interconectadas, Brazilian Computer Society SBRC 33th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems - SBRC, Recife, Brazil, May, 2015 | BibTex
LGC Russi, C Senna, E. R. M. Madeira, X. Liu, S. Mehr, S. Zhao, D. Medhi, Hadoop in a hybrid cloud, GENI - Engineering Conference, Washington, United States, March, 2015 | BibTex
C Senna, L. F. Bittencourt, E. R. M. Madeira, An Emulator for Evaluating Resource Allocation and Performance in Clouds, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing UCC, London, United Kingdom, Vol., pp. 591 - 596, December, 2014 | BibTex
C Senna, LGC Russi, E. R. M. Madeira, An Architecture for Orchestrating Hadoop Applications in Hybrid Cloud, IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing CCGrid, Chicago, United States, May, 2014 | BibTex

Patents

1Patents

S. Sargento, M. Luís, C Senna, F. R. S. Segundo, Método de dormência intermitente quase-síncrona ou assíncrona para economia de energia em uma rede de dados oportunistas, BR1020210119217, National, Pending, 17-06-2021, Brazil

Projects

Currently running projects2

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
MH-SDVanet	Multihomed Software Defined Vehicular Networks	FCT	01-03-2021	28-02-2025
NewSpacePortugal	New Space Portugal	IAPMEI	01-10-2021	31-12-2025

Closed Projects8

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
5G	SI I&DT Copromoção Nr. 024539 - Componentes e serviços para redes 5G	P2020	01-01-2018	30-06-2021
AVEIRO STEAM City	AVEIRO STEAM City	EU/H2020	01-11-2018	01-05-2022
CityCatalyst	SI I&DT Empresarial (Programas Mobilizadores) Nr. 046119 - Catalisador para cidades sustentáveis	P2020	01-07-2020	30-06-2023
InfoCent-IoT	Efficient information centric networks for IoT infrastructures	FCT/POCI, POR Lisboa, P2020	10-08-2018	09-03-2022
MobiWise	MobiWise: from mobile sensing to mobility advising	P2020	01-01-2017	09-01-2021
S2MovingCity	Sensing and Serving a Moving City	FCT/ CMU	01-03-2016	01-03-2021
SmartCityMules	SmartCityMules - Mobile Data Collection and Dissemination Through Vehicular Delay Tolerant Networks	FCT/PTDC	01-04-2016	01-08-2018
SNOB-5G	MIT-PT SNOB-5G: Scalable Network Backhauling for 5G	P2020	01-02-2020	30-06-2023

Other Contributions

1Editorial Committees

Guest Editor, Electronics (Switzerland), 01-07-2021 - 31-03-2022

14Refereeing Journals

Computer Networks
2023, 2 review(s); 2022, 1 review(s); 2021, 2 review(s); 2020, 2 review(s); 2019, 2 review(s);
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
2024, 2 review(s); 2021, 1 review(s); 2019, 1 review(s);
Internet Technologies Letters
2023, 1 review(s); 2019, 1 review(s);
Electronics (Switzerland)
2022, 1 review(s); 2019, 1 review(s);
Vehicular Communications
2019, 1 review(s);
Information (Switzerland)
2020, 2 review(s);
International Journal of Communication Systems
2020, 2 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
2020, 1 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
2020, 1 review(s);
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2021, 1 review(s); 2020, 1 review(s);
Sensors
2021, 1 review(s);
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
2022, 1 review(s);
Wireless Networks
2024, 1 review(s); 2023, 2 review(s); 2022, 1 review(s);
Journal of Network and Systems Management
2024, 1 review(s);

16Refereeing Conferences

IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)
2019, 2 review(s); 2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference VNC
2018, 1 review(s);
Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC-Spring
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
2019, 1 review(s);
IEEE International Conference on Communications
2019, 1 review(s);
IEEE Communications Society IEEE International Conference on Communications ICC
2022, 1 review(s); 2020, 1 review(s); 2019, 2 review(s);
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring)
2021, 1 review(s);
IEEE IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology icct
2022, 1 review(s);
IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications PERCOM
2022, 1 review(s);
IEEE/IFIP IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium NOMS
2023, 1 review(s);
International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks DRCN
2023, 1 review(s);
GLOBECOM-IEEE Global Communications Conference
2023, 1 review(s);
International Conference on Network and Service Management CNSM
2024, 1 review(s); 2023, 1 review(s);
International Conference on Network of the Future NoF
2024, 1 review(s);

IT Member Profile

Carlos Senna

02-08-2023

SNOB-5G project presented its final milestones for scalable networks for 5G

23-03-2023