Francisco Andre Correa Alegria

Francisco Alegria

Academic position:	Assistant Professor
Joining date:	01-01-2001
Roles in IT:	Senior Researcher
Scientific Area:	Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group:	Instrumentation and Measurements – Lx

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Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
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Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 07-06-2002
MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 26-10-1997
Licenciatura, Instituto Superior Técnico, 31-10-1995

Expertise Topics

Characterization of Analog to Digital Converters
Calibration of Measuring Instruments
Instrumentation and Measurement

Affiliations

Instituto Superior Técnico, 12-03-1997, Assistant Professor

Academic Activities

9Lecture courses

Instrumentação e Medidas, , Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores

Electrotecnia Teórica/I, , Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores

Electrotecnia Teórica II, , Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores

Instrumentação Electrónica/Instrumentação e Medida, , Lic. Engenharia Aeroespacial)

Electrotecnia Teórica, , Lic. Engenharia Electr. e Computadores

Sistemas de Medida em Radiofrequência, , Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotácnica e de Computadores

Electrónica de Computadores, , Licenciatura em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores
Advanced Mesurements in Radiofrequency, , Diploma de Estudos Avançados em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores
Advanced Measurements in Radiofrequency, , Diploma de Estudos Avançados em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Supervision of theses

2MSc Student

On Road Dyno for Formula Student Car – FST, MSc Student, João Ribeiro, 09-2009
Design of an Electronic Engine Control Unit – FST, MSc Student, João Vicente, 09-2009

1Research Grant

Influence of Phase Noise and Jitter in the testing of telecommunication ADCs, Research Grant, Sandro Noto, 12-2007

Publications

2Books Chapters

A. Moschita, D. M. Macii, F. Alegria, P. Carbone, Histogram-Based Techniques for ADC Testing, Chapter in, Design, Modeling and Testing of Data Converters - Signals and Communication Technology, P. Carbone, Sayfe Kiaei, Fang Xu, Springer, Berlin, 2013
E. Martinho, F. Alegria, C. G. Grangeia, A Dionísio, F. Almeida, Electrical Resistivity Imaging: Overview and a Case Study in Stone Cultural Heritage, Chapter in, 3D Imaging: Theory, Technology and Applications, Emerson H. Duke, Stephen R. Aguirre, Nova Publisher, 2010

43Papers in Journals

S. L. Guillén Ludeña, M. P. F. Rodrigues Pereira da Franca, F. Alegria, A.J. Schleiss, A. H. C. Heleno Cardoso, Hydromorphodynamic effects of the width ratio and of a local tributary widening on discordant confluences, Geomorphology, Vol. 293, No. 1, pp. 289 - 304, September, 2017,
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LM Mendes, F. Antico, P. Sanches, F. Alegria, R. Aleixo, R. Ferreira Lage Ferreira, A particle counting system for calculation of bedload fluxes, Measurement Science & Technology, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 125305 - 125305, October, 2016,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 2 MBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Precision of Sinefitting-Based Total Harmonic Distortion Estimator, Metrology and Measurement Systems, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, pp. 37 - 46, March, 2016,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
J. Lopes, J. R. Rocha, Redondo, F. Alegria, Improvement of the Mass Spectrometry Process on an Ion Implantation, Open Journal of Optimization, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 31 - 34, March, 2016,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 776 KBs) | BibTex
R. Queirós, F. Alegria, P.M. Girão, A. Serra, A multi-frequency method for ultrasonic ranging, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 86 - 93, December, 2015,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Measurement Challenges in Trying to Understand Our Brain, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 48, No. 8, pp. 2950 - 2962, October, 2013,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 328 KBs) | BibTex
E. Martinho, M. A. Abreu, A. O. Oliveira, F. Alegria, M. E. P. Pampulha, Monitoring of Biophysicochemical Changes in a Silty Clay Soil Contaminated with LNAPL’s, Geoderma - A Global Journal of Soil Science, Vol. 197-198, No. 1, pp. 108 - 116, April, 2013,
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F. Alegria, E. Molino-Minero-Re, S. Shariat-Panahi, Evaluation of a four-point sine wave frequency estimator for portable DSP based instrumentation, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 45, No. 7, pp. 1866 - 1871, August, 2012,
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E. Martinho, F. Alegria, A Dionísio, C. G. Grangeia, F. Almeida, 3D-resistivity imaging and distribution of water soluble salts in Portuguese Renaissance stone bas-reliefs, Engineering Geology, Vol. 141-142, No. 1, pp. 33 - 44, April, 2012,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Precision of Harmonic Amplitude Estimation on Jitter Corrupted Data Using Sine Fitting, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 807 - 818, March, 2012,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 405 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Choosing Between Terminal and Independently Based Gain and Offset Error in the ADC Histogram Test, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 9 - 16, January, 2012,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 483 KBs) | BibTex
J. Lopes, F. Alegria, Redondo, J. R. Rocha, E. A. Alves, Mass spectrometry improvement on an high current ion implanter, Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B, Vol. 269, No. 24, pp. 3222 - 3225, December, 2011 | Full text (PDF 521 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, On the Bias of Terminal Based Gain and Offset Estimation Using the ADC Histogram Test Method, Metrology and Measurement Systems, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 3 - 12, March, 2011 | BibTex
R. Queirós, F. Alegria, P.M. Girão, A. Serra, Cross-correlation and Sine-fitting Techniques for High Resolution Ultrasonic Ranging, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 59, No. 12, pp. 3227 - 3236, December, 2010 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Gaussian Jitter Induced Bias of Sine Wave Amplitude Estimation Using Three-Parameter Sine Fitting, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 59, No. 9, pp. 2328 - 2333, September, 2010,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 403 KBs) | BibTex
Lopes, F. Alegria, Redondo, J. R. Rocha, E. A. Alves, Computer Control of a 3 MV Van De Graaff Accelerator, Metrology and Measurement Systems, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. na - na, August, 2010 | Full text (PDF 833 KBs) | BibTex
A. L. Ribeiro, F. Alegria, O. Postolache, H. Ramos, Liftoff Correction Based on the Spatial Spectral Behavior of Eddy-Current Images, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 59, No. 5, pp. 1362 - 1367, May, 2010,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Travassos, The Choice Between Analogue or Digital AC Power Measurement in a Vodafone Base Station Data Logger, Metrology and Measurement Systems, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 65 - 76, March, 2010 | Full text (PDF 409 KBs) | BibTex
E. Martinho, M. A. Abreu, M. P. Pampulha, F. Alegria, A. O. Oliveira, F. Almeida, An Experimental Study of the Diesel Biodegradation Effects on Soil Biogeophysical Parameters, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, Vol. 206, No. 1, pp. 139 - 154, January, 2010 | Full text (PDF 479 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Study of the Random Noise Test of Analog-to-Digital Converters, Metrology and Measurement Systems, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 545 - 556, December, 2009 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, The Histogram Test of ADCs with Sinusoidal Stimulus is Unbiased by Phase Noise, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 58, No. 11, pp. 3847 - 3854, November, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 635 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Contribution of Jitter to the Error of Amplitude Estimation of a Sinusoidal Signal, Metrology and Measurement Systems, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 465 - 478, October, 2009 | Full text (PDF 260 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, E. Martinho, F. Almeida, Measuring soil contamination with the time domain induced polarization method using LabVIEW, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 1082 - 1091, August, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
S. Shariat-Panahi, F. Alegria, A. Manuel, A. Serra, IEEE 1057 Jitter Test of Waveform Recorders, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 58, No. 7, pp. 2234 - 2244, July, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 653 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Bias of amplitude estimation using three-parameter sine fitting in the presence of additive noise, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 748 - 756, June, 2009 | Full text (PDF 365 KBs) | BibTex
S. Shariat-Panahi, F. Alegria, A. Manuel, Design and Test of a High Resolution Acquisition System for Marine Seismology, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 8 - 15, April, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 4 MBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Precision of Independently Based Gain and Offset Error of an ADC using the Histogram Method, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 512 - 521, March, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 377 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Standard Histogram Test Precision of ADC Gain and Offset Error Estimation, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 56, No. 5, pp. 1527 - 1531, October, 2007 | Full text (PDF 187 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, ADC Transfer Function Types - A Review, Computer Standards and Interfaces, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 553 - 559, June, 2006 | Full text (PDF 222 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Overdrive in the Ramp Histogram Test of ADCs, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 2305 - 2309, December, 2005 | Full text (PDF 234 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Moschita, P. Carbone, A. Serra, D. Petri, Effective ADC Linearity Testing, IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems I, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 1267 - 1275, July, 2005 | Full text (PDF 668 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Uncertainty of ADC Random Noise Estimates Obtained With the IEEE 1057 Standard Test, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 110 - 116, February, 2005 | Full text (PDF 293 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, P.M. Girão, V. Haasz, A. Serra, Performance of Data Acquisition Systems from User’s Point of View, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 907 - 914, August, 2004 | Full text (PDF 258 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Overdrive in the standard histogram test of ADCs, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 381 - 387, June, 2004 | Full text (PDF 404 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Error in the estimation of transition voltages with the standard histogram test of ADCs, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 389 - 397, June, 2004 | Full text (PDF 500 KBs) | BibTex
A. Serra, F. Alegria, RCM Martins, M. F. Silva, Analog to digital converters testing – New proposals, Computer Standards and Interfaces, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 3 - 13, January, 2004 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Variance of the cumulative histogram of ADCs due to frequency errors, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 69 - 74, February, 2003 | BibTex
P Arpaia, A. Serra, P. Daponte, F. Alegria, Performance analysis of an ADC histogram test using small triangular waves, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 723 - 729, August, 2002 | BibTex
F. Alegria, P Arpaia, A. Serra, P. Daponte, Performance Analysis of an ADC Histogram Test Using Small Triangular Waves, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 723 - 729, August, 2002 | Full text (PDF 403 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, An ADC Histogram Test Based on Small-Amplitude Waves, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 271 - 279, June, 2002 | Full text (PDF 585 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Influence of Frequency Errors in the Variance of the Cumulative Histogram, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 461 - 464, April, 2001 | Full text (PDF 131 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Computer Vision Aplied to the Autmatic Calibration of Measuring Instruments, Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 185 - 195, October, 2000 | Full text (PDF 2 MBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Automatic Calibration of Analog and Digital Measuring Instruments Using Computer Vision, IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 94 - 99, February, 2000 | Full text (PDF 379 KBs) | BibTex

47Papers in Conferences

F. Antico, P. Sanches, LM Mendes, F. Alegria, R. Aleixo, R. Ferreira Lage Ferreira, A particle counter prototype and video imaging techniques for calculation of bedload fluxes, International Symposium on River Sedimentation, Stuttgart, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 19 - 22, September, 2016 | BibTex
R. Aleixo, LM Mendes, F. Antico, P. Sanches, F. Alegria, R. Ferreira Lage Ferreira, Assessment Of Video Imaging And Particle Counting Techniques For Calculation Of Bedload Fluxes, IAHR World Congress, The Hague, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2015 | BibTex
F. Alegria, O. B. Birhukova, S. L. Guillén Ludeña, A. H. C. Heleno Cardoso, Three dimensional flow field at confluent fixed-bed open channels, River Flow 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland, Vol. 1, pp. 1007 - 1014, September, 2014,
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J. Lopes, J. Rocha, Redondo, F. Alegria, High Resolution Ion Beam Profile Measurement System, International Conf. on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems - icalepcs, Grenoble, France, Vol. 1, pp. 164 - 167, October, 2011 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A Dionísio, F. Almeida, E. Martinho, 3-D Electrical Resistivity Imaging as a Smart Monitoring Method for Identification of Moisture Sources in Stone Cultural Heritage, European Workshop on Cultural Heritage Perservation - EWCHP, Berlin, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 218 - 223, September, 2011 | BibTex
D. Pasadas, H. Ramos, F. Alegria, Handheld Instrument to Detect Defects in Conductive Plates with a Planar Probe, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Shangai, China, Vol. 00, pp. 144 - 149, May, 2011,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 444 KBs) | BibTex
J. Lopes, F. Alegria, Redondo, Optimization of a Mass Spectrometry Process, International Conf. on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - CAARI 2010, Fort Worth, United States, Vol. 1336, pp. 67 - 69, August, 2010 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Comparison Between Two Digital Methods for Active Power Measurement, IEEE International Conf. on Industrial Technology, Viña del Mar, Chile, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2010,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 317 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, F. Carvalho, P. Agulha, D. Pasadas, O. Postolache, H. Ramos, A. L. Ribeiro, 2D Magnetic Field Mobile Sensing System for Eddy Current Testing, IEEE Sensors, Christchurch, New Zealand, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 571 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, H. Ramos, City-Wide Mobile Air Quality Measurement System, IEEE Sensors, Christchurch, New Zealand, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 726 KBs) | BibTex
O. Postolache, H. Ramos, A. L. Ribeiro, F. Alegria, GMR Based Eddy Current Sensing Probe for Weld Zone Testing, IEEE Sensors, Chrischurch, New Zealand, Vol. 1, pp. 73 - 78, October, 2009,
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F. Alegria, Comparison of the Precision of Gain and Offset Estimations Obtained with the Histogram Test of ADCs, IMEKO World Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009 | Full text (PDF 67 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Bias In ADC Terminal Based Gain and Offset Estimation Using the Histogram Method, IMEKO, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009 | Full text (PDF 67 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Error in the IEEE 1057 Standard Random Noise Test of ADCs, IMEKO, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009 | Full text (PDF 132 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, Using Sinusoidal Instead of Triangular Stimulus Signals on the IEEE 1057 Standard Random Noise Test of ADCs, IMEKO, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009 | Full text (PDF 61 KBs) | BibTex
H. Ramos, A. L. Ribeiro, F. Alegria, O. Postolache, M. Simões, J. Pimentel, P. Maurício, J. Calvário, A. Carvalho, T. Rocha, Using a Mouse Pointer as a Positioning Device in Eddy Current Testing, IMEKO World Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 518 - 521, September, 2009,
| Abstract | BibTex
H. Ramos, O. Postolache, F. Alegria, A. L. Ribeiro, Using the Skin Effect to Estimate Cracks Depths in Mettalic Structures, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Singapore, Singapore, Vol. CD, pp. 1361 - 1366, May, 2009,
| Abstract | BibTex
H. Ramos, A. L. Ribeiro, O. Postolache, F. Alegria, Virtual Instrument to Detect Defects in Conductive Materials, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Sta Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 137 - 140, May, 2009,
| Abstract | BibTex
A. L. Ribeiro, F. Alegria, O. Postolache, H. Ramos, Eddy Current Inspection of a Duralumin Plate, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Singapore, Singapore, Vol. CD, pp. 1367 - 1371, May, 2009,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
Travassos, F. Alegria, Automatic Monitoring of a Vodafone Radiocommunication Base Station, IAENG International Conf. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering - ICEEE11, London, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2008,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 486 KBs) | BibTex
Lopes, F. Alegria, Redondo, Automation of a Particle Accelerator Operation Using LabVIEW, IAENG International Conf. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering - ICEEE11, London, United Kingdom, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2008,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 468 KBs) | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Uncertainry Analysis of the ADC Histogram Test Using Triangular Stimulus Signals, Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing, Iasi, Romania, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2007 | BibTex
F. Alegria, Proposal for High Accuracy Linearity Test of Triangular Waveform Generators, IEEE AFRICON Conf. in Africa, Wondhoek, Namibia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2007 | BibTex
S. Shariat-Panahi, F. Alegria, A. Manuel, A. Serra, Time Base Error Characterization of a Data Recorder Aimed for Marine Seismology, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Warsow, Poland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2007 | BibTex
L. Sousa, F. Alegria, J. Germano, Developing and integrating lab projects as important learning components in an embedded systems course, International Conf. on Microelectronic Systems Education, San Diego, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2007 | BibTex
P.M. Girão, F. Alegria, Wireless System for Traffic Control and Law Enforcement, IEEE International Conf. on Industrial Technology, Mumbai, India, Vol. 1, pp. 1768 - 1770, December, 2006 | BibTex
F. Alegria, P.M. Girão, Vehicle Plate Recognition for Wireless Traffic Control and Law Enforcement System, International Conference on Industrial Technology ICIT 2006, Mumbai, India, Vol. 1, pp. 1800 - 1804, December, 2006 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Uncertainty of the estimates obtained with the histogram test of ADCs, IMEKO World Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2006 | BibTex
F. Alegria, S. Shariat-Panahi, A. Manuel, A. Serra, Characterization of a High Resolution Acquisition System For Marine Geophysical Applications, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Sorrento, Italy, Vol. -, pp. 1317 - 1320, April, 2006 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, The Histogram Test of ADCs is Unbiased by Phase Noise, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Sorrento, Italy, Vol. -, pp. 1639 - 1642, April, 2006 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Uncertainty of the Estimates of Sine Wave Fitting of Digital Data in the Presence of Additive Noise, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Sorrento, Italy, Vol. -, pp. 1643 - 1647, April, 2006 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Precision of ADC Gain and Offset Error Estimation with the Standard Histogram Test, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 282 - 286, May, 2005 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Use of Overdrive in the Histogram Test of ADCs, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 6 - 8, April, 2005 | BibTex
F. Alegria, P.M. Ramos, A. Serra, Measuring Channel Switching Error in Data Acquisition Systems, Euro Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing, Perugia, Italy, Vol., pp. 175 - 177, September, 2003 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Coherent Sampling of Sinewaves, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. 131 - 134, June, 2003 | BibTex
F. Alegria, P.M. Girão, V. Haasz, A. Serra, Performance of Data Acquisition Systems from User’s Point of View, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Vail, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, May, 2003 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Uncertainty in the ADC Transition Voltages Determined with the Histogram Method, Euro Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. 28 - 32, September, 2001 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Variance of the Cumulative Histogram of ADCs due to Frequency Errors, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Budapest, Hungary, Vol., pp. 2021 - 2026, May, 2001 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, ADC Histogram Test by Triangular Small-Waves, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Budapest, Hungary, Vol., pp. 1690 - 1695, May, 2001 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Study of the Variance in the Histogram test of ADCs, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, Vol., pp. 141 - 145, April, 2001 | BibTex
H. Ramos, F. Alegria, Caracterização de Conversores Analógico Digitais com Sinais FM, Brazilian Congress of Metrology, São Paulo, Brazil, Vol. 1, pp. 189 - 197, December, 2000 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, ADC Histogram Test Using Small-Amplitude Input Waves, Prague, Austria, Vol. X, pp. 9 - 14, September, 2000 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Influence of Frequency Errors in the Variance of the Cumulative Histogram, Conf. on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, Sydney, Australia, Vol., pp. 585 - 586, May, 2000 | BibTex
F. Alegria, H. Ramos, Characterization of ADCs Using a FM Signal, Conf. on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, Sydney, Australia, Vol., pp. 583 - 584, May, 2000 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Automatic Calibration System for Analog Measurement Instruments, Tampere, Finland, Vol. IVA-4, pp. 292 - 297, June, 1997 | BibTex
F. Alegria, H. Ramos, A Remote Controlled Automated Measurement System, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conf., Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 1186 - 1189, May, 1997 | BibTex
F. Alegria, A. Serra, Multifunction I/O Boards for the IBM PC AT, Budapest, Hungary, Vol., pp. 302 - 305, September, 1996 | BibTex

Patents

2Patents

P.M. Girão, F. Alegria, Sistema automático de detecção e identificação da intrusão de veículos em faixas ou sentidos de circulação interditados ao trânsito, PT103501, -1, (status pending), Ownership: Instituto de Telecomunicações
P.M. Girão, F. Alegria, Sistema de identificação automática de matrículas de veículos a partir de imagens vídeo, PT103680, -1, (status pending), Ownership: Instituto de Telecomunicações

Projects

Closed Projects10

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
ADCPN	Influence of Phase Noise and Jitter in the testing of telecommunication ADCs.	IT/LA	01-07-2005	31-12-2007
CLASSE	Detection, Classification and Estimation of Defects in Metallic Plates Subject to Manual Inspection	IT/LA	01-12-2008	01-12-2010
CRACK	Flaw Imaging in Metals by Contactless Conductivity	FCT/PTDC	01-10-2007	01-04-2011
EUPAS	EUropean Project for ADC-based devices Standardization	IT/LA	01-01-1998	01-01-2008
HYPOVEG	Experimental Characterization of Instream-Hyporheic Fluxes in Vegetated Channels and Wetlands		01-03-2012	01-03-2015
InADC	InADC-In depth analysis of analog to digital converter methods	FCT/PTDC	01-09-2007	01-09-2010
LUSO	Acção Luso Espanhola - Sismógrafos do Fundo Marinho. Optimização das Técnicas de Desenho dos Instrumentos de Medida: Aquisição, Registo e Tratamento de Dados	CRUP
NECTDiMe	New error correction techniques for digital measurement instruments	FCT/POCTI	01-02-2004	01-02-2007
NMMADC	New measurements methods in Analog to Digital Converters testing	FCT/POCTI	01-10-2000	30-09-2003
TIM	Magnetic Induction Tomography - Development of the instrumentation and measuring methods for biomedical applications.	FCT/POSC	01-06-2005	01-06-2008

Other Contributions

1Editorial Committees

Layout Editor, ACTA IMEKO, 01-01-2012 - today

2Refereeing Journals

IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement
2007, 1 review(s);
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
2007, 1 review(s);

1Refereeing Conferences

IEEE AFRICON Conf. in Africa
2007, 1 review(s);

IT Member Profile

Francisco Alegria

Scientific Achievements

Supervision of theses

Closed Projects10