João Ricardo Vitorino Reis

João Reis

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-08-2013
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Antennas and Propagation – Lr

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Address: IT Branch – Leiria
Morro do Lena - Alto do Vieiro
Leiria
2411 - 901
Tel: 244820340

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-0356-9839

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10-04-2025

A Strong Presence of the Portuguese Delegation at EuCAP 2025

The city of Stockholm hosted the 2025 edition of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). This year, Portugal’s presence was stronger than ever

01-08-2024

Saúl Carvalho awarded with URSI's Young Scientist Award

Saúl Carvalho, a master's student in Electrical Engineering at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão (ESTG) of the Polytechnic of Leiria, supervised by Rafael Caldeirinha, our researcher and professor, emerged as the grand winner of the Young Scientist Award.

14-02-2023

Antennas and Propagation IT Team participates in the TERRAMETA project to develop a roadmap beyond the 6G timeframe

TERRAMETA was funded with €6.3 million by the European Commission to lead European research on 6G technologies.

13-12-2022

Master Student of IT awarded with IEEE Portugal Section - Outstanding MSc Thesis Award 2022

Student of the Master's Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Polytechnic of Leiria has been awarded the Best Master's Dissertation Award 2022 awarded by IEEE Portugal.

03-02-2022

Novel IT invention for improving the performance of wireless communications systems

IT researchers from Antennas & Propagation Group at IT Leiria, Mário Vala, João Reis, and Rafael Caldeirinha, explained to us the patent’s advantageous technique.

19-12-2021

IT researchers distinguished with the Research Award and the Best Student Paper Award URSI 2021

Researchers from IT were distinguished within the scope of the 15th Congress of the Portuguese Committee of URSI.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, University of South Wales, 15-12-2018
Licenciatura, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 31-07-2010

Affiliations

Instituto de Telecomunicações, 15-03-2024, Assistant Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 12-11-2021 - 14-03-2024, Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, 01-03-2021 - 14-03-2024, Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 01-03-2021 - 11-11-2021, Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, 01-03-2019 - 31-12-2020, Researcher - RADAVANT
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 01-10-2017, Assistente convidado
University of South Wales, 01-01-2013 - 15-12-2018, PhD Research Student

Expertise Topics

Novel Antenna Beam Steering for Wireless Applications

Academic Activities

4Lecture courses

Comunicações Móveis, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Licenciatura Engenharia Electrotécnica
Sistemas Digitais, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Licenciatura Engenharia Automóvel
Eletronica Digital, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, TeSP de Eletronica e Redes Computadores
Fisica Aplicada, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Licenciatura Engenharia Informática

2Supervision of PhD theses

As Co-supervisor

RETIOT, Research Grant, Diogo Coelho da Silva, Concluded 02-2017

Publications

1Books Chapters

T.O. Oliveira, M. Vala, S. Faria, J. R. Reis, N. Leonor, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Study on Small Sensor Node Antenna Performance Camouflaged Under Grassland Fire, Chapter in, Internet of Things. Technology and Applications. IFIPIoT 2021., Camarinha-Matos L.M., Heijenk G., Katkoori S., Strous L., Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland, 2022

13Papers in Journals

I. Expósito, J. R. Reis, S. Viegas, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, I. C Cuiñas, M. Sanchez, Analysis of selective surfaces characterization using free-space technique, Measurement, Vol. 246, No., pp. 116719 - 116719, March, 2025,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A State-of-the-Art Review on 4D Printed Antennas and Other Adaptable Designs, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, No., pp. 62861 - 62881, May, 2024,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, A. Mateus, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Exploring Design Approaches for 3D Printed Antennas, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, No., pp. 10718 - 10735, January, 2024,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Implementation of a WSN for Environmental Monitoring: From the Base Station to the Small Sensor Node, Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 20, pp. 7976 - 7976, October, 2022,
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J. R. Reis, M. Vala, T.O. Oliveira, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Metamaterial-Inspired Flat Beamsteering Antenna for 5G Base Stations at 3.6 GHz, Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 23, pp. 8116 - 8116, December, 2021,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Quasi-Yagi microstrip dipole antenna with circular arc parasitic elements for wireless sensing networks, URSI Radio Science Bulletin, Vol. 2021, No. 378, pp. 44 - 50, September, 2021,
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J. R. Reis, C. Ribeiro, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Compact 3D‐printed reflector antenna for radar applications at K‐band, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1 - 12, March, 2021,
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J. R. Reis, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Review paper on Transmitarray Antennas, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 94171 - 94188, December, 2019,
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J. R. Reis, C. Ribeiro, L. Duarte, R. Gomes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Performance evaluation of OFDM data transmission using an 2D beamsteering transmitarray, International Journal on Communications Antenna and Propagation, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 0 - 0, April, 2019,
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R. Gomes, J. R. Reis, Zaid Al-Daher Al-Daher, A. Hammoudeh, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, 5G: Performance and Evaluation of FS-FBMC against OFDM for High Data Rate Applications at 60 GHz, IET Signal Processing, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 620 - 628, February, 2018,
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R. Gomes, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Zaid Al-Daher Al-Daher, T. Fernandes, J. R. Reis, Towards 5G: Performance evaluation 60 GHz UWB OFDM communications under both channel and RF impairments, Physical Communication, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 527 - 538, October, 2017,
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J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, Nigel Copner Copner, Electronically Reconfigurable FSS-inspired Transmitarray for Two Dimensional Beamsteering, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 65, No. 9, pp. 4880 - 4885, September, 2017,
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J. R. Reis, Nigel Copner Copner, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, Zaid Al-Daher Al-Daher, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, R. Gomes, FSS-inspired Transmitarray for Two Dimensional Antenna Beamsteering, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 64, No. 6, pp. 2197 - 2206, June, 2016,
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43Papers in Conferences

T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, I. C Cuiñas, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for 3.6 GHz Based on a Double Squared Slot Shaped Element, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol., pp. -, April, 2025,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Relative Permittivity Extraction of 3D Printed Samples Using Fast-Prototyped Waveguide Standards, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol., pp. -, April, 2025,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Comparative Analysis of 3D Printed Substrate and Laminate-Based Rectangular Patch Antennas at C-Band, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol., pp. -, April, 2025,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Voxelisation Tool for the Electromagnetic Simulation of Metal Composite Materials, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol., pp. -, April, 2025,
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S. Maes, B. Decoster, I. Expósito, J. R. Reis, I. C Cuiñas, M. Sanchez, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. Verhaevert, Dual-Band Single-Layer Half-Moon FSS Design for 5G FR1 Frequencies, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Stockholm, Sweden, April, 2025,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, S. Heleno, L. Duarte, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Additive Manufacturing for Antenna Technologies: The Ever-Expanding World of 3D Printed Antennas, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, S. Heleno, L. Duarte, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Additive Manufacturing for Antenna Technologies: The Next Frontier with 4D Printed Antennas, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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L. Duarte, S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, S. Heleno, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, mmWave Imaging for Non-Destructive Inspection of 3D Printed Components, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, S. Heleno, L. Duarte, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Pre-Processing Tool for the Enhancement of Electromagnetic Simulations of Metal Composites, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, S. Heleno, L. Duarte, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, C-Band Laminate And 3D Printed Patch Antennas: A Comparative Study, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, S. Heleno, L. Duarte, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Relative Permittivity Extraction using Fast Prototyped Standards with the Waveguide Method, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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S. Heleno, S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, L. Duarte, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Design and Optimization of an Amplitude-Tapered Corporate Feeding Network for Large Array Antennas with Fixed Beam Steering at 50-75 GHz, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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S. Heleno, S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, L. Duarte, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Design of 3D Printed Horn Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Applications in the 18-26.5 GHz Band, INOV.AM International Conference, Braga, Portugal, November, 2024,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, I. C Cuiñas, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Novel Wideband 1-bit Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Design for 26GHz, IEEE ICEAA International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications / IEEE APWC IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications ICEAA/IEEE APWC, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, September, 2024,
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J. R. Reis, S. Carvalho, S. Heleno, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Assessing the Feasibility of Metallic-type FDM 3D Printed Antennas at K-band, URSI URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting AT-RASC, Gran Canaria, Spain, Vol., pp. -, May, 2024,
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M. Vala, J. R. Reis, J. M. Felício, N. Leonor, C. A. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Wind-Induced Backscatter Clustering from Vegetation at W-Band, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Glasgow, United Kingdom, March, 2024 | BibTex
T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, T. Fernandes, S. Madail, J. Salgado, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A wideband reduced form factor antenna for 5G SAWAP applications, EuCNC & 6G Summit, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol., pp. -, June, 2023,
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S. Viegas, J. R. Reis, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, 4D MIMO Radar with 360º field of view: a practical validation, IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference IWCMC, Marrakesh, Morocco, Vol., pp. -, June, 2023,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, T. Fernandes, S. Madail, J. Salgado, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Double Square Slot Antenna for 5G Small-Area Wireless Access Points in Street Furniture, IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference IWCMC, Marrakesh, Morocco, Vol., pp. -, June, 2023,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, WSN Sensor Node Antenna Performance Under Fallen Leaves, 13th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP, Porto, Portugal, July, 2022,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Microstrip Quasi-Yagi Antenna based on Optimised Waning Crescent Elements for WSN, URSI URSI Atlantic Asia-Pacific Radio Science Meeting URSI AT-AP-RASC, Gran Canaria, Spain, June, 2022,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A Waning Crescent Quasi-Yagi Microstrip Antenna for Wireless Sensing Networks, ANACOM URSI 15.º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI ''Sustentabilidade ambiental no uso do espectro radioelétrico, Leiria, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2021,
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J. R. Reis, T.O. Oliveira, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, High Performance Antennas for Early Fire Detection Wireless Sensor Networks at 2.4 GHz, IEEE IEEE IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications APWC2021 APWC2021, Hawai, United States, August, 2021,
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T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, High-Gain Wideband Parasitic Microstrip Antenna for 5G and IoT at 26 GHz, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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L. Duarte, J. R. Reis, N. Leonor, C. Ribeiro, L. Alves, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Reconfigurable millimetre-wave RF front-end for radar and 5G applications, Conference on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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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, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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A. Sardo, J. R. Reis, L. Duarte, N. Leonor, C. Ribeiro, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, STDCC radar at 24 GHz: first measurement trials, URSI International Union of Radio Science General Assembly & Scientific Symposium URSI GASS, Rome, Italy, September, 2020,
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J. R. Reis, M. Vala, T. Fernandes, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Metamaterial-inspired Flat-Antenna Design for 5G Small-cell Base-Stations Operating at 3.6 GHz, 12th IEEE/IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing CSNDSP, Porto, Portugal, July, 2020,
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R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. R. Reis, M. Vala, A novel dual-polarised transmitarray form beamsteering at 28 GHz, IET IET Antennas and Propagation Conference IET APC, Birmingham, United Kingdom, November, 2019 | BibTex
J. R. Reis, C. Ribeiro, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Novel parabolic dish antenna for radar applications, IET IET Antennas and Propagation Conference IET APC, Birmingham, United Kingdom, November, 2019,
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R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. R. Reis, A. Sardo, L. Duarte, N. Leonor, J.M. Gil, C. Ribeiro, Disruptive Future of RADAR based on All-Digital PN Signal Processing, IEEE IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications APWC2019, Granada, Spain, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2019,
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R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. R. Reis, M. Vala, On the Practical Limitations of Electronic Beamsteering using Metamaterials at 28 GHz, IEEE IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications APWC2019, Granada, Spain, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2019,
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J. R. Reis, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Novel Electronically Reconfigurable Transmitarray for 2D Beamsteering: Emerging Applications, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, June, 2019,
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J. R. Reis, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, Nigel Copner Copner, 2D Agile Beamsteering using a Reconfigurable Transmitarray, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Krakow, Poland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2019 | BibTex
M. Vala, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, A 28 GHz Fully 2D Electronic Beamsteering Transmitarray for 5G and future RADAR applications, Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, November, 2018,
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W. Conniott, J. R. Reis, N. Leonor, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Shielding effectiveness of log barriers for radio exclusion zones, Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, November, 2018,
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J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, Nigel Copner Copner, Measurements and Modelling of Spatial Diversity using 2D Transmitarray, IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC, Bologne, Italy, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2018,
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M. Vala, A. Sardo, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Electronic Reconfigurable Beam-redirecting Metasurfaces for Outdoor-indoor Radio Coverage Enhancement at 5.2 GHz, IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC, Bologne, Italy, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, September, 2018,
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R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. R. Reis, M. Vala, A. Sardo, A. Hammoudeh, Nigel Copner Copner, Electronically Reconfigurable Active Metamaterials for 2D Beamsteering, Encuentro Ibérico de Electromagnetismo Computacional - EIEC, Coimbra, Portugal, May, 2018 | BibTex
J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, Enabling Spatial Diversity and Beamsteering with Reduced RF-chains Using Reconfigurable Transmitarrays, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Paris, France, Vol. 0, pp. 3022 - 3025, March, 2017,
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J. R. Reis, Zaid Al-Daher Al-Daher, Nigel Copner Copner, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, Two-Dimensional Antenna Beamsteering Using Metamaterial Transmitarray, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCap, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2015,
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D. Ferreira, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, I. Cuinas, T. Fernandes, J. R. Reis, A Square Loop Frequency Selective Surface Parametric Study for EC Model Optimisation, Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, November, 2014,
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J. R. Reis, Zaid Al-Daher Al-Daher, Nigel Copner Copner, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, Two-Dimensional Transmitarray Beamsteering Using Stacked Tunable Metamaterials, Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conf. – LAPC, Loughborough, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 495 - 499, November, 2014,
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Patents

2Patents

R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. R. Reis, C. Ribeiro, Antena refletora compacta para aplicações de radar e comunicações rádio, PT115906, National, Granted, 08-11-2019, Portugal,
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R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. R. Reis, M. Vala, Célula unitária, superfície de mudança de fase para direcionamento de ondas eletromagnéticas, sistema e método relacionados, PT115901, National, Granted, 08-11-2019, Portugal,
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Projects

Currently running projects2

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
ALBATROZ	ALBATROZ – Altice LaBs Advanced Technology on Radio, Optics and virtualiZation	COMPETE2030-FEDER	11-07-2024	10-07-2027
LSO-PASO-SST	Local Support for Operation of PASO – SST	Ministério da Defesa	05-01-2026	04-01-2027

Closed Projects6

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
e-Beaming	Electronically Reconfigurable FSS-inspired Transmitarray for Two Dimensional Beamsteering	IT/LA	01-02-2017	01-12-2018
RADAVANT	RADAVANT RAdar para Detection and Avoidance em Veículos Aéreos Não Tripulados \| Radar for Detection and Avoidance in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	FEDER/PO CENTRO/SI-IDT, FEDER	03-09-2018	31-08-2020
RESCuE-TOOL	Radio coverage for emergency communication systems to operate under critical wildfire environments TOOL	FCT	31-12-2018	27-02-2023
SST 2020	Space Surveillance and Tracking 2020	EU/H2020, Ministério da Defesa	26-05-2020	31-12-2025
TERRAMETA	Terahertz Reconfigurable Metasurfaces for ultra-high rate wireless communications	EU/Horizon Europe	01-01-2023	01-01-2026
WSN_EM	Wireless Sensor Network for Environmental Monitoring	FCT	01-09-2018	31-08-2022

Other Scientific Achievements

6Awards

S. Carvalho, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Young Scientist Award, Young Scientist Award at the 4th URSI – Atlantic Radio Science Conference.,Gran Canaria, May 2024, with the paper "𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜-𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐅𝐃𝐌 𝟑𝐃 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐊-𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝", S. Carvalho, J. Reis and Rafael F.S. Caldeirinha., 01-05-2024
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, 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
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

1Miscellaneous

R. F. S. Caldeirinha, J. R. Reis, Antenna Measurement Report – S-Band Characterisation for CubeSat Satellite, Technical Audit, PSER, 01-07-2023

4Prototypes

T.O. Oliveira, J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Multi-sector Base station for Wireless Sensing Networks for Environmental Monitoring
J. R. Reis, M. Vala, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Metamaterial-inspired flat beamsteering antenna for 5G
J. R. Reis, C. Ribeiro, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Compact 3D‐printed reflector antenna at K‐band
J. R. Reis, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, T. Fernandes, Akram Hammoudeh Hammoudeh, Nigel Copner Copner, Fully 2D Electronic Beamsteering for 5G and RADAR of the Future

Other Contributions

3Refereeing Journals

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
2017, 1 review(s);
International Journal of Communication Systems
2018, 1 review(s);
Electronics Letters
2019, 1 review(s);

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IT Member Profile

João Reis

10-04-2025

A Strong Presence of the Portuguese Delegation at EuCAP 2025

01-08-2024

Saúl Carvalho awarded with URSI's Young Scientist Award

14-02-2023

Antennas and Propagation IT Team participates in the TERRAMETA project to develop a roadmap beyond the 6G timeframe

13-12-2022

Master Student of IT awarded with IEEE Portugal Section - Outstanding MSc Thesis Award 2022

03-02-2022

Novel IT invention for improving the performance of wireless communications systems

19-12-2021

IT researchers distinguished with the Research Award and the Best Student Paper Award URSI 2021

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