João Manuel de Almeida Monteiro Felício

João Felício

Academic position:	Assistant Professor
Joining date:	01-09-2014
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Antennas and Propagation – Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049 - 001 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 841 84 54
Fax: +351 21 841 84 72

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-5947

RESEARCHER ID SCOPUS SCHOLAR

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.

12-05-2021

João Serra wins the "Best Thesis Award" from APDC-CEE

João Leandro Câmara Serra, Master student form IST, hosted by IT, received the Best Thesis Award from APDC-CEE

04-03-2021

IT research teams showcase national biomedical work at XVI ENEEB

Researchers from IT will present several projects at the National Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Students, an annual non-profit event organized by students to promote networking within the field.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 21-11-2018
MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2014
Licenciatura, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2012

Affiliations

Escola Naval (Portuguese Naval Academy), 16-01-2020, Assistant Professor
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 01-01-2015, Member
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, 01-01-2015, Member

Expertise Topics

Ultrawideband antennas
Medical microwave imaging
Complex permittivity measurement
Antennas for biomedical applications
Additive manufacturing techniques

Academic Activities

2Supervision of PhD theses

As Co-supervisor

Data fusion of microwaves and ultrasound imaging modalities for improved breast cancer screening, PhD Student, Raquel de Almeida Martins, Expected conclusion 08-2023
Development of EM device for axillary lymph node diagnosis, PhD Student, Matteo Savazzi, Defended 09-2021

5Supervision of MSc theses

As Co-supervisor

Antennas for 5G-NR communications via satellite, MSc Student, Carolina Isabel Martins Espada, Expected conclusion 06-2022
Remote detection of marine litter using SAR, MSc Student, Beatriz Santana Figueira, Concluded 07-2021
Systematic evaluation of a microwave medical imaging system, MSc Student, Matilde Pereira Moreira, Concluded 07-2021
Characterization of the radio communication channel in forest fire environment, MSc Student, Pedro António Gomes Duarte Coimbra, Concluded 11-2020
Microwave Imaging for Breast Scanning, MSc Student, Duarte Brandão Oliveira Fernandes, Concluded 12-2019

1Supervision of Research grants

As Co-supervisor

Data fusion of microwaves and ultrasounds imaging modalities for improved breast cancer screening, Research Grant, Raquel de Almeida Martins, Concluded 09-2019

Publications

9Papers in Journals

M. Savazzi, J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Study of Freezing and Defrosting Effects on Complex Permittivity of Biological Tissues, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 2210 - 2214, December, 2021,
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D. Godinho, J.F. Felício, T. Castela, N. Silva, M. Orvalho, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Development of MRI‐based axillary numerical models and estimation of axillary lymph node dielectric properties for microwave imaging, Medical Physics, Vol. 48, No. 10, pp. 5974 - 5990, August, 2021,
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D. Godinho, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Experimental Evaluation of an Axillary Microwave Imaging System to Aid Breast Cancer Staging, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, Vol. -, No. -, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2021 | BibTex
D. Godinho, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Evaluation of Refraction Effects in Dry Medical Microwave Imaging Setups, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 617 - 621, February, 2021,
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M. Savazzi, S. Abedi, N. Ištuk, N. Joachimowicz, H. Roussel, E. Porter, M. O’Halloran, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J.F. Felício, R. Conceição, Development of an Anthropomorphic Phantom of the Axillary Region for Microwave Imaging Assessment, Sensors, Vol. 20, No. 17, pp. 4968 - 4968, September, 2020,
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J.F. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Microwave Breast Imaging using a Dry Setup, IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 167 - 180, January, 2020,
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J.F. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antenna Design and Near-field Characterization for Medical Microwave Imaging Applications, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 4811 - 4824, July, 2019,
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J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Dual-Band Skin-Adhesive Repeater Antenna for Continuous Body Signals Monitoring, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 25 - 32, March, 2018,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Wideband Implantable Antenna for Body-Area High Data Rate Impulse Radio Communication, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 1932 - 1940, May, 2016,
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37Papers in Conferences

M. Vala, S. Faria, N. Leonor, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Complex Permittivity Study of a Pinus Pinaster Needle Bed on Fire, ANACOM URSI 15.º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI ''Sustentabilidade ambiental no uso do espectro radioelétrico, Leiria, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, November, 2021,
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G. Bengloan, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, A. Chousseaud, B. Froppier, E. Cruz, A Compact and Flexible Dual-Band Antenna for Near-Body Applications, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Taipei, Taiwan, Vol., pp. -, October, 2021,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, N. Leonor, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Electromagnetic study of complex permittivity on a medium-scale flat terrain fire scenario, Simposium Nacional de la Unión Científica Internacional de Radio, Vigo, Spain, Vol., pp. -, September, 2021,
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S.A. Matos, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, N. Fonseca, Mechanical beam-steering using millimeter-wave transmit-array antennas, European Conference on Networks and Communications - EuCNC, Conference online, Vol., pp. -, June, 2021,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, J.F. Felício, N. Leonor, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Analytical Studies of Refractive Index Variation in Pine Needles Media under Wildfire Conditions, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Düsseldorf, Germany, Vol., pp. -, March, 2021,
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R. A. Martins, J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Comparison of Slot-based and Vivaldi Antennas for Breast Tumor Detection using Machine Learning and Microwave Imaging Algorithms, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Dusseldorf, Germany, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, March, 2021,
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S.A. Matos, A. Alves, J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, N. Fonseca, Transmit-array antenna with aberration-free wideangle scanning using mechanical in-plane movements, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Conference online, Vol., pp. -, March, 2021,
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M. Savazzi, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J.F. Felício, R. Conceição, Numerical Assessment of Microwave Imaging for Axillary Lymph Nodes Screening Using Anthropomorphic Phantom, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Conference online, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, March, 2021,
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R. A. Martins, J.F. Felício, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Preliminary Characterization of Microwave Backscattering of Floating Plastic, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Conference online, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, February, 2021,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, N. Leonor, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Radiowave Propagation Modelling of Dual Wildfire Front Spreading over Hilly Terrain at 700 MHz, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Leiria, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, February, 2021,
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P. Coimbra, S. Faria, M. Vala, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, N. Leonor, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, C. Salema, Experimental Setup for Radio Characterization of Fire at Microwave Frequencies, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Leiria, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, February, 2021,
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S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, J.F. Felício, N. Leonor, C. A. Fernandes, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Comparative Study of Computational Electromagnetics Applied to Radiowave Propagation in Wildfires, URSI International Union of Radio Science General Assembly & Scientific Symposium URSI GASS, Rome, Italy, Vol., pp. -, September, 2020,
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J.F. Felício, C. Rebocho, D. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Multistatic Dry Imaging Setup for Breast Cancer Screening using Microwaves, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Montreal, Canada, Vol., pp. 1 -, July, 2020 | Full text (PDF 210 KBs) | BibTex
D. Godinho, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Study of the Refraction Effects in Microwave Breast Imaging Using a Dry Setup, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Montreal, Canada, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, July, 2020,
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S. Faria, N. Leonor, C. A. Fernandes, J.F. Felício, C. Salema, R. F. S. Caldeirinha, Radiowave Propagation Modelling in the Presence of Wildfires: Initial Results, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol., pp. -, March, 2020,
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D. Godinho, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Extracting Dielectric Properties for MRI-based Phantoms for Axillary Microwave Imaging Device, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 4, March, 2020,
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J.F. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antenna Phase Center and Angular Dispersion Estimation Using Planar Acquisition Setup Applied to Microwave Breast Imaging, The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, March, 2020,
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M. Savazzi, E. Porter, M. O’Halloran, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J.F. Felício, R. Conceição, Development of a Transmission-Based Open-Ended Coaxial-Probe Suitable for Axillary Lymph Node Dielectric Measurements, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol., pp. -, March, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, J.F. Felício, A.A. Almeida, N. Fonseca, P. Naseri, C. A. Fernandes, Dual Band Dual-Circulary Polarized Transmit-array Antenna for SoTM Ground Terminals at Ka-band, International Workshop on Antenna Technology - IWAT, Bucareste, Romania, Vol., pp. -, February, 2020,
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S.A. Matos, J. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, J.F. Felício, A.A. Almeida, N. Fonseca, MODULAR DESIGN OF A DUAL-BAND DUAL-CIRCULARLYPOLARIZED ANTENNA TO FEED A KA-BAND TRANSMIT-ARRAY FOR SOTM GROUND TERMINALS, ESA-ESTEC 40th ESA Antenna workshop, Noordwijk, Netherlands, Vol., pp. -, October, 2019,
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D. Godinho, J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Feasibility study of focal lens for multistatic microwave breast imaging, International Conf. on Appl. Electromagnetics and Communications - ICECOM, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, September, 2019,
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J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Microwave Breast Imaging using Dry Setup, Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing MEDICON, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol., pp. 1 - 8, September, 2019 | BibTex
J.F. Felício, S.A. Matos, J.R. Costa, A.A. Almeida, C. A. Fernandes, Wrist-Worn RFID Antenna Printed on Additive Manufactured Flexible Substrate, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Atlanta, United States, Vol., pp. -, July, 2019,
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J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Exploratory Study of In-body Communication between Wearable Device and Multiple Implants and QPSK Digital Signal Transmission in Time-Domain, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Krakow, Poland, Vol., pp. 1 - 5, March, 2019,
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J.F. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Development of an Automation-Compatible Breast Cancer Imaging System using Microwaves, IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering ENBENG, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, February, 2019,
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D. Godinho, J.F. Felício, N. Silva, M. Orvalho, C. A. Fernandes, R. Conceição, Development of Axillary Region Models based on MRI Segmented Data to Aid Breast Cancer Staging, Conference on Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields EMF-Med, Split, Croatia, Vol., pp. -, September, 2018,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Webcam-based Distance and Surface Estimation System for Microwave Imaging, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Boston, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 2, July, 2018,
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J.F. Felício, J. Bioucas-Dias, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Artifact removal based on SVD for microwave breast imaging, Encuentro Ibérico de Electromagnetismo Computacional - EIEC, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, May, 2018,
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J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Experimental Validation of Medical Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening, UTAustin | Portugal Workshop on Modeling and Simulations of Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer MSCDC, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, November, 2017,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Miniaturized Implantable Patch Antenna for Near- Field Communication at ISM Band, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, San Diego, United States, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 2, July, 2017,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Link Budget Study and Realization of Time-Domain Measurement Setup for Implantable Antennas, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Paris, France, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 5, March, 2017,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Complex Permittivity and Anisotropy Measurement of 3D-Printed PLA at Microwaves and Millimeter-waves, International Conf. on Appl. Electromagnetics and Communications - ICECOM, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 6, September, 2016,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Comparing Liquid Homogeneous and Multilayer Phantoms for Human Body Implantable Antennas, IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2016,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Low-Profile Wideband Stick-on Antenna for Body-Area Communication, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Davos, Switzerland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2016,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, Microwave Imaging for Target Detection in Body Phantom Using the Kirchoff Migration Algorithm, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2015,
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J.F. Felício, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, UWB Body-Implantable Antenna for Short Range Communication, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2015,
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J.F. Felício, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Antena Implantável de Banda Ultra-Larga para Transmissão e Armazenamento de Dados Médicos, Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, November, 2014 | BibTex

Projects

Currently running projects3

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
COST CA17115	European network for advancing Electromagnetic hyperthermic medical technologies	ESF/COST	04-09-2019	03-09-2022
MARES	Satellite-based microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping	ESA-ESTEC	04-10-2021	31-03-2023
RESCuE-TOOL	Radio coverage for emergency communication systems to operate under critical wildfire environments TOOL	FCT	01-01-2019	28-02-2022

Closed Projects6

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
ADAM_3D	Additive Antenna Manufacturing	FCT	01-06-2018	01-06-2021
COST TD1301	Development of a European-based Collaborative Network to Accelerate Technological, Clinical and Commercialisation Progress in the Area of Medical Microwave Imaging	ESF/COST	01-11-2013	01-11-2017
EMERALD	ElectroMagnetic imaging for a novel genERation of medicAL Devices	EU/H2020	16-05-2018	31-07-2021
KALens 2	Compact Lens-Based Mechanically Steered Ka-Band user Terminal Antenna - Extension	ESA-ESTEC	01-01-2019	01-01-2020
mm-SatCom	Millimeter Wave Antennas for Next-Generation Satellite Mass Services	FCT/PTDC	01-07-2013	01-01-2016
MWI-MedScan	Microwave medical imaging	IT	01-09-2014	01-08-2019

Other Scientific Achievements

7Awards

M. Vala, S. Faria, N. Leonor, J.F. 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
S. Faria, M. Vala, P. Coimbra, N. Leonor, J.F. 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.F. Felício, Fraunhofer Challenge 2019, 3rd place Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge within the PhD category, 01-10-2019
J.F. Felício, Finalist (2nd place), Best Portuguese PhD Thesis competition in Biomedical Engineering, 01-09-2019
J.F. Felício, Comité Português da ANACOM-URSI, 1st place ANACOM-URSI Portugal Award 2017, 01-12-2017
J.F. Felício, Comité Português da URSI, 1st place Best Student Poster Award, 01-12-2015
J.F. Felício, Fraunhofer Challenge 2015, 3rd place Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge within the MSc category, 01-10-2015

Other Contributions

1Conference Committees

International Symp. on Medical Information and Communication Technology - ISMICT, Technical Programme Committee, 2016

8Refereeing Journals

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
2015, 1 review(s);
Electronics Letters
2016, 1 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
2016, 1 review(s);
International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering
2017, 2 review(s);
URSI Radio Science Bulletin
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
2020, 2 review(s);
engineering reports
2020, 1 review(s);
IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology
2018, 1 review(s);

3Refereeing Conferences

European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP
2018, 1 review(s); 2017, 1 review(s); 2015, 1 review(s);
International Conference on Biological Information and Biomedical Engineering IBIBE
2018, 1 review(s);
The 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
2020, 1 review(s);

IT Member Profile

João Felício

19-12-2021

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

12-05-2021

João Serra wins the "Best Thesis Award" from APDC-CEE

04-03-2021

IT research teams showcase national biomedical work at XVI ENEEB

Scientific Achievements

As Co-supervisor

As Co-supervisor

As Co-supervisor

Currently running projects3

Closed Projects6