Awards and Recognitions [40]
2019
- Highly
Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
"Control technique for the operation of
grid-tied converters with high penetration of renewable energy resources",
Electric Power Systems Research (ELSEVIER), Vol. 166, pp. 18-28, January
2019. This highly
cited paper received enough
citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field based on a highly
cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Finalist
(Top 4) for the position of
Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
- 2017 Energies Best Paper Award.
- Scientific Award University of Lisbon /
Santander Universities 2018 (Prémio Científico Universidade de Lisboa /
Santander Universidades 2018), rewarding
the activity of scientific research.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
"Optimal scheduling of demand response in
pre-emptive markets based on stochastic bilevel programming method", IEEE
Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 1453-1464, February 2019. This highly cited paper
received enough citations to place it in the top 1%
of its academic field based on a highly cited threshold for the field and
publication year.
- FEUP Scientific Recognition Award, regarding
the year of 2017; the indicator AEAI, applied for the purpose of granting the
award, was the highest
in the whole FEUP.
2018
- Honorable Mention ("Menção Honrosa") in
REN Award 2018 (Prémio REN 2018) for MSc student J.P.A.E. Santo.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
"Novel control strategy for modular multilevel
converters based on differential flatness theory", IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in
Power Electronics, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 888-897, June
2018. This highly
cited paper received enough
citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field based on a highly
cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "A decentralized electricity market scheme
enabling demand response deployment",
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 4218-4227, July 2018. This highly cited paper
received enough citations to place it in the top 1%
of its academic field based on a highly cited threshold for the field and
publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Multi-objective optimization model of source-load-storage
synergetic dispatch for a building energy management system based on TOU price
demand response", IEEE Transactions on
Industry Applications, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 1017-1028,
March/April 2018. This highly
cited paper received enough
citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field based on a highly
cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Model predictive control home energy management
and optimization strategy with demand response", Applied Sciences,
Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 1-19, March 2018. This highly cited paper received enough citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field
based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "A multi-loop control technique for the stable
operation of modular multilevel converters in HVDC transmission systems", International Journal of Electrical
Power & Energy Systems (ELSEVIER), Vol. 96, pp. 194-207, March 2018.
This highly
cited paper received enough
citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field based on a highly
cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Image phase shift invariance based cloud
motion displacement vector calculation method for ultra-short-term solar PV
power forecasting", Energy
Conversion and Management (ELSEVIER), Vol. 157, pp. 123-135, February
2018. This highly
cited paper received enough
citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field based on a highly
cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "The values of market-based demand response on
improving power system reliability under extreme circumstances", Applied Energy (ELSEVIER),
Vol. 193, pp. 220-231, May 2017. This highly cited paper received enough citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field
based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "An overview of demand response: key-elements
and international experience",
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (ELSEVIER), Vol. 69, pp.
871-891, March 2017. This highly cited paper received enough citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field
based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Biomass combustion systems: a review on the
physical and chemical properties of the ashes", Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews (ELSEVIER), Vol. 53, pp. 235-242, January 2016. This highly cited paper
received enough citations to place it in the top 1%
of its academic field based on a highly cited threshold for the field and
publication year.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Optimal household appliances scheduling
under day-ahead pricing and load-shaping demand response strategies", IEEE
Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 1509-1519,
December 2015. This highly
cited paper received enough
citations to place it in the top 1% of its academic field based on a highly
cited threshold for the field and publication year.
- Appointed as Visiting Professor by North
China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, due to academic achievement.
- FEUP Scientific Recognition Award, regarding
the year of 2016, which aims to recognize
scientific merit and encourage the
translation of the results of research activities into publications in
international scientific journals, books and patents.
2017
- Best INESC-ID Researcher 2017, the most
important award
in INESC-ID, considered of high
importance and value for the institution.
- Finalist
(Top 5) for the position of
Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
- Top
3 Editors of the IEEE Transactions
on Sustainable Energy, 2012-2017, awarded with an extra year beyond the 6-year
term due to the excellent
performance.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Smart household operation considering
bi-directional EV and ESS utilization by real-time pricing-based DR", IEEE
Transactions on Smart Grid, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 1281-1291, May 2015. This highly cited paper
received enough citations to place it in the top 1%
of its academic field based on a highly cited threshold for the field and
publication year.
- Honorable Mention ("Menção
Honrosa"), 2nd place, in the University of Lisbon / Santander Universities
2017 Scientific Awards (Prémios Científicos
Universidade de Lisboa / Santander Universidades 2017), rewarding the activity of scientific research.
2016
- Honorable Mention ("Menção Honrosa") in
REN Award 2016 (Prémio REN 2016) for MSc student M.F. Medeiros.
- Honorable Mention ("Menção Honrosa") in
REN Award 2016 (Prémio REN 2016) for MSc student R.F.M. Martins.
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Optimised performance of a plug-in electric
vehicle aggregator in energy and reserve markets", Energy Conversion and
Management (ELSEVIER), Vol. 97, pp. 393-408, June 2015. This highly cited paper
received enough citations to place it in the top 1%
of its academic field based on a highly cited threshold for the field and
publication year.
- Researcher with Highest
Number of Publications of INESC-ID, with a
total of 201 publications in the 2013-2015 triennium.
2015
- Highly Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
- "Short-term wind power forecasting using
adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system combined with evolutionary particle swarm
optimization, wavelet transform and mutual information", Renewable Energy
(ELSEVIER), Vol. 75, pp. 301-307, March 2015.
This highly
cited paper received enough citations
to place it in the top 1% of its
academic field based on a highly cited threshold for the field and publication
year.
- Best
Paper Award at EDST 2015 (technically co-sponsored by IEEE).
- Highly
Cited Paper in ISI Web of Science.
"Short-term electricity prices forecasting in a competitive
market: a neural network approach", Electric Power Systems Research (ELSEVIER), Vol. 77, No. 10, pp.
1297-1304, August 2007. As of
- Best
Paper Award at IEEE SEGE’15.
- 3rd Prize ("3º. Prémio") in REN Award
2015 (Prémio REN 2015) for MSc student S.F. Santos.
- Best
Paper Award and two Best Presentation Awards at PowerEng 2015
(technically co-sponsored by IEEE).
2014
- Scientific Productivity Award (Prémio de Estímulo
à Produtividade Científica) INESC-ID 2014, due to the number of publications in international journals indexed on the first quartile (Q1) of ISI or
Scopus.
2012
- Scientific Merit Award (Prémio
de Mérito Científico) UTL / Santander Totta 2012, due to the number and impact of the papers published in international journals.
2011
- Scientific
Merit Award (Prémio de Mérito Científico) UBI-FE /
Santander Universities 2011, in recognition
of scientific excellence, particularly relevant
and innovative.
- National Engineering Award 2011 (Prémio
Nacional de Engenharia 2011) for PhD student H.M.I. Pousinho.
2010
- Best Paper Award at IEEE MELECON’2010.
2009
- Honorable Mention ("Menção Honrosa") in
REN Award 2009 (Prémio REN 2009) for MSc student H.M.I.
Pousinho.