TORIS

About Project

This project aims at using printed electronics to develop reconfigurable antennas. The planned activities involve the design and simulation of microwave antenna arrays, the high-frequency characterisation of reconfigurable devices and antennas, and the integration and characterisation of prototypes. A digital control system based on FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) will be integrated with the array of antennas, thus facilitating experimental validation. Such antennas could potentially be applied to the sixth generation of mobile communications (6G), providing better mobile coverage inside buildings, but also play a vital role in 3D detection of human presence in the healthcare, automotive or manufacturing sectors.

Acronym

TORIS

Responsible

Luís Manuel de Sousa Pessoa

Status

active

Start

January 1, 2023

End

January 28, 2025

Effective End

Global Budget

€49,879.40

Financing

€49,879.00

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Members

Team Leaders

Luís Manuel Pessoa

I am a senior researcher at the Centre of Telecommunications and Multimedia of INESC TEC, where I am also the coordinator of the area of Optical and Electronic Technologies. I received the “Licenciatura” degree in 2006 and PhD degree in 2011, both in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Currently I am responsible for the conception and management of R&D projects, coordination of research students and fostering the valorization of research results through new contracts with industry. I was previously involved in teaching of RF/microwave engineering and optical communications as an invited assistant professor at the University of Porto. I am author/co-author of more than 50 publications in international conferences and journals with peer-review, and 1 european patent. I have coordinated several research projects and participated in several EU research projects. My main research interests include coherent optical systems, radio-over-fibre, RF/microwave devices and antennas, and underwater wireless power/communications.

Team Members

Mohamed Ghatas

Abdul Khan

Sofia Isabel Inácio

Vítor Grade Tavares

Luís Manuel Pessoa

Associated Centres

Telecommunications and Multimedia

The Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia (CTM) welcomes close to 200 members, including at least 100 integrated researchers who carry out scientific work in the fields of communications, Artificial Intelligence, and computer science and engineering. The Centre’s activities cover several Research and Development (R&D) domains: Communications and Electronics Radio Frequency Technologies Optoelectronics Microelectronics Wireless Communication Networks Computer Perception Computer Vision applied to Medical Imaging Computer Vision applied to Digital Media Computer Audio applied to Music With multidisciplinary teams that include dozens of PhDs, CTM is strongly committed to both European and national research projects, as well as consultancy projects with industry.