Notes:

• The provided information is only a resume of the most important recent teaching activities;

• If you have any questions, please contact me - Contact Form.

COURSES (2020 - PRESENT)

2023 - Present:

Fall Semester:

• Signals and Systems - Portuguese Military Academy (Academia Militar)

  1. Course Presentation - Slides (PT)

  2. Basic Concepts of Signals - Slides (PT)

  3. Basic Concepts of Systems - Slides (PT)

  4. Linear Time-Invariant Systems - Slides (PT)

  5. Fourier Series - Slides (PT)

  6. Fourier Transform of Continuous-Time Signals - Slides (PT)

  7. Fourier Transform of Discrete-Time Signals - Slides (PT)

  8. Systems Time and Frequency Response - Slides (PT)

  9. Sampling - Slides (PT)

  10. Laplace Transform - Slides (PT)

  11. Z-Transform - Slides (PT)

Spring Semester:

• Control - Portuguese Military Academy (Academia Militar)

  1. Course Presentation

  2. Introduction to control

  3. Physical systems modeling

  4. Time domain stability analysis

  5. Feedback effects and steady-state tracking errors

  6. Root Locus diagram

  7. Digital control system

  8. Frequency domain response

  9. Frequency domain stability analysis

  10. Frequency domain design 

  11. Additional resources:

      • Final Project - Sequential Circuits and Controllers - Slides (PT)

      • Final Project - PIC16F328A - Slides (PT)

      • Final Project - Arduino - Slides (PT)

      • Final Project - Arduino: Introduction and Advanced Resources - Tutorial (ENG)

• Telecommunication Fundamentals - Portuguese Military Academy (Academia Militar)

  1. Course Presentation

  2. Introduction to the basic model of a communication system

  3. Signals and systems representation methods review

  4. Analogic transmission

  5. Probability theory and stochastic processes

  6. Analogic to digital transition

  7. Digital transmission

  8. Information Theory and Coding Concepts

  9. Additional resources:

     • Security - Slides (PT)

     • Multimedia Networks - Slides (PT)

2022 - 2023:

Spring Semester (Not finished):

• Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems - Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval)

  1. Course Presentation - Slides (PT)

  2. Sequential Circuits and Controllers - Slides (PT)

  3. Structure of a Digital Computer

  4. Microprocessor 8085 and its Programming - Slides (PT)

  5. Input/Output Operations and Communication using Microcontrollers

  6. Integrated Circuits of support for Microprocessors

  7. Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems - PIC16F328A Slides(PT) & Arduino Slides (PT)

  8. Additional resources:

     • American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) - Table (ENG)

     • Intel 8085 - Datasheet (ENG)

     • Intel 8085 - Instructions - Presentation (ENG)

     • Intel 8085 - Instructions (ENG)

     • Intel 8085 - Online simulator (ENG)

     • Intel 8085 - Free simulation software (ENG)

     • PIC16F628A - Datasheet (ENG)

     • Microchip PIC - Instructions (ENG)

     • Arduino - Tutorial (PT)

     • Arduino - Tutorial (ENG)

     • Arduino - Slides (PT)

     • Introduction to Arduino - Article (PT)

     • Arduino and Data Acquisition - The Sampling Rate Problem - Article (PT)

     • Arduino and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) - Article (PT) & Report (PT)

     • Arduino - Ethernet Library - Tutorial (ENG)

     • Arduino Application Example I - Telemetry system applied to a Naval Platform - M.Sc. (PT) & Slides(PT)

     • Arduino Application Example II - Integration of the FFGH Vasco da Gama anemometer with the ship's network - Report (PT) & Slides(PT)

     • Arduino Application Example III - Telemetry during a Missile d'Infanterie Léger Antichar (MILAN) missile firing exercise - Report (PT) & Slides (PT)

     • ATmega328P - Datasheet (ENG)

     • Atmega2560 - Datasheet (ENG)

2020 - 2022:

Spring Semester (Twice):

• Ship Theory IV - Weapon Systems - Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval)

  1. Introduction - Slides (PT)

  2. Description and Identification - Slides (PT)

  3. Physics and Operating Principles - Slides (PT)

  4. Operation, Maintenance and Hazards - Slides (PT)

  5. Additional resources:

     • Principles of Naval Weapon Systems, edited by Joseph Hall - Book (ENG)

     • Ship's preparations for sea - Weapons and Electronics Department - Slides (PT)

     • RAdiation HAzard (RADHAZ) - Weapons and Electronics Department - Slides (PT)

     • Safety Rules, Hazards, and RAdiation HAzard (RADHAZ) Conditions - Weapons and Electronics Department - Slides (PT)

     • Roles and responsibilities sailing and berthed - Weapons and Electronics Department - Slides (PT)

     • Management Processes, Activities, Maintenance, and Requisitions - Weapons and Electronics Department - Slides (PT)

     • Weapons, Sensors, Ammunition and RAdiation Hazard - Weapons and Electronics Department - Slides (PT)

     • Telemetry during a Missile d'Infanterie Léger Antichar (MILAN) missile firing exercise - Report (PT) & Slides (PT)

2020 - 2021:

Spring Semester:

• Radar systems - Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval)

  1. Course Presentation - Slides (PT)

  2. Introduction - Slides (PT)

  3. Pulse wave radar - Slides (PT)

  4. Continuous wave radar - Slides (PT)

  5. Moving Target Indicator (MTI) processing - Slides (PT)

  6. Tracking radar - Slides (PT)

  7. Special techniques and other radar topics - Slides (PT)

  8. Additional resources:

     • Radar tutorial by Christian Wolff - Website (ENG)

     • Radar tutorial by Christian Wolff - Books (ENG)

     • Introduction to Radar Systems by Merrill Skolnik - Book (ENG)

Fall Semester:

• Telecommunication systems - Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval)

  1. Security - Slides (PT)

  2. Multimedia Networks - Slides (PT)

  3. Additional resources:

     • Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by Jim Kurose & Keith Ross - Slides (ENG)

• Weapon Systems - Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval)

  2. • Confidential content that cannot be made available online

     • For some information about this subject, please check the Ship Theory IV - Weapon Systems course contents

     • If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me - Contact Form

THESIS SUPERVISOR (2021 - PRESENT)

2023 - 2026:

1) Name: André Rodrigues Carvalho Ribeiro

• Title: Desenvolvimento de métodos alternativos para blindagem de automóveis ligeiros em contexto de segurança pública e militar

• University: Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: Ph.D. degree in Military Sciences

• Co-supervised with: Victor Lobo

2022 - 2023:

1) Name: Matilde de Macedo Vieira

• Title: Integração de um sistema de apoio à aterragem de UAVs em navios

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Naval Engineering - Weapons & Electronics

• Co-supervised with: Bruno Damas

2) Name: João Alexandre Basílio Martins

• Title: Seguimento de alvos utilizando veículos aéreos não tripulados para apoio a operações terrestres

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Marine

• Co-supervised with: Vitor Rodrigues & Victor Lobo

3) Name: Teresa Margarida Lourenço Antunes

• Title: Poluição no mar: Otimização de veículos não tripulados

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences

• Co-supervised with: Ricardo Moura & Victor Lobo

4) Name: André Rodrigues Dias

• Title: Vigilância acústica nos Espaços Marítimos Nacionais

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences

• Co-supervised with: Victor Lobo

2021 - 2022:

1) Name: André Couto Astorga Batista Pinto

• Title: Deteção de alvos terrestres a partir de um UAV, em apoio a Operações Anfíbias

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Marine

• Co-supervised with: Bruno Damas & Vitor Rodrigues

THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER (2022 - PRESENT)

2023 - 2024:

1) Name: Ricardo Nuno Marques Moreira Serém

• Title: Sistema de acoplagem de veículos submarinos a estações de recarga de energia

• University: Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Eletronics Enginering

• Advisors: Bruno Damas & David Cabecinhas

2) Name: Irina Filipa Carvalho Soares

• Title: Prevenção de colisões para veículos aéreos não tripulados de asa fixa

• University: Academia da Força Aérea (AFA), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military and Aeronautical Sciences - Electrical Engineering

• Advisors: Tiago Oliveira, Diogo Silva & Miguel Félix

3) Name: Ana Figueira Moitinho de Almeida Byrne

• Title: Quadro de resiliência operacional digital no setor financeiro europeu: impacto no setor segurador português

• University: Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Information Security and Cyberspace Law

• Advisors: Anacleto Correia & Carlos Caleiro

4) Name: Marco Paulo Teixeira de Almeida

• Title: Cibersegurança em Países Periféricos: Estudo de Caso de Cabo Verde

• University: Portuguese Military Academy (Academia Militar), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Information Warfare

• Advisors: José Martins & Lenilda Brito

5) Name: Carlos Eduardo Carvalho Vaz Pires

• Title: Detecting Phishing Websites Using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision for Brand Protection and Cyber Defence

• University: Portuguese Military Academy (Academia Militar), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Information Warfare

• Advisors: José Borges

2022 - 2023:

1) Name: Rodrigo de Jesus Ramos

• Title: Exploração de técnicas de visualização de dados multidimensionais para a distinção de vestígios vidro em contexto forense

• University: Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Information Security and Cyberspace Law

• Advisors: Ricardo Moura & Carlos Caleiro

2) Name: José Pedro Neves da Rocha

• Title: Design and Implementation of a Vision-based Autoland System

• University: Academia da Força Aérea (AFA), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military and Aeronautical Sciences - Aviator Pilot

• Advisors: Tiago Oliveira, Gonçalo Cruz e Diogo Silva

3) Name: Maria Leonor de Sousa Mendes

• Title: Controlo de Divulgação Estatística na Marinha: Aplicação e comparação entre dados reais e dados protegidos

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences

• Advisors: Ricardo Moura & Victor Lobo

4) Name: Vicente Kitchecanar Gomes

• Title: Desenvolvimento de um Sistema de correção de tiro de Morteiro

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Naval Engineering - Weapons & Electronics

• Advisors: Vitor Rodrigues & Victor Lobo

5) Name: Afonso Jorge Cardoso Lopes

• Title: Desenvolvimento do Sistema "Swarm Navigation" - Implementação do modelo "Rolling Leader"

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Naval Engineering - Weapons & Electronics

• Advisors: Bruno Damas  & Victor Lobo

6) Name: Frederico Nunes de Oliveira Correia Gonçalves

• Title: Cibersegurança - Ciberrange da Escola Naval - Base de dados e classificador baseado em redes neuronais

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Naval Engineering - Weapons & Electronics

• Advisors: Valéria Pequeno, Anacleto Correia & Victor Lobo

7) Name: Daniel Filipe Lopes Balsinha

• Title: Navegação autónoma segura em ambientes marítimos densos

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences

• Advisors: Bruno Damas

8) Name: Matilde de Macedo Correia Vieira

• Title: Integração de um Sistema de apoio à aterragem de Veículos Aéreos Não Tripulados (UAVs) em navios

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Naval Engineering - Weapons & Electronics

• Advisors: Bruno Damas & Nuno Pessanha Santos

9) Name: António Duarte de Oliveira Dias Pinheiro

• Title: Implementação de sistema anti-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) nos Esquadrões de Carros de Combate

• University: Portuguese Military Academy (Academia Militar), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Artillery

• Advisors: Paulo Gonçalves Serrano & José Silva

10) Name: João Pedro Gaião Marques

• Title: Sistemas mini, micro e nano Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): Implementação nos escalões Secção e Pelotão de Infantaria

• University: Portuguese Military Academy (Academia Militar), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Infantary

• Advisors: José Silva & Ricardo Araújo e Silva

11) Name: André Rodrigues Dias

• Title: Implementation of a Passive Acoustic Barrier for Surveillance

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences

• Advisors: Victor Lobo & Nuno Pessanha Santos

12) Name: João Alexandre Basílio Martins

• Title: Seguimento de alvos utilizando veículos aéreos não tripulados para apoio a operações terrestres

• University: Portuguese Naval Academy (Escola Naval), Instituto Universitário Militar (IUM)

• Degree: M.Sc. degree in Military Sciences - Marine

• Advisors: Victor Lobo, Vitor Rodrigues & Nuno Pessanha Santos

OTHER ACTIVITIES (EXAMPLES)

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA):

AFCEA-Almada Student Chapter: Faculty Advisor (July 2022 - December 2023).

Awards: AFCEA Excellence in a Scientific Project Award (2009) | AFCEA Emeritus Collaborator (2023).