???global.info.a_carregar???
Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo is currently in the PhD program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (Universidade de Lisboa) and at Instituto de Telecomunicações. She completed the Electrical and Computer Engineering Master's Degree (Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores) in November 2022 at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. She obtained the maximum classification of 20/20 in her master's degree dissertation entitled "Comparação de Diferentes Nanocélulas Fotovoltaicas". Furthermore, she is working in the area of Engineering and Technology with an emphasis on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has published 21 articles in journals and has received 2 award and/or honour.
Read full resume ↓
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo

Citation names

  • Bernardo, Catarina
  • Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo
  • Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3312-B464-B198
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7718-3808
Google Scholar ID
gYUvSKIAAAAJ&hl
Researcher Id
ITT-1513-2023

Email addresses

  • catarina.bernardo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French
English
Education
Degree Classification
2023/02 - 2028
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Estudo de diferentes estruturas solares: simulação de dispositivos de conversão fotoelétrica, otimização e diferentes aplicações" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020/09 - 2022/11/29
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Comparação de Diferentes Nanocélulas Fotovoltaicas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2017/09 - 2020/07
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 13
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - 2024/07/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/05 - Current Member of the Working Group for Students with Special Educational Needs (GENEE) Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - Current PhD Student - Applied Electromagnetics Group Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Paulo N. Torres; António Baptista; Maria João Marques Martins. "Plasmonic Nanoantennas to Exploit Extraordinary Optical Transmission in Biosensing". 2024.
    10.1109/melecon56669.2024.10608535
  2. Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Sofia Lima Martins; João Paulo N. Torres; António Baptista; Maria João M. Martins; Marcelino Santos. "Experimental Investigation and Modelling of the Temperature Effect in Mono-Si Solar Cells using the Novel d1MxP Model". 2024.
    10.1109/melecon56669.2024.10608722
Journal article
  1. Rafael Faustino; Ricardo Alexandre Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo; João Paulo Neto Torres; Marcelino Santos. "Study of the application of solar cells in public lighting". International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies (2025): https://doi.org/10.53894/ijirss.v8i2.5205.
    10.53894/ijirss.v8i2.5205
  2. Pedro Mendonça Dos Santos; Ricardo Alexandre Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Paulo Neto Torres; António Serralheiro; Rafael Vieira; Nuno Lourenço. "Fully CMOS Boost Converter Operating at 2.65 GHz for Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting". IEEE Access (2025): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3533743.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3533743
  3. José Almeida; P. Mendonça dos Santos; João Caldinhas Vaz; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo; João Paulo N. Torres. "Step-Up DC-DC Converter Supplied by a Thermoelectric Generator for IoT Applications". Energies (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/en17215288.
    10.3390/en17215288
  4. Ana Francisca Machado da Costa; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo; João Paulo Neto Torres; Marcelino Santos. "The Modeling of Concentrators for Solar Photovoltaic Systems". Energies (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/en17133201.
    10.3390/en17133201
  5. Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; João P. de Melo Cunha; João Paulo N. Torres. "A revision of the semiconductor theory from history to applications". Discover Applied Sciences (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-024-06001-1.
    10.1007/s42452-024-06001-1
  6. Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Paulo N. Torres; António Baptista; Maria João Marques Martins. "Metallic nanostructures inclusion to improve energy harvesting in silicon". Optical Materials: X (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omx.2024.100298.
    10.1016/j.omx.2024.100298
  7. Gonçalo Alves Cavaco; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Paulo N. Torres; António Baptista. "Wavelength multiplexing system based on ring resonators". Results in Optics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rio.2024.100651.
    10.1016/j.rio.2024.100651
  8. Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; João Paulo N. Torres; António Baptista; Maria João Marques Martins. "Experimental Analysis of the Light Wavelength’s Impact on the Performance of a Silicon Solar Cell". Energies (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/en17092090.
    10.3390/en17092090
  9. Rafael Faustino Ferreira; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Paulo N. Torres; Marcelino Santos. "Agri-PV in Portugal: How to combine agriculture and photovoltaic production". Energy for Sustainable Development (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2024.101408.
    10.1016/j.esd.2024.101408
  10. Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Paulo N. Torres; António Baptista; Maria João M. Martins. "Exploiting Extraordinary Optical Transmission in Plasmonic Slit Nanoantennas for Sensor Applications". IEEE Photonics Journal (2024): https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2024.3376641.
    10.1109/JPHOT.2024.3376641
  11. Carlos Bernardo; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; Jo¿ Paulo N. Torres. "Wind Influence on the Electrical Energy Production of Solar Plants". Clean Energy and Sustainability (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.35534/ces.2024.10004.
    10.35534/ces.2024.10004
  12. Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Paulo N. Torres; Helena Isabel Veiga; Pedro Mendonça dos Santos. "Modelling the effect of defects and cracks in solar cells’ performance using the d1MxP discrete model". Scientific Reports 13 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39769-0.
    10.1038/s41598-023-39769-0
  13. Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; João Paulo N. Torres; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo. "Modelling and Design of a Dual Depletion PIN Photodiode as Temperature Sensor". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104599.
    10.3390/s23104599
  14. João Paulo N. Torres; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; Sofia Lima Martins; Pedro Mendonça dos Santos; Helena Isabel Veiga; Maria João Marques Martins; Paula Manuela Santos do Rego Figueiredo. "Analysis of Different Third-Generation Solar Cells Using the Discrete Electrical Model d1MxP". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073289.
    10.3390/en16073289
  15. Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; João Paulo Neto Torres; António Baptista. "The Shading Influence on the Economic Viability of a Real Photovoltaic System Project". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062672.
    10.3390/en16062672
  16. João Paulo N. Torres; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; Helena Isabel Veiga; Pedro Mendonça dos Santos. "A Discrete Electrical Model for Photovoltaic Solar Cells—d1MxP". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16042018.
    10.3390/en16042018
  17. Mariana Sofia Santos; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; João Paulo N. Torres; João F. P. Fernandes; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo. "Nanostructures for Solar Energy Harvesting". Micromachines (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14020364.
    10.3390/mi14020364
  18. Catarina Pinho Correia Valério Bernardo; Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; João Paulo Neto Torres; António Baptista. "Comparative analysis between traditional and emerging technologies: economic and viability evaluation in a real case scenario". Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40243-022-00223-2.
    10.1007/s40243-022-00223-2
  19. Ricardo A. Marques Lameirinhas; Catarina P. Correia V. Bernardo; João Torres; António Baptista; Maria João M. Martins. "Analysis of a Plasmonic Slit Nanoantenna as a High Sensitivity Tilt Sensor". IEEE Sensors Journal (2023): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2023.3296270.
    10.1109/jsen.2023.3296270
Activities

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09/01 - Current Sistemas Elétricos Integrados em Tecnologia Solar Fotovoltaica Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Academic Excellence Diploma - Diploma de Excelência Académica
Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Academic Merit Diploma - Diploma de Mérito Académico
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal