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João M. Felício was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1990. He received the M.Sc. and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, in 2014 and 2018, respectively. He is currently Assistant Professor at Escola Naval, Instituto Universitário Militar, Almada. He is also a Researcher at Centro de Investigação Naval (CINAV), Almada, and Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Lisbon. His interests include antenna design, including transmitarray and reflectarray antennas, medical microwave imaging, and complex permittivity measurement of dielectric materials. He published 80+ journal and conference papers. João M. Felício was the recipient of four distinctions, namely the first prize for best research paper by the Portuguese URSI Committee in 2017.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Manuel de Almeida Monteiro Felício

Citation names

  • João M. Felício

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4419-5D41-8861
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3439-5947
Google Scholar ID
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Researcher Id
B-9251-2019
Scopus Author Id
57000185200

Email addresses

  • joao.felicio@lx.it.pt (Professional)
  • joao.felicio@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • IST-TN, piso 10, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Telecommunications

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2014 - 2018
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Major in Telecomunicações
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Antennas for Biomedical Applications: Wireless Body Area Networks and Medical Microwave Imaging" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinction and Honor
2008 - 2014
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Telecomunicações
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Escola Naval, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/07 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/09 - 2020/01 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/02 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12 - 2019/12 Investigador pós-doc Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/10 - 2018/09 Antennas for microwave and millimetre-wave imaging
SFRH/BD/115671/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2016/04 - 2016/09 Imagiologia por microondas
C0008S
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Concluded
2014/10 - 2015/06 Millimeter Wave Antennas for Next-Generation Satellite Mass Services
PTDC/EEI-TEL/0805/2012
Research Fellow
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - 2024/06/30 Imagem por Microondas com Resolução Aumentada com recurso a Superlente
2022.04764.PTDC
10.54499/2022.04764.PTDC
Principal investigator
Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2023/07 Satellite-based microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping
I-2021-02875
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/12 - 2022/07 Additive Antenna Manufacturing (ADAM3D)
CT/Nº2/2018 - F00075
PTDC/EEI-TEL/30323/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/07/01 - 2021/07 Radio coverage for emergency communication systems to operate under critical wildfire environments TOOL (RESCUE-TOOL)
PCIF/SSI/0194/2017
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/05/01 - 2021/05/01 ElectroMagnetic imaging for a novel genERation of medicAL Devices (EMERALD)
Agreement No. 764479
Supervisor
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Ongoing
2015/03 - 2018/10 Fabrication of planar millimetre-wave lenses
BIM/nº19/2015 - Project mmSatCom
 Instituto de Telecomunicações
2015/01 - 2015/02 Antennas for microwave and millimetre-wave imaging
A/BIM/nº3/2015
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Other

Designation Funders
2021/10 - Current CA20101 - Plastics monitoRIng detectiOn RemedIaTion recoverY
CA20101
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
2019/02 - Current COST CA 17115: European network for advancing Electromagnetic hyperthermic medical technologies
CA17115
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Ongoing
2015/04 - 2018/09 COST TD 1301 Development of a European-based Collaborative Network to Accelerate Technological, Clinical and Commercialisation Progress in the Area of Medical Microwave Imaging
TD1301
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Matteo Savazzi; Daniela M. Godinho; Niko Istuk; Tiago Castela; Maria L. Orvalho; Emily Porter; O'Halloran, Martin; et al. "The Dielectric Properties of Axillary Lymph Nodes". In Electromagnetic Imaging for a Novel Generation of Medical Devices, 235-272. Springer Cham, 2023.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Guida, Gaia; Felício, João M.; Costa, Jorge R.; Martins, Raquel A.; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Occhiuzzi, Cecilia. "Assessment of 3D-Printed Flexible Antenna for Microwave Breast Imaging". 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/cama57522.2023.10352858
  2. Vaquero, Álvaro. F.; Matos, Sérgio; Arrebola, Manuel; Costa, Jorge R.; Felício, João; Fernandes, Carlos; Fonseca, Nelson J. G.. "Low-Profile 3D Printed Transmit-array for Wide-Angle Beam Scanning at Ka-Band". 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/iceaa57318.2023.10297910
  3. Matos, S. A.; Costa, J.R.; Arrebola, M.; Fernandes, C. A.; Vaquero, A. F.; Felício, J.; Fonseca, N. J.G.. "Low-cost Transmit-array Antenna Prototype at Ka-band Combining Low Profile and Mechanical Wide-Angle Beam Scanning". 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/iwat57058.2023.10171776
  4. Godinho, Daniela M.; Castela, Tiago; Felício, João M.; Silva, Nuno A.; Orvalho, M. Lurdes; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Conceição, Raquel C.. "Validation of Dielectric Properties Estimation from Magnetic Resonance Images to Accelerate Medical Microwave Applications". 2023.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap57121.2023.10133676
  5. Vala, Mário; Felício, João M.; Da Costa, Tomás Soares; Leonor, Nuno; Costa, Jorge R.; Marques, Paulo; Moreira, António A.; et al. "On the Feasibility of Using Passive mm-Wave Imaging for Marine Litter Detection at the W-band". 2023.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap57121.2023.10133069
  6. Heleno, Samuel; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Felício, João M.; Salema, Carlos; Caldeirinha, Rafael; Leonor, Nuno. "Development of TETRA Radio Backhaul Network Redundancy Plan for Disaster Recovery in Mission Critical Communications". 2023.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap57121.2023.10133791
  7. Da Costa, Tomás Soares; Felício, João M.; Vala, Mário; Leonor, Nuno; Costa, Jorge R.; Marques, Paulo; Moreira, António A.; et al. "Detection of Low Permittivity Floating Plastic Sheets at Microwave Frequencies". 2023.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap57121.2023.10133107
  8. Matos, Sérgio; Vaquero, Álvaro F.; Arrebola, Manuel; Costa, Jorge R.; Felício, João; Fernandes, Carlos; Fonseca, Nelson J. G.. "Achieving wide-angle mechanical beam steering in Ka-band with low-profile Transmit-array antennas". 2023.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap57121.2023.10133526
  9. Martins, Raquel A.; Felício, João M.; Costa, Jorge R.; Fernandes, Carlos A.. "Study of the Effect of Fibroglandular Tissue in Tumor Detection Using Microwave Breast Imaging". 2023.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap57121.2023.10133593
  10. Faria, Stefania; Vala, Mario; Leonor, Nuno; Felicio, Joao; Fernandes, Carlos; Salema, Carlos; Caldeirinha, Rafael. "Modelling of Radiowave Propagation Through Small-scale Forest Fire". 2022.
    Published • 10.23919/at-ap-rasc54737.2022.9814376
  11. Savazzi, Matteo; Karadima, Olympia; Felicio, Joao M.; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Kosmas, Panagiotis; Conceicao, Raquel C.. "Effect of Varying Prior Information in Axillary 2D Microwave Tomography". 2022.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769372
  12. Godinho, Daniela M.; Felicio, Joao M.; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Conceicao, Raquel C.. "Target Selection in Multistatic Microwave Breast Imaging Setup Using Dielectric Lens". 2022.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9768984
  13. Faria, Stefania; Vala, Mario; Leonor, Nuno; Felicio, Joao M.; Fernandes, Carlos; Salema, Carlos; Caldeirinha, Rafael. "Measurement Trials of Radiowave Propagation Through Pinus Pinaster Fuel Bed Under Fire". 2022.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769453
  14. Martins, Raquel A.; Felicio, Joao M.; Costa, Jorge R.; Fernandes, Carlos A.. "Systematic Analysis of Microwave Breast Imaging Detection of Different-Sized Malignant and Benign Tumors". 2022.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769076
  15. Cardoso, Fabio; Matos, Sergio; Costa, Jorge; Fernandes, Carlos; Felicio, Joao; Fonseca, Nelson J. G.. "Design of a Rotman Lens Operating in the Full K/Ka Band Using Ridge Waveguide Technology". 2022.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769663
  16. Teixeira, Jorge; Matos, Sergio A.; Costa, Jorge R.; Felicio, Joao M.; Fernandes, Carlos A.. "Assessing different monoblock dielectric implementations of a low profile beam steering Transmitarray for 3D printing". 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/mms55062.2022.9825583
  17. Matos, Sergio A.; João M. Felício; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes; Costa, Jorge R.; Nelson J. G. Fonseca. "Mechanical beam-steering using millimeter-wave transmit-array antennas". Paper presented in European Conference on Networks and Communications, 2021.
  18. Raquel M. Martins; João M. Felício; Jorge R. Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes; Martins, R.A.; Felicio, J.M.; Costa, J.R.; Fernandes, C.A.. "Comparison of Slot-Based and Vivaldi Antennas for Breast Tumor Detection Using Machine Learning and Microwave Imaging Algorithms". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2021.
    Published • 10.23919/EuCAP51087.2021.9411128
  19. Matteo Savazzi; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes; João M. Felício; Raquel C. Conceição; Godinho, D.M.; Felicio, J.M.; et al. "Numerical Assessment of Microwave Imaging for Axillary Lymph Nodes Screening Using Anthropomorphic Phantom". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2021.
    Published • 10.23919/EuCAP51087.2021.9411134
  20. Sérgio A. Matos; Artur Alves; João M. Felício; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes; Nelson G. Fonseca; Matos, S.A.; et al. "Transmit-Array Antenna with Aberration-Free Wide-Angle Scanning Using Mechanical In-Plane Movements". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2021.
    Published • 10.23919/EuCAP51087.2021.9411141
  21. Pedro Coimbra; Stefânia Faria; Mário Vala; João M. Felício; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes; Nuno R. Leonor; Rafael F. S. Caldeirinha; et al. "Experimental Setup for Radio Characterization of Fire at Microwave Frequencies". Paper presented in Telecoms Conference (ConfTele), 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/ConfTELE50222.2021.9435517
  22. Faria, S.; Vala, M.; Coimbra, P.; Leonor, N.; Felicio, J.; Fernandes, C.A.; Salema, C.; et al. "Radiowave propagation modelling of dual wildfire front spreading over hilly terrain at 700 MHz". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/ConfTELE50222.2021.9435561
  23. Martins, R.A.; Felicio, J.M.; Matos, S.A.; Costa, J.R.; Fernandes, C.A.; Raquel A. Martins; João M. Felício; et al. "Preliminary characterization of microwave backscattering of floating plastic". Paper presented in Telecoms Conference (ConfTele), 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/ConfTELE50222.2021.9435581
  24. Bengloan, G.; Felicio, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Chousseaud, A.; Froppier, B.; Cruz, E.M.; Bengloan, Gildas; et al. "A Compact and Flexible Dual-Band Antenna for Near-Body Applications". 2021.
    Published • 10.23919/ISAP47258.2021.9614567
  25. Faria, S.; Vala, M.; Coimbra, P.; Felicio, J.; Leonor, N.; Fernandes, C.; Salema, C.; et al. "Analytical Studies of Refractive Index Variation in Pine Needles Media under Wildfire Conditions". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2021.
    Published • 10.23919/EuCAP51087.2021.9411452
  26. Faria, Stefania; Vala, Mario; Coimbra, Pedro; Felicio, Joao; Leonor, Nuno; Fernandes, Carlos; Salema, Carlos; et al. "Comparative Study of Computational Electromagnetics Applied to Radiowave Propagation in Wildfires". 2020.
    Published • 10.23919/ursigass49373.2020.9232369
  27. João M. Felício; Catarina Rebocho; Duarte Fernandes; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes. "Multistatic Dry Imaging Setup for Breast Cancer Screening using Microwaves". Paper presented in IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2020.
    Published
  28. Godinho, Daniela M.; Felicio, Joao M.; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Conceicao, Raquel C.; Godinho, D.M.; Felicio, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Conceicao, R.C.. "Study of the Refraction Effects in Microwave Breast Imaging Using a Dry Setup*". 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/embc44109.2020.9176439
  29. Godinho, Daniela M.; Felicio, Joao M.; Castela, Tiago; Silva, Nuno A.; Orvalho, M. Lurdes; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Conceicao, Raquel C.; et al. "Extracting Dielectric Properties for MRI-based Phantoms for Axillary Microwave Imaging Device". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2020.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap48036.2020.9135980
  30. Felicio, Joao M.; Bioucas-Dias, Jose M.; Costa, Jorge R.; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Felicio, J.M.; Bioucas-Dias, J.M.; Costa, J.R.; Fernandes, C.A.. "Antenna Phase Center and Angular Dispersion Estimation Using Planar Acquisition Setup Applied to Microwave Breast Imaging". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2020.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap48036.2020.9135259
  31. Savazzi, Matteo; Porter, Emily; O'Halloran, Martin; Costa, Jorge R.; Fernandes, Carlos; Felicio, Joao M.; Conceicao, Raquel C.; et al. "Development of a Transmission-Based Open-Ended Coaxial-Probe Suitable for Axillary Lymph Node Dielectric Measurements". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2020.
    Published • 10.23919/eucap48036.2020.9135778
  32. Sérgio A. Matos; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; João M. Felício; António A. Almeida; Nelson G. Fonseca; Parinaz Naseri; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes. "Dual Band Dual-Circulary Polarized Transmit-array Antenna for SoTM Ground Terminals at Ka-band". Paper presented in International Workshop on Antenna Technology, 2020.
    Published
  33. Felicio, Joao M.; Matos, Sergio A.; Costa, Jorge R.; Almeida, Antonio M.; Fernandes, Carlos A.. "Wrist-Worn RFID Antenna Printed on Additive Manufactured Flexible Substrate". Paper presented in IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation 2019 (IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI), Atlanta, 2019.
    10.1109/apusncursinrsm.2019.8888529
  34. João M. Felício; José M. Bioucas-Dias; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes. "Development of an automation-compatible breast cancer imaging system using microwaves". Paper presented in 6th IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG 2019), 2019.
    Published
  35. Felicio, J.M.; Costa, J.R.; Fernandes, C.A.; João M. Felício; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes. "Exploratory Study of In-body Communication between Wearable Device and Multiple Implants and QPSK Digital Signal Transmission in Time-Domain". Paper presented in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2019 (EuCAP2019), 2019.
    Published
  36. Godinho, D.M.; Felicio, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Conceicao, R.C.; Godinho, Daniela M.; Felicio, Joao M.; Fernandes, Carlos A.; Conceicao, Raquel C.. "Feasibility study of focal lens for multistatic microwave breast imaging". Paper presented in International Conf. on Appl. Electromagnetics and Communications, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/ICECOM48045.2019.9163628
  37. João M. Felício. "Development of axillary region models based on MRI segmented data to aid breast cancer staging". Paper presented in 2018 EMF-Med 1st World Conference on Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF-Med), 2018.
    Published
  38. João M. Felício; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa. "Webcam-based distance and surface estimation system for microwave imaging". Paper presented in IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation 2018 (IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI), 2018.
    Published
  39. João M. Felício; José M. Bioucas-Dias; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes. "Artifact removal based on SVD for microwave breast imaging". Paper presented in XII Iberian Meeting on Computational Electromagnetics, 2018.
    Published
  40. João M. Felício; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes. "Experimental Validation of Medical Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening". Paper presented in UTAustin | Portugal Workshop on Modeling and Simulations of Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer, 2017.
    Published
  41. Felicio, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Costa, J.R.. "Link budget study and realization of time-domain measurement setup for implantable antennas". 2017.
    Published • 10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928725
  42. Felício, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Costa, J.R.. "Complex permittivity and anisotropy measurement of 3D-printed PLA at microwaves and millimeter-waves". 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/ICECom.2016.7843900
  43. Felício, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Costa, J.R.. "Miniaturized implantable patch antenna for near-field communication at ISM band". 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2017.8072885
  44. Felicio, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Costa, J.R.. "Comparing liquid homogeneous and multilayer phantoms for human body implantable antennas". 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/APS.2016.7696232
  45. Felício, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Costa, J.R.. "Low-profile wideband stick-on antenna for body-area communication". 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/EuCAP.2016.7481223
  46. Felicio, J.M.; Fernandes, C.A.; Costa, J.R.. "UWB body-implantable antenna for short range communication". 2015.
    Published
Journal article
  1. João M. Felício; Tomás S. Costa; Mário Vala; Nuno Leonor; Jorge R. Costa; Paulo Marques; António A. Moreira; et al. "Feasibility of Radar-based Detection of Floating Macroplastics at Microwave Frequencies". IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2024): https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2023.3347031.
    10.1109/TAP.2023.3347031
  2. Sérgio A. Matos; Nelson J. G. Fonseca; João C. Serra; João M. Felício; Jorge R. Costa; Carlos A. Fernandes. "Generalized Risley Prism for Beam-Steering Transmit Arrays With Reduced Grating Lobes". IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2023.3313230.
    10.1109/TAP.2023.3313230
  3. Matteo Savazzi; Olympia Karadima; David O. Rodriguez Duarte; Jorge Tobon Vasquez; Francesca Vipiana; Panagiotis Kosmas; Carlos A. Fernandes; João M. Felício; Raquel C. Conceição. "Experimental Assessment of Axillary Lymph Node Microwave Tomography Using Anthropomorphic Phantoms". IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2023.3241777.
    10.1109/JERM.2023.3241777
  4. Álvaro F. Vaquero; Jorge Teixeira; Sérgio A. Matos; Manuel Arrebola; Jorge R. Costa; João M. Felício; Carlos A. Fernandes; Nelson J. G. Fonseca. "Design of Low-Profile Transmitarray Antennas With Wide Mechanical Beam Steering at Millimeter Waves". IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2023.3243796.
    10.1109/TAP.2023.3243796
  5. Daniela M. Godinho; Carolina Silva; Cláudia Baleia; João M. Felício; Tiago Castela; Nuno A. Silva; M. Lurdes Orvalho; Carlos A. Fernandes; Raquel C. Conceição. "Modelling level I Axillary Lymph Nodes depth for Microwave Imaging". Physica Medica (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.11.008.
    10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.11.008
  6. Godinho, D.M.; Felicio, J.; Fernandes, C.A.; Conceicao, R.C.. "Experimental Evaluation of an Axillary Microwave Imaging System to Aid Breast Cancer Staging". IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology 6 1 (2022): 68-76. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9490291?source=authoralert.
    Accepted • 10.1109/JERM.2021.3097877
  7. Daniela Marques Godinho; João M. Felício; Tiago Castela; Nuno A Silva; Maria de Lurdes Orvalho; Carlos A Fernandes; Raquel Cruz Conceição. "Development of MRI-based axillary numerical models and estimation of axillary lymph node dielectric properties for microwave imaging". Medical Physics 48 10 (2021): 5974-5990. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/31644.
    10.1002/mp.15143
  8. Matteo Savazzi; João M. Felício; Jorge R. Costa; Carlos A Fernandes; Raquel Cruz Conceição. "Study of Freezing and Defrosting Effects on Complex Permittivity of Biological Tissues". IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters - - (2021): 1-1. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/31645.
    10.1109/LAWP.2021.3102842
  9. Daniela Marques Godinho; João M. Felício; Carlos A Fernandes; Raquel Cruz Conceição. "Evaluation of Refraction Effects in Dry Medical Microwave Imaging Setups". IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters - - (2021): 1-1. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/30455.
    10.1109/LAWP.2021.3059162
  10. Matteo Savazzi; Soroush Abedi; Niko Ištuk; Nadine Joachimowicz; Hélène Roussel; Emily Porter; Martin O’Halloran; et al. "Development of an Anthropomorphic Phantom of the Axillary Region for Microwave Imaging Assessment". Sensors 20 17 (2020): 4968-4968. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20174968.
    10.3390/s20174968
  11. João M. Felício; José M. Bioucas-Dias; Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa; Carlos António Cardoso Fernandes. "Microwave Breast Imaging Using a Dry Setup". IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging 6 - (2020): 167-180. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8777154.
    Submitted • 10.1109/TCI.2019.2931079
  12. João M. Felício; Jorge R. Costa; Carlos A. Fernandes. "Antenna Design and Near-field Characterization for Medical Microwave Imaging Applications". IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation (2019): https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8668512.
    Published • 10.1109/TAP.2019.2905742
  13. Joao M. Felicio; Jorge R. Costa; Carlos A. Fernandes. "Dual-Band Skin-Adhesive Repeater Antenna for Continuous Body Signals Monitoring". IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology 2 1 (2018): 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2018.2806186.
    Published • 10.1109/JERM.2018.2806186
  14. Joao M. Felicio; Carlos A. Fernandes; Jorge R. Costa. "Wideband Implantable Antenna for Body-Area High Data Rate Impulse Radio Communication". IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 64 5 (2016): 1932-1940. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2016.2535500.
    10.1109/TAP.2016.2535500
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. João M. Felício. "Antennas for Biomedical Applications: Wireless Body Area Networks and Medical Microwave Imaging". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2018.
  2. João M. Felício. "Study of a Universal Planar Antenna for Ultrawideband Applications". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2014.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11/03 Antennas for Biomedical Applications Estágio - 3º ano da Licenciatura em Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica
Faculdade de Ciências (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/12/03 Antenna design and practical aspects for microwave imaging applications EMERALD General Workshop
Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/06/25 Antennas for Biomedical Applications IEEE Northeast Brazil Section
(Brazil)
2020/04/01 Antennas for Biomedical Applications Estágio - 3º ano da Licenciatura em Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica
Faculdade de Ciências (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/03/13 Antennas for Biomedical Applications Estágio - 3º ano da Licenciatura em Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica
Faculdade de Ciências (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/09 - Current Data fusion of microwaves and ultrasound imaging modalities for improved breast cancer screening
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/10 Development of a Compact UHF Antenna for a 5G CubeSat
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Aeroespacial (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/10 - 2024/10 All-metal deployable mm-wave antenna for cubesats
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Aeroespacial (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/10 - 2023/11 Reconfigurable Antennas for 5G and IOT
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Estudo de sistema de radar para monitorização da ZEE de Cabo Verde
Supervisor
 Ciências Militares Navais, especialidade de Engenharia Naval, ramo de Armas e Eletrónica (Master)
Escola Naval, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Microwave remote sensing for marine litter mapping
Supervisor
 Ciências Militares Navais, especialidade de Engenharia Naval, ramo de Armas e Eletrónica (Master)
Escola Naval, Portugal
2019/03 - 2023/04 Development of EM device for axillary lymph node diagnosis
Co-supervisor
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/09 Development of passive radar system using software defined radio
Supervisor
 Ciências Militares Navais - Engenharia Naval (Master)
Escola Naval, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/09 Miniaturized antenna array for passive SAR system
Supervisor
 Ciências Militares Navais - Engenharia Naval
Escola Naval, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/12 Remote detection of marine litter using SAR
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Aeroespacial (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/04 - 2021/11 Systematic evaluation of a microwave medical imaging system
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/09 Pulse compression techniques for target characterization
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Militares Navais (Master)
Escola Naval Centro de Investigação Naval, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/11 Characterization of the radio communication channel in forest fire environment
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/12 Microwave Imaging for Breast Scanning
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/06 - 2019/09 A study of the dielectric properties of animal lymph nodes and the effect of freezing tissue on their permittivity
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics (Other)
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/06 Data fusion of microwaves and ultrasounds imaging modalities for improved breast cancer screening
Co-supervisor
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/10 Projecto de Filtros de Microondas para Sistemas de Radar
(Thesis) Main arguer
 André Alexandre Romero Ribeiro da Silva (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/09 Utilização de Radares de Abertura Sintética (SAR) passivos a bordo de UAV: Cenários de Operação e Aplicação na Marinha Portuguesa
President of the jury
 Diogo Miguel Farinha Martins (Master)
Escola Naval Centro de Investigação Naval, Portugal
2020/07 Design, Manufacture and Testing of Microstrip Filters
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vasco Quartin Bastos de Almeida de Carvalho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018/09 - Current Consultant for the European Conference on Antenas and Propagation (EuCAP) European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP), Belgium

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/02 - Current Radar Systems Ciências Militares Navais - Engenharia Naval (Licenciatura) Escola Naval, Portugal
2021/02 - Current Microwaves Ciências Militares Navais - Engenharia Naval (Licenciatura) Escola Naval, Portugal
2021/02 - Current Elements of Telecommunications and Radiopropagation Ciências Militares Navais - Marinha (Licenciatura) Escola Naval, Portugal
2020/09 - Current Antennas and radiopropagation Ciências Militares Navais - Engenharia Naval (Licenciatura) Escola Naval, Portugal
2020/09 - Current Propagation and Radiation of Eletromagnetic Waves Ciências Militares Navais - Engenharia Naval (Licenciatura) Escola Naval, Portugal
2020/01 - Current Telecommunications Fundamentals Ciências Militares Navais-Engenheiros Navais, ramo de Armas e Electrónica (Licenciatura) Escola Naval, Portugal
2018/09 - 2020/01 Electromagnetism Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Licenciatura) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/09 - 2020/01 Operating Systems Informática e Gestão de Empresas (Licenciatura) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/07 Propagation and Radiation of Eletromagnetic Waves Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Licenciatura) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/02 Antennas Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019/03 - 2019/03 Produtos Portugueses para a Saúde Microwave imaging for breast cancer detection
2018/11 - 2018/11 Exame Informática (programa TV e website) Microwave imaging for breast cancer screening

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/02 - Current Jury member of PhD thesis intermediary evaluation. Student: Daniela Godinho. Faculty: Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa. Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2021 Best Student Paper Award - 1st Place at ANACOM: 15.º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicacoes, Portugal
2019 3rd Place Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge within PhD category
Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Portugal
2017 ANACOM-URSI Portugal 2017 Award
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicacoes, Portugal
2015 3rd Place Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge within MSc category
Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Portugal
2015 Best Student Poster Award
Autoridade Nacional de Comunicacoes, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 3rd place on the iWAT2023 Best Paper Award contest
2023 Finalist (Top 5) of the the Best Theory and Design Antenna Paper Award of EuCAP2023
2021 ConfTELE 2021 Top 10% Best Paper Award