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João Pedro Calado Barradas Branco Pavia obteve o seu doutoramento em Ciências e Tecnologias da Informação em 2022 pelo ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa e no qual desenvolveu investigação no âmbito do desenho de esquemas de comunicação Terahertz para comunicações sem fios de velocidade ultra-rápida. Publicou 11 artigos em revistas especializadas, 1 capítulo de livro e 11 artigos em conferências internacionais. Recebeu 6 prémios e/ou homenagens. Atualmente é professor auxiliar no ISCTE-Instituto Universiário de Lisboa e os seus interesses de investigação incluem o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias para a banda de Terahertz, processamento digital de sinais para comunicações sem fios, cibersegurança, big data e machine learning. Esteve envolvido como organizador local e revisor em várias conferências e simpósios. Sendo também revisor de várias revistas da área das ciências e tecnologias da informação.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
JOÃO PEDRO CALADO BARRADAS BRANCO PAVIA

Citation names

  • J. P. Pavia
  • João Pedro Pavia
  • João Pavia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4618-B076-34DF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4759-4817
Google Scholar ID
OCoetOAAAAAJ
Researcher Id
3523268
Scopus Author Id
57201579329

Email addresses

  • Joao.Pedro.Pavia@iscte-iul.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • ISCTE Sintra - Escola de Tecnologias Digitais, Economia e Sociedade, Av. Heliodoro Salgado 3, 2710-569, Sintra, Sintra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/04 - 2022/09/07
Concluded
 Ciências e Tecnologias da Informação (Doutoramento)
Major in Telecomunicações e Redes
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
"DESIGN OF TERAHERTZ TRANSCEIVER SCHEMES FOR ULTRAHIGH-SPEED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado por unanimidade com distinção por unanimidade
2016/09/03 - 2018/12/03
Concluded
 Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Mestrado)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
"Development of new technologies for the THz domain with applications on structural health monitoring." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
2013/09/04 - 2016/07/04
Concluded
 Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Licenciatura)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
 14 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - Current Researcher (Research) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Informação Tecnologias e Arquitetura, Portugal
2018/01/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Instituto de Telecomunicações ISCTE-IUL, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Researcher (Research) Universidade Lusófona Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Cognição e Computação Centrado nas Pessoas, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
ISCTE-IUL/Departamento de Tecnologias Digitais Aplicadas, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/08 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona - Departamento de Engenharia Informática e Sistemas de Informação, Portugal
2021/02 - 2022/07 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia Escola de Engenharia e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2020/07/31 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2018/06/30 Tutor (University Teacher) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Tecnologias e Arquitectura, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/01 - 2024/01 REMARKABLE- Rural Environmental Monitoring via ultra wide-ARea networKs And distriButed federated Learning
10.3030/101086387
Researcher
Universidade Lusófona Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Cognição e Computação Centrado nas Pessoas, Portugal
 HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01-01 - MSCA Staff Exchanges 2021
Ongoing
2018 - 2019 Understanding the Interaction of THz waves with Cold Plasmas: Applications using Glow Discharge Detectors
TUBITAK/0002/2014
Research Fellow
Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. J. P. Pavia. "Development of Stand-Off Imaging Systems using Low Cost Plasma Detectors that Work in the GHz to THz range". Netherlands, 2021.
    10.1007/978-94-024-2082-1
Conference paper
  1. Brogueira, B.; Pavia, J. P.; Souto, N.; Correia, A.. "Precoder and combiner design for generalized spatial modulation based multiuser MIMO systems". Paper presented in 2020 23rd International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC), Okayama, Japan, 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/WPMC50192.2020.9309474
  2. Pavia, J.P.; Souto, N.; Ribeiro, M.; Silva, J.; Dinis, R.. "Hybrid precoding and combining algorithm for reduced complexity and power consumption architectures in mmWave communications". Paper presented in The 2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020-Spring, Antwerp, 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/VTC2020-Spring48590.2020.9128553
  3. Ribeiro, Marco; J. P. Pavia; Souto, N.. "Application of a Mesh Free Monte Carlo Method to the Analysis of Dielectric Slab in Electromagnetics". Paper presented in IEEE MTT-S International Microwave & RF Conference (IMaRC), Mumbai, 2019.
    Accepted
  4. Pavia João Pedro ; Ribeiro, Marco ; Souto, Nuno. "Design of Frequency Selective Devices for the THz Domain with Applications on Structural Health Monitoring". Paper presented in 2019 13th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials), Roma, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/MetaMaterials.2019.8900930
  5. Pavia, J. P.; Ribeiro, M. A.; Sarikaya, C. K.; Akbar, D.; Altan, H.; Souto, N.. "Design of a novel THz sensor for structural health monitoring applications". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE 20th Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), Cocoa Beach, EUA, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/WAMICON.2019.8765467
  6. Ribeiro, M. A.; Pavia, J. P.; Souto, N.. "Application of a mesh free Monte-Carlo method to the analysis of dielectric slabs in electromagnetics". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMARC), Mumbai, India, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/IMaRC45935.2019.9118623
  7. Pavia, J. P.; Ribeiro, M. A.; Sarikaya, C. K.; Altan, H.; Akbar, D.; Souto, N.. "Analysis of the interaction between THz waves and low cost plasma detectors for the development of stand-off imaging systems". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMARC), Mumbai, India, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/IMaRC45935.2019.9118777
  8. Akbar, Demiral; Altan, Hakan; Pavia, João Pedro; Ribeiro, Marco ; Sahin, Asaf; Sarikaya, Cemre. "Development of Stand-Off GHz Imaging Systems using Low Cost Plasma Detectors". Paper presented in Advanced Research Workshop (ARW): “Terahertz (THz), Mid InfraRed (MIR) and Near InfraRed (NIR) Technologies for Protection of Critical Infrastructures against Explosives and CBRN”, Praga, 2018.
    Published
  9. Pavia, João Pedro; Souto, Nuno; Ribeiro, Marco. "Highly Selective Filter Design for the THz Domain using Frequency Selective Surfaces". Paper presented in EIEC 2018 - XII Iberian Meeting on Computational Electromagnetics, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  10. Pavia, J.; Lopes, D.; Cristóvão, P.; Sebastião, P.; Correia, A.. "The evolution and future perspective of security in mobile communications networks". Paper presented in 2017 9th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (ICUMT), Munich, Germany, 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/ICUMT.2017.8255180
  11. Pavia, João Pedro; Otter, W.J.; Lucyszyn, Stepan; Ribeiro, Marco. "Design of a THz-MEMS Frequency Selective Surface for Structural Health Monitoring". Paper presented in META 2016 - The 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Málaga, 2016.
    Published
  12. Pavia, João Pedro; Prudêncio, Filipa; Ribeiro, Marco. "Design of Low Cost Frequency Selective Structures with Extremely Small Bandwidth". Paper presented in The International Conference on Semiconductor Mid-IR and THZ Materials and Optics – SMMO 2016, 2016.
    Published
Journal article
  1. João Pedro Pavia; Vasco Velez; Nuno Souto; Mário Marques da Silva; Américo Correia. "System-Level Assessment of Massive Multiple-Input–Multiple-Output and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in Centralized Radio Access Network and IoT Scenarios in Sub-6 GHz, mm-Wave, and THz Bands". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app14031098.
    10.3390/app14031098
  2. António Raimundo; J. P. Pavia; Pedro J. Sebastião; Octavian Postolache. Corresponding author: António Raimundo. "YOLOX-Ray: An Efficient Attention-Based Single-Staged Object Detector Tailored for Industrial Inspections". Sensors 23 10 (2023): 4681. https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/10/4681.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s23104681
  3. Velez, Vasco; Pavia, João Pedro; Souto, Nuno; Sebastião, Pedro; Correia, Américo. "Performance Assessment of a RIS-empowered post-5G/6G network operating at the mmWave/THz bands". IEEE Access (2023): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3277388.
    Published • 10.1109/access.2023.3277388
  4. Pavia, João Pedro; Velez, Vasco; Souto, Nuno; Ribeiro, Marco; Sebastião, Pedro; Correia, Américo. "System-Level Assessment of Low Complexity Hybrid Precoding Designs for Massive MIMO Downlink Transmissions in Beyond 5G Networks". Applied Sciences 12 6 (2022): 2812. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12062812.
    10.3390/app12062812
  5. Vasco Velez; João Pedro Pavia; Catarina Rita; Carolina Gonçalves; Nuno Souto; Pedro Sebastiao; Américo Correia. "System-level assessment of a C-RAN based on generalized space-frequency index modulation for 5G new radio and beyond". Applied Sciences (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1592.
    10.3390/app12031592
  6. Pavia, J. P.; Velez, V.; Branco Ferreira, R.; Souto, N.; Ribeiro, M.; Silva, J.; Dinis, R.. "Low complexity hybrid precoding designs for multiuser mmWave/THz ultra massive MIMO Systems". Sensors 21 18 (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors.
    Published • 10.3390/s21186054
  7. Velez, V.; Pavia, J.P.; Souto, N.; Sebastião, P.; Correia, A.. "A generalized space-frequency index modulation scheme for downlink MIMO transmissions with improved diversity". IEEE Access 9 (2021): 118996-119009. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639.
    Published • 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3106547
  8. João Praia; Pavia, J.P.; Souto, N.; Ribeiro, M.. "Phase Shift Optimization Algorithm for Achievable Rate Maximization in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted THz Communications". Electronics 11 1 (2021): 18.
    Published • 10.3390/electronics11010018
  9. Pavia, J. P.; Souto, N.; Ribeiro, M.. "Design of a reconfigurable THz filter based on metamaterial wire resonators with applications on sensor devices". Photonics 7 3 (2020): 1-21. https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/7/3/48.
    Published • 10.3390/photonics7030048
  10. Pavia, J. P.; Velez, V.; Brogueira, B.; Souto, N.; Correia, A.. "Precoded generalized spatial modulation for downlink MIMO transmissions in beyond 5G networks". Applied Sciences 10 18 (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci.
    Published • 10.3390/app10186617
  11. Souto, Nuno; Silva, João Carlos; Pavia João Pedro ; Ribeiro, Marco. "An Alternating Direction Algorithm for Hybrid Precoding and Combining in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems". Physical Communication 34 (2019): 165-173. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/physical-communication.
    Published • 10.1016/j.phycom.2019.03.012

Other

Other output
  1. Design of Novel Filters in the Development of New Technologies for the THz using Frequency Selective Surfaces. XII Encuentro Iberico de Electromagnetismo Computacional - EIEC. 2018. Pavia, J.P.; Souto, N.; Ribeiro, M.. http://eiec2018.co.it.pt/index.php.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/05/25 Hybrid Precoding and Combining Algorithm for Reduced Complexity and Power Consumption Architectures in mmWave Communications The 2020 IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2020-Spring
IEEE (Antuérpia, Belgium)
2019/12/12 Application of a Mesh Free Monte Carlo Method to the Analysis of Dielectric Slab in Electromagnetics 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave & RF Conference (IMaRC)
IEEE (Mumbai, India)
2019/12/12 Analysis of the Interaction between THz Waves and Low Cost Plasma Detectors for the Development of StandOff Imaging Systems 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave & RF Conference (IMaRC)
IEEE (Mumbai, India)
2019/09/16 Design of Frequency Selective Devices for the THz Domain with Applications on Structural Health Monitoring Metamaterials International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena Metamaterials
Metamaterials International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena Metamaterials (Roma, Italy)
2019/04/09 Design of a Novel THz Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring Applications The 20th annual IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON 2019)
(Cocoa Beach, United States)
2018/05/17 Highly Selective Filter Design for the THz Domain using Frequency Selective Surfaces EIEC 2018 - XII Iberian Meeting on Computational Electromagnetics
Instituto de Telecomunicações (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/11/07 The Evolution and Future Perspective of Security in Mobile Communications Networks ICUMT 2017 - The 9th International Congress on Ultra-Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems
IEEE (Munich, Germany)
2016/07/26 Design of a THz-MEMS Frequency Selective Surface for Structural Health Monitoring META 2016 - The 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
META (Málaga, Spain)
2016/03/22 Design of Low Cost Frequency Selective Structures with Extremely Small Bandwidth The International Conference on Semiconductor Mid-IR and THZ Materials and Optics – SMMO 2016
TERA-MIR (COST Action MP1204) (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/07/23 - 2019/07/26 META 2019, the 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics The world’s leading conference on nanophotonics and metamaterials, and take the opportunity to present your recent results, and meet and network with world renowned experts. The program will facilitate discussions on various current hot topics such as metasurfaces & metadevices, topological effects in optics, two-dimensional materials, light-matter interaction in nanocavities, plasmonic circuits, thermal engineering, quantum photonic systems, etc. Feat (2019/07/23 - 2019/07/26)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Tech Days by IEEE ISCTE-IUL Student Branch é um programa que oferece workshops de formação gratuitos em tópicos de engenharia e informática à comunidade do ISCTE-IUL. (2016 - 2018)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 IEEE, United States

ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2014 - 2018 O Fórum de Tecnologias e Arquitecturas do ISCTE-IUL é um evento de dois dias que pretende promover um contacto entre os estudantes e as empresesas com a finalidade de promover o networking e debater as tendências do presente e do futuro. (2018 - 2018)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2014 - 2017 O objectivo da ISCTE-IUL ACADEMY é a promoção do ISCTE-IUL junto das escolas secundárias. Neste evento dá-se a conhecer a instituição e dão se workshop dos vários dominios de atuação aos alunos. Fui co-organizador do workshop de Física em colaboração com o Prof. Marco Ribeiro (2014 - 2017)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/11/24 - 2019/11/27 WPMC 2019 -THE 22ND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WIRELESS PERSONAL MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS The WPMC symposia series were inaugurated in 1998, as a global platform to enable collaboration in the field of wireless information. Held in Asia, Europe and America, WPMC has established itself as a unique global conference dedicated to wireless multimedia convergence, which over the last half-decade has been jointly held with the Global Wireless Summit (GWS) - the world's largest annual international conference on wireless techno-business modelling.
Conference
 WPMC 2019 -THE 22ND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WIRELESS PERSONAL MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
2018/08/28 - 2018/08/31 ISWCS'18 - 15th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems. The aim of this symposium is to provide a forum for researchers and technologists to present new ideas and contributions in the form of technical papers, panel discussions, as well as real-world evaluation in the field of wireless communications, networking and signal processing.
Symposium
 ISWCS'18 - 15th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems.
IEEE, United States

Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/01/19 - 2017/01/19 IEEE 5G summit Lisbon is part of a successful series of 5G Summits that have been held since 2015 in America, Asia and Europe, and will contribute to continuous provision of a platform for the industry leaders, innovators, and researchers from the industry and academic community to collaborate and exchange ideas in this emerging technology that may help in driving the standards and rapid deployment. Programme: Global Vision-The Radio Perspective The Network and Verticals Perspective The Standardization Perspective Application-Business models
Seminar
 IEEE 5G summit isbon
IEEE, United States

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current COST | European Cooperation in Science and Technology Membro
2014 - Current IEEE Membro

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/20 - 2023/06/23 The 2023 IEEE 97th Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2023-Spring
Member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016/07/01 - 2016/07/20 Colaboração com o Prof. Pedro Sebastião (ISCTE-IUL) no design e projecto de um sistema de feixes hertezianos para a MTN Guinea-Bissau. O objectivo deste projecto era viabilizar a comunicação entre as cidades de Bissau e Tite. MTN Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019 Física Licenciatura em Engenharia Electrotécnica (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Análise Matemática II Licenciatura em Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Licenciatura) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Propagação e Radiação de Ondas Electromagnéticas Licenciatura em Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Licenciatura) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Lecionação de video-aulas de Análise Matemática I com objectivo de auxiliar os alunos na preparação de testes e exames num projecto entre o IEEE e o ISCTE-IUL Análise Matemática I (Licenciatura) IEEE, United States
2015 - 2015 Electromagnetismo Licenciatura em Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Informática (Licenciatura) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 3rd Place of PhD Initiative of IEEE MTTS at IMaRC Conference
IEEE, United States
2018 ISTA Top Talent
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2017 ISTA Top Talent
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 Certificate of Academic Excellence
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Bolsa de Doutoramento FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 Bolsa de Mérito ISCTE
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal