Research Team

Vitor Monteiro → Principal Investigator
Vítor Monteiro is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Electronics, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal, and a researcher at Centro ALGORITMI. He received the Ph.D. degree in Power Electronics and Energy Systems in 2016, and the M.Sc. in Industrial Electronics and Computer Engineering in 2010, both from the University of Minho, Portugal. His research activity has been developed at the Group of Energy and Power Electronics (GEPE) of the Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, in the fields of industrial and power electronics.

Professor Joao L. Afonso → Investigator
João Luiz Afonso was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1963. He is Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Electronics of the University of Minho, Portugal, where he works since 1993. He received the degree in Electrical Engineering and the MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1986 and 1991, respectively. In 2000 he obtained his PhD in Industrial Electronics from the University of Minho, Portugal. He lectures the subjects of Electrical Machines, Complements of Power Electronics, Electrical Power Quality, Active Power Filters, and Renewable Energy. His researching activities are related with the development of Active Power Filters, Power Quality Monitoring Systems, Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources and for Electric Vehicles, and with the realization of studies on Power Quality and Energy Efficiency.

Catia Oliveira → MSc Researcher
Cátia Oliveira was born in 1994 in Guimarães, Portugal. She completed the Master Degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering and Computers in 2018 at the University of Minho. She is currently Researcher in the Department of Industrial Electronics of the University of Minho in ambit the Project “newERA4GRIDs – New Generation of Unified Power Conditioner with Advanced Control, Integrating Electric Mobility, Renewables, and Active Filtering Capabilities for the Power Grid Improvement”. Her research interests are related to Power Quality, Electric Mobility and Smart Grids.