Finished PhD Thesis

 

(1)

Rui Pedro Leitão da Silva Rocha, Sponsored by MIT-Portugal

PhD in Leaders for the Technology Industries (LTI), from the MIT-Portugal Program, Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing (EDAM) focus area. Started in September 2009. Finished on 11th November 2013.

Thesis: Microlenses for optical microsystems.

 

(2)

Manuel Fernando Silva, UMinho, Sponsored by FCT, Co-supervision (supervised by Prof Higino Correia)

PhD in Industrial Electronics. University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. Started in September 2011.

Thesis: Novas funcionalidades para dispositivos médicos invasivos com imagem.

 

(3)

Marino de Jesus Correia Maciel, UMinho, Sponsored by FCT, Co-supervision (supervised by Prof Higino Correia)

PhD in Biomedical Engineering. University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. Started in September 2013. Thesis: Microsystem (MST) for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

(4)

Diego Marques Dourado, Sponsored by CAPES and in cooperation with CPqD

PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of São Paulo. Started in September 2017. Finished in January 2021.

Thesis: MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A CAPACITIVE SILICON MODULATOR FOR HIGH-SPEED TELECOM APPLICATIONS

 

(5)

Rodrigo de Albuquerque Pacheco Andrade, Sponsored by brain4care

PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in March 2016.

Thesis: Desenvolvimento de uma interface sensorial sem fios para optogenética

 

(6)

João Paulo de Campos da Costa, Sponsored by FAPESP

PhD in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in January 2019. Finished on February 2023.

Thesis: Desenvolvimento de sistema de irradiação por feixe de elétrons e sua aplicação na modificação de materiais semicondutores e não-metálicos

 

(7)

Rodrigo Henrique Gounella, Sponsored by CAPES

PhD in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in September 2017. Started in August 2018. Finished in October 2023.

Thesis: Instrumento para caracterização multidimensional de metasuperfícies

 

(8)

Márcio Amorim

PhD in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2023. Finished on 19th November 2025.

Thesis: Desenvolvimento de sistema Data logger modulado para armazenamento de dados de sensores em massa

 

(9)

Gabriel Ginja, Sponsored by CAPES

PhD in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2021. Finished on 16th September 2025.

Thesis: Wearables inteligentes com piezoelectretos

 

 

 

Finished MSc Thesis

(11)

Hélder Eiki Oshiro, Sponsored by brain4care, Co-adviser

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in January 2021. Finished on March 2025.

Thesis: Optrode flexível para optogenética

 

(11)

Márcio Amorim

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in September 2021. Finished on February 2023.

Thesis: Fonte inteligente para aplicações de Data logger

 

(10)

Victor Martins Barbosa, Sponsored by CAPES

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2019.

Thesis: Amplificador de Baixo-Ruído e Filtro Notch em CMOS para Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

(9)

Tiago Matheus Nordi, Sponsored by UFSCar

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2018. Finished on July 2021.

Thesis: Sistema de aquisição de biopotenciais e neuroestimulação para estimulação cerebral profunda

 

(8)

Mateus Isaac de Oliveira Souza

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2017. Finished on September 2020.

Co-supervision with Professor Ben-Hur Viana Borges.

Thesis: Sensor químico baseado em técnicas de radiofrequência e microondas

 

(7)

Melkzedekue Moraes Alcântara Moreira, Sponsored by CAPES

MSc in Mechanical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2017. Finished on February 2020.

Thesis: Palmilha inteligente wireless para doentes com doença de Parkinson

 

(6)

Rodrigo Henrique Gounella, Sponsored by CAPES

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in September 2017. Finished on June 2018.

Thesis: Módulo fotónico de terapia fotodinâmica (PDT) para cápsulas endoscópicas

 

(5)

João Paulo de Campos da Costa

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in March 2016. Finished on June 2018.

Thesis: Microssistema laboratorial para detecção e análise da carga viral de hepatite C

 

(4)

Talita Conte Granado, Sponsored by CAPES

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2015. Finished on July 2017.

Thesis: Módulo fotónico Narrow-Band Imaging (NBI) para cápsulas endoscópicas

 

(3)

José António Ferreira Monteiro

Master in Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. Started in October 2012. Finished on July 2013.

Thesis: Sensores de fibra óptica baseados em novos materiais fléxiveis.

 

(2)

Rui André Sampaio Gomes Batista

Master in Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. Started in October 2012. Finished on July 2013.

Thesis: Fabrico e caracterização de baterias recarregáveis de lítio em estado sólido.

Co-supervision with Prof. Luis Miguel Gonçalves.

 

(1)

João Pedro Lamas Rodrigues

Master in Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. Started in 2008. Finished in 2009.

Thesis: Conversores com elevação de tensão para microssistemas de aproveitamento termoeléctrico para sensores sem fios.

 

 

 

Supervision of Other Nature

(3)

Anthony Machado dos Santos, Davide Alexandre Lima Melo

Master in Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. 2013.

4th year project: Desenho de circuito CMOS para carregar baterias de lítio.

(2)

Pedro Miguel Dias Gradíssimo, João Urbano Barbosa Afonso

Master in Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. 2013.

4th year project: Desenho de circuito MPPT em tecnologia CMOS.

(1)

Pedro Fernando de Lima Barbosa, José Pimenta M. dos Anjos Fe

Master in Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. 2013

4th year project: Carregador de baterias de Ni-MH.

 

 

Past Postdoctoral Researchers

(4)

Mário Gazziro, Sponsored by UFABC

Development of medical microsystems

(3)

Diego Marque Dourado, Sponsored By IDEA

Modelling and optimization of silicon modulators for high-speed telecom and datacom applications

(2)

Ruy Alberto Pisani Altafim, Sponsored by UFPB

New smart materials based on electrets

(1)

Yuri Andrey Olivato Assagra, Sponsored by CAPES

Optical and piezoelectric sensors

 

 

Current PhD Students

(1)

Tiago Matheus Nordi, Sponsored by UFSCar

PhD in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2021.

Thesis: Sistema avançado para estimulação cerebral profunda

(2)

Iftha Qamar, Sponsored by CAPES

PhD in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in October 2024.

Thesis: Acoustic platform with piezoelectrets for monitoring the knee joint

 

 

Current MSc Students

(2)

Mauro António

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2024.

Thesis: Plataforma de sensores para monitorização offline de estruturas aeronáuticas

(1)

Murillo Miranda

MSc in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in August 2024.

Thesis: Sistema electrónico/óptico portátil para detecção de coliformes fecais (E-coli) na àgua

 

 

 

 

Final Graduation Students

(2)

Godfred Assan

BS in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in January 2022.

Work: Sistema portátil de baixo custo para biossensores de microondas

(1)

Matheus Passos da Rocha

BS in Electrical Engineering. University of São Paulo, São Carlos - SP, Brazil. Started in January 2022.

Work: Acelerómetro de piezoelectreto e electrónica de leitura