Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION

António J. Arsénio Costa

ORCID: 0000-0001-8872-9207

Scopus: 57192820255

Web of Science: AEK-4284-2022

CIÊNCIAVITAE:   9712-5885-FBCA

PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Assistant Researcher

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, IST, University of Lisbon, January 2022.

M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Scientific Area of Energy, IST, University of Lisbon, May 2014.

M.Sc. (prior-Bologna agreement) in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Aveiro, March 1998.

Degree (prior-Bologna agreement) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Specialization in Telecommunications and Electronics, IST, Technical University of Lisbon, July 1993.

FUNCTIONS AND RELEVANT PUBLIC OFFICES

Assistant Researcher, LNEC, Centre of Scientific Instrumentation, Electrotechnical and Mechanic Systems Group, Lisbon, December 2020 to the present.

Invited Assistant Professor, IPL/ISEL, September 2025 to July 2027.

Assistant Researcher, INESC-ID, Thematic Line of Energy Transition, Lisbon, January 2024 to November 2025.

Doctoral fellow FCT (SFRH/BD/117921/2016) and post-Doctoral researcher affiliated to LAETA/IDMEC, Centre of Intelligent Systems, Lisboa, Janeiro 2016 to December 2023.

Radiocommunications Planning Engineer, Optimus S.A., March 2001 to December 2014.

Invited Assistant Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Beja, September 2000 to February 2001.

Radiocommunications Coordination Engineer, Regulatory entity of communications in Portugal, Lisbon, March 1997 to April 2000.

Master of Science fellow JNICT (BM/9/94) affiliated to the Institute of Telecommunications, Aveiro, January 1994 to March 1997.

AREAS OF RESEARCH / INTEREST

Control and automation of electric drives.

Electric power grids and systems.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Planning and coordination of terrestrial and satellite radiocommunications.

CFD analysis and testing of hydrokinetic diffusors.

Finite element simulation and experimental testing of superconducting magnetic levitation bearings.

Predictive control for energy dispatch on hybrid renewable microgeneration with storage.

Conception and simulation of algorithms for intermittent fault detection in electric power grids.

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Support in the modernization of electrical installations and automation systems.

Sizing of storage systems with regeneration to improve power quality and increase energy efficiency.