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João Borges de Sousa

João Borges de Sousa

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
34
Citations
4826
World Ranking
5807
National Ranking
29

Overview

João Borges de Sousa is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal, specializing in engineering with a focus on ocean engineering and related subfields. Their research spans several areas including underwater vehicles and communication systems, maritime navigation and safety, and marine and coastal ecosystems.

Their main fields of study are:

  • Engineering

Subfields within this domain include:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Oceanography

João Borges de Sousa's key topics of work cover:

  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Maritime Navigation and Safety
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • UAV Applications and Optimization

Recent papers authored or co-authored by João Borges de Sousa include:

  • Low-Cost, Deep-Sea Imaging and Analysis Tools for Deep-Sea Exploration: A Collaborative Design Study (2022), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Maka Niu: A low-cost, modular imaging and sensor platform to increase observation capabilities of the deep ocean (2022), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Advancing Ocean Observation with an AI-Driven Mobile Robotic Explorer (2020), published in Oceanography
  • Wireless radio link design to improve near-shore communication with surface nodes on tidal waters (2021), published in OCEANS 2021: San Diego - Porto
  • An Unmanned Aircraft System for Maritime Operations: The Automatic Detection Subsystem (2021), published in Marine Technology Society Journal

The frequent co-authors collaborating with João Borges de Sousa are:

  • Renato Mendes
  • Manuel Ribeiro
  • Kanna Rajan
  • Keila Lima
  • Martin Ludvigsen

João Borges de Sousa has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets including:

  • OCEANS 2021: San Diego - Porto
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Utilities Policy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Following: A Survey and Analysis of Algorithms for Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicless

    P. B. Sujit;Srikanth Saripalli;Joao Borges Sousa

  • Comparison of two new short-term wind-power forecasting systems

    Ignacio J. Ramirez-Rosado;L. Alfredo Fernandez-Jimenez;Cláudio Monteiro;João Sousa

  • The LSTS toolchain for networked vehicle systems

    Jose Pinto;Paulo S. Dias;Ricardo Martins;Joao Fortuna

  • Trajectory Tracking and Path Following for Underactuated Marine Vehicles

    Claudio Paliotta;Erjen Lefeber;Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen;Jose Pinto

  • Optimization of Wireless Sensor Network and UAV Data Acquisition

    Dac-Tu Ho;Esten Ingar GrØtli;P. B. Sujit;Tor Arne Johansen

  • Survey on Communication and Networks for Autonomous Marine Systems

    Artur Piotr Zolich;David Palma;Kimmo Kansanen;Kay Endre Fjørtoft

  • IMC: A communication protocol for networked vehicles and sensors

    Ricardo Martins;Paulo Sousa Dias;Eduardo R. B. Marques;Jose Pinto

  • Multiple UAV area decomposition and coverage

    J. F. Araujo;P. B. Sujit;J. B. Sousa

  • Optimizing Communication and Computation for Multi-UAV Information Gathering Applications

    Mason Thammawichai;Sujit P. Baliyarasimhuni;Eric C. Kerrigan;Joao B. Sousa

  • A control architecture for integrated cooperative cruise control and collision warning systems

    A.R. Girard;J.B. de Sousa;J.A. Misener;J.K. Hedrick

  • MULTIMODE ER-DOPED FIBER FOR SINGLE-TRANSVERSE-MODE AMPLIFICATION

    J. M. Sousa;O. G. Okhotnikov

  • Laser source with configurable output beam characteristics

    Francisco M. Araujo;Joao M. Sousa;Jose R. Salcedo

  • Multipoint Fiber-Optic Hot-Spot Sensing Network Integrated Into High Power Transformer for Continuous Monitoring

    A.B. Lobo Ribeiro;N.F. Eira;J.M. Sousa;P.T. Guerreiro

  • An evaluation of UAV path following algorithms

    P. B. Sujit;Srikanth Saripalli;J. B. Sousa

  • Unmanned Air Vehicles for coastal and environmental research

    E. Pereira;R. Bencatel;J. Correia;L. Félix

  • Optimal Rendezvous Trajectory for Unmanned Aerial-Ground Vehicles

    Alessandro Rucco;P. B. Sujit;A. Pedro Aguiar;Joao Borges de Sousa

  • Neptus - a framework to support multiple vehicle operation

    P.S. Dias;S.L. Fraga;R.M.F. Gomes;G.M. Goncalves

  • UAV and AUVs coordination for ocean exploration

    P.B. Sujit;Joao Sousa;F. L. Pereira

  • Implementation of a Control Architecture for Networked Vehicle Systems

    José Pinto;Pedro Calado;José Braga;Paulo Dias

  • SWORDFISH: an Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Network Centric Operations

    H. Ferreira;R. Martins;E. Marques;J. Pinto

  • Receding horizon flight control for trajectory tracking of autonomous aerial vehicles

    Ionela Prodan;Sorin Olaru;Ricardo Bencatel;João Borges de Sousa

  • Task planning and execution for UAV teams

    J. Sousa;T. Simsek;P. Varaiya

  • AUV Control and Communication using Underwater Acoustic Networks

    E.R.B. Marques;J. Pinto;S. Kragelund;P.S. Dias

  • Optimum Allocation For Multiple Thrusters

    William C. Webster;Joao Sousa

Frequent Co-Authors

Tor Arne Johansen
Tor Arne Johansen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Karl Henrik Johansson
Karl Henrik Johansson Royal Institute of Technology
João P. Araújo
João P. Araújo University of Porto
Paulo P. Freitas
Paulo P. Freitas International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Silviu-Iulian Niculescu
Silviu-Iulian Niculescu CentraleSupélec
David Jiles
David Jiles Iowa State University
Susana Cardoso
Susana Cardoso Instituto Superior Técnico
Dimos V. Dimarogonas
Dimos V. Dimarogonas Royal Institute of Technology
Eric C. Kerrigan
Eric C. Kerrigan Imperial College London

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