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Luís Ferreira is affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal, focusing on engineering research with a strong emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including safety, risk, reliability and quality, transportation, education, and artificial intelligence.

Ferreira's research frequently addresses topics such as optimal power flow distribution, smart grid energy management, energy load and power forecasting, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, low-power high-performance VLSI design, power system reliability and maintenance, and electric power system optimization.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ferreira include:

  • "Viral genetic clustering and transmission dynamics of the 2022 mpox outbreak in Portugal," 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Improving PV Resilience by Dynamic Reconfiguration in Distribution Grids: Problem Complexity and Computation Requirements," 2021, Energies
  • "A QUBO Formulation for Minimum Loss Network Reconfiguration," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • "A quantum computing approach for minimum loss problems in electrical distribution networks," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Net load disaggregation at secondary substation level," 2022, Renewable Energy

Frequent collaborators include Pedro M. S. Carvalho, Filipe Silva, Miguel Louro, Vítor Borges, and Rita Ferreira.

Ferreira has contributed to journals and publication venues such as Revista Contemporânea, Energies, Electric Power Systems Research, arXiv (Cornell University), and Nature Medicine, with the highest number of publications appearing in Revista Contemporânea.

Best Publications

  • Distributed Reactive Power Generation Control for Voltage Rise Mitigation in Distribution Networks

    P.M.S. Carvalho;P.F. Correia;L.A.F. Ferreira

  • Short-term electricity prices forecasting in a competitive market: A neural network approach

    João Paulo da Silva Catalão;Sílvio José Pinto Simões Mariano;V. M. F. Mendes;L. A. F. M. Ferreira

  • Wind Integration in Power Systems: Operational Challenges and Possible Solutions

    Le Xie;Pedro M S Carvalho;Luis A F M Ferreira;Juhua Liu

  • Introduction to grid computing with globus

    Luis Ferreira;Viktors Berstis;Jonathan Armstrong;Mike Kendzierski

  • Scheduling of head-sensitive cascaded hydro systems: A nonlinear approach

    J.P.S. Catalao;S.J.P.S. Mariano;V.M.F. Mendes;L.A.F.M. Ferreira

  • Simultaneous measurement of strain and temperature using Bragg gratings written in germanosilicate and boron-codoped germanosilicate fibers

    P.M. Cavaleiro;F.M. Araujo;L.A. Ferreira;J.L. Santos

  • Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors: Recent Advancements, Industrial Applications and Market Exploitation

    Andrea Cusano;Antonello Cutolo;Jacques Albert;Francisco M. Araújo

  • Analysis of the reflective-matched fiber Bragg grating sensing interrogation scheme.

    A. B. Lobo Ribeiro;L. A. Ferreira;J. L. Santos;D. A. Jackson

  • Short-term resource scheduling in multi-area hydrothermal power systems

    L.A.F.M. Ferreira;T. Andersson;C.F. Imparato;T.E. Miller

  • All-fiber Mach-Zehnder curvature sensor based on multimode interference combined with a long-period grating.

    O. Frazão;J. Viegas;P. Caldas;J. L. Santos

  • Polarization insensitive fibre-optic white-light interferometry

    L.A Ferreira;J.L Santos;F Farahi

  • A decomposition approach to optimal remote controlled switch allocation in distribution systems

    P.M.S. Carvalho;L.A.F.M. Ferreira;A.J.C. da Silva

  • Optical inclinometer based on a single long-period fiber grating combined with a fused taper.

    O. Frazão;R. Falate;J. L. Fabris;J. L. Santos

  • A Comparison Between Chronological and Probabilistic Methods to Estimate Wind Power Capacity Credit

    R.M.G. Castro;L.A.F.M. Ferreira

  • Distributed Energy Resources Integration Challenges in Low-Voltage Networks: Voltage Control Limitations and Risk of Cascading

    P. D. F. Ferreira;P. M. S. Carvalho;L. A. F. M. Ferreira;M. D. Ilic

  • Applications of Fiber Optic Grating Technology to Multi-Parameter Measurement

    O. Frazão;L. A. Ferreira;F. M. Araújo;J. L. Santos

  • Discrimination of strain and temperature using Bragg gratings in microstructured and standard optical fibres

    O Frazão;J P Carvalho;L A Ferreira;F M Araújo

  • Mandrel-Based Fiber-Optic Sensors for Acoustic Detection of Partial Discharges—a Proof of Concept

    Sanderson E U Lima;Orlando Frazao;Rubem G Farias;Francisco M Araujo

  • Pseudoheterodyne demodulation technique for fiber Bragg grating sensors using two matched gratings

    L.A. Ferreira;J.L. Santos;F. Farahi

  • Modal interferometer based on hollow-core photonic crystal fiber for strain and temperature measurement

    S H Aref;R Amezcua-Correa;J P Carvalho;O Frazão

  • Enabling applications for grid computing with globus

    Bart Jacob;Luis Ferreira;Norbert Bieberstein;Candice Gilzean

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose Luis Santos
Jose Luis Santos University of Porto
Joao P. S. Catalao
Joao P. S. Catalao University of Porto
Orlando Frazão
Orlando Frazão Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto
Manuel Lopez-Amo
Manuel Lopez-Amo Universidad Publica De Navarra
Paulo Antunes
Paulo Antunes University of Aveiro
Rodrigo Martins
Rodrigo Martins Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Elvira Fortunato
Elvira Fortunato Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Vladimiro Miranda
Vladimiro Miranda University of Porto

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