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R&D Projects

Call for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2008

Painel de Avaliação de Sistemas de Engenharia - 2008

Coordination

Yossi Sheffi
MIT, United States

Evaluation

Mort Webster
MIT, United States
Richard Larson
MIT, United States
William Nuttal
Univ. Cambridge - Judge Institute of Management, United Kingdom
William Rouse
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Yossi Sheffi

Projects assigned

PTDC/SEN-ENR/098588/2008

SUSTEM3 - Sustainable Economic Energy Environment Models
Patrícia Pereira da Silva
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra (INESC Coimbra)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/098857/2008

Bio-Hydrogen Production from Industrial Waste Using Mixed Microbial Cultures: Integrating Dark-Fermentation with Photo-Fermentation
Adrian Oehmen
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/099371/2008

EGS-An integrated methodology for the evaluation of the potential of Enhanced Geothermal Systems - The western border of Iberia as a test case
José Joaquim da Costa
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/099596/2008

Biomethane and biohydrogen production for maximal energy recovery in a biorefinary concept
José Carlos Gomes da Costa
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/099889/2008

ManPower - Human Powered Generation
Nuno Filipe da Fonseca Bastos Gomes
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/099960/2008

Intelligent Forecasting and Optimized Scheduling of Electric Energy Systems with Increased Wind Power Generation
João Paulo da Silva Catalão
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/099982/2008

Development of Pd-based alloy catalysts as cathodes for direct methanol fuel cells application.
Rosa Maria Magalhães Rego
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/100036/2008

Gasification and Combustion Synergy for Progress on Biomass Conversion Technology - CoGasTech
Manuel Arlindo Amador de Matos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/100063/2008

Systems redesign to improve the survival of critically ill patients using data based modeling
JOÃO MIGUEL DA COSTA SOUSA
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/100814/2008

Numerical and experimental analyses of a micro-cogeneration (heat and power) system for the Portuguese scenario.
Ana Isabel Palmero Marrero
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/100827/2008

Energetic valorisation of rice straw/husk and of other wastes obtained during rice production in Portugal
Maria Filomena de Jesus Pinto
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/101415/2008

Production of liquid fuels by Fischer Tropsch syntheses from the gas produced by biomass and/or waste gasification.
Paula Alexandra Conceição Costa
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/101445/2008

CONTRAPRICE - Transmission Congestion Management and Price in Competitive Electricity Markets
Maria Judite Madureira Silva Ferreira
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/101925/2008

Theoretical and experimental investigation on power take-off systems for oscillating-body wave energy converters
Luis Manuel DE CARVALHO GATO
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/102512/2008

Inductively Coupled High-Density Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of Thin Film Silicon Alloy Solar Cells: Potential for Industrial Inline Fabrication
João Pedro Santos Hall Agorreta Alpuim
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/102851/2008

Development of an element of the building envelope that allows the free heating and cooling of interior air.
Pedro Nuno Dinho Pinto da Silva
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/102869/2008

PEERChain - Design and Planning of Energy Efficient and Resilient Supply Chains
Ana Paula Ferreira Dias Barbosa Povoa
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/102891/2008

ENERG PT - NEW CONCEPT FOR TERMAL SOLAR PANELS OPTIMIZATION: Paints with natural and synthectic nano pigments and heat transfer fluid replacement.
Maria José Vitoriano Lourenço
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/102928/2008

Developing Efficient Photoactive Metal Oxide Films for Solar Energy Conversion Devices - PHOTOSECON
JOAQUIM LUÍS BERNARDES MARTINS DE FARIA
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/102979/2008

Integration of Foresight Tools to Assist Assessment of Portuguese Potential Energetic and Social Economic Impacts
João Carlos de Oliveira Matias
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/103044/2008

ResiSt - Supporting Urban RESIlience through the management of urban STock resources
Samuel Pedro Oliveira Niza
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/103317/2008

Development of sensors for HVAC systems control based in the human Thermal-physiology
Eusebio Conceição
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/103407/2008

CorkEnergy - Sustainable generation of energy using cork
Susana Pinto Araújo da Silva Estima Martins
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/103911/2008

Lusus Atlas and Data Base - CO2 Capture and Storage Opportunities in Portugal
Dulce Helena Ferreira Grcia Roseiro Boavida
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/103966/2008

IHP - Initiative for an Hydrogen Action Plan in Portugal
Tomas Claudio Rei Fernandes
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/104033/2008

Molten Capillary Crystallization - a new process for the production of high quality silicon PV ribbons
Miguel Brito
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/104282/2008

Microbial Biodiesel: Comparison of cyanobacteria and algae performances as raw materials
Maria da Conceição Machado Alvim Ferraz
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/104656/2008

ENERGYRSU - Energy production through co-gasification of municipal solid wastes blended with forestry biomass
Rui Manuel Neto André
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/104741/2008

EnerTracking
José Basílio Simoes
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra (ADDFUC/FCT/UC)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/104936/2008

Development of a magnetic cooling system and associated technologies
MARIO DE SOUZA REIS JUNIOR
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/104974/2008

bFLOW :: A framework for fuel cell bipolar flow-field and catalyst layer optimum design
Augusto Orlando Lopes de Queiroz Novais
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/105403/2008

Methodologies for Design, Monitor and Update Strategic Roadmaps: Application to Marine Energies Development in Portugal
Carlos Augusto Santos Silva
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/108371/2008

LASER ASSISTED SILICON RIBBON GROWTH FOR PV (LACRYS)
João Manuel de Almeida Serra
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/108440/2008

New energy systems modeling platforms for dynamic energy supply and demand on local and regional scales: Case study of building-integrated microgeneration in São Miguel, the Azores
Paulo Manuel Cadete Ferrão
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/108725/2008

bio.energy@pt: A Decision Support Methodology for Planning Biomass-Based Energy Conversion Systems in Portugal
Nelson Martins
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/108790/2008

SOLstore - Modelling seasonal thermal solar systems in order to obtain a 100% solar fraction.
Antonio Luiz Moura Joyce
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/109051/2008

3E-S - Economics-Energy-Environment-Security (3E-S) System Modeling and Simulation based on System Dynamic Method
CHEN An
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/098311/2008

SAFENV: Estimating the Trade-offs between Safety and Emissions for Road Traffic
Margarida Isabel Cabrita Marques Coelho
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/099413/2008

EVSIM09- Models for traffic simulation of electric vehicles with communications and dynamic decision capacity
Urbano José Carreira Nunes
Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica (ISR)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/099901/2008

ToPJOR - Transportation Problems joined with Operational Research
ISABEL CRISTINA DA SILVA MARTINS RIBEIRO
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/099965/2008

CODE-RAIL - Control Degradation of Railway Track for Maintenance and Renewal Planning
Paulo Teixeira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/100018/2008

New models for Information Management and Knowledge Sharing in Systems Engineering Projects (newInfo4ES)
António Lucas Soares
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/100721/2008

Multi-objective Decision-Aid Tool for Highway Asset Management
Adelino Jorge Lopes Ferreira
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/102790/2008

MoToRS - MObile TOurist Recommendation System
Lino Figueiredo
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/102794/2008

SMARTDECISION: Intelligent Vehicle Routing System for Enhanced Air Quality in Urban Areas
Margarida Isabel Cabrita Marques Coelho
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/103333/2008

DISTURB - Understanding and Organizing Distribution of Urban Goods
Maria do Rosário Mauricio Ribeiro Macário
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/103557/2008

LisTour - Um modelo baseado na abordagem Espaço-Tempo-Actividades para a Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
João de Abreu e Silva
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/103568/2008

Framework for promoting cycling mobility in Portugal
Jorge António Oliveira Afonso de Carvalho
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/103754/2008

Road Inspection Mobile Units Routing - RIMUR
Maria Eduarda da Cunha e Silva Pinto Ferreira
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/103824/2008

SUSNET - Urban road networks performance evaluation using microssimulation: Integration of Environmentally Sustainable Transport Modes
ANA MARIA CÉSAR BASTOS SILVA
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCT/UC)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/104336/2008

CK-Automobile: A Collaborative and Knowledge-based Environment for Automobile Design Processes
Joao Carlos Amaro Ferreira
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/104748/2008

Life cycle costs based optimization for road concessions maintenance and operation - OPTIROAD
José Neves
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/104789/2008

Intelligent Urban Traffic & Environment Operations: conceptual modelling and prototypes
José António de Vasconcelos Ferreira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/104791/2008

Improving Effectiveness of Urban Public Transport
António José Fidalgo do Couto
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/104817/2008

Obstacles, Policies and Instruments for Sustainable Mobility in Urban Expansions (OPISMUE)
José Manuel Viegas
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/105068/2008

SAFER - improving road SAFety through a human ERror management system
Carlos Rodrigues
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/105233/2008

Running on biogas
Carlos Adolfo Grande
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/105689/2008

Best-Mobility: Evaluation of the quality of service and efficiency of resources usage at public transportation companies
Ana Camanho
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/107905/2008

Statistical Interpretation of Cluster Analysis of Urban Traffic Accidents (SICUTA)
Sílvia Alexandra Duarte da Silva e Costa Shrubsall
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/107972/2008

OptimusBus - Using actual and predicted data for planning optimization at public transport companies
João Pedro Carvalho Leal Mendes Moreira
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/108482/2008

QUEBEC - QUantification of the social and Economic BEnefits and Costs of intelligent transport systems
Maria do Rosário Mauricio Ribeiro Macário
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/108710/2008

iControl: Agent-Based Urban Traffic Control
Eugénio da Costa Oliveira
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/099578/2008

Sustainable electricity power planning.
Paula Varandas Ferreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/099844/2008

FIGURE - Flexible and Intelligent Grids for Intensive Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Zita Vale
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/SEN-ENR/101802/2008

Flexible Design of Networked Engineering Systems
João Alberto Vieira de Campos Pereira Claro
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto (INESC Porto/FE/UP)

PTDC/SEN-TRA/108522/2008

Evaluating the Portuguese Shadow Toll Program (SCUT): Validation, renegotiation and policy recommendations
Francisco Carballo-Cruz
Universidade do Minho (UM)