Fernando Alves da Silva

Prof. Dr. Fernando Alves da Silva

DEEC, Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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Full Professor (retired), INESC-ID researcher

Biography

J. Fernando Silva, Professor of Power Electronic Systems and Pulsed Power, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (2012-2023), received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1990. He supervised 22 PhDs and 130 MSc students. He was the leader Power Electronics and Power Quality group and leader of the Energy Systems of INESC-ID of IST, UL (2013-18). He was associated editor IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE industrial Electronics and several other journals. He  is IEEE Life Senior Member and listed in “World’s Top 2% Scientist with Career-Long Citation Impact, and Single year Citation Impact, Stanford University, Elsevier (2019-25). He supervises two PhDs in IST/INESC-ID. His interests include sustainable energy, power electronic converter design, non-linear and machine learning control of power electronic systems, pulsed power, DC and hybrid microgrids, smart transformers and energy storage systems.

Affiliations

Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Tecnico

Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

DEEC

Honors and Awards

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World’s Top 2% Scientists with Career-Long Citation Impact

University of Stanford USA & Elsevier

Included in the list of World’s Top 2% Scientists with Career-Long Citation Impact of University of Stanford USA & Elsevier, from 2019 to date

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Single year Citation Impact Lists of University of Stanford USA & Elsevier

University of Stanford USA & Elsevier

Included in the list of Single year Citation Impact Lists of University of Stanford USA & Elsevier, from the year 2019 to date

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BEST INESC-ID ANNUAL RESEARCHER

INESC-ID, PT

BEST INESC-ID RESEARCHER of 2018

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