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Jérôme Mendes received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Coimbra (UC) in 2014. Following his PhD, in 2015, he was awarded a competitive Postdoctoral FCT in 2015. From 2019 to 2023, he became a Researcher at the Institute of Systems and Robotics and an Invited Assistant Professor at UC. Since April 2023, he has been CIO of SIM4SAFETY LDA. Since June 2023, he has been a researcher member at CEMMPRE Research Unit. Jérôme has been involved as a team member with enterprise partners in several R&D projects, focusing his research on developing computational intelligence-based solutions, mainly for smart industry, with an emphasis on intelligent control (adaptive, auto-tuning, predictive, data-driven, evolving, and interpretable); intelligent identification (prediction of unknown and time-varying systems, automatic identification design with evolving and interpretable capability), and intelligent failure detection. As a result, he has published more than 65 papers and been involved in 15 R&D projects as team member and (co)-PI of 10 R&D projects. Moreover, Jérôme has been the (co)- supervisor of 10 (ongoing) Ph.D. students, 26 Master students, and 26 research fellows. Jérôme has been IFAC Industry Committee Member, General Chair of 17th International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing (CONTROLO'26), member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Association of Automatic Control (APCA), Associated Editor of scientific reports (nature) and Evolving Systems (Springer) jornals, organizer of Special Issues and Special Sessions, Program Committee member at international conferences, and a periodical reviewer of several international journals and conferences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Jérôme Mendes

Citation names

  • Mendes, Jérôme

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9A13-37A9-1269
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4616-3473
Google Scholar ID
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Email addresses

  • jerome.mendes@uc.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Automation and Control Systems
Education
Degree Classification
2009/10/01 - 2014/10/13
Concluded
 PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, branch of specialization Automation and Robotics (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Computational Intelligence Methodologies for Control of Industrial Processes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved unanimously with distinction and honors
2004 - 2009
Concluded
 M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering (Automation branch) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Design of Fuzzy Systems for Control and Inference" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/07/15 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2023/07/14 Researcher (Research) Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
2021/06/14 - 2021/07/14 Visiting Researcher (Research) Brunel University London, United Kingdom
2015/05/01 - 2019/02/28 Postdoc (Research) Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
2014/11 - 2015/04 Researcher (Research) Pedro Nunes Institute (IPN) - Laboratory for Automation and Systems (LAS), Portugal
2009/04/01 - 2014/10/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09 - 2023/08 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03 - Current CIO SIM4SAFETY LDA, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/05 - 2019/02 Self-Learning Fuzzy Logic Control for Industrial Processes
SFRH/BPD/99708/2014.
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT)
Concluded
2010/07 - 2014/06 Computational Intelligence Methodologies for Control of Industrial Processes
SFRH/BD/63383/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT)
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/07 - 2028/06 SymbIO4WWTP - Multi-Symbiotic InterOperable Model for AI-Optimized Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Plant
SymbIO4WWTP/16793
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Ongoing
2025/04/01 - 2028/03/31 WOOSU - Waste Water Treatment Optimal Operation and Symbiotic Upgrade
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01463200
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2027/12/31 SOMIPs - Simulation, Optimization and Monitoring Using AI-Based Digital Twin Technology for Incineration Plants
CENTRO2030-FEDER-01180000
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2023/07/31 iProMo - Intelligent Systems for Grinding Process Control
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-069730
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2021/03/01 - 2023/06/30 InGestAlgae - Intelligent Platform for Microalgae Production Management
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-046983
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2023/06/30 SYNAPPS - Platform for estimation, control and optimization of wastewater treatment plants
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-046978
Principal investigator
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2023/06/30 SmartWater - Smart Water Meter and Intelligent Water Analytics Platform for water pipeline leakages localization and end-use water demand outline
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-047730
Researcher
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2020/07/01 - 2023/06/30 EVAI Charge - Artificial Intelligence Electric Vehicle Charge for Low Carbon Buildings
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-047196
Researcher
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2022/03/01 - 2023/02/28 ML@GridEdge: Distributed Machine Learning Solutions for Coordinating Distributed Energy Resources at the Edge of the Power Grid
UTAP-EXPL/CA/0065/2021
co-Principal investigator
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT)
Concluded
2019/12/01 - 2022/11/30 IMfire- Intelligent Management For Wilds
PCIFSSI0151/2018
Principal investigator
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2021/12/31 Eco-Healing - Intelligent Eco-controller with self-healing capability
UIDB/0048/2020
Principal investigator
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)

Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2021/12/31 ColLeCTE - Collaborative Learning for the Coordination of Transactive Energy systems
UIDB/0048/2020
co-Principal investigator
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)

Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31 IMPROVE - Nonlinear Control, Estimation and Fault-Detection Tools with Provably Guarantees for Mobile Robotic Systems
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031823
Researcher
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
 Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Concluded
2018/03 - 2021/02 TOOLING4G - Advanced Tools for Smart Manufacturing
TOOLING4G/2016/24516
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2018/11/01 - 2020/10/31 SIICEI - Intelligent System for Identification of Electrical Loads in Industrial Equipment
SIICEI/2017/33338
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2020/09/30 CONNECTA-X - Interoperable System and Modules for Appliance Integration in Intelligent Home Ecosystems
CONNECTA-X/2017/33354
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2017/10 - 2019/09 SMITEn - Smart Meter Integrated Test Environment
SMITEn/2016/023613
Researcher
Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2016/10 - 2018/09 KhronoSim - System for Simulation and Test of Complex Systems
KhronoSim/2016/17611
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2014/11 - 2015/04 CaMeLi - Care Me for Life
AAL-2012-5-030
Research Fellow
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Active Assisted Living Programme
Concluded
2012/01 - 2014/12 SCIAD - Self-Learning Industrial Control Systems Through Process Data
SCIAD/2011/21531
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2011/11 - 2013/10 FAir-Control - Factory Air Pollution Control
E!6498
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Eurostars
Concluded
2009/04 - 2012/03 SInCACI - Intelligent Systems for Industrial Control, Acquisition and Communication
SInCACI/2009/003120
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Portuguese National Innovation Agency
Concluded
2008/11 - 2011/08 Project of Creation of the Research & Development Division of Acontrol
CENTRO-07-0202-FEDER-002502
Other
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2008/09 - 2009/08 FUZCTR - Development of Fuzzy Controllers for Modules of Manufacturing Systems
ACONTROL/ISR/001/2007
Researcher
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2008/09 - 2009/08 STRNET - Development of Hardware/Software for Industrial Distributed Real-Time Systems Using the ControlNet Protocol
ACONTROL/ISR/002/2007
Researcher
Institute of Systems and Robotics - Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Júnior, J. S. S.; Mendes, Jérôme; Souza, Francisco; Premebida, Cristiano. Corresponding author: Mendes, Jérôme. "Explainable Deep Fuzzy Systems Applied to Sulfur Recovery Unit". In Machine Learning and Granular Computing: A Synergistic Design Environment, 27-54. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-66842-5_2
Conference paper
  1. Mendes, Nuno; Mendes, Jérôme; Gonçalves, Nuno; Moura, Pedro. "Energy Management Framework for Transactive Energy Communities". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 22nd IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (IEEE MELECON 2024), Porto, 2024.
    10.1109/melecon56669.2024.10608690
  2. Mafalda Amaro; Jérôme Mendes; Tiago Matias; Rui Araújo. "Adaptive Fuzzy Generalized Predictive Control of pH in Tubular Photobioreactors on Microalgae Plant". Paper presented in In Proc. of the 2nd IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Annual Online Conference (IESONCON 2023), 2023.
    10.1109/oncon60463.2023.10430856
  3. Jorge S. S. Júnior; Jérôme Mendes; Francisco Souza; Cristiano Premebida. "Hybrid LSTM-Fuzzy System to Model a Sulfur Recovery Unit". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 20th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2023), Rome, 2023.
    10.5220/0012165100003543
  4. Mendes, N.; Moura, P.; Mendes, J.; Antunes, C.H.; Mohammadi, J.. "Federated Learning Optimization for Energy Communities in Smart Cities". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 9th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2023), Bucharest, 2023.
    10.1109/ISC257844.2023.10293511
  5. Mendes, N.; Tabora, J.M.; De Lima Tostes, M.E.; Matos, E.O.D.; H.bezerra, U.; Moura, P.; Mendes, J.; Ferreira, F.J.T.E.; Almeida, A.T.D.. "ANN for Motor Loading Diagnosis under Voltage Variation Conditions". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 4th IEEE Kansas Power & Energy Conference (KPEC 2023), Manhattan, 2023.
    10.1109/KPEC58008.2023.10215414
  6. Alves, Jorge; Pedro Sousa; Bárbara Matos; Mendes, Jérôme; Francisco Souza; Tiago Matias. "Modular Cyber-Physical System for Smart Industry: a case study on energy load disaggregation". Paper presented in International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD), Roma, 2023.
    10.1109/ICCAD57653.2023.10152446
  7. Leiria, Joana; Salles, Rodrigo; Mendes, Jérôme; Sousa, Pedro. "Soft Sensors for Industrial Applications: Comparison of Variables Selection Methods and Regression Models". Paper presented in International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD), Rome, 2023.
    10.1109/ICCAD57653.2023.10152323
  8. Pereira, Jorge; Mendes, Jerome; Junior, Jorge S. S.; Viegas, Carlos; Paulo, Joao Ruivo. "Wildfire Spread Prediction Model Calibration Using Metaheuristic Algorithms". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2022), Brussels, 2022.
    10.1109/iecon49645.2022.9968435
  9. Maia, Ricardo; Mendes, Jerome; Araujo, Rui. "Electric vehicle physical parameters identification by evolutionary algorithms". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2022), Brussels, 2022.
    10.1109/iecon49645.2022.9968543
  10. Rodrigo Salles; Jérôme Mendes; Rita P. Ribeiro; João Gama. "Fault Detection in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Application of Autoencoders Models with Streaming Data". Paper presented in The 7th Workshop on Data Science for Social Good, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-23618-1_4
  11. Jorge Alves; Pedro Sousa; Pedro Serrano; Mendes, Jérôme. "Adaptable monitoring and control platform for residential environments". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 19th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2022), Instanbul, 2022.
  12. Rodrigo Salles; Mendes, Jérôme; Carlos Melo; Pedro Moura. "Prediction of Key Variables in Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Machine Learning Models". Paper presented in In Proc. 2022 IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2022), at 2022 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2022), Padova, 2022.
    10.1109/IJCNN55064.2022.9892661
  13. Rodrigo Salles; Mendes, Jérôme; Carlos Henggeler Antunes; Pedro Moura; Joana Dias. "Dynamic Setpoint Optimization Using Metaheuristic Algorithms for Wastewater Treatment Plants". Paper presented in In Proc. of The 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2022), 2022.
    Accepted • 10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968617
  14. Nuno Mendes; Pedro Moura; Mendes, Jérôme; Rodrigo Salles. "Federated Learning Enabled Prediction of Energy Consumption in Transactive Energy Communities". Paper presented in In 12th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe 2022 (ISGT-Europe 2022), 2022.
    10.1109/ISGT-EUROPE54678.2022.9960350
  15. Junior, Jorge S. S.; Mendes, Jerome; Araujo, Rui; Paulo, Joao Ruivo; Premebida, Cristiano. "Novelty Detection for Iterative Learning of MIMO Fuzzy Systems". Paper presented in 2021 IEEE 19th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2021.
    10.1109/indin45523.2021.9557354
  16. Junior, Jorge S. S.; Paulo, Joao; Mendes, Jerome; Alves, Daniela; Ribeiro, Luis Mario. "Automatic Calibration of Forest Fire Weather Index For Independent Customizable Regions Based on Historical Records". Paper presented in 2020 IEEE Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering (AIKE), 2020.
    10.1109/aike48582.2020.00011
  17. Mendes, Jerome; Souza, Francisco A. A.; Maia, Ricardo; Araujo, Rui. "Iterative Learning of Multiple Univariate Zero-Order T-S Fuzzy Systems". Paper presented in IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2019.
    10.1109/iecon.2019.8927224
  18. Mendes, Jerome; Maia, Ricardo; Araujo, Rui; Gouveia, Goncalo. "Intelligent Controller for Industrial Processes Applied to a Distributed Two-Tank System". Paper presented in 2018 First International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Industries (AI4I), 2018.
    10.1109/ai4i.2018.8665701
  19. Belchior, Carlos; Araujo, Rui; Mendes, Jerome; Chaves, Alcidney; Maia, Ricardo. "$H_{\infty}$ Adaptive Fuzzy Control Approach Applied to Antilock-Braking Systems Over a CAN Network". Paper presented in 2018 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2018.
    10.1109/etfa.2018.8502668
  20. Ricardo Pereira; Rui Araujo; Jerome Mendes; Ricardo Maia; Goncalo Gouveia. "Sun-Synchronous Satellite Simulation on KhronoSim, the New System Testing Architecture". Paper presented in 2018 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICELTICs), Banda Aceh, 2018.
    10.1109/iceltics.2018.8548850
  21. Jerome Mendes; Ricardo Maia; Rui Araujo; Goncalo Gouveia. "Evolving Fuzzy Controller, and Application to a Distributed Two-Tank Process". Paper presented in 2018 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICELTICs), Banda Aceh, 2018.
    10.1109/iceltics.2018.8548831
  22. Mendes, Jerome; Craveiro, Antonio; Araujo, Rui. "Iterative Design of a Mamdani Fuzzy Controller". Paper presented in 2018 13th APCA International Conference on Control and Soft Computing (CONTROLO), 2018.
    10.1109/controlo.2018.8516415
  23. Mendes, Jerome; Souza, Francisco; Araujo, Rui. "Online evolving fuzzy control design: An application to a CSTR plant". Paper presented in 2017 IEEE 15th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2017.
    10.1109/indin.2017.8104774
  24. Matias, Tiago; Souza, Francisco; Araujo, Rui; Rastegar, Saeid; Mendes, Jerome. "Adaptive identification and predictive control using an improved on-line sequential extreme learning machine". Paper presented in IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2014.
    10.1109/iecon.2014.7048477
  25. Jerome Mendes; Rui Araujo; Tiago Matias; Ricardo Seco; Carlos Belchior. "Evolutionary learning of a fuzzy controller for industrial processes". Paper presented in IEEE 45th Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), 2014.
    10.1109/iecon.2014.7048490
  26. Saeid Rastegar; Rui Araujo; Jerome Mendes; Tiago Matias; Alireza Emami. "Self-adaptive Takagi-Sugeno model identification methodology for industrial control processes". Paper presented in 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2014), 2014.
    10.1109/iecon.2014.7048512
  27. Osório, L.; Mendes, J.; Araújo, R.; Matias, T.. "A comparison of adaptive PID methodologies controlling a DC motor with a varying load". Paper presented in 2013 IEEE 18th Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA), 2013.
    10.1109/ETFA.2013.6648093
  28. Mendes, J.; Pinto, S.; Araujo, R.; Souza, F.; Jerome Mendes; Samuel Pinto; Rui Araujo; Francisco Souza. "Evolutionary fuzzy models for nonlinear identification". Paper presented in 17th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2012), 2012.
    10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489621
  29. Menees, J.; Araujo, R.. "Fuzzy model predictive control for nonlinear processes". Paper presented in 17th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2012), 2012.
    10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489611
  30. Mendes, Jerome; Sousa, Nuno; Araujo, Rui; Mendes, J.; Sousa, N.; Araújo, R.. "Adaptive predictive control with recurrent fuzzy neural network for industrial processes". Paper presented in In Proc. 16th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2011), 2011.
    10.1109/etfa.2011.6059066
  31. Mendes, J.; Seco, R.; Araújo, R.. "Automatic extraction of the fuzzy control system for industrial processes". Paper presented in In Proc. 16th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2011), 2011.
    10.1109/etfa.2011.6059063
  32. Mendes, J.; Araújo, R.. "Stable indirect adaptive predictive fuzzy control for industrial processes". Paper presented in In Proc. 16th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2011), 2011.
    10.1109/etfa.2011.6059067
  33. Mendes, Jérôme. "Adaptive fuzzy model-based predictive control: a lyapunov approach". Paper presented in In Proc. 9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control (CONTROLO 2010), Coimbra, 2010.
  34. Mendes, Jérôme. "Fuzzy control architecture for industrial systems". Paper presented in In Proc. 9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control (CONTROLO 2010), Coimbra, 2010.
  35. Mendes, Jérôme. "Variable Selection Based on Mutual Information for Soft Sensors Applications". Paper presented in In 9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, (CONTROLO 2010), Coimbra, 2010.
  36. Mendes, J.; Araújo, R.; Souza, F.. "Adaptive fuzzy generalized predictive control based on Discrete-Time T-S fuzzy model". Paper presented in 2010 IEEE 15th Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2010), 2010.
    10.1109/etfa.2010.5641301
Conference poster
  1. Viegas, Carlos; Paulo, João Luís Ruivo Carvalho; Mendes, Jérôme; et al.. "IMFire - An Intelligent Wildfire Management and Decision Support System". Paper presented in International Wildland Fire Conference, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Júnior, J. S. S.; Mendes, Jérôme; Souza, Francisco; Premebida, Cristiano. Corresponding author: Mendes, Jérôme. "Distilling Complex Knowledge Into Explainable T–S Fuzzy Systems". IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems 33 3 (2025): 1037-1048. https://doi.org/10.1109/tfuzz.2024.3506122.
    Published • 10.1109/tfuzz.2024.3506122
  2. Nuno Mendes; Jérôme Mendes; Javad Mohammadi; Pedro Moura. "Federated learning framework for prediction of net energy demand in transactive energy communities". Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.segan.2024.101522.
    10.1016/j.segan.2024.101522
  3. Pereira, Jorge; Mendes, Jérôme; Júnior, Jorge S.S.; Viegas, Carlos; Paulo, João Ruivo. "Metaheuristic algorithms for calibration of two-dimensional wildfire spread prediction model". Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 136 (2024): 108928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2024.108928.
    10.1016/j.engappai.2024.108928
  4. Jorge S. S. Júnior; Carlos Gaspar; Jérôme Mendes; Cristiano Premebida. "Assessing interpretability of data-driven fuzzy models: Application in industrial regression problems". Expert Systems (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/exsy.13710.
    10.1111/exsy.13710
  5. Gonçalo Gouveia; Jorge Alves; Pedro Sousa; Rui Araújo; Jérôme Mendes. "Edge Computing-Based Modular Control System for Industrial Environments". Processes (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12061165.
    10.3390/pr12061165
  6. Rui Queiroz; Tiago Cruz; Jérôme Mendes; Pedro Sousa; Paulo Simões. "Container-based Virtualization for Real-time Industrial Systems—A Systematic Review". ACM Computing Surveys (2024): https://doi.org/10.1145/3617591.
    10.1145/3617591
  7. SILVEIRA JUNIOR, J. S.; Mendes, Jérôme; Souza, Francisco; Premebida, Cristiano. "Survey on Deep Fuzzy Systems in Regression Applications: A View on Interpretability". International Journal of Fuzzy Systems (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40815-023-01544-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s40815-023-01544-8
  8. Tafula, José Eduardo; Justo, Constantino Dário; Moura, Pedro S.; Mendes, Jérôme; Soares, A.. Corresponding author: Moura, Pedro S.. "Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach for Optimum Site Selection for Off-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Microgrids in Mozambique". Energies 16 6 (2023): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062894.
    10.3390/en16062894
  9. Bárbara de Matos; Rodrigo Salles; Jérôme Mendes; Joana R. Gouveia; António J. Baptista; Pedro Moura. "A Review of Energy and Sustainability KPI-Based Monitoring and Control Methodologies on WWTPs". Mathematics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/math11010173.
    10.3390/math11010173
  10. Jorge S.S. Júnior; João Ruivo Paulo; Jérôme Mendes; Daniela Alves; Luís Mário Ribeiro; Carlos Viegas. "Automatic forest fire danger rating calibration: Exploring clustering techniques for regionally customizable fire danger classification". Expert Systems with Applications (2022):
    10.1016/j.eswa.2021.116380
  11. Jorge Pereira; Jérôme Mendes; Jorge S. S. Júnior; Carlos Viegas; João Ruivo Paulo. "A Review of Genetic Algorithm Approaches for Wildfire Spread Prediction Calibration". Mathematics 10 3 (2022): 300-300. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10030300.
    10.3390/math10030300
  12. Manuel Goncalves; Pedro Sousa; Jerome Mendes; Morad Danishvar; Alireza Mousavi. "Real-Time Event-Driven Learning in Highly Volatile Systems: A Case for Embedded Machine Learning for SCADA Systems". IEEE Access (2022): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3173376.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3173376
  13. Laim, Luis; Mendes, Jerome; Craveiro, Helder D.; Santiago, Aldina; Melo, Carlos. "Structural optimization of closed built-up cold-formed steel columns". Journal of Constructional Steel Research (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51386953/.
    10.1016/J.JCSR.2022.107266
  14. Francisco Souza; Jérôme Mendes; Rui Araújo. "A Regularized Mixture of Linear Experts for Quality Prediction in Multimode and Multiphase Industrial Processes". Applied Sciences 11 5 (2021): 2040-2040. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052040.
    10.3390/app11052040
  15. Jérôme Mendes; Ricardo Maia; Rui Araújo; Francisco A. A. Souza. "Self-Evolving Fuzzy Controller Composed of Univariate Fuzzy Control Rules". Applied Sciences 10 17 (2020): 5836-5836. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10175836.
    10.3390/app10175836
  16. Ricardo Maia; Jérôme Mendes; Rui Araújo; Marco Silva; Urbano Nunes. "Regenerative braking system modeling by fuzzy Q-Learning". Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 93 (2020): 103712-103712. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.engappai.2020.103712.
    10.1016/j.engappai.2020.103712
  17. Mendes, Jérôme; Souza, Francisco; Araújo, Rui; Rastegar, Saeid. "Neo-fuzzy neuron learning using backfitting algorithm". Neural Computing and Applications 31 8 (2017): 3609-3618.
    10.1007/s00521-017-3301-4
  18. Saeid Rastegar; Rui Araújo; Jérôme Mendes. "Online identification of Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy models based on self-adaptive hierarchical particle swarm optimization algorithm". Applied Mathematical Modelling 45 (2017): 606-620.
    10.1016/j.apm.2017.01.019
  19. Saeid Rastegar; Rui Araújo; Jalil Sadati; Jérôme Mendes. "A novel robust control scheme for LTV systems using output integral discrete-time synergetic control theory". European Journal of Control 34 (2017): 39-48.
    10.1016/j.ejcon.2016.12.006
  20. Jérôme Mendes; Luís Osório; Rui Araújo. "Self-tuning PID controllers in pursuit of plug and play capacity". Control Engineering Practice 69 (2017): 73-84.
    10.1016/j.conengprac.2017.09.006
  21. Francisco A.A. Souza; Rui Araújo; Jérôme Mendes. "Review of soft sensor methods for regression applications". Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 152 (2016): 69-79.
    10.1016/j.chemolab.2015.12.011
  22. Rastegar, Saeid; Araújo, Rui; Mendes, Jérôme. "A new approach for online T-S fuzzy identification and model predictive control of nonlinear systems". Journal of Vibration and Control 22 7 (2014): 1820-1837.
    10.1177/1077546314544894
  23. Jérôme Mendes; Rui Araújo; Tiago Matias; Ricardo Seco; Carlos Belchior. "Automatic extraction of the fuzzy control system by a hierarchical genetic algorithm". Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 29 (2014): 70-78.
    10.1016/j.engappai.2013.12.012
  24. Mendes, J.; Araújo, R.; Souza, F.. "Adaptive fuzzy identification and predictive control for industrial processes". Expert Systems with Applications 40 17 (2013): 6964-6975.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2013.06.057
  25. Souza, F.A.A.; Araújo, R.; Matias, T.; Mendes, J.. "A multilayer-perceptron based method for variable selection in soft sensor design". Journal of Process Control 23 10 (2013): 1371-1378.
    10.1016/j.jprocont.2013.09.014
  26. Mendes, J.; Souza, F.; Araújo, R.; Gonçalves, N.. "Genetic fuzzy system for data-driven soft sensors design". Applied Soft Computing Journal 12 10 (2012): 3237-3245.
    10.1016/j.asoc.2012.05.009
  27. Mendes, J.; Araújo, R.; Sousa, P.; Apóstolo, F.; Alves, L.. "An architecture for adaptive fuzzy control in industrial environments". Computers in Industry 62 3 (2011): 364-373.
    10.1016/j.compind.2010.11.001
Journal issue
  1. Mendes, Jérôme. "Control and Soft Computing". Applied Sciences (2021):
    Accepted • Coeditor
  2. "Recent Advances in Computational Intelligence Methodologies for Industries". Mathematics (2021):
    Coeditor
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Mendes, Jérôme. "Computational Intelligence Methodologies for Control of Industrial Processes". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2014.
  2. Mendes, Jérôme. "Design of Fuzzy Systems for Control and Inference". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2009.

Other

Software
  1. Mendes, Jérôme. "NFN-LSTM Toolbox (2023) - A toolbox for regression using a hybrid model using a neo-fuzzy neuron system with LSTM https://www.jeromemendes.com/software". 2023.
  2. Mendes, Jérôme. "uSelf-FLC Toolbox (2020). A toolbox to self-evolve a direct fuzzy controller represented by univariate control rules. https://www.jeromemendes.com/software". 2020.
  3. Mendes, Jérôme. "iMU-ZOTS Toolbox (2019). A toolbox to iteratively learning of a fuzzy system composed of addition of multiple univariate zero-order T-S fuzzy systems. https://www.jeromemendes.com/software". 2019.
  4. Mendes, Jérôme. "GAM-ZOTS Toolbox (2019). A toolbox to neo-fuzzy neuron systems identification learning based on backfitting algorithm. https://www.jeromemendes.com/software". 2019.
  5. Mendes, Jérôme. "SEDFLC Toolbox (2017). A toolbox to self-evolve an online fuzzy controller. https://www.jeromemendes.com/software". 2017.
  6. Mendes, Jérôme. "Self-Tuning PID Controllers Toolbox (2017). A toolbox to self-tuning PID controllers. https://www.jeromemendes.com/software". 2017.
Spin-off company
  1. 2023. SIM4SAFETY, LDA. Intelligent Management For Wilds.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Federated Learning for the Prediction of Net Energy Demand in Communities of Buildings
Co-supervisor
 PhD Thesis in Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Systems (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - Current A novel multiagent industry system virtualized and distributed following IEC 61499 with intelligent self-capabilities
Supervisor
 PhD Thesis in Electrical Engineering and Intelligent System (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024 - 2025 Sorting Circular Dependencies in Industrial Automation
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021 - 2025 Online Process Optimization Toward Sustainability on Wastewater Treatment Plants
Supervisor
 PhD Thesis in Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Systems (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - 2024/09 Sustainable Energy Management of Microgrids for Rural Electrification using Computational Intelligence Techniques: a case study for Mozambique
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Industrial automation system for lean manufacturing
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Industrial Engineering and Management (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Modeling and Control of pH in Tubular Photobioreactors on Microalgae Plant
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Automated Visual Inspection Using Convolutional Neural Networks: An Industrial Assembly Application
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Electric Vehicle Charging Demand Patterns
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2024 Study of Metrics for Assessing Interpretability of Fuzzy Systems
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2024 Interpretable Digital Twin for Industrial Process
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2024 Data entry errors detection for quality control variables using data-driven models
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09 - 2023/09 Abnormal-Sensitive Industrial Decision System with Self-healing Intelligence
Supervisor
 PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023 A modular architecture with local processing methodologies for Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Online estimation of particle fineness in a dynamic separator in the grinding process
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Calibration of Two-Dimensional Wildfire Propagation Model Using Metaheuristic Algorithms
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Low-Frequency Unsupervised Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring for Industrial Loads
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Federated Learning for the Prediction of Net Energy Demand in Communities of Buildings
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Fault detection in wastewater treatment plant - Application and comparison of machine learning techniques with streaming data
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Data Science and Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Wildfire Spread Prediction Model Calibration Using Metaheuristic Algorithms
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Development of a Modular Hardware System for Industrial Environments
Supervisor
 Master Thesis in Engineering Physics (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Computational Intelligence Techniques for Developing Virtual Sensors in Industrial Processes
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Online Evolving Fuzzy Control Design
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Iterative Fuzzy Design for Identification and Control
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Fuzzy Predictive Control for Application in Industrial Processes
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Automatic Learning of the Knowledge Base for Fuzzy Systems
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Fuzzy Predictive Control of Nonlinear Processes
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Automatic Extraction of the Fuzzy Control System for Industrial Processes
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Adaptive Fuzzy Control Systems
Co-supervisor
 Master Thesis in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/07 - 2024/07 Organization Committee member at the Summer School Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2024) (2024/07 - 2024/07)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Organization Committee member at the Summer School Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2023) (2023 - 2023)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/07 - 2022/07 Organization Committee member at the Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2022) (2022/07 - 2022/07) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/07 - 2021/09 Organization Committee member at the Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2021) (2021/07 - 2021/09)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Organization Committee member at the Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2020). (2020/07 - 2020/10)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/09 Special Session: "INT4DAT - Intelligent Systems and Technologies for Diagnostic, Assistance, and Therapeutics", at the 15th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing (MEDICON 2019). By João Ruivo Paulo, Jérôme Mendes, Teresa Sousa, Eduardo Rocon. (2019/09 - 2019/09)
Conference
2019/09 - 2019/09 Chair of Special Session: INT4DAT - Intelligent Systems and Technologies for Diagnostic, Assistance, and Therapeutics, at 15th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing (MEDICON 2019) (2019/09 - 2019/09)
Conference (Other)
2018/06 - 2018/06 Chair of Special Session "Advances in Control Education" at 13th APCA/IEEE International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing (CONTROLO 2018) (2018/06 - 2018/06)
Conference (Other)
2012/09 - 2012/09 Chair of "Industrial Control Track" session at 17th IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2012) (2012/09 - 2012/09)
Conference (Other)
2011/09 - 2011/09 Chair of "Industrial Control Track" session at 16th IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2011) (2011/09 - 2011/09)
Conference (Other)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/01/01 - Current (Portuguese) National Association of Researchers in Science and Technology (ANICT) Member of the Board (Vogal) of Directors
2018 - Current APCA - Portuguese Association of Automatic Control Associate
2012 - Current IEEE Associate (total years - 6)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/03 - Current IFAC Industry Committee
Member
 International Federation of Automatic Control, Austria
2023/01 - Current Portuguese Association of Automatic Control (APCA)
Member
 Portuguese Association of Automatic Control , Portugal
2023 - Current National Association of Researchers in Science and Technology (ANICT)
President / Vice-president
 National Association of Researchers in Science and Technology, Portugal
2024/07 - 2024/07 Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2024)
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2023)
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/07 - 2022/07 Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2022)
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021 - 2022 National Association of Researchers in Science and Technology (ANICT)
Member
 National Association of Researchers in Science and Technology, Portugal
2021/07 - 2021/09 Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2021)
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Summer school Robotics and Applied Machine Learning (RML-2020)
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024 - 2034 The 13th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications (INTELLI 2024)
2025 - 2025 The 21st International Conference on Autonomic and Autonomous Systems (ICAS 2025)
2025 - 2025 The 14th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications (INTELLI 2025)
2025 - 2025 The 9th International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD’25)
2024 - 2024 he 20th International Conference on Autonomic and Autonomous Systems (ICAS 2024)
2024 - 2024 The 8th International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD’24)
2024 - 2024 The 22nd IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (IEEE MELECON 2024)
2024 - 2024 The 16th APCA International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing (CONTROLO 2024)
2023/03 - 2023/03 12th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications (INTELLI 2023)
2022/05 - 2022/05 11th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications (INTELLI 2022)
2021/07 - 2021/07 2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (AICS2021)
2021/07 - 2021/07 The Tenth International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications (INTELLI 2021)
2020/07 - 2020/07 2nd World Congress on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (WCAIML-2020)
2020/07 - 2020/07 14th APCA International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing (CONTROLO 2020)
2020/06 - 2020/07 9th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications (INTELLI 2020)
2019/09 - 2019/09 15th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing (MEDICON 2019)
2019/06 - 2019/07 8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications (INTELLI 2019)

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/03 - Current scientific reports nature
2021 - Current Evolving Systems Springer
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Master Thesis Award at 2023 REN Award
2021 Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN 2021)
IEEE, United States
2018 Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICELTICS 2018)
IEEE, United States
2015 Post-Doctoral fellowship
Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal
2012 Scholarship by the IEEE-IES Student Activities Program
17th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2012), Poland
2010 PhD Scholarship
Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal