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Amaro Fernandes de Sousa is assistant professor at Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of University of Aveiro (DETI-UA), and a senior researcher of Institute of Telecommunications (IT). Currently, he is the Director of the bachelor degree in Computer and Informatics Engineering of DETI-UA, and the Head of the Aveiro branch of the Applied Mathematics group of IT. His research interests are in telecommunications and computer networks, including network design, traffic engineering, quality of service provision and service resilience to failures/disasters. Recently, he has also conducted research on decision-support systems and optimization algorithms for logistic services. He has been involved in multiple research projects funded by both European funding agencies and the Portuguese public funding agency. He is an author or co-author of 46 journal papers, 13 book chapters and 49 conference papers. He has supervised 2 PhD theses and 19 MSc dissertations and co-supervised of 2 PhD thesis and 8 MSc dissertations.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Amaro Fernandes de Sousa

Citation names

  • de Sousa, Amaro
  • de Sousa, A.
  • de Sousa, Amaro F.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4B12-FF50-1654
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5804-1337
Scopus Author Id
36907220500

Email addresses

  • asou@ua.pt (Professional)
  • asou@av.it.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto de Telecomunicações / Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
  • Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Eletrónica, Telecomunicações e Informática, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Telecommunications

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2001/06
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Eletrotécnica (Doutoramento)
Major in Telecomunicações
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Dimensionamento de redes ATM multi-serviço: modelos de programação linear inteira" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1989/10 - 1991/02
Concluded
 Master in Electronic Engineering (Master)
Major in Telecommunications
Bangor University, United Kingdom
1984/09 - 1989/09
Concluded
 Licenciatura (pré-Bolonha) em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2001/06 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
1993/06 - 2001/06 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02 - Current Diretor de curso - Licenciatura em Engenharia de Computadores e Informática Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2010 - Current Chefe de Grupo de Matemática Aplicada - polo de Aveiro Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/03/03 - 2028/03/01 SMARTASK - Sistemas inteligentes para alocação otimizada de recursos humanos por tarefas e horários
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01478100
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2025/12/31 NEXUS: Pacto de Inovação - Transição Verde e Digital para Transportes, Logística e Mobilidade
53 AAC 2022-C05i0101-02
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério do Planeamento e das Infraestruturas
Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2023/06/30 AUGMANITY - Augmented Humanity
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046103
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/07/21 - 2022/07/20 SOLFI - Sistema de Otimização para a Logística Urbana com Fluxos Integrados de Mercadorias e Passageiros
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039870
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06/22 - 2021/12/31 ResNeD - Resilient Network Design - enhancing availability for critical services
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-029312
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/03 - 2020/02 RECODIS - Resilient Communication Services Protecting End-user Applications from Disaster-based Failures
COST CA15127 Action
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
2013/05 - 2015/04 ONECI - Optimizing Next-generation Elastic Core Network Infrastructure
PTDC/EEI-TEL/3303/2012
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/06 - 2014/06 LOPIX - Low Power Information Exchange
QREN - contrato no. 24901
Principal investigator
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
2010/01 - 2013/06 SearchCol: Meta-heuristic Search by Column generation
PTDC/EIA-EIA/100645/2008
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/03 - 2011/05 PANORAMA - Desenvolvimento de um Sistema de Telecomunicações sustentado em Plataformas Ópticas e de Rádio Avançadas com gestão integrada
QREN Projeto no. 3144
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
2008 - 2010 Euro-NF - Anticipating the Network of the Future - From Theory to Design
Grant agreement ID: 216366
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Information and Communication Technologies
Concluded
2007 - 2008 TelNet - Redes de Telecomunicações Robustas: Métodos de Otimização para o Desenho Topológico, Dimensionamento e Engenharia de Tráfego
PTDC/EIA/64772/2006
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006 - 2008 Laboratório de Redes
REEQ/1026/EEI/2005
Principal investigator
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006 - 2007 Euro-FGI - Design and Engineering of the Future Generation Internet, Towards convergent multi-service networks
IST FP6 Contrat no. 028022
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 European Commission Sixth Framework Programme
Concluded
2003 - 2006 Euro-NGI - Design and Engineering of the Next Generation Internet, Towards convergent multi-service networks
IST FP6 Contract no. 507613
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 European Commission Sixth Framework Programme
Concluded
2002 - 2005 MULTIDIM - Dimensionamento de Redes Multi-Serviço e Multi-Camada: Modelos de Optimização
POSI/CPS/41459/2001
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004/01 - 2004/12 RADNAV V - Qualidade de serviço em Comunicações TCP/IP sobre Múltiplos Canais HF
RADNAV V
Principal investigator
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Marinha Portuguesa
Concluded
2003/01 - 2003/12 RADNAV IV - Integração de Serviços TCP/IP num sistema Real de Transmissão HF
RADNAV IV
Principal investigator
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Marinha Portuguesa
Concluded
2002/01 - 2002/12 RADNAV III - Serviços TCP/IP sobre o Canal HF
RADNAV III
Principal investigator
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Marinha Portuguesa
Concluded
2001/04 - 2002/03 TELEMAT - Traffic Engineering for DiffServ/MPLS Networks
TELEMAT
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 PT Inovação
Concluded
1999 - 2002 DOTE - Dimensioning and Resource Management Optimization Algorithms for Telecommunications Networks
PRAXIS/P/EEI/12135/98
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1995 - 1998 BroadBandLoop
ACTS.0038 BroadBandLoop
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
1994 - 1995 MARS - Multimedia Audiovisual Retrieval Service
Grant agreement ID: R2120
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Machado, Bruno; Pimentel, Carina; de Sousa, Amaro; Ramos, Ana Luísa; Ferreira, José Vasconcelos; Teixeira, Leonor. "A Literature Review of Technological Trends in Urban Logistics: Concepts and Challenges". In Automation, Collaboration, & E-Services, 433-449. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-10784-9_26
  2. de Sousa, Amaro; Santos, Dorabella. Corresponding author: de Sousa, Amaro. "Vulnerability Evaluation of Networks to Multiple Failures Based on Critical Nodes and Links". In Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks, 63-86. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-44685-7_3
  3. de Sousa, Amaro; Rak, Jacek; Barbosa, Fábio; Santos, Dorabella; Mehta, Deepak. Corresponding author: de Sousa, Amaro. "Improving the Survivability of Carrier Networks to Large-Scale Disasters". In Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks, 175-192. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-44685-7_7
  4. de Sousa, Amaro; Santos, Dorabella; Natalino, Carlos; Wosinska, Lena; Mas-Machuca, Carmen; Furdek, Marija. Corresponding author: de Sousa, Amaro. "Structural Methods to Improve the Robustness of Anycast Communications to Large-Scale Failures". In Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks, 401-425. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-44685-7_16
  5. Barbosa, Fábio; Agra, Agostinho; de Sousa, Amaro. "Critical Node Detection with Connectivity Based on Bounded Path Lengths". In Operational Research, edited by Maria João Alves; João Paulo Almeida; José Fernando Oliveira; Alberto Adrego Pinto, 15-28. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-10731-4_2
  6. Alvelos, Filipe; de Sousa, Amaro; Santos, Dorabella. "Combining Column Generation and Metaheuristics". In Hybrid Metaheuristics, edited by El-Ghazali Talbi, 285-334. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-30671-6_11
  7. Gouveia, Luís; Patrício, Pedro; de Sousa, Amaro. "Lexicographical Minimization of Routing Hops in Telecommunication Networks". In Network Optimization, edited by Pahl, Julia; Reiners, Torsten; Voß, Stefan, 216-229. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-21527-8_27
  8. Gouveia, Luís; Moura, Pedro; de Sousa, Amaro. "Spanning Trees with Generalized Degree Constraints Arising in the Design of Wireless Networks". In Network Optimization, edited by Pahl, Julia; Reiners, Torsten; Voß, Stefan, 77-82. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-21527-8_10
  9. Alvelos, Filipe; de Sousa, Amaro; Santos, Dorabella. "SearchCol: Metaheuristic Search by Column Generation". In Hybrid Metaheuristics, edited by María J. Blesa; Christian Blum; Günther Raidl; Andrea Roli; Michael Sampels, 190-205. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-16054-7_14
  10. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Alvelos, Filipe. "Traffic Engineering of Telecommunication Networks Based on Multiple Spanning Tree Routing". In Traffic Management and Traffic Engineering for the Future Internet, edited by Rui Valadas; Paulo Salvador, 114-129. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-04576-9_8
  11. Gouveia, Luís; Patrício, Pedro; Sousa, Amaro de. "Optimal Survivable Routing with a Small Number of Hops". In Telecommunications Modeling, Policy, and Technology, edited by S. Raghavan; Bruce Golden; Edward Wasil, 253-274. Boston, MA, United States: Springer US, 2008.
    Published • 10.1007/978-0-387-77780-1_12
  12. de Sousa, Amaro; Soares, Gil. "Improving Load Balance of Ethernet Carrier Networks Using IEEE 802.1S MSTP with Multiple Regions". In NETWORKING 2006, edited by Fernando Boavida; Thomas Plagemann; Burkhard Stiller; Cedric Westphal; Edmundo Monteiro, 1252-1260. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
    Published • 10.1007/11753810_117
  13. Gouveia, L.; Patrício, P.; de Sousa, A.. "Compact models for hop-constrained node survivable network design: An application to MPLS". In Telecommunications Planning: Innovations in Pricing, Network Design and Management, edited by S. Raghavan; G. Anandalingam, 167-180. Boston, MA, United States: Springer, 2006.
    Published • 10.1007/0-387-29234-9_9
Conference paper
  1. Ghanbari, Mojgan; Rasekh, Shahed; de Sousa, Amaro Fernandes; Fonseca, Pedro. "Towards the always-on operation of mobile service robots". Paper presented in ROBOT, Madird, 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/robot61475.2024.10796926
  2. De Sousa, Amaro; Lechowicz, Piotr. "On the Trade-off between the Maximum Capacity and the Length of a Multicore Fiber Link". Paper presented in ICTON, Bari, 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/icton62926.2024.10648183
  3. Pioro, Michal; Mycek, Mariusz; Tomaszewski, Artur; de Sousa, Amaro. Corresponding author: Pioro, Michal. "On joint primary and backup controllers' placement optimization against node-targeted attacks". Compiegne, 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm55901.2022.9927645
  4. Bruno Machado; de Sousa, Amaro; Pimentel, Carina. Corresponding author: Bruno Machado. "Optimization of Last Mile Logistics Process Combining Passenger and Freight Flows". Paper presented in Quality Innovation and Sustainability (ICQIS), Aveiro, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-12914-8_27
  5. Mycek, Mariusz; Pioro, Michal; Tomaszewski, Artur; de Sousa, Amaro. Corresponding author: Pioro, Michal. "Optimizing primary and backup SDN controllers' placement resilient to node-targeted attacks". Izmir, 2021.
    Published • 10.23919/cnsm52442.2021.9615578
  6. Sousa, Amaro de. "Improving the Connectivity Resilience of a Telecommunications Network to Multiple Link Failures Through a Third-Party Network". Paper presented in DRCN, Milão, 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/drcn48652.2020.1570613461
  7. de Sousa, Amaro; Piccini, Juan; Robledo, Franco; Romero, Pablo. "An Interplay between Critical Node Detection and Epidemic Models". Paper presented in RNDM, Nicosia, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm48015.2019.8949086
  8. Barbosa, Fabio; de Sousa, Amaro; Agra, Agostinho; Walkowiak, Krzysztof; Goscien, Roza. "A RMSA Algorithm Resilient to Multiple Node Failures on Elastic Optical Networks". Paper presented in RNDM, Nicosia, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm48015.2019.8949141
  9. Zaouga, Aziza; de Sousa, Amaro; Najja, Monia; Monteiro, Paulo. "Low Latency Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Algorithms for NG-PON2 to Support 5G Fronthaul and Data Services". Paper presented in ICTON, Angers, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/icton.2019.8840370
  10. Zaouga, Aziza; de Sousa, Amaro; Najjar, Monia; Monteiro, Paulo P.. "Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation algorithms for NG-PON2 to support 5G Fronthaul services". Paper presented in AP, Burlingame, CA, 2019.
    Published • 10.1364/sppcom.2019.spt1e.2
  11. de Sousa, Amaro; Santos, Dorabella. "The Minimum Cost D-Geodiverse Anycast Routing with Optimal Selection of Anycast Nodes". Paper presented in DRCN, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/drcn.2019.8713729
  12. Barbosa, Fabio; de Sousa, Amaro; Agra, Agostinho. "Evaluation and Design of Elastic Optical Networks Resilient to Multiple Node Failures". Paper presented in DRCN, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/drcn.2019.8713761
  13. Barbosa, Fabio; de Sousa, Amaro; Agra, Agostinho. "Topology Design of Transparent Optical Networks Resilient to Multiple Node Failures". Paper presented in RNDM, Longyearbyen, 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm.2018.8489825
  14. Vass, Balazs; Nemeth, Laszlo; Zachariasen, Martin; Sousa, Amaro de; Tapolcai, Janos. "Vulnerable Regions of Networks on Sphere". Paper presented in RNDM, Longyearbyen, 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm.2018.8489836
  15. Natalino, Carlos; de Sousa, Amaro; Wosinska, Lena; Furdek, Marija. "On the Trade-offs between User-to-Replica Distance and CDN Robustness to Link Cut Attacks". Paper presented in RNDM, Longyearbyen, 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm.2018.8489838
  16. Machuca, Carmen Mas; Vizarreta, Petra; Durner, Raphael; Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro. "Design problems towards reliable SDN Networks". Paper presented in AP, Zurique, 2018.
    Published • 10.1364/networks.2018.nem2f.1
  17. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Machuca, Carmen Mas. "Robust SDN controller placement to malicious node attacks". Paper presented in Workshop DRCN, 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/icin.2018.8401617
  18. Dorabella Santos; de Sousa, Amaro; Carmen Mas Machuca. Corresponding author: Dorabella Santos. "Combined Control and Data Plane Robustness of SDN Networks against Malicious Node Attacks". Paper presented in International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), Roma, 2018.
    Published
  19. de Sousa, Amaro; Gomes, Teresa; Girao-Silva, Rita; Martins, Lucia. "Minimizing the network availability upgrade cost with geodiversity guarantees". Paper presented in RNDM, Alghero, 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm.2017.8093022
  20. de Sousa, Amaro; Melo, David; Monteiro, Paulo. "A worst case analysis of C-RAN fronthaul coverage length with Ethernet based technologies". Paper presented in ICTON, Girona, 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/icton.2017.8025065
  21. Amaro de Sousa; Dorabella Santos; Paulo Monteiro. "Determination of the Minimum Cost Pair of D-Geodiverse Paths". Paper presented in DRCN, Munich, 2017.
    Published
  22. Amaro de Sousa; Deepak Mehta; Dorabella Santos. "The Robust Node Selection Problem aiming to Minimize the Connectivity Impact of any Set of p Node Failures". Paper presented in DRCN, Munich, 2017.
    Published
  23. de Sousa, Amaro; Gouveia, Luis; Patricio, Pedro. "Maximization of protected demand in telecommunication networks using partial disjoint paths". Paper presented in RNDM, Halmstad, 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm.2016.7608270
  24. Gomes, Teresa; Tapolcai, Janos; Esposito, Christian; Hutchison, David; Kuipers, Fernando; Rak, Jacek; de Sousa, Amaro; et al. "A survey of strategies for communication networks to protect against large-scale natural disasters". Paper presented in RNDM, Halmstad, 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/rndm.2016.7608263
  25. de Sousa, A.; Lopes, C. B.; Monteiro, P. M.; Medeiros, M. C. R.. "Throughput assessment of TCP over distributed WiFi access networks supported by RoF". Paper presented in ICTON, Trento, 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/icton.2016.7550600
  26. de Sousa, Amaro; Tomaszewski, Artur; Pioro, Michal. "Bin-packing based optimisation of EON Networks with S-BVTs". Paper presented in ONDM, Cartagena, 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/ondm.2016.7494082
  27. Santos, Dorabella; Sousa, Amaro de. "Offline Lightpath Allocation in All-Optical Networks with Impairment Aware RWA Based on the GN Model". Paper presented in CSE, Porto, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/cse.2015.53
  28. Oliveira, Luis M. L.; Reis, Joao; Rodrigues, Joel J. P. C.; de Sousa, Amaro F.. "IOT based solution for home power energy monitoring and actuating". Paper presented in INDIN, Cambridge, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/indin.2015.7281869
  29. Rico, Fabio; Fonseca, Pedro; Sousa, Amaro. "A testbed for developing, simulating and experimenting multipath aggregation algorithms". Paper presented in ETFA, Barcelona, 2014.
    Published • 10.1109/etfa.2014.7005333
  30. de Sousa, Amaro; Lopes, Carlos Borges; Monteiro, Paulo. "Design cost and spectrum efficiency comparison of fixed-grid and flex-grid optical networks with grooming". Paper presented in Networks, Funchal, 2014.
    Published • 10.1109/netwks.2014.6959208
  31. Monteiro, Paulo; de Sousa, Amaro; Ribeiro, Marco; Trota, Tiago; Sahin, Gokhan. "Algorithms in the deployment of Optical Transport Networks". Paper presented in ICTON, Cartagena, 2013.
    Published • 10.1109/icton.2013.6602692
  32. Oliveira, Luis M.L.; Rodrigues, Joel J.P.C.; Neto, Carlos; de Sousa, Amaro F.. "Network Admission Control Solution for 6LoWPAN Networks". Paper presented in IMIS, Taichung, 2013.
    Published • 10.1109/imis.2013.85
  33. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Alvelos, Filipe; Pioro, Michal. "Link load balancing optimization of telecommunication networks: a column generation based heuristic approach". Paper presented in NETWORKS, Varsóvia, 2010.
    Published • 10.1109/netwks.2010.5624911
  34. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Alvelos, Filipe; Dzida, Mateusz; Pioro, Michal; Zagozdzon, Michal. "Traffic Engineering of Multiple Spanning Tree Routing Networks: the Load Balancing Case". Paper presented in NGI, Aveiro, 2009.
    Published • 10.1109/ngi.2009.5175784
  35. Dorabella Santos; Amaro de Sousa; Filipe Alvelos. "Load balancing of telecommunication networks based on multiple spanning trees". Paper presented in INOC, Pisa, 2009.
    Published
  36. Amaro de Sousa; Gil Soares. "Improving load balance and minimizing service disruption on ethernet networks using IEEE 802.1s MSTP". Paper presented in EURO FGI 2007, Lisboa, 2007.
    Published
  37. De Sousa, A.F.. "Improving Load Balance and Resilience of Ethernet Carrier Networks with IEEE 802.1S Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol". Paper presented in ICN, Mourne, 2006.
    Published • 10.1109/icniconsmcl.2006.121
  38. Lopes, C.; de Sousa, A.; Gouveia, L.. "Combined link dimensioning and weight assignment of minimum weight routing networks". Paper presented in NGI, Roma, 2005.
    Published • 10.1109/ngi.2005.1431664
  39. Gouveia, L.; Patricio, P.; de Sousa, A.F.; Valadas, R.. "MPLS over WDM network design with packet level QoS constraints based on ILP models". Paper presented in INFOCOM, San Francisco, CA, 2003.
    Published • 10.1109/infcom.2003.1208708
  40. Cardoso, L.; Patrão, J.; de Sousa, A.; Valadas, R.. "Combining node and link dimensioning for MPLS networks". Paper presented in NETWORKS, Munich, 2002.
    Published
  41. Cardoso, L.; Patrao, J.; Lopes, C.; de Sousa, A.; Valadas, R.. "PTPlan MPLS: a tool for MPLS network dimensioning". Paper presented in MASCOTS, Cincinatti, OH, 2001.
    Published • 10.1109/mascot.2001.948885
  42. Borges, Carlos M.; de Sousa, Amaro F.; Valadas, Rui J. M. T.. "Heuristics for dimensioning large-scale MPLS networks". Paper presented in International Symposium on the Convergence of IT and Communications, Denver, CO, 2001.
    Published • 10.1117/12.434322
  43. Cadime, Ricardo N. V.; de Sousa, Amaro F.; Oliveira Duarte, A. M.. "A DMIF over RSVP/IP protocol stack: experimental results for MPEG-4 multimedia streaming". Paper presented in Information Technologies 2000, Boston, MA, 2001.
    Published • 10.1117/12.420810
  44. de Sousa, A.; Valadas, R.; Gouveia, L.. "Dimensioning ATM networks using 2-Layer hierarchical virtual path layouts". Paper presented in ICTSM, Dallas, 2001.
    Published
  45. Cardoso, L.; Lopes, C.; de Sousa, A.; Valadas, R.. "A tool for multi-hour ATM network design considering mixed peer-to-peer and client-server based Services". Paper presented in NETWORKS, Toronto, 2000.
    Published
  46. Sargento, S.; Valadas, R.; de Sousa, A.. "Dimensioning methodologies for the BBL (BroadbandLoop) and FSAN (Full Services Access Networks) access networks". Paper presented in BAC, Cracóvia, 1999.
    Published
  47. Sargento, S.; Valadas, R.; de Sousa, A.. "Dimensioning methodologies for the BroadbandLoop access network". Paper presented in NOC, Delft, 1999.
    Published
  48. de Sousa, A.; Valadas, R.; Cardoso, L.; de Oliveira Duarte, A.. "ATM network dimensioning for mixed symmetrical and asymmetrical services with dynamic reconfiguration in a multi-network provider environment". Paper presented in IFIP 1999, Londres, 1999.
    Published
  49. Delgado, N.; Franceschini, G.; de Sousa, A.; de Oliveira Duarte, A.. "A MPEG-4 DMIF implementation over IP networks". Paper presented in INDC, Aveiro, 1998.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Gonçalves, Marco; Salgado, Cátia; de Sousa, Amaro; Teixeira, Leonor. "Data Storytelling and Decision-Making in Seaport Operations: A New Approach Based on Business Intelligence". Sustainability 17 1 (2025): 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17010337.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/su17010337
  2. Machado, Bruno; de Sousa, Amaro; Pimentel, Carina. Corresponding author: Machado, Bruno. "Operational planning of integrated urban freight logistics combining passenger and freight flows through mathematical programming". Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems 29 4 (2025): 453-468. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2023.2270409.
    Published • 10.1080/15472450.2023.2270409
  3. Pióro, Michal; Mycek, Mariusz; Tomaszewski, Artur; de Sousa, Amaro. Corresponding author: Pióro, Michal. "Maximizing SDN resilience to node-targeted attacks through joint optimization of the primary and backup controllers placements". Networks 83 2 (2024): 428-467. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22201.
    Open access • Published • 10.1002/net.22201
  4. Cerveira, Adelaide; de Sousa, Amaro; Pires, E. J. Solteiro; Baptista, José. Corresponding author: Cerveira, Adelaide. "Optimizing wind farm cable layout considering ditch sharing". International Transactions in Operational Research 31 1 (2024): 88-114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.13258.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/itor.13258
  5. Barbosa, Fábio; de Sousa, Amaro; Agra, Agostinho. Corresponding author: Barbosa, Fábio. "Provision of maximum connectivity resiliency with minimum cost to telecommunication networks through third-party networks". Networks 82 2 (2023): 87-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22148.
    Published • 10.1002/net.22148
  6. Machado, Bruno; Pimentel, Carina; de Sousa, Amaro. Corresponding author: Machado, Bruno. "Integration planning of freight deliveries into passenger bus networks: Exact and heuristic algorithms". Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 171 (2023): 103645. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103645.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.tra.2023.103645
  7. Brochado, A. F.; Rocha, E. M.; Almeida, D.; de Sousa, Amaro; Moura, A.. Corresponding author: Brochado, A. F.. "A data-driven model with minimal information for bottleneck detection - application at Bosch thermotechnology". International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management 18 4 (2022): 318-331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17509653.2022.2116121.
    Open access • Published • 10.1080/17509653.2022.2116121
  8. Zaouga, Aziza; de Sousa, Amaro; Najjar, Monia; Monteiro, Paulo Pereira. Corresponding author: Zaouga, Aziza. "Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for NG-PONs With Channel Bonding". IEEE Communications Letters 26 2 (2022): 374-378. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2021.3133101.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/lcomm.2021.3133101
  9. Barbosa, Fábio; Agra, Agostinho; de Sousa, Amaro. "The minimum cost network upgrade problem with maximum robustness to multiple node failures". Computers & Operations Research 136 (2021): 105453. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2021.105453.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.cor.2021.105453
  10. de Sousa, Amaro; Agra, Agostinho; Walkowiak, Krzysztof; Goscien, Róza. "RMSA algorithms resilient to multiple node failures in dynamic EONs". Optical Switching and Networking 42 (2021): 100633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.osn.2021.100633.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.osn.2021.100633
  11. Zaouga, Aziza; de Sousa, Amaro F.; Najjar, Monia; Monteiro, Paulo Pereira. "Self-Adjusting DBA Algorithm for Next Generation PONs (NG-PONs) to Support 5G Fronthaul and Data Services". Journal of Lightwave Technology 39 7 (2021): 1913-1924.
    Published • 10.1109/jlt.2020.3044704
  12. Santos, Dorabella; De Sousa, Amaro; Mas-Machuca, Carmen; Rak, Jacek. "Assessment of Connectivity-based Resilience to Attacks Against Multiple Nodes in SDNs". IEEE Access 9 (2021): 58266-58286.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2021.3071995
  13. Ayoub, Omran; de Sousa, Amaro; Mendieta, Silvia; Musumeci, Francesco; Tornatore, Massimo. "Online Virtual Machine Evacuation for Disaster Resilience in Inter-Data Center Networks". IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 18 2 (2021): 1990-2001.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/tnsm.2021.3056766
  14. Fábio Barbosa; Amaro Sousa; Agostinho Agra. "Design/upgrade of a transparent optical network topology resilient to the simultaneous failure of its critical nodes". Networks 75 4 (2020): 356-373.
    Published • 10.1002/net.21933
  15. Carlos Natalino; Amaro de Sousa; Lena Wosinska; Marija Furdek. "Content placement in 5G-enabled edge/core datacenter networks resilient to link cut attacks". Networks 75 4 (2020): 392-404.
    Open access • Published • 10.1002/net.21930
  16. Sousa, Amaro De; Gallo, Gabriela; Gutiérrez, Santiago; Robledo, Franco; Bocca, Pablo Rodri´guez; Romero, Pablo. "A tree-block decomposition-based heuristic for the minimum broadcast time". International Journal of Metaheuristics 7 4 (2020): 379-401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmheur.2020.111611.
    Published • 10.1504/ijmheur.2020.111611
  17. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Mas Machuca, Carmen. "The controller placement problem for robust SDNs against malicious node attacks considering the control plane with and without split-brain". Annals of Telecommunications 74 9-10 (2019): 575-591.
    Published • 10.1007/s12243-019-00725-7
  18. Amaro de Sousa; Teresa Gomes; Rita Girão-Silva; Lúcia Martins. "Minimization of the network availability upgrade cost with geodiverse routing for disaster resilience". Optical Switching and Networking 31 (2019): 127-143.
    Published • 10.1016/j.osn.2018.10.003
  19. de Sousa, Amaro; Gallo, Gabriela; Gutierrez, Santiago; Robledo, Franco; Rodríguez-Bocca, Pablo; Romero, Pablo. "Heuristics for the Minimum Broadcast Time". Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 69 (2018): 165-172.
    Published • 10.1016/j.endm.2018.07.022
  20. Barbosa, Fábio; de Sousa, Amaro; Agra, Agostinho. "The Design of Transparent Optical Networks Minimizing the Impact of Critical Nodes". Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 64 (2018): 165-174.
    Published • 10.1016/j.endm.2018.01.018
  21. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Monteiro, Paulo. "Compact Models for Critical Node Detection in Telecommunication Networks". Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 64 (2018): 325-334.
    Published • 10.1016/j.endm.2018.02.007
  22. Moniz, D.; Eira, A.; de Sousa, A.; Pires, J.. "On the comparative efficiency of non-disruptive defragmentation techniques in flexible-grid optical networks". Optical Switching and Networking 25 (2017): 149-159.
    Published • 10.1016/j.osn.2017.04.001
  23. de Sousa, Amaro; Monteiro, Paulo; Lopes, Carlos Borges. "Lightpath admission control and rerouting in dynamic flex-grid optical transport networks". Networks 69 1 (2017): 151-163.
    Published • 10.1002/net.21715
  24. Agra, Agostinho; de Sousa, Amaro; Doostmohammadi, Mahdi. "The Minimum Cost Design of Transparent Optical Networks Combining Grooming, Routing, and Wavelength Assignment". IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 24 6 (2016): 3702-3713.
    Published • 10.1109/tnet.2016.2544760
  25. Oliveira, Luis Miguel L.; Rodrigues, Joel J. P. C.; de Sousa, Amaro F.; Denisov, Victor M.. "Network Admission Control Solution for 6LoWPAN Networks Based on Symmetric Key Mechanisms". IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 12 6 (2016): 2186-2195.
    Published • 10.1109/tii.2016.2601562
  26. Cerveira, Adelaide; de Sousa, Amaro; Pires, E. J. Solteiro; Baptista, Jose. "Optimal Cable Design of Wind Farms: The Infrastructure and Losses Cost Minimization Case". IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 31 6 (2016): 4319-4329.
    Published • 10.1109/tpwrs.2016.2521700
  27. Gouveia, Luis; Patrício, Pedro; de Sousa, Amaro. "Lexicographical minimization of routing hops in hop-constrained node survivable networks". Telecommunication Systems 62 2 (2016): 417-434.
    Published • 10.1007/s11235-015-0083-9
  28. de Sousa, Amaro; Lopes, Carlos B.; Monteiro, Paulo. "Lightpath Admission Control in Dynamic Optical Transport Networks". Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 52 (2016): 205-212.
    Published • 10.1016/j.endm.2016.03.027
  29. de Sousa, Amaro; Lopes, Carlos Borges; Monteiro, Paulo. "Compact ILP formulations for the routing and wavelength assignment problem in the design of optical transport networks with regenerators". EURO Journal on Computational Optimization 4 2 (2016): 189-213.
    Published • 10.1007/s13675-015-0043-x
  30. Gouveia, Luís; Lopes, Maria João; de Sousa, Amaro. "Single PON network design with unconstrained splitting stages". European Journal of Operational Research 240 2 (2015): 361-371.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.07.006
  31. Gouveia, L.; Moura, P.; Ruthmair, M.; Sousa, A.. "Spanning trees with variable degree bounds". European Journal of Operational Research 239 3 (2014): 830-841.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.05.034
  32. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Alvelos, Filipe. "A hybrid column generation with GRASP and path relinking for the network load balancing problem". Computers & Operations Research 40 12 (2013): 3147-3158.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cor.2013.05.006
  33. de Sousa, Amaro; Lopes, Carlos; Santos, Dorabella. "Load balancing optimization of telecommunication networks with two differentiated services". Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 41 (2013): 351-358.
    Published • 10.1016/j.endm.2013.05.112
  34. Santos, Dorabella; de Sousa, Amaro; Alvelos, Filipe; Pióro, Michal. "Optimizing network load balancing: an hybridization approach of metaheuristics with column generation". Telecommunication Systems 52 2 (2013): 959-968.
    Published • 10.1007/s11235-011-9604-3
  35. Oliveira, Luís; Rodrigues, Joel; de Sousa, Amaro; Lloret, Jaime. "A Network Access Control Framework for 6LoWPAN Networks". Sensors 13 1 (2013): 1210-1230.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s130101210
  36. Oliveira, Luís M. L.; Rodrigues, Joel J. P. C.; de Sousa, Amaro F.; Lloret, Jaime. "Denial of service mitigation approach for IPv6-enabled smart object networks". Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 25 1 (2013): 129-142.
    Published • 10.1002/cpe.2850
  37. Santos, D.; De Sousa, A.; Alvelos, F.; Dzida, M.; Pióro, M.. "Optimization of link load balancing in multiple spanning tree routing networks". Telecommunication Systems 48 1-2 (2011): 109-124.
    Published • 10.1007/s11235-010-9337-8
  38. De Sousa, A.; Naldi, M.; Lorenz, P.; Valadas, R.. "Editorial: special issue on Next Generation Internet Networks". Telecommunication Systems 48 1-2 (2011): 1-3.
    Published • 10.1007/s11235-010-9323-1 • Editor
  39. Oliveira, L.M.L.; De Sousa, A.F.; Rodrigues, J.J.P.C.. "Routing and mobility approaches in IPv6 over LoWPAN mesh networks". International Journal of Communication Systems 24 11 (2011): 1445-1466.
    Published • 10.1002/dac.1228
  40. Gouveia, L.; Moura, P.; De Sousa, A.. "Prize collecting Steiner trees with node degree dependent costs". Computers and Operations Research 38 1 (2011): 234-245.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cor.2010.04.016
  41. Gouveia, L.; Patrício, P.; de Sousa, A.. "Models for optimal survivable routing with a minimum number of hops: comparing disaggregated with aggregated models". International Transactions in Operational Research 18 3 (2011): 335-358.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2010.00766.x
  42. de Sousa, Amaro; Santos, Dorabella; Matos, Pedro; Madeira, Joaquim. "Load Balancing Optimization of Capacitated Networks with Path Protection". Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 36 (2010): 1249-1256.
    Published • 10.1016/j.endm.2010.05.158
  43. Gouveia, Luís; Patrício, Pedro; de Sousa, Amaro. "Hop-Constrained Node Survivable Network Design: An Application to MPLS over WDM". Networks and Spatial Economics 8 1 (2008): 3-21.
    Published • 10.1007/s11067-007-9038-3
  44. Bertin, C.; De Sousa, A.F.; Figuera, G.; Friedrich, M.; Guglielmo, M.. "RACE "MARS" Project for the Experimentation of Multimedia Interactive Services: Architecture Solutions and Results". European Transactions on Telecommunications 8 4 (1997): 321-335.
    Published • 10.1002/ett.4460080406
  45. de Sousa, A.F.; de Oliveira Duarte, A.M.. "Error pattern addition for cell synchronisation in ATM systems". Electronics Letters 28 10 (1992): 929-930.
    Published • 10.1049/el:19920588
Newsletter article
  1. de Sousa, A.. "Minimização do Impacto de Ataques de Segurança em Redes de Telecomunicações", Boletim Informativo da APDIO, 2019, http://apdio.pt/documents/10180/16684/AF_boletim%20APDIO_60_WEB.pdf.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/09 - 2024/01 Models and Methods to Support Decision Making in Urban Logistics Context
Co-supervisor of Bruno Miguel da Cruz Machado
 Doutoramento em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Economia Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/12 CI/CD Platform for the Development of Software Services
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Computadores e Telemática (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/11 Micro-Services Based Application for Data Center Dimensioning
Co-supervisor of Miguel Quinteiro Ribeiro
 Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/10 - 2022/01 Disaster-resilient network design and resource management of elastic optical networks
Supervisor of Fábio Daniel Moreira Barbosa
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Eletrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/07 Improving availability and disaster resilience of telecommunication networks in the support of critical services
Supervisor of Pedro José Jorge Barata Nunes
 Mestrado em Engenharia Informática (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2015/12 - 2018/11 Network Optimization for Data and Exchange Centers
Co-supervisor of Dorabella Martins da Silva Santos
 Pós-Doutoramento (SFRH/BPD/111503/2015)
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
2010 - 2018/06 Routing, Mobility and Security Issues on 6LoWPAN Wireless Sensor Networks
Co-supervisor of Luís Miguel Lopes de Oliveira
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Informática, Portugal
2016/10 - 2017/12 Análise e Planeamento de Redes de Acesso C-RAN sobre Ethernet
Supervisor of David António Sacadura de Melo
 Mestrado Integrado de Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/12 Optimization of IP Networks with Fast Reroute Mechanisms
Supervisor of Miguel Filipe Ramalho Rodrigues
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/12 Optimization of the Electrical Power Distribution in a Modern Aircraft
Co-supervisor of André Branquinho Gomes
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenhaira Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2012/10 - 2013/12 Design and Optimization of Elastic Optical Networks
Co-supervisor of Tiago Ferreira Grade Dinis Trota
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2012/10 - 2013/12 Optimization algorithms applied to optical transport networks
Co-supervisor of Marco Paulo Ferreira Ribeiro
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2008/01 - 2013/12 Resource Management of Metropolitan Ethernet Networks
Supervisor
 Pós-doutoramento (SFRH/BPD/41581/2007)
Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
2010/10 - 2011/12 Fibra ótica na rede de acesso: planeamento e otimização de custos
Co-supervisor of Anabela Sequeira Damas
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2009/10 - 2010/12 Proteção Máxima de Redes de Telecomunicações
Supervisor of Jorge Miguel Saavedra dos Santos Oliveira
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2009/10 - 2010/12 Solução Linux para backhaul de redes móveis usando IP/MPLS
Supervisor of Nuno Gonçalo da Silva Lourenço
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2007/10 - 2010/01 Controlo e Gestão de Sessões Multimédia IP usando o IM-SSF
Supervisor of Nuno Filipe Oliveira Novo
 Mestrado (pré-Bolonha) em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2009/06 - 2009/12 Resource management of telecommunication networks based on minimum interference routing
Supervisor of João Carlos Pereira Santos
 Professional Master in Information Networking (MSIN) (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2008/10 - 2009/12 Experimental analysis of WiMAX and meshed Wi-Fi quality of service
Supervisor of João Carlos Cruz Borges
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2008/10 - 2009/12 Engenharia de tráfego de redes Ethernet baseadas em árvores de suporte
Supervisor of Ana Francisca Carvalho de Almeida Sampaio e Melo
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2008/10 - 2009/12 End User Behaviour and Performance Analysis in 3G Networks
Supervisor of Igor Alexandre Almeida Pais
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2008/10 - 2009/06 Engenharia de tráfego de redes Ethernet baseadas em PBB-TE
Supervisor of Pedro Miguel Rocha Matos
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2008/06 - 2008/12 Optimization Tool for Video on Demand Server Placement
Supervisor of Gonçalo Pereira
 Professional Master in Information Networking (MSIN) (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2007/10 - 2008/12 Medição e caracterização de tráfego tempo-real em redes IP
Co-supervisor of Lídia Elena da Costa dos Reis
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2006/10 - 2007/11 Encaminhamento robusto em redes GMPLS sobre SDH
Supervisor of Emanuel António Raimundo Moreira
 Mestrado (pré-Bolonha) em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2006/10 - 2007/07 Redes integradas com qualidade de serviço: sistema de apoio à decisão
Supervisor of Daniel Correia Martins
 Mestrado (pré-Bolonha) em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2002 - 2007 Dimensionamento e Gestão de Recursos em Redes Multi-Serviço
Supervisor of Carlos Borges Lopes
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Eletrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2004/10 - 2006/03 Encaminhamento Multicast em Redes IP
Supervisor of António Manuel Nunes Carvalho Amaral
 Mestrado (pré-Bolonha) em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2003/10 - 2004/06 Mobilidade IP em cenários de transição IPv4- IPv6
Supervisor of Luís Miguel Lopes de Oliveira
 Mestrado (pré-Bolonha) em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2002/10 - 2003/12 Aspetos de dimensionamento de redes MPLS: otimização de nós e ligações
Co-supervisor of Jorge Miguel Barbosa Patrão
 Mestrado (pré-Bolonha) em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/11/25 - 2024/11/27 14th International Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM) (2024/11/25 - 2024/11/27)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2024/10/02 - 2024/10/04 15th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) (2024/10/02 - 2024/10/04)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2024/06/24 - 2024/06/28 10th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) (2024/06/24 - 2024/06/28)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2024/05/06 - 2024/05/09 28th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling (ONDM) (2024/05/06 - 2024/05/09)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2024/05/06 - 2024/05/09 20th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) (2024/05/06 - 2024/05/09)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2024/03/11 - 2024/03/13 11th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) (2024/03/11 - 2024/03/13)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2023/10/04 - 2023/10/06 14th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) (2023/10/04 - 2023/10/06)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2023/09/20 - 2023/09/22 13th International Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM) (2023/09/20 - 2023/09/22)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2023/06/19 - 2023/06/23 9th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) (2023/06/19 - 2023/06/23)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2023/05/08 - 2023/05/11 27th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling (ONDM) (2023/05/08 - 2023/05/11)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2023/04/17 - 2023/04/20 19th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) (2023/04/17 - 2023/04/20)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2022/10/05 - 2022/10/07 13th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) (2022/10/05 - 2022/10/07)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2022/09/19 - 2022/09/21 12th International Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM) (2022/09/19 - 2022/09/21)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2022/06/27 - 2022/07/01 8th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) (2022/06/27 - 2022/07/01)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2022/06/07 - 2022/06/10 10th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) (2022/06/07 - 2022/06/10)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/19 26th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling (ONDM) (2022/05/16 - 2022/05/19)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2022/03/28 - 2022/03/31 18th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) (2022/03/28 - 2022/03/31)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2021/10/06 - 2021/10/08 12th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) (2021/10/06 - 2021/10/08)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2021/04/19 - 2021/04/22 17th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) (2021/04/19 - 2021/04/21)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2020/03/25 - 2020/03/27 16th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) (2020/03/25 - 2020/03/27)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2019/09/05 - 2019/09/06 Comunicações e Redes de Computadores (CRC) - INFORUM Simpósio de Informática (2019/09/05 - 2019/09/06)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2019/06/12 - 2019/06/14 9th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) (2019/06/12 - 2019/06/14)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2019/03/19 - 2019/03/21 15th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) (2019/03/19 - 2019/03/21)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2018/09/09 - 2018/09/12 Workshop in Telecommunication Networks Strategy and Planning, integrated with the IEEE PIMRC 2018 (The 29th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications) (2018/09/09 - 2018/09/12)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2018/09/03 - 2018/09/04 Comunicações e Redes de Computadores (CRC) - INFORUM Simpósio de Informática (2018/09/03 - 2018/09/04)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/10/12 - 2017/10/13 Comunicações e Redes de Computadores (CRC) - INFORUM Simpósio de Informática (2017/10/12 - 2017/10/13)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/02/26 - 2017/02/28 8th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) (2017/02/26 - 2017/02/28)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2016/09/26 - 2016/09/28 17th International Network Strategy and Planning Symposium (NETWORKS) (2016/09/26 - 2016/09/28)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2016/09/08 - 2016/09/09 Comunicações e Redes de Computadores (CRC) - INFORUM Simpósio de Informática (2016/09/08 - 2016/09/09)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/11/19 - 2015/11/20 14ª Conferência sobre Redes de Computadores (2015/11/19 - 2015/11/20)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2015/05/18 - 2015/05/20 7th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) (2015/05/18 - 2015/05/20)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2014/09/17 - 2014/09/19 16th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium (NETWORKS) (2014/09/17 - 2014/09/19)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2013/11/14 - 2013/11/15 13ª Conferência sobre Redes de Computadores (2013/11/14 - 2013/11/15)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2013/05/20 - 2013/05/22 6th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) (2013/05/20 - 2013/05/22)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2012/11/15 - 2012/11/16 12ª Conferência sobre Redes de Computadores (2012/11/15 - 2012/11/16)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/06/25 - 2012/06/27 8th EURO-NGI Conference on Next Generation Internet Networks (NGI) (2012/06/25 - 2012/06/27)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2011/11/17 - 2011/11/18 11ª Conferência sobre Redes de Computadores (2011/11/17 - 2011/11/18)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/06/27 - 2011/06/29 7th EURO-NGI Conference on Next Generation Internet Networks (NGI) (2011/06/27 - 2011/06/29)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2011/06/13 - 2011/06/16 5th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC) (2011/06/13 - 2011/06/16)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2010/11/11 - 2010/11/12 10ª Conferência sobre Redes de Computadores (2010/11/11 - 2010/11/12)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/09/27 - 2010/09/30 14th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium (NETWORKS) (2010/09/27 - 2010/09/30)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2010/06/02 - 2010/06/04 6th EURO-NGI Conference on Next Generation Internet Networks (NGI) (2010/06/02 - 2010/06/04)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - 2024 IEEE Transactions on Reliability (0018-9529) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2024 - 2024 IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (2327-4697) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2024 - 2024 IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (1536-1233) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2023 - 2024 IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (1545-5971) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2023 - 2024 Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (1943-0620) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2018 - 2024 Journal of Network and Systems Management (1573-7705) Springer New York
2015 - 2024 Computers and Operations Research (0305-0548) Elsevier
2009 - 2024 IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (1558-2566) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2008 - 2024 Networks (1097-0037) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2020 - 2023 IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (1932-4537) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2020 - 2023 Computer Networks (1389-1286) Elsevier
2013 - 2022 EURO Journal on Computational Optimization (2192-4414) Springer-Verlag
2019 - 2021 IEEE Access (2169-3536) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2019 - 2021 IEEE Communications Letters (1558-2558) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2018 - 2021 Optical Fiber Technology (1095-9912) Elsevier
2020 - 2020 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (0733-8716) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2020 - 2020 European Journal of Operational Research (0377-2217) Elsevier
2019 - 2019 International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking (1542-0981) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2018 - 2018 International Journal of Parallel Emergent and Distributed Systems (1744-5779) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018 - 2018 Journal of Engineering (2314-4904) Hindawi
2013 - 2017 INFORMS Journal of Computing (1091-9856) INFORMS
2015 - 2015 Mathematical Problems in Engineering (1563-5147) Hindawi Limited
2009 - 2013 European Transactions on Telecommunications (1541-8251) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Paper Award - Pióro M., Mycek M., Tomaszewski A., de Sousa A, On joint primary and backup controllers placement optimization against node-targeted attacks, 12th Int. Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM)
2018 Best Paper Award - Barbosa F., de Sousa A., Agra A., Topology Design of Transparent Optical Networks Resilient to Multiple Node Failures, 10th Int. Workshop on Resilient Networks Design and Modeling (RNDM)
2018 Best Paper Award - Santos D., de Sousa A., Mas Machuca C., Robust SDN Controller Placement to Malicious Node Attacks, 14th int. Conference on Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN)