Tiago José Leitão de Oliveira (831F-D2D4-F6D7)

Curriculum Vitae

Tiago José Leitão de Oliveira

Tiago José Leitão de Oliveira nasceu em Coimbra, Portugal. Obteve o curso Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores pela Universidade de Coimbra em setembro de 2019. Atualmente, frequenta o programa de Doutoramento em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Sistemas Inteligentes na Universidade de Coimbra, tendo como instituição de acolhimento o Instituto de Telecomunicações - Coimbra. Durante o seu percurso como investigador, publicou diversos artigos científicos em revistas e conferências da área, bem como um capítulo de livro. Os seus interesses de investigação estão atualmente focados no desenvolvimento de algoritmos controlo preditivo, diagnóstico de avarias e técnicas tolerantes a falhas em conversores de eletrónica de potência para integração de energias renováveis e carregamento rápido de veículos elétricos.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Tiago José Leitão de Oliveira
Date of birth: 1995/10/09
Gender: Male

Citation names

Tiago Oliveira
Tiago J. L. Oliveira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 831F-D2D4-F6D7
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9760-1261

Email addresses

tiago.oliveira@co.it.pt (Professional)
toliveira@isec.pt (Professional)
tiago.leitao.ac@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

924453227 (Personal)

Addresses

Largo de São Bento, Porta nº 4, 3060-040, Ançã, Cantanhede, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
French	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/09 - 2025/12/31 Ongoing	PhD in Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Systems (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/09/20 Concluded	Integrated Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Major in Energy Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal "Model Predictive Control of Parallel-Connected Uninterruptible Power Supplies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2016/07 Concluded	Bachelor in Electrical Engineering (Licenciatura) Major in Energy systems Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal	17

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/02 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Telecomunicações - Pólo de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2018/03/31	Researcher (Research)	Instituto de Telecomunicações - Pólo de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/09 - Current	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/07	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/07	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/07	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2025/01 - Current	Alliance for Energy Transition - Shore power 7220 Research Fellow Instituto de Telecomunicações - Pólo de Coimbra, Portugal	Ongoing
2019/11/15 - 2020/12/31	Datacenter Resilience Increase through Fault Tolerance in UPS systems SAICT-45-2017-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029112 - PTDC/EEI-EEE/29112/2017 Research Fellow Instituto de Telecomunicações - Pólo de Coimbra, Portugal	Ongoing
2017/04/01 - 2018/03/01	Fast Video Encoding and Transcoding using Online Learning UID/EEA/50008/2013 Research Fellow Instituto de Telecomunicações - Pólo de Coimbra, Portugal	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Leitão de Oliveira, Tiago José; Antunes Caseiro, Luís Miguel; Santos Mendes, André Manuel dos. "Solid-State transformers". In Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronic Power Engineering, 196-204. Elsevier, 2023. 10.1016/b978-0-12-821204-2.00095-7
Conference paper	Tiago Oliveira. "A New Predictive Control System for N-paralleled 3-level Inverters in Next-generation Shore Power Applications". Paper presented in IEEE Energy Conversion Conference and Expo (ECCE), Philadelphia, 2025. Submitted Tiago Oliveira. "A New Boost Charging Mechanism for Next-generation Extremely Fast DC Chargers". Paper presented in IEEE Energy Conversion Conference and Expo (ECCE), Philadelphia, 2025. Submitted Oliveira, Tiago; Mendes, André; Caseiro, Luís. "Arm-current-based Model Predictive Control for Modular Multilevel Converters with a New Current Reference Generation Method". 2023. 10.1109/ecce53617.2023.10362805 Oliveira, Tiago; Mendes, André; Caseiro, Luís. "Model Predictive Control for a Modular Multiport Solid-State Transformer". 2023. 10.23919/epe23ecceeurope58414.2023.10264307 Oliveira, Tiago J. L.; Caseiro, Luis M. A.; Mendes, Andre M. S.; Cruz, Sergio M. A.; Perdigao, Marina S.. "Model Predictive Control for paralleled UPS systems with load-side neutral wire". Paper presented in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology - ICIT, Valencia (Online), 2021. 10.1109/icit46573.2021.9453668 Oliveira, Tiago J. L.; Baptista, Tiago M. C.; Caseiro, Luis M. A.; Mendes, Andre M. S.; Perdigao, Marina S.; Cruz, Sergio M. A.. "Online estimation of passive elements in a double conversion UPS system with no additional sensors". Paper presented in Conference on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Leiria (Online), 2021. 10.1109/conftele50222.2021.9435589 Oliveira, Tiago J. L.; Caseiro, Luis M. A.; Mendes, Andre M. S.; Cruz, Sergio M. A.; Perdigao, Marina S.. "Switching frequency reduction for efficiency optimization in two paralleled UPS systems". Paper presented in IEEE 14th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-PowerEng), 2020. 10.1109/cpe-powereng48600.2020.9161560 Oliveira, Tiago J. L.; Caseiro, Luis M. A.; Mendes, Andre M. S.. "Load-sharing between two paralleled UPS systems using Model Predictive Control". Paper presented in IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2019. 10.1109/iecon.2019.8927013 Grellert, Mateus; Oliveira, Tiago; Duarte, Carlos Rafael; da Silva Cruz, Luis A.. "Fast HEVC Transrating using Random Forests". Paper presented in IEEE Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP), 2018. 10.1109/vcip.2018.8698675
Journal article	Tiago Oliveira; André Mendes; Luís Caseiro. "Smart transformer-based EV fast charger with MVDC systems integration capability". IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (2025): Submitted Oliveira, Tiago; Mendes, André; Caseiro, Luís. "Model Predictive Control for Solid State Transformers: Advances and Trends". Energies 15 22 (2022): 8349. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15228349. 10.3390/en15228349 Oliveira, Tiago J. L.; Caseiro, Luis M. A.; Mendes, Andre M. S.; Cruz, Sergio M. A.; Perdigao, Marina S.. "Online Filter Parameters Estimation in a Double Conversion UPS System for Real-Time Model Predictive Control Performance Optimization". IEEE Access 10 (2022): 30484-30500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3159968. 10.1109/access.2022.3159968 Oliveira, Tiago; Caseiro, Luís; Mendes, André; Cruz, Sérgio; Perdigão, Marina. "Model Predictive Control for Paralleled Uninterruptible Power Supplies with an Additional Inverter Leg for Load-Side Neutral Connection". Energies 14 8 (2021): 2270. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14082270. 10.3390/en14082270 Oliveira, Tiago; Caseiro, Luís; Mendes, André; Cruz, Sérgio. "Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control for Paralleled Uninterruptible Power Supplies". Energies 13 13 (2020): 3453. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13133453. 10.3390/en13133453

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/11/01	Arm-current-based Model Predictive Control for Modular Multilevel Converters with a New Current Reference Generation Method	2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
2021/03/10	Model Predictive Control for paralleled UPS systems with load-side neutral wire	ICIT - International Conference on Information Technology & Systems
2021/02/11	Online estimation of passive elements in a double conversion UPS system with no additional sensors	Conference on Telecommunications - ConfTele
2020/07/09	Switching frequency reduction for efficiency optimization in two paralleled UPS systems	14th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering
2019/10/15	Load-sharing between two paralleled UPS systems using Model Predictive Control	IEEE 45th Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/05/15 - 2025/05/15	Webinar: Power Electronics for Electric Flying on The Path to All Electric Aircraft Seminar	Power Electronics for Electric Flying on The Path to All Electric Aircraft IEEE Power Electronics Society, United States

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2021/09/16	Relatório de Estágio desenvolvido no âmbito da Componente de Formação em Contexto de Trabalho (Thesis) Main arguer	David Ferreira Marques (Other) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/07/22	Relatório de Estágio desenvolvido no âmbito da Componente de Formação em Contexto de Trabalho (Thesis) Main arguer	Ricardo Montenegro Albuquerque (Other) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022 - 2023	Special Issue "Advances in Model Predictive Control for Power Electronics" Member	MDPI AG, Switzerland

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2023 - 2023	IEEE Vehicular Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)	Milan, Italy

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020/09 - Current	Industrial Electronics	CTeSP de Automação, Robótica e Manutenção Industrial (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - Current	Industrial Electronics	CTeSP em Manutenção Eletromecânica (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/02 - 2024/07	Industrial Electronics	Licenciatura em Engenharia Eletromecânica (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2020	ABB award (Asea Brown Boveri) - best Masters' Dissertation in Energy presented to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Coimbra in 2019 ABB Ltd, Switzerland
2020	Top 3 per cent of Students Award Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014	Merit grant Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Educação, Portugal

Other distinction

2019	Merit board of the University of Coimbra Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016	Distinction for the Best Graduate Students in the acadamic year of 2015/2016 Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal