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Marco Sousa obteve o grau de licenciado em Engenharia Eletrónica e de Telecomunicações pela Universidade da Madeira (UMa), Portugal, em 2014, o grau de Mestre em Engenharia Eletrónica e de Telecomunicações pelo Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Portugal, em 2017, e o grau de Doutor em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores pelo Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal, em 2023. Desde 2015, é parte integrante do Departamento de Investigação da CELFINET - uma empresa CYIENT, onde tem assumido um papel de liderança na condução de atividades de investigação centradas na gestão e otimização da configuração de redes móveis. Além disso, ocupa o cargo de professor convidado no Departamento de Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores (DEETC) do ISEL. Os seus principais interesses de investigação incluem a otimização de redes móveis, redes de acesso via rádio e a utilização de inteligência artificial no domínio das redes móveis.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Marco Décio Baptista Sousa

Citation names

  • Sousa, Marco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CB11-BB4E-3C79
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2471-170X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=10SS27AAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus Author Id
57202674941

Email addresses

  • marco.sousa@isel.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023
Concluded
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Path Loss Modelling and Performance Improvement in Mobile Networks" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017
Concluded
 Engenharia de Electrónica e Telecomunicações (Mestrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
"Self- diagnosing and optimization of low coverage and high interference in 3G /4G radio access networks " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/06/30
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09/01 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Área Departamental de Engenharia de Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/08/31 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Área Departamental de Engenharia de Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/07/01 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Cyient Limited, India
2015/03/01 - 2022/06/30 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Celfinet, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2017/07/01 - 2019/12/31 Orquestração Automática Energeticamente Eficiente de Redes Móveis Optimizando a Qualidade de Experiência (MESMOQoE)
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-023110
Researcher
Celfinet, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Thaina Saraiva; Marco Sousa; Pedro Vieira; António Rodrigues. "Telco-DPR: A Hybrid Dataset for Evaluating Retrieval Models of 3GPP Technical Specifications". 2024.
    10.48550/ARXIV.2410.19790
  2. B. Marques; D. Parracho; M. Sousa; P. Vieira; M.P. Queluz; A. Rodrigues. "Automatic Backhaul Planning for 5G Open RAN Networks based on MNO Data". 2022.
    10.1109/melecon53508.2022.9842876
  3. Jesus, Francisco; Sousa, Marco; Freitas, Filipe ; Vieira, Pedro; Maria Paula Queluz; António José Castelo Branco Rodrigues. "Evaluating 5G Coverage in 3D Scenarios under Configurable Antenna Beam Patterns". Paper presented in Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, 2021.
    10.1109/wpmc52694.2021.9700421
  4. Alves, A.; Sousa, Marco; Vieira, P.; Queluz, M. P.; Rodrigues, A.. "A New 3D Beamforming Antenna Model for 5G Propagation Modeling based on Real Data". 2020.
    10.1109/wpmc50192.2020.9309503
  5. Moura, D.; Sousa, Marco; Vieira, P.; Rodrigues, A.; Queluz, M. P.. "A No-Reference Video Streaming QoE Estimator based on Physical Layer 4G Radio Measurements". 2020.
    10.1109/wcnc45663.2020.9120504
  6. Marques, B.; Sousa, Marco; Vieira, P.; Queluz, M. P.; Rodrigues, A.. "Automated Joint Access and Backhaul Planning for 5G Millimeter-Wave Small Cell Networks". 2020.
    10.1109/wpmc50192.2020.9309498
  7. Jales, G.; Sousa, Marco; Vieiral, P.. "Optimizing the 4G Mobility Strategy after Diagnosing Network Sub-Performance Areas". 2019.
    10.1109/wpmc48795.2019.9096061
  8. Santos, R.; Sousa, Marco; Vieira, P.; Queluz, M. P.; Rodrigues, A.. "An Unsupervised Learning Approach for Performance and Configuration Optimization of 4G Networks". 2019.
    10.1109/wcnc.2019.8885524
  9. Gomes, A.; Sousa, Marco; Rodrigues, A.; Vieira, P.. "Detecting and reducing interference in 3G and beyond wireless access networks". 2018.
    10.1109/melcon.2018.8379091
  10. Pedras, V.; Sousa, Marco; Vieira, P.; Queluz, M. P.; Rodrigues, A.. "A no-reference user centric QoE model for voice and web browsing based on 3G/4G radio measurements". 2018.
    10.1109/wcnc.2018.8377198
  11. Pedras, V.; Sousa, Marco; Vieira, P.; Queluz, M. P.; Rodrigues, A.. "Antenna tilt optimization using a novel QoE model based on 3G radio measurements". 2017.
    10.1109/wpmc.2017.8301794
  12. Sousa, Marco; Martins, A.; Vieira, P.. "Self-Diagnosing Low Coverage and High Interference in 3G/4G Radio Access Networks based on Automatic RF Measurement Extraction". 2016.
    10.5220/0005958300310039
  13. Sousa, Marco; Martins, A.; Vieira, P.. "Tracking Down High Interference and Low Coverage in 3G/4G Radio Networks Using Automatic RF Measurement Extraction". 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-319-67876-4_19
Journal article
  1. Luís Mata; Marco Sousa; Pedro Vieira; Maria Paula Queluz; António Rodrigues. "Optimizing Energy and Spectral Efficiency in Mobile Networks: A Comprehensive Energy Sustainability Framework for Network Operators". IEEE Access (2025): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3536281.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3536281
  2. Luís Mata; Marco Sousa; Pedro Vieira; Maria Paula Queluz; António Rodrigues. "On the Use of Spatial Graphs for Performance Degradation Root-Cause Analysis Toward Self-Healing Mobile Networks". IEEE Access (2024): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3361284.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3361284
  3. Marco Sousa; Pedro Vieira; Maria Paula Queluz; António Rodrigues. "Towards the Use of Unsupervised Causal Learning in Wireless Networks Operation". Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences (2023): 101764-101764. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jksuci.2023.101764.
    10.1016/j.jksuci.2023.101764
  4. Marco Sousa; Pedro Vieira; Maria Paula Queluz; Antonio Rodrigues. "An Ubiquitous 2.6 GHz Radio Propagation Model for Wireless Networks Using Self-Supervised Learning From Satellite Images". IEEE Access (2022): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193486.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3193486
  5. Adriano Lopes; João Oliveira; Pedro Sebastião; Marco Sousa; Pedro Vieira. "A Modular Web-Based Software Solution for Mobile Networks Planning, Operation and Optimization". Applied Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167686.
    10.3390/app11167686
  6. Sousa, Marco; Pedro Manuel de Almeida Carvalho Vieira; Maria Paula Queluz; António José Castelo Branco Rodrigues. Corresponding author: Sousa, Marco. "Analysis and Optimization of 5G Coverage Predictions Using a Beamforming Antenna Model and Real Drive Test Measurements". IEEE Access 9 (2021): 101787-101808. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3097633.
    Published • 10.1109/access.2021.3097633
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/01 - Current Enabling Full Automation and Intelligent Management of Wireless Networks in 5G and Beyond through Intent-Based Networks
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/18 A Comprehensive Analysis of Alarm Root Causes in an Optical Fiber Network Lucas Leite Baptista (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/04/22 - Current Artificial Intelligence Review (15737462) Springer
2024/03/15 - Current IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2024/02/06 - Current Applied Sciences (20763417) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2023/06/28 - Current IEEE Access (21693536) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Distinctions

Award

2024 Most Outstanding Paper Award in the Wireless Telecommunications Symposium 2024
2016 Best Student Paper Award in the 13th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems