AREA OF CONCENTRATION:
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Gonçalves GirardiPermanent Professor |
E-mail: alessandro.girardi@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9078785342700446
Research line: Communication Circuits
He worksin the area of microelectronics, mainly in the development of design methodologies for analog integrated circuits with low power consumption, such as operational amplifiers, comparators and DC-DC converters. He also researches ways to automate the design of integrated circuits through techniques that explore the design space in search of optimal solutions in terms of performance, power consumption and circuit efficiency. Another area of interest is research with motion sensors for estimating positioning and orientation and their application in embedded devices.
Prof. Dr. Edson SchlosserPermanent Professor |
E-mail: edsonschlosser@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3824209897555331
Research line: Communication Circuits
Member of the Electromagnetism, Microwaves and Antennas Laboratory (LEMA) at UNIPAMPA. He is interested in electromagnetic modeling and numerical solutions of planar structures formed by dielectric and conductive stratifications. He also works on the design and construction of antennas, printed antenna networks, reflector networks, high-frequency devices and circuits, and on the development of algorithms for the synthesis of radiation diagrams and for the numerical analysis of passive structures.
Prof. Dr. Fabio Diniz RossiPermanent Professor |
E-mail: fabio.rossi@iffarroupilha.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1338191155744103
Research line: Systems Optimization
He works on research on resource allocation in fog computing environments, ranging from Internet-of-Things sensors, processing in embedded architectures, data communication networks, edge computing, and cloud computing environments. His research interest in fog computing aims to improve the trade-off between power consumption and application performance.
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Prof. Dr. Fabio Luis Livi RamosPermanent Professor |
E-mail: fabioramos@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3250174839323976
Research line: Systems Optimization
He works on research related to the area of digital signal processing, especially for video coding. More specifically, he focuses on digital hardware accelerator solutions for the entropy coding stage for video coding, but also on software or hardware entropy solutions for other applications, such as image compression and neural networks. He is interested in other areas that involve the use of digital hardware accelerators for applications that require high performance and low power consumption.
Prof. Dr. Lucas Compassi SeveroPermanent Professor |
E-mail: lucassevero@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9154035500321341
Research line: Communication Circuits
He works with research in the area of microelectronics, mainly in the design of analog and radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. He also researches ways of implementing circuits with ultra-low voltage and ultra-low power operation for low-energy RF receivers, circuits for energy harvesting and design methodologies for integrated circuits. He is also interested in the areas of active circuits in the microwave range, communication systems, avionics systems and embedded systems.
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Caggiani LuizelliPermanent Professor |
E-mail: marceloluizelli@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6613933581513594
Research line: Systems Optimization
His main research interests are related to computer networks, combinatorial optimization and artificial intelligence, with a focus on emerging paradigms such as SDN (Software-defined Networks), NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) and programmable data planes (P4). He is currently coordinating projects funded by CNPq and MCTIC/FAPESP related to (i) monitoring of programmable infrastructures (e.g., in-band telemetry) and (ii) machine learning applied to programmable devices.
Prof. Dr. Marcos Vinicius Thomas HecklerPermanent Professor |
E-mail: marcosheckler@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7326313587019025
Research line: Communication Circuits
Coordinator of the Electromagnetism, Microwaves and Antennas Laboratory (LEMA) at UNIPAMPA. His main research interests include the study and development of antennas and circuits operating in microwaves for communication and radio navigation systems. Antenna networks, especially those designed in microstrip technology, are also the subject of research at LEMA. In addition, the professor also develops studies on numerical methods in Electromagnetism for the analysis of passive structures operating in microwaves.
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Prof. Dr. Paulo Cesar Comassetto de AguirrePermanent Professor |
E-mail: pauloaguirre@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6909803398529948
Research line: Communication Circuits
He works in the area of integrated electronics (microelectronics) with a focus on the study and development of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits in CMOS technologies. He has experience in the design and development of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), active filters for RF receivers and low-voltage electronic circuits. He is currently working on the development of ADCs (sigma-delta, flash and hybrid), active filters and operational amplifiers for low-voltage applications for analog front-ends of communication systems (wireless and/or wireline) and instrumentation systems with a focus on the internet-of-things (IoT). He is also interested in the development of electronic circuits for biomedical applications.
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Prof. Dr. Cristian MullerPermanent Professor |
E-mail: cristianmuller@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7355225439863613
Research line: Communication Circuits
His research focuses primarily on microelectronics, focusing on the design and synthesis of digital circuits applied to analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). His research interests include the development of digital decimation filters for Sigma-Delta ADCs and calibration techniques for SAR ADCs. He is particularly interested in strategies for reducing area and power consumption in the design of digital filters implemented in integrated circuits. Another area of research involves localization techniques in wireless sensor networks and their application to embedded devices.
AREA OF CONCENTRATION:
ENERGY PROCESSING
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Machado dos SantosPermanent Professor |
E-mail: eduardosantos@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2387118009577291
Research line: Electrical Power Systems
His research interests include electrical power systems, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence applied to the protection, operation, control and optimization of power generation, transmission and distribution. Topics of interest: mathematical and computational signal processing techniques applied to protection; optimization methods applied to economic/environmental load dispatch and protective relay coordination, as well as to the allocation of protective devices and alarm processing; artificial intelligence to aid decision-making; transient detection and classification; fault location; detection and correction of waveforms distorted by current transformer saturation; protection against under and overexcitation in synchronous generators; frequency estimation; geomagnetically induced currents; phasor estimation; anti-islanding protection; current limiters; estimation of the useful life of network elements via signal processing; protection blocking techniques during power oscillations and transformer magnetization currents; sympathetic inrush; detection and location of high-impedance faults; optimization of wind/solar farm projects; mitigating solutions for problems related to bird streamer.
Prof. Dr. Felipe Bovolini GrigolettoPermanent Professor |
E-mail: felipegrigoletto@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7906627505162145
Research line: Power Electronics and Control
His research interests include power electronics applications, with emphasis on grid-connected power conversion systems. He develops modulation strategies applied to static power converters, including space vector and selective harmonic elimination. He works on the design and development of multilevel static converter structures. In addition, he works with modeling and control of static converters for processing energy from renewable sources, with emphasis on wind and solar photovoltaic energy.
Prof. Dr. Guilherme Sebastian da SilvaCollaborating Teacher |
E-mail: guilhermesilva@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7093757298381173
Research line: Power Electronics and Control
He works in research in the area of electrical engineering, mainly in Power Electronics and Control of Static Converters. He works in research and development of static converters for application in power systems, such as: converters for distributed generation, modular multilevel converters in HVDC transmission, modeling and control of static converters connected to the grid and sensorless control. Other lines of research are related to photovoltaic systems such as: development of an electronic device for characterizing panels, classification of defects in arrays, analysis and methods for plotting characteristic curves under partial shading conditions and design of photovoltaic systems. He also works with research and development of inverters to drive motors in rice field irrigation.
Prof. Dr. Marcio StefanelloPermanent Professor |
E-mail: marciostefanello@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9333498570249062
Research line: Power Electronics and Control
His main research topics focus on advanced control theory and its application in power electronics to address fundamental challenges such as synchronization, stability and performance in microgrid applications. In addition, he has expertise in adaptive control theory and active filters.
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Prof. Dr. Micael Marcio OliveiraPermanent Professor |
E-mail: micaeloliveira@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6329325710347561
Research line: Electrical Power Systems
Member of the Integrated Energy Resources Exploration Research Group – EIRE, developing extension actions on the themes of energy efficiency and renewable resources. He works mainly on research related to transformers, focusing on thermal and electromagnetic modeling of these equipment with the aid of CFD and MEF simulations, strategies for assessing conditions, monitoring and estimating transformer aging. He also has research interests in the interaction of transformers with the electrical power system, especially in the presence of renewable sources, such as wind and solar energy.
HISTORY
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AREA OF CONCENTRATION:
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Gonçalves GirardiPermanent Professor |
E-mail: alessandro.girardi@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9078785342700446
Research line: Communication Circuits
He worksin the area of microelectronics, mainly in the development of design methodologies for analog integrated circuits with low power consumption, such as operational amplifiers, comparators and DC-DC converters. He also researches ways to automate the design of integrated circuits through techniques that explore the design space in search of optimal solutions in terms of performance, power consumption and circuit efficiency. Another area of interest is research with motion sensors for estimating positioning and orientation and their application in embedded devices.
Prof. Dr. Edson SchlosserPermanent Professor |
E-mail: edsonschlosser@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3824209897555331
Research line: Communication Circuits
Member of the Electromagnetism, Microwaves and Antennas Laboratory (LEMA) at UNIPAMPA. He is interested in electromagnetic modeling and numerical solutions of planar structures formed by dielectric and conductive stratifications. He also works on the design and construction of antennas, printed antenna networks, reflector networks, high-frequency devices and circuits, and on the development of algorithms for the synthesis of radiation diagrams and for the numerical analysis of passive structures.
Prof. Dr. Fabio Diniz RossiPermanent Professor |
E-mail: fabio.rossi@iffarroupilha.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1338191155744103
Research line: Systems Optimization
He works on research on resource allocation in fog computing environments, ranging from Internet-of-Things sensors, processing in embedded architectures, data communication networks, edge computing, and cloud computing environments. His research interest in fog computing aims to improve the trade-off between power consumption and application performance.
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Prof. Dr. Fabio Luis Livi RamosPermanent Professor |
E-mail: fabioramos@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3250174839323976
Research line: Systems Optimization
He works on research related to the area of digital signal processing, especially for video coding. More specifically, he focuses on digital hardware accelerator solutions for the entropy coding stage for video coding, but also on software or hardware entropy solutions for other applications, such as image compression and neural networks. He is interested in other areas that involve the use of digital hardware accelerators for applications that require high performance and low power consumption.
Prof. Dr. Lucas Compassi SeveroCollaborating Professor |
E-mail: lucassevero@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9154035500321341
Research line: Communication Circuits
He works with research in the area of microelectronics, mainly in the design of analog and radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. He also researches ways of implementing circuits with ultra-low voltage and ultra-low power operation for low-energy RF receivers, circuits for energy harvesting and design methodologies for integrated circuits. He is also interested in the areas of active circuits in the microwave range, communication systems, avionics systems and embedded systems.
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Caggiani LuizelliPermanent Professor |
E-mail: marceloluizelli@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6613933581513594
Research line: Systems Optimization
His main research interests are related to computer networks, combinatorial optimization and artificial intelligence, with a focus on emerging paradigms such as SDN (Software-defined Networks), NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) and programmable data planes (P4). He is currently coordinating projects funded by CNPq and MCTIC/FAPESP related to (i) monitoring of programmable infrastructures (e.g., in-band telemetry) and (ii) machine learning applied to programmable devices.
Prof. Dr. Marcos Vinicius Thomas HecklerPermanent Professor |
E-mail: marcosheckler@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7326313587019025
Research line: Communication Circuits
Coordinator of the Electromagnetism, Microwaves and Antennas Laboratory (LEMA) at UNIPAMPA. His main research interests include the study and development of antennas and circuits operating in microwaves for communication and radio navigation systems. Antenna networks, especially those designed in microstrip technology, are also the subject of research at LEMA. In addition, the professor also develops studies on numerical methods in Electromagnetism for the analysis of passive structures operating in microwaves.
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Prof. Dr. Paulo Cesar Comassetto de AguirrePermanent Professor |
E-mail: pauloaguirre@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6909803398529948
Research line: Communication Circuits
He works in the area of integrated electronics (microelectronics) with a focus on the study and development of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits in CMOS technologies. He has experience in the design and development of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), active filters for RF receivers and low-voltage electronic circuits. He is currently working on the development of ADCs (sigma-delta, flash and hybrid), active filters and operational amplifiers for low-voltage applications for analog front-ends of communication systems (wireless and/or wireline) and instrumentation systems with a focus on the internet-of-things (IoT). He is also interested in the development of electronic circuits for biomedical applications.
AREA OF CONCENTRATION:
ENERGY PROCESSING
Permanent Teachers
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Machado dos SantosPermanent Professor |
E-mail: eduardosantos@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2387118009577291
Research line: Electrical Power Systems
His research interests include electrical power systems, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence applied to the protection, operation, control and optimization of power generation, transmission and distribution. Topics of interest: mathematical and computational signal processing techniques applied to protection; optimization methods applied to economic/environmental load dispatch and protective relay coordination, as well as to the allocation of protective devices and alarm processing; artificial intelligence to aid decision-making; transient detection and classification; fault location; detection and correction of waveforms distorted by current transformer saturation; protection against under and overexcitation in synchronous generators; frequency estimation; geomagnetically induced currents; phasor estimation; anti-islanding protection; current limiters; estimation of the useful life of network elements via signal processing; protection blocking techniques during power oscillations and transformer magnetization currents; sympathetic inrush; detection and location of high-impedance faults; optimization of wind/solar farm projects; mitigating solutions for problems related to bird streamer.
Prof. Dr. Felipe Bovolini GrigolettoPermanent Professor |
E-mail: felipegrigoletto@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7906627505162145
Research line: Power Electronics and Control
His research interests include power electronics applications, with emphasis on grid-connected power conversion systems. He develops modulation strategies applied to static power converters, including space vector and selective harmonic elimination. He works on the design and development of multilevel static converter structures. In addition, he works with modeling and control of static converters for processing energy from renewable sources, with emphasis on wind and solar photovoltaic energy.
Prof. Dr. Guilherme Sebastian da SilvaCollaborating Professor |
E-mail: guilhermesilva@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7093757298381173
Research line: Power Electronics and Control
He works in research in the area of electrical engineering, mainly in Power Electronics and Control of Static Converters. He works in research and development of static converters for application in power systems, such as: converters for distributed generation, modular multilevel converters in HVDC transmission, modeling and control of static converters connected to the grid and sensorless control. Other lines of research are related to photovoltaic systems such as: development of an electronic device for characterizing panels, classification of defects in arrays, analysis and methods for plotting characteristic curves under partial shading conditions and design of photovoltaic systems. He also works with research and development of inverters to drive motors in rice field irrigation.
Prof. Dr. Marcio StefanelloPermanent Professor |
E-mail: marciostefanello@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9333498570249062
Research line: Power Electronics and Control
His main research topics focus on advanced control theory and its application in power electronics to address fundamental challenges such as synchronization, stability and performance in microgrid applications. In addition, he has expertise in adaptive control theory and active filters.
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Prof. Dr. Micael Marcio OliveiraPermanent Professor |
E-mail: micaeloliveira@unipampa.edu.br
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6329325710347561
Research line: Electrical Power Systems
Member of the Integrated Energy Resources Exploration Research Group – EIRE, developing extension actions on the themes of energy efficiency and renewable resources. He works mainly on research related to transformers, focusing on thermal and electromagnetic modeling of these equipment with the aid of CFD and MEF simulations, strategies for assessing conditions, monitoring and estimating transformer aging. He also has research interests in the interaction of transformers with the electrical power system, especially in the presence of renewable sources, such as wind and solar energy.
HISTORY
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