Research and mentoring

Student supervision and research projects

Master’s and Ph.D. supervision, alongside research projects in artificial intelligence, energy forecasting, industrial monitoring, and intelligent engineering.

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Ph.D.Doctorate supervision(3 Concluded, 3 Ongoing)
M.Sc.Master's supervision(1 Concluded, 4 Ongoing)
ProjectsResearch and collaboration(3 Concluded)

Research and mentoring

Supervision and projects

Ph.D. supervision

Ph.D. thesis

Vladan Stojkovic

Thesis: To be defined

Institution
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Course
Ph.D. in Cyber-Physical Systems for Sustainable Development
Supervision role
Supervisor
Status
Ongoing
Ph.D. thesis

Mohammad Khalaf Mohammad Khreasat

Thesis: To be defined

Institution
Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Course
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Ongoing
Ph.D. thesis

Ney Kassiano Ramos

Thesis: Analysis of University Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence Management

Institution
Universidade do Planalto Catarinense, Lages, Brazil
Course
Ph.D. in Environment and Health
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Ongoing
Ph.D. thesis

William Gouvea Buratto

Thesis: An Innovative Methodology for the Analysis of Electrical Power Systems using Hybrid Models of Deep Learning and Hyperparameter Optimization

Institution
Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Course
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Completed (2026)
Ph.D. thesis

Aurélio Faustino Hoppe

Thesis: Desenvolvimento Regional Recursivo: Proposição e Validação do Índice de Capacidade Tecnológica de Monitoramento Regional (ICTMR)

Institution
Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil
Course
Ph.D. in Regional Development
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Completed (2026)
Ph.D. thesis

Nathielle Waldrigues Branco

Thesis: Análise de Falhas em Religador de Energia Elétrica de uma Concessionária de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica da Região Serrana de Santa Catarina

Institution
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Joinville, Brazil
Course
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Completed (2025)

Master’s supervision

Master’s thesis

Pedro Jorge

Thesis: To be defined

Institution
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Course
M.Sc. in Informatics and Multimedia Engineering
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Ongoing
Master’s thesis

Ana Beatriz Silveira Valente

Thesis: To be defined

Institution
Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Course
M.Sc. in Computer Engineering
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Ongoing
Master’s thesis

Moises Alexandre Medeiros

Thesis: To be defined

Institution
Universidade do Planalto Catarinense, Lages, Brazil
Course
M.Sc. in Production Systems
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Ongoing
Master’s thesis

Lucas Vinícius Kona

Thesis: To be defined

Institution
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
Course
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Ongoing
Master’s thesis

Mikhail Zimmer Heidrich

Thesis: Hidrogênio Verde na Mitigação de Curtailment por Razão Energética na Matriz Elétrica Brasileira

Institution
Universidade do Planalto Catarinense, Lages, Brazil
Course
M.Sc. in Production Systems
Supervision role
Co-supervisor
Status
Completed (2026)

Research projects

Research project

Petroleum Technology Research Centre and Mitacs underproject number IT40789

Sensor Drift Study in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) at Canadian Nuclear Power Plants

Institutions and partners
University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Founding
60,000.00 Canadian Dollars / per year
Project role
Researcher
Status
Completed (2025)
Research project

Digitalization of Railway Engineering Schematics

Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance of Complex Industrial Systems: Model-based Reasoning Meets Data Science

Institutions and partners
Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy
Founding
60,000.00 Euros
Project role
Researcher
Status
Completed (2024)
Research project

Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)

Research Internship on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Management of Electric Power Systems

Institutions and partners
University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Founding
10,500.00 Canadian Dollars
Project role
Researcher
Status
Completed (2021)