Under-Graduate

Besides lecturing several graduation courses at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEEC) at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), he has also focused his activities on the supervision of several graduate and under-graduate students.

MSc Students:

Gonçalo Pinto Midões
Thesis: Novel RISC-V Extension for Data Streaming Complex Patterns
MSc Thesis, IST, ongoing
André Santiago Mestre e Costa
Thesis: FPGA-based accelerator for real-time 3D mapping of underwater caves
MSc Thesis, IST, ongoing
Ana Sofia Carepo da Silveira
Thesis: Reconfigurable architectures for neural-network accerelators with data-streaming support
MSc Thesis, IST, ongoing
João Francisco Batista Maia
Thesis: Data-streaming support on Gemmini tensor architecture
MSc Thesis, IST, ongoing
Xavier Batista Fernandes
Thesis: Data-Streaming Engine for the Unlimited Vector Extension
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2023
João Pedro Rosa Baptista
Thesis: RISC-V Streaming Extension Support on the Spike Simulator
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2023
André Miguel da Rocha Pereira
Thesis: Compressed data-streaming mechanisms for Big-Data application domains
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2022
Pedro Martim Duarte Rosado
Thesis: Integrated error detection in the HGCAL backend electronics
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2022
Tomás Santos Azenhas Boavida Malcata
Thesis: Time-offset compensation for AI-assisted fast channel change on DVB set-top-boxes
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2022
André de Assunção Marrucho
Thesis: Automatic detection of forest fires: a deep learning approach
MSc Thesis, IST, December 2021
Afonso Luz
Thesis: Deep Learning software framework with POSIT support
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2021
Tiago Da Silva Jorge Cabecinha
Thesis: Bring Your Own Token
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2021
Luís Miguel Marques Crespo
Thesis: Hardware-accelerated library for Deep Neural Network applications
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2021
Joana Inês Gonçalves Pires Costa
Thesis: Clustering and Complexity Estimation for Air Traffic Flow Management
MSc Thesis, IST, January 2021
Eduardo Miguel Ferreira Cabral de Melo
Thesis: RISC-V Processing System with Streaming Support
MSc Thesis, IST, January 2021
Rafael Ferreira Gil
Thesis: Exploiting GPU Undervoltage to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Deep Learning Applications
MSc Thesis, IST, January 2021
Gonçalo Eduardo Cascalho Raposo
Thesis: Deep Learning with approximate computing: an energy efficient approach
MSc Thesis, IST, January 2021
Francisco Soares Mendes
Thesis: Taking GPU beyond its conventional DVFS limits in machine learning applications
MSc Thesis, IST, October 2020
João Mário Ribeiro Domingos
Thesis: Unlimited Vector Extension with data streaming support
MSc Thesis, IST, October 2020
Miguel Eduardo Mateus Pinho
Thesis: Packing and Fusing Narrow-Width Vector Operations for Energy-Efficient SIMD
MSc Thesis, IST, July 2020
Rodrigo Zambujinho Lourenço
Thesis: Faster CPU emulation and dynamic kernel compilation in Multi2Sim
MSc Thesis, IST, December 2019
Francisco Madaleno Ferreira dos Santos
Thesis: Flying Tourist Problem – An Integer Linear Programming Approach
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2019
João Filipe Monteiro Rodrigues
Thesis: Configurable RISC-V softcore processor for FPGA implementation
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2019
Rafael Alexandre da Silva Marques
Thesis: Flight Time and Cost Minimization in Complex Routes
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2018
Rui de Almeida Torroaes Albuquerque
Thesis: Energy Efficient HEVC Motion Estimation for Mobile Heterogeneous Platforms
MSc Thesis, IST, June 2018
Pedro Pontes Brito de Sá
Thesis: Biochip Architecture for Cardiac Pathologies Detection
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2017
João Pedro Silva Rodrigues
Thesis: BowMapCL: biologic sequences alignment on multiple GPUs
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2016
Leonardo Braga Natal
Thesis: Dedicated processor for real-time spike sorting
MSc Thesis, IST, July 2016
Rui Pedro Gaspar Pinheiro
Thesis: Performance and Energy Modeling of Heterogeneous Many-core Architectures
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2016
Cláudio José Matias Valério
Thesis: big.LITTLE HEVC – Energy Efficient Video Codec for Mobile Platforms
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2016
João Luís Henriques Afonso
Thesis: Scalable Heterogeneous Accelerating Structure for the HEVC Temporal Prediction
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2016
Edgar Fernandes da Costa Marques
Thesis: Implementation and Evaluation of a Video Decoder on the Coreworks Platform
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2016
Miguel Pereira Rodrigues
Thesis: Efficient Task migration on Heterogeneous Computing Architectures
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2015
Diogo Mineiro Cameirinha
Thesis: Energy efficient scheduling on CPU+GPU heterogeneous systems
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2015
Guilherme de Sousa Aranha
Thesis: Grid Computing in Organizational Environments
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2015
Guilherme Lereno Santos Vale
Thesis: Raspberry Drone: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
MSc Thesis, IST, June 2015
André Filipe Gonçalves Duarte
Thesis: Accounting power measures in HPC platforms
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2015
João Filipe Dias Guerreiro
Thesis: Multi-Kernel Auto-Tuning on GPUs: Performance and Energy-Aware Optimization
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
Tomás Novais Ferreirinha
Thesis: Accelerating a Stochastic Seismic Inversion Algorithm using OpenCL-based Heterogeneous Platforms
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
Sebastião Salvador de Miranda
Thesis: A Parallel Heterogeneous Approach to Perturbative Monte Carlo QM/MM Simulations
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
David Alberto Baião da Constantina Jácome Nogueira
Thesis: Accelerating a BWT-based exact search on multi-GPU heterogeneous computing platforms
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
Miguel Tairum Cruz
Thesis: Low-Power Vectorial VLIW Architecture for Maximum Parallelism Exploitation of Dynamic Programming Algorithms
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
Andriy Gorobets
Thesis: Stream Oriented Modular Architecture with Polymorphic Processing Engines
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
Henrique Miguel Santos da Silva Mendes
Thesis: SWINGER: Processor Relocation on Dynamically Reconfigurable FPGAs
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
Cláudia Filipa Rosa Henriques
Thesis: Implementation of OpenMP on Application-Specific Architectures
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
David Emanuel Ribeiro Gaspar
Thesis: Raspberry Pi: a Smart Video Monitoring Platform
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
Nuno Miguel Trindade Marcos
Thesis: Efficient GPU Implementation of Bioinformatics Applications
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2014
João Pedro Passos Figueiras
Thesis: Formula Student Championship: an Integrated Data Processing Module Adapted for Pit-Stop Scenarios
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2014
Luís Miguel Seabra Ribau Lopes do Rosário
Thesis: Time Constrained Multiple-Constant-Multiplication Structures for Real-Time Applications
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2014
Sérgio Micael Ferreira Paiágua
Thesis: HotStream: Heterogeneous Many-Core Data Streaming Framework with Complex Pattern Support
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2013
Miguel Antunes Mendes Ferreira
Thesis: SIMD Parallelization of Profile HMMs
MSc Thesis, IST, October 2013
Nuno Filipe Simões Santos Moraes Neves
Thesis: Multi-Core SIMD ASIP for DNA Sequence Alignment
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2013
Awarded with Prémio Prof. Luís Vidigal – 2013
João Vitor Gomes dos Santos
Thesis: Scalable Architecture for Unified Transform Coding in Embedded H.264/AVC Video Coding Systems
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2013
Pedro Matos Geraldes Monteiro
Thesis: Profiling of biological applications for parallel implementation in multicore computers
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2012
Bruno Alexandre de Medeiros
Thesis: Video coding on multicore graphics processors (GPUs)
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2012
Pedro Paulo Correia de Magalhães
Thesis: System-Level Simulation Framework for Heterogeneous Multi-Core Processing Structures
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2012
Emanuel Frederico Barreiros Castro da Silva
Thesis: Video-conference system based on open-source software
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2012
Paulo Sousa Paiva
Thesis: Multimedia terminal for digital television
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2012
Diogo Rafael Bento Carvalho
Thesis: Formula Student Racing Championship: design and implementation of an automatic localization and trajectory tracking system
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2012
Gustavo Paramos Merino Faria Encarnação
Thesis: Parallelization of DNA alignment algorithms using GPUs
MSc Thesis, IST, May 2012
João Pedro Soares Joyce
Thesis: Real-time processor reconfiguration: from high-performance to low power consumption
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2011
Paulo Fernandes Mendes
Thesis: Formula Student Racing Championship: design and implementation of the management and graphical interface of the telemetry system
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2011
António Manuel da Costa Rodrigues
Thesis: Software implementation of an MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264/AVC) video encoder for embedded systems
MSc Thesis, IST, December 2010
Sílvio Fernandes Calunda
Thesis: Formula Student Racing Championship: implementation of the on-board video acquisition and encoding system
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2010
Gesner Orlandi Passos Junior
Thesis: Integrated System for Automation of Anaesthesia
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2009
Ricardo João Pereira Pinto
Thesis: Distributed Video Processing
MSc Thesis, IST, November 2008
Nuno Carlos André Sebastião
Thesis: Motion Estimation Processor for Last Generation Mobile Devices
MSc Thesis, IST, September 2007

Graduation Alumni:

João Carlos Lucas Oliveira Castro
Thesis: Embeded System for Video Surveillance over Internet
Graduation thesis, IST, October 2004