Paulo M. Mendes Professor · Researcher
Curriculum Vitae

Short CV

A concise version. For the full record, see the Ciência Vitae portal.

Academic positions

  • 2026 — Present
    Full Professor
    Dept. of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho
  • 2019 — 2024
    Director
    CMEMS — Center for Microelectromechanical Systems
  • 2013 — 2026
    Associate Professor
    Dept. of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho
  • 2005 — 2013
    Auxiliary Professor
    Dept. of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho
  • 1999 — 2005
    Assistente
    Dept. of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho
  • 1996 — 1999
    Assistente (1º Triénio)
    Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute

Education

  • 2023
    Habilitation (Agregação) in Industrial Electronics
    Universidade do Minho, Portugal
  • 2001 — 2005
    PhD in Industrial Electronics — Instrumentation and Electronics
    Universidade do Minho · T. U. Delft
    Thesis: Integrated Chip-Size Antennas for Radio Frequency Wireless Microsystems (2005)
  • 1996 — 1999
    MSc in Systems and Automation — Electronics and Telecommunications
    Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
    Thesis: Performance Assessment of Optical Communication Systems with CDMA (1999)
  • 1990 — 1995
    Licentiate in Electrical Engineering
    Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

At a glance

  • 6 patents · 13 book chapters · 57 journal papers · 170+ conference papers
  • Principal investigator of 6 research projects; coordinator of 8 projects (~3 M€)
  • Researcher in 19+ competitively funded projects (>10 M€ total)
  • Supervisor of 15+ PhD (11 finished) and 40+ MSc students
  • 5 prizes and distinctions; 200+ scientific co-authors
  • Guest editor of multiple special issues on wireless microdevices, 2D materials and antennas