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University of Porto-Faculty of Engineering

Acronym: UPORTO, FEUP
E-mail: csf@fe.up.pt
Address: Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto PORTUGAL

University of Porto (UPORTO) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top 200 European Universities according to the most relevant international ranking systems (www.up.pt).

Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) is the largest of the 14 faculties that constitute the University of Porto. With its origins in the Polytechnic Academy, created in 1837, FEUP is a leading institution of international repute, whose achievements in research and teaching have led to its current position at the forefront of engineering schools (www.fe.up.pt).

FEUP has a Centre of Competence in Railways (CSF – Centro de Saber da Ferrovia) associating the competences of individual researchers, R&D units and interface institutes in the field of railways. The Centre of Competence in Railways strongly cooperates with the main national railway actors and multiple international partners (www.fe.up.pt/csf).

FEUP is coordinating the PhD programme – iRail – Innovation in railway systems and technologies – associating the University of Porto and the University of Minho, from Portugal, and the University of São Paulo, from Brazil (www.fe.up.pt/irail).

UPORTO is member of the consortium Switrack’EN, associated member of Shift2Rail, the first European Rail Joint Undertaking (JU) aiming to foster research and innovation in rail products and solutions (www.shift2rail.org).

Civil Engineering Department

Rui Calçada is Full Professor of Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP); Head of the Civil Engineering Department; Coordinator of CSF-Centre of Competence in Railways. He holds a Degree in Civil Engineering from FEUP (1992); a Master in Civil Engineering Structures from FEUP (1995); a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Porto (2003); An habilitation in Civil Engineering from the University of Porto (2013). His main research interests are advanced models for analysis of the train-infrastructure dynamic interaction; dynamic effects on bridges and transition zones; fatigue assessment of railway bridges; track-structure interaction; condition monitoring systems (wayside and on-board); advanced algorithms for condition assessment of the railway infrastructure. Principal Investigator of 12 research projects and member of the team of 10 research projects in the area of railways; supervisor of 16 doctoral theses; author of more than 300 scientific and technical publications. He is Director of the doctoral program i Rail-Innovation in railway systems and technologies; Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Railway Technology; Member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Railway Platform (PFP); President of the Strategic Council of PFP.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Adriano Carvalho Holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. He is currently Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, having already participated in several national and European research projects, as well as supervised 15 PhD theses. His main research interests are Control and supervision of power electronic converters, Railway power systems, Interface to the overhead contact line, Power and energy management, Power conversion and grid connection of renewable energies, Energy storage technologies, Automation systems and SCADAs, RAMS analysis in railway systems, Failure analysis and diagnosis, and Computational intelligence, being author or co-author of over 150 scientific publications – related to the above mentioned areas – in international journals and international conferences.

Mechanical Engineering Department

Luís Andrade Ferreira is graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Porto (1980), having received his Doctorate-Engineer degree from the I.N.S.A. in Lyon in 1985. He is currently Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. His main research interests are Tribology (lubrication and surface failure analysis) and Reliability and Maintenance (RAMS, RCM, RBI) of industrial equipment. He is also a consultant for companies in the area of Industrial Equipment Analysis and Design, Tribology, Risk, Reliability and Industrial Maintenance. He is the author of two books in the area of Tribology and Maintenance as well as two hundred articles and communications in national and international journals and congresses in his area of expertise. He Supervised 57 theses, being 7 PhD students. Coordination of 6 projects with competitive funding (national) and member of the FEUP team of 3 international projects.

A selection of projects, activities and papers:

Research Projects

MAXBE

Interoperable Monitoring, diagnosis and maintenance strategies for AXle Bearings

PARTNERS:UPORTO (COORDINATOR), EMEF, EVOLEO, I-MOSS NV, IST, KRESTOS, MERMEC, NEM SOLUTIONS, REFER, SKF, TUBS, UOB, UCC

PEDDIR

Weighing in motion and wheel defect detection system

PARTNERS: EVOLEO, FEUP

 

CAPACITY4RAIL

Increasing Capacity 4 Rail networks through enhanced infrastructure and optimised operations

PARTNERS:ACCIONA, ADEVICE, ADIF, ASTS, CEMOSA,CHALMERS, DB, EFRTC, IFF, NETWORK RAIL,OG, REFER, SYSTRA, TCCD, TRAFIKVERKET, UIC, UOB, UPORTO, UU

LIGHTRAIN

Aluminum deck for passenger carriages

PARTNERS:ALSTOM, INEGI, FEUP, ISQ, QUANTAL 

IN2RAIL

Innovative Intelligent Rail

PARTNERS:ANSALDO STS, BOMBARDIER, DLR, EVOLEO,LTU, MERMEC, NETWORK RAIL, RFI, SIEMENS AG,STRUKTON, SYGNITY, TRAFIKVERKET, UNIGE,UOB, UPORTO, VIF

 

IN2STEMPO

Innovative Solutions in Future Stations,Energy Metering and Power Supply

PARTNERS:ALSTOM, ANSALDO STS, CAF,DEUTSCHE BAHN, FTA, IP, IZT, NETWORK RAIL,ÖBB, PKP, RAILENIUM, SIEMENS AG, SNCF, SZ,THALES, TRAFIKVERKET, UMINHO, UPORTO

 

INTRACK2

Research into enhanced track and switch and crossing system 2

PARTNERS:NETWORK RAIL, ACCIONA, AC2T, ANSALDOSTS, CEMOSA, DEUTSCHE BAHN, UPORTO, FCP,GETZNER, IP, KIRCHDORFER, VIF, MCL, ÖBB,PLASSER & THEURER, PRORAIL, RAILENIUM, SZ,SNCF, TATA STEEL, TRAFIKVERKET, TCDD, UPV/EHU,UMINHO, VOESTALPINE, VOSSLOH, WIENER LINIEN GMBH &CO KG,

 

ID_TRACTION

Plug&Play Technological solution for upgrading the power traction converter

of high speed trains

PARTNERS: NOMADTECH, FEUP

 

iNBRAIL

Innovative NOISE BARRIERS for RAILways

PARTNERS: MOTA-ENGIL, FEUP, FCTUC

 

iPBRAIL

Innovative Precast Bridgesfor RAILways

PARTNERS:MOTA-ENGIL, FEUP

 

H2RAIL

Decarbonisation of railpassenger transport

PARTNERS:CAETANOBUS, CP, NOMADTECH,FEUP, AP2H2

 

RISEN

Rail Infrastructure Systems Engineering Network

PARTNERS:UOB (UK), BOT (USA), BRNO (CZECH REPUBLIC),EVOLEO (PORTUGAL), KTH (SWEDEN). MIT (USA),MERMEC (FRANCE), NTNU (NORWAY), PMIL (ITALY),ROADSCANNERS (FINLAND), SWJTU (CHINA), TUT(FINLAND), TUDELFT (NETHERLANDS), UPORTO(PORTUGAL), UPV (SPAIN), UOW (AUSTRALIA)

 

IN2TRACK3

Research into enhanced track and switchand crossing system 3

PARTNERS:TRAFIKVERKET, ACCIONA, AC2T, CEMOSA,FCP, VAYLAVIRASTO, GETZNER, HITACHI RAIL,IP, KIRCHDORFER, MCL. NETWORK RAIL,ÖBB, PLASSER & THEURER, PRORAIL BV,RAILENIUM, SNCF, SFR, TCDD,UPV/EHU,UMINHO, UPORTO, VIF, VOESTALPINE, VOSSLOH,WIENER LINIEN GMBH &CO KG

 

RAILWAYS 4.0

PARTNERS: EFACEC, ALMADESIGN, EVOLEO,INEGI, IP, INOVAMAIS, ITECONS, ISQ,IPP, ISEL, IST, ISEP, IT, LNEC, MCG,MOTA-ENGIL, NOMADTECH, PFP, SOLVIT,UC, UMINHO, UPORTO