Curriculum Vitae
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André Alves Pina
[email protected]
Portuguese
10 October 1984
Male
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February 2014 – May 2014
Visiting scholar
Performing research and taking classes on the assessment of material use and energy
demand at the urban scale.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Urban Systems
January 2013 – June 2013
Consultant
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Assessment of urban material use and urban sustainability.
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Asian Development Bank through Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
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Urban Systems
May 2012 –
Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer
Development of smart metering data analysis, using non-intrusive load monitoring
techniques to disaggregate electricity consumption and providing feedback to consumers.
Watt-IS, Watt Intelligent Solutions
WATT-IS, LDA, Taguspark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Edifício Inovação II, nº 411
2740-122 Porto Salvo, Portugal
Sustainable Energy Systems
March 2012 –
Research Fellow
Analysis of energy demand and energy efficiency solutions for sustainable energy systems,
focusing on urban systems.
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Sustainable Energy Systems
October 2011 – March 2012
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Research Fellow
Participation in the Net Zero School project.
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Sustainable Energy Systems
01 September 2007 – August 2011
MIT Portugal Doctoral Fellow
Ph.D. student and involvement in research projects.
MIT Portugal - Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Sustainable Energy Systems
01 November 2006 – 31 July 2007
Introduction to Research Fellow
Participation in the GAW project as a researcher.
Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas
Av. Elias Garcia 14 1ºDto, 1000-149 Lisboa (Portugal)
Physics
15 September 2005 – 31 July 2006
Erasmus Scholarship
1 year of studies in Physics, Mathematics and Economics
Università degli Studi di Padova
Via 8 Febbraio, 2, 35122 Padova (Italy)
Physics, Mathematics and Economics
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01 September 2007 - February 2012
Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems
– Economics of energy systems
– Technical analysis of energy systems
– Doctoral thesis: "Supply and Demand Dynamics in Energy Systems Modeling"
MIT Portugal - Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon)
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Pass with Distinction
15 September 2002 - 31 July 2007
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skills covered
Integrated Masters in Technological Physics Engineering (Bachelor + MSc)
– Master thesis: "Image Reconstruction in Gamma-ray Telescopes: A new method and its
application to the GAW project"
– Knowledge of Physics, Mathematics and Programming
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon)
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
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Dates
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01 September 1999 - 31 July 2002
High school graduate
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Scientific branch: Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Descriptive Geometry B.
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Escola Secundária Luís de Freitas Branco
Paço de Arcos (Portugal)
Awards & Honours
– 3rd place in Best Student Presentation at the 9th Technical Workshop on Environment and
Alternative Energy organized by NASA and C3P with the work "Designing the transition to
sustainable energy systems: The Green Islands Project in the Azores", Noordwijk – The
Netherlands, November, 2011.
– Best poster at the 2nd Transatlantic Energy Conference organized by the MIT-Portugal
Program with the work “Maximizing Renewable Electricity on São Miguel”, Terceira, 2009.
– UTL/SANTANDER TOTTA award for best students ("Melhores Estudantes da UTL") in
2007.
Teaching experience
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September 2012 – February 2014
Energy Management
Teacher of practical lessons on the topics of energy modelling, energy efficiency, Sankey
diagrams and fuel shift in energy systems.
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Energy Systems
August 2012
BEST Lisbon Summer course – Energetic & Frenetic: The art of Sustainability
Teacher of lesson on energy demand and supervision of final works.
BEST Lisbon
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Energy Systems
Thesis supervision
PhD Thesis
Co-supervision
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September 2012 –
Rita Paleta
Remote Autonomous Energy Systems
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Energy Systems
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September 2012 –
Michal Monit
International analysis of the economic metabolism of countries and urban areas
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Industrial ecology
September 2013 –
Cláudia Sousa
The impact of urban design on material and energy use
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Energy systems
Master Thesis
Co-supervision
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September 2012 – July 2013
Alexis Serra Stavropoulos
Spatial analysis of heating and cooling energy needs in Lisbon
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Energy Systems
September 2013 –
Carolina Teixeira da Silva
Resource Consumption in Urban Systems: Quantification, Self-Sufficiency and
Environmental Impact
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Type of business or sector
Industrial Ecology
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September 2013 –
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Nuno Celestino
Modeling of the Portuguese electricity system with high spatial disaggregation
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Energy Systems
September 2013 –
Gonçalo Albuquerque
Viability study of the implementation of greenhouses on the top of commercial buildings
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Industrial Ecology
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Title
Institution
September 2013 –
Samuel Jacinto
Urban sustainability: Viability study of the implementation of an urban solid waste digester in
a neighborhood in Lisbon
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Type of business or sector
Energy Systems
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February 2014 –
Student
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Institution
Type of business or sector
Mário Martins
Energy and environmental impacts assessment of electric vehicles in different EU countries
Instituto Superior Técnico
Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
Energy Systems
Participation in projects
1 – Your home, your energy (A sua casa, a sua energia), IST, PT, ADENE, 2014 2 – InteGerSUM, Integrated geo-referenced model for sustainable urban metabolism, IST,
2013.
3 – Urban metabolism of Asian cities, Asian Development Bank, 2013.
4 – Preparation of Sector Road Maps for Central and West Asia: Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan, Asian Development Bank, 2012.
5 – Green Islands Project, MIT Portugal Program, 2007-2012.
6 – Net Zero Energy School – Reaching the community, IST (IN+), LNEC and ICS, Project
funded by Fundação Para a Ciência e Tecnologia, 2009-2012.
7 – Project LCA EDP – Modeling of the avoided emissions from the use of a hydro energy
storage system (Baixo Sabor), 3Drivers and IST, for EDP, 2009-2011.
8 – Power demand estimation and power system impacts resulting of fleet penetration of
electric/plug-in vehicles, IST (IDMEC and IN+) and INESC-Porto, Project funded by
Fundação Para a Ciência e Tecnologia, 2009-2011.
9 – “Development of the platform MOBI.E MAPS for the comparison of vehicle technologies”,
INTELLI, NOVABASE and IST (IDMEC and IN+), December 2010 to February 2011.
10 – Socio-Economic Studies: EFDA-TIMES & Fusion Economics, CIEMAT, ENEA, IPP,
IST, OEAW, RISOE, UKAEA, 2009-2011.
Publications and
communications
Journal Papers:
1 – A. Pina, P. Ferrão, D. Ferreira, L. Santos, M. Monit, J.F.D. Rodrigues, S. Niza, “The
physical structure of urban economies – comparative assessment”, Technology Forecasting
and Social Change, (submitted for publication 2014).
2 – G. Pereira, S. Vieira, A. Pina, C. Silva, “Identifying the influence of dwelling, equipment
and behavior characteristics on residential energy consumption: A Portuguese case study”,
Energy in Buildings, (submitted for publication 2014).
3 – P. Baptista, A. Pina, G. Duarte, C. Rolim, G. Pereira, C. Silva, T. Farias, “From on-road
trial evaluation of electric and conventional bicycles to comparison with others urban
transport modes: case study in the city of Lisbon, Portugal”, Energy Conversion and
Management, (submitted for publication 2014).
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4 – F. Amorim, A. Pina, H. Gerbelova, J. Vasconcelos, P.P. da Silva, V. Martins, "Electricity
decarbonisation pathways for 2050: a TIMES based approach in closed versus open
systems modeling", Energy, Volume 69, May 2014, Pages 104-112 1.
5 – H. Gerbelová, F. Amorim, A. Pina, M. Melo, C. Ioakimidis, P. Ferrão, "Potential of CO2
taxes as a policy measure towards low-carbon Portuguese electricity sector by 2050",
Energy, Volume 69, May 2014, Pages 113-119 2.
6 – R. Paleta, A. Pina, C. Silva, “Polygeneration Energy Container: Designing and testing
energy services for remote developing communities”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable
Energy, (accepted for publication 2014) 3.
7 – A. Pina, P. Baptista, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, “Energy reduction and environmental benefits
potential from the shift to electric vehicles: the Flores island case study”, Energy Policy,
Volume 67, April 2014, Pages 37-47 4.
8 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, “High-resolution modeling framework for planning electricity
systems with high penetration of renewables”, Applied Energy, Volume 112, December
2013, Pages 215-223 5.
9 – R. Paleta, A. Pina, C. Silva, “Remote Autonomous Energy Systems Project: Towards
sustainability in developing countries”, Energy, Volume 48, Issue 1, December 2012, Pages
431-439 6.
10 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, "The impact of demand side management strategies in the
penetration of renewable electricity", Energy, Volume 41, Issue 1, May 2012, Pages 128-137
7.
11 – G. Souza, A. Pina, V. Leal, C. Silva, "The relevance of the energy resource dynamics in
the mid/long-term energy planning models", Renewable Energy, Volume 36, Issue 11,
November 2011, Pages 3068-3074 8.
12 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, "Modeling hourly electricity dynamics for policy making in
long-term scenarios", Energy Policy, Volume 39, Issue 9, September 2011, Pages 46924702 9.
Conference Papers:
1 – S. Niza, A. Pina, D. Ferreira, L. Santos, P. Ferrão, “The physical structure of urban
economies – comparative assessment”, XV Latin Ibero-American Conference on
Management of Technology (ALTEC), Porto, 27-31 October 2013 10.
2 – H. Pombeiro, A. Pina, C. Silva, “Analyzing Residential Electricity Consumption Patterns
Based on Consumer’s Segmentation”, Procs. of the 1st Int'l Workshop on Information
Technology for Energy Applications (IT4ENERGY'2012), Lisbon, 6-7 September 2012, Vol.
923 of CEUR Workshop Proceedings, ISSN 1613-0073, online CEUR-WS.org/Vol-923 11.
3 – P. Mühlich, T. Hamacher, D. Ward, W. Han, C. Eherer, C.A.S. Silva, F. Gracceva, U.
Ciorba, M. Biberacher, P.E. Gronheit, Y. Lechon, A. Pina, H. Cabal Cuesta, T. Hartmann,
G.C. Tosato, “The Potential Role for Fusion Power in Future Energy Markets”, 23rd IAEA
Fusion Energy Conference, Daejeon, 11-16 October 2010 12.
4 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, "The impact of demand side management strategies in the
penetration of renewable electricity", 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost,
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Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, 14-17
June 2010 13.
5 – C. Silva, A. Pina, G. Pereira, A. Moutinho, "Integrated modeling framework for energy
systems planning", 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization,
Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, 14-17 June 2010 14.
6 – H. Gerbelová, A. Pina, C. Ioakimidis, M. Melo, P. Ferrão, "Carbon Capture and
Sequestration Technology Assessment into the Portuguese Energy System", 23rd
International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental
Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, 14-17 June 2010 15.
7 – A. Pina, C. Ioakimidis, P. Ferrão, "Economic modeling of a seawater pumped-storage
system in the context of São Miguel", IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy
Technologies 2008, Singapore, 24-27 November 2008 16.
8 – A. Pina, C. Ioakimidis, P. Ferrão, "Introduction of electric vehicles in an island as a driver
to increase renewable energy penetration", IEEE International Conference on Sustainable
Energy Technologies 2008, Singapore, 24-27 November 2008 17.
International Conference Presentations:
1 – S. Niza, A. Pina, D. Ferreira, L. Santos, P. Ferrão, “The physical structure of urban
economies – comparative assessment”, XV Latin Ibero-American Conference on
Management of Technology (ALTEC), Porto, 27-31 October 2013.
2 – A. Pina, P. Ferrão, M. Monit, L. Rosado, S. Niza, “From national to urban metabolisms –
Contributions to sustainable policies”, 7th International Society for Industrial Ecology Biennial
Conference, Ulsan, 25-28 June 2013.
3 – H. Pombeiro, A. Pina, C. Silva, Understanding energy consumption for the development
of methodologies to reach energy efficiency”, eChallenges e-2012, Lisbon, 17-19 October
2012.
4 – A. Cravo, J. Fumega, M. Carvalho, A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, “The Green Campus
Challenge – An inclusive approach towards fostering energy efficiency in University
campuses”, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Porto, 27 September 2012.
5 – H. Pombeiro, A. Pina, C. Silva, “Analyzing residential electricity consumption patterns
based on consumer’s segmentation”, IT4ENERGY, Lisbon, 6-7 September 2012.
6 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, “Designing the transition to sustainable energy systems: The
Green Islands Project in the Azores”, 9th Technical Workshop on Environment and
Alternative Energy organized by NASA and C3P, Noordwijk, November 2011.
7 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, "On the design of sustainable energy systems", 6th
International Conference on Industrial Ecology, Berkeley, 7-10 June 2011.
8 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, "An industrial ecology approach on sustainable energy
systems", ISIE MFA-ConAccount, Tokyo, 7-9 November 2010.
9 – C. Silva, A. Pina, G. Pereira, A. Moutinho, “Integrated modeling framework for energy
systems planning”, 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization,
Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, 14-17 June 2010.
10 – A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, “The impact of demand side management strategies in the
penetration of renewable electricity”, 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost,
Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, 14-17
June 2010.
11 – N. Domingues, A. Pina, “Structuring Azorean Electrical System & the Green Islands
Azores Project”, EURELECTRIC Conference Towards a Sustainable Energy Future for
Island Energy Systems, Gran Canaria, 26-27 April 2010.
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12 – A. Pina, “The Green Islands Project”, Sustainable Islands Conference, Estoril, 25-26
March 2010.
13 – A. Pina, C. Ioakimidis, P. Ferrão, "Economic modeling of a seawater pumped-storage
system in the context of São Miguel", IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy
Technologies 2008, Singapore, 24-27 November 2008.
14 – A. Pina, C. Ioakimidis, P. Ferrão, "Introduction of electric vehicles in an island as a
driver to increase renewable energy penetration", IEEE International Conference on
Sustainable Energy Technologies 2008, Singapore, 24-27 November 2008.
National Conference Presentations:
1 – A. Pina, “Promoting sustainable cities: the urban metabolism approach”, LARSyS 2013
Annual Meeting, Lisboa, 4-5 July 2013.
2 – A. Pina, S. Niza, L. Rosado, P. Ferrão, “Methodological advances in urban metabolisms”,
IN+ Conference on Illities and indwelling: emerging issues in innovation, technology and
policy research, Lisboa, 2 July 2013.
3 – A. Cravo, J. Fumega, M. Carvalho, A. Pina, C. Silva, P. Ferrão, “The Green Campus
Challenge – An inclusive approach towards fostering energy efficiency in University
campuses”, Portugal em conferência para uma economia energeticamente eficiente,
Coimbra, 22 June 2012.
4 – A. Pina, "Multiscale energy models for designing energy systems with electric vehicles",
Ciencia2010, Lisboa, July 2010.
5 – A. Pina, C. Silva, "Including dynamics in Energy planning", Workshop “Modelação e
Planeamento de Sistemas Energéticos Sustentáveis”, Lisboa, 8 January 2010.
Other Publications:
1 – A. Pina et al., “TA-7792 REG: Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2011 – Metabolism
of urban areas”, Staff Consultant’s Report, Asian Development Bank, September 2013.
2 – P. Ferrão, S. Niza, A. Pina, “Cidades Sustentáveis”, Cadernos de Economia, 103, pp 3233, June 2013.
2 – C. Dopazo et al., “Regional: Preparation of Sector Road Maps for Central and West Asia
(Uzbekistan)”, Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report, Asian Development Bank,
November 2012 18.
3 – C. Dopazo et al., “Regional: Preparation of Sector Road Maps for Central and West Asia
(Kazakhstan)”, Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report, Asian Development Bank,
November 2012 19.
4 – "No ambiente e nos incentivos está o ganho", Suplement "Carro Eléctrico" of Jornal
Público on the 16th of September 2010.
Conferences Invited Panel Member:
1 – A.C. Pinto, J. Valente, J. Oliveira, A. Pina, C. Paulo, B.S. Ferreira, A.T. Marques,
“Economic Impact: Leverage and Case Studies”, 3rd MIT Portugal Conference: Excellence in
Engineering for Innovation in Global Markets, Guimarães 27-28 May 2012.
2 – P. Ferrão, A. Mexia, C. Martins, L.F. Pereira, M.F. de Oliveira, J.P. Lopes, A. Pina,
“Sustainable energy and transportation systems: the Green Islands project”, 1st Annual MIT
Portugal Program Conference: Engineering for Better Jobs, Lisboa 7 July 2009.
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Personal skills and
competences
Mother tongue(s)
Portuguese
Other language(s)
Understanding
Self-assessment
European level (*)
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Spoken interaction
Writing
Spoken production
English
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
Italian
Greek
A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
A2
Basic User
A1
Basic User
A1
Basic User
A1
Basic User
A1
Basic User
A1
Basic User
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences
– Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments due to participation in international
projects and experiences abroad;
– Good communication skills gained through doing presentations in international
conferences;
– Team spirit due to participation in several projects and sports activities.
Technical skills and competences
– Knowledge of energy systems analysis software: TIMES, EnergyPLAN.
Computer skills and competences
– Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
– Knowledge at programming level of MATLAB, Mathematica, C++.
Artistic skills and competences
Other skills and competences
Driving licence(s)
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– 2 years of classes of electronic organ.
– Practicioner rowing for 3 years.
– Practicioner swimming for 5 years.
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