Francisco Alegria

Francisco Alegria is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon). His research focuses on measurement systems, electronic circuit design, and sensor technologies. He leads projects in wireless blood gas analysis, energy consumption monitoring in telecommunications, and fiber optic strain measurement. Notable collaborations include work with Vodafone, the Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering (INESC), and the Institute of Telecommunications.

Research Interests: Measuring Instruments, Measurement Techniques, Analog/Digital Converters, Sensors/Actuators, Electronic Design, and interdisciplinary fields like Particle Physics and AI.

Key Projects Include:

• Wireless Infrared Blood Gas Analysis (medical instrumentation with wireless capability).
• Vodafone Energy Monitoring System for radio communication stations.
• Fiber Optic Strain Measurement using Bragg gratings.
• Autonomous Airship Control (PASSAROLA project with ISR-Lisbon).
• Environmental Air Quality Monitoring using solar-powered systems.

He has contributed to European projects like HECTOR (medical emergency management) and developed novel measurement methods for ADC testing, earning project classifications of "Excellent" by FCT evaluators.