Conference articles and Communications

Conference publications (with referees)

2014

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    Neural Network Based HVAC Predictive Control

    Ruano, António E., and Ferreira, Pedro M.

    Proceedings of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 2014, Vol. 19, Cape Town, South Africa, pp 3617-3622

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20140824-6-ZA-1003.01051

2013

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    A Support Vector Machine Seismic Detector for Early-Warning Applications

    Ruano, António E., Madureira, Guilherme H., Barros, Ozias, Khosravani, Hamid R., Ruano, Maria G., and Ferreira, Pedro M.

    ICONS’2013, 3rd IFAC Int. Conference on Intelligent Control and Automation Science, September 2013, Chengdu, China, pp 405-410

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20130902-3-CN-3020.00082

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    Forecasting the Portuguese Electricity Consumption Using Least-Squares Support Vector Machines

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Cuambe, Isaura D., Ruano, António E., and Pestana, Rui

    ICONS’2013, 3rd IFAC Int. Conference on Intelligent Control and Automation Science, September 2013, Chengdu, China, pp 411-416

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20130902-3-CN-3020.00138

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    A simple algorithm for convex hull determination in high dimensions

    Khosravani, H.R., Ruano, A.E., and Ferreira, Pedro M.

    Intelligent Signal Processing (WISP), 2013 IEEE 8th International Symposium on, Sept 2013, Funchal, Portugal, pp 109-114

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WISP.2013.6657492

2012

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    Exploiting the functional training approach in B-Splines

    Ruano, António E., Cabrita, C., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Kóczy, László T.

    CESCIT’12 – 1^{st} IFAC Conference on Embedded Systems, Computational Intelligence and Telematics in Control, April 2012, Würzburg, Germany, pp 127-132

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20120403-3-DE-3010.00070

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    Neural Network PMV Estimation for Model-Based Predictive Control of HVAC Systems

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Silva, Sergio, Ruano, António E., Négrier, Aldric T., and Conceição, E.Z.E.

    IJCNN 2012 – the 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks/WCCI 2012 – World Congress on Computational Intelligence, June 2012, Brisbane, Australia

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IJCNN.2012.6252365

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    Extending the functional training approach for B-Splines

    Cabrita, C., Ruano, António E., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Kóczy, László T.

    IJCNN 2012 – the 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks/WCCI 2012 – World Congress on Computational Intelligence, June 2012, Brisbane, Australia

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IJCNN.2012.6252741

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    Energy Savings in HVAC Systems Using Discrete Model-Based Predictive Control

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Silva, Sergio, and Ruano, António E.

    IJCNN 2012 – the 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks/WCCI 2012 – World Congress on Computational Intelligence, June 2012, Brisbane, Australia

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IJCNN.2012.6252538

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    Model based predictive control of HVAC systems for human thermal comfort and energy consumption minimisation

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Silva, Sergio, and Ruano, António E.

    CESCIT’12 – 1^{st} IFAC Conference on Embedded Systems, Computational Intelligence and Telematics in Control, April 2012, Würzburg, Germany, pp 236-241

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20120403-3-DE-3010.00085

2011

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    Exploiting the functional training approach in Radial Basis Function Networks

    Cabrita, C., Ruano, António E., and Ferreira, Pedro M.

    Proceedings of WISP’2011, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing, September 2011, Floriana, Malta

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WISP.2011.6051694

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    Implementation of an intelligent sensor for measurement and prediction of solar radiation and atmospheric temperature

    Gomes, João M., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of WISP’2011, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing, September 2011, Floriana, Malta

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WISP.2011.6051713

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    Towards a More Analytical Training of Neural Networks and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems

    Ruano, António E., Cabrita, C., and Ferreira, Pedro M.

    Proceedings of WISP’2011, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing, September 2011, Floriana, Malta

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WISP.2011.6051695

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    Towards Online Operation of a RBF Neural Network Model to Forecast the Portuguese Electricity Consumption

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Ruano, António E., and Pestana, Rui

    Proceedings of WISP’2011, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing, September 2011, Floriana, Malta

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WISP.2011.6051697

2010

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    Cloud and Clear Sky Pixel Classification in Ground-Based All-Sky Hemispherical Digital Images

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Martins, Igor A.C., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of CMTEE’2010, the IFAC Conference on Control Methodologies and Technology for Energy Efficiency, Vol. 1, March 2010, Vilamoura, Portugal

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20100329-3-PT-3006.00050

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    Improving the Identification of RBF Predictive Models to Forecast the Portuguese Electricity Consumption

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Ruano, António E., and Pestana, Rui

    Proceedings of CMTEE’2010, the IFAC Conference on Control Methodologies and Technology for Energy Efficiency, Vol. 1, March 2010, Vilamoura, Portugal

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20100329-3-PT-3006.00039

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    MOGA Design of Temperature and Relative Humidity Models for Predictive Thermal Comfort

    Ruano, António E., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Mendes, Hugo

    Proceedings of CMTEE’2010, the IFAC Conference on Control Methodologies and Technology for Energy Efficiency, Vol. 1, March 2010, Vilamoura, Portugal

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20100329-3-PT-3006.00023

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    Correlating Wave Hindcast and Buoy data with Artificial Neural Networks

    Almeida, L.P., Vousdoukas, M.V., Ferreira, Pedro M., Ruano, António E., Dodet, G., Loureiro, C., Ferreira, Ó, and Taborda, R.

    Proceedings of 1as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica, Instituto Hidrográfico, June 2010, Lisbon, Portugal

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    Estimation and Prediction of Cloudiness from Ground-Based All-Sky Hemispherical Digital Images

    Martins, Igor A.C., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of CONTROLO’2010, the 9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, September 2010, Coimbra, Portugal

2009

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    Evolving RBF Predictive Models to Forecast the Portuguese Electricity Consumption

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Ruano, António E., Pestana, Rui, and Kóczy, László T.

    ICONS’2009, The 2nd IFAC Int. Conference on Intelligent Control Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 2, September 2009, Istanbul, Turkey

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20090921-3-TR-3005.00073

2008

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    Discrete model based greenhouse environmental control using the branch & bound algorithm

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of the 17th IFAC World Congress, Vol. 17, July 2008, Seoul, Korea

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20080706-5-KR-1001.00494

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    Application of computational intelligence methods to greenhouse environmental modelling

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    (WCCI 2008) IJCNN 2008. (IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence). 2008 IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, June 2008, Hong Kong, pp 3582-3589

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IJCNN.2008.4634310

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    Model based predictive control of greenhouse air temperature and relative humidity

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of CONTROLO’2008, the 8th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, July 2008, Vila Real, Portugal

2007

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    Improving the diagnosis of ischemic CVA’s through CT Scan with neural networks

    Ribeiro, Luis, Ruano, António E., Ruano, Maria G., and Ferreira, Pedro M.

    Proceedings of SOFA’2007, the 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Soft Computing Applications, August 2007, Gyula (Hungary) and Oradea (Romenia)

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/SOFA.2007.4318302

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    Neural networks assisted diagnosis of ischemic CVA’s through CT scan

    Ribeiro, Luis, Ruano, António E., Ruano, Maria G., and Ferreira, Pedro M.

    Proceedings of WISP’2007, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing, October 2007, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WISP.2007.4447507

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    On-line sliding-window Levenberg-Marquardt methods for neural network models

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of WISP’2007, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing, October 2007, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WISP.2007.4447542

2006

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    Solar radiation prediction using RBF Neural Networks and cloudiness indices

    Crispim, Eduardo M., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of WCCI’2006, IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, July 2006, Vancouver, Canada, pp 2611-2618

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IJCNN.2006.247139

2005

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    Evolutionary Multi-Objective Design of Radial Basis Function Networks for Greenhouse Environmental Control

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Ruano, António E., and Fonseca, C.M.

    The 16th IFAC World Congress on Automatic Control, Vol. 16, Prague, Czech Republic

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20050703-6-CZ-1902.00871

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    Soft Computing Methods in Greenhouse Environmental and Crop Modelling

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of the EFITA/WCCA’2005 Conference, the 5th Conference of the European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and Environment, and the 3rd World Congress on Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources, July 2005, Vila Real, Portugal, pp 280-287

2004

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    Neuro-Fuzzy Modelling of Plant Growth In A hydroponic Greenhouse

    Kazheunikau, M., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of CONTROLO’2004, the 6th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, June 2004, Faro, Portugal

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    Predicting Solar Radiation with RBF Neural Networks

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of CONTROLO’2004, the 6th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, June 2004, Faro, Portugal

2003

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    Genetic Assisted Selection of RBF Model Structures for Greenhouse Inside Air Temperature Prediction

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Ruano, António E., and Fonseca, C.M.

    IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Istambul, Turkey, pp 576-581

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/CCA.2003.1223500

2002

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    Choice of RBF model structure for predicting greenhouse inside air temperature

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of the 15th IFAC World Congress, Vol. 15, July 2002, Barcelona, Spain

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20020721-6-ES-1901.01324

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    Training Neural Networks and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems: A Unified View

    Ruano, António E., Ferreira, Pedro M., Cabrita, C., and Matos, S.

    Proceedings of the 15th IFAC World Congress, Vol. 15, July 2002, Barcelona, Spain

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.3182/20020721-6-ES-1901.00722

2001

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    Greenhouse Air Temperature Modelling with Radial Basis Function Neural Networks

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of the Workshop on Management, Identification and Control of Agriculture Buildings, January 2001, Vila Real, Portugal

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    Predicting the Greenhouse Inside Air Temperature With RBF Neural Networks

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of ICAA’2001, the 2nd IFAC-CIGR Workshop on Intelligent Control for Agricultural Applications, August 2001, Bali, Indonesia, pp 67-72

2000

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    Application of Radial Basis Function Neural Networks to a Greenhouse Inside Air Temperature Model

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Faria, E.A., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of IFAC Agricontrol 2000, International Conference on Modelling and Control in Agriculture, Horticulture and Post-Harvest Processing, July 2000, Wageningen, the Netherlands, pp 172-177

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    Comparison of on-line learning algorithms for Radial Basis Function models in greenhouse environmental control

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Faria, E.A., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of CONTROLO’2000, the 4th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, October 2000, Guimarães, Portugal, pp 342-347

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    Exploiting the Separability of Linear and Non-linear Parameters in Radial Basis Function Neural Networks

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    IEEE Symposium 2000: Adaptive Systems for Signal Processing, Communications, and Control, Canada, pp 321-326

    Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ASSPCC.2000.882493

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    Neural Network models in greenhouse environmental control

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Faria, E.A., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of EANN’2000, the 6th International Conference on Engineering Applications of Neural Networks, July 2000, Kingston University, England, pp 100-107

1998

  1. Design and Implementation of a Real-Time Data Acquisition System for the Identification of Dynamic Temperature Models in a Hydroponic Greenhouse

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Faria, E.A., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of the XXVth International Horticultural Congress, August 1998, Benelux, Brussels

  2. Real-Time Data Acquisition System for the Identification of Dynamic Temperature Models in a Hydroponic Greenhouse

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Faria, E.A., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of CONTROLO’98, the 3rd Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, Coimbra, Portugal, pp 555-558

1997

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    Desenho e Implementação de um Sistema de Tempo-Real para Aquisição de Dados e Identificação de Modelos Dinâmicos da Temperatura numa Estufa Hidropónica

    Ferreira, Pedro M., Faria, E.A., and Ruano, António E.

    Actas de Horticultura, II Congresso Ibero-americano e III Congresso Ibérico de Ciências Hortícolas, 17(3), March 1997, Vilamoura, Portugal, pp 334-341

Conference publications (without referees)

  1. Wireless Sensor Networks for Predictive Control of HVAC Systems

    Ferreira, Pedro M.

    2nd Ambient Computing Colloquium in Engineering and Education, May 2011, Faro, Portugal

  2. A Portable Intelligent Solar Radiation and Temperature Acquisition System

    Gomes, João M., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    2nd Ambient Computing Colloquium in Engineering and Education, May 2011, Faro, Portugal

  3. Estimation and Prediction of Cloudiness from Ground-Based All-Sky Hemispherical Digital Images

    Martins, Igor A.C., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    2nd Ambient Computing Colloquium in Engineering and Education, May 2011, Faro, Portugal

  4. Improving the diagnosis of ischemic CVA’s through CT Scan with neural networks

    Ribeiro, Luis, Ruano, António E., Ruano, Maria G., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Várkonyi-Kóczy, Annamária

    Alfa-BioSenIntg Network meeting (Alfa project II-0486-FC-FA-FCD-FI), June 2008, Nancy, France

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    Model Predictive Control of Greenhouse Climate Using RBF Models

    Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of GETS’2006, The Global Educational Technology Symposium 2006, July 2006, Faro, Portugal, pp 63-64

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    Prediction of the Solar Radiation using RBF Neural Networks and Ground-to-Sky Images

    Crispim, Eduardo M., Ferreira, Pedro M., and Ruano, António E.

    Proceedings of GETS’2006, The Global Educational Technology Symposium 2006, July 2006, Faro, Portugal, pp 65-66

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