Ricardo Fernandes was born in Aveiro, Portugal, in 1987. He is a researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, in Aveiro, and is currently pursuing a PhD degree in electrical engineering, at the Universidade de Aveiro. He holds a MSc degree in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering from the same university, obtained in 2010. In 2006/07 and 2007/08 he was awarded with merit scholarships for exceptional academic performances. He was also the winner of the 2011 Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge, under the MSc category. His main research interests include wireless power transmission, energy harvesting, and wireless passive sensor networks.
