Ricardo Gonçalves was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1988. He is a researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações in Aveiro and he’s currently pursuing the PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Aveiro.
He received the BSc and the MSc (Magna Cum Laude) on Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa in 2010 and 2012 respectively. In 2010/2011 he was awarded with merit scholarship for exceptional academic performances. From 2010 to 2012, he worked at Dailywork I&D Lda. as a developer engineer in embedded electronic systems for vehicular location systems and healthcare platforms.
His main research interests include wireless power transfer systems, RFID and wireless passive sensor networks. His current focus is on the development of printed antennas and microwave circuits in non-conventional materials such as textiles, ceramics, plastic, paper and cork, for the former applications.
