Dr. Phillipe Vilaça Gomes

FORMER IIT MEMBER

Current position:

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Area:

Electric Power Systems; Energy Systems Models

Membership dates:

04/dic/2023 - 31/Jul/2024

Biography:

Phillipe Vilaça obtained a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Cum Laude distinction from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, in 2018.
He worked as a senior researcher at INESC TEC (2019), Portugal, where he was involved in several European Projects and consultancies on topics related to tariff structure, transmission planning, survival analysis of power transformers, and hosting capacity.
He was an Assistant Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2020), over the courses on Electric Power Transmission and Electric Power Generation (undergraduate level) and the course on Renewable Energy in Electrical Systems (Ph.D. level).
Phillipe Vilaça is a former Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow (2021-2022) of the Computer Science department of the Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain, where he worked on the project TransFlex, about artificial intelligence tools for power systems planning.
Currently, Phillipe Vilaça is working on the European Project HVDC-WISE, upon the development of tools for reliability-and-resilience-oriented planning and operation of hybrid AC/DC power systems.

Skills:

Python, Statistics, Data Analysis and Visualization, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Evolutionary Computation, Power Sector Regulation, European Electricity Markets, and Power Systems Modeling.

Journal Publications

Vilaça, P., De Oliveira, L.E., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., A congestion-based local search for transmission expansion planning problems. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. Vol. 83, pp. 101422-1 - 101422-1, December 2023. [Online: November 2023] JCR: 8,200 Q1 (2023); - SJR: 2,266 Q1 (2023);
Iglesias, C., Vilaça, P., On the regulation of solar distributed generation in Brazil: a look at both sides. Energy Policy. Vol. 167, pp. 113091-1 - 113091-11, August 2022. [Online: June 2022] JCR: 9,000 Q1 (2022); 9,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 2,292 Q1 (2022); 2,388 Q1 (2023)
Vilaça, P., Street, A., Colmenar, J.M., A MILP-based heuristic algorithm for Transmission Expansion Planning problems. Electric Power Systems Research. Vol. 208, pp. 107882-1 - 107882-15, July 2022. [Online: March 2022] JCR: 3,900 Q2 (2022); 3,300 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 1,099 Q1 (2022); 1,029 Q1 (2023)
Da S. Oliveira, E., Da Silva Jr, I.C., Willer De Oliveira, L., de Mendonça, I.M., Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., A two-stage constructive heuristic algorithm to handle integer investment variables in transmission network expansion planning. Electric Power Systems Research. Vol. 192, pp. 106905-1 - 106905-7, March 2021. [Online: October 2020] JCR: 3,818 Q2 (2021); 3,300 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 1,109 Q1 (2021); 1,029 Q1 (2023)
Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., A two-stage strategy for security-constrained AC dynamic Transmission Expansion Planning. Electric Power Systems Research. Vol. 180, pp. 106167-1 - 106167-10, March 2020. [Online: December 2019] JCR: 3,414 Q2 (2020); 3,300 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,845 Q1 (2020); 1,029 Q1 (2023)
Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., State-of-the-art of Transmission Expansion Planning: a survey from restructuring to renewable and distributed electricity markets. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. Vol. 111, pp. 411 - 424, October 2019. [Online: April 2019] JCR: 3,588 Q1 (2019); 5,000 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,203 Q1 (2019); 1,711 Q1 (2023)
Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., Carvalho, L., Dias, B.H., Willer De Oliveira, L., Impact of decision-making models in Transmission Expansion Planning considering large shares of renewable energy sources. Electric Power Systems Research. Vol. 174, pp. 105852-1 - 105852-13, September 2019. [Online: May 2019] JCR: 3,211 Q2 (2019); 3,300 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 1,042 Q1 (2019); 1,029 Q1 (2023)
Knak Neto, N., Da Rosa Abaide, A., Miranda, V., Vilaça, P., Carvalho, L., Sumaili, J., Bernardon, D.P., Load modeling of active low-voltage consumers and comparative analysis of their impact on distribution system expansion planning. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems. Vol. 29, nº. 8, pp. e12038-1 - e12038-19, August 2019. [Online: June 2019] JCR: 1,692 Q3 (2019); 1,900 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,439 Q2 (2019); 0,577 Q2 (2023)
Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., A novel efficient method for multiyear multiobjective dynamic transmission system planning. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. Vol. 100, pp. 10 - 18, September 2018. [Online: February 2018] JCR: 4,418 Q1 (2018); 5,000 Q1 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 1,711 Q1 (2023)
Vilaça, P., Knak Neto, N., Carvalho, L., Sumaili, J., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., Dias, B.H., Miranda, V., de Souza, S.M., Technical-economic analysis for the integration of PV systems in Brazil considering policy and regulatory issues. Energy Policy. Vol. 115, pp. 199 - 206, April 2018. [Online: January 2018] JCR: 4,880 Q1 (2018); 9,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 2,388 Q1 (2023)
Vilaça, P., Simulated Annealing with Gaussian probability density function for Transmission Expansion Planning. U.Porto Journal of Engineering. Vol. 1, nº. 1, pp. 104 - 113, October 2015. SJR: 0,138 Q4 (2023)

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Projects

HVDC-Wise - HVDC-based grid architectures for reliable and resilient WIdeSprEad hybrid AC/DC transmission systems (Horizon Europe. Grant agreement No. 101075424). Carried out for Comisión Europea. Oct/2022-Apr/2026

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Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

P. Vilaça (2018), Transmission expansion planning - a dynamic multiobjective approach considering uncertainties. Universidade do Porto. Porto (Portugal).

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Conference Papers

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Dr. Phillipe Vilaça Gomes

Journal Publications

Vilaça, P., De Oliveira, L.E., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., A congestion-based local search for transmission expansion planning problems. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. Vol. 83, pp. 101422-1 - 101422-1, December 2023. [Online: November 2023] JCR: 8,200 Q1 (2023); - SJR: 2,266 Q1 (2023);

Iglesias, C., Vilaça, P., On the regulation of solar distributed generation in Brazil: a look at both sides. Energy Policy. Vol. 167, pp. 113091-1 - 113091-11, August 2022. [Online: June 2022] JCR: 9,000 Q1 (2022); 9,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 2,292 Q1 (2022); 2,388 Q1 (2023)

Vilaça, P., Street, A., Colmenar, J.M., A MILP-based heuristic algorithm for Transmission Expansion Planning problems. Electric Power Systems Research. Vol. 208, pp. 107882-1 - 107882-15, July 2022. [Online: March 2022] JCR: 3,900 Q2 (2022); 3,300 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 1,099 Q1 (2022); 1,029 Q1 (2023)

Vilaça, P., Simulated Annealing with Gaussian probability density function for Transmission Expansion Planning. U.Porto Journal of Engineering. Vol. 1, nº. 1, pp. 104 - 113, October 2015. SJR: 0,138 Q4 (2023)

Projects

HVDC-Wise - HVDC-based grid architectures for reliable and resilient WIdeSprEad hybrid AC/DC transmission systems (Horizon Europe. Grant agreement No. 101075424). Carried out for Comisión Europea. Oct/2022-Apr/2026

Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

P. Vilaça (2018), Transmission expansion planning - a dynamic multiobjective approach considering uncertainties. Universidade do Porto. Porto (Portugal).

Conference Papers

Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., Multiyear transmission expansion planning under hydrological uncertainty, 12th IEEE PowerTech Conference - PowerTech 2017, Manchester (United Kingdom). 18-22 June 2017. In: 2017 IEEE Manchester PowerTech: Conference proceedings, ISBN: 978-1-5090-4238-8

Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., Transmission system planning considering solar distributed generation penetration, 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market - EEM17, Dresden (Germany). 06-09 June 2017. In: IEEE EEM 2017: Conference proceedings, ISBN: 978-1-5090-5500-5

Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., Hybrid genetic algorithm for multi-objective Transmission Expansion Planning, IEEE International Energy Conference - ENERGYCON 2016, Leuven (Belgium). 04-08 April 2016. In: IEEE ENERGYCon 2016: Conference proceedings, ISBN: 978-1-4673-8464-3

Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., Hybrid discrete evolutionary PSO for AC dynamic Transmission Expansion Planning, IEEE International Energy Conference - ENERGYCON 2016, Leuven (Belgium). 04-08 April 2016. In: IEEE ENERGYCon 2016: Conference proceedings, ISBN: 978-1-4673-8464-3

Vilaça, P., Tomé Saraiva, J.P., Comparative analysis of constructive heuristic algorithms for Transmission Expansion Planning, 1st Doctoral Congress in Engineering - DCE 2015, Porto (Portugal). 11-12 June 2015. In: U.Porto Journal of Engineering, vol. 2, nº. 2, e-ISSN: 2183-6493