pre-print (pre-refereeing); post-print (final draft post-refereeing)  

2024

  • E. Dudkina, J. Villar, R.J. Bessa, E. Crisostomi, "The role of batteries in maximizing green hydrogen production with power flow tracing," 4th International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (SGRE 2024), Doha, Qatar, 8-10 January 2024
  • R.J. Bessa, Francisco S. Lobo, Francisco S. Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, "Data augmented rule-based expert system to control a hybrid storage system,"  IEEE MELECON 2024, Porto, Portugal, 25-27 June 2024
  • O. Klyagina, R.J. Bessa, D. Pozo, "Improving very short-term wind power predictability by strategically placing weather stations," 24th EEEIC International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 17-20 June 2024.
  • C.M. Affonso, R.J. Bessa, Clara S. Gouveia, "Coordinated operation and flexibility management of medium and low voltage grids" IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 20-24 October 2024.
  • C. Silva, F. Lobo, J. Ricardo Andrade, Ricardo J. Bessa, "Dynamic pricing in EV charging stations with renewable energy and battery storage," 20th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM24), Istanbul, Turkey, 10-12 June 2024.
  • F. Coelho, L. Rodrigues, R.J. Bessa, J. Mello, Jose Villar, "GDBN, a customer-centric digital platform to support the value chain of flexibility provision," 20th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM24), Istanbul, Turkey, 10-12 June 2024.
  • F. Coelho, L. Rodrigues, K. Ganesan, R.J. Bessa, J. Mello, J. Villar, "Review of commercial flexibility products and market platforms," 20th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM24), Istanbul, Turkey, 10-12 June 2024.
  • P. Macedo, R. Silva, A. Moreno, R.J. Bessa, J. Villar, "Shared batteries business models for energy communities," 20th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM24), Istanbul, Turkey, 10-12 June 2024.
  • C. Gouveia, G. Sampaio, F. Retorta, J. Villar, M. Louro, C. Merckx, F. Benothman, "Coordinated voltage control between medium and low voltage distribution grids with market-based flexibility," CIGRE Session 2024, Paris, France, Aug. 2024.
  • I. Gomes, J. Paulos, R.J. Bessa, M. Sousa, R. Rebelo, "Energy-efficient manufacturing scheduling of footwear industries with onsite photovoltaic energy and storage," 7th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST), Torino, Italy, 10-12 Sept. 2024.
  • J.L. Cremer, A. Kelly, R.J. Bessa, M. Subasic, P.N. Papadopoulos, S. Young, A. Sagar, A. Marot, "Pioneering roadmap for ML-driven algorithmic advancements in electrical networks," IEEE ISGT Europe 2024, Zagreb, Croatia, 14-17 Oct. 2024. [online]
  • J. Paulos, P. Macedo, R.J. Bessa, J.N. Fidalgo, J. Oliveira, "Data-driven approach for high loss detection in LV networks," IEEE ISGT Europe 2024, Dubrovnik​, Croatia, 14-17 Oct. 2024.

2023

  • L. Costa, A. Silva, R.J. Bessa, R.E. Araújo, "PV inverter fault classification using machine learning and Clarke transformation," IEEE PowerTech 2023 Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 25-29 June 2023.
  • B. Fritz, G. Sampaio, R.J. Bessa, "Data-driven assessment of the DER flexibility impact on the LV grid management," IEEE PowerTech 2023 Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 25-29 June 2023.
  • P. Viegas, J. Simões, P. Silva, D. Cabral, M. Gomes, A. Rodrigues, L. Gonçalves, C. Costa, R.J. Bessa, J. Pereira, P. Benedicto, M. Simões, R. Andrade, J. Viana, M. Araújo, M. Azevedo, "The next generation of ADMS functions for predictive management of DER,'' 27th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2023), Rome, Italy, 12-15 June 2023.
  • R. Couto, J. Faria, J. Oliveira, G. Sampaio, R.J. Bessa, F. Rodrigues, R. Santos, "DeepGrid: Bringing the operational awareness to the LV grid," 27th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2023), Rome, Italy, 12-15 June 2023.
  • C. Martins, M. Marques, R.J. Bessa, F. Moaidi, S. Camal, "The benefits of Smart4RES predictive analytics," 27th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2023), Rome, Italy, 12-15 June 2023.
  • L. Rodrigues, D. Faria, F. Coelho, J. Mello, J. Saraiva, J. Villar, R. J. Bessa, "Analysis of flexibility-centric energy and cross-sector business models," 19th  International Conference on European Energy Markets (EEM), Lappeenranta, Finland, 6-8 June 2023.

2022

  • G. Sampaio, R.J. Bessa, C. Gonçalves, C. Gouveia, "Conditional parametric model for sensitivity factors in LV grids: A privacy-preserving approach," in Proc. of the 22nd Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2022), Porto, Portugal, 27 June-1 July 2022.
  • G. Sampaio, C. Gouveia, R.J. Bessa, J. Villar, F. Retorta, L. Carvalho, C. Merckx, F. Benothman, F. Promel, M. Panteli, R. Lopes Mourão, M. Louro, A. Águas, P. Marques, "EUniversal’s smart grid solutions for the coordinated operation & planning of MV and LV networks with high EV integration," CIRED Porto Workshop 2022, 2-3 June 2022.
  • E. Dudkina, J. Villar, R. J. Bessa, "Maximizing green hydrogen production with power flow tracing," 18th European Energy Market Conference (EEM), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 13-15 September, 2022.
  • F. André Coelho, F. Silva, C. Gonçalves, R.J. Bessa, Ana Alonso, "A blockchain-based data market for renewable energy forecasts," 4th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2022), San Antonio, Texas, 5-7 Sept. 2022.
  • K. Parginos, R.J. Bessa, S. Camal, G. Kariniotakis, "Interpretable data-driven solar power plant trading strategies," IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Europe 2022, Novi Sad, Serbia, 10-12 Oct. 2022.
  • F. Retorta, C. Gouveia, G. Sampaio, R.J. Bessa, J. Villar, "Local flexibility needs estimation based on distribution grid segmentation," 18th European Energy Market Conference (EEM), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 13-15 September, 2022.
  • V. Campos, J.R. Andrade, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, "ML-assistant for human operators to solve faults and classify events complexity in electrical grids," 13th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion (MEDPOWER), Malta, 7-9 Nov. 2022.

2021

  • C. Gonçalves, M. Ribeiro, J. Viana, R. Fernandes, J. Villar, R.J. Bessa, G. Correia, J. Sousa, V. Mendes, A. Cristina Nunes, "Explanatory and causal analysis of the Portuguese manual balancing reserve," in Proc. of the 2021 IEEE PowerTech, June 28 – July 2, 2021.
  • R.J. Bessa, L. Teixeira, H. Mariji, "Integration of wind energy uncertainty in predictive grid management: can we make it simple?," Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC 2021), 25 – 28 May 2021.
  • G. Giebel, W. Shaw, H. Frank, C. Draxl, J. Zack, P. Pinson, C. Möhrlen, G. Kariniotakis, R. Bessa, "IEA Wind Task 36 - Forecast and Usage Improvements," Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC 2021), 25 – 28 May 2021.
  • G. Kariniotakis, S. Camal, A. Statigakos, P. Pinson, G. Giebel, L. Han, R.J. Bessa, et al., "Research directions and results in the Smart4RES project for improving renewable energy forecasting," Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC 2021), 25 – 28 May 2021.
  • C. Möhrlen, N. Fleischhut, R. Bessa, G. Giebel, "Overcoming psychological barriers of using probabilistic power forecasting with games and experiments," Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC 2021), 25 – 28 May 2021.
  • C. Möhrlen, N. Fleischhut, R. Bessa, "How do humans decide under wind power forecast uncertainty?," WindEurope Electric City 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark, 23-25 November 2021.
  • B. Almeida, R.J. Santos, M. Louro, P.M. Santos, A.F. Ribeiro, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, J.R. Andrade, R.E. Silva, C.N. Rocha, J.P. Viana, "Innovative applications of artificial intelligence on SCADA data," 26th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2021), 20-23 September 2021.
  • J. Falcão, C. Cândido, D. Silva, J. Sousa, M. Pereira, D. Rua, C. Gouveia, F. Coelho, R.J. Bessa, A. Lucas, "Enabling interoperable flexibility and standardized grid support services," 26th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2021), 20-23 September 2021.
  • P. Marques, J. Falcão, S. Albuquerque, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, D. Rua, J. Chaves Ávila, H. Gerard, K. Kessels, K. Glennung, A. Monti, J.P. Chaves, "The role of interoperable, agnostic and flexibility enabling interfaces for DSO and system coordination," 26th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2021), 20-23 September 2021.
  • S. Camal, F. Sossan, G. Kariniotakis, R.J. Bessa, P. Pinson, G. Giebel, Q. Libois, M. Lange, B. Nouri, A. Neto, R. Verziljbergh, M. Eijgelaar, N. Hatziargyriou, C. Vitellas, L. Raynaud, M. Cassas, A. Pierrot, T. Göcmen, R.M. Santos, G. Mendes, J. Lezaca, G. Deen, G. Sideratos, G. Sauba, S. Petit, R. Legrand, A. Mehrens, J. Gouveia, L. Teixeira, "Smart4RES: Next generation solutions for renewable energy forecasting and applications with focus on distribution grids," 26th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2021), 20-23 September 2021.
  • C. Möhrlen, R.J. Bessa, and G. Giebel, "IEA Wind Task 36 “Probabilistic forecasting games and experiments initiative,'' European Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (EMS2021), 3-10 September 2021.
  • C. Möhrlen, G. Giebel, R. J. Bessa, N. Fleischhut, "How do humans decide under wind power forecast uncertainty - an  IEA Wind Task 36 probabilistic forecast games and experiments initiative," Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 2151, WindEurope Electric City, 23-25 Nov. 2021. [online]
  • G. Kariniotakis, S. Camal, F. Sossan, B. Nouri, J. Lezaca, M. Lange, B. Alonzo, Q. Libois, P. Pinson, R.J. Bessa, C. Goncalves, "Data science for next generation renewable energy forecasting - Highlight results from the Smart4RES Project," 11th Solar & Storage Integration Workshop, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 2021.

2020

  • C. Gonçalves, L. Cavalcante, M. Brito, R.J. Bessa and J. Gama, "Forecasting conditional extreme quantiles for wind energy," in Proc. of the 21st Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2020), 29 June-3 July 2020.
  • A. Coronati, J.R. Andrade, R.J. Bessa, "A deep learning method for forecasting residual market curves," in Proc. of the 21st Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2020), 29 June-3 July 2020.
  • M. Kezunovic, P. Pinson, Z. Obradovic, S. Grijalva, T. Hong, R. J. Bessa, "Big data analytics in the electricity grids of the future,"  in Proc. of the 21st Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2020), 29 June-3 July 2020.
  • G. Giebel, W. Shaw, H. Frank, P. Pinson, C. Draxl, J. Zack, C. Möhrlen, G. Kariniotakis, R.J. Bessa, "IEA wind task 36 forecasting," European Geosciences Union (EGU 2020) General Assembly, 2020. [online]
  • G. Kariniotakis, S. Camal, R.J. Bessa, P. Pinson, G. Giebel, Q. Libois, R. Legrand, M. Lange, S. Wilbert, B. Nouri, A. Neto, R. Verzijlbergh, G. Sauba, G. Sideratos, E. Korka, S. Petit, "Smart4RES: Towards next generation forecasting tools of renewable energy production," European Geosciences Union (EGU 2020) General Assembly, 2020. [online]
  • J. Mello, J. Villar, R.J. Bessa, M. Lopes, J. Martins, M. Pinto, "Power-to-Peer: a blockchain P2P post-delivery bilateral local energy market," 17th European Energy Market Conference (EEM 2020), Stockholm, Sweden, 16-18 Sept. 2020.
  • J.M. Terras, T. Simão, D. Rua, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, J. Baumeister, et al. "Fostering the relation and the connectivity between smart homes and grids - InterConnect Project," CIRED Berlin 2020 Workshop, 22-23 September 2020.
  • J. Moreira, R. Bernardo, R. Prata, U. Krisper, R.J. Bessa, F. Coelho, F. Schwarzländer, "A service catalyst providing a neutral framework for supporting grid operation, while promoting market-based services: Grid and market hub," CIRED Berlin 2020 Workshop, 22-23 September 2020.
  • D. Lopes, R.J. Bessa, B. Almeida, A. Madureira, M. Simões, J. Silva, et al., "InteGrid pilot in Portugal: Smart Grid based flexibility management tools for LV and MV predictive grid operation," CIRED Berlin 2020 Workshop, 22-23 September 2020.
  • D. Lopes, D. Rua, P. Machado, J. Moreira, C. Abreu, R. André, A. Madureira, R.J. Bessa, G. Sampaio, M. Simões, "From home energy management system, local flexibility to low voltage predictive grid management," CIRED Berlin 2020 Workshop, 22-23 September 2020.
  • J. Basílio B. Espírito Santo, A. Pratas, M. Guerreiro, C. Gouveia, R.J. Bessa, A. Blanquet, D. Rua, et al., "Challenging an IoT platform to address new services in a flexible grid," CIRED Berlin 2020 Workshop, 22-23 September 2020.
  • G. Giebel, W. Shaw, H. Frank, C. Draxl, J. Zack, P. Pinson, C. Möhrlen, R. J. Bessa, G. Kariniotakis, "IEA wind task 36 forecasting – An overview," 19th Wind Integration Workshop, 11-12 Nov. 2020
  • C. Möhrlen, N. Fleischhut, R. J. Bessa, "IEA wind task 36: Insight on human decision-making from probabilistic forecast games," 19th Wind Integration Workshop, 11-12 Nov. 2020
  • C. Gonçalves, R. J Bessa, P. Pinson, "Data market for collaborative renewable energy forecasting,'' 40th International Symposium on Forecasting, 26-28 Oct. 2020.
  • P. Senna, A. H. Almeida, A. C. Barros,  R. J. Bessa, A. L. Azevedo, "Architecture model for a holistic and interoperable digital energy management platform," Procedia Manufacturing, vol. 51, pp. 1117-1124, 2020.

2019


  • M. Pereira, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, "Low voltage grid data visualisation with a frame representation and cognitive architecture," 13th IEEE PES PowerTech Conference, Milano, Italy, 23-27 June 2019
  • C. Gonçalves, M. Ribeiro, J. Viana, R. Fernandes, J. Villar, R.J. Bessa, A. Cristina Nunes, G. Correia, V. Mendes, J. Sousa, "Explanatory and causal analysis of the MIBEL electricity market spot price," 13th IEEE PES PowerTech Conference, Milano, Italy, 23-27 June 2019. [pre-print]
  • K. Ganesan, J. Tomé Saraiva, R.J. Bessa, "Using causal inference to measure residential consumers demand response elasticity," 13th IEEE PES PowerTech Conference, Milano, Italy, 23-27 June 2019
  • J. Viana, J. Sousa, R.J. Bessa, "Load forecasting benchmark for smart meter data," 13th IEEE PES PowerTech Conference, Milano, Italy, 23-27 June 2019.
  • R. Alves, P. Póvoa, P. Inocêncio, F. Paixão, R.J. Bessa, J.M. Filipe, "Energy demand response applied to water resource recovery facilities," 92nd Water Environment Federations Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 2019), Chicago, Illinois, 21-25 September 2019.
  • M. Simões, G. Sampaio, A. Madureira, R.J. Bessa, J. Pereira, D. Lopes, D. Fonseca, P. Godinho Matos, R. Pires, "Avoid technical problems in LV networks: from data-driven monitoring to predictive control," 25th International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2019), Madrid, 3-6 June 2019.
  • J. Pessanha, A.G. Melo, R.J. Bessa, V. Andrade de Almeida, "Uma metodologia para geração de cenários de produção eólica compatíveis com as correlações espaciais entre os regimes de ventos," XXV Seminário Nacional de Produção e Transmissão de Energia Elétrica (SNPTEE),  Belo Horizonte , Brazil, 10-13 Nov. 2019.
  • J. Villar, R. Rocha, R.J. Bessa, "Business models for peer-to-peer energy markets," 16th European Energy Market Conference (EEM 2019), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 18-20 Sept. 2019.

2018

  • R. Oliveira, R.J. Bessa, V. Miranda, "Identifying topology in power networks in the absence of breaker status sensor signals," IEEE MELECON 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco, 2-7 May 2018.
  • R.J. Bessa, G. Sampaio, J. Pereira, V. Miranda, "Probabilistic low voltage state estimation using analog-search techniques," in Proc. of the 20th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2018), Dublin, Ireland, June 2018. 
  • J. Pessanha, A.G. Melo, R.J. Bessa, "Transformação de Nataf e estimação não paramétrica de densidades condicionais na modelagem da geração eólica no problema de fluxo de potência probabilístico," XXII Congresso Brasileiro de Automática, João Pessoa, Brazil, 9-12 Sept. 2018.
  • R.J. Bessa, D. Rua, C. Abreu, P. Machado, J.R. Andrade, R. Pinto, C. Gonçalves, and M. Reis, "Data economy for prosumers in a smart grid ecosystem," in Proc. of the e-Energy ’18: The Nineth International Conference on Future Energy Systems, June 12–15, 2018, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • R.J. Bessa, F. Coelho, X. Rodrigues, A. Alonso, T. Soares, G. Pires, P.G. Matos, I. Prates, H. Shahrokni, A. Mäkivierikko, "Grid and market hub: empowering local energy communities in InteGrid", in Proc. of the CIRED Workshop 2018, Lubljana, Jun.2018.
  • C. Möhrlen, R.J. Bessa, "Understanding Uncertainty: the difficult move from a deterministic to a probabilistic world," in Proc. of the 17th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Power Plants, Stockholm, Sweden, 17-19 October 2018.
  • S. Reyes, R.J. Bessa, J.R. Andrade, "Pronóstico de flujo de energía de olas," VI Congreso Nacional de Estudiantes de Energías Renovables (CNEER), Temixco, Mexico, 11-13 September 2018.

2017

  • J. Pessanha, R.J. Bessa, J.A. Peças Lopes, "Propostas para a previsão probabilística da geração eólica," ​XXIV SNPTEE - Seminário Nacional de Produção e Transmissão de Energia Elétrica, Curitiba, Brazil, 22-25 Oct. 2017.
  • L. Cavalcante, R.J. Bessa, "Solar power forecasting with sparse vector autoregression structures," in Proc. of the IEEE PowerTech 2017, Manchester, U.K., June 2017.
  • M. Reis, A. Garcia, R.J. Bessa, "A scalable load forecasting system for Low Voltage grids," in Proc. of the IEEE PowerTech 2017, Manchester, U.K., June 2017.
  • R. Pinto, M.A. Matos, R.J. Bessa, J. Gouveia, C. Gouveia, "Multi-period modeling of behind-the-meter flexibility," in Proc. of the IEEE PowerTech 2017, Manchester, U.K., June 2017.
  • J. Gouveia, C. Gouveia, J. Rodrigues, R. Bessa, A.G. Madureira, R. Pinto, C. L. Moreira, J. A. Peças Lopes, "MicroGrid energy balance management for emergency operation," in Proc. of the IEEE PowerTech 2017, Manchester, U.K., June 2017.
  • M. Reis, A. Garcia, R.J. Bessa, L. Seca, C. Gouveia, J. Moreira, P. Nunes, P. Matos, F. Carvalho, P. Carvalho, "Predictive management of low voltage grids," CIRED 2017, Glasgow, Scotland, 12-15 June 2017.
  • A. Alonso, R. Couto, H. Pacheco, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, L. Seca, J. Moreira, P. Nunes, P. Matos, A. Oliveira, "Towards new data management platforms for a DSO as market enabler – UPGRID Portugal demo," CIRED 2017, Glasgow, Scotland, 12-15 June 2017.
  • M. Sebastian-Viana, M. Caujolle, B. Goncer-Maraver, J. Sumaili, J. Pereira, P. Barbeiro, J. Silva, R.J. Bessa, "LV state estimation and TSO-DSO cooperation tools: Results of the French field tests in the evolvDSO project,"  CIRED 2017, Glasgow, Scotland, 12-15 June 2017.
  • J. Filipe, R.J. Bessa, C. Moreira, B. Silva, "On the profitability of variable speed pump-storage-power in frequency restoration reserve," Journal of Physics Conference Series: HYPERBOLE Symposium, vol. 813, pp. 1-6, 2017.
  • R.J. Bessa, C. Moreira, B. Silva, J. Filipe, N. Fulgêncio, "Role of pump hydro in electric power systems," Journal of Physics Conference Series: HYPERBOLE Symposium. vol. 813, no.1, pp. 1-6, 2017.
  • C. Gonçalves, J.R. Andrade, R.J. Bessa, "Feature extraction techniques that improve wind power probabilistic forecasting," Wind Energy Science Conference 2017, Mini Symposia "Wind Power Forecasting", Technical University of Denmark, 26-29 June 2017.
  • C. Fernandes, L. Cavalcante, R.J. Bessa, "Application of copula vines for modelling spatial dependencies of wind power forecast uncertainty," Wind Energy Science Conference 2017, Mini Symposia "Wind Power Forecasting", Technical University of Denmark, 26-29 June 2017.
  • R.J. Bessa, M.A. Matos, C. Gonçalves, N. Machado, P. Marques, F. Matos, "Integration of probabilistic renewable energy forecasting in power system operational planning: a success story," Wind Energy Science Conference 2017, Mini Symposia "Wind Power Forecasting", Technical University of Denmark, 26-29 June 2017.
  • C. Möhrlen, R.J. Bessa, G. Goretti, M. Barthod, M. Siefert, "On the application of forecast uncertainties in the business practices of actors in the power system sector," Wind Energy Science Conference 2017, Mini Symposia "Wind Power Forecasting", Technical University of Denmark, 26-29 June 2017.
  • C. Möhrlen, R.J. Bessa, G. Giebel, and Jess U. Jørgensen, "Uncertainty forecasting practices for the next generation power system," in Proc. of the 16th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Power Plants, Berlin, Germany, 25-27 Oct. 2017.

2016

  • C. Mohrlen, R. J. Bessa, M. Barthod, G. Goretti, and M. Siefert,"Use of forecast uncertainties in the power sector: state-of-the–art of business practices ," in Proc. of the 15th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Power Plants, Vienna, Austria, 15-17 Nov. 2016. [paper]
  • R.B. Pinto, R.J. Bessa, M.A. Matos, "On the concept of multi-period flexibility from home energy management systems,'' Workshop on Optimization Challenges in the Evolution of Energy Networks to Smart Grids, Coimbra, Portugal, 27-28 Oct. 2016.
  • J. Silva, J. Sumaili, R.J. Bessa, L. Seca, M.A. Matos , "Estimation of active and reactive flexibility range in primary substations,'' Workshop on Optimization Challenges in the Evolution of Energy Networks to Smart Grids, Coimbra, Portugal, 27-28 Oct. 2016. 
  • M.A. Matos, RJ. Bessa, C. Gonçalves, L. Cavalcante. V. Miranda, N. Machado, P. Marques, F. Matos, "Setting the maximum import net transfer capacity under extreme RES integration scenarios," in Proc. of the 2016 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS), Beijing, China, 16-20 Oct. 2016
  • ​R.J. Bessa, "On the quality of the gaussian copula for multi-temporal decision-making problems," in Proc. of the 19th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2016), Genoa, Italy, June 2016
  • C. Gallego-Castillo, R.J. Bessa, L. Cavalcante, A. Cuerva-Tejero, "Wind power probabilistic forecast in the Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space," in Proc. of the 19th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2016), Genoa, Italy, June 2016
  • J.M. Filipe,  R.J. Bessa, B. Silva, C. Moreira, "Optimization of the variable speed pump storage participation in frequency restoration reserve market,"  in Proc. 13th European Energy Market Conference (EEM 2016), Porto, Portugal, 6-9 June 2016.
  • R. Moreira, R.J. Bessa, J. Gama, "Probabilistic forecasting of day-ahead electricity prices for the Iberian electricity market," in Proc. 13th European Energy Market Conference (EEM 2016), Porto, Portugal, 6-9 June 2016.
  • L. Cavalcante, R.J. Bessa, "Solar power forecasting with high-dimensional time series," in Proc. of the 36th International Symposium on Forecasting, Santander, Spain, 19-22 June 2016. 
  • H. Teixeira, P. Barbeiro, J. Pereira, R.J. Bessa, P. Matos, D. Lemos, C. Morais, M. Caujolle, M. Sebastian-Viana, "A state estimator for LV networks: results from the evolvDSO project," CIRED 2016 Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 14-15 June 2016.
  • A.C. Silva, J. Sumaili, J. Silva, L. Carvalho, L. Seca, M. Matos, R.J. Bessa, G. Schaarschmidt, R. Hermes, "Assessing DER flexibility in a German distribution network for different scenarios and degrees of controllability," CIRED 2016 Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 14-15 June 2016.
  • N. Fonseca, J. Silva, A.C. Silva, J. Sumaili, L. Seca, R.J. Bessa, J. Pereira, M. Matos, P. Matos, C. Morais, M. Caujolle, M. Sebastian-Viana, "evolvDSO grid management tools to support TSO-DSO cooperation," CIRED 2016 Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 14-15 June 2016.
  • R.J. Santos, A. Araujo, R. André, F. Guerra, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, J. Sumaili, J. Damásio, G. Bravo, "Energy storage management for grid operation purposes," CIRED 2016 Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 14-15 June 2016.
  • M. Marques, P. Mousinho, A. Leiria, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, A. Madureira, C. Moreira, M. Gerlich, S. Rodriguez, "Integration of energy storage in LV Grid normal and emergency operation," CIRED 2016 Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 14-15 June 2016.
  • G. Mendes, F. Guerra, A. Ferreira, L. Rocha, R.J. Bessa, C. Gouveia, C. Murphy-O'Connor, S. Albuquerque, "SENSIBLE Project: Évora demonstrator enabling energy storage and energy management creating value for grid and customers," CIRED 2016 Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 14-15 June 2016.

2015

  • M. Reis, L. Cavalcante, R.J. Bessa, "Big data techniques applied to very short-term wind power forecasting," EWEA Technical Workshop on Wind Power Forecasting, Leuven, Belgium, 1-2 Oct. 2015
  • R.J. Bessa, "From marginal to simultaneous prediction intervals of wind power," in Proc. of the 18th Intelligent Systems Applications to Power Systems Conference and Debate (ISAP 2015), Porto, Portugal, 16-16 Sept. 2015
  • J. Filipe, R.J. Bessa, J. Sumaili, R. Tomé, J. Sousa, "A hybrid short-term solar power forecasting tool," in Proc. of the 18th Intelligent Systems Applications to Power Systems Conference and Debate (ISAP 2015), Porto, Portugal, 16-16 Sept. 2015
  • F. Lima, C. Minussi, N. Fidalgo, R.J. Bessa, "A modified negative selection algorithm applied in the diagnosis of voltage disturbances in distribution electrical systems," in Proc. of the 18th Intelligent Systems Applications to Power Systems Conference and Debate (ISAP 2015), Porto, Portugal, 16-16 Sept. 2015
  • R.J. Bessa, A. Madureira, L. Seca, J. Pereira, A. Messias, D. Lopes. P.G Matos, “Advanced system architecture and algorithms for smart distribution grids: The SuSTAINABLE approach,” in Proc. of the 23rd International Conference on Electricity Distribution - CIRED 2015, Lyon, France, June 2015.
  • A. Madureira, R.J. Bessa, J. Meirinhos, D. Fayzur, J. Filipe, A. Messias, D. Lopes. P. Matos, “The impact of solar power forecast errors on voltage control in smart distribution grids,” in Proc. of the 23rd International Conference on Electricity Distribution - CIRED 2015, Lyon, France, June 2015.
  • L. Matias, R.J. Bessa, J. Grabocka, "Eureka! - How to build accurate predictors for real-valued outputs from simple methods," Tutorial session, ECML-PKDD 2015 - European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Database, Porto, Portugal, Sept. 2015.
  • F. Heymann, R.J. Bessa, "Power-to-Gas potential assessment of Portugal under special consideration of LCOE," in Proc. the IEEE PowerTech 2015, Eindhoven, Netherlands, June 2015.
  • J.P. Iria, F.J. Soares, R.J. Bessa, "Optimized demand response bidding in the wholesale market under scenarios of prices and temperatures," in Proc. the IEEE PowerTech 2015, Eindhoven, Netherlands, June 2015.
  • M.D. Heleno, R. Soares, J. Sumaili, R.J. Bessa, L. Seca, M.A. Matos, "Estimation of the flexibility range in the transmission-distribution boundary," in Proc. the IEEE PowerTech 2015, Eindhoven, Netherlands, June 2015.
  • P. Barbeiro, H. Teixeira, J. Pereira, R.J. Bessa, "An ELM-AE state estimator for real-time monitoring in poorly characterized distribution networks," in Proc. the IEEE PowerTech 2015, Eindhoven, Netherlands, June 2015.
  • F. Heymann, R.J. Bessa, "Towards regional energy sufficiency: GIS-based power-to-gas potential assessment of Coimbra District," Energy for Sustainability Multidisciplinary Conference - EfS 2015, Coimbra, Portugal, 14-15 May 2015.
2014
  • R.J. Bessa, M.A. Matos, F.J. Soares, "Framework for the participation of EV aggregators in the electricity market," in Proc. of the IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC 2014), Florence, Italy, Dec. 2014.
  • Sumaili, R.J. Bessa, F. Rahman, R. Tomé, J.N. Sousa, “Electrical model parameter characterization for short-term solar power forecasting,” in Proc. of the 4th International Workshop on Integration of Solar Power into Power Systems, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 2014.
  • R.J. Bessa, “Solar power forecasting for smart grids considering ICT constraints,” in Proc. of the 4th International Workshop on Integration of Solar Power into Power Systems, Berlin, Germany, Nov. 2014. [published paper]
  • R.J. Bessa, A. Trindade, A. Monteiro, Cátia S.P. Silva, V. Miranda, "Solar power forecasting in smart grids using distributed information," in Proc. of the 18th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC 2014), Wroclaw, Poland, August 2014. [link]

2013

  • R.J. Bessa, "Non-Gaussian modeling of wind power forecasts," International Conference and Advanced School Planet Earth, Mathematics of Energy and Climate Change (MECC 2013), Portugal, 21-28 March 2013.
  • H. Holttinen, M. Milligan, E. Ela, N. Menemenlis, J. Dobschinski, B. Rawn, R.J. Bessa, D. Flynn, E. Gomez Lazaro, N. Detlefsen, "Methodologies to determine operating reserves due to increased wind power," in Proc. of the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2013.

2012

  • R.J. Bessa, N. Lima, and M.A. Matos, "Operational management algorithms for an EV aggregator," in Proc. of MedPower 2012, Cagliari, Italy, 1-3 Oct. 2012.
  • R.J. Bessa, I.C. Costa, L. Bremermann and M.A. Matos, "Operational strategies for the optimized coordination of wind farms and hydro-pump units," in Proc. of MedPower 2012, Cagliari, Italy, 1-3 Oct. 2012.
  • R.J. Bessa and M.A. Matos, "Forecasting issues for managing a portfolio of electric vehicles under a smart grid paradigm," in Proc. of the Third IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2012), Berlin, Germany, 14-17 Oct. 2012. [post-print]

2011

  • A. Botterud, J. Wang, J. Valenzuela, R.J. Bessa, H. Keko,V. Miranda, J.S. Akilimali, “Unit commitment and operating reserves with probabilistic wind power forecasts,” in Proc. of IEEE PowerTech 11, Trondheim, Norway, 19-23 June 2011. [published paper] [post-print]
  • R.J. Bessa, J. Mendes, V. Miranda, A. Botterud, J. Wang, Z. Zhou, “Quantile-copula density forecast for wind power uncertainty modeling,” in Proc. of IEEE PowerTech 11, Trondheim, Norway, 19-23 June 2011. [published paper] [post-print]
  • R.J. Bessa, F.J. Soares, J.A. Peças Lopes, Manuel A. Matos, “Models for the EV aggregation agent business,” in Proc. of IEEE PowerTech 11, Trondheim, Norway, 19-23 June 2011. [published paper] [post-print] 
  • R.J. Bessa, J. Sumaili, V. Miranda, A. Botterud, J. Wang, E. Constantinescu, “Time-adaptive kernel density forecast: a new method for wind power uncertainty modeling,” in Proc. of the 17th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC’11), Stockholm, Sweden, 22-26 Aug. 2011. [paper]
  • A. Botterud, J. Wang, R.J. Bessa, H. Keko, J. Sumaili, V. Miranda, “Wind power forecasting, unit commitment, and electricity market operations,” in Proc. of IEEE PES General Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 24-29 July 2011. [published paper] [post-print]
  • A. Botterud, Z. Zhou, J. Wang, R.J. Bessa, H. Keko, J. Sumaili, V. Miranda, “Application of probabilistic wind power forecasting in electricity markets,”Windpower 2011 Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, USA, 22-25 May 2011. (published in the Wind Energy journal) 
  • R.J. Bessa, L. Bremermann, Manuel A. Matos, R. Pestana, N. Machado, H-P Waldl, C. Wichmann, “Reserve and congestion management using wind power probabilistic forecasting: a real case-study,” European Wind Energy Association Annual Event (EWEA 2011), Brussels, Belgium, March 2011. (oral presentation) [abstract] [slides]

2010

  • R.J. Bessa, Manuel A. Matos, “Dealing with wind power forecast uncertainty,” in Proc. of 25th Mini-EURO Conference Uncertainty and Robustness in Planning and Decision Making, Coimbra, Portugal, 15-17 April 2010. [paper]
  • A. Botterud, J. Wang, R.J. Bessa, H. Keko,V. Miranda, “Risk management and optimal bidding for a wind power producer,” in Proc. of IEEE PES General Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 25-29 July 2010. [published paper] [post-print]
  • R.J. Bessa, V. Miranda, J.C. Principe, A. Botterud, J. Wang, “Information theoretic learning applied to wind power modeling,” in Proc. of IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Barcelona, Spain, USA, 18-23 July 2010. [published paper] [post-print]
  • R.J. Bessa, V. Miranda, A. Botterud, J. Wang, “Good or bad wind power forecasts: a relative concept,” WindPower 2010 Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, USA, 23-26 May 2010. (published in the Wind Energy journal)
  • R.J. Bessa, Manuel A. Matos, “Comparison of probabilistic and deterministic approaches for setting operating reserve in systems with high penetration of wind power,” in Proc. of MedPower 2010, Agia Napa, Cyprus, 07-10 Nov. 2010. [paper]
  • R.J. Bessa, Manuel A. Matos, “The role of an aggregator agent for EV in the electricity market,” in Proc. of MedPower 2010, Agia Napa, Cyprus, 07-10 Nov. 2010. [paper]
  • G. Conzelmann, A. Botterud, J.Wang, R.J. Bessa, H. Keko, V. Miranda, Jean S. Akilimali, “Wind power forecasting and stochastic unit commitment,” IWWG Advancing Wind Power in Illinois - Fourth Annual Conference, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL July 14-15, 2010. (oral presentation)
  • A. Botterud, J. Wang, R.J. Bessa, V. Miranda, “Improved statistical methods for wind power forecasting,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, 7-10 Nov. 2010. (oral presentation)
  • A. Botterud, J. Wang, R. Bessa, H. Keko, “Optimal wind power bidding in electricity markets,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, 7-10 Nov. 2010. (oral presentation)

2009

  • P. Miranda, A. Rodrigues, J.A. Peças Lopes, J.L. Palma, R. Tome, J. Sousa, R.J. Bessa, J. Matos, “An integrated system for wind energy forecast using meteorological models and statistical post-processing,” American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, San Francisco, California, USA, 14-18 December 2009. (oral presentation)  
  • A. Botterud, J. Wang, V. Miranda, R. Bessa, H. Keko, J.S. Akilimali, “Wind power forecasting and electricity market operations,” in Proc. of the 32nd IAEE Int. Conference, San Francisco, CA - USA, Jun. 2009. (oral presentation) 
  • Manuel A. Matos, R. Bessa, “Operating reserve adequacy evaluation using uncertainties of wind power forecast,” in Proc. of IEEE PowerTech 09, Bucharest, Romania, 28 June-2 July 2009. [published paper] [post-print] 
  • V. Miranda, R. Bessa, J. Gama, G. Conzelmann, A. Botterud, “New concepts in wind power forecasting models,” WindPower 2009 Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, USA, 4-7 May 2009. [paper]

2008

  • R. Bessa, V. Miranda and J. Gama, “Wind power forecasting using streaming techniques,” in Proceedings of ISF 2008 - The International Symposium on Forecasting, Nice, France, 22-25 June 2008. (oral presentation)
  • R. Bessa, V. Miranda and J. Gama, “Wind power forecasting with entropy based criteria algorithms,” in Proc. of PMAPS 2008 - 10th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, Puerto Rico, May 2008. [published paper] [post-print]
  • R. Bessa, V. Miranda and J. Gama, “Improvement in wind power forecasting based on information entropy-related concepts,” in Proc. of IEEE PES General Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, July 2008.

2007

  • A. Rodrigues, J.A. Peças Lopes, Pedro Miranda, Laginha Palma, C. Monteiro, Ricardo Bessa, J. Sousa, Carlos Rodrigues, and J. Matos, “EPREV - a wind forecasting tool for Portugal,” in Proceedings of EWEC 2007 - European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition, Italy, 7-10 May 2007. [paper]