Filipe Azevedo

Filipe Azevedo is a Professor at ISEP (Polytechnic of Porto) and a Senior Researcher at INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science. He holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Porto, and received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with distinction and honors.
He began his professional career at EFACEC Energia before moving into higher education and research. Since 2000, he has taught at ISEP in the fields of electric power systems, power system economics, and artificial intelligence, and is responsible for courses in high-voltage protection, power systems, and electric power distribution. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, smart grids, renewable energy integration, electricity markets, and decision-support methods for planning and operation.
With more than two decades of academic and scientific experience, he combines rigorous scholarship with practical engineering insight in power-system applications where safety, reliability, and operational performance are critical.