Diana Vieira Fernandes
@dianavf.bsky.social
I’ll be presenting Wed, Oct 1 at #IEEE #SmartGridComm (#Toronto): “Decentralized Local Voltage Control for Active Distribution Networks”
Work with Soummya Kar & Carlos Santos Silva.
Pre-print: arxiv.org/abs/2509.09048
#CMUPortugal @cmu.edu #IN3_Research @istecnico.bsky.social
Work with Soummya Kar & Carlos Santos Silva.
Pre-print: arxiv.org/abs/2509.09048
#CMUPortugal @cmu.edu #IN3_Research @istecnico.bsky.social
Decentralized Local Voltage Control for Active Distribution Networks
Distribution networks face challenges from the increasing deployment of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and the emergence of bidirectional power flows. We propose a decentralized Volt/VAr control ...
arxiv.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I’ll be presenting Wed, Oct 1 at #IEEE #SmartGridComm (#Toronto): “Decentralized Local Voltage Control for Active Distribution Networks”
Work with Soummya Kar & Carlos Santos Silva.
Pre-print: arxiv.org/abs/2509.09048
#CMUPortugal @cmu.edu #IN3_Research @istecnico.bsky.social
Work with Soummya Kar & Carlos Santos Silva.
Pre-print: arxiv.org/abs/2509.09048
#CMUPortugal @cmu.edu #IN3_Research @istecnico.bsky.social
There are homes where the indoor temperature can reach 39.8°C today. CLIMA EXTREMO is a platform developed at IST in partnership w/ Instituto Ricardo Jorge (INSA), to identify the greatest health risk to their occupants during extreme weather events.
Link: p.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Link: p.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
CLIMA EXTREMO: Painel de aviso sobre o risco dos ocupantes de edifícios durante eventos extremos climáticos extremos
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climaextremo.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
July 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
There are homes where the indoor temperature can reach 39.8°C today. CLIMA EXTREMO is a platform developed at IST in partnership w/ Instituto Ricardo Jorge (INSA), to identify the greatest health risk to their occupants during extreme weather events.
Link: p.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Link: p.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
"As the night closed in on #Spain and #Portugal on 28 April, polar #satellites followed the #blackout that lasted well into the early hours of the morning in several regions." www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @esa.int @science.esa.int
Back to light
As the night closed in on Spain and Portugal on 28 April, polar satellites followed the blackout that lasted well into the early hours of the morning in several regions.
www.esa.int
May 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"As the night closed in on #Spain and #Portugal on 28 April, polar #satellites followed the #blackout that lasted well into the early hours of the morning in several regions." www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @esa.int @science.esa.int
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Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science and jeopardizing the nation’s AI progress. There may be no AlphaFold, ChatGPT, or Stable Diffusion without federal grants.
And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
A Disaster for American Innovation
The Trump administration is jeopardizing the AI boom.
www.theatlantic.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science and jeopardizing the nation’s AI progress. There may be no AlphaFold, ChatGPT, or Stable Diffusion without federal grants.
And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
And, an interesting document about Trump’s “genius” uncle…
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Reposted by Diana Vieira Fernandes
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Translation: We’re cyber fucked: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
Opinion | Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To
What will DOGE do with access to personal data on almost all Americans?
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Translation: We’re cyber fucked: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
How mathematics built the modern world
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
How mathematics built the modern world - Works in Progress
Mathematics was the cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution. A new paradigm of measurement and calculation, more than scientific discovery, built industry, modernity, and the world we inhabit today.
worksinprogress.co
February 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
How mathematics built the modern world
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
Reposted by Diana Vieira Fernandes
Many U.S. science agencies abruptly abandoned normal operations last week to focus on a slew of executive orders from President Donald Trump.
The torrent of activity left many researchers bewildered—and fearful of what might come next. scim.ag/4jMPYiY
The torrent of activity left many researchers bewildered—and fearful of what might come next. scim.ag/4jMPYiY
Trump orders cause chaos at science agencies
Wild week of canceled meetings, program changes, and data purges creates high anxiety
scim.ag
February 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Many U.S. science agencies abruptly abandoned normal operations last week to focus on a slew of executive orders from President Donald Trump.
The torrent of activity left many researchers bewildered—and fearful of what might come next. scim.ag/4jMPYiY
The torrent of activity left many researchers bewildered—and fearful of what might come next. scim.ag/4jMPYiY
Reposted by Diana Vieira Fernandes
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders
Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review
scim.ag
January 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh
Reposted by Diana Vieira Fernandes
President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to “immediately pause” the spending of money from the Inflation Reduction Act, former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law that provided hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to clean energy and other climate initiatives.
Trump Orders Agencies to Halt Spending from Biden’s Climate Law
President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to “immediately pause” the spending of money from the Inflation Reduction Act, former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law that provided hund...
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to “immediately pause” the spending of money from the Inflation Reduction Act, former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law that provided hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to clean energy and other climate initiatives.
Datenleck beim Volkswagen-Konzern: Wir wissen, wo dein Auto steht www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web... via @spiegel.de
Volkswagen-Konzern - Datenleck: Wir wissen, wo dein Auto steht
VW hat mit einer neuen Blamage zu kämpfen. Bewegungsdaten von 800.000 E-Autos sowie Kontaktinformationen zu den Besitzern standen ungeschützt im Netz. Sichtbar war, wer wann zu Hause parkt, beim BND o...
www.spiegel.de
December 29, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Datenleck beim Volkswagen-Konzern: Wir wissen, wo dein Auto steht www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web... via @spiegel.de
rapport de l'office parlementaire d'évaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques sur l'IA www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/rappo...
Rapport, n° 642
www.assemblee-nationale.fr
December 8, 2024 at 10:38 PM
rapport de l'office parlementaire d'évaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques sur l'IA www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/rappo...
“51% say scientists should take an active role in public policy debates about scientific issues. By contrast, nearly as many (48%) say they should focus on establishing sound scientific facts and stay out of public policy debates.” pewrsr.ch/3USzH0S
Public Trust in Scientists and Views on Their Role in Policymaking
Americans’ trust in scientists is slightly higher than it was last year, but remains lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
pewrsr.ch
November 28, 2024 at 3:21 AM
“51% say scientists should take an active role in public policy debates about scientific issues. By contrast, nearly as many (48%) say they should focus on establishing sound scientific facts and stay out of public policy debates.” pewrsr.ch/3USzH0S