Electrical Power Systems Distributed Power Systems
Biography
Maria Emília de Lima Tostes received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1987, the M.Sc. degree in 1992, and the D.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2003, all from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil. She worked as a forensic engineering expert for the Public Security Secretariat of Pará from 1990 to 1994 and joined the permanent faculty of UFPA in 1994, where she has been a Full Professor since 2018. She led the implementation of the Amazon Energy Efficiency Center (CEAMAZON) at UFPA and has coordinated it since 2010. She served as Director of the Institute of Technology (ITEC/UFPA) from 2010 to 2014, as Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering (PPGEE/UFPA) from 2018 to 2020, and as President of the Brazilian Energy Efficiency Association (ABEE) from 2007 to 2009. She led the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging corridor in the Brazilian North region, linking Belém and Castanhal, the first electric buses on the UFPA campuses, an electric boat R&D project, and the first two photovoltaic power plants at UFPA, and she has conducted numerous research, development and innovation projects with power utilities and public funding agencies. Her research interests include energy efficiency, power quality, renewable energy, and electric mobility. She is a full member of the Pará Academy of Sciences (2013) and received the first-place award at the Brazilian Seminar on Power Quality (CBQEE) in 2000 and the Confea/Crea Merit honor in 2022.
