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Ana Cristina Costa é Professora Associada na NOVA IMS e doutorada em Ciências de Engenharia pela Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. A principal área de investigação é a estatística espacial, em particular a modelação de fenómenos espácio-temporais através de metodologias geoestatísticas e de regressão espacial local. É autora de mais de oitenta artigos científicos com revisão por pares, incluindo um livro, artigos em revistas científicas internacionais e atas de conferências. Lecionou mais de uma dezena de cursos de curta duração na área da Estatística, bem como cursos de programação em SAS System. Participou em diversos projetos de I&D nacionais e internacionais, e coordenou o projeto GSIMCLI financiado pela FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PTDC/GEO-MET/4026/2012).

Publicações Cientificas

Viegas, J., Gallardo, A., Costa, A. C., & Marinaro, R. (2024)

Uncovering soft soils with 3D Empirical Bayesian Kriging: A case study on cone penetration test data. In N. Guerra, M. M. Fernandes, C. Ferreira, A. G. Correia, A. Pinto, & P. S. E. Pinto (Eds.), Proceedings of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 26–30 August 2024, Lisbon, Portugal: Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society (pp. 917-922). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003431749-157

Ferreira, Z., Costa, A. C., & Cabral, P. (2023)

Analysing the spatial context of the altimetric error pattern of a digital elevation model using multiscale geographically weighted regression. European Journal of Remote Sensing, 56(1), 1-21. [2260092]. https://doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2023.2260092

Manoel, L., Costa, A. C., & Cabral, P. (2022)

Voter Turnout in Portugal: A Geographical Perspective. Papers in Applied Geography, 8(1), 88-111. https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2021.1958251

Mendoza-Silva, G., Costa, A. C., Torres-Sospedra, J., Painho, M., & Huerta, J. (2021)

Environment-Aware Regression for Indoor Localization based on WiFi Fingerprinting. IEEE Sensors Journal, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2021.3073878

Tavares, J. P., & Costa, A. C. (2021)

Spatial Modeling and Analysis of the Determinants of Property Crime in Portugal. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 10(11), 1-18. [731]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10110731

Branco, P., Gonçalves, F., & Costa, A. C. (2020)

Tailored algorithms for anomaly detection in photovoltaic systems. Energies, 13(1), [225]. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13010225

Smid, M., Russo, S., Costa, A. C., Granell, C., & Pebesma, E. (2019)

Ranking European capitals by exposure to heat waves and cold waves. Urban Climate, 27(March), 388-402. DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2018.12.010

Moraes, D., Ribeiro, S., & Costa, A. C. (2019)

Modelling air temperature in Brazilian northeast to evaluate change patterns from 2000 to 2017. In 19th  International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference, SGEM 2019 (2.2 ed., Vol. 19, pp. 915-922). (International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM). https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/2.2/S11.113

Pina, T. D. C., & Costa, A. C. (2019)

Modelling brussels bike-sharing open data using spatial regression models. In International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM (2.2 ed., Vol. 19, pp. 923-930). (International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM). https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/2.2/S11.114

Gupta, S., Pebesma, E., Degbelo, A., Costa, A. C. (2018)

Optimising Citizen-Driven Air Quality Monitoring Networks for Cities. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 7(12), 468. [Special Issue Volunteered Geographic Information: Analysis, Integration, Vision, Engagement (VGI-ALIVE)]. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7120468.

Šmid, M., & Costa, A. C. (2018)

Climate projections and downscaling techniques: a discussion for impact studies in urban systems. International Journal of Urban Sciences, 22(3), 277-307. [Advanced online publication on 27 november 2017]. DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2017.1409132

Ricardo, H., Ivo, G., & Costa, A. C. (2018)

Forecasting tourism demand for Lisbon’s region through a data mining approach. In M. B. Nunes, P. Isaías, & P. Powell (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th  IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2018 (pp. 58-66). IADIS Press. ISBN: 978-989-8533-74-6

Adeoluwa Akande, Ana Cristina Costa, Jorge Mateu and Roberto Henriques (2017)

Geospatial Analysis of Extreme Weather Events in Nigeria (1985–2015) Using Self-Organizing Maps. Advances in Meteorology, 2017, Article ID 8576150, 11 p. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8576150

Bofana, J. D. R., & Costa, A. C. (2017)

Comparison of spatial interpolators for variability analysis of soil chemical properties in Cuamba (Mozambique). African Journal of Agricultural Research, 12(25), 2153-2162. DOI: 10.5897/AJAR2016.12415

Ribeiro, S., Caineta, J., Costa, A. C., & Henriques, R. (2017)

gsimcli: A geostatistical procedure for the homogenisation of climatic time series. International Journal Of Climatology, 37(8), 3452-3467. DOI: 10.1002/joc.4929

Ribeiro, S., Caineta, J., & Costa, A. C. (2017)

Assessing the Performance of the Gsimcli Homogenisation Method with Precipitation Monthly Data from the COST-HOME Benchmark. In J. J. Gómez-Hernández, J. Rodrigo-Ilarri, E. Cassiraga, M. E. Rodrigo-Clavero, & J. A. Vargas-Guzmán (Eds.), Geostatistics Valencia 2016 (pp. 909-918). (Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics; Vol. 16). Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46819-8_63

Mühlbauer, S., Costa, A. C., & Caetano, M. (2016)

A spatiotemporal analysis of droughts and the influence of North Atlantic Oscillation in the Iberian Peninsula based on MODIS imagery. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s00704-015-1451-9

Ribeiro, S., Caineta, J., Costa, A. C., Henriques, R., & Soares, A. (2016)

Detection of inhomogeneities in precipitation time series in Portugal using direct sequential simulation. Atmospheric Research, 171, 147-158. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.11.014

Bhowmik, A. K., & Costa, A. C. (2015)

Representativeness impacts on accuracy and precision of climate spatial interpolation in data-scarce regions. Meteorological Applications, 22(3), 368-377. doi: 10.1002/met.1463

Ribeiro, S., Caineta, J., Costa, A. C., & Soares, A. (2015)

Establishment of Detection and Correction Parameters for a Geostatistical Homogenisation Approach. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 27, 83-88. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.115

Costa, A. C. (2015)

Precipitation dynamics and desertification in the south of Portugal. A geostatistical stochastic approach. Saarbrücken, Germany: Scholar’s Press, 396 pp. ISBN: 978-3-639-76759-9.

Da Silveira, L. E., Alves, D., Painho, M., Costa, A. C., & Alcantara, A. (2013)

The Evolution of Population Distribution on the Iberian Peninsula: A Transnational Approach (1877-2001). Historical Methods, 46(3), 157-174. doi: 10.1080/01615440.2013.804787

Gorricha, J., Lobo, V., & Costa, A. C. (2013)

A framework for exploratory analysis of extreme weather events using geostatistical procedures and 3D self-organizing maps. International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, 6(1-2), 16-26.

Bhowmik, A., & Costa, A. C. (2012)

A geostatistical approach to the seasonal precipitation effect on Boro rice production in Bangladesh. International Journal of Geosciences, 3(3), 443-462. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2012.33048

Costa, A. C., & Soares, A. (2012)

Local spatiotemporal dynamics of a simple aridity index in a region susceptible to desertification. Journal of Arid Environments, 87, 8-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.05.005

Costa, A. C., Santos, J. A., & Pinto, J. G. (2012)

Climate change scenarios for precipitation extremes in Portugal. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 108(1-2), 217-234. doi: 10.1007/s00704-011-0528-3

Sulçe, A., Drate, P., Costa, A. C., & Painho, M. (2012)

Space-time patterns of temperature in Sweden and Europe. In D. J. a. D. V. E. Jérôme Gensel (Ed.), Multidisciplinary Research on Geographical Information in Europe and Beyond: Proceedings of the AGILE'2012 International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Avignon, France, 24-27 April (pp. 343-344).

Costa, A. C. (2011)

Local patterns and trends of the Standard Precipitation Index in southern Portugal (1940-1999). Advances in Geosciences, 30, 11-16. doi: 10.5194/adgeo-30-11-2011.

Negreiros, J., Costa, A. C., & Painho, M. (2011)

Evaluation of Stochastic Geographical Matters: Morphologic Geostatistics, Conditional Sequential Simulation and Geographical Weighted Regression. Trends in Applied Science Research, 6(3), 237-255. doi: 10. 3923/TASR.2011.237-255

Costa, A. C., Soares, A., Pereira, M. J., & Durão, R. (2010)

Evaluation of space-time dynamics in extreme precipitation frequency using geostatistical cosimulation with elevation. WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development 6(1), 44-53.

Durão, R. M., Pereira, M. J., Costa, A. C., Delgado, J., del Barrio, G., & Soares, A. (2010)

Spatial-temporal dynamics of precipitation extremes in southern Portugal: a geostatistical assessment study. International Journal of Climatology, 30(10), 1526-1537. doi: 10.1002/joc.1999

Tewolde, M. G., Beza, T. A., Costa, A. C., & Painho, M. (2010)

Comparison of different interpolation techniques to map temperature in the southern region of Eritrea. In: Painho, M., Santos, M. Y., Pundt, H. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 13th  AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science - Geospatial Thinking, Guimarães, Portugal.

Costa, A. C., & Soares, A. (2009)

Homogenization of Climate Data: Review and New Perspectives Using Geostatistics. Mathematical Geosciences, 41(3), 291-305.

Costa, A. C., & Soares, A. (2009)

Trends in extreme precipitation indices derived from a daily rainfall database for the South of Portugal. International Journal of Climatology, 29(13), 1956-1975. doi: 10.1002/joc.1834

Durao, R., Pereira, M. J., Costa, A. C., Corte-Real, J. M., & Soares, A. (2009)

Indices of precipitation extremes in Southern Portugal - a geostatistical approach. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 9(1), 241-250.

Correia, A. M., Sá, D., Costa, A. C., & Sarmento, A. (2009)

Building a Knowledge and Learning Society in Portugal – Adult Students in Technological Schools and Higher Education Institutions. In B. Merrill (Ed.), Learning to Change? The Role of Identity and Learning Careers in Adult Education (pp. 193-211). Hamburg: Peter Lang.

Costa, A. C., Soares, A., Pereira, M. J., & Durao, R. (2009)

Assessment of local dynamics in extreme precipitation frequency using direct sequential cosimulation. In M. Jha, C. Long, N. Mastorakis & C. A. Bulucea (Eds.), Environmental Science and Sustainability (pp. 31-36). Athens: World Scientific and Engineering Acad and Soc.

Costa, A. C., Oliveira, T., Dias, S., & Painho, M. (2009)

Spatial patterns of daily precipitation intensity in southern Portugal, 1940–1999. Paper presented at the 12th  AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science – Advances in GIScience, Hannover, Germany.

Costa, A. C., Durao, R., Pereira, M. J., & Soares, A. (2008)

Using stochastic space-time models to map extreme precipitation in southern Portugal. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 8(4), 763-773.

Costa, A. C., Durao, R., Soares, A., & Pereira, M. J. (2008)

A geostatistical exploratory analysis of precipitation extremes in southern Portugal. Revstat-Statistical Journal, 6(1), 21-32.

Costa, A. C. M., Negreiros, J., & Soares, A. (2008)

Identification of inhomogeneities in precipitation time series using stochastic simulation. In A. Soares, M. J. Pereira & R. Dimitrakopoulos (Eds.), Geoenv Vi - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Proceedings (Vol. 15, pp. 275-282). Dordrecht: Springer.

Negreiros, J., Painho, M., Lopes, I., & Costa, A. C. (2008)

Spatial autocorrelation and association measures Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations (pp. 1502-1508). Hershey: Information Science Reference.

Sá, D. M., & Costa, A. C. (2008)

Participatory geographic information systems Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations (pp. 1179-1184): Information Science Reference.

Correia, A. M. R., de Sa, D. M., Costa, A. C., Sarmento, A., & Ieee. (2008)

Educational Characteristics of Adult Students in Portuguese Technological Schools. Paper presented at the Fie: 2008 Ieee Frontiers in Education Conference, Vols 1-3, New York.

Negreiros, J., Painho, M., Costa, A. C., Cabral, P., & Aguilar, F. (2008)

The local confidence uncertainty plume of SAKWeb (c). Paper presented at the Risk Analysis Vi: Simulation and Hazard Mitigation, Southampton.

Negreiros, J., Painho, M., Costa, A. C., Cabral, P., & Oliveira, T. (2008)

The nugget-effect approaches of SAKWeb (c) for environmental modelling. Paper presented at the Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution Iii, Southampton.