PROF. PAULO MANUEL DE OLIVEIRA DE JESUS
Professor in Energy economics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical Engineer (5 year course), Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela, 1995
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela, 2002
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, European Doctorate Mention, Oporto University, Portugal, 2008
Senior Researcher: MinCiencias Colombia
Senior Member IEEE
Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes -Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department 10/2022-present.
Assistant Professor, Uniandes - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department 8/2020-10/2022.
Visiting Professor, Uniandes - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department 1/2017-8/2020
Full professor at Universidad Simón Bolívar, Conversion and Energy Delivery Department 9/2012-12/2016.
Associate Professor, USB-Conversion and Energy Delivery Department, 9/2009-9/2012.
Aggregate Professor, USB-Conversion and Energy Delivery Department, 9/2007-12/2019.
Researcher, INESC-TEC, Porto, Portugal 9/2003-9/2007
Assistant Professor, USB-Conversion and Energy Delivery Department, 6/2002-6/2003.
Project engineer, Matrix Ingenieros Consultores/Joffre Carmona & Aso 3/1995-6/2002
Research interests: energy economics, power systems analysis
Research coordinates: Gscholar ORCID SemanticScholar ResearchID/Publons ScopusID CVLAC ResearchGate AcademiaUniandes AD Scientific Index
PhD students (5)
5. Sebastián Moya (2026-ongoing)
4. Anderson Jair Velandia (2024-ongoing)
3. Christian Ardila (2024-Ongoing) Co-director.
2. Juan David Rivera (2021-ongoing) Carbon intensity behavior evaluation and projection methodology in the context of energy policy, considering the industrial and energy generation sectors, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
1. Luis de Andrade de Freitas (2014), Co-director, Time-Domain Impedance-based fault location for HVDC Transmission lines Faculdade Engenharia Universidade do Porto, Portugal [Full-Text]
Ongoing Projects
Lightning Perfomance of Transmission Lines - Techno-Economic Optimization
Power Sector’s Carbon-related emissions project
Transmission Expansion Planning Determinants on the scope of Energy Transitions based on Massive self-generation
Self-Generation and Energy Communities
Optimal coordination of protections considering IBR resources
Publications
Book chapters 2014-2025
6. Hernandez J, Gomez F, De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. (2023) Directional overcurrent relay protection system implementation on 8-bus system using Typhoon HIL, Springer International. Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Using Typhoon HIL (ISBN 978-981-99-0223-) pp. 1-25. Springer Nature
5. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. (2023) "La transición energética y el desarrollo futuro del gas natural en Venezuela". Gas natural en Venezuela: incentivos, regulación y transición energética (ISBN 9789804391033) pp. 150-164. Ediciones IESA
4. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., (2021) "Política petrolera y seguridad energética en Venezuela", Petróleo y extractivismo en Venezuela: propiedad, diversificación y Estado, ISSN 9789802449897, ABdiciones; Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; IESA, Caracas
3. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. (2015) La Planificación Energética y el Desarrollo de la Región Guayana-Venezuela. Instituciones y organizaciones - Guayana (ISBN 978-980-244-812-8) pp. 25-39. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
2. Gonzalez-Longatt F, Rueda JL, Charalambous C, De Oliveira-De Jesus, P.. (2014) Estimation of Equivalent Model for Cluster of Induction Generator Based on PMU Measurements. PowerFactory Applications for Power System Analysis (ISBN 978-3-319-12957-0) pp. 473-489. Springer International Publishing
1. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. (2014) Unbalanced Power Flow Analysis in Distribution Systems Using TRX Matrix: Implementation Using DIgSILENT Programming Language. PowerFactory Applications for Power System Analysis (ISBN 978-3-319-12957-0) pp. 85-110. Springer International Publishing
International Journals 2018-2025 (Uniandes output)
28. Sorrentino, E., & De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2025). An efficient method for optimal coordination of directional overcurrent protections considering transient configurations and all possible fault locations. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 126, 110554.
27. Rivera-Niquepa, J. D., De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Yusta, J. M. (2025). Trend-based multi-period decomposition and decoupling methodology for energy-related carbon dioxide emissions: A case study of Portugal. Utilities Policy, 93, 101863
26. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Urdaneta, A. J. (2025). A crucial remark on the importance of considering transient configurations on the optimal coordination of directional overcurrent relays in power systems with high penetration of inverter-based generation resources. Electrical Engineering, 107(4), 5017-5033.
25. Rivera-Niquepa, J. D., Yusta, J. M., & De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2025). Kaya factor decomposition assessment of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in Spain: A multi-period and multi-sector approach. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 74, 104156
24. Rivera‐Niquepa, J. D., Yusta, J. M., & De Oliveira‐De Jesus, P. M. (2025). Assessing Computational Complexity in Selecting Periods for LMDI Techniques in Energy‐Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions: An Alternative Approach. Energy Science & Engineering.
23. Sorrentino, E., & De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2024). Coordination of protections as a multi-objective problem, and Pareto frontiers relating speed and selectivity in the particular case of directional overcurrent functions. Electrical Engineering, 106(6), 6849-6858.
22. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Sorrentino, E. (2024). A graphical tool to examine the coordination details of directional overcurrent protections as a function of fault location. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 40(1), 659–662.
21. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Sorrentino, E. (2024). A Monte Carlo method to solve the optimal coordination of directional overcurrent protections considering all the possible fault locations. Electric Power Systems Research, 236, 110974. [Full-Text]
20. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Yusta, J. M. (2024). Optimal power dispatch for maximum energy community welfare by considering closed distribution systems and renewable sources. Energies, 17(18), 4707.
19. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. (2023) Collapse of Venezuela's electricity system: Informing revitalization efforts through energy transition opportunities. The Electricity Journal (ISSN 1040-6190) 36 (107351 ), pp. 1-16.
18. Rivera J, Rojas-Lozano D, De Oliveira-De Jesus, P., Yusta J. (2023) Methodology for selecting assessment periods of Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index decomposition techniques. Energy Strategy Reviews (ISSN 2211-467X) 50 (101241), pp. 1-16. [Full-Text]
17. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P., Sorrentino E. (2022) Methodology to assess performance indexes for sensitivity, selectivity, and speed of coordination of directional overcurrent protections. Electric Power Systems Research (ISSN 0378-7796) 213 (108758), pp. 1-13.
16. A, Rojas, De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., A (2022) Distribution network electric vehicle hosting capacity enhancement using an optimal power flow formulation, Electrical Engineering, (ISSN 0948-7921) 104 (1), pp. 1337-1348.
15 . De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., Acevedo A.L., Amaya, J.C. Urdaneta A. J. (2021) Optimization of overhead transmission lines insulation and grounding costs with respect to back-flashover rate, Electrical Engineering, 103, 1711–1723 [GitHub]
14. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., González De León M & Meleán R. A. (2020) A mitigation scenario for Latin American power-related carbon dioxide emissions, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 15:10-12, 492-512.
13. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., Galvis, J. J., Rojas-Lozano, D., & Yusta, J. M. (2020). Multitemporal LMDI Index Decomposition Analysis to Explain the Changes of ACI by the Power Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990–2017. Energies, 13(9), 2328. [Full-Text] [GitHub] .
12. Toquica, D., De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Cadena, A. I. (2020). Power market equilibrium considering an EV storage aggregator exposed to marginal prices-A bilevel optimization approach. Journal of Energy Storage, 28, 101267.
11. Rivera-Niquepa, J. D., De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., Castro-Galeano, J. C., & Hernández-Torres, D. (2020). Planning stand-alone electricity generation systems, a multiple objective optimization and fuzzy decision-making approach. Heliyon, 6(3).
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10. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., N. Rodriguez, D. Celeita and Ramos, G. A. (2020), "PMU-based system state estimation for multigrounded distribution systems," in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, DOI 10.1109/TPWRS.2020.3017543.
[CodeOcean] [GitHub]
9. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., Celeita, D. F., & Ramos, G. A. (2020). The neutral‐earth‐voltage (NEV) system state estimation model. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 30(9), e12505.
8. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2019). A New Method to Determine Incremental Costs of Transmission Lightning Protection Systems. Electric Power Components and Systems, 47(19-20), 1759-1774. [GitHub]
7. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2019). Effect of generation capacity factors on carbon emission intensity of electricity of Latin America & the Caribbean, a temporal IDA-LMDI analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 101, 516-526
6. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. & Rojas Quintana, A. A. (2019) Short‐circuit current distribution analysis using a network model based on a 5× 5 primitive matrix. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 2019, vol. 29, no 9, p. e12058. [GitHub]
5. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., Hernández-Torres, D., & Urdaneta, A. J. (2018). Multiple-objective approach for reliability improvement of electrical energy transmission systems exposed to back-flashover phenomena. Electrical Engineering, 100(4), 2743-2753. [Full-Text]
4. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Antunes, C. H. (2018). Economic valuation of smart grid investments on electricity markets. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 16, 70-90.
3. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., Hernandez-Torres, D., & Urdaneta, A. J. (2018). Cost-Effective Optimization Model for Transmission Line Outage Rate Control Due to Back-Flashover Phenomena. Electric Power Components and Systems, 46(16-17), 1834-1843.
2. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Antunes, C. H. (2018). A detailed network model for distribution systems with high penetration of renewable generation sources. Electric Power Systems Research, 161, 152-166.
1. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., M., Ríos, M. A., & Ramos, G. (2018). Energy Loss Allocation in Smart Distribution Systems with Electric Vehicle Integration. Energies, 11(8), 1962. [Full-Text]
Proceedings in International conferences
6. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., E. Sorrentino, J. S. Abello, O. Archilla, C. A. Alza, D. Celeita, G. A. Ramos, A. J. Urdaneta. (2020, October), Optimal coordination of directional earth fault overcurrent relays 67N in interconnected electric power systems. In 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting) (Vol. 1, pp. 1-8)
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5. Diaz-Caballero, O., De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Yusta, J. M. (2020, July). Market Equilibrium Analysis Considering Electric Vehicle Aggregators and Wind Power Producers Without Storage Capabilities. In 2020 IEEE 14th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG) (Vol. 1, pp. 382-387) Setubal, Portugal. [MP4]
4. Amaya, J. C., & De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2019, December). Economic optimization of the backflashover outage rate in HVDC transmission systems. In 2019 FISE-IEEE/CIGRE Conference-Living the energy Transition (FISE/CIGRE) (pp. 1-6). Cali, Colombia.
3. Celis, S., Giraldo, L. F., De Oliveira-De Jesus, P., & Rincon, C. A. (2018, August). A Clustering Approach for Domestic Smart Metering Data Preprocessing. In 2018 IEEE ANDESCON (pp. 1-3). Medellin, Colombia.
2. Sorrentino, E., Cones, E., Roviello, A. & De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2017, November), Power system stability with asynchronous wind generators. Part II: Academic example based on Paraguaná's electric power system. In 2017 IEEE 37th Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XXXVII) (pp. 1-7).
1. Cárdenas, D. C. T., & De Oliveira, P. (2018). Mitigation of the impacts of ev inclusion into electricity markets through demand aggregators. 8th Solar & 17th Wind Integration Workshop // E-Mobility Integration Symposium 2018 (SIW / WIW / E-Mobility 2018 // Stockholm, Sweden) Stockholm / Sweden, 15 to 19 October 2018. [Full-Text]
List of publications prior to 2018 here
Graduate students in Uniandes and USB
15. Alejandro Salas (2025, ongoing)
14. Juan Pablo Rincón (2025, ongoing)
13. Sebastián Moya, Cálculo de índices de desempeño de coordinación de protección de sobrecorriente 67 y 67N mediante simulación EMT y en tiempo real hardware in the loop (2022). Comitee: Mario Rios (Uniandes), Elmer Sorrentino (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid). [Full-Text]
11. Juan David Hernández, Performance evaluation of coordination of directional overcurrent protections using a real time simulation platform (2022), Evaluation Comitee: Gustavo Ramos (Uniandes), Elmer Sorrentino (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid). [Full-Text] [MP4]
10. Daniela Rojas Lozano, Método para identificación de periodos en análisis de descomposición LMDI de la Intensidad de Carbono del sector eléctrico (2020), Evaluation Comitee: Luis Felipe Giraldo (Uniandes), Sebastián Zapata (Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. [Full-Text] [MP4]
9. Andrés Ávila Rojas (2019) Distribution Network Electric Vehicle Hosting Capacity Enhancement using an Optimal Power Flow Formulation, Evaluation Comitee: Mario Rios (Uniandes), Manuel Álvarez (Lulea University, Sweden) [Full-Text]
8. Jhon Jairo Galvis (2019) Modelamiento de la Intensidad de Carbono Agregada del Sector Eléctrico de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Evaluation Comitee: Mario Rios (Uniandes), Ricardo Cadena. [Full-Text]
7. Marlon Tituaña de la Vega (2019) Valor óptimo de la inversión para mitigar o mejorar las fallas en las líneas de transmisión, Evaluation Comitee: Gustavo Ramos (Uniandes), Agustin Marulanda (Escuela de Ingeniería Julio Garavito), [Full-Text]
6. David Camilo Toquica Cárdenas (2018) Mitigation of the impacts of EV inclusion into electricity markets through demand aggregators, Evaluation Comitee: Angela Cadena (Coadvisor, Uniandes), Agustin Marulanda (Escuela de Ingeniería Julio Garavito), [Full-Text]
5. Fabian Leonardo Aguilar (2018) Metodología para la planificación jerárquica del suministro de energía eléctrica en zonas no interconectadas mediante el uso de energías renovables, Evaluation Comitee: Gustavo Ramos (Uniandes), Adriana Carolina Luna Hernández (Universidad de Nariño), [Full-Text]
4. Desireé Armas (2013) Estimating the relationship between temperature and load demand in Venezuelan national electricity sector, MSc Thesis, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela
3. Andrés Rojas Quintana (2013) Distribution System State Estimation using energy as pseudo measurement, MSc Thesis, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela
2. Ana Santaella (2013) Optimal voltage regulation of electrical distribution systems using the direct sweep power flow formulation, EE Master Thesis, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela
1. Roberto Barrenechea (2010) Mid-term electric distribution network planning using linearized multicriteria optimization algorithms, MSc Thesis, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela
Undergraduate students in Uniandes
30. Sebastián Caicedo (2025) – En curso
29. Alejandro Salas (2025), Co-asesor: Mario Rios. Viabilidad de la incorporación de venta de hidrógeno verde y oxígeno en industrias con energía solar y almacenamiento, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
28. Santiago Jaimes (2025), Sistema de protección de relés de sobrecorriente direccional implementando un sistema de 8 buses utilizando DigSilent PowerFactory, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
27. Daniela Carazo (2025), Viabilidad económica de sistemas de almacenamiento en comunidades energéticas industriales (IEC), Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
26. Sergio Sanabria (2023), (Cosasora: Rocio Sierra) Modelo de despacho de potencia óptimo para la integración de energías renovables con sistemas de almacenamiento mediante la producción de hidrógeno y metano en el marco de la tecnología PowerToGas, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
25. Juan Pablo Gomez Clavijo (2023) Esquemas de retribución de la potencia reactiva en Colombia para el sector residencial con auto-generación mediante energías renovables, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
24. Juan Felipe Maldonado (2023) Esquemas de retribución de la potencia reactiva en Colombia para el sector residencial con auto-generación mediante energías renovables, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
23. Felipe Cueto (2023) Iluminación en puentes con energía solar, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
22. Samuel Garcia (2022) Estudio de agregadores de energía eléctrica considerando almacenamiento, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
21. Milton Cataño (2021) Analysis of inequality and energy-related CO2 emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean applying a Kaya factors decomposition methodology, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
20. Julian Andres Perez (2021) Aplicación de modelos de madurez en redes inteligentes a empresas petroleras nacionales, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
19. Felipe Bonilla (2021) Análisis de equilibrio en el mercado de la energía eléctrica cuando intervienen productores fotovoltaicos y agregadores de vehículos eléctricos, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
18. Guillermo José Mendoza (2020) Análisis técnico y económico para MTDC en SEN Occidente con interconexión Colombia-Venezuela en HVDC, integrando recursos energéticos eólicos del Golfo de Venezuela (Co-advisor Mario Rios, Uniandes) Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text][MP4]
17. Felipe Antonio Gómez Olaya (2020) Implementación de sistema de protecciones de relés de sobrecorriente direccional en un sistema base de 8-nodos, usando herramienta en simulación en tiempo real (Co-advisor David Celeita, Uniandes) Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text][MP4]
16. Felipe Antonio Gómez Olaya (2020) Metodología de evaluación de sensibilidad, selectividad y velocidad usando simulación en tiempo real de un caso de estudio de 8 nodos (Co-advisor David Celeita, Uniandes) Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text] [MP4]
15. Daniela Rojas Lozano, Analyzing the driving factors behind the change of the Power Sector’s Aggregate Carbon Intensity in Colombia, 1990-2017. (2020) Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text] [CodeOcean]
14. Ana Leonor Acevedo (2019) Economic Optimization of Insulation and Grounding in AC Transmission Line Exposed to Direct Lightning Strokes, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
13. Juan Camilo Amaya (2019) Optimización económica para reducir la tasa de salida por back-flashover en redes HVDC, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
12. Oscar Fabián Archilla (2019) Coordinación óptima de relés de sobrecorriente direccionales utilizando modelos detallados de 4 hilos, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
11. Oscar Díaz Caballero (2019) Market Equilibrium Analysis Considering Electric Vehicle Aggregators and Wind Power Producers Without Storage Capabilities, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
10. Carlos Andrés Alza (2019) Directional Overcurrent Coordination - A bilevel optimization approach, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
9. Nestor Alfonso Rodriguez (2019) A generalized m-bus case study to test the computational efficiency of a PMU-based 4-Wire DSSE procedure, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
8. Juan Sebastián Abello (2019) Caracterización de los tiempos óptimos de despeje para relés de sobre corriente direccionales de fase (función 67) en diferentes escenarios de operación, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
7. Victor Daniel Martínez (2019) Homeostatic control of thermal comfort devices using reinforcement learning, (Co-advisor Luis Felipe Giraldo, Uniandes) Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
6. Sebastián Solano, (2018) Estudio metodológico para la generación de energía en zonas no interconectadas (ZNI), aplicado al contexto del posconflicto Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
5. Wilson Forero Mulett, (2018) Modelamiento y Análisis de la Carga Rápida de Vehículos Eléctricos en Redes de Distribución, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
4. Miguel Andrés Espinosa (2018) Asignación de los Costos de Transmisión del STN Colombiano mediante Juegos Cooperativos, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
3. Carlos Mario Toro Rey (2018) Flujo de Potencia Óptimo Multiobjetivo en un Marco de Generación Distribuida, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
2. Sebastián Celis (2018) (CoAdvisor) Big data analysis of power comsuption in the city of Bogota, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
1. Hugo A. Tapia Arce, (2017) Optimal power flow application for active distribution networks using ant colony system algorithm Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text]
Reports
1. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M (2017) Impacto de las políticas nacionales de inversión en eficiencia energética, integración de tecnologías limpias y redes inteligentes en la matriz energética eléctrica y la reducción de las emisiones de CO2 del sector eléctrico de América Latina y el Caribe. Working paper CAF. [Full-Text]
2 De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M (2007) Remuneration of distributed generation : a holistic approach PhD Dissertation, Faculdade Engenharia Universidade do Porto, Portugal. [Full-Text]