Papers in International Journals

• Santos, K.; Firme, B.; Dias, J. P.; Amado, Conceição (2024)  Analysis of motorcycle accident injury severity and performance comparison of machine learning algorithms . Transportation Research Record: 2678(1), 736-748.

• Cabral, M.; Loureiro, D.; Amado, Conceição; Covas, D. (2024)  Deterioration Models and Service Life Prediction of Vertical Assets of Urban Water Systems . Water Resources Research: 60 (4), e2023WR034854.

• Leite, R; Amado, Conceição; Azeitona, M (2024)  Online burst detection in water distribution networks based on dynamic shape similarity measure . Expert Systems with Applications: Volume 248.

• Silva, Maria Almeida; Amado, Conceição; Loureiro, D. (2024)  Inferring Demand in Drinking Water Distribution Systems through Stratified Sampling of Billing Data for Smart Meter Installation . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management: 150 (8), 04024027.

• Santos, K.; Silva, Nuno M. ; Dias, J. P.; Amado, Conceição (2023)  A methodology for crash investigation of motorcycle-cars collisions combining accident reconstruction, finite elements, and experimental tests . Engineering Failure Analysis.

• Santos, K.; Firme, B.; Dias, J. P.; Amado, Conceição (2023)  Accident Injury Severity and Performance Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms . Transportation Research Record.

• Roque, D.; Falcão, A.P.; Perissin, D.; Amado, Conceição; Lemos, J.V.; Fonseca, A. (2023)  SARClust—A New Tool to Analyze InSAR Displacement Time Series for Structure Monitoring . Sustainability.

• Farinha, M; Amado, Conceição; Morgado, P; Cabral, J  (2022)  Increased excursions to functional networks in schizophrenia in the absence of task . Frontiers in Neuroscience: 16.

• Silva, Maria Almeida; Amado, Conceição; Ribeiro, A; Loureiro, D (2022)  Uncertainty evaluation in time-dependent measurements . Measurement: 196, 15.

• Santos, K; Dias, J P; Amado, Conceição (2022)  A literature review of machine learning algorithms for crash injury severity prediction . Journal of Safety Research: 80, 254-269.

• Furlan, P; Pfister, M; Matos. J; Amado, Conceição; Schleiss, A J (2021)  Blockage Probability Modeling of Large Wood at Reservoir Spillways With Piers . Water Resources Research: 57, e2021WR029722.

• Santos, K; Dias, J P; Amado, Conceição; Sousa, J; Francisco, P (2021)  Risk factors associated with the increase of injury severity of powered two wheelers road accidents victims in Portugal . Traffic Injury Prevention: 22:8, 646-650.

• Silva, Maria Almeida; Loureiro, D; Amado, Conceição; Arregui, Francisco J. (2021)  Analysis of household telemetry consumption data for helping in the assessment of apparent and real losses in water distribution systems . Ingeniería del agua: 25.

• Furlan, P; Pfister, M; Matos. J; Amado, Conceição; Schleiss, A J (2020)  Statistical accuracy for estimations of large wood blockage in a reservoir environment . Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 1-14.

• Cabral, M; Loureiro, D; Amado, Conceição; Mamade, A; Covas, D (2019)  Demand scenario planning approach using regression techniques and application to network sectors in Portugal . Water Policy: 21, 394-411.

• Furlan, P; Pfister, M; Matos, J; Amado, Conceição (2019)  Experimental repetitions and blockage of large stems at ogee crested spillways with piers . Journal of Hydraulic Research: 57(2), 250-262.

• Sutherland, L.S.; Amado, Conceição; Soares, C.G. (2019)  Statistical analyses of the effects of bonding parameters and fabrication robustness on the strength of adhesive T-joints . Composites Part B: Engineering: 175, 107063,.

• Carrasquinha, E; Amado, Conceição; Pires, Ana M. (2018)  Image reconstruction based on circulant matrices . Signal Processing: Image Communication: 63, 72-80.

• Silva, MA; Amado, Conceição; Loureiro, D (2018)  Propagation of uncertainty in the water balance calculation in urban water supply systems - A new approach based on high-density regions . MEASUREMENT: 126, 356-368.

• Silva, Maria Almeida; Amado, Conceição; Loureiro, Dália (2018)  Propagation of uncertainty in the water balance calculation in urban water supply systems – A new approach based on high-density regions . Measurement: 126, 356–368.

• Carvalho, G; Amado, Conceição; Coelho, ST; Leitão, JP (2018)  Analysing the importance of variables for sewer failure prediction . Urban Water Journal: 15 (4), 338-345.

• Sutherland, L. S.; Amado, Conceição; Guedes Soares, C. (2017)  Statistical experimental design techniques to investigate the strength of adhesively bonded T-joints . COMPOSITE STRUCTURES: 159.

• Barrela, Rui; Amado, Conceição; Loureiro, Dalia; Mamade, Aisha (2017)  Data reconstruction of flow time series in water distribution systems - a new method that accommodates multiple seasonality . JOURNAL OF HYDROINFORMATICS: 19 (2).

• Santos, P.; Leitão, J. P.; Coelho, S.; Amado, Conceição (2017)  Stochastic data mining tools for pipe blockage failure prediction . Urban Water Journal: 14 (4), 343-353.

• Loureiro, D. ; Mamade, A. ; Cabral, M. ; Amado, Conceição; Covas, D.  (2016)  A Comprehensive Approach for Spatial and Temporal Water Demand Profiling to Improve Management in Network Areas . Water Resources Management: 30(10), 3443–3457.

• Loureiro, D.; Amado, Conceição; Martins, A.; Vitorino, D; Coelho, ST (2016)  Water distribution systems flow monitoring and anomalous event detection: a practical approach . Urban Water Journal: 13 (3), 242-252.

• Marchionni, V. ; Cabral, M.; Amado, Conceição; Covas, D. (2016)  Estimating water supply infrastructure cost using regression techniques . Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management: 142(4).

• Cabral, M. ; Mamade, A. ; Loureiro, D.; Amado, Conceição; Covas, D. (2016)  Modeling the effect of weather conditions on urban water demand in multiple network areas: a practical approach to improve monthly and seasonal operation . Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - Aqua: 65(8), 612-625.

• Amado, Conceição; Bianco, Ana M.; Boente, Graciela; Pires, Ana M. (2014)  Robust Bootstrap: An Alternative to Bootstrapping Robust Estimators . REVSTAT – Statistical Journal: 12(2), 169-197.

• Martins, Andre; Leitao, Joao Paulo; Amado, Conceição (2013)  Comparative Study of Three Stochastic Models for Prediction of Pipe Failures in Water Supply Systems . Journal of Infrastructure Systems: 19(4), 442-450.

• Pires, Ana M.; Amado, Conceição (2008)  Interval Estimators for a Binomial Proportion: Comparison of Twenty Methods . Revstat-Statistical Journal: 6(2), 165-197.

• Amado, Conceição; Pires, Ana M. (2004)  Robust bootstrap with non-random weights based on the influence function . Communications in Statistics, Simulation and Computation: 33, 2, 377-396.

Books

• Amado, Conceição; Nunes, Cláudia; Sardinha, Alberto (2019)  Análise estatística de dados financeiros . SPE (183p): ISBN: 978-972-8890-43-8.

Papers or Chapters in Edited Books

• Pacheco, Mafalda ; Falcão, Ana Paula ; Amado, Conceição; Almeida, Joana ; Garcia, João ; Portela, Manuel ; Morais de Sá, Ana ; Afonso, Nuno  (2022)  A Tool for Assessing Public Space Occupation as Applied to a Historical District: Alfama, Lisbon (Portugal) . In: Vujicic, M.D., Kasim, A., Kostopoulou, S., Chica Olmo, J., Aslam, M. (eds) Cultural Sustainable Tourism. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham.

• Sousa, R; Amado, Conceição; Henriques, R (2021)  AutoMTS: Fully Autonomous Processing of Multivariate Time Series Data from Heterogeneous Sensor Networks . In: Wu X., Wu K., Wang C. (eds) Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems. QShine 2020. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering: vol 381, Springer, Cham.

• Amado, Conceição; Pires, Ana M. (1999)  A utilização da função de influência para melhorar o desempenho do método de reamostragem bootstrap . Afirmar a Estatística, um desafio para o século XXI. Carlos Daniel Paulino, António Pacheco, Ana Pires e Ferreira da Cunha(eds.). Edições SPE, Lisboa., 91-99.

• Amado, Conceição; Pires, Ana M. (1998)  Uso de técnicas de reamostragem para selecção de variáveis em análise discriminante. . Estatística: a diversidade na unidade. M. Souto de Miranda e I. Pereira (eds.). Novas Tecnologias/Estatística, Edições Salamandra, Lisboa., 247-253.

Communications in Conference Proceedings

• Silva, Maria Almeida; Loureiro, Dália; Amado, Conceição; Arregui, Francisco (2019)  Análise de dados de telemedição domiciliária para aferição de perdas aparentes e reais em sistemas de distribuição de água . SEREA 2019, Lisbon.

• Silva, Maria Almeida; Loureiro, Dália; Amado, Conceição; Ribeiro, Álvaro S. (2019)  Factors influencing the quality of flow measurements in drinking water systems - lessons learned . Flomeko 2019, Lisbon.

• Roque, D; Perissin, D; Falcão, AP; Amado, Conceição; Lemos, JV; Fonseca, AM (2018)  Analysis of InSAR displacements for the slopes around Odelouca reservoir . Procedia Computer Science: 138, 338-345.

• Pereira, Susana; Heitor, Teresa; Costa, Nuno; Amado, Conceição (2017)  Caminhabilidade: uma questão de escala. . In PLURIS 2018 - 8º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro para o Planeamento Urbano, Regional, Integrado e Sustentável, Coimbra, Portugal, October 24--26, 2018.

• Rita Alves; Pedro Galvão; Adélio Silva; Pedro Póvoa ; Dídia Covas ; Amado, Conceição (2017)  DECISION-MAKING SUPPLY PLANS BY PROVISION OF CONSUMPTIONS IN SUPPLY SYSTEMS (in Portuguese) . In ENEG 2017, Encontro Nacional de Entidades Gestoras de Água e Saneamento, held in Évora, on 21-24 November 2017..

• Almeida, S.; Correia, T.; Casimiro, R.; Amado, Conceição; Lança, R. ; Caetano, J.; Covas, D.; Silvestre, I. (2016)  Avaliação da condição estrutural do sistema de drenagem de águas residuais com base em análise de risco e inspeção CCTV . 17º Encontro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental (ENASB), 14-16 September 2016, Guimarães, Portugal.

• Cabral, M.; Loureiro, D.; Silva, Maria Almeida; Mamade, A.; Amado, Conceição (2016)  An automated approach for flow time-series classification in water distribution systems . Proceedings CCWI 2016, Netherlands.

• Almeida, S.; Amado, Conceição; Caetano, J.; Casimiro, R.; Correia, T.; Covas, D.; Silvestre, I. (2016)  Condition assessment of wastewater drainage systems: Cluster analysis and random Forest . Proceedings 14th International CCWI Conference (Computing and Control for the Water Industry), 7-9 November 2016, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

• Cabral, M.; Loureiro, D. ; Silva, M. ; Mamade, A.; Amado, Conceição (2016)  An automated approach for flow time-series classification in water distribution systems . Proceedings 14th International CCWI Conference (Computing and Control for the Water Industry), 7-9 November 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands..

• Valentina Marchionni; Marta Cabral ; Amado, Conceição; Dídia Covas (2015)  Water Supply Infrastructure Cost Modelling . Procedia Engineering: 119, 168 – 173.

• Souto de Miranda, M.; Amado, Conceição; Silva, M. (2014)  Robust profiling of Site Index . Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computational Statistics (COMPSTAT 2014), Geneva, Switzerland.

• Vitorino, D.; Coelho, S.; Sheets, S.; Jurkovac, B.; Santos, P.; Amado, Conceição (2014)  A Random Forest algorithm applied to condition based wastewater deterioration modeling and forecasting . Procedia Engineering (Proceedings of the 16th Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA 2014), 14 - 17 July, Bari, Italy): 89, 401–410.

• Carrasquinha, E.; Amado, Conceição; Pires, Ana M. (2014)  Robust bootstrap confidence intervals: an application study for denoising images . Proceedings of the 14-th International Conference of Computational Science and its Applications (ICCSA 2014), June 30 - July 3, Guimarães, 181-185.

• Mamade, A.; Loureiro, D; Covas, D; Coelho, S; Amado, Conceição (2014)  Spatial and Temporal Forecasting of Water Consumption at the DMA Level Using Extensive Measurements . Procedia Engineering. Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI2013: 70, 1063–1073.

• Loureiro, D.; Borba, R; Rebelo, M.; Alegre, H.; Coelho, S.; Covas, D.; Amado, Conceição; Pacheco, António; Pina, A. (2009)  Analysis of household night consumption . Proceedings of the CCWI 2009 conference, Integrating Water Systems, CRC Press, Londres, Reino Unido: ISBN 978-0-415-54851-9, 557-56.

• Amado, Conceição; Pires, Ana M. (2000)  Robust bootstrapping using influence functions . In Jansen, W. e Bethlehem, J. G. (editores) Proceedings in Computational Statistics 2000: Short Communications and Posters, Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg,, 83-84.

Thesis

• Amado, Conceição (2004)  Robust Bootstrap based on influence function. (In Portuguese). Bootstrap Robusto com base na Função de Influência . PhD Thesis, Instituto Superior Técnico, UTL, Lisboa. Supervisor: Ana M. Pires.

• Amado, Conceição (1994)  Sequenciamento das ordens de corte de papel: Modelo matemático e heurísticas . Master Thesis, Faculdade de Ciências , UL, Lisboa. Supervisor: J. M. Pinto Paixão.

Papers in National Scientific Journals

• Amado, Conceição (2017)  Estatística: espelho meu, espelho meu que futuro terei eu? . Bulletin of the Portuguese Statistical Society: Autumn issue.

• Pires, Ana M.; Amado, Conceição (2010)  Analistas de dados seduzidos pelas potencialidades do R . Bulletin of the Portuguese Statistical Society: Autumn issue: 2, 56-58.

• Amado, Conceição; Pires, Ana M. (2010)  Gráficos em R - uma breve introdução . Bulletin of the Portuguese Statistical Society: Spring issue: 1, 52-62.

Supervising Experience:

• PhD: 4 (concluded); 1 (in progress)
• MSc: 64 (concluded); 3 (in progress)