Dr. Nelson Martins is active in the IEEE-PES Power System Dynamic Performance       Committee and CIGRE SC C2 and C4. His short Bio (English) and C. Vitae Lattes
   (Lattes) are available. Dr. Martins is Assistant to the General Director of CEPEL,
   and his research interests include: small-signal stability, large-scale eigenvalue
   methods, controller design, power flow controls, FACTS & HVDC controls, power          system harmonics, electromagnetic transients, blackouts and system restoration.