Francisco Gonçalves completed the Mestrado in Engenharia Mecânica in 2022/12 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico specializing in Systems and Licenciatura in Engenharia Mecânica in 2020/07 by Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Master's thesis entitled "Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping with a Tracked Mobile Robot". Worked as an Industrial Automation teaching assistant at Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico for the Mechanical Engineering Department and as a Software Developer for the Autonomous Systems department of Formula Student Lisboa. Has received 4 awards during higher education. Looking for work in the areas of Engineering and Technology with an emphasis on Robotics, Automation and Control Systems. Passionate about Robotics, Programming and Space.

Personal identification

Full name
Francisco Vieira Pinheiro Gonçalves

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Francisco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1314-E7DB-0A72

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 926655026 (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Robotics and Automatic Control
  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Automation and Control Systems
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Degree Classification
2023/04 - 2023/07
Ongoing
UI/UX Design (Outros)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/12
Concluded
Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping with a Tracked Mobile Robot" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17.0/20
2017/09 - 2020/07
Concluded
Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
15.0/20

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/03 - 2022/06 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Publications

Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping with a Tracked Mobile Robot". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2022. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/irGu-6ShIq7HTtxfuSsroVc8BTfj2L3tptYV.

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/11/22 Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping with a Tracked Mobile Robot Personal Dissertation Defense
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/05/26 A minha experiência com o Mestrado em Sistemas Apresentação do Mestrado e Áreas de Especialização de Engenharia Mecânica
Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico, Mechanical Engineering Department (Lisbon, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/05/10 - 2023/05/10 Model Autonomous Navigation of a Mars Rover
Workshop
MATLAB EXPO 2023
Mathworks Inc, United States
2023/05/10 - 2023/05/10 Using Autonomous Drones to Detect and Track Wildfires
Workshop
MATLAB EXPO 2023
Mathworks Inc, United States
2022/09 - 2022/09 Formula Student Spain driverless competition. FST Lisboa placed 1st overall.
Other
Formula Student Spain Driverless Competition
2022/08 - 2022/08 Formula Student Germany driverless competition. FST Lisboa placed 3rd overall.
Other
Formula Student Germany Driverless Competition

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/11 - 2022/09 Formula Student Lisboa (FST Lisboa) Autonomous Systems Software Developer. Developed autonomous driving algorithms for a driverless formula-type car. Main contributions in mapping, localization and path planning. Responsible for training and supervising recruits.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/03 - 2022/06 Teaching Assistant for Industrial Automation course Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Award

2022 Excellence in Teaching
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Other distinction

2021 Academic Merit Diploma
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 Academic Merit Diploma
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 Academic Merit Diploma
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal