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Armando Jorge Sousa (PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2004, University of Porto - Faculty of Engineering) is an Associate Professor at the University of Porto - Faculty of Engineering (FEUP) and a senior researcher at the Centre for Intelligent and Industrial Systems (CRIIS) at the INESC TEC research centre. His research interests span Robotics, perception and Higher Education, with a current focus on Robot Learning. He applies his knowledge to develop intelligent robots for agriculture, forestry, and the manipulation of flexible objects. He is "ING.PAED.IGIP" IGIP certified. He received several honours both in pedagogical and in the areas of robotics. Dr. Sousa has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles and holds a patent for a cork stopper identification device. He (co-)supervised more than 90 successful MSc and 4 PhDs whilst currently supervising 7 PhD. He contributes to projects such as "Hi-Rev", "IntelWheels 2" and "blockchain.pt". For more details, please visit: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/en/1C17-7D93-4CF3 and https://fe.up.pt/asousa.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Armando Jorge Miranda de Sousa

Citation names

  • Armando Sousa
  • Armando J. Sousa
  • Armando Jorge Sousa
  • Armando Jorge Miranda de Sousa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1C17-7D93-4CF3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0317-4714
AuthenticusID
https://www.authenticus.pt/R-000-2H6
Researcher Id
AAC-3579-2020
Scopus Author Id
29967488800

Email addresses

  • asousa@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 220413326 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia. R DR. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Robotics and Automatic Control
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2004/07/12
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Arquitecturas de Sistemas Robóticos e Localização em Tempo Real Através de Visão" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Unanimity (maximum classification at the time of t
1997
Concluded
 Mestrado em Eng.a Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Especialidade de Informática Industrial (Mestrado)
Major in Especialização de Informática Industrial
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Controlador Avançado para Sistema Embebido" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good (max classification at the time)
1994
Concluded
 Eng.a Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Veículo Auto Guiado" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
1993 - 2008 Researcher (Research) FEUP - Faculdade de Engª da Univ. Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica Pólo do Porto, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/12 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) FEUP - Faculdade de Engª da Univ. Porto, Portugal
FEUP - Faculdade de Engª da Univ. Porto, Portugal
2004/09 - 2023/12 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1997/07/13 - 2004/09 Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
1996/11 - 1997/02 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016 - 2019/01 ColRobot - Collaborative Robotics For Assembly And Kitting In Smart Manufacturing
6888807 - H2020
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência Center for Research in Advanced Computing Systems, Portugal
European Union
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019 - Current IntellWheels2.0 - Intelligent Multimodal WheelChair - Cadeira de Rodas Inteligente com Interface Multimodal - Flexível e Simulador Realista
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-39898
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 INESC TEC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)
LA/P/0063/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0063/2020
168195UID
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/07 - 2023 rePLANt - Integrated management for forest and fire - Mobilizador para a gestão integrada da floresta e do fogo (Ref 14/SI/2019)
AAC nº 14/SI/2019 - Candidatura nº 046081
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046081
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 Verificação de Segurança para Software Robótico
PTDC/CCI-INF/29583/2017
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 LABORATÓRIO DE INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL E CIÊNCIA DE COMPUTADORES
UID/CEC/00027/2019
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência de Computadores, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01 - 2019/12 INESC TEC - INESC Tecnologia e Ciência
154759UID
UID/EEA/50014/2019
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/10 - 2017/03 STAMINA - Sustainable and reliable robotics for part handling in manufacturing automation
FP7 - 610917
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 European Union
Concluded
2013/09 - 2015/08 CARLoS - CooperAtive Robot for Large Spaces manufacturing
FP7 - 606363
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência Center for Research in Advanced Computing Systems, Portugal
European Union
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - LA 14 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EEI/LA0014/2011
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/07/01 - 2012/10/30 INTELLWHEELS - Intelligent Wheelchair with Flexible Multimodal Interface
RIPD/ADA/109636/2009
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência de Computadores, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/01/01 - 2009/12/31 ACORD - Adaptative Coordination of Robotic Teams
PTDC/EIA/70695/2006
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência de Computadores, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
1998/01 - Current Futebol Robótico - 5dpo
FEUP/DEEC/InescTec
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Ongoing
2014/01 - 2017/05 A Methodology for the Formation of Highly Qualified Engineers at Masters Level in the Design and Development of Advanced Industrial Informatics Systems - "Medis"
544490-1-2013-1-ES-TEMPUS-JPCR
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2013/01 - 2014/12 Robôs em movimento
PEC 137 - EUREKA - Ciênc Viva
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Concluded
2013/01 - 2013/12 Ciências e engenharia em português: vídeo e interação - "Vincere"
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Concluded
2011/04 - 2012/12 Engenharia num minuto
16865 - Ciência Viva
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Concluded
2007/09 - 2008/08 Soft Core Robot
IPG44 - UP
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bruno Georgevich Ferreira; Armando Jorge Sousa; Luis Paulo Reis; António Augusto de Sousa; Rui Rodrigues; Rosaldo Rossetti. "AIMSM - A Mechanism to Optimize Systems with Multiple AI Models: A Case Study in Computer Vision for Autonomous Mobile Robots". 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-031-73503-5_5
  2. Carlos M. Costa; Joana Dias; Rui Nascimento; Cláudia Rocha; Germano Veiga; Armando Sousa; Ulrike Thomas; Luís Rocha. "Inspection of Part Placement Within Containers Using Point Cloud Overlap Analysis for an Automotive Production Line". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_76
  3. Telma Moreira; Filipe N. Santos; Luís Santos; José Sarmento; Francisco Terra; Armando Sousa. "Mission Supervisor for Food Factories Robots". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-59167-9_33
  4. Daniel Queirós da Silva; Tiago Ferreira Rodrigues; Armando Jorge Sousa; Filipe Neves dos Santos; Vítor Filipe. "Deep Learning-Based Tree Stem Segmentation for Robotic Eucalyptus Selective Thinning Operations". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-49011-8_30
  5. Armando Jorge Miranda de Sousa; Coelho, António; Rosa, António Machuco; Amorim, Inês; Miranda, Joana; Botelho, Maria Leonor; Matos, Rodolfo; et al. "Inovação sustentável e aprendizagem integrada com o laboratório aberto de experimentação interdisciplinar". In Cadernos de inovação pedagógica. 2 : Unidades curriculares INOVPED da Universidade do Porto: transversalidade e criatividade, 105-126. Porto, Portugal: U.Porto Press, 2022.
    Published
  6. Pinto, Vítor H.; Sousa, Armando; Lima, José; Gonçalves, José; Costa, Paulo. "Open Hardware and Software Robotics Competition for Additional Engagement in ECE Students - The Robot@Factory Lite Case Study". In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 729-739. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-58653-9_70
  7. Valter Costa; Armando Sousa; Ana Reis. "Image-Based Object Spoofing Detection". 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-030-05288-1_15
  8. Armando Sousa. "3 DoF/6 DoF Localization System for Low Computing Power Mobile Robot Platforms". 2015.
    10.5772/61258
  9. Armando Jorge Miranda de Sousa; Manuel Firmino Torres; Cristina Sousa Lopes; Teresa Oliveira Ramos; Moreira, Luciano. "Lessons from a b-learning course in information literacy for engineering freshmen". In The e-learning excellence award 2015: An anthology of case histories, 96-113. Academic Publishing International, 2015.
  10. B., Catarina; Gomes, Lobinho; Sousa, Armando; Paulo, Luis; Luisa, Maria. "Tracking Players in Indoor Sports Using a Vision System Inspired in Fuzzy and Parallel Processing". In Cutting Edge Research in New Technologies, 117-140. In Tech Open Access, Portugal: InTech, 2012.
    Published • 10.5772/33886
  11. Cruz, Luis; Reis, Luis Paulo; Lau, Nuno; Sousa, Armando. "Optimization Approach for the Development of Humanoid Robots’ Behaviors". In Advances in Artificial Intelligence – IBERAMIA 2012, 491-500. Berlin, Heidelberg, Portugal: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-34654-5_50
  12. Santiago, Catarina B.; Sousa, Armando; Reis, Luís Paulo; Estriga, Maria Luísa. "Real Time Colour Based Player Tracking in Indoor Sports". In Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, 17-35. Dordrecht, Portugal: Springer Netherlands, 2011.
    Published • 10.1007/978-94-007-0011-6_2
  13. Cruz, André; Sousa, Armando; Coelho, António. "Game Design Evaluation Study for Student Integration". In Serious Games Development and Applications, edited by Minhua Ma; Manuel Fradinho Oliveira; João Madeiras Pereira, 72-82. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
    10.1007/978-3-642-23834-5_7
  14. Oliveira, H.P.; Sousa, A.; Moreira, P.M.; Costa, Paulo. "Modeling and Assessing of Omni-Directional Robots with Three and Four Wheels". In Contemporary Robotics - Challenges and Solutions, 17-35. In Tech Open Access, Portugal: InTech, 2009.
    Published • 10.5772/7796
  15. Costa, P; Moreira, A; Sousa, A; Marques, P; Matos, A. "5dpo team description". In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2000.
    10.1007/3-540-45603-1_84
Conference paper
  1. Leao, G; Camacho, R; Sousa, A; Veiga, G. "An Inductive Logic Programming Approach for Entangled Tube Modeling in Bin Picking". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21062-4_7
  2. Leao, G; Sousa, A; Dinis, D; Veiga, G; Leão, G. "Simulated Mounting of a Flexible Wire for Automated Assembly of Vehicle Cabling Systems". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21065-5_32
  3. Rodrigues, N; Sousa, A; Reis, LP; Coelho, A. "Intelligent Wheelchairs Rolling in Pairs Using Reinforcement Learning". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21062-4_23
  4. Ventuzelos, V; Leao, G; Sousa, A. "Teaching ROS1/2 and Reinforcement Learning using a Mobile Robot and its Simulation". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21065-5_48
  5. da Silva, DQ; dos Santos, FN; Filipe, V; Sousa, AJ. "Tree Trunks Cross-Platform Detection Using Deep Learning Strategies for Forestry Operations". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21065-5_4
  6. Leão, G; Almeida, F; Trigo, E; Ferreira, H; Sousa, A; Reis, LP; Leao, G. "Using Deep Reinforcement Learning for Navigation in Simulated Hallways". 2023.
    10.1109/icarsc58346.2023.10129605
  7. Costa, CM; Veiga, G; Sousa, A; Thomas, U; Rocha, L. "Sensor Placement Optimization using Random Sample Consensus for Best Views Estimation". 2023.
    10.1109/icarsc58346.2023.10129597
  8. Monteiro, Fatima; Sousa, Armando. "EVOLUTION OF THE PRESENCE OF ETHICAL EDUCATION IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS IN PORTUGAL". Paper presented in INTED2022, 2022.
    Published • 10.21125/inted.2022.1417
  9. Monteiro, Fatima; Sousa, Armando. "ETHICAL COMPETENCES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ACKNOWLEDGED IN PROFESSIONAL DEONTOLOGICAL CODE". Paper presented in INTED2022, 2022.
    Published • 10.21125/inted.2022.2186
  10. Gomes, B; Torres, J; Sobral, P; Sousa, A; Reis, LP; Bruno Gomes; José Torres; et al. "Stereo Based 3D Perception for Obstacle Avoidance in Autonomous Wheelchair Navigation". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21065-5_27
  11. Santos, LC; Aguiar, AS; Santos, FN; Valente, A; Ventura, JB; Sousa, AJ. "Navigation Stack for Robots Working in Steep Slope Vineyard". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-55180-3_21
  12. Sarmento, J; Aguiar, AS; Santos, FND; Sousa, AJ. "Robot navigation in vineyards based on the visual vanish point concept". 2021.
    10.1109/iria53009.2021.9588722
  13. Sarmento, J; de Aguiar, ASP; dos Santos, FN; de Sousa, AJM. "Autonomous Robot Visual-Only Guidance in Agriculture Using Vanishing Point Estimation". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-86230-5_1
  14. Cruz, Ana Beatriz; Armando J. Sousa; Reis, Luis Paulo. "Realistic wheelchair simulator using gazebo and ROS". Paper presented in 15th Doctoral Symposium in Informatics Engineering (DSIE'20), Porto, 2020.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.24840/978-972-752-264-4
  15. Cruz, JA; Cardoso, HL; Reis, LP; Sousa, A. "Reinforcement Learning in Navigation and Cooperative Mapping". 2020.
    10.1109/icarsc49921.2020.9096136
  16. Cruz, AB; Sousa, A; Reis, LP. "Controller for Real and Simulated Wheelchair With a Multimodal Interface Using Gazebo and ROS". 2020.
    10.1109/icarsc49921.2020.9096195
  17. Antão, L; Sousa, A; Reis, LP; Gonçalves, G; Antao, L; Goncalves, G. "Learning to Play Precision Ball Sports from scratch: a Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach". 2020.
    10.1109/ijcnn48605.2020.9207518
  18. Costa, V; Cardoso, R; Alves, B; Félix, R; Sousa, A; Reis, A. "Automatic Visual Inspection of Turbo Vanes produced by Investment Casting Process". 2020.
    10.1145/3441233.3441241
  19. Armando Sousa; Costa, Carlos M.; Veiga, Germano; Sousa, Armando; Rocha, Luis; Sousa, A. Augusto; Rodrigues, Rui; Thomas, Ulrike. "Modeling of video projectors in OpenGL for implementing a spatial augmented reality teaching system for assembly operations". 2019.
    10.1109/icarsc.2019.8733617
  20. Rafael, A; Santos, C; Duque, D; Fernandes, S; Sousa, A; Reis, LP. "Development of an AlphaBot2 Simulator for RPi Camera and Infrared Sensors". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_41
  21. Alves, M; Sousa, A; Cardoso, A. "Web Based Robotic Simulator for Tactode Tangible Block Programming System". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_40
  22. Cruz, AB; Sousa, A; Cardoso, A; Valente, B; Reis, A. "Smart Data Visualisation as a Stepping Stone for Industry 4.0 - a Case Study in Investment Casting Industry". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_53
  23. Leão, G; Costa, CM; Sousa, A; Veiga, G. "Perception of Entangled Tubes for Automated Bin Picking". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_50
  24. Ferreira, J; Coelho, F; Sousa, A; Reis, LP. "BulbRobot - Inexpensive Open Hardware and Software Robot Featuring Catadioptric Vision and Virtual Sonars". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_45
  25. Neto, T; Arrais, R; Sousa, A; Santos, A; Veiga, G. "Applying Software Static Analysis to ROS: The Case Study of the FASTEN European Project". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_51
  26. Aguiar, A; dos Santos, FN; Santos, L; Sousa, A. "Monocular Visual Odometry Using Fisheye Lens Cameras". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-30244-3_27
  27. Aguiar, A; dos Santos, FN; Santos, L; Sousa, A. "A Version of Libviso2 for Central Dioptric Omnidirectional Cameras with a Laser-Based Scale Calculation". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_11
  28. Costa, V; Cebola, P; Tavares, P; Morais, V; Sousa, A. "Teaching Mobile Robotics Using the Autonomous Driving Simulator of the Portuguese Robotics Open". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_37
  29. Abreu, M; Lau, N; Sousa, A; Reis, LP. "Learning low level skills from scratch for humanoid robot soccer using deep reinforcement learning". 2019.
    10.1109/icarsc.2019.8733632
  30. Aguiar, A; Sousa, A; dos Santos, FN; Oliveira, M. "Monocular Visual Odometry Benchmarking and Turn Performance Optimization". 2019.
    10.1109/icarsc.2019.8733633
  31. Costa, V; Cebola, P; Sousa, A; Reis, A. "Design Hints for Efficient Robotic Vision - Lessons Learned from a Robotic Platform". 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_56
  32. Costa, CM; Veiga, G; Sousa, A; Rocha, LF; Oliveira, EC; Cardoso, HL; Thomas, U. "Automatic generation of disassembly sequences and exploded views from solidworks symbolic geometric relationships". 2018.
    10.1109/icarsc.2018.8374185
  33. Costa, V; Santos, D; Sousa, A. "SQUIRLROB: A DO IT YOURSELF ARDUINO AND SMARTPHONE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PLATFORMS FOR ROBOTICS EDUCATION". 2018.
    10.21125/inted.2018.1068
  34. Costa, V; Sousa, A; Reis, A. "CBIR For a Wine Anti-counterfeiting System Using Imagery from Cork Stoppers". Paper presented in 2018 13th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2018.
    Published • 10.23919/cisti.2018.8399225
  35. Cardoso, Â; Sousa, A; Ferreira, H. "PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN USING TANGIBLE TILES AND CAMERA-ENABLED HANDHELD DEVICES". 2018.
    10.21125/iceri.2018.2504
  36. Cardoso, Â; Sousa, A; Ferreira, H. "EASY ROBOTICS WITH CAMERA DEVICES AND TANGIBLE TILES". 2018.
    10.21125/iceri.2018.2506
  37. Reis, R; Mendes, J; dos Santos, FN; Morais, R; Ferraz, N; Santos, L; Sousa, A. "Redundant robot localization system based in wireless sensor network". 2018.
    10.1109/icarsc.2018.8374176
  38. Costa, CM; Veiga, G; Sousa, A; Nunes, S. "Evaluation of Stanford NER for extraction of assembly information from instruction manuals". 2017.
    10.1109/icarsc.2017.7964092
  39. Costa, CM; Sousa, A; Veiga, G. "Pose Invariant Object Recognition Using a Bag of Words Approach". 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-70836-2_13
  40. Costa, V; Resende, J; Sousa, P; Sousa, A; Lau, N; Reis, L. "FOSTERING EFFICIENT LEARNING IN THE TECHNICAL FIELD OF ROBOTICS BY CHANGING THE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING COMPETITION OF THE PORTUGUESE ROBOTICS OPEN". 2017.
    10.21125/iceri.2017.2049
  41. Armando Jorge Sousa; Manuel Firmino Torres; Teresa Oliveira Ramos; Cristina Sousa Lopes; Sara Ferreira. "Pedagogia mais interativa à distancia de um ClickerUP - dispositivo sem custos para interagir em aula com grandes grupos via telemóvel". Paper presented in Workshop de Inovação Pedagógica da Universidade do Porto, 2017.
  42. Matos, R; Pinto, MM; Medina, S; Abreu, R; Sousa, A; Faria, L; Amorim, J; et al. "NARROWING THE GAP BETWEEN MUSEUMS, CLASSROOMS AND TECHNOLOGY: THE U.OPENLAB INITIATIVE PROTOTYPE". 2016.
    10.21125/iceri.2016.2052
  43. Moreira, L; Vieira, H; Morais, C; Sousa, A; Costa, H; Paiva, JC. "THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF (GREEN) CHEMISTRY AND ROBOTICS AMONG TEENAGERS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY". 2016.
    10.21125/edulearn.2016.2226
  44. Costa, V; Rossetti, RJF; Sousa, A. "Autonomous Driving Simulator for Educational Purposes". 2016.
    10.1109/CISTI.2016.7521461
  45. Costa, CM; Veiga, G; Sousa, A. "Recognition of Banknotes in Multiple Perspectives Using Selective Feature Matching and Shape Analysis". 2016.
    10.1109/ICARSC.2016.59
  46. Costa, V; Cunha, T; Oliveira, M; Sobreira, H; Sousa, A. "Robotics: Using a Competition Mindset as a Tool for Learning ROS". 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-319-27146-0_58
  47. Duarte, M; dos Santos, FN; Sousa, A; Morais, R; Duarte, M.; dos Santos, F.N.; Sousa, A.; Morais, R.. "Agricultural Wireless Sensor Mapping for Robot Localization". 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-27146-0_28
  48. Costa, H; Tavares, P; Santos, J; Rio, V; Sousa, A. "Simulation of a System Architecture for Cooperative Robotic Cleaning". 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-319-27146-0_55
  49. Armando Sousa. "Development Of A Student-Centred Tool That Promotes Deep Learning In The Technical Area Of Control Of Discrete Event Systems". 2015.
  50. Costa, H.; Cebola, P.; Cunha, T.; Sousa, A.. "A mixed reality game using 3Pi robots - 'PiTanks'". 2015.
    10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170600
  51. Sousa, A; Moreira, B; Lopes, F; Costa, H; Neves, S. "Attractive Demonstrations with Wire Programming Robot "REDi"". 2015.
    10.1109/cisti.2015.7170603
  52. Tavares, P; Sousa, A. "Flexible Pick and Place Architecture using ROS Framework". 2015.
    10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170602
  53. Costa, V; Sousa, A; Cunha, T; Morais, C. "ROBOTICS: A TEACHING TOOL FOR STEM EDUCATION IN HIGH SCHOOL". 2015.
  54. Martins, B; Costa, A; Caetano, C; Rodrigues, C; Ruao, G; Lopes, I; Aguiar, J; et al. "Smartphone Robot for High School Students: RobHiSS". 2015.
    10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170598
  55. Costa, CM; Sobreira, HM; Sousa, AJ; Veiga, GM. "Robust and Accurate Localization System for Mobile Manipulators in Cluttered Environments". 2015.
    10.1109/icit.2015.7125588
  56. Miranda, S.; Reis, L.P.; Sousa, A.. "Impact of color spectrum reduction in object detection on the RoboCup Standard Platform League | Impacto da diminuição do espectro de cores na deteção de objetos para a robocup standard platform league". 2013.
  57. Sousa, A.; Matos, R.. "Managing team work submissions in large moodle courses in order to generate course portfolios". Paper presented in Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2013, 2013.
  58. Mendes, L.; Dores, A.R.; Barbosa, F.; Rego, P.A.; Moreira, P.M.; Reis, L.P.; Viana, J.; et al. "Virtual centre for the rehabilitation of road accident victims (VICERAVI)". Paper presented in Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2012, 2012.
    Published
  59. Santiago, CB; Sousa, A; Reis, LP. "Pseudo Fuzzy colour calibration for sport video segmentation". 2012.
  60. Santiago, C.B.; Oliveira, J.L.; Reis, L.P.; Sousa, A.. "Autonomous robot dancing synchronized to musical rhythmic stimuli". Paper presented in 6th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI 2011), 2011.
    Published
  61. Gomes, L.; Sousa, A.. "Control of milling machine cutting force using artificial neural networks". Paper presented in 6th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI 2011), 2011.
  62. Santiago, C.B.; Reis, L.P.; Rossetti, R.; Sousa, A.. "Foundations for creating a handball sport simulator". Paper presented in Proceedings of the 6th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2011, 2011.
  63. Cruz, A.; Coelho, A.; Sousa, A.. "Technical analysis and approaches for game development in second life". Paper presented in Proceedings of the 6th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2011, 2011.
  64. David Mendes; António Coelho; Armando Sousa. "Expeditious Creation of Multiplayer Games for Second Life and OpenSimulator Virtual Worlds". 2011.
  65. Santiago, C.B.; Sousa, A.; Estriga, M.L.; Reis, L.P.; Lames, M.. "Survey on team tracking techniques applied to sports". 2010.
    10.1109/AIS.2010.5547021
  66. Pinho, R.; Sousa, A.; Restivo, A.. "Applying usability principles to the design of a web interface for the "iLab - Inventory manager for electronics laboratory"". Paper presented in Proceedings of the 5th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2010, 2010.
  67. Pegoraro, E.M.; Sousa, A.. "FEUP Fuzzy Tool II: Improved tool for education and embedded control". Paper presented in Proceedings of the 5th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2010, 2010.
  68. André Cruz; Armando Sousa; António Coelho. "Using games to promote student integration in universities trough the use of virtual worlds". 2010.
  69. Carvalhosa, A.; Machado, P.; Sousa, A.; Alves, J.C.. "Soft core robot with joint wheel motion controller". 2009.
    10.1109/iecon.2009.5415303
  70. Pegoraro, E.M.; Sousa, A.J.. "Feup fuzzy tool - Renewed and extended for intelligent control and education". 2009.
  71. Guedes, R.F.; Reis, L.P.; Sousa, A.. "Surpassing the limitations of the nxt lego robot with distributed computing". 2009.
  72. Pinho, R.; Sousa, A.; Restivo, A.. "Ilab - Inventory manager for electronics laboratory". 2009.
  73. Coutinho, D.; Sousa, A.; Reis, L.P.. "Human-machine interface to control a robot with the nintendo WII remote". Paper presented in ICAART 2009 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, 2009.
  74. Silva, M.; Reis, L.P.; Sousa, A.; Faria, B.M.; Costa, A.P.. "Development of a low-cost interactive whiteboard using the wiimote controller". Paper presented in GRAPP 2009 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, 2009.
  75. Armando Sousa; Catarina B. Santiago; Luis Paulo Reis; M. Luisa Estriga. "Automatic Detection and Tracking of Handball Players". 2009.
  76. Luis Paulo Reis; António J. R. Neves; Armando Sousa. "Real-Time Vision in the RoboCup - Robotic Soccer International Competitions". 2009.
  77. Oliveira, H.P.; Sousa, A.J.; Moreira, A.P.; Costa, P.J.. "Dynamical models for omni-directional robots with 3 and 4 wheels". Paper presented in ICINCO 2008 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 2008.
  78. Sousa, A.J.; Costa, P.J.; Moreira, A.P.; Carvalho, A.S.. "Self localization of an autonomous robot: Using an EKF to merge odometry and vision based landmarks". 2005.
    Published
  79. Costa, P; Moreira, A; Sousa, A; Marques, P; Matos, A. "5dpo team description". Paper presented in ROBOCUP-99: ROBOT SOCCER WORLD CUP III, 2002.
    10.1007/3-540-45327-x_76
  80. Costa, P; Moreira, A; Sousa, A; Marques, P; Matos, A. "5dpo-2000 team description". Paper presented in ROBOCUP-99: ROBOT SOCCER WORLD CUP III, 2000.
    10.1007/3-540-45327-x_98
  81. Costa, PG; Moreira, AP; Sousa, A; Marques, P; Costa, P; Matos, A. "5dpo-2000 Team Description". 1999.
  82. Costa, P; Marques, P; Moreira, A; Sousa, A. "Tracking and identifying in real time the robots of a F-180 team". 1999.
    10.1007/3-540-45327-x_23
  83. Carvalho, Adriano S.; Sousa, Armando J.M.. "Embedded fuzzy logic controller for drying oil filled transformers". 1997.
    10.1109/isie.1997.648902
Journal article
  1. André Rocha; Lino Sousa; Mário Alves; Armando Sousa. "The underlying potential of NLP for microcontroller programming education". Computer Applications in Engineering Education (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.22778.
    10.1002/cae.22778
  2. Fátima Monteiro; Armando Sousa. "Decentring engineering education beyond the technical dimension: ethical skills framework". London Review of Education (2024): https://doi.org/10.14324/LRE.22.1.23.
    10.14324/LRE.22.1.23
  3. Fátima Monteiro; Armando Sousa. "CO2 Emissions Resulting from Large-Scale Integration of Electric Vehicles Using a Macro Perspective". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app14146177.
    10.3390/app14146177
  4. Fátima Monteiro; Armando Sousa. "An educational board game to promote the engagement of electric engineering students in ethical building of a sustainable and fair future". The Journal of Environmental Education (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2023.2259832.
    10.1080/00958964.2023.2259832
  5. da Silva, Daniel Queirós; Santos, Filipe Neves Dos; Filipe, Vítor; Sousa, Armando Jorge; Pires, E. J. Solteiro. "YOLO-Based Tree Trunk Types Multispectral Perception: A Two-Genus Study at Stand-Level for Forestry Inventory Management Purposes". IEEE Access 12 (2024): 112995-113007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3443528.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2024.3443528
  6. Daniel Queirós da Silva; Filipe Neves Dos Santos; Vítor Filipe; Armando Jorge Sousa; E. J. Solteiro Pires. "YOLO-Based Tree Trunk Types Multispectral Perception: A Two-Genus Study at Stand-Level for Forestry Inventory Management Purposes". IEEE Access (2024): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3443528.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3443528
  7. Fátima Monteiro; Armando Sousa. "Pedagogical innovation to captivate students to ethics education in engineering". Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (2023): https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-02-2023-0056.
    10.1108/JARHE-02-2023-0056
  8. Bellas, F; Sousa, A. "Editorial: Computational intelligence advances in educational robotics". Frontiers Robotics AI (2023):
  9. Aguiar, A; dos Santos, FN; Santos, L; Sousa, AJ; Cunha, JB; Aguiar, AS; Santos, LC; Boaventura Cunha, J. "Topological map-based approach for localization and mapping memory optimization". J. Field Robotics (2023):
    10.1002/rob.22140
  10. Daniel Queirós da Silva; Filipe Neves dos Santos; Vítor Filipe; Armando Jorge Sousa; Paulo Moura Oliveira. "Edge AI-Based Tree Trunk Detection for Forestry Monitoring Robotics". Robotics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11060136.
    10.3390/robotics11060136
  11. Rui M. Coutinho; Armando Sousa; Filipe Santos; Mário Cunha. "Contactless Soil Moisture Mapping Using Inexpensive Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave RADAR for Agricultural Purposes". Applied Sciences 12 11 (2022): 5471-5471. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12115471.
    10.3390/app12115471
  12. Gonçalo Leão; Carlos Costa; Armando Sousa; Luis Paulo Reis; Germano Veiga. "Using Simulation to Evaluate a Tube Perception Algorithm for Bin Picking". Robotics (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/2/46.
    10.3390/robotics11020046
  13. Aguiar A.S.; Neves dos Santos F.; Sobreira H.; Boaventura-Cunha J.; Sousa A.J.. "Localization and Mapping on Agriculture Based on Point-Feature Extraction and Semiplanes Segmentation From 3D LiDAR Data". Frontiers in Robotics and AI (2022):
    10.3389/frobt.2022.832165
  14. Daniel Queirós da Silva; Filipe Neves dos Santos; Armando Jorge Sousa; Vítor Filipe; José Boaventura-Cunha. "Unimodal and Multimodal Perception for Forest Management: Review and Dataset". Computation (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/computation9120127.
    10.3390/computation9120127
  15. Daniel Queirós da Silva; Filipe Neves dos Santos; Armando Jorge Sousa; Vítor Filipe. "Visible and Thermal Image-Based Trunk Detection with Deep Learning for Forestry Mobile Robotics". Journal of Imaging 7 9 (2021): 176-176. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7090176.
    10.3390/jimaging7090176
  16. Daniel Silva; Armando Sousa; Valter Costa. "A Comparative Analysis for 2D Object Recognition: A Case Study with Tactode Puzzle-Like Tiles". Journal of Imaging 7 4 (2021): 65-65. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7040065.
    10.3390/jimaging7040065
  17. Ricardo Fitas; Bernardo Rocha; Valter Costa; Armando Sousa. "Design and Comparison of Image Hashing Methods: A Case Study on Cork Stopper Unique Identification". Journal of Imaging (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7030048.
    10.3390/jimaging7030048
  18. Daniel Queirós da Silva; André Silva Aguiar; Filipe Neves dos Santos; Armando Jorge Sousa; Danilo Rabino; Marcella Biddoccu; Giorgia Bagagiolo; Marco Delmastro. "Measuring Canopy Geometric Structure Using Optical Sensors Mounted on Terrestrial Vehicles: A Case Study in Vineyards". Agriculture (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11030208.
    10.3390/agriculture11030208
  19. André Silva Aguiar; Nuno Namora Monteiro; Filipe Neves dos Santos; Eduardo J. Solteiro Pires; Daniel Silva; Armando Jorge Sousa; José Boaventura-Cunha. "Bringing Semantics to the Vineyard: An Approach on Deep Learning-Based Vine Trunk Detection". Agriculture (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11020131.
    10.3390/agriculture11020131
  20. de Aguiar, ASP; dos Santos, FN; Placido Sobreira, HM; Cunha, JB; de Sousa, AJM. "Particle filter refinement based on clustering procedures for high-dimensional localization and mapping systems". Robotics Auton. Syst. (2021):
    10.1016/j.robot.2021.103725
  21. André Silva Aguiar; Filipe Neves dos Santos; José Boaventura Cunha; Héber Sobreira; Armando Jorge Sousa. "Localization and Mapping for Robots in Agriculture and Forestry: A Survey". Robotics 9 4 (2020): 97-97. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics9040097.
    10.3390/robotics9040097
  22. Gonçalo Leão; Carlos M. Costa; Armando Sousa; Germano Veiga. "Detecting and Solving Tube Entanglement in Bin Picking Operations". Applied Sciences 10 7 (2020): 2264-2264. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10072264.
    10.3390/app10072264
  23. Aguiar, AS; Dos Santos, FN; Miranda De Sousa, AJM; Oliveira, PM; Santos, LC; Andre Silva Aguiar; Filipe Neves Dos Santos; et al. "Visual Trunk Detection Using Transfer Learning and a Deep Learning-Based Coprocessor". IEEE ACCESS 8 (2020): 77308-77320. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2989052.
    10.1109/access.2020.2989052
  24. Pinto de Aguiar, ASP; Neves dos Santos, FBN; Feliz dos Santos, LCF; de Jesus Filipe, VMD; Miranda de Sousa, AJM. "Vineyard trunk detection using deep learning - An experimental device benchmark". COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE (2020):
    10.1016/j.compag.2020.105535
  25. André Aguiar; Filipe Santos; Armando Jorge Sousa; Luís Santos. "FAST-FUSION: An Improved Accuracy Omnidirectional Visual Odometry System with Sensor Fusion and GPU Optimization for Embedded Low Cost Hardware". Applied Sciences (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/app9245516.
    10.3390/app9245516
  26. Pedro Tavares; Carlos M. Costa; Luís Rocha; Pedro Malaca; Pedro Costa; António P. Moreira; Armando Sousa; Germano Veiga. "Collaborative Welding System using BIM for Robotic Reprogramming and Spatial Augmented Reality". Automation in Construction 106 (2019): 102825-102825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.04.020.
    10.1016/j.autcon.2019.04.020
  27. Valter Costa; Armando Sousa; Ana Reis. "Cork as a Unique Object: Device, Method, and Evaluation". Applied Sciences 8 11 (2018): 2150-2150. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8112150.
    10.3390/app8112150
  28. Valter Costa; Armando Sousa; Ana Reis. "Preventing Wine Counterfeiting by Individual Cork Stopper Recognition Using Image Processing Technologies". Journal of Imaging 4 4 (2018): 54-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging4040054.
    10.3390/jimaging4040054
  29. Torres, M; Ferreira, S; Sousa, A; Moreira, L; Torres, R. "Welcome to Engineering: Gender Equality in Learning and Integration among First Year Students". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION (2018):
  30. Costa, V; Cebola, P; Sousa, A; Reis, A. "Design of an Embedded Multi-Camera Vision System-A Case Study in Mobile Robotics". ROBOTICS (2018):
    10.3390/robotics7010012
  31. Torres, Manuel F.; Sousa, Armando J.; Torres, Raquel T.. "Pedagogical and technological replanning: a successful case study on integration and transversal skills for engineering freshmen". International Journal of Technology and Design Education 0 0 (2017): http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10798-017-9399-y.
    Accepted • 10.1007/s10798-017-9399-y
  32. Costa, V; Rossetti, R; Sousa, A; Valter Costa; Rosaldo Rossetti; Armando Sousa. "Simulator for Teaching Robotics, ROS and Autonomous Driving in a Competitive Mindset". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN INTERACTION (2017):
    10.4018/ijthi.2017100102
  33. Mouraz, A; Sousa, A.. "An Institutional Approach to First-Year Adjustment: The "Projeto FEUP" Case Study of a Portuguese University". Journal of Hispanic Higher Education 15 3 (2016): 221-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1538192715592928.
    Published • 10.1177/1538192715592928
  34. Costa, Carlos M.; Sobreira, Héber M.; Sousa, Armando J.; Veiga, Germano M.. "Robust 3/6 DoF self-localization system with selective map update for mobile robot platforms". Robotics and Autonomous Systems 76 0 (2016): 113-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2015.09.030.
    Published • 10.1016/j.robot.2015.09.030
  35. Silva, P.; Santiago, C.; Reis, L.P.; Sousa, A.; Mota, J.; Welk, G.; Santiago, C.B.. "Assessing physical activity intensity by video analysis". Physiological Measurement 36 5 (2015): 1037-1046. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929468472&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1088/0967-3334/36/5/1037
  36. Sousa, A.; Mouraz, A; Mouraz, A.. "Promoting 'Soft Skills' from the Start of the Engineering Degree and the Case Study of the Special 'Projeto FEUP' Course". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION 30 6B (2014): 1539-1548. https://www.authenticus.pt/P-009-YYS.
    Published
  37. Santiago, Catarina B.; Sousa, Armando; Reis, Luis Paulo. "Vision system for tracking handball players using fuzzy color processing". Machine Vision and Applications 24 5 (2013): 1055-1074. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00138-012-0471-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s00138-012-0471-z
  38. Santiago, C.B.; Oliveira, J.L.; Reis, L.P.; Sousa, A.; Gouyon, F.. "Overcoming Motor-Rate Limitations in Online Synchronized Robot Dancing". International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems 5 4 (2012): 700-713. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18756891.2012.718120.
    Published • 10.1080/18756891.2012.718120
  39. Costa, P.; Sousa, A.; Marques, P.; Gaio, S.; Moreira, A.. "5dpo team description". Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) 2377 LNAI (2002): 563-566. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867438611&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Arquitecturas de sistemas robóticos e licalização em tempo real através de visão : Aplicações no domínio do futebol robótico". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2004. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/12014.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Costa, Valter; Armando Sousa; Ana Rosanete Lourenço Reis (AA17-CEAD-544A); Dirk Loyens (CE17-42ED-94FC). 2018. "Device and method for identifying a cork stopper, and respective kit". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued

Other

Other output
  1. Computational intelligence advances in educational robotics. 2023. Bellas, F; Sousa, A.
    10.3389/frobt.2023.1150409
  2. Pi-Tank & 3piGaming - Mixed Reality Robotic Game Setup. Prototype. 2016. Armando Sousa; Costa, H.. https://sites.google.com/gcloud.fe.up.pt/asousa/projs#h.p_jShEy-IMHt6p.
  3. SquirlRob - Robot based on a cellular phone for classrooms. Prototype. 2016. Armando Sousa; Costa, V..
  4. REDI - Interactive Robot Programmable by Wires. Prototype. 2014. Armando Sousa; Costa, H.. https://sites.google.com/gcloud.fe.up.pt/asousa/projs#h.p_5Wf85HesieaP.
  5. FEUPAutom - Soft PLC for control and education. Software Prototype - used in classes - about 200 students per year. 2012. Armando Sousa; Costa, Paulo. http://fe.up.pt/asousa/feupautom.
  6. QuizCat - Paper Questionnaire Reader. Software. 2011. Armando Sousa; Santiago, Catarina B.. https://paginas.fe.up.pt/~asousa/wiki/doku.php?id=proj:quizcat.
  7. CleanRob - autonomous cleaning robot. Produto. 2008. Armando Sousa. https://web.fe.up.pt/~cleanrob/wiki/doku.php.
  8. FEUP Fuzzy Tool - Intelligent Fuzzy Logic Based Control (Library and Controller). Software. 2006. Armando Sousa; Pegoraro, E.M.. https://paginas.fe.up.pt/~asousa/wiki/doku.php?id=proj:feupfuzzytool.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Modular and Multi-Stage Semantic Perception System for Robotics
Supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - Current On a hybrid and interactive Human-Artificial approach for EE Learning-Oriented tools (HALO)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - Current Robotic bin picking of flexible entangled tubes
Supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 - Current Ethical training in engineering using active methodologies: a case study in Electrical Engineering
Supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 - Current "PlanterRobot4.0" - Soil Perception System Leading to Robotized Tree Plantation and Maintenance in the context of Agriculture 4.0
Supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - Current Multimodal system for intelligent wheelchairs with multi-device interface
Supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - Current Human-robot cooperative assembly with semantic learning by demonstration
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - Current Low Cost Three Dimensional Ball Tracking for Indoor Sports
Supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2008 - Current * * * * * Over 90 M.Sc. (Co)-Supervisions * * * * * See: https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/teses.teses_orientador?p_record_set_size=10&p_sigla=&p_ord_campo=DATA_INICIO&p_docente=236882&p_tipo_lista=T <a href="https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/teses.teses_orientador?p_record_set_size=10&p_sigla=&p_ord_campo=DATA_INICIO&p_docente=236882&p_tipo_lista=T "> Institutional Link of MSc Supervisions </a>
Co-supervisor of Engenharia Informática e Computação + Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores
 Engenharia Informática e Computação + Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - 2024/07/04 ForestMP: Multimodal Perception system for robotics in forestry applications
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - 2023/01/27 Agricultural Mapping and Localization considering high level features using deep learning
Supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2019 - 2023/01/27 Localization and Mapping based on Semantic and Multi-Layer Maps Concepts
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2019/04/10 Vision Methods to Find Uniqueness Within a Class of Objects
Supervisor of Valter Joaquim Ramos Costa
 Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2015/11/04 Vision and knowledge representation methodologies for game analysis
Supervisor of Catarina Maria Brito de Noronha Santiago
 Engenharia Informática (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016 - Current Organizer of the Autonomous Driving competition for the Portuguese Robotics Open (2016 - now) (2016)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
2015 - Current Special Session in Education Robotics in the "Robot" Conference - Sessão especial Educational Robotics na conferência "Robotics" - The conference is every other year - applicable years: 2015 / 7 / 9 (2015)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
2014 - Current Junior "University" of U. Porto - Robotics activities for secondary school students (2014)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2014 - Current INSTICC - Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication. Portugal. Member 3804
2001 - Current Portuguese Society for Robotics - Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica Founding Member
1995 - Current Order of Engineers - Ordem dos Engenheiros Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/10 - Current Responsible for Formation Unit - "IDEIA - Projetos com Inovação, Desenvolvimento, Experimentação, Investigação e Ação" - 2019/2020 - https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=451621 IDEIA - Projetos com Inovação, Desenvolvimento, Experimentação, Investigação e Ação (Outros) FEUP - Faculdade de Engª da Univ. Porto, Portugal
1997 - Current * * * * * * * Courses Taught at UP * * * * * * * --- MSc. and PhD levels --- See: https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/DS_FUNC_RELATORIOS.LISTA_ANOS?pv_doc_codigo=236882&pv_outras_inst=S Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2009/09 - 2016/07 FEUP wide coordinator for 'Projeto FEUP' course - about 1000 students per year - since academic year 2009/10 up to 2015/16 Projeto FEUP Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 1st place in Portuguese Robotics Open - Autonomous Driving competition
2018 1st place in Portuguese Robotics Open - Autonomous Driving competition
2017 1st place in Portuguese Robotics Open - Autonomous Driving competition
2015 University of Porto Pedagogic Excellence Award / Prémio de excelência pedagógica da UP
University of Porto - UP, Portugal
2009 Faculty of Engineering Pedagogical Incentive Award / Prémio de Mérito e Incentivo Pedagógico FEUP
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2006 1st place in the F180 RoboCup League of the Dutch Open 2006
RoboCup Federation, Portugal
2006 2nd Place in the Challenge of the F2000 RoboCup League 2006
RoboCup Federation, Portugal
2006 2nd place in the F180 Robocup Small Size League (Bremen, Germany)
RoboCup Federation, Portugal
2004 2nd Place in the F180 RoboCup League of the German Open 2004
RoboCup Federation, Portugal
2003 2nd Place in the F180 RoboCup League of the German Open 2003
RoboCup Federation, Portugal
1998 3rd place in the F180 Robocup Small Size League (Paris, France) - 3º Lugar Mundial no na Liga F180 do Futebol Robótico da Federação Robocup
RoboCup Federation, Portugal

Other distinction

2015 Top 10 of the ECEL ELearning Awards
Academic Conferences and Publishing International, Portugal
2007 Robotic Soccer 1st Place (German Open "European" competition) - "Small Size League"
RoboCup Federation, Portugal
2006 Robotic Soccer 2nd place (world competition) "Small Size League" - 2º Lugar Mundial Small Size Leage de Futebol Robótico
RoboCup Federation, Portugal
2006 Robotic Soccer 1st place (Dutch Open "European" competition) "Small Size League" - Vencedor do torneio "europeu" de futebol robótico Small Size League
RoboCup Federation, Portugal