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Urbano J. Nunes is a Full Professor with the Coimbra University and Senior researcher of the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-UC). He is the coordinator of the ISR-UC Human-Centered Mobile Robotics Lab. He has been responsible for several funded projects at both national and international levels in the areas of mobile robotics and intelligent vehicles. He has research interests in several areas in connection with human-centered mobile robotics with axes on mobile service robotics, mobile assistive robotics, technologies for autonomous vehicles (navigation and perception), pattern recognition and machine learning. He is author/coauthor of more than 200 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He was Director of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of University of Coimbra (2019-2021) and coordinator of the master integrated course (bachelor plus master) on Electrical and Computer Engineering (2014-2017). He was the supervisor of 16 PhD students (concluded) and is the supervisor of 4 PhD students. Prof. U.J. Nunes is a Member of the IROS Advisory/Steering Committee (2013-), Member of the RO-MAN Standing Steering Committee (2017-), and ITSS representative Member of the Steering Committee of IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2021-). He was Vice President for Technical Activities of the IEEE ITS Society (2011-2012), a member of the Board of Governors of ITS Society (2009-2011), and a Cochair of the Technical Committee on Autonomous Ground Vehicles and ITS (2006- 2018) of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS). He serves as Senior Editor the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2015-2021), and was an Associate Editor (AE) for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2015-), AE for Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (2007-2016) and AE for IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (2009-2017). He was co-organizer of eight journal special issues in topics related to Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles. He was with several international conferences: General co-chair of the 11th Int. Conf on Advanced Robotics (ICAR2003); Program Chair of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conf. (ITSC2006); Program co-chair of the IEEE ITSC2008; Program Chair of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES2007); General Chair of the 13th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conf. (ITSC2010); a General Chair for the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), and the General Chair of the IEEE ROMAN2017. Prof. Nunes was awarded: the IEEE ITS Society Outstanding Service Award in 2006; the IEEE RAS Society Most Active TC Award in 2006 as Co-Chair of RAS TC on ITS; as co-author, awarded as a winner of NiSIS Competition 2007 "Problem Task: analysis and Classification of the DaimlerChrysler Automotive Dataset Images".
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Urbano José Carreira Nunes

Citation names

  • Nunes, Urbano
  • Nunes, Urbano J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2411-4757-0200
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7750-5221
Google Scholar ID
fNbf64wAAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
6603870766

Addresses

  • Universidade de Coimbra. Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Universidade de Coimbra, Polo II, 3030-290, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2006
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Título de Agregado)
Major in Automação e Robótica
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Robotics Techniques and Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado por unanimidade
1995
Concluded
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Instrumentação e Controlo
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Controlo de Robôs com Realimentação Sensorial no Espaço Tarefa" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com distinção e louvor
1983
Concluded
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"-" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/04/28 - Current Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2004/05 - 2010/04/27 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1995 - 2004 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1987 - 1995 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
1983 - 1987 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019 - 2021 Organic Unit Director Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/10/01 - 2025/12/31 GreenAuto: Green Innovation for the Automotive Industry (WP18: Green Auto PPS 18 - 3D navigation system for mobile robotic equipment)
AAC nº02/C05-i01/2022
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Ongoing
2022/01/03 - 2025/01/02 Intelligent Robotic System for Digital Agriculture (GreenBotics)
PTDC/EEI-ROB/2459/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 INPACT - Intelligent Platform for Autonomous Collaborative Telerehabilitation
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-047148
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2018/07/26 - 2022/07/25 LANDMARK: Sistema integrado de Comunicações e Lidar
PTDC/EEI-COM/31527/2017
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/26 - 2022/07/25 BCI-CONNECT: Effective brain connectivity of decision and error monitoring circuits in health and disease: from neurocognition to brain computer interfaces
PTDC/PSI-GER/30852/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06 - 2022/06 Boosting reliability and interaction on brain-machine interface systems integrating automatic error-detection
Provided by PTCRIS: 152161PRJ
PTDC/EEI-AUT/30935/2017
030935
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/02/01 - 2022/01/31 AI+Green - Intelligent Automation in Precise Agriculture
MIT-EXPL/TDI/0029/2019
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
Concluded
2018/06/20 - 2021/06/19 B-RELIABLE: Boosting reliability and interaction on brain-machine interface systems integrating automatic error-detection
030935
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/02/01 - 2020/01/30 HTPDIR - Human Tracking and Perception in Dynamic Immersive Rooms
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017644
Researcher
SKETCHPIXEL, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2017 - 2020 MATIS - Sustainable Industrial Materials and Technologies
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Concluded
2016/11/01 - 2019/03/21 AutoCITS - Regulation Study for Interoperability in the Adoption of Autonomous Driving in European Urban Nodes
2015-EU-TM-0243-S
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Union
Concluded
2015/08/24 - 2019/02/28 AGVPOSYS: Automated-Guided-Vehicle with innovative indoor positioning system for the factory of the future
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-003503
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Active Space Technologies SA, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2015/08 - 2019/02 AGVPOSYS: Automated-Guided-Vehicle with innovative indoor positioning system for the factory of the future
CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-003503
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2013/01/01 - 2015/11/30 AMS-HMI12 - ASSISTED MOBILITY SUPPORTED BY SHARED-CONTROL AND ADVANCED HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACES
RECI/EEI-AUT/0181/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 Novas Tecnologias para apoio à Saúde e Qualidade de Vida, Projecto B- Diagnosis and Assisted Mobility for People with Special Needs
Centro-SCT-2011-01
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
2012 - 2015 TIRAMISU - Toolbox Implementation for Removal of Anti-personnel Mines, Submunitions and UXO
FP7/SEC-2011.1.3-3/284747
Researcher
École Royale Militaire, Belgium

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/08/31 PDCS2010 - Pedestrian Detection Urban Challenging Scenarios
PTDC/EEA-AUT/113818/2009
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2013/05/30 EVSIM09 - Models for traffic simulation of electric vehicles with communications and dynamic decision capacity
PTDC/SEN-TRA/099413/2008
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04/01 - 2012/06/30 INTERFACE10 -Interfaces Emergentes para Melhoria da Acessibilidade de Pessoas com Paralisia Cerebral
RIPD/ADA/109661/2009
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2012 SLEEPTIGHT: Desenvolvimento de tecnologias para um diagnóstico ambulatório de patologias do sono
CENTRO-01-0202-FEDER-011530
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
Concluded
2007/10/01 - 2010/09/30 PMITS06: Perception Methods for an Intelligent Transportation System using On-Board and Off-Board Sensing
PTDC/EEA-ACR/72226/2006
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/09/01 - 2008/08 NCT04: Nonlinear control techniques applied in path following of WMRs and autonomous, vehicles with high precision localization system
POSC/EEA-SRI/58016/2004
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/09 - 2008/08 NCT04: Nonlinear control techniques applied in path following of WMRs and autonomous, vehicles with high precision localization system
POSC/EEA-SRI/58016/2004
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/06/01 - 2008/05/31 MTDTS04: Multi-target detection and tracking in semi-structured outdoor environment using laserscanner and vision
POSC/EEA-SRI/58279/2004
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004 - 2007 CyberC3 - Cybernetic technologies for Cars in the Chinese Cities
CN/ASIA-IT&C/002(88667)
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 European Commission Joint Research Centre
Concluded
2002 - 2004 TSM02: Trajectory planning and tracking of mechanical systems with nonholonomic constraints
POSI/SRI/41618/2001
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2001 - 2004 CYBERCARS: Cybernetic Cars for a New Transportation System in the Cities
IST-2000-28487
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 European Commission Joint Research Centre
Concluded
2001 - 2004 CYBERMOVE: Cybernetic transportation systems for the cities of tomorrow
EVK4-CT-2001-00051
Researcher
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
 European Commission Joint Research Centre Directorate for Energy Transport and Climate
Concluded
2000/11 - 2003/10 CTR2001: Robot Force and Motion Control: Linking Sensory and Intelligent Levels
POSI/SRI/33594/2000
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1999 - 2001 MENTOR: Métodos de Ensino e Aprendizagem Exploratória de Tarefas para Robots Orientados a Humanos
PRAXIS/C/EEI/13141/1998
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1999 - 2001 ROBOT2000 - Robot for Continuous Electrostatic Painting Line
P0023/IC-PME/II/S-ROBOT2000
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
1996 - 1998 ARMMA - Autonomous Robotics Methodologies for Multidisciplinary Applications
PRAXIS/3/3.1/TR/23/94
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica Pólo do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1995 - 1997 TELEMACH-CERN: Telerobotic system with a high-performance man-machine interface
CERN/C/CA/1155/95-97
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1993 - 1994 FSAR - Sensor Fusion for Robotic Applications
JNICT-FSAR
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1992 - 1993 CROM - Robotic Assembly Cell
STRDA/C/TPR/597/92
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Rodrigues, R.; Barreto, J.P.; Nunes, U.. Camera pose estimation using images of planar mirror reflections. 2010.
    10.1007/978-3-642-15561-1_28
  2. Solea, R.; Nunes, U.. Robotic wheelchair trajectory control considering user comfort. 2009.
    10.1007/978-3-642-00271-7_8
  3. Labakhua, L.; Nunes, U.; Rodrigues, R.; Leite, F.S.. Smooth trajectory planning for fully automated passengers vehicles: Spline and clothoid based methods and its simulation. 2008.
    10.1007/978-3-540-79142-3_14
  4. Araújo, R.; Nunes, U.; Oliveira, L.; Sousa, P.; Peixoto, P.. Support vector machines and features for environment perception in mobile robotics. 2008.
    10.1007/978-3-540-79474-5_11
  5. Oliveira, L.; Monteiro, G.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.. Towards a robust vision-based obstacle perception with classifier fusion in cybercars. 2007.
  6. Silva, V.; Fonseca, J.A.; Nunes, U.; Maia, R.. Communications requirements for autonomous mobile robots: Analysis and examples. 2006.
    10.1016/B978-008045364-4/50053-8
Book chapter
  1. Cunha, Nuno; Barros, Tiago; Reis, Mário; Marta, Tiago; Premebida, Cristiano; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Multispectral Image Segmentation in Agriculture: A Comprehensive Study on Fusion Approaches". In Robot 2023: Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference, 311-323. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-59167-9_26
  2. Gonçalves, Gabriel; Palaio, Daniel; Garrote, Luís; Nunes, Urbano J.. "DeepRL-Based Robot Local Motion Planning in Unknown Dynamic Indoor Environments". In Robot 2023: Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference, 248-259. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-58676-7_20
  3. Barros, Tiago; Garrote, Luís; Pereira, Ricardo; Premebida, Cristiano; Nunes, Urbano J.. "AttDLNet: Attention-Based Deep Network for 3D LiDAR Place Recognition". In ROBOT2022: Fifth Iberian Robotics Conference, 309-320. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-21065-5_26
  4. Gomes, Teresa; Martins, Lúcia; Girão-Silva, Rita; Tipper, David; Pašic, Alija; Vass, Balázs; Garrote, Luís; et al. "Enhancing Availability for Critical Services". In Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks, 557-581. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-44685-7_22
  5. Barros, Tiago; Garrote, Luís; Pereira, Ricardo; Premebida, Cristiano; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Improving Localization by Learning Pole-Like Landmarks Using a Semi-supervised Approach". In Robot 2019: Fourth Iberian Robotics Conference, 255-266. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_21
  6. Perdiz, João; Cruz, Aniana; Nunes, Urbano J.; Pires, Gabriel. "A Hybrid Brain-Computer Interface Fusing P300 ERP and Electrooculography". In XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019, 1755-1766. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_213
  7. Pereira, Ricardo; Garrote, Luís; Barros, Tiago; Carona, Carlos; Bento, Luís C.; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Expressive Robotic Head for Human-Robot Interaction Studies". In XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019, 1627-1637. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_200
  8. Petrovskaya, A.; Perrollaz, M.; Oliveira, L.; Spinello, L.; Triebel, R.; Makris, A.; Yoder, J.-D.; et al. "Awareness of road scene participants for autonomous driving". Springer London, 2012.
    Published • 10.1007/978-0-85729-085-4_54
  9. Nunes, Urbano J.; Pires, G.; Coelho, P.. "Assistive navigation control architecture". In System and Control: Theory and Applications. World Scientific and Engineering Society Press, 2000.
    Published
  10. Almeida, A. Traça; Araújo, Helder; Dias, Jorge; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Multi-Sensor Integration for Mobile Robot Navigation". In Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Decision Making, Control and Automation, 537-554. Springer Netherlands, 1995.
    Published • 10.1007/978-94-011-0305-3_18
  11. Nunes, Urbano; Dias, Jorge; de Almeida, A. Traça. "Geometric Modeling Aspects on Vision and Ultrasonic Range Sensing for Robotic Applications". In Expert Systems and Robotics, 111-126. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-76465-3_5
  12. Nunes, Urbano J.; Almeida, A. T.; Faia, Pedro; Araújo, Rui. "Integrating force, tactile and proximity sensing for a flexible robotic system through a modular design". In Engineering Systems with Intelligence, 247-255. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands, 1991.
    Published • 10.1007/978-94-011-2560-4_29
Conference paper
  1. Lourenço, José; Arsénio, Gonçalo; Garrote, Luís; Nunes, Urbano. "Multimodal 6D Detection of Industrial Pallets, in Real and Virtual Environments, with Applications in Industrial AMRs". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 2024.
    Published • 10.5220/0013073300003822
  2. Borges, Eduardo; Garrote, Luís; Nunes, Urbano. "A Modular Multimodal Multi-Object Tracking-by-Detection Approach, with Applications in Outdoor and Indoor Environments". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 2024.
    Published • 10.5220/0013073200003822
  3. Cardoso, Wilgo; Barros, Tiago; Gonçalves, Gil; Premebida, Cristiano; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Multispectral Image Segmentation in Agriculture: Evaluating Deep Learning Models with Train-Test Split and Cross-Validation Strategies". Paper presented in 7th Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/robot61475.2024.10797395
  4. Jorge, J.; Barros, T.; Premebida, C.; Aleksandrov, M.; Goehring, D.; Nunes, U.J.. "Impact of 3D LiDAR Resolution in Graph-Based SLAM Approaches: A Comparative Study". Paper presented in 7th Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/robot61475.2024.10796891
  5. Garrote, Luís; Perdiz, João; Yasemin, Mine; Pires, Gabriel; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Two-Stream Architecture with Contrastive and Self-Supervised Attention Feature Fusion for Error-related Potentials Classification". Paper presented in 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN), 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/ro-man60168.2024.10731474
  6. Barros, T.; Premebida, C.; Aravecchia, S.; Pradalier, C.; Nunes, U. J.. "SPVSoAP3D: A Second-order Average Pooling Approach to enhance 3D Place Recognition in Horticultural Environments". Paper presented in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/iros58592.2024.10802603
  7. Garrote, Luís; Reverendo, Ulisses; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Exploiting 3D Grids for Indoor SLAM in Featureless Scenarios". Paper presented in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), 2024.
    10.1109/icarsc61747.2024.10535951
  8. Garrote, Luís; Perdiz, João; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Costmap-based Local Motion Planning using Deep Reinforcement Learning". Paper presented in 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2023), Busan, 2023.
    10.1109/ro-man57019.2023.10309389
  9. Conde, Pedro; Barros, Tiago; Premebida, Cristiano; Nunes, Urbano J.. "ECE-based Deep Ensemble for Neural Network Calibration in Satellite Image Classification". Paper presented in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), Tomar, 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/icarsc58346.2023.10129562
  10. Simões, Gabriela; Lopes, Ana; Carona, Carlos; Pereira, Ricardo; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Deep-Learning Based Classification of Engagement for Child-Robot Interaction". Paper presented in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), Tomar, 2023.
    10.1109/icarsc58346.2023.10129551
  11. Barros, Tiago; Garrote, Luís; Aleksandrov, Martin; Premebida, Cristiano; Nunes, Urbano J.. "TReR: A Lightweight Transformer Re-Ranking Approach for 3D LiDAR Place Recognition". Paper presented in 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), Bilbao, 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/itsc57777.2023.10421819
  12. Pereira, Ricardo; Cruz, Aniana; Garrote, Luis; Pires, Gabriel; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Dynamic Environment-based Visual User Interface System for Intuitive Navigation Target Selection for Brain-actuated Wheelchairs". Paper presented in 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/ro-man53752.2022.9900623
  13. Zancanaro, Alberto; Cisotto, Giulia; Paulo, Joao Ruivo; Pires, Gabriel; Nunes, Urbano J.. "CNN-based Approaches For Cross-Subject Classification in Motor Imagery: From the State-of-The-Art to DynamicNet". Paper presented in 2021 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (CIBCB), Melbourne, 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/cibcb49929.2021.9562821
  14. Pereira, Ricardo; Garrote, Luis; Barros, Tiago; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Urbano J.. "A Deep Learning-based Indoor Scene Classification Approach Enhanced with Inter-Object Distance Semantic Features". Paper presented in 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Prague, 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/iros51168.2021.9636242
  15. Paulo, Joao Ruivo; Garrote, Luis; Peixoto, Paulo; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Spatiotemporal 2D Skeleton-based Image for Dynamic Gesture Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Networks". Paper presented in 2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/ro-man50785.2021.9515418
  16. Roque, Francisco; Pires, Gabriel; Perdiz, Joao; Nunes, Urbano J.. "A User Identification System based on Code-modulated Visual Evoked Potentials with LED Stimulation". Paper presented in 2021 IEEE International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics (IWBF), Roma, 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/iwbf50991.2021.9465083
  17. Luis, Hugo; Garrote, Luis; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Human Activity Recognition for Indoor Robotics: A Deep Learning Based Approach Using a Human Detection Stage". Paper presented in 2021 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), Santa Maria da Feira, 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/icarsc52212.2021.9429774
  18. Pereira, Ricardo; Barros, Tiago; Garrote, Luis; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Urbano J.. "An Experimental Study of the Accuracy vs Inference Speed of RGB-D Object Recognition in Mobile Robotics". Paper presented in 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Napoles, 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/ro-man47096.2020.9223562
  19. Pereira, Ricardo; Goncalves, Nuno; Garrote, Luis; Barros, Tiago; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Deep-Learning based Global and Semantic Feature Fusion for Indoor Scene Classification". Paper presented in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/icarsc49921.2020.9096068
  20. Garrote, Luis; Temporao, Diogo; Temporao, Samuel; Pereira, Ricardo; Barros, Tiago; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Improving Local Motion Planning with a Reinforcement Learning Approach". Paper presented in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/icarsc49921.2020.9096095
  21. Hayton, Jack N.C.; Barros, Tiago; Premebida, Cristiano; Coombes, Matthew J.; Nunes, Urbano J.. "CNN-based Human Detection Using a 3D LiDAR onboard a UAV". Paper presented in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), 2020.
    Published • 10.1109/icarsc49921.2020.9096075
  22. Garrote, Luis; Perdiz, Joao; Pires, Gabriel; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Reinforcement Learning Motion Planning for an EOG-centered Robot Assisted Navigation in a Virtual Environment". Paper presented in 2019 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), New Delhi, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/ro-man46459.2019.8956348
  23. Garrote, Luis; Torres, Miguel; Barros, Tiago; Perdiz, Joao; Premebida, Cristiano; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Mobile Robot Localization with Reinforcement Learning Map Update Decision aided by an Absolute Indoor Positioning System". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Macau, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/iros40897.2019.8967957
  24. Garrote, Luis; Barros, Tiago; Pereira, Ricardo; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Absolute Indoor Positioning-aided Laser-based Particle Filter Localization with a Refinement Stage". Paper presented in IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/iecon.2019.8927475
  25. Bicho, Dylan; Girao, Pedro; Paulo, Joao; Garrote, Luis; Nunes, Urbano J.; Peixoto, Paulo. "Markerless Multi-View-based Multi-User Head Tracking System for Virtual Reality Applications". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Bari, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/smc.2019.8914350
  26. Pires, Gabriel; Yasemin, Mine; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Naturally embedded SSVEP phase tagging in a P300-based BCI: LSC-4Q speller*". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Bari, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/smc.2019.8913973
  27. Cruz, Aniana; Pires, Gabriel; Lopes, Ana C.; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Detection of Stressful Situations Using GSR While Driving a BCI-controlled Wheelchair". Paper presented in 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Berlim, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/embc.2019.8857748
  28. Pereira, Joel; Premebida, C.; Asvadi, A.; Cannata, F.; Garrote, L.; Nunes, U.J.. "Test and Evaluation of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Real-world Scenarios". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), Paris, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/ivs.2019.8814032
  29. Garrote, Luis; Martins, Lucia; Nunes, Urbano J.; Zachariasen, Martin. "Weighted Euclidean Steiner Trees for Disaster-Aware Network Design". Paper presented in 2019 15th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/drcn.2019.8713664
  30. Cruz, A.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.J.. "Generalization of ErrP-Calibration for Different Error-Rates in P300-Based BCIs". Paper presented in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/SMC.2018.00118
  31. Garrote, L.; Paulo, J.; Perdiz, J.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.J.. "Robot-Assisted Navigation for a Robotic Walker with Aided User Intent". Paper presented in 2018 27th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/ROMAN.2018.8525674
  32. Cruz, R.; Garrote, L.; Lopes, A.; Nunes, U.J.. "Modular software architecture for human-robot interaction applied to the InterBot mobile robot". Paper presented in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/ICARSC.2018.8374154
  33. Garrote, L.; Premebida, C.; Silva, D.; Nunes, U.J.. "HMAPs - Hybrid Height- Voxel Maps for Environment Representation". Paper presented in 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/IROS.2018.8594113
  34. Perdiz, J.; Garrote, L.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.J.. "Measuring the impact of reinforcement learning on an electrooculography-only computer game". Paper presented in 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), Viena, 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/SeGAH.2018.8401359
  35. Melotti, G.; Premebida, C.; Goncalves, N.M.M.D.S.; Nunes, U.J.C.; Faria, D.R.. "Multimodal CNN Pedestrian Classification: A Study on Combining LIDAR and Camera Data". Paper presented in 2018 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), Maui, 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/ITSC.2018.8569666
  36. Perdiz, J.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.J.. "Emotional state detection based on EMG and EOG biosignals: A short survey". Paper presented in 2017 IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/ENBENG.2017.7889451
  37. Cunha, J.C.; Branco, K.; Casimiro, A.; Nunes, U.. "3rd International Workshop on Safety and Security of Intelligent Vehicles-SSIV 2017 Welcome". 2017.
    10.1109/DSN-W.2017.51
  38. Loureiro, R.; Lopes, A.; Carona, C.; Almeida, D.; Faria, F.; Garrote, L.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.J.. "ISR-RobotHead: Robotic head with LCD-based emotional expressiveness". 2017.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2017.7889437
  39. Garrote, L.; Rosa, J.; Paulo, J.; Premebida, C.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.J.. "3D point cloud downsampling for 2D indoor scene modelling in mobile robotics". 2017.
    10.1109/ICARSC.2017.7964080
  40. Asvadi, A.; Garrote, L.; Premebida, C.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.J.. "DepthCN: Vehicle detection using 3D-LIDAR and ConvNet". Paper presented in 2017 IEEE 20th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2017.
    10.1109/ITSC.2017.8317880
  41. Asvadi, A.; Garrote, L.; Premebida, C.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.J.. "Real-Time Deep ConvNet-Based Vehicle Detection Using 3D-LIDAR Reflection Intensity Data". Paper presented in ROBOT 2017: Third Iberian Robotics Conference, 2017.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-70836-2_39
  42. Nunes, U.J.; Guglielmelli, E.. "Message from the chairs". 2017.
    10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172269
  43. Girão, P.; Asvadi, A.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.. "3D object tracking in driving environment: A short review and a benchmark dataset". 2016.
    10.1109/ITSC.2016.7795523
  44. Coppola, C.; Faria, D.R.; Nunes, U.; Bellotto, N.. "Social activity recognition based on probabilistic merging of skeleton features with proximity priors from RGB-D data". 2016.
    10.1109/IROS.2016.7759742
  45. Premebida, C.; Garrote, L.; Asvadi, A.; Ribeiro, A.P.; Nunes, U.. "High-resolution LIDAR-based depth mapping using bilateral filter". 2016.
    10.1109/ITSC.2016.7795953
  46. Cunha, J.C.; Branco, K.; Casimiro, A.; Nunes, U.. "2nd International workshop on safety and security of intelligent vehicles - SSIV 2016". 2016.
    10.1109/DSN-W.2016.72
  47. Wolf, D.; Sanchez-Media, J.; Miller, J.; Nunes, U.. "Welcome message from the program chairs of IEEE ITSC 2016". 2016.
    10.1109/ITSC.2016.7795518
  48. Asvadi, A.; Girão, P.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.. "3D object tracking using RGB and LIDAR data". 2016.
    10.1109/ITSC.2016.7795718
  49. Asvadi, A.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.. "Two-stage static/dynamic environment modeling using voxel representation". Paper presented in Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference, 2015.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-27146-0_36
  50. Vieira, M.; Faria, D.R.; Nunes, U.. "Real-time application for monitoring human daily activity and risk situations in robot-assisted living". Paper presented in Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference, 2015.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-27149-1_35
  51. Premebida, C.; Faria, D.R.; Souza, F.A.; Nunes, U.. "Applying probabilistic Mixture Models to semantic place classification in mobile robotics". 2015.
    10.1109/IROS.2015.7353981
  52. Fernandes, R.; Premebida, C.; Peixoto, P.; Wolf, D.; Nunes, U.. "Road detection using high resolution LIDAR". 2015.
    10.1109/VPPC.2014.7007125
  53. Cunha, J.C.; Branco, K.; Casimiro, A.; Nunes, U.. "Workshop on Safety and Security of Intelligent Vehicles (SSIV)". 2015.
    10.1109/DSN.2015.69
  54. Cruz, A.; Garcia, D.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "Facial expression recognition based on EOG toward emotion detection for human-robot interaction". 2015.
  55. Carvalho, A.M.; Asvadi, A.; Carona, C.; Lopes, A.; Nunes, U.. "Mobility, accessibility and safety of people with Cerebral Palsy". 2015.
  56. Faria, D.R.; Vieira, M.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.. "Probabilistic human daily activity recognition towards robot-assisted living". 2015.
    10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333644
  57. Asvadi, A.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.. "Detection and Tracking of Moving Objects Using 2.5D Motion Grids". 2015.
    10.1109/ITSC.2015.133
  58. Premebida, C.; Sousa, J.; Garrote, L.; Nunes, U.. "Polar-Grid Representation and Kriging-Based 2.5D Interpolation for Urban Environment Modelling". 2015.
    10.1109/ITSC.2015.203
  59. Paulo, J.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.. "A novel vision-based human-machine interface for a robotic walker framework". 2015.
    10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333590
  60. Conde, L.; Chelim, R.; Nunes, U.. "Collaborative Vehicle Self-Localization Using Multi-GNSS Receivers and V2V/V2I Communications". 2015.
    10.1109/ITSC.2015.406
  61. Ralha, R.; Falcao, G.; Andrade, J.; Antunes, M.; Barreto, J.P.; Nunes, U.. "Distributed dense stereo matching for 3D reconstruction using parallel-based processing advantages". 2015.
    10.1109/ICASSP.2015.7178145
  62. Mota, V.; Falcao, G.; Antunes, M.; Barreto, J.; Nunes, U.. "Using the GPU for fast symmetry-based dense stereo matching in high resolution images". 2014.
    10.1109/ICASSP.2014.6855062
  63. Garrote, L.; Premebida, C.; Silva, M.; Nunes, U.. "An RRT-based navigation approach for mobile robots and automated vehicles". 2014.
    10.1109/INDIN.2014.6945533
  64. Premebida, C.; Carreira, J.; Batista, J.; Nunes, U.. "Pedestrian detection combining RGB and dense LIDAR data". 2014.
    10.1109/IROS.2014.6943141
  65. Silva, M.; Gonçalves, A.P.; Marques, J.; Sousa, J.; Nunes, U.. "Modelling an electric vehicle powertrain on bench". 2014.
    10.1109/VPPC.2014.7007104
  66. Faria, D.R.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.. "A probabilistic approach for human everyday activities recognition using body motion from RGB-D images". 2014.
    10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926340
  67. Bento, L.C.; Parafita, R.; Santos, S.; Nunes, U.. "Intelligent traffic management at intersections: Legacy mode for vehicles not equipped with V2V and V2I communications". 2013.
    10.1109/ITSC.2013.6728317
  68. Oliveira, L.; Nunes, U.. "Pedestrian detection based on LIDAR-driven sliding window and relational parts-based detection". 2013.
    10.1109/IVS.2013.6629490
  69. Santos, M.; Linder, M.; Schnitman, L.; Nunes, U.; Oliveira, L.. "Learning to segment roads for traffic analysis in urban images". 2013.
    10.1109/IVS.2013.6629521
  70. Parafita, R.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "A spacecraft game controlled with a brain-computer interface using SSVEP with phase tagging". 2013.
    10.1109/SeGAH.2013.6665309
  71. Raposo, C.; Barreto, J.P.; Nunes, U.. "Fast and accurate calibration of a kinect sensor". 2013.
    10.1109/3DV.2013.52
  72. Sousa, T.; Oliveira, D.; Khalighi, S.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "Neurophysiologic and statistical analysis of failures in automatic sleep stage classification". 2012.
  73. Khalighi, S.; Tirdad, P.; Pak, F.; Nunes, U.. "Shift and rotation invariant iris feature extraction based on non-subsampled contourlet transform and GLCM". 2012.
  74. Fernandes, P.; Nunes, U.. "Platooning with DSRC-based IVC-enabled autonomous vehicles: Adding infrared communications for IVC reliability improvement". 2012.
    10.1109/IVS.2012.6232206
  75. Lopes, A.C.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "RobChair: Experiments evaluating Brain-Computer Interface to steer a semi-autonomous wheelchair". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6386276
  76. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Evaluation of brain-computer interfaces in accessing computer and other devices by people with severe motor impairments". 2012.
    10.1016/j.procs.2012.10.032
  77. Khalighi, S.; Sousa, T.; Nunes, U.. "Adaptive automatic sleep stage classification under covariate shift". 2012.
    10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346412
  78. Silva, M.; Garrote, L.; Moita, F.; Martins, M.; Nunes, U.. "Autonomous electric vehicle: Steering and path-following control systems". 2012.
    10.1109/MELCON.2012.6196468
  79. Antunes, M.; Barreto, J.P.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.. "Can stereo vision replace a Laser Rangefinder?". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6385844
  80. Silva, M.; Moita, F.; Nunes, U.; Garrote, L.; Faria, H.; Ruivo, J.. "ISRobotCar: The autonomous electric vehicle project". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6386292
  81. De Almeida, A.T.; Nunes, U.. "Foreword". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6385445
  82. Bento, L.C.; Parafita, R.; Nunes, U.. "Inter-vehicle sensor fusion for accurate vehicle localization supported by V2V and V2I communications". 2012.
    10.1109/ITSC.2012.6338889
  83. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "GIBS block speller: Toward a gaze-independent P300-based BCI". 2011.
    10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091570
  84. Fernandes, P.; Nunes, U.. "Algorithms for management of a multi-platooning system of IVC-enabled autonomous vehicles, with high traffic capacity". 2011.
    10.1109/ITSC.2011.6082989
  85. Khalighi, S.; Sousa, T.; Oliveira, D.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "Efficient feature selection for sleep staging based on maximal overlap discrete wavelet transform and SVM". 2011.
    10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090897
  86. Maia, R.; Silva, M.; Araujo, R.; Nunes, U.. "Electric vehicle simulator for energy consumption studies in electric mobility systems". 2011.
    10.1109/FISTS.2011.5973655
  87. Ludwig, O.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.; Araújo, R.. "Evaluation of Boosting-SVM and SRM-SVM cascade classifiers in laser and vision-based pedestrian detection". 2011.
    10.1109/ITSC.2011.6082909
  88. Urbano, M.; Fonseca, J.; Nunes, U.; Zeilinger, H.. "Extending a smart wheelchair navigation by stress sensors". 2011.
    10.1109/ETFA.2011.6059222
  89. Pires, G.; Torres, M.; Casaleiro, N.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Playing Tetris with non-invasive BCI". 2011.
    10.1109/SeGAH.2011.6165454
  90. Lopes, A.C.; Pires, G.; Vaz, L.; Nunes, U.. "Wheelchair navigation assisted by human-machine shared-control and a P300-based brain computer interface". 2011.
    10.1109/IROS.2011.6048355
  91. Lopes, A.C.; Nunes, U.; Vaz, L.. "Assisted Navigation based on shared-control, using discrete and sparse human-machine interfaces". 2010.
    10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626221
  92. Simões, H.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Silva, V.. "Feature extraction and selection for automatic sleep staging using EEG". 2010.
  93. Premebida, C.; Ludwig, O.; Silva, M.; Nunes, U.. "A cascade classifier applied in pedestrian detection using laser and image-based features". 2010.
    10.1109/ITSC.2010.5625244
  94. Oliveira, L.; Nunes, U.. "Context-aware pedestrian detection using LIDAR". 2010.
    10.1109/IVS.2010.5548069
  95. Fernandes, P.; Nunes, U.. "Platooning of autonomous vehicles with intervehicle communications in SUMO traffic simulator". 2010.
    10.1109/ITSC.2010.5625277
  96. Nunes, U.. "Welcome message from conference general chair". 2010.
    10.1109/ITSC.2010.5625508
  97. Lopes, A.; Nunes, U.; Matsuura, J.. "A rule-based lens modeling approach for assisted navigation training". 2009.
    10.1109/IECON.2009.5415377
  98. Premebida, C.; Ludwig, O.; Nunes, U.. "Exploiting LIDAR-based features on pedestrian detection in urban scenarios". 2009.
    10.1109/ITSC.2009.5309697
  99. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "A brain computer interface methodology based on a visual P300 paradigm". 2009.
    10.1109/IROS.2009.5354384
  100. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "P300 spatial filtering and coherence-based channel selection". 2009.
    10.1109/NER.2009.5109295
  101. Junior, O.L.; Delgado, D.; Gonçalves, V.; Nunes, U.. "Trainable classifier-fusion schemes: An application to pedestrian detection". 2009.
    10.1109/ITSC.2009.5309700
  102. Ribeiro, A.; Sirgado, A.; Aperta, J.; Lopes, A.; Guilherme, J.; Correia, P.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "A low-cost eeg stand-alone device for brain computer interface". 2009.
  103. Lopes, A.C.; Nunes, U.. "An assisted navigation training framework based on judgment theory using sparse and discrete human-machine interfaces". 2009.
    10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332770
  104. Solea, R.; Filipescu, A.; Nunes, U.. "Sliding-mode control for trajectory-tracking of a wheeled mobile robot in presence of uncertainties". 2009.
  105. Oswaldo Ludwig Junior; Nunes, Urbano J.; Araújo, Rui; L. Schnitman; H. Lepikson. "Applications of Entropy and Neural Models to Predict Oil Flow". Paper presented in 2nd Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity (NSC 2008), Porto, 2008.
    Published
  106. Oswaldo Ludwig Junior; Nunes, Urbano J.; Araújo, Rui. "Comparison Study of Redundant Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Vehicle Navigation". Paper presented in 8th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control (CONTROLO 2008), Vila Real, 2008.
    Published
  107. Urbano, M.; Fonseca, J.; Nunes, U.; Figueiredo, L.; Lopes, A.. "Adaptation of powered wheelchairs for quadriplegic patients with reduced strength". 2008.
    10.1109/ETFA.2008.4638535
  108. Ludwig Jr., O.; Nunes, U.. "Improving the generalization properties of neural networks: An application to vehicle detection". 2008.
    10.1109/ITSC.2008.4732681
  109. Oliveira, L.; Nunes, U.. "On integration of features and classifiers for robust vehicle detection". 2008.
    10.1109/ITSC.2008.4732545
  110. Pires, G.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Nunes, U.. "Visual P300-based BCI to steer a wheelchair: A Bayesian approach". 2008.
  111. Fernandes, P.; Nunes, U.. "Multi-agent architecture for simulation of traffic with communications". 2008.
  112. Solea, R.; Nunes, U.. "Robotic wheelchair control considering user comfort - Modeling and experimental evaluation". 2008.
  113. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Brain computer interface approaches to control mobile robotic devices". 2008.
  114. Premebida, C.; Monteiro, G.; Nunes, U.; Peixoto, P.. "A Lidar and vision-based approach for pedestrian and vehicle detection and tracking". 2007.
    10.1109/ITSC.2007.4357637
  115. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Single-trial EEG classification of movement related potential". 2007.
    10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428482
  116. Lopes, A.C.; Moita, F.; Nunes, U.; Solea, R.. "An outdoor guidepath navigation system for AMRs based on robust detection of magnetic markers". 2007.
    10.1109/EFTA.2007.4416891
  117. Sousa, P.; Araújo, R.; Nunes, U.; Alves, L.; Lopes, A.C.. "Real-time architecture for mobile assistant robots". 2007.
    10.1109/EFTA.2007.4416888
  118. Sousa, P.; Araújo, R.; Nunes, U.. "Real-time labeling of places using support vector machines". Paper presented in 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vigo, 2007.
    Published • 10.1109/ISIE.2007.4374918
  119. Solea, R.; Nunes, U.. "Trajectory Planning with Velocity Planner for Fully-Automated Passenger Vehicles". Paper presented in 2006 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, Toronto, 2006.
    Published • 10.1109/itsc.2006.1706786
  120. Labakhua, L.; Nunes, U.; Rodrigues, R.; Leite, F.S.. "Smooth trajectory planning for fully automated passengers vehicles - Spline and clothoid based methods and its simulation". 2006.
  121. Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.. "A Multi-Target Tracking and GMM-Classifier for Intelligent Vehicles". Paper presented in 2006 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, Toronto, 2006.
    Published • 10.1109/itsc.2006.1706760
  122. Nunes, U.. "A brief introduction to the ITSC 2006 program". 2006.
  123. Xavier, J.; Pacheco, M.; Castro, D.; Ruanot, A.; Nunes, U.. "Fast line, arc/circle and leg detection from laser scan data in a player driver". 2005.
    10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570721
  124. Surrécio, A.; Nunes, U.; Araújo, R.. "Fusion of odometry with magnetic sensors using Kalman filters and augmented system models for mobile robot navigation". 2005.
    10.1109/ISIE.2005.1529163
  125. Silva, V.; Fonseca, J.A.; Nunes, U.; Maia, R.. "Communications requirements for autonomous mobile robots: Analysis and examples". 2005.
    10.3182/20051114-2-MX-3901.00014
  126. Bento, L.C.; Nunes, U.; Moita, F.; Surrecio, A.. "Sensor fusion for precise autonomous vehicle navigation in outdoor semi-structured environments". 2005.
    10.1109/ITSC.2005.1520055
  127. Coelho, Paulo; Nunes, Urbano. "Path Following Control of a Robotic Wheelchair". Paper presented in IAV2004- 5th IFAC/EURON Symposium on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles, Lisboa, 2004.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-6670(17)31972-9
  128. Mendes, A.; Bento, L.C.; Nunes, U.. "Multi-target detection and tracking with a laserscanner". 2004.
  129. Mendes, A.; Nunes, U.. "Situation-based multi-target detection and tracking with laserscanner in outdoor semi-structured environment". 2004.
  130. Mendes, A.; Bento, L.C.; Nunes, U.. "Path-tracking controller with an anti-collision behaviour of a bi-steerable cybernetic car". 2003.
    10.1109/ETFA.2003.1247763
  131. Moita, F.; Nunes, U.. "Ultrasonic reflectors recognition with a fast firing system". 2003.
    10.1016/S1474-6670(17)32548-X
  132. Moita, F.; Nunes, U.. "Mapping with a binaural system". 2003.
  133. Nunes, U.; Batista, A.; Figueiredo, J.. "Spray-painting mo tion planning and quality analysis in powder coating systems". 2002.
  134. Castro, D.; Nunes, U.; Ruano, A.. "Reactive local navigation". 2002.
    10.1109/IECON.2002.1185353
  135. Cortesão, R.; Koeppe, R.; Nunes, U.; Hirzinger, G.. "Data fusion for compliant motion tasks based on human skills". 2002.
  136. Moita, F.; Nunes, U.. "Multi-echo technique for feature detection and identification using simple sonar configurations". 2001.
  137. Nunes, Urbano; Cortesão, Rui; Cruz, Luís; Coelho, Paulo. "Shared-Control Architecture: concepts and experiments". Paper presented in 14th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2000); Workshop W20 on Service Robotics - Applications and Safety Issues in an Emerging Market, Berlin, 2000.
    Published
  138. Gabriel Pires; Araújo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Fuzzy-Based Navigation System of a Powered Wheelchair". Paper presented in Fifteenth National Conference On Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-98), Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Assistive Technology Workshop, Madison, Wiscosin, 1998.
    Published
  139. Pires, Gabriel; Aradjo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano; de Almeida, A.T.. "RobChair - a powered wheelchair using a behaviour-based navigation". 1998.
  140. Cortesao, R.; Millela, F.; Nunes, U.. "Joints robust position control using linear Kalman filters". 1998.
  141. Marques, Lino; Nunes, Urbano; de Almeida, Anibal T.. "New 3D optical triangulation sensor for robotics". 1998.
  142. Araújo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano J.; de Almeida, A. T.. "Connectionist reinforcement learning of robot control skills". Paper presented in The first International Conference on Computing Antecipatory Systems, Liege, 1997.
    Published • 10.1063/1.56336
  143. Castro, Daniel; Marques, Lino; Nunes, Urbano; de Almeida, A.T.. "Tactile force control feedback in a parallel jaw gripper". 1997.
  144. Pires, G.; Honorio, N.; Lopes, C.; Nunes, U.; Almeida, A.T.. "Autonomous wheelchair for disabled people". 1997.
  145. Araújo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano J.; Almeida, Aníbal. "Application of a Reinforcement Learning Fuzzy Control System in Robotics". Paper presented in The 5th UK Mechatronics Forum International Conference (Mechatronics'96); with The 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP96), Guimarães, 1996.
    Published
  146. Araújo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano J.; Almeida, Aníbal. "Robot Learning of a Contour-Tracking Operation". Paper presented in IMACS/IEEE Multiconference on Computacional Engineering in Systems Applications (CESA'96), Symposium on Robotics and Cybernetics, Lille, 1996.
    Published
  147. Araujo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano; de Almedia, A.T.. "Fuzzy-based reinforcement learning of a robot force control skill". 1996.
  148. Marques, Lino; Castro, Daniel; Nunes, Urbano; de Almeida, A.T.. "Optoelectronic proximity sensor for robotics applications". 1996.
  149. Nunes, Urbano J.; Araújo, Rui; Almeida, Aníbal. "Adaptive Control of a Robot Manipulator: An Experimental Study". Paper presented in 3rd International Symposium on Intelligent Robotic Systems (SIRS'95), Pisa, 1995.
    Published
  150. Araujo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano; de Almeida, A.T.. "Robot 3D force-based surface-tracking". 1994.
  151. Marques, Lino; Moita, Fernando; Nunes, Urbano; Trace de Almeida, A.. "3D laser-based sensor for robotics". 1994.
  152. Nunes, Urbano J.; Faia, P.; Almeida, Aníbal. "Sensor-based 3-D autonomous contour-following control". Paper presented in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'94), Munique, 1994.
    Published • 10.1109/iros.1994.407394
  153. Nunes, Urbano J.; Araújo, Rui; Pedro Faia; Almeida, Aníbal. "Controlo de Movimentos Finos de um Braço de Robot PUMA 560". Paper presented in 4as Jornadas Nacionais de Projecto, Planeamento e Produção Assistidos por Computador, Lisbon, 1993.
    Published
  154. Nunes, Urbano; Castro, Daniel; Luis Silva; A T de Almeida. "Sensor de Tacto Matricial Piezoresistivo para Aplicações de Robótica". Paper presented in 3as Jornadas Hispano-Lusas de Ingenieria Elétrica, Barcelona, 1993.
    Published
  155. de Almeida, A.; Fachada, H.; Dias, J.; Amado, P.; Menezes, P.; Nunes, U.. "Low-cost, high performance servo-pneumatic manipulators with sensor feedback". 1988.
Journal article
  1. Telmo Adão; João Cerqueira; Miguel Adão; Nuno Silva; David Pascoal; Luís G. Magalhães; Tiago Barros; et al. "PROMORE: A Procedural Modeler of Virtual Rural Environments With Artificial Dataset Generation Capabilities for Remote Sensing Contexts". IEEE Access (2025): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3548513.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3548513
  2. João Estiveira; Ernesto Soares; Gabriel Pires; Urbano J Nunes; Teresa Sousa; Sidarta Ribeiro; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "SSVEP modulation via non-volitional neurofeedback: an in silico proof of concept". Journal of Neural Engineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad94a5.
    10.1088/1741-2552/ad94a5
  3. T. Barros; L. Garrote; P. Conde; M. J. Coombes; C. Liu; C. Premebida; U. J. Nunes. "PointNetPGAP-SLC: A 3D LiDAR-Based Place Recognition Approach With Segment-Level Consistency Training for Mobile Robots in Horticulture". IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2024): https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2024.3475044.
    10.1109/LRA.2024.3475044
  4. Rute Bettencourt; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Edna Gonçalves; Urbano J. Nunes; Gabriel Pires. "Comparing Several P300-Based Visuo-Auditory Brain-Computer Interfaces for a Completely Locked-in ALS Patient: A Longitudinal Case Study". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083464.
    10.3390/app14083464
  5. Pereira, Ricardo; Barros, Tiago; Garrote, Luís; Lopes, Ana; Nunes, Urbano J.. "A deep learning-based global and segmentation-based semantic feature fusion approach for indoor scene classification". Pattern Recognition Letters 179 (2024): 24-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2024.01.022.
    Published • 10.1016/j.patrec.2024.01.022
  6. Yasemin, Mine; Cruz, Aniana; Nunes, Urbano J; Pires, Gabriel. "Single trial detection of error-related potentials in brain–machine interfaces: a survey and comparison of methods". Journal of Neural Engineering 20 1 (2023): 016015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/acabe9.
    10.1088/1741-2552/acabe9
  7. Gabriel Pires; Aniana Cruz; Diogo Jesus; Mine Yasemin; Urbano J Nunes; Teresa Sousa; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "A new error-monitoring brain–computer interface based on reinforcement learning for people with autism spectrum disorders". Journal of Neural Engineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aca798.
    10.1088/1741-2552/aca798
  8. Pires, Gabriel; Barbosa, Sara; Nunes, Urbano J.; Gonçalves, Edna. "Visuo-auditory stimuli with semantic, temporal and spatial congruence for a P300-based BCI: An exploratory test with an ALS patient in a completely locked-in state". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 379 (2022): 109661. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2022.109661.
    10.1016/j.jneumeth.2022.109661
  9. Luís Garrote; João Perdiz; Luís A. da Silva Cruz; Urbano J. Nunes. "Point Cloud Compression: Impact on Object Detection in Outdoor Contexts". Sensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/s22155767.
    10.3390/s22155767
  10. Barros, T.; Conde, P.; Gonçalves, G.; Premebida, C.; Monteiro, M.; Ferreira, C.S.S.; Nunes, U.J.. "Multispectral vineyard segmentation: A deep learning comparison study". Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 195 (2022): 106782. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2022.106782.
    10.1016/j.compag.2022.106782
  11. Ricardo Pereira; Guilherme Carvalho; Luís Garrote; Urbano J. Nunes. "Sort and Deep-SORT Based Multi-Object Tracking for Mobile Robotics: Evaluation with New Data Association Metrics". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031319.
    10.3390/app12031319
  12. Cruz, Aniana; Pires, Gabriel; Nunes, Urbano J.. "Spatial filtering based on Riemannian distance to improve the generalization of ErrP classification". Neurocomputing 470 (2022): 236-246. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119364357&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.neucom.2021.10.078
  13. Cruz, Aniana; Pires, Gabriel; Lopes, Ana; Carona, Carlos; Nunes, Urbano J.. "A Self-Paced BCI With a Collaborative Controller for Highly Reliable Wheelchair Driving: Experimental Tests With Physically Disabled Individuals". IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (2021): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/thms.2020.3047597.
    Published • 10.1109/thms.2020.3047597
  14. Joao Perdiz; Luis Garrote; Gabriel Pires; Urbano J. Nunes. "A Reinforcement Learning Assisted Eye-Driven Computer Game Employing a Decision Tree-Based Approach and CNN Classification". IEEE Access 9 (2021): 46011-46021. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3068055.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3068055
  15. Joao Ruivo Paulo; Gabriel Pires; Urbano J. Nunes. "Cross-Subject Zero Calibration Driver’s Drowsiness Detection: Exploring Spatiotemporal Image Encoding of EEG Signals for Convolutional Neural Network Classification". IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 29 (2021): 905-915. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3079505.
    10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3079505
  16. Maia, Ricardo; Mendes, Jérôme; Araújo, Rui; Silva, Marco; Nunes, Urbano. "Regenerative braking system modeling by fuzzy Q-Learning". Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 93 (2020): 103712. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2020.103712.
    Published • 10.1016/j.engappai.2020.103712
  17. Graca, Carlos; Raposo, Carolina; Barreto, Joao P.; Nunes, Urbano; Falcao, Gabriel. "GPU-accelerated uncapacitated facility location and semi-dense SymStereo pipelines for piecewise-planar-based 3D reconstruction". Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11554-020-00974-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s11554-020-00974-z
  18. Luís Garrote; João Paulo; Urbano J. Nunes. "Reinforcement Learning Aided Robot-Assisted Navigation: A Utility and RRT Two-Stage Approach". International Journal of Social Robotics (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-019-00585-0.
    10.1007/s12369-019-00585-0
  19. Luís Conde Bento; Ricardo Parafita; Hesham A. Rakha; Urbano J. Nunes. "A study of the environmental impacts of intelligent automated vehicle control at intersections via V2V and V2I communications". Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems (2019): 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2018.1501272.
    10.1080/15472450.2018.1501272
  20. Luis Conde Bento; Philippe Bonnifait; Urbano J. Nunes. "Set-Membership Position Estimation With GNSS Pseudorange Error Mitigation Using Lane-Boundary Measurements". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 20 1 (2019): 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2018.2808542.
    Published • 10.1109/TITS.2018.2808542
  21. Cristiano Premebida; Diego R. Faria; Urbano Nunes. "Dynamic Bayesian network for semantic place classification in mobile robotics". Autonomous Robots (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10514-016-9600-2.
    10.1007/s10514-016-9600-2
  22. Sousa, T.; Amaral, C.; Andrade, J.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.J.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Pure visual imagery as a potential approach to achieve three classes of control for implementation of BCI in non-motor disorders". Journal of Neural Engineering 14 4 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85031678745&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/1741-2552/aa70ac
  23. Cruz, A.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.J.. "Double ErrP Detection for Automatic Error Correction in an ERP-Based BCI Speller". IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030630924&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TNSRE.2017.2755018
  24. Asvadi, A.; Garrote, L.; Premebida, C.; Peixoto, P.; J. Nunes, U.. "Multimodal vehicle detection: Fusing 3D-LIDAR and color camera data". Pattern Recognition Letters (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85030769477&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.patrec.2017.09.038
  25. Raposo, C.; Barreto, J.P.; Nunes, U.. "Extrinsic calibration of multi-modal sensor arrangements with non-overlapping field-of-view". Machine Vision and Applications 28 1-2 (2017): 141-155. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994753667&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00138-016-0815-1
  26. Bento, L.C.; Bonnifait, P.; Nunes, U.J.. "Cooperative GNSS positioning aided by road-features measurements". Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 79 (2017): 42-57. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85015951050&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.trc.2017.01.002
  27. Cunha, J.C.; Branco, K.C.; Casimiro, A.; Nunes, U.J.C.. "Editorial introduction to the special issue on safety and security of intelligent vehicles [guest editorial]". IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine 9 1 (2017): 6-7. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010411580&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/MITS.2016.2630583
  28. Paulo, J.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.J.. "ISR-AIWALKER: Robotic Walker for Intuitive and Safe Mobility Assistance and Gait Analysis". IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85032255071&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/THMS.2017.2759807
  29. Khalighi, S.; Ribeiro, B.; Nunes, U.J.. "Importance Weighted Import Vector Machine for Unsupervised Domain Adaptation". IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 47 10 (2017): 3280-3292. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994248966&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TCYB.2016.2616119
  30. Khoshhal Roudposhti, K.; Dias, J.; Peixoto, P.; Metsis, V.; Nunes, U.. "A Multilevel Body Motion-Based Human Activity Analysis Methodology". IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems 9 1 (2017): 16-29. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85015663178&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TCDS.2016.2607154
  31. Asvadi, A.; Premebida, C.; Peixoto, P.; Nunes, U.. "3D Lidar-based static and moving obstacle detection in driving environments: An approach based on voxels and multi-region ground planes". Robotics and Autonomous Systems (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979710953&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.robot.2016.06.007
  32. Roudposhti, K.K.; Nunes, U.; Dias, J.. "Probabilistic social behavior analysis by exploring body motion-based patterns". IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 38 8 (2016): 1679-1691. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84978763318&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPAMI.2015.2496209
  33. Sousa, T.; Direito, B.D.; Lima, J.; Ferreira, C.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Control of Brain Activity in hMT+/V5 at Three Response Levels Using fMRI-Based Neurofeedback/BCI". PLoS ONE 11 5 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84971216536&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0155961
  34. Lopes, A.C.; Rodrigues, J.; Perdigão, J.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.J.. "A new hybrid motion planner". IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine 23 4 (2016): 82-93. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85008391973&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/MRA.2016.2605403
  35. Ralha, R.; Falcao, G.; Amaro, J.; Mota, V.; Antunes, M.; Barreto, J.; Nunes, U.; et al. "Parallel refinement of slanted 3D reconstruction using dense stereo induced from symmetry". Journal of Real-Time Image Processing 16 4 (2016): 1-19. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84966415425&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1007/s11554-016-0592-0
  36. Antunes, M.; Barreto, J.P.; Nunes, U.. "Piecewise-planar reconstruction using two views". Image and Vision Computing 46 (2016): 47-63. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84958522627&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.imavis.2015.11.008
  37. Khalighi, S.; Sousa, T.; Santos, J.M.; Nunes, U.. "ISRUC-Sleep: A comprehensive public dataset for sleep researchers". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 124 (2016): 180-192. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84954518974&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.10.013
  38. Barbosa, S.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "Toward a reliable gaze-independent hybrid BCI combining visual and natural auditory stimuli". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 261 (2016): 47-61. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84952700750&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.11.026
  39. Khalighi, S.; Pak, F.; Tirdad, P.; Nunes, U.. "Iris Recognition using Robust Localization and Nonsubsampled Contourlet Based Features". Journal of Signal Processing Systems 81 1 (2015): 111-128. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937639484&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11265-014-0911-2
  40. Fernandes, P.; Nunes, U.. "Multiplatooning leaders positioning and cooperative behavior algorithms of communicant automated vehicles for high traffic capacity". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 16 3 (2015): 1172-1187. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027936599&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TITS.2014.2352858
  41. Stiller, C.; Martinet, P.; Laugier, C.; Nunes, U.; Bonnifait, P.. "Perception and planning for autonomous vehicles [Guest Editorial]". IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine 7 1 (2015): 6-7. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921519299&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/MITS.2014.2373775
  42. Pascoal, R.; Santos, V.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.. "Simultaneous segmentation and superquadrics fitting in laser-range data". IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 64 2 (2015): 441-452. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84923111087&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TVT.2014.2321899
  43. Sousa, T.; Cruz, A.; Khalighi, S.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "A two-step automatic sleep stage classification method with dubious range detection". Computers in Biology and Medicine 59 (2015): 42-53. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922442502&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compbiomed.2015.01.017
  44. Maia, R.; Silva, M.; Araújo, R.; Nunes, U.. "Electrical vehicle modeling: A fuzzy logic model for regenerative braking". Expert Systems with Applications 42 22 (2015): 8504-8519. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84940462276&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2015.07.006
  45. Martinet, P.; Laugier, C.; Nunes, U.. "Special issue on perception and navigation for autonomous vehicles". IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine 21 1 (2014): 26-27. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897836366&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/MRA.2014.2301112
  46. Ludwig, O.; Nunes, U.; Araujo, R.. "Eigenvalue decay: A new method for neural network regularization". Neurocomputing 124 (2014): 33-42. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885847848&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.neucom.2013.08.005
  47. Ludwig, O.; Nunes, U.; Ribeiro, B.; Premebida, C.. "Improving the generalization capacity of cascade classifiers". IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 43 6 (2013): 2135-2146. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84890033370&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TCYB.2013.2240678
  48. Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.. "Fusing LIDAR, camera and semantic information: A context-based approach for pedestrian detection". International Journal of Robotics Research 32 3 (2013): 371-384. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876260658&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/0278364912470012
  49. De Almeida, A.T.; Nunes, U.. "IROS 2012¿Robotics for qality of life and sustainable development [Society News]". IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine 20 1 (2013): 110-114. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875778842&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/MRA.2013.2247931
  50. Olmeda, D.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.; Armingol, J.M.; De La Escalera, A.. "Pedestrian detection in far infrared images". Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering 20 4 (2013): 347-360. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884551881&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3233/ICA-130441
  51. Lopes, A.C.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "Assisted navigation for a brain-actuated intelligent wheelchair". Robotics and Autonomous Systems 61 3 (2013): 245-258. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873278782&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.robot.2012.11.002
  52. Khalighi, S.; Sousa, T.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "Automatic sleep staging: A computer assisted approach for optimal combination of features and polysomnographic channels". Expert Systems with Applications 40 17 (2013): 7046-7059. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880526373&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2013.06.023
  53. Fernandes, P.; Nunes, U.. "Platooning with IVC-enabled autonomous vehicles: Strategies to mitigate communication delays, improve safety and traffic flow". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 13 1 (2012): 91-106. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857793526&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TITS.2011.2179936
  54. Vasconcelos, F.; Barreto, J.P.; Nunes, U.. "A minimal solution for the extrinsic calibration of a camera and a laser-rangefinder". IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 34 11 (2012): 2097-2107. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866664464&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TPAMI.2012.18
  55. Sotelo, M.Á.; Van Lint, J.W.C.; Nunes, U.; Vlacic, L.B.; Chowdhury, M.. "Introduction to the special issue on emergent cooperative technologies in intelligent transportation systems". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 13 1 (2012): 1-5. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857791105&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TITS.2012.2184645
  56. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Comparison of a row-column speller vs. a novel lateral single-character speller: Assessment of BCI for severe motor disabled patients". Clinical Neurophysiology 123 6 (2012): 1168-1181. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861459956&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.clinph.2011.10.040
  57. Khalighi, S.; Sousa, T.; Nunes, U.. "Adaptive automatic sleep stage classification under covariate shift.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 2012 (2012): 2259-2262. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880951975&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  58. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "GIBS block speller: toward a gaze-independent P300-based BCI.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 2011 (2011): 6360-6364. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864603263&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  59. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Statistical spatial filtering for a P300-based BCI: Tests in able-bodied, and patients with cerebral palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 195 2 (2011): 270-281. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78751702089&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.11.016
  60. Khalighi, S.; Sousa, T.; Oliveira, D.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "Efficient feature selection for sleep staging based on maximal overlap discrete wavelet transform and SVM.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 2011 (2011): 3306-3309. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862635643&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  61. Ludwig, O.; Nunes, U.. "Novel maximum-margin training algorithms for supervised neural networks". IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 21 6 (2010): 972-984. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953123103&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TNN.2010.2046423
  62. Oliveira, L.; Nunes, U.; Peixoto, P.. "On exploration of classifier ensemble synergism in pedestrian detection". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 11 1 (2010): 16-27. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77649275523&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TITS.2009.2026447
  63. Oliveira, L.; Nunes, U.; Peixoto, P.; Silva, M.; Moita, F.. "Semantic fusion of laser and vision in pedestrian detection". Pattern Recognition 43 10 (2010): 3648-3659. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953684111&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.patcog.2010.05.014
  64. Lopes, A.C.; Nunes, U.; Vaz, L.. "Assisted navigation based on shared-control, using discrete and sparse human-machine interfaces.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference (2010): 471-474. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903857998&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  65. Ludwig Jr., O.; Nunes, U.; Araújo, R.; Schnitman, L.; Lepikson, H.A.. "Applications of information theory, genetic algorithms, and neural models to predict oil flow". Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 14 7 (2009): 2870-2885. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-59849122121&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cnsns.2008.12.011
  66. Nunes, U.; Laugier, C.; Trivedi, M.M.. "Guest editorial introducing perception, planning, and navigation for intelligent vehicles". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 10 3 (2009): 375-379. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70349185047&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TITS.2009.2027827
  67. Premebida, C.; Ludwig, O.; Nunes, U.. "LIDAR and vision-based pedestrian detection system". Journal of Field Robotics 26 9 (2009): 696-711. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70449347276&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/rob.20312
  68. Lopes, A.C.; Nunes, U.. "An assisted navigation training framework based on judgment theory using sparse and discrete human-machine interfaces.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference (2009): 4603-4606. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903859282&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  69. Nunes, U.; Rakha, H.; Wang, Y.; Lee, D.-H.. "Guest editorial special issue on ITSC 2006". IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 9 1 (2008): 1-2. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40349093209&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TITS.2008.917262
  70. Pires, G.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Nunes, U.. "Visual P300-based BCI to steer a wheelchair: a Bayesian approach.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference (2008): 658-661. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903857600&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  71. Moita, F.; Lopes, A.C.; Nunes, U.. "A fast firing binaural system for ultrasonic pattern recognition". Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications 50 2 (2007): 141-162. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34548527557&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10846-007-9158-5
  72. Nunes, U.; Bento, L.C.. "Data fusion and path-following controllers comparison for autonomous vehicles". Nonlinear Dynamics 49 4 (2007): 445-462. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34547489614&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11071-006-9108-y
  73. Solea, R.; Nunes, U.. "Trajectory planning and sliding-mode control based trajectory-tracking for cybercars". Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering 14 1 (2007): 33-47. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33847062512&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  74. Marques, L.; Nunes, U.; De Almeida, A.T.. "Particle swarm-based olfactory guided search". Autonomous Robots 20 3 (2006): 277-287. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745298950&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10514-006-7567-0
  75. FILIPESCU, A.; NUNES, U.; STAMATESCU, S.. "DISCRETE-TIME SLIDING-MODE WMR CONTROL BASED ON PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION". IFAC Proceedings Volumes 38 1 (2005): 89-94. https://doi.org/10.3182/20050703-6-cz-1902.00959.
    Published • 10.3182/20050703-6-cz-1902.00959
  76. Nunes, U.; Parent, M.. "Guest editorial: Special issue on robotics technologies for intelligent road vehicles". Autonomous Robots 19 2 (2005): 115-116. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-23944497799&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10514-005-1454-y
  77. Coelho, P.; Nunes, U.. "Path-following control of mobile robots in presence of uncertainties". IEEE Transactions on Robotics 21 2 (2005): 252-261. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-18144424025&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TRO.2004.837240
  78. Cortesão, R.; Koeppe, R.; Nunes, U.; Hirzinger, G.. "Data fusion for robotic assembly tasks based on human skills". IEEE Transactions on Robotics 20 6 (2004): 941-952. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-10944263798&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TRO.2004.832789
  79. Coelho, P.; Nunes, U.. "Lie algebra application to mobile robot control: A tutorial". Robotica 21 5 (2003): 483-493. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0142211181&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0263574703005149
  80. Nunes, U.; Fonseca, J.A.; Almeida, L.; Araújo, R.; Maia, R.. "Using distributed systems in real-time control of autonomous vehicles". Robotica 21 3 (2003): 271-281. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037803462&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S0263574702004770
  81. Pires, G.; Nunes, U.. "A wheelchair steered through voice commands and assisted by a reactive fuzzy-logic controller". Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications 34 3 (2002): 301-314. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036055770&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/A:1016363605613
  82. Marques, L.; Nunes, U.; De Almeida, A.T.. "Olfaction-based mobile robot navigation". Thin Solid Films 418 1 (2002): 51-58. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036798292&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0040-6090(02)00593-X
  83. Cortesão, R.; Koeppe, R.; Nunes, U.; Hirzinger, G.. "Fuzzy control: Cloning and Kalman-based learning". Proceedings of the American Control Conference 2 (2002): 981-986. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036057714&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/ACC.2002.1023145
  84. Cortesão, R.; Koeppe, R.; Nunes, U.; Hirzinger, G.. "Compliant motion control with stochastic active observers". IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 4 (2001): 1876-1881. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035559994&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/IROS.2001.976347
  85. Cortesão, R.; Koeppe, R.; Nunes, U.; Hirzinger, G.. "Explicit force control for manipulators with active observers". IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2 (2000): 1075-1080. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034448875&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/IROS.2000.893162
  86. Nunes, Urbano J.; Araujo, Rui; Marques, Lino. "Towards intelligent machines: theories, technologies and experiments". Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation 38 2 (2000): 157-173. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034512451&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  87. Araujo, Rui; Nunes, Urbano; de Almeida, A.T.. "3D surface-tracking with a robot manipulator". Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications 15 4 (1996): 401-417. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030123021&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  88. Nunes, Urbano J.; Faia, P.; De Almeida, Anibal. "Sensor-based 3-D autonomous surface-following control". Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 41 5-6 (1996): 429-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030216095&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  89. de Almeida, A.T.; Nunes, Urbano J.; Dias, J.M.; Araújo, H.J.; Batista, J.. "A distributed system for robotic multi-sensor integration". Industrial Metrology 1 3 (1990): 217-229. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-44949290856&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0921-5956(90)80009-K

Other

Other output
  1. CNN-based approaches for cross-subject classification in motor imagery: From the state-of-the-art to DynamicNet. 2021. Zancanaro, A.; Cisotto, G.; Paulo, J.R.; Pires, G.; Nunes, U.J.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85169288096&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.48550/arxiv.2105.07917
  2. AttDLNet: Attention-based DL Network for 3D LiDAR Place Recognition. 2021. Barros, T.; Garrote, L.; Pereira, R.; Premebida, C.; Nunes, U.J.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85137688182&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.48550/arXiv.2106.09637
  3. Multispectral Vineyard Segmentation: A Deep Learning Comparison Study. 2021. Barros, T.; Conde, P.; Gonçalves, G.; Premebida, C.; Monteiro, M.; Ferreira, C.S.S.; Nunes, U.J.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85170593775&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.48550/arxiv.2108.01200
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024 DL-based Multimodal Object Detection and Tracking Targeting Industrial AMRs
Supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2024 - 2024 DeepRL-Based Context-Aware Local Motion Planning for Mobile Robots
Supervisor of Rodrigo Simões dos Santos Ferreira Mendes
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Multi-Instance and Multi-Modal Object’s 6D Pose Estimation with Applications on AMRs
Supervisor of José L. Lourenço
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2019 - 2024 Deep-learning based perception modules using RGB data applied in a dynamic visual interface for brain-actuated wheelchairs
Supervisor of Ricardo Manuel Teixeira Pereira
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023 RGB-based automatic recognition of the engagement of children interacting with a NAO humanoid robot
Supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2023 - 2023 DeepRL-Based Dynamic Motion Planning for Robot Navigation in Unknown Indoor Environments
Supervisor of Gabriel Gonçalves
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2023 - 2023 A Human-Machine Interface Using Augmented Reality Glasses for Applications in Assistive Robotics
Supervisor of Catarina Martins
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2023 - 2023 6D Object Detection for Mobile Robotics Targeting Industrial Applications: A Case Study
Supervisor of Gonçalo Tomaz Arsénio
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Abordagem Edge Computing para manutenção preditiva de equipamentos de bombagem
Supervisor of Ricardo Lopes
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Caraterização de área de produção de pasta de papel e anotação/etiquetagem de dados para predição de anomalias
Supervisor of Catarina Santos
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Signal Processing Techniques for the Control of EEG-EMG-Based Assistive Robotics
Co-supervisor of Riccardo Melchiori
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Machine and deep learning algorithms for the analysis of EEG signals for neuroscience and motor rehabilitation
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Kalman Filter-based Object Tracking Techniques for Indoor Robotic Applications
Supervisor of Guilherme Carvalho
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2021 - 2021 DeepRL-based Motion Planning for Indoor Robot Navigation
Supervisor of Daniel Palaio
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Learning-based Approaches for Robot Localization and Motion Planning in Human-Robot Shared Environments
Supervisor of Luis Carlos Artur da Silva Garrote
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014 - 2021 Mental state monitoring for improving the Brain-Computer Interface robustness in a human-centered collaborative control
Supervisor of Aniana da Rosa De Brito da Cruz
 Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2021 Learning-based approaches for robot localization and motion planning in human-robot shared environments
Supervisor of Luis Carlos Artur da Silva Garrote
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Code-Modulated Visual Evoked Potentials for BCI and Biometric Authentication
Supervisor of Francisco José Dias Roque
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Deep Lerning Based Human Activity Recognition: a Real-Time Perspective
Supervisor of Hugo Luís
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Reinforcement Learning in the Navigation of Mobile Robots
Supervisor of Diogo António Ferreira Temporão Alves
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Development of a BCI framework: hardware/software architecture and control of domotic appliances
Supervisor of Joao David Franca Santos
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Hybrid BCI based on visual and auditory stimuli
Supervisor of Maria Francisca Coelho Machado
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Particle-Filter based 3D Mapping, Localization and SLAM for Indoor Mobile Robot Navigation
Supervisor of Samuel António Ferreira Temporão Alves
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Exploiting particle-filter based fusion in mobile robot localization
Supervisor of Miguel Ângelo Ferreira Torres
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 ISR-RobotHead v2.0: New Hardware and Software Modules
Supervisor of Ricardo Manuel Teixeira Pereira
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Multi-sensor Object Detection for Autonomous Driving
Supervisor of Alireza Asvadi
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Fusion of inertial data in industrial Automated Guided Vehicles
Supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Laser-based localization methods for mobile robots: a SLAM perspective
Supervisor of Filipe Manuel Marques Quintas
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Indoor perception and navigation strategies for assistive robotics
Supervisor of José Manuel Ribeiro Rosa
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Development of a Robotic Head to Express Human Emotions
Supervisor of Ricardo Gomes Loureiro
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Interbot Mobile Robot: Human-Robot Interaction Modules
Supervisor of Ricardo Jorge Santos da Cruz
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Grid-based Representations in Mobile Robotics using Multisensory Data
Supervisor of David Marques da Silva
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 INTERBOT Mobile Robot: Navigation Modules
Supervisor of André Francisco da Conceição
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Depth Camera Based Image Processing for Indoor Mobile Robots Localization and Navigation
Supervisor of Ivo André Serafim Ferreira
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Valve and Steam Trap Component Recognition Using Machine Vision in an Industrial Application
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Human-computer Interaction: Handwriting Learning
Supervisor of Rui Colaço de Almeida
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Intelligent Traffic Management Algorithms for Environmental Impacts Reduction at city centers aided GNSS Positioning
Supervisor of Luís Manuel Conde Bento
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Learning under distribution mismatch applied in biosignal processing
Supervisor of Sirvan Khalighi
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2016 From parametric decoding of simple mental states to neurofeedback: insights into the neuroscience of cognitive control
Co-supervisor of Teresa Maria da Silva Sousa
 Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Desenvolvimento de um jogo controlado através de potenciais EEG estacionários evocados visualmente
Supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Sistema de Controlo de Tração em Tensão/Binário para Robôs Móveis
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Sistema integrado de magnetómetros para a navegação de veículos autónomos
Supervisor of João Francisco Miraldo Gois
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Human-Machine Interface Modules to Support Indoor Navigation of a Robotic Wheelchair
Supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Percepção multi-sensorial baseada em grelhas para robótica móvel
Supervisor of Pedro Miguel Pinto Moreira
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Recognition of Daily Activities and Risk Situations Towards Robot-Assisted Living
Supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Sistema de gestão de tráfego com integração sensorial dos veículos em ambiente de simulação
Supervisor of Sérgio André Correia Santos
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Collaborative-control-based Navigation of Mobile Human-Centered Robots
Supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Reactive Navigation based on 2.5D Kinect Data for Safety Improvement in Mobile Assistive Robot Steering
Supervisor of Ana Marta Amaral de Carvalho
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Modelação de expressões faciais num avatar usando classificação de biossinais
Supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Research of adaptive classification techniques toward one-time calibration in brain-computer interfaces
Supervisor of Joana Isabel Passão Henriques de Figueiredo
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2013 RobChair 2.0: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping and Hardware/Software Frameworks
Supervisor of Diogo Manuel da Silva Gonçalves
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2013 Mobile Robot Assisted Navigation based on Collaborative Control
Supervisor of Ana Cristina Barata Pires Lopes
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Portugal
2007 - 2013 Platooning of IVC-enabled Autonomous Vehicles: Information and Positioning Management Algorithms, for High Traffic Capacity and Urban Mobility Improvement
Supervisor of Pedro Manuel de Azevedo Silva Fernandes
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2012 Study on Non-Parametric Methods for Fast Pattern Recognition with Emphasis on Neural Networks and Cascade Classifiers
Supervisor of Oswaldo Ludwing Junior
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007 - 2012 Biosignal Classification for Human Interface with Devices and Surrounding Environment
Supervisor of Gabriel Pereira Pires
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007 - 2012 Pedestrian Detection Using Laser and Vision
Supervisor of Cristiano Premebida
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2006 - 2010 Semantically Integrating Laser and Vision in Pedestrian Detection
Supervisor of Luciano Rebouças de Oliveira
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2004 - 2009 Nonlinear Control Techniques Applied in Path Following of WMRs and Autonomous Vehicles
Supervisor of Razvan Constantin Solea
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002 - 2005 Navegação de Robôs Móveis Usando Olfacto
Co-supervisor of Lino José Forte Marques
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2001 - 2004 Controlo de Seguimento de Caminho de Robôs Móveis com Rodas na Presença de Incertezas
Supervisor of Paulo Manuel Machado Coelho
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2000 - 2003 Kalman Techniques for Intelligent Control Systems: Theory and Robotic Experiments
Supervisor of Rui Pedro Duarte Cortesão
 Engenharia Electrotécnica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/08/28 - 2017/09/01 Conference General Chair: 2017 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN); DOI: 10.1109/RO-MAN40240.2017; Conference Location: Lisbon, Portugal; Conference Proceedings: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8116593/proceeding (2017/08/28 - 2017/09/01)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States
2016/11/01 - 2016/11/04 Conference Program Co-Chair: 2016 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC 2016); Conference Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; DOI: 10.1109/ITSC38386.2016; Conference Proceedings: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7784515/proceeding; Sponsored by the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society. (2016/11/01 - 2016/11/04)
Conference (Other)
2012/10/07 - 2012/10/12 Conference General Chair (with A.T. Almeida): 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems; DOI: 10.1109/IROS19467.2012; Conference Location: Vilamoura-Algarve, Portugal; Conference Proceedings: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/6363628/proceeding. (2012 - 2012)
Conference (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States

IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, United States
2010/01/01 - 2010/11/30 Conference General Chair: 2010 13th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems; Conference Location: Funchal, Portugal; Welcome message from conference General Chair: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5625508; DOI: 10.1109/ITSC.2010.5625508 (2010/09/19 - 2020/09/22)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2008/10/12 - 2008/10/15 Conference Program Co-Chair: 2008 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC 2008); Conference Location: Beijjing, China; DOI: 10.1109/itsc13787.2008; Conference Proceedings: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4721641/proceeding; Sponsored by the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society. (2008/10/12 - 2008/10/15)
Conference (Other)
2007/12/13 - 2007/12/15 Program Chair / Presidente da Comissão de Programa: 2007 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES); Conference Local: Beijing, China; DOI: 10.1109/ICVES12890.2007 Proceedings: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4456352/proceeding; Sponsored by the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society. (2007/12/13 - 2007/12/15)
2006/09/17 - 2006/09/20 Program Chair / Presidente da Comissão de Programa: 2006 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC 2006); Conference Location: Toronto, ON, Canada; DOI: 10.1109/ITSC10413.2006; Conference Proceedings: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/11180/proceeding (2006/09/17 - 2006/09/20)
Conference (Other)
 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2003/06/30 - 2003/07/03 Conference General Chair (with A.T. Almeida): ICAR 2003 , the 11th International Conference on Advanced Robotics; Conference Location: Coimbra, Portugal; Sponsored by: IEEE Portuguese Section; Institute for Systems and Robotics - Coimbra; University of Coimbra. Technical Co-Sponsors: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS); IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES); Japan Robot Association (JARA); Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ). Conference webpage: https://home.isr.uc.pt/~rui/icar2003// (2003/06/30 - 2003/07/03)
Conference (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current ITSS representative Member of the Steering Committee of IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2021-)
Member
 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2021 - Current Member of the T-IV Editorial Board as Senior Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2021-)
Member
 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2018 - Current Member of RO-MAN Standing Steering Committee (of IEEE International Conferences on Robot & Human Interactive Communication).
Member
2013 - Current Member of IROS Advisory/Steering Committee (of IEEE/RSJ International Conferences on Intelligent Robots and Systems).
Member
2023 - 2025 Editor of the IEEE IROS Conf. Paper Review Board (CPRB) for the period 2023-25.
Member
 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States
2015 - 2021 Member of the T-IV Editorial Board as Associater Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2015-2021)
Member
 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2006 - 2018 Cochair of the Technical Committee on Autonomous Ground Vehicles and ITS (2006-2018) of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Coordinator
 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States
2009 - 2017 Member of the T-IV Editorial Board as Associate Editor for IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (2009-2017)
Member
 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2005 - 2016 Member of the T-ITS Editorial Board as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (2005-2016).
Member
 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2011 - 2012 Vice President for Technical Activities of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) In the period 2011-2012)
President / Vice-president
 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2009 - 2011 Member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) (in the period 2009-2011).
Member
Distinctions

Award

2022 2022 Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award - Best Paper in the IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems in 2021
IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Society, United States

Other distinction

2009 2009 Oustanding Service Award for the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (Best editor Award)
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, United States
2007 NiSIS 2007 Competition: awarded as a winner of NiSIS Competition 2007 "Problem Task: Analysis and Classification of the DaimlerChrysler Automotive Dataset Images"
2006 IEEE RAS Most Active TC Award; Co-chair U.Nunes. Laugier,Broggi
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States
2006 Outstanding Service Award for the Leadership and Service on organizing the 2006 IEEE ITS Conference, Toronto.