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Emanuel Sousa (MSc, PhD) is a Senior Researcher and Head of the Human-Technology Interaction and Robotics Department at the CCG Institute in Portugal. He earned his Master’s degree in Electronics and Computers in 2008 and his PhD in Robotics in 2015, both from the University of Minho. At CCG, he has participated in several research projects funded both nationally and internationally, focusing on human-machine interaction. He is currently the co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) of a project funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). His research interests span several areas, including cognitive robotics, virtual reality-based simulation, human factors in road transportation, and human-vehicle interaction. He is the co-author of numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications, including journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He has supervised three PhD theses and is currently supervising a fourth. At the master’s level, he has co-supervised four dissertations and is currently involved in the supervision of six more. Emanuel Sousa is a member of Working Group 8 – TICS on-board-MMI within the ISO TC22 SC39 committee, which focuses on ergonomics in road vehicles.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
EMANUEL AUGUSTO FREITAS DE SOUSA

Citation names

  • Sousa, Emanuel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
541A-63B9-8C8D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5128-5753
Scopus Author Id
36840435600

Email addresses

  • emanuel.sousa@ccg.pt (Professional)
  • esousa@dei.uminho.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/04/10
Concluded
 Engenharia Electrónica e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Major in Robótica Cognitiva
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"On Learning and Generalizing Representations in a Dynamic Field Based Architecture for Human-Robot Interaction" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002 - 2008
Concluded
 Engenharia Electrónica Industrial e Computadores (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Robótica e Automação
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
"Learning in a Dynamic Field based architecture for Human-Robot Interaction: A Hebbian Perspective" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/04/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/10/01 - 2016/03/31 Pos-doc research assistent Project INNOVCAR: Inovation for Smart Vehicles, cofunded by FEDER through Portugal 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (COMPETE 2020) Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2015/09/30 Research grant funded by Project INNOVCAR: Inovation for Smart Vehicles, cofunded by FEDER through Portugal 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (COMPETE 2020) Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
2015/04/01 - 2015/06/30 Research grant funded by project: HMI-EXCEL-BOSCH - I&D crítica em torno do ciclo de desenvolvimento e produção de soluções multimédia avançadas para automóvel, cofinanciado pelo FEDER e Programa Oper Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/31 PhD grant funded by FCT (refª SFRH / BD / 48529 / 2008) Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/04/01 - 2015/06/30 HMIExcel - I&D crítica em torno do ciclo de desenvolvimento e produção de soluções multimédia avançadas para automóvel
036265, HMIEXCEL – SI&IDT Projectos em Co-promoção - Especiais
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2014/06/30 Turn-Taking in Human-Robot Interactions: a Developmental Robotics Approach
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME/301155/EU
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2013/01 - 2013/12 Visual Object Recognition and Children's Self-Generated Object Views: Developmental Changes in Active Viewing
PTDC/PSI-PCO/121494/2010
PTDC/PSI-PCO/121494/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - Current PRODUTECH R3
C645808870-00000067
Researcher
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
2020/07/01 - Current PAC - Portugal AutoCluster for the Future
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046095
Researcher
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2018/12/01 - Current 5G-MOBIX - 5G for cooperative & connected automated MOBIility on X-border corridors
825496
Researcher
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2018/06/01 - Current Prototyping medical AcousTic Environments for the deSign of New auditory warning Signals
31943
Researcher
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/03/05 - 2026/03/04 IMProving users’ s sAfety perCepTion of shared streets: Auditory, visual and geometry-based strategies
2022.06271.PTDC
10.54499/2022.06271.PTDC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Be.Neutral - Agenda de Mobilidade para a Neutralidade Carbónica nas Cidades
02/C05-i01.02/2022.PC644874240-00000016
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 TEXP@CT - Pacto de Inovação para a Digitalização do Têxtil e Vestuário
01/C05-i11/2024.PC644915249-00000025
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2021/12/31 Product in Touch – Development and Industrial Validation of a Multimodal Virtual Prototyping for In-Car
POCI-FEDER-033699
Researcher
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2018/07/01 - 2021/12/31 Easy Ride - Experience is everything
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039334
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2017/10/01 - 2020/12/31 CHIC - Cooperative Holistic view on Internet and Content
24498
Researcher
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2015/07/01 - 2015/09/30 INNOVCAR-SI&DT - I&D Inovation for smart vehicles co-funded by FEDER through COMPETE2020.
002797
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Varela, M.L.R.; Amaral, G.; Pereira, S.; Machado, D.; Falcão, A.; Ribeiro, R.; Sousa, E.; Santos, J.; Pereira, A.F.. Interoperable decision support system based on multivariate time series for setup data processing and visualization. 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-49342-4_53
Book chapter
  1. Alexandre Carrança; Nuno Sousa; José Rocha; Eduardo Santos; Luis Evangelista; António Ferreira; Telmo Adão; Emanuel Sousa; Iara Margolis. "Augmented Reality Towards Industry 5.0: Improving Voice and Tap Interaction Based on User Experience Feedback". 2024.
    10.1007/978-981-99-6303-4_13
  2. Iara Margolis; Alexandre Carrança; Nuno Sousa; José Rocha; Eduardo Santos; Luis Evangelista; António Ferreira; Telmo Adão; Emanuel Sousa. "UX and Industry 5.0: A Study in Repairing Equipment Using Augmented Reality". 2024.
    10.1007/978-981-99-6303-4_12
  3. Dias, Pedro; Ferreira, Flora; Guimarães, Pedro M. F.; Wojtak, Weronika; Erlhagen, Wolfram; Monteiro, Sérgio; Sousa, Emanuel; Bicho, Estela. "A Machine Learning Approach for Points of Interest Extraction and Event Classification". In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 69-82. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-63223-5_6
  4. Freitas, Elisabete F.; Sousa, Emanuel A.; Silva, Carlos C.. "Transport Noise and Health". In International Encyclopedia of Transportation, 311-319. Elsevier, 2021.
    10.1016/b978-0-08-102671-7.10731-6
  5. Inês Fortes; Diana Pinto; Emanuel Sousa; Vera Vilas-Boas; Rui José. "Enhancing the Motorcycling Experience with Social Applications: A Study of User Needs". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-72657-7_31
  6. Mackay, Ana; Fortes, Inês; Santos, Catarina; Machado, Dário; Barbosa, Patrícia; Boas, Vera Vilas; Ferreira, João Pedro; et al. "The Impact of Autonomous Vehicles Active Feedback on Trust". In Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors, 342-352. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-20497-6_32
  7. Cunha, Ana; Ferreira, Flora; Erlhagen, Wolfram; Sousa, Emanuel; Louro, Luís; Vicente, Paulo; Monteiro, Sérgio; Bicho, Estela. "Towards Endowing Collaborative Robots with Fast Learning for Minimizing Tutors’ Demonstrations: What and When to Do?". In Robot 2019: Fourth Iberian Robotics Conference, 368-378. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35990-4_30
Conference paper
  1. Ribeiro, Nuno; Louro, Luís; Vicente, Paulo; Ribeiro, Pedro; Rodrigues, Daniel; Dias, Pedro; Sousa, Emanuel; Monteiro, Sérgio; Bicho, Estela. "RAMBO — Robotic Anthropomorphic Manipulator for Bimanual Operations". 2024.
    10.1109/icarsc61747.2024.10535933
  2. José C. Campos; Cunha, Alcino; Nuno Macedo; Iara Margolis Ribeiro; Sousa, Emanuel. "Assessing the impact of hints in learning formal specification". Paper presented in IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering (SEET track), 2024.
    Accepted
  3. Silva, Emanuel; Margolis, Iara; Nunes, Miguel; Sousa, Nuno; Nunes, Eduardo; Sousa, Emanuel. "Analysis of the User Experience (UX) of Design Interactions for a Job-Related VR Application". Paper presented in 18th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - HUCAPP, 2023.
    Published • 10.5220/0011657800003417
  4. Nunes, Miguel; Silva, Emanuel; Sousa, Nuno; Sousa, Emanuel; Nunes, Eduardo; Margolis, Iara. "VR Virtual Prototyping Application for Airplane Cockpit: A Human-centred Design Validation". Paper presented in 18th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - HUCAPP, 2023.
    Published • 10.5220/0011658800003417
  5. Soares, F.; Pereira, F.; Silva, E.; Silva, C.; Sousa, E.; Freitas, E.. "Implementing auralized CPB sounds on a pedestrian simulator". 2021.
    10.3397/IN2021-2304
  6. Sousa, E.; Sousa, N.; Sampaio, R.; Vieira, J.; Pires, M.; Aguiam, D.; Ainla, A.; et al. "Enhanced virtual reality application with tactile feedback for prototyping in-car dashboard surfaces". 2021.
    10.1109/WHC49131.2021.9517204
  7. Soares, Francisco; Silva, Emanuel; Pereira, Frederico; Silva, Carlos; Sousa, Emanuel; Freitas, Elisabete. "Efeito do ruído de tráfego na decisão de atravessamento dos peões". Paper presented in XI Congresso Ibérico de Acústica, 2020.
    Published
  8. Cunha, A.; Ferreira, F.; Sousa, E.; Louro, L.; Vicente, P.; Monteiro, S.; Erlhagen, W.; Bicho, E.. "Towards collaborative robots as intelligent co-workers in human-robot joint tasks: What to do and who does it?". 2020.
  9. Silva, Mariana; Sousa, Emanuel; Fonseca, Pedro; Pinheiro, Ana; Silva, Claudia; Correia, Miguel; Mouta, Sandra. "Analysis and Quantification of Upper-Limb Movement in Motor Rehabilitation After Stroke". 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_37
  10. Sousa, Emanuel; Malheiro, Tiago; Bicho, Estela; Erlhagen, Wolfram; Santos, Jorge; Pereira, Alfredo. "MUVTIME: A Multivariate Time Series Visualizer for Behavioral Science". Rome, 2016.
    10.5220/0005725301650176
  11. Sousa, Emanuel. "ON OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING OF HIERARCHIES IN SEQUENTIAL TASKS: A DYNAMIC NEURAL FIELD MODEL". 2014.
    10.1142/9789814458849_0015
  12. Ferreira, F.; Erlhagen, W.; Sousa, E.; Louro, L.; Bicho, E.. "Learning a musical sequence by observation: A robotics implementation of a dynamic neural field model". 2014.
    10.1109/DEVLRN.2014.6982973
  13. Grzyb, B.J.; Cattani, A.; Cangelosi, A.; Floccia, C.; Yoshida, H.; Burling, J.; Borghi, A.M.; et al. "Special session: Dynamic interactions between visual experiences, actions and word learning". 2014.
    10.1109/DEVLRN.2014.6982944
  14. Pereira, Alfredo F.; Lisboa, Isabel; Sousa, Emanuel; Santos, Jorge A.; James, Karin; Jones, Susan; Smith, Linda; et al. "Main axis of elongation dynamics and the planar bias in active object inspection: a developmental approach". Paper presented in Leuven 2013 Christmas AVA conference, 2014.
  15. Bicho, E.; Erlhagen, W.; Sousa, E.; Louro, L.; Hipolito, N.; Silva, E.C.; Silva, R.; et al. "The power of prediction: Robots that read intentions". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6386297
Conference poster
  1. Almeida, Raul; Freitas, Elisabete; Sousa, Emanuel. "Interaction between pedestrians and vehicles: A virtual reality experiment using CAVE and HMD setups". Paper presented in T-MOB Hub Annual Seminar, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Ablenya Barros; Frederico Pereira; Konrad Rudnicki; Timothy Van Renterghem; Dario Machado; Jarl K. Kampen; Paulien Decorte; et al. "Psychophysiological stress response to urban traffic: the effect of speed limits, road surface type, and greenery". Building and Environment (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112921.
    10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112921
  2. Leidy Marcela Barón Acela; Emanuel Sousa; Susana Faria; Raul Almeida; Elisabete Fraga Freitas. "Pedestrian crossing behavior in social groups: Exploring cultural contexts through a comparative study". Case Studies on Transport Policy (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2024.101333.
    10.1016/j.cstp.2024.101333
  3. Francisco Soares; Frederico Pereira; Susana Faria; Emanuel Sousa; Raul Almeida; Elisabete F. Freitas. "Pedestrian Behavior in Static and Dynamic Virtual Road Crossing Experiments". Applied System Innovation (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/asi7050094.
    10.3390/asi7050094
  4. Raul Almeida; Emanuel Sousa; Dário Machado; Frederico Pereira; Susana Faria; Elisabete Freitas. "Analysis of the Interaction between Humans and Autonomous Vehicles Equipped with External Human–Machine Interfaces: The Effect of an Experimental Reward Mechanism on Pedestrian Crossing Behavior in a Virtual Environment". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16083236.
    10.3390/su16083236
  5. Pereira, Eduarda; Macedo, Helena; Lisboa, Isabel C.; Sousa, Emanuel; Machado, Dário; Silva, Emanuel; Coelho, Vitor; Arezes, Pedro; Costa, Nélson. "Motion Sickness Countermeasures for Autonomous Driving: Trends and Future Directions". Transportation Engineering (2023): 100220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.treng.2023.100220.
    10.1016/j.treng.2023.100220
  6. Leidy Barón; Susana Faria; Emanuel Sousa; Elisabete Freitas. "Analysis of Pedestrians’ Road Crossing Behavior, in Social Groups". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (2023): https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231180206.
    10.1177/03611981231180206
  7. Konstantinos V. Katsaros; Angelos J. Amditis; Konstantinos Trichias; Oyunchimeg Shagdar; Ahmed Soua; Jose Costa Requena; José Santa; et al. "Connected and Automated Mobility Services in 5G Cross-Border Environments: Challenges and Prospects". IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/MITS.2023.3237271.
    10.1109/MITS.2023.3237271
  8. Almeida, Raul; Sousa, Emanuel; Machado, Dário; Freitas, E.F.. "Interaction between pedestrians and autonomous vehicles: Protocol analysis and preliminary results". Transportation Research Procedia 72 (2023): 3268-3275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.861.
    10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.861
  9. Pereira, Eduarda; Macedo, Helena; Lisboa, Isabel C.; Sousa, Emanuel; Machado, Dário; Silva, Emanuel; Coelho, Vitor; Costa, Nélson. "Trends in Motion Sickness Countermeasures for Autonomous Driving: review and future research". Transportation Research Procedia 72 (2023): 3102-3109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.867.
    10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.867
  10. Emanuel Sousa; Rosane Sampaio; Edoardo Sotgiu; Gabriel Ribeiro; Carlos Silva; Joana Vieira. "Tactile and visual perception of plastic textures for car interiors: Psychophysical and affective dimensions". International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2022.103369.
    10.1016/j.ergon.2022.103369
  11. Pereira, Frederico; Soares, Francisco; Silva, Carlos; Sousa, Emanuel; Freitas, Elisabete. "CPX based synthesis for binaural auralization of vehicle rolling noise to an arbitrary positioned stander-by receiver". Applied Acoustics 182 (2021): 108211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108211.
    10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108211
  12. Soares, F.; Silva, E.; Pereira, F.; Silva, C.; Sousa, E.; Freitas, E.. "To cross or not to cross: Impact of visual and auditory cues on pedestrians’ crossing decision-making". Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 82 (2021): 202-220. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85114169253&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.trf.2021.08.014
  13. Soares, Francisco; Silva, Emanuel; Pereira, Frederico; Silva, Carlos; Sousa, Emanuel; Freitas, Elisabete. "The Influence of Noise Emitted by Vehicles on Pedestrian Crossing Decision-Making: A Study in a Virtual Environment". Applied Sciences 10 8 (2020): 2913. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10082913.
    10.3390/app10082913
  14. Soares, F.; Silva, E.; Pereira, F.; Silva, C.; Sousa, E.; Freitas, E.. "The influence of noise emitted by vehicles on pedestrian crossing decision-making: A study in a virtual environment". Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 10 8 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85084658489&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/APP10082913
  15. Ferreira, F.; Wojtak, W.; Sousa, E.; Louro, L.; Bicho, E.; Erlhagen, W.. "Rapid learning of complex sequences with time constraints: A dynamic neural field model". IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085089901&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TCDS.2020.2991789
  16. Varela, L.; Amaral, G.; Pereira, S.; Machado, D.; Falcão, A.; Ribeiro, R.A.; Sousa, E.; et al. "Decision support visualization approach in textile manufacturing a case study from operational control in textile industry". International Journal for Quality Research 13 4 (2019): 987-1004. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85080139257&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.24874/IJQR13.04-16
  17. Coelho, C.M.; Silva, J.; Pereira, A.F.; Sousa, E.; Taephant, N.; Pisitsungkagarn, K.; Santos, J.A.. "Visual-vestibular and postural analysis of motion sickness, panic, and Acrophobia". Acta Neuropsychologica 15 1 (2017): 21-33. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019957623&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5604/12321966.1237325
  18. Sousa, E.; Erlhagen, W.; Ferreira, F.; Bicho, E.. "Off-line simulation inspires insight: A neurodynamics approach to efficient robot task learning". Neural Networks 72 (2015): 123-139. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84949293023&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.neunet.2015.09.002

Other

Dataset
  1. Nuno Macedo; Cunha, Alcino; José Creissac Campos; Iara Margolis; Emanuel Sousa; Nuno Macedo; Alcino Cunha; et al. Assessing the impact of hints in learning formal specification: Research artifact. https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10450608. 2024.
    10.5281/zenodo.10579475
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022 AR/VR-based simulation for transportation research: Overview and application
Wuyi University, China (online) (Wuyi, China)
2022 User Acceptance Evaluation webinar “5G-MOBIX evaluation results and recommendations
5G-MOBIX EU project (Portugal)
2020/04 The role of visual and auditory cues in pedestrians’ crossing decision making InterACT workshop in conjunction with the ISO/TC 22/SC 39 Spring meeting
International Organization for Standardization
2017/04/09 "Robots as Socially Intelligent Assistants" 8th Symposium on Bioengineering
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2012/07/13 A Dynamic Neural Field Model for Learning Sequential Tasks by Observation 13th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop
(San Sebastian, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/01/03 - Current Optimização da Operação Remota de Robôs Móveis através da cooperação humano-máquina
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/12/20 - Current Desenvolvimento de sistema de controlo para platooning na plataforma BEN
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/12/20 - Current Development of a control system for autonomous parking maneuvers on the Surrogate BEN platform
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/12/19 - Current PRODUTECH SmartIL- Desenvolvimento de telepresença imersiva para veículos semiautónomos inteligentes
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/12/18 - Current TEXP@CT – Célula Colaborativa Humano-robô para Manipulação de tecidos em tarefas de cosedura de bainhas
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/12/15 - Current Development of control systems for autonomous parking
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2024/08/01 The influence of social interaction on pedestrian crossing behavior in urban environments
Co-supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2024/07/29 Modelling the risk of pedestrian-autonomous vehicle interaction in a simulated environment
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
2023/12/14 - 2024/04/18 Development of an intelligent teleoperated forklift
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/01/17 - 2024/04/03 Teleoperação de veículos inteligentes semiautónomos
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/01/25 - 2023 Autonomous Driving: Human-Like Trajectory Control
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2022/04/21 Risk factors affecting pedestrian behaviour: risk assessment in a virtual environment
Co-supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/01 - 2022/02 Development of autonomous driving solutions based on non-linear dynamic systems
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Electrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/01 - 2020/01 Effective learning of sequencial tasks for collaborative robots: a neurodynamic approach
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022 - Current The COOPERATIVE webinar – Sharing control with your car: The cooperation challenge Co-organizer and co-moderator of a webinar organized in the scope of the COOPERATIVE initiative. The event brought together two international experts in transport research and vehicle automation and an audience of relevant stakeholders, to discuss the relevance and latest trends in human-vehicle cooperation. (2022 - 2022)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 InteracTalk – Conversas com interação (talks with interaction) Online: A series of five round tables organized during 2021, pertaining topics related with Human-Machine Interaction. Main organizer of the sessions and moderator of the first one: “Robótica centrada no humano: Desafios de um futuro próximo” - Human-Centered Robotics: Challenges of the near future (video url: https://youtu.be/iIzwzWih-kg) (2021 - 2021)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
2019/01/01 - 2019 Simulators in road transportation and safety research: The event joined national private and public stakeholders in road safety. It included talks by experts and demonstrations of CCG-PIU ongoing projects. Moderator of the Round table: Which role should simulators have in road infrastructure management. (2019 - 2019)
Round table (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11/04 - 2024/11/05 Participation on the ADRA Forum 2024 as representative of CCG
Congress
 I, Data and Robotics Forum (ADRF)
2024/10/23 - 2024/10/24 Participation on the NEM Summit 2024 - Anual event of the NEM Initiative (New European Media Initiative), as CCG representative.
Conference
 European Robotics Forum 2025
2020/09 - 2020/09 Poster presentation: Sousa, E., Sampaio, R., Vieira, J., Garcia, E., & Silva, C. “Applying acceptability models to CCAM Use-Cases in cross-border contexts: The 5GMOBIX approach”
Meeting
 L3 Pilot SummerSchool 2020
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
2019/10 - 2019/10 Poster presentation: Sousa, E., Mackay, A., Machado, D., Ferreira, J. P., Lamas, J. “Studying driving styles on a driving simulator: The case of overtaking on highways”
Conference
 the Annual Meeting of the European Chapter of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/12/19 Neuromorphic Cognition: an approach toward robotic systems that learn, adapt and predict sequential tasks with time constraints
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Alexandre Ferreira Palhares de Carvalho (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/11/21 Motion Planning for Autonomous Sorting Tasks using the Collaborative Saywer Robot
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rita Maria Pereira Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/03/14 Skeleton-based Action Recognition in Industrial Settings
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipe Barbosa Fernandes (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/12 A Collaborative Work-Cell to Improve Worker Ergonomics and Productivity
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Gaspar Oliveira Cunha (Master)
2020/12 Dynamic neural system for endowing intelligent cars with the ability to learn their occupants' routines
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Paulo Jorge da Silva Barbosa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/07/27 A model for the development of neural representations: from human observation to robotics
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Paulo Sérgio Cunha Vicente (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/09 - Current Evaluation of thesis plan: Tensor-based EEG Classifier Using Conditional Transfer Learning (TBcTL) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/01 - Current Evaluation of thesis plan: Learning and Inference for Collaborative Human-Robot Manipulation Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/11 - Current Evaluation of thesis plan: Human Aware Driver Assistance Systems: Adaptation, Learning and Decision Making Universidade do Minho, Portugal