Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
- Pedro Manuel Urbano de Almeida Lima
Citation names
- Lima, Pedro U.
- Lima, P.
- Lima, Pedro
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- B213-2772-42DF
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8962-8050
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=NUiEEYkAAAAJ
- Scopus Author Id
- 35550404900
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Advanced (C1) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Concluded | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Título de Agregado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "MODELOS DE TAREFAS ROBÓTICAS BASEADOS EM SISTEMAS DE EVENTOS DISCRETOS E HÍBRIDOS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | Unanimous approval | 
| 1994 Concluded | PhD in Electrical Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States "Intelligent Machines as Hierarchical Stochastic Automata" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | N/A | 
| 1989 Concluded | Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Detecção de Artefactos no Registo Electroencefalográfico" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | Muito Bom | 
| 1984 Concluded | Licenciatura em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | 16 | 
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991/09/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | 
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/06/06 - Current | Full Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | ||
| 2006/05/01 - 2019/06/05 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 1994/11/01 - 2006/04/30 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
Positions / Appointments
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/07/01 - Current | Vice-President | RoboCup Federation, United States | 
| 2023/01/01 - Current | President | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | 
| Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | ||
| 2023/01/01 - Current | Member of the Board of Directors | Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal | 
| Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal | 
Projects
            Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/07/01 - 2026/06/30 | euROBIN - European Robotics and AI Network PI at ISR
                                     Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | Horizon 2020 Ongoing | 
| 2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Center for Responsible AI Research Fellow
                                     Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing | 
| 2021/03/01 - 2024/02/29 | Equipas Homem-Robot sem precoordenação PTDC/CCI-COM/7203/2020 Other
                                     Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems UIDP/50009/2020 Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2019/04/01 - 2022/09/30 | DURABLE: Maintenance Drones and Robots to Enhance Renewable Energy Systems in the Atlantic Area Principal investigator
                                     Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal | INTERREG ATLANTIC Concluded | 
| 2018/02/01 - 2022/01/31 | SciRoc: European Robotics League plus Smart Cities Robot Competitions Principal investigator
                                     Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal | European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme Concluded | 
| 2019/01/01 - 2021/12/31 | AI4EU: Advancing Europe Through Collaboration in AI Researcher
                                     Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal | European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme Concluded | 
| 2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia UID/EEA/50009/2019 LA/P/0083/2020 Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2014/08/01 - 2018/12/31 | INSIDE: Sistemas Inteligentes de Robôs em Rede para Interacção Simbiótica com Crianças com Atrasos de Desenvolvimento CMUP-ERI/HCI/0051/2013 Carnegie Mellon University, United States Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Hospital Garcia de Orta EPE, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2014/08 - 2018/07 | INSIDE: Intelligent Networked Robot Systems for Symbiotic Interaction with Children with Impaired Development Researcher
                                    
                                  | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. | 
| 2016/02/01 - 2018/01/31 | RockEU2: Robotics Coordination Action for Europe Two Principal investigator
                                     Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal | European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme Concluded | 
| 2013/02 - 2016/01 | Multi-Robot Cognitive Systems Operating in Hospitals Researcher
                                    
                                  | European Commission | 
| 2013/01 - 2016/01 | Robot Competitions Kick Innovation in Cognitive Systems and Robotics Principal investigator
                                    
                                  | European Commission | 
| 2011/04/01 - 2014/09/30 | Interacção homem-robô com robôs de campo usando realidade aumentada e mapeamento interactivo PTDC/EIA-CCO/113257/2009 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2011/04 - 2014/09 | Human-robot interaction with field robots using augmented reality and interactive mapping Researcher
                                    
                                  | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. | 
| 2010/09 - 2014/01 | MAIS-S: Multiagent Intelligent Surveillance System Researcher
                                    
                                  | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. | 
| 2010/02/01 - 2013/05/31 | Robótica Colectiva: Da Inspiração Biológica à Inspiração Institucionalista PTDC/EEA-CRO/104658/2008 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2010/02 - 2013/05 | From Bio-Inspired to Institutional-Inspired Collective Robotics Principal investigator
                                    
                                  | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. | 
| 2010/01/01 - 2013/02/28 | Controlo Coordenado do Movimento de Multi-Robots Baseado na Percepção PTDC/EEA-CRO/100692/2008 Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Portugal Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2010/01 - 2013/02 | Perception-Driven Coordinated Multi-Robot Motion Control Principal investigator
                                    
                                  | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. | 
| 2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 | Projecto Estratégico - LA 9 - 2011-2012 PEst-OE/EEI/LA0009/2011 Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Instituto do Mar, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2007/10/01 - 2010/12/31 | Planeamento Descentralizado Sob Incerteza para Sistemas Cooperativos PTDC/EEA-ACR/73266/2006 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
| 2007/10 - 2010/12 | Decentralized Planning Under Uncertainty for Cooperative Systems Researcher
                                    
                                  | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. | 
Outputs
            Publications
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Other
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Activities
            Supervision
| Thesis Title Role | Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2023 | Multi-Robot Coordination Under Uncertainty in Cyclic Long Horizon Tasks Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2022 - 2022 | Methodologies for Benchmarking of Robot Tasks and Systems Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2021 - 2021 | On the Exploitation of 3D Straight Lines for Active Mapping and Camera Localization Co-supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2020 - 2020 | An Institutional Approach to Normative Distributed Robotics for Mixed Societies of Humans and Robots Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2018 - 2018 | Distributed State Estimation and Control of Autonomous Quadrotor Formations Using Exclusively Onboard Resources Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2016 - 2016 | Context-Based Thermodynamic Modeling and Optimal Management of Energy and Occupant Comfort for Building Spaces Supervisor | Sistemas Sustentáveis de Energia (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2015 - 2015 | Information Gain and Value Function Approximation in Task Planning Using POMDPs Co-supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2014 - 2014 | Audio-based Positioning and Target Localization for Swarms of Micro Aerial Vehicles Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2009 - 2009 | An Integrated Bayesian Approach to Multi-Robot Cooperative Perception Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
| 2009 - 2009 | Decision-Making under Uncertainty for Real Robot Teams Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2009 - 2009 | Advancing Social Interactions Among Robots: An Institutional Economics-based Approach to Distributed Robotic Systems Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2009 - 2009 | Multi-Robot 3D Target Estimation Under Uncertainty Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2008 - 2008 | Supervision of Discrete Event Systems Based on Temporal Logic Specifications Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2007 - 2007 | Robótica Institucionalista as Ciências do Artificial Como Ciências do Humano Supervisor | Filosofia (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal | 
| 2007 - 2007 | Extracção de Preferências por Meio de Avaliações de Comportamentos Observados Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
| 2006 - 2006 | Active Cooperative Perception in Networked Robot Systems Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
| 2004 - 2004 | Stochastic Model of Micro-agent Populations Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
| 2003 - 2003 | Robotic Tasks Modelling and Analysis Based on Discrete Event Systems Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
| 2003 - 2003 | Planning, Learning and Control Under Uncertainty Based on Discrete Event Systems and Reinforcement Learning Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
| 2002 - 2002 | Decentralized Low Communication 6dof Full State Formation Navigation Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
| 2002 - 2002 | Hierarchies and Compositional Abstractions of Hybrid Systems Supervisor | Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) | 
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 - Current | Robotics Chair AAMAS08 || 
                                 
                                 IPC Chair IFAC MVS06 ||
                                 
                                 General Chair RoboCup 2004 (2004) Conference | 
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event | Event name Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - Current | Invited Speaker, MBZIRC Workshop: “Twenty Years of Research Driven By Robot Competitions”, Abu-Dhabi, UAE, 19 de Março de 2017 Invited Lecturer, 3rd Orebro Winter School on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, “Benchmarking and Evaluation of Intelligent Robotic Systems”, Orebro, Sweden, 15 Dec 2016 Invited Speaker, IROS2016 Workshop Challenges in Robot Competitions (organized by Tomomasa Sato, Bruno Siciliano, Henrik I. Christensen, Minoru Asada, Elena Messina, Hiroyuki Okada, Kazuhito Yokoi, Satoshi Tadokoro), “The European Robotics League” | |
| 2015 - Current | Invited Speaker, IROS2015 Workshop “Open forum on evaluation of results, replication of experiments and benchmarking in robotics research” (organized by Fabio P. Bonsignorio, Elena Messina, Angel P. Del Pobil), “Probabilistic approaches to robot task benchmarking”, Hamburg, Germany, 28 September 2015 Invited Speaker, IROS2015 Workshop “Robot Competitions: What Did We Learn” (organized by Jorge Dias, Kaspar Althoefer, Pedro Lima), “RoCKIn: the Journey So Far and the Upcoming Final Competition”, Hamburg, Germany, 28 September 2015 | |
| 2014 - Current | Invited Lecturer - IEEE-RAS 2015 Summer School on Experimental Methodology, Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking in Robotics, “Probabilistic Approaches to Robot Task Benchmarking”, Benicassim, Spain, Sep 2015 Invited Lecturer - 2nd Orebro Winter School on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, “Benchmarking and Evaluation of Intelligent Robotic Systems”, Orebro, Sweden, Dec 2014 Invited Speaker - WARV 2014 Special Session on Active Robot Vision - VISIGRAPP 2014, “Applications of Vision to Multi-Robot and Networked Robot Systems, Lisbon, Jan 2014 | |
| 2013 - Current | Plenary Talk during ICAR 2013, Montevideo, Uruguay, 28 Nov 2013 Shanghai Lecture, "From Bio-Inspited to Institutional-Inspired Collective Robotics", 24 Oct 2013 | 
Committee member
| Activity description Role | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007/01/01 - Current | Deputy Vice-President for Scientific Affairs of IST Scientific Board (2007-2009) Deputy President Scientific Affairs ISR/IST 2013-2014 and 2017-2018 and 2019- | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 
| 2003 - Current | Member Advisory Board H2020 PERASPERA: Plan the European Roadmap and its Activities for SPace Exploitation of Robotics and Autonomy National Delegate EC FP7 Space Programme Committee and ESA Programme Board for Human Spaceflight Microgravity and Exploration (2009-2012) Member Abu Dhabi's Khalifa University Robotics Advisory Panel Trustee of the RoboCup Federation (2003-2012; 2016-). | 
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - Current | Robotics and Autonomous Systems - Associate Editor | Elsevier | 
Distinctions
            Award
| 2020 | MBZIRC2020 Challenge 3 Winner Universidad de Sevilla, Spain Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal FADA-CATEC, Spain | 
| 2007 | Best Philosophy Paper Award (co-author) European Conference on Artificial Life, Portugal | 
| 2000 | RoboCup 2000 Workshop Engineering Challenge Award (co-author and supervisor) RoboCup Federation, United States | 
Other distinction
| 2024 | Keynote Speaker IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States Nihon Robot Gakkai, Japan | 
| 2013 | Plenary Speaker IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States | 
| 2012 | IROS 2012 Best Application Paper Award IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States | 
| 2009 | Cátedra de Excelência - 6 months Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Campus de Leganés, Spain | 
| 2007 | co-author of finalist paper - RoboCup Symposium 2007 Best Paper Award | 
| 2006 | Supervisor of PhD thesis ranked 2nd in Georges Giralt PhD Award (author: Dejan Milutinovic) EURON - European Robotics Network, Belgium | 
| 2001 | Finalista (co-author and supervisor) - Best Student Paper Award American Control Conference, United States | 
