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 |
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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 | |
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2005
Concluded
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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)
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Unanimous approval |
1994
Concluded
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PhD in Electrical Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
"Intelligent Machines as Hierarchical Stochastic Automata" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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N/A |
1989
Concluded
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Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Detecção de Artefactos no Registo Electroencefalográfico" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Muito Bom |
1984
Concluded
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Licenciatura em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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2022/07/01 - 2026/06/30 | euROBIN - European Robotics and AI Network
PI at ISR
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Center for Responsible AI
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
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Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
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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
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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
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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
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INTERREG ATLANTIC
Concluded
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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
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European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme
Concluded
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2019/01/01 - 2021/12/31 | AI4EU: Advancing Europe Through Collaboration in AI
Researcher
Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
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European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme
Concluded
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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
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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
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2014/08 - 2018/07 | INSIDE: Intelligent Networked Robot Systems for Symbiotic Interaction with Children with Impaired Development
Researcher
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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
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European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme
Concluded
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2013/02 - 2016/01 | Multi-Robot Cognitive Systems Operating in Hospitals
Researcher
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European Commission |
2013/01 - 2016/01 | Robot Competitions Kick Innovation in Cognitive Systems and Robotics
Principal investigator
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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
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2011/04 - 2014/09 | Human-robot interaction with field robots using augmented reality and interactive mapping
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
2010/09 - 2014/01 | MAIS-S: Multiagent Intelligent Surveillance System
Researcher
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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
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2010/02 - 2013/05 | From Bio-Inspired to Institutional-Inspired Collective Robotics
Principal investigator
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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
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2010/01 - 2013/02 | Perception-Driven Coordinated Multi-Robot Motion Control
Principal investigator
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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
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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
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2007/10 - 2010/12 | Decentralized Planning Under Uncertainty for Cooperative Systems
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. |
Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023 - 2023 | Multi-Robot Coordination Under Uncertainty in Cyclic Long Horizon Tasks
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2022 - 2022 | Methodologies for Benchmarking of Robot Tasks and Systems
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2021 - 2021 | On the Exploitation of 3D Straight Lines for Active Mapping and Camera Localization
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2020 - 2020 | An Institutional Approach to Normative Distributed Robotics for Mixed Societies of Humans and Robots
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2018 - 2018 | Distributed State Estimation and Control of Autonomous Quadrotor Formations Using Exclusively Onboard Resources
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2016 - 2016 | Context-Based Thermodynamic Modeling and Optimal Management of Energy and Occupant Comfort for Building Spaces
Supervisor
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Sistemas Sustentáveis de Energia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2015 - 2015 | Information Gain and Value Function Approximation in Task Planning Using POMDPs
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2014 - 2014 | Audio-based Positioning and Target Localization for Swarms of Micro Aerial Vehicles
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2009 - 2009 | An Integrated Bayesian Approach to Multi-Robot Cooperative Perception
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
2009 - 2009 | Decision-Making under Uncertainty for Real Robot Teams
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2009 - 2009 | Advancing Social Interactions Among Robots: An Institutional Economics-based Approach to Distributed Robotic Systems
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2009 - 2009 | Multi-Robot 3D Target Estimation Under Uncertainty
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2008 - 2008 | Supervision of Discrete Event Systems Based on Temporal Logic Specifications
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2007 - 2007 | Robótica Institucionalista as Ciências do Artificial Como Ciências do Humano
Supervisor
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Filosofia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2007 - 2007 | Extracção de Preferências por Meio de Avaliações de Comportamentos Observados
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
2006 - 2006 | Active Cooperative Perception in Networked Robot Systems
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
2004 - 2004 | Stochastic Model of Micro-agent Populations
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
2003 - 2003 | Robotic Tasks Modelling and Analysis Based on Discrete Event Systems
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
2003 - 2003 | Planning, Learning and Control Under Uncertainty Based on Discrete Event Systems and Reinforcement Learning
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
2002 - 2002 | Decentralized Low Communication 6dof Full State Formation Navigation
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
2002 - 2002 | Hierarchies and Compositional Abstractions of Hybrid Systems
Supervisor
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (PhD) |
Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2004 - Current | Robotics Chair AAMAS08 ||
IPC Chair IFAC MVS06 ||
General Chair RoboCup 2004 (2004)
Conference
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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2000 | RoboCup 2000 Workshop Engineering Challenge Award (co-author and supervisor)
RoboCup Federation, United States
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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
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2012 | IROS 2012 Best Application Paper Award
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, United States
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2009 | Cátedra de Excelência - 6 months
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Campus de Leganés, Spain
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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
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2001 | Finalista (co-author and supervisor) - Best Student Paper Award
American Control Conference, United States
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