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Joao Bimbo. Concluiu o(a) Licenciatura em Ciências de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores em 2011/07/22 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia e Doctor of Philosophy em Robotics em 2016/06/01 pelo(a) King's College London. É Professor Auxiliar no(a) Universidade Lusófona. Publicou 16 artigos em revistas especializadas. Participa e/ou participou como Investigador Pós-doutorado em 1 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática com ênfase em Robótica.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joao Bimbo

Citation names

  • Bimbo, Joao

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DD10-DB06-5C14
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4720-9026

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/06/01
Concluded
 Robotics (Doctor of Philosophy)
King's College London, United Kingdom
2011/07/22
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Licenciatura)
Major in Automação e Controlo
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10/01 - 2021/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Yale University, United States
2016/04/01 - 2019/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/02/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/05 - 2026/09 HUMAN-ROBOT SENSORIMOTOR AUGMENTATION - WEARABLE SENSORIMOTOR INTERFACES AND SUPERNUMERARY ROBOTIC LIMBS FOR HUMANS WITH UPPER-LIMB DISABILITIES
101070292
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
European Commission
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2021/08/31 FW-HTF-RL: Collaborative Research: Shared Autonomy for the Dull, Dirty, and Dangerous: Exploring Division of Labor for Humans and Robots to Transform the Recycling Sorting Industry
1928506
Yale University, United States
 National Science Foundation
Concluded
2019/10/01 - 2020/08/01 Smart Control Modes for Facilitating Use of Multi-DOF Upper limb prosthetics
W81XWH-15-10407
Post-doc
Yale University, United States
 US Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Concluded
2015/05/01 - 2019/04/01 Soft-bodied intelligence for Manipulation
645599
Post-doc
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
 European Commission
Concluded
2012/01 - 2015/12 STIFFness controllable Flexible and Learn-able manipulator for surgical OPerations
287728
PhD Student Fellow
European Commission
2011 - 2013 HANDLE - Developmental pathway towards autonomy and dexterity in robot in-hand manipulation
231640
PhD Student Fellow
King's College London, United Kingdom
 European Commission
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Martucci, G.; Bimbo, J.; Prattichizzo, D.; Malvezzi, M.. "Maintaining stable grasps during highly dynamic robot trajectories". 2020.
    10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9341575
  2. Gloumakov, Y.; Bimbo, J.; Dollar, A.M.. "Trajectory Control for 3 Degree-of-Freedom Wrist Prosthesis in Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study". 2020.
    10.1109/BioRob49111.2020.9224455
  3. "Collision Detection and Isolation on a Robot using Joint Torque Sensing". 2019.
    10.1109/iros40897.2019.8967998
  4. Bianchini, G.; Bimbo, J.; Pacchierotti, C.; Prauichizzo, D.; Moreno, O.A.. "Transparency-oriented passivity control design for haptic-enabled teleoperation systems with multiple degrees of freedom". 2019.
    10.1109/CDC.2018.8618970
  5. Naceri, A.; Mazzanti, D.; Bimbo, J.; Prattichizzo, D.; Caldwell, D.G.; Mattos, L.S.; Deshpande, N.. "Towards a virtual reality interface for remote robotic teleoperation". 2019.
    10.1109/ICAR46387.2019.8981649
  6. Moreno Franco, O.A.; Bimbo, J.; Pacchierotti, C.; Pratrichizzo, D.; Barcelli, D.; Bianchini, G.. "Transparency-Optimal Passivity Layer Design for Time-Domain Control of Multi-DoF Haptic-Enabled Teleoperation". 2018.
    10.1109/IROS.2018.8593443
  7. Faragasso, A.; Bimbo, J.O.; Yamashita, A.; Asama, H.. "Disposable Stiffness Sensor for Endoscopic Examination". 2018.
    10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513350
  8. Bimbo, J.; Pacchierotti, C.; Aggravi, M.; Tsagarakis, N.; Prattichizzo, D.. "Teleoperation in cluttered environments using wearable haptic feedback". 2017.
    10.1109/IROS.2017.8206180
  9. Noh, Y.; Bimbo, J.; Stilli, A.; Wurdemann, H.; Liu, H.; Housden, J.; Rhode, K.; Althoefer, K.. "A new miniaturised multi-axis force/torque sensors based on optoelectronic technology and simply-supported beam". 2016.
    10.1109/IROS.2016.7759056
  10. Faragasso, A.; Stilli, A.; Bimbo, J.; Wurdemann, H.A.; Althoefer, K.. "Multi-axis stiffness sensing device for medical palpation". 2015.
    10.1109/IROS.2015.7353748
  11. Faragasso, A.; Bimbo, J.; Noh, Y.; Jiang, A.; Sareh, S.; Liu, H.; Nanayakkara, T.; Wurdemann, H.A.; Althoefer, K.. "Novel uniaxial force sensor based on visual information for minimally invasive surgery". 2014.
    10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907036
  12. Faragasso, A.; Stilli, A.; Bimbo, J.; Noh, Y.; Liu, H.; Nanayakkara, T.; Dasgupta, P.; Wurdemann, H.A.; Althoefer, K.. "Endoscopic add-on stiffness probe for real-time soft surface characterisation in MIS". 2014.
    10.1109/EMBC.2014.6945121
  13. Back, J.; Bimbo, J.; Noh, Y.; Seneviratne, L.; Althoefer, K.; Liu, H.. "Control a contact sensing finger for surface haptic exploration". 2014.
    10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907251
  14. Bimbo, J.; Seneviratne, L.D.; Althoefer, K.; Liu, H.. "Combining touch and vision for the estimation of an object's pose during manipulation". 2013.
    10.1109/IROS.2013.6696931
  15. Liu, H.; Greco, J.; Song, X.; Bimbo, J.; Seneviratne, L.; Althoefer, K.. "Tactile image based contact shape recognition using neural network". 2012.
    10.1109/MFI.2012.6343036
  16. Song, X.; Liu, H.; Bimbo, J.; Althoefer, K.; Seneviratne, L.D.. "A novel dynamic slip prediction and compensation approach based on haptic surface exploration". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6385897
  17. Bimbo, J.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, S.; Liu, H.; Song, X.; Burrus, N.; Senerivatne, L.D.; Abderrahim, M.; Althoefer, K.. "Object pose estimation and tracking by fusing visual and tactile information". 2012.
    10.1109/MFI.2012.6343019
  18. Jiang, A.; Bimbo, J.; Goulder, S.; Liu, H.; Song, X.; Dasgupta, P.; Althoefer, K.; Nanayakkara, T.. "Adaptive grip control on an uncertain object". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6385922
  19. Liu, H.; Song, X.; Bimbo, J.; Seneviratne, L.; Althoefer, K.. "Surface material recognition through haptic exploration using an intelligent contact sensing finger". 2012.
    10.1109/IROS.2012.6385815
Journal article
  1. Bimbo, Joao; Liarokapis, Minas; Malvezzi, Monica; Salvietti, Gionata. "Editorial: Robotic grasping and manipulation of deformable objects". Frontiers in Robotics and AI (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/58139047/.
    10.3389/FROBT.2022.1108038
  2. "Trajectory Control–An Effective Strategy for Controlling Multi-DOF Upper Limb Prosthetic Devices". IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 30 (2022): 420-430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tnsre.2022.3151055.
    10.1109/tnsre.2022.3151055
  3. "Force-based Simultaneous Mapping and Object Reconstruction for Robotic Manipulation". IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2022): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lra.2022.3152244.
    10.1109/lra.2022.3152244
  4. Naceri, A.; Mazzanti, D.; Bimbo, J.; Tefera, Y.T.; Prattichizzo, D.; Caldwell, D.G.; Mattos, L.S.; Deshpande, N.. "The Vicarios Virtual Reality Interface for Remote Robotic Teleoperation: Teleporting for Intuitive Tele-manipulation". Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications 101 4 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85103834691&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10846-021-01311-7
  5. Luo, S.; Lepora, N.F.; Martinez-Hernandez, U.; Bimbo, J.; Liu, H.. "Editorial: ViTac: Integrating Vision and Touch for Multimodal and Cross-Modal Perception". Frontiers in Robotics and AI 8 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85106197884&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/frobt.2021.697601
  6. M. Mahdi Ghazaei Ardakani; Joao Bimbo; Domenico Prattichizzo; Mahdi Ghazaei Ardakani, M.; Bimbo, J.; Prattichizzo, D.. "Quasi-static analysis of planar sliding using friction patches". The International Journal of Robotics Research (2020): 027836492092908-027836492092908. https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364920929082.
    10.1177/0278364920929082
  7. Maria Pozzi; Sara Marullo; Gionata Salvietti; Joao Bimbo; Monica Malvezzi; Domenico Prattichizzo. "Hand closure model for planning top grasps with soft robotic hands". The International Journal of Robotics Research (2020): 027836492094746-027836492094746. https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364920947469.
    10.1177/0278364920947469
  8. Bimbo, J.; Turco, E.; Ghazaei Ardakani, M.; Pozzi, M.; Salvietti, G.; Bo, V.; Malvezzi, M.; Prattichizzo, D.. "Exploiting Robot Hand Compliance and Environmental Constraints for Edge Grasps". Frontiers in Robotics and AI 6 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077398825&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/frobt.2019.00135
  9. Maria Pozzi; Gionata Salvietti; Joao Bimbo; Monica Malvezzi; Domenico Prattichizzo. "The Closure Signature: A Functional Approach to Model Underactuated Compliant Robotic Hands". IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 3 3 (2018): 2206-2213. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2018.2810946.
    10.1109/LRA.2018.2810946
  10. "Real-Time Vision-Based Stiffness Mapping †". Sensors (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/5/1347.
    10.3390/s18051347
  11. Francesco Chinello; Claudio Pacchierotti; Joao Bimbo; Nikos G. Tsagarakis; Domenico Prattichizzo. "Design and Evaluation of a Wearable Skin Stretch Device for Haptic Guidance". IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 3 1 (2018): 524-531. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2017.2766244.
    10.1109/LRA.2017.2766244
  12. Luo, S.; Bimbo, J.; Dahiya, R.; Liu, H.; Luo, Shan; Bimbo, Joao; Dahiya, Ravinder; Liu, Hongbin. "Robotic tactile perception of object properties: A review". Mechatronics 48 (2017): 54-67. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034113744&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mechatronics.2017.11.002
  13. Yohan Noh; Joao Bimbo; Sina Sareh; Helge Wurdemann; Jan Fras; Damith Chathuranga; Hongbin Liu; et al. "Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensor Based on Simply-Supported Beam and Optoelectronics". Sensors 16 12 (2016): 1936-1936. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16111936.
    10.3390/s16111936
  14. Nanayakkara, T.; Jiang, A.; Del Rocío Armas Fernández, M.; Liu, H.; Althoefer, K.; Bimbo, J.. "Stable Grip Control on Soft Objects With Time-Varying Stiffness". IEEE Transactions on Robotics 32 3 (2016): 626-637. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84969531739&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TRO.2016.2549545
  15. Bimbo, J.; Luo, S.; Althoefer, K.; Liu, H.. "In-Hand Object Pose Estimation Using Covariance-Based Tactile To Geometry Matching". IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 1 1 (2016): 570-577. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85020048612&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/LRA.2016.2517244
  16. Joao Bimbo; Petar Kormushev; Kaspar Althoefer; Hongbin Liu. "Global estimation of an object’s pose using tactile sensing". Advanced Robotics 29 5 (2015): 363-374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2014.1002531.
    10.1080/01691864.2014.1002531
  17. Hongbin Liu; Kien Cuong Nguyen; Véronique Perdereau; Joao Bimbo; Junghwan Back; Matthew Godden; Lakmal D. Seneviratne; Kaspar Althoefer. "Finger contact sensing and the application in dexterous hand manipulation". Autonomous Robots 39 1 (2015): 25-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10514-015-9425-4.
    10.1007/s10514-015-9425-4

Other

Other output
  1. Intelligent Fingertip Sensing for Contact Information Identification. 2012. Hongbin Liu; Xiaojing Song; Joao Bimbo; Kaspar Althoefer; Lakmal Senerivatne. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4141-9_54.
    10.1007/978-1-4471-4141-9_54
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/02/14 - 2019/10/15 Robot manipulation models to exploit environmental constraints
Co-supervisor
 Mechatronic Engineering (Master)
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
2015/04/07 - 2019/02/14 The Shape of Damping: Optimizing Damping Coefficients to Improve Transparency on Bilateral Telemanipulation
Co-supervisor
 Bioengineering and Robotics (PhD)
Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/01/19 Robotic Haptic Exploration of Shape and Symmetry
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Aramis Augusto Bonzini (PhD)
Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
2023/01/27 A novel magnetoresistive tactile soft-sensor, inspired by biological cilia
Thesis Member
 Pedro Manuel Quintela Ribeiro (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal