Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
- Whole-body Control
- Dynamical Systems
- Reinforcement Learning
- Stochastic Motion Planning
- Model Predictive Control
Professional Experience
- March, 2016 - now: Research Fellow at Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung (Fraunhofer-IPA) – Department of Robot and Assistive Systems (https://www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/)
- April, 2014 - February 2016: Trainee at European Space Agency (ESA) – Department of Guidance Navigation and Control under the supervision of Dr. Guillermo Ortega
- October, 2013 - March 2014: Electronics Engineer – EFACEC Electronic Systems – Aerospace Department (www.efacec.pt)
- November, 2012 - October 2013: Automation Engineer –Engineering Department of Continental Mabor (www.continental.pt)
- October 2009 - August 2011: Assistant Professor – Faculty of Engineering of Porto
Academic Background
- September, 2018 - October 2013: MSc in Electrical and Computers Engineering from Faculty of Engineering of Porto
- August, 2011 - March 2012: Erasmus Exchange Program - MSc Systems and Control at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Scholarships & Awards
- 2016 – ongoing: Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher Fellowship from European Commission
- 2014: Merit Scholarship - University of Porto
- 2013: ABB Award- University of Porto and ABB
- 2013: ProjectYOURFuture Award - University of Porto and Continental Mabor
- 2012: ContiStudentAward- University of Porto and Continental Mabor
- 2011 – 2012: Erasmus Exchange Program Scholarship
- 2012: Merit Scholarship - University of Porto
- 2010: Incentive Award - University of Porto
Technical Skills
Programming:
- C/C++
- ROS/YARP
- OpenCV (C++/Python)
- Tensorflow (C++/Python)
- Matlab/Simulink
- Python
- SolidWorks
Robots:
- Mobile robots: Care-O-bot 4, rob@work and Pepper
- Industrial robots: COMAU, KUKA iiwa, UR
- Humanoids robots: iCub
MPU/MCU:
- Atmega
- Infineon Cortex
- TI DSP/Stellaris