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Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Visiting Researcher @ Sapienza Università di Roma (Rome, Italy)

  • February 2024 - Present
  • Research Topics:
    • Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
  • Skills:
    • C/C++
    • Robot Operating System (ROS)
    • Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
  • Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Giorgio Grisetti (grisetti@diag.uniroma1.it)

INESC TEC - Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (Porto, Portugal)

  • Researcher (April 2023 - Present)
  • Graduate Research Scholarship (September 2020 - March 2023)
  • Research Topics:
    • Control Systems (wheel speed controllers, robot positioning control)
    • Robot Calibration (wheeled odometry, extrinsic sensor parameters)
    • Sensor Fusion (filtering)
    • Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
  • Skills:
    • C/C++ (implementation and online execution)
    • LaTeX (writing)
    • Python, MATLAB, Octave (data processing and analysis, prototyping)
    • Robot Operating System (ROS)
    • Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
    • Team Management
    • Team Work
  • Supervisors:

Invited Assistant @ Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) (Porto, Portugal)

  • September 2021 - August 2023
  • Courses:
    • Software Design (MSc in ECE) (2021/22 1ºS, 2022/23 1ºS)
    • Industrial Informatics (MSc in ECE) (2021/22 2ºS, 2022/23 2ºS)
  • Supervisors:

Clarinet Teacher @ Escola de Música da Sociedade Filarmónica de Crestuma (Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal)

Trainee Assistant @ Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) (Porto, Portugal)

Tutor @ Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) (Porto, Portugal)

  • September 2019 - November 2019
  • Course: Project FEUP (BSc in ECE)

Education

PhD Candidate in ECE @ Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) (Porto, Portugal)

  • February 2021 - Present
  • GPA: 18.40/20 (curricular courses)
  • PhD Thesis in Long-Term Localisation and Mapping with Mobile Robots
  • Supervisors:

MSc in ECE @ Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) (Porto, Portugal)

Scientific-Technological Course in Industrial Electronics and Automation @ Colégio de Gaia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal)

  • September 2012 - July 2015
  • GPA: 19.1/20.0
  • Technological Final Project on an Automated Hydroponic in a Controlled-Environment Room

Secondary Music Course in Clarinet @ Fundação Conservatório Regional de Gaia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal)

Projects

  • 5G & Digital Transformation Test Bed (November 2023 - Present)
  • GreenAuto: Green innovation for the Automotive Industry (April 2023 - Present)
  • PRODUTECH R3 (Recovery-Resilience-Reindustrialisation): Production Technologies Cluster Mobilising Agenda for Reindustrialisation (April 2023 - Present)
  • VINCI 7D Functional Print (September 2020 - August 2021)
    • ID: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-045102
    • Research Topics: Gerber File Parsers, 2D-3D Projection of Electronic Circuits and Decorations

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Publications

Sousa, R.B., Sobreira, H.M., & Moreira, A.P. (2023). A systematic literature review on long-term localization and mapping for mobile robots. Journal of Field Robotics, 40(5):1245-1322. DOI: 10.1002/rob.22170

Sousa, R.B., Petry, M.R., Costa, P.G., & Moreira, A.P. (2022). OptiOdom: a Generic Approach for Odometry Calibration of Wheeled Mobile Robots. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 105(39). DOI: 10.1007/s10846-022-01630-3

Sousa, R.B., Rocha, C.D., Mendonça, H.S., Moreira, A.P., & Silva, M.F. (2022). Gerber File Parsing for Conversion to Bitmap Image - The VINCI7D Case Study. IEEE Access, 10:69659-69679. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3187042

Sousa, R.B., Costa, P.G., & Moreira, A.P. (2021). A Pose Control Algorithm for Omnidirectional Robots. In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), pp. 91-96. DOI: 10.1109/ICARSC52212.2021.9429803

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Awards

Best Paper Award for the work A Robotic Framework for the Robot@Factory 4.0 Competition at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), Paredes de Coura, Portugal, May 2024.

1st and 2nd places at the Robot@Factory 4.0 competition of the Portuguese Robotics Open (FNR) 2023, Tomar, Portugal, May 2023.

1st place at the Robot@Factory 4.0 competition of the Portuguese Robotics Open (FNR) 2022, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal, May 2022.

ABB 2020 Award relative to the M.Sc. thesis with the best classification developed on one of the following themes: Renewable Energies, Industrial Automation, or Robotics.

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