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Mihail Babcinschi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Coimbra, specializing in Robotics, Additive Manufacturing and Data Interoperability with extensive experience in European-funded projects. He has contributed to over 10 research initiatives, including multiple Horizon 2020 and national projects, serving as researcher, task leader, exploitation manager and co-principal investigator. Throughout his career, he has worked closely with leading European companies and universities, fostering strong industry-academia collaboration. His research contributions have led to multiple publications and advancements in industrial automation and digital manufacturing. As a lecturer, he has taught key disciplines, including Flexible Systems of Production, Computer-Aided Design and Production, Industrial Robotics, and Industrial Control. Beyond academia, he has actively participated in organizing and contributing to major robotics and data interoperability events.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mihail Babcinschi

Citation names

  • Babcinschi, Mihail
  • Babcinschi, M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
241D-63BC-1345
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5541-0176
Google Scholar ID
Z0dK3x0AAAAJ
Researcher Id
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/MAI-3446-2025
Scopus Author Id
57211499170

Email addresses

  • mihail.babcinschi@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • University of Coimbra. Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Coimbra - POLO II, 3030-788, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Romanian
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Russian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/03
Concluded
 Phd in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021
Concluded
 Advanced Specialization Course – Engineering for Smart Manufacturing (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Master in Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Área de especialização: Sistemas de Produção
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Automatic Tool Changer on Collaborative Robots" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023 - 2025/08/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2022 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - 2023 Técnico Superior Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/02/01 - 2028/07/31 CompSTLar - Boosting the digital transformation of aviation supply chains for advanced composite aerostructures
101192936
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2026/12/31 R3GROUP - Rapid reconfigurability strategies for resilient production chains
101091869
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2025/03/31 PENELOPE - Closed-loop digital pipeline for a flexible and modular manufacturing of large components
958303
10.3030/958303
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2023/03/31 INTEGRADDE - Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition processes
820776
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Industrial Leadership
Concluded
2023 - 2023 UCaimenAAS
PSE-2023-089
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2023 - 2023 UCaimenMROB
PSE-2023-091
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Concluded
2021 - 2023 E-Forest
47104 E-FOREST
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2018 - 2022 COBOTIS - Human-robot interaction for collaborative robotics
PTDC/EMEEME/32595/2017
Technical development
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2019/10/01 DM4Manufacturing - Aligning Manufacturing Decision Making with Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016418
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
2018 - 2019 ColRobot - Collaborative Robotics for Assembly and Kitting in Smart Manufacturing
688807
Research Fellow
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation ICT Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mihail Babcinschi; Roberto Raffaeli; Pietro Bilancia; Pedro Neto; Marcello Pellicciari. "AutomationML-Based Digital Twin for a Holistic Data Exchange Between Virtual and Physical Robotic Cells". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-74482-2_30
  2. Francisco Cruz; Mohammad Safeea; Mihail Babcinschi; Pedro Neto. "Design and 3D Printing Fabrication of a Low-Cost Lightweight Robot Manipulator". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17629-6_40
  3. Mihail Babcinschi; Francisco Cruz; Nicole Duarte; Silvia Santos; Samuel Alves; Pedro Neto. "Intuitive Robot Programming by Capturing Human Manufacturing Skills: A Framework for the Process of Glass Adhesive Application". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-17629-6_71
Conference paper
  1. Babcinschi, Mihail; Freire, Bernardo; Neto, Pedro; Ferreira, Lucia Alonso; Senaris, Baltasar Lodeiro; Vidal, Felix. "AutomationML for Data Exchange in the Robotic Process of Metal Additive Manufacturing". 2019.
    10.1109/etfa.2019.8869079
Journal article
  1. M. Babcinschi; F. Cruz; N. Duarte; S. Santos; S. Alves; P. Neto. "Offline robot programming assisted by task demonstration: an AutomationML interoperable solution for glass adhesive application and welding". International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/0951192X.2024.2358042.
    10.1080/0951192X.2024.2358042
  2. Afonso Silva; Diogo Fonseca; Diogo M. Neto; Mihail Babcinschi; Pedro Neto. "Integrated Design and Fabrication of Pneumatic Soft Robot Actuators in a Single Casting Step". Cyborg and Bionic Systems (2024): https://doi.org/10.34133/cbsystems.0137.
    10.34133/cbsystems.0137
  3. Samuel Alves; Mihail Babcinschi; Afonso Silva; Diogo Neto; Diogo Fonseca; Pedro Neto. "Integrated Design Fabrication and Control of a Bioinspired Multimaterial Soft Robotic Hand". Cyborg and Bionic Systems (2023): https://doi.org/10.34133/cbsystems.0051.
    10.34133/cbsystems.0051
  4. Babcinschi, Mihail; Freire, Bernardo; Ferreira, Lucía; Señaris, Baltasar; Vidal, Felix; Vaz, Paulo; Neto, Pedro. "An integrated and interoperable AutomationML-based platform for the robotic process of metal additive manufacturing". Procedia Manufacturing 51 (2020): 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.10.005.
    10.1016/j.promfg.2020.10.005
  5. Freire, Bernardo; Babcinschi, Mihail; Ferreira, Lúcia; Señaris, Baltasar; Vidal, Felix; Neto, Pedro. "Direct Energy Deposition: a complete workflow for the additive manufacturing of complex shape parts". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10316/106638.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.10.094
Preprint
  1. Matteo Forlini; Babcinschi, Mihail; Giacomo Palmieri; Pedro Neto. "D-RMGPT: Robot-assisted collaborative tasks driven by large multimodal models". 2024. https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.11761.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Babcinschi, Mihail. "Automatic Tool Changer on Collaborative Robots". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/85972.

Other

Software
  1. Babcinschi, Mihail; Neto, Pedro. "INTEGRADDE PATHML GENERATOR SOFTWARE". 2023.
    10.5281/zenodo.7888009
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/04/25 DMIS 2023 - PathML for DED manufacturing, Welding and Gluing DMIS 2023 - 1st Digital Manufacturing Industrial Summit
(Valencia, Spain)
2022/11 JAI 2022 - An AutomationML-based platform for the robotic process of metal additive manufacturing. JAI 2022 - VIII Jornadas sobre Tecnologías y Soluciones para la Automatización Industrial
Universidade de Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
2020/11/18 IGIMEC - Speach on Metal Additive Manufacturing IGIMEC
Politécnico de Viseu (Viseu, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/04/28 - 2023/04/30 Festival Nacional de Robótica - Tomar (Júri) (2023/04/28 - 2023/04/30) Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
2022/04/27 - 2022/05/01 Festival Nacional de Robótica - Santa Maria da Feira (Júri) (2022/04/27 - 2022/05/01) Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica, Portugal

Câmara Municipal de Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
2017/04/26 - 2017/04/30 Festival Nacional de Robótica - Coimbra (Júri, Equipa técnica) (2017/04/26 - 2017/04/30) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023 - 2023 ROBOT2023 University of Coimbra

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020 - Current Flexible Manufacturing Systems Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - Current Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Licenciatura em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021 - 2024 Industrial Robotics Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021 - 2024 Fundamentals of Robotics and Bionics Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado) Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE Centro de Simulação Biomédica dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021 - 2024 Industrial Control Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/05/24 - 2023/06/21 CAD/CAM/Prototyping Course for Industrial Applications (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - 2024 Industrial Robot (0143-991X) Emerald Publishing