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Ana Carrasco is a junior researcher of the Group on Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (GAIPS) in the area of Human-Robot Interaction, focusing her research on Human-Agent trust in the context of Ad Hoc Teamwork. She is currently in the process of becoming a PhD student in Computer Science at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. Since July 2022, Ana is the Social Media Manager for GAIPS. She is responsible for maintaining the department's social media platforms, as well as organizing internal and public social events. From February 2023 to August 2023, Ana will be working on a collaborative research project with Professor Hideaki Takeda at the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo, Japan.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Vilaça Carrasco
Date of birth
1997/07/18
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Carrasco, Ana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2B11-95F2-30AD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2506-8605

Email addresses

  • ana.vilaca.c@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • ana.v.carrasco97@gmail.com (Professional)

Websites

  • linkedin.com/in/ana-carrasco/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/09 - 2021/12
Concluded
Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Sistema, Decisão e Controlo; Computadores
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Tuning trajectory following controllers for autonomous cars using Reinforcement Learning" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/03 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
Group of Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (GAIPS), Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/08 Research Trainee (Research) Kokuritsu Johogaku Kenkyujo, Japan
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Ana Carrasco. "Adapting Behaviour Based On Trust In Human-Agent Ad Hoc Teamwork". 2022.
    10.48550/ARXIV.2210.06915
  2. Ana Carrasco; João Sequeira. "Tuning Path Tracking Controllers for Autonomous Cars Using Reinforcement Learning". 2022.
    10.48550/ARXIV.2301.03363
Activities

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2022/07 - Current Social Media Team - responsible for maintaining the department's social media platforms, as well as organizing internal and public social events.
Coordinator
Group of Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (GAIPS), Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Intelligence Paper Award
Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus, Australia