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I see myself as a proactive, curious and always eager to learn person. Throughout the integrated master’s in mechanical engineering I strived to develop my skills by participating in multiple competitions and workshops, by taking part in relevant projects and internships and enrolling in courses, such as german and C++ courses. I also joined the University of Coimbra’s Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology to deepen my knowledge in Data Science. In my master thesis I studied the usage of reinforcement learning for the time optimization of an assembly process. From that work, an original paper has been published in the Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel António Silva Neves

Citation names

  • Neves, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3B1E-E13D-5C2A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6792-0042

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, 3030-194, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
German Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09/01 - 2025/07
Ongoing
Phd in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/05
Concluded
Course in Qualitative Methodology for Scientific Research (Non Degree Course) (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/01
Concluded
Course on Statistical and Multivariate Analysis with R: applications in systems with several components (Non Degree Course) (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
20/20
2015/09 - 2020/10
Concluded
Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Área de especialização: Sistemas de Produção
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"A reinforcement learning application to an assembly decision-making problem" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/10/07 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/07/15 - 2019/09/06 Internship Perceive3D SA, Portugal
2018/07/30 - 2018/08/24 Internship MPR moldes, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/05 - 2021/10 Project CEMMPRE
UIDP/00285/2020
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/11 - 2021/04 INTEGRADDE - Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition processes
820776
Researcher
Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2020/07 - 2020/10 DM4Manufacturing - Aligning Manufacturing Decision Making with Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016418
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2020/11/01 - 2021 PRODUTECH4S&C: PRODUTECH SUSTENTÁVEL & CIRCULAR – Soluções inovadoras, sustentáveis e circulares com impacto na fileira das tecnologias
PRODUTECH4S&C
Researcher
European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Miguel Neves; Neto P. "Deep reinforcement learning applied to an assembly sequence planning problem with user preferences". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 122 11-12 (2022): 4235-4245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-09877-8.
    10.1007/s00170-022-09877-8
  2. Miguel Neves; Miguel Vieira; Pedro Neto. "A study on a Q-Learning algorithm application to a manufacturing assembly problem". Journal of Manufacturing Systems 59 (2021): 426-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2021.02.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jmsy.2021.02.014
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2020/02/29 - 2020/03/01 Mind Your Data 2020 (MYD 2020) (2020/02/29 - 2020/03/01)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
JEST – Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/04 - 2021/05 Prework of Santander Tech Scholarship is an online programming course where programming languages such as Java, SQL, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3 were covered.
Other
Prework of Santander Tech Scholarship
Ironhack, Spain
2020/11/20 - 2020/11/20 Pitch Bootcamp is a iniciative where university students and recent graduates learn how to do a pitch and connect and interact with competitive companies in Portugal.
Workshop
Pitch Bootcamp
Spark Agency, Portugal
2020/09/24 - 2020/09/25 Pitch Bootcamp is a iniciative where university students and recent graduates learn how to do a pitch and connect and interact with competitive companies in Portugal.
Workshop
Pitch Bootcamp
Spark Agency, Portugal
2019/04/26 - 2019/04/29 3rd Place - EBEC (European BEST Engineering Competition) (Team Design category) is an engineering competition, available to European students of technology, that provides its participants with the opportunity to develop their teamwork skills, as well as to test their creativity and versatility, through the solving of a problem in the category of Team Design. In this category the teams must solve, design, and build, a creative and functional prototype, within a period of 24H and with a limited number of materials available.
Other
EBEC - European BEST Engineering Competition: Team Desgin (National Round)
BEST Portugal, Portugal
2019/04/05 - 2019/04/06 Pitch Bootcamp is a iniciative where university students and recent graduates learn how to do a pitch and connect and interact with competitive companies in Portugal.
Workshop
Pitch Bootcamp
Spark Agency, Portugal
2019/03/09 - 2019/03/13 1st Place - EBEC (European BEST Engineering Competition) (Team Design category) is an engineering competition, available to European students of technology, that provides its participants with the opportunity to develop their teamwork skills, as well as to test their creativity and versatility, through the solving of a problem in the category of Team Design. In this category the teams must solve, design, and build, a creative and functional prototype, within a period of 24H and with a limited number of materials available.
Other
EBEC - European BEST Engineering Competition: Team Desgin (Local Round)
BEST Coimbra, Portugal
2018/05/16 - 2018/05/17 Public Speaking course
Workshop
Public Speaking
Speak and Lead, Portugal
2018/02/24 - 2018/02/25 Bot Olympics is a University of Coimbra's robotic competition where the teams must to develop ways to achieve the specified goals.
Workshop
Bot Olympics
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/02/23 - 2018/02/23 Arduino workshop
Workshop
Bot Olympics
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/11/24 - 2017/11/26 The blue-infinity Tech Challenge was an hackathon organized by BEST Coimbra and blue-infinity. The team's goal was to find a gamification strategy to be implemented in the company.
Other
blue-infinity Tech Challenge
blue-infinity, Portugal

BEST Coimbra, Portugal
2017/03/10 - 2017/03/12 3rd Place - EBEC (European BEST Engineering Competition) (Team Design category) is an engineering competition, available to European students of technology, that provides its participants with the opportunity to develop their teamwork skills, as well as to test their creativity and versatility, through the solving of a problem in the category of Team Design. In this category the teams must solve, design, and build, a creative and functional prototype, within a period of 24H and with a limited number of materials available.
Other
EBEC - European BEST Engineering Competition: Team Desgin (Local Round)
BEST Coimbra, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 3% Best Students Award 2018/2019
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 3% Best Students Award 2017/2018
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 3% Best Students Award 2016/2017
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal