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Pedro Neto is an Associate Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department and coordinator of the Collaborative Robotics Laboratory at the University of Coimbra. He is a two-time recipient of the Impact and International Publications Award at the Faculty of Science and Technology, received more than a dozen awards, and is in World’s Top 2% Scientists Rank from Elsevier. Pedro Neto served as vice president of the Portuguese Robotics Society, is a member of the IEEE Committee on Factory Automation, associate editor in refereed journals, and scientific committee member of flagship conferences. His current research interests include human-robot interaction and collaboration, machine learning, soft robots, and advanced robot applications in the manufacturing domain. He co-authored more than 100 papers and collaborated with more than 100 companies in projects and consulting, some of them granted by the European Commission in the prestigious HORIZON framework.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Neto

Citation names

  • Neto, Pedro
  • Neto, P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6813-209D-1EEE
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2177-5078
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UnkrpWIAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
https://publons.com/researcher/1174308/pedro-neto/
Scopus Author Id
35243406700

Email addresses

  • pedro.neto@dem.uc.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 239790700 (Professional)

Addresses

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

Websites

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 Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/01/01 - 2021/02/10
Concluded
 Agregação em Engenharia Mecânica (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Approved
2008/01/01 - 2012/01/01
Concluded
 PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Intuitive human-robot interaction using CAD drawings, gestures and programming by demonstration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction
2007
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Interfacing with Autodesk Inventor for the programming of industrial robots" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/11/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/10/01 - 2013/09/01 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2012/09/01 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/01 - Current Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
(...)

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/08/01 - 2017/10/30 Invited Professor at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers - ParisTech ParisTech, France
2008/01/01 - 2011/12/31 PhD student - FCT Grant SFRH/BD/39218/2007 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2008/01 - 2012/01 Intuitive human-robot interaction using CAD drawings, gestures and programming by demonstration
SFRH/BD/39218/2007
 Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2032/12/01 RECY-SMART: Sustainable approaches for recycling discarded mobile phones
(PTDC/CTA-AMB/3489/2021)
Invited Scientist Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2026/12/30 R3GROUP - Reslient Rapid ReconfiGurable pROdUction Process chains
101091869
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2024/10/01 PENELOPE - Closed-loop digital pipeline for a flexible and modular manufacturing of large components
958303
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Voxel3D: Improving Voxel-Based 3D Printing for Robotic Applications
Voxel3D
Principal investigator
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Portugal Program, Portugal
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Portugal Program
Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2023/10/01 PRODUTECH4S&C - Produtech Sustentável & Circular
PRODUTECH4S&C
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - 2023 Pharmaceutical supply chain of the future
PTDC/EME-SIS/6019/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - 2023 E-Forest
47104 E-FOREST
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2021 - 2023 Pharmaceutical supply chain of the future
PTDC/EME-SIS/6019/2020
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/10/01 - 2022/10/01 INTEGRADDE - Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition processes
820776
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Industrial Leadership

European Commission
Ongoing
2019/02/01 - 2022/01/30 COBOTIS - Human-robot interaction for collaborative robotics
PTDC/EMEEME/32595/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 Métodos computacionais para otimizar o processo de fabrico aditivo SLM Computational methods for optimizing the SLM additive (PTDC/EME-EME/31657/2017)
PTDC/EME-EME/31657/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2020 PEst-C/EME/UI0285/2019
PEst-C/EME/UI0285/2019
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/10/01 - 2019/10/01 DM4Manufacturing - Aligning Manufacturing Decision Making with Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016418
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
2015/11/01 - 2019/07/01 ComMUnion - Net-shape joining technology to manufacture 3D multi-materials components based on metal alloys and thermoplastic composites
680567
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Future and Emerging Technologies
Concluded
2016/02/01 - 2019/02/01 ColRobot - Collaborative Robotics for Assembly and Kitting in Smart Manufacturing
688807
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Collaborative Robotics Laboratory, Portugal
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation ICT Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
Concluded
2017 - 2019 MATIS - Materiais e Tecnologias Industriais Sustentáveis (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000014)
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017 - 2019 PRODUTECH SIF - Tecnologias facilitadoras, automatização e sistemas robóticos avançados
Produtech SIF
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2016 MT4MOBI - Materials and Technologies for Greener Manufacturing & Products Applied to Mobility
MT4MOBI
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2014 PEst-C/EME/UI0285/2013
PEst-C/EME/UI0285/2013
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Programação de alto nível para células robóticas industriais: captura de movimentos do corpo humano
PTDC/EME-CRO/114595/2009
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011 - 2012 PEst-C/EME/UI0285/2011
PEst-C/EME/UI0285/2011
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2010 ECHORD – European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development
ECHORD
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2008 - 2008 SMErobot™ – The European Robot Initiative for Strengthening the Competitiveness of SMEs in Manufacturing
287787
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Safeea, M.; Bearee, R.; Neto, P.. End-Effector Precise Hand-Guiding for Collaborative Robots. 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-70836-2_49
  2. Mendes, N.; Neto, P.; Safeea, M.; Moreira, A.P.. Online robot teleoperation using human hand gestures: A case study for assembly operation. 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-319-27149-1_8
  3. Neto, P.; Mendes, N.; Moreira, A.P.. Kalman filter-based yaw angle estimation by fusing inertial and magnetic sensing. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-10380-8_65
  4. Neto, P.; Moreira, A.P.. Preface. 2013.
  5. Neto, P.; Mourato, N.; Pires, J.N.. Haptic-based robot teleoperation: Interacting with real environments. 2013.
    10.1007/978-94-007-4722-7_11
  6. Neto, P.; Moreira, A.P.. Robotics in Smart Manufacturing: InternationalWorkshop, WRSM 2013 Co-located with FAIM 2013 Porto, Portugal, June 26-28, 2013 Proceedings. 2013.
    10.1007/978-3-642-39223-8
  7. Neto, P.; Mendes, N.; Mourato, N.; Norberto Pires, J.; Paulo Moreira, A.. Attracting students to engineering: Using intuitive HRIs for educational purposes. 2010.
    10.1007/978-3-642-15810-0_32
  8. Mendes, N.; Neto, P.; Norberto Pires, J.; Paulo Moreira, A.. Fuzzy-PI force control for industrial robotics. 2010.
    10.1007/978-3-642-15810-0_41
Book chapter
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto; Richard Béarée. "A Geometric Dynamics Algorithm for Serially Linked Robots". 425-435. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-23807-0_35
  4. Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto; Richard Béarée. "The Third Hand, Cobots Assisted Precise Assembly". 454-457. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-25332-5_39
  5. Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto; Richard Béarée. "A Quest Towards Safe Human Robot Collaboration". 493-495. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-25332-5_48
Conference paper
  1. Safeea, M.; Neto, P.; Bearee, R.. "Precise hand-guiding of redundant manipulators with null space control for in-contact obstacle navigation". 2019.
    10.1109/IECON.2019.8927766
  2. Silva, J.R.; Simao, M.; Mendes, N.; Neto, P.. "Navigation and obstacle avoidance: A case study using Pepper robot". 2019.
    10.1109/IECON.2019.8927009
  3. Mendes, N.; Simao, M.; Neto, P.. "Segmentation of electromyography signals for pattern recognition". 2019.
    10.1109/IECON.2019.8927221
  4. Babcinschi, M.; Freire, B.; Neto, P.; Ferreira, L.A.; Señaris, B.L.; Vidal, F.. "AutomationML for Data Exchange in the Robotic Process of Metal Additive Manufacturing". 2019.
    10.1109/ETFA.2019.8869079
  5. Neto, P.. "Extending the Resource Task Network for scheduling collaborative robots in assembly lines". Paper presented in IO 2019, Tomar, 2019.
    Published
  6. Brás, A.; Simão, M.; Neto, P.. "Gesture recognition from skeleton data for intuitive human-machine interaction". 2018.
    10.3233/978-1-61499-898-3-271
  7. Mendes, N.; Safeea, M.; Neto, P.. "Flexible programming and orchestration of collaborative robotic manufacturing systems". 2018.
    10.1109/INDIN.2018.8472058
  8. Saenz, J.; Elkmann, N.; Gibaru, O.; Neto, P.. "Survey of methods for design of collaborative robotics applications- Why safety is a barrier to more widespread robotics uptake". 2018.
    10.1145/3191477.3191507
  9. Safeea, M.; Neto, P.. "Human-robot collision avoidance for industrial robots: A v-rep based solution". 2018.
    10.3233/978-1-61499-898-3-301
  10. Safeea, M.; Bearee, R.; Neto, P.. "Reducing the Computational Complexity of Mass-Matrix Calculation for High DOF Robots". 2018.
    10.1109/IROS.2018.8593775
  11. Brás, A.; Neto, P.. "Unsupervised feature extraction from RGB-D data for object classification: A case study on the YCB object and model set". 2018.
    10.1109/IECON.2018.8591500
  12. Simão, M.; Neto, P.; Gibaru, O.. "Natural control of an industrial robot using hand gesture recognition with neural networks". 2016.
    10.1109/IECON.2016.7793333
  13. Simão, M.A.; Neto, P.; Gibaru, O.. "Unsupervised gesture segmentation of a real-time data stream in MATLAB". 2016.
    10.1109/IECON.2016.7793517
  14. Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.; Romao, J.C.; Neto, P.; De Almeida, A.T.. "Switchable magnets for robotics applications". 2015.
    10.1109/IROS.2015.7353990
  15. Romão, J.C.; Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.; Neto, P.; De Almeida, A.T.. "InchwormClimber: A light-weight biped climbing robot with a switchable magnet adhesion unit". 2015.
    10.1109/IROS.2015.7353839
  16. Neto, P.. "Prediction of Order Arrivals and Stock Outs in a Supply Chain: an Artificial Neural Network Approach". Paper presented in ENEGI 2015, Lisbon, 2015.
    Published
  17. Mendes, N.; Neto, P.; Loureiro, A.. "Robotic friction stir welding aided by hybrid force/motion control". 2014.
    10.1109/ETFA.2014.7005266
  18. Neto, P.. "Robotic friction stir welding of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene: the effect of process parameters". Paper presented in International Conference on Polymers and Molds Innovations, Guimarães, 2014.
    Published
  19. Neto, P.. "Off-line programming and simulation from CAD drawings: Robot-assisted sheet metal bending". 2013.
    10.1109/IECON.2013.6699815
  20. Neto, P.; Pires, J.N.; Moreira, A.P.. "3-D position estimation from inertial sensing: Minimizing the error from the process of double integration of accelerations". 2013.
    10.1109/IECON.2013.6699780
  21. Neto, P.; Pereira, D.; Pires, J.N.; Moreira, A.P.. "Real-time and continuous hand gesture spotting: An approach based on artificial neural networks". 2013.
    10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630573
  22. Neto, P.; Pires, J.N.; Moreira, A.P.. "Robot path simulation: A low cost solution based on CAD". 2010.
    10.1109/RAMECH.2010.5513169
  23. Neto, P.; Pires, J.N.; Moreira, A.P.. "CAD-based off-line robot programming". 2010.
    10.1109/RAMECH.2010.5513141
  24. Neto, P.. "3D CAD-based robot programming for the SME shop-floor". Paper presented in The 20th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2010, San Francisco, 2010.
    Published
  25. Neto, P.; Pires, J.N.; Moreira, A.P.. "Accelerometer-based control of an industrial robotic arm". 2009.
    10.1109/ROMAN.2009.5326285
  26. Neto, P.. "Co-worker scenario for SMEs: programming robots using 3D CAD packages". Paper presented in The 8th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2008, 2008.
Conference poster
  1. Neto, P.. "An open source library for controlling collaborative manipulators from MATLAB". Paper presented in Ciência 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Laura Duarte; Pedro Neto. "Classification of primitive manufacturing tasks from filtered event data". Journal of Manufacturing Systems (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2023.03.001.
    10.1016/j.jmsy.2023.03.001
  2. António Paulo Moreira; Pedro Neto; Félix Vidal. "Special Issue on Advances in Industrial Robotics and Intelligent Systems". Robotics (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics12020045.
    10.3390/robotics12020045
  3. Pedro Matos; Pedro Neto. "A 3D-printable modular robotic gripper". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-11114-9.
    10.1007/s00170-023-11114-9
  4. Diogo Fonseca; Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto. "A Flexible Piezoresistive/Self-Capacitive Hybrid Force and Proximity Sensor to Interface Collaborative Robots". IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2022.3174708.
    10.1109/TII.2022.3174708
  5. M. Safeea; P. Neto. "Model-based hardware in the loop control of collaborative robots: Simulink and Python based interfaces". International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/0951192X.2023.2177744.
    10.1080/0951192X.2023.2177744
  6. António Paulo Moreira; Pedro Neto; Félix Vidal. "Special Issue on Advances in Industrial Robotics and Intelligent Systems". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031352.
    10.3390/app13031352
  7. Miguel Neves; Pedro Neto. "Deep reinforcement learning applied to an assembly sequence planning problem with user preferences". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-09877-8.
    10.1007/s00170-022-09877-8
  8. Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto. "Precise positioning of collaborative robotic manipulators using hand-guiding". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-09107-1.
    10.1007/s00170-022-09107-1
  9. Mohammad Safeea; Richard Bearee; Pedro Neto. "A Modified DLS Scheme With Controlled Cyclic Solution for Inverse Kinematics in Redundant Robots". IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics 17 12 (2021): 8014-8023. https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2021.3060019.
    10.1109/TII.2021.3060019
  10. Miguel Vieira; Samuel Moniz; Bruno S. Gonçalves; Tânia Pinto-Varela; Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa; Pedro Neto. "A two-level optimisation-simulation method for production planning and scheduling: the industrial case of a human–robot collaborative assembly line". International Journal of Production Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2021.1906461.
    10.1080/00207543.2021.1906461
  11. 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.
    10.1016/j.jmsy.2021.02.014
  12. António Amorim; Diana Guimares; Tiago Mendona; Pedro Neto; Paulo Costa; António Paulo Moreira. "Robust human position estimation in cooperative robotic cells". Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 67 (2021): 102035-102035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2020.102035.
    10.1016/j.rcim.2020.102035
  13. Safeea, Mohammad; Bearee, Richard; Neto, Pedro. "A Modified DLS Scheme with Controlled Cyclic Solution for Inverse Kinematics in Redundant Robots". IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (2021): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tii.2021.3060019.
    10.1109/tii.2021.3060019
  14. Miguel Neves; Miguel Vieira; Neto, P.. "A study on a Q-Learning algorithm application to a manufacturing assembly problem". Journal of Manufacturing Systems (2021):
    Accepted
  15. José Saenz; Roland Behrens; Erik Schulenburg; Hauke Petersen; Olivier Gibaru; Pedro Neto; Norbert Elkmann. "Methods for considering safety in design of robotics applications featuring human-robot collaboration". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05076-5.
    10.1007/s00170-020-05076-5
  16. Mohammad Safeea; Richard Béarée; Pedro Neto. "Collision Avoidance of Redundant Robotic Manipulators Using Newton’s Method". Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-020-01159-3.
    10.1007/s10846-020-01159-3
  17. Miguel Simão; Pedro Neto; Olivier Gibaru. "EMG-based online classification of gestures with recurrent neural networks". Pattern Recognition Letters 128 (2019): 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2019.07.021.
    10.1016/j.patrec.2019.07.021
  18. Miguel A. Simao; Olivier Gibaru; Pedro Neto. "Online Recognition of Incomplete Gesture Data to Interface Collaborative Robots". IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 66 12 (2019): 9372-9382. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2019.2891449.
    10.1109/TIE.2019.2891449
  19. Miguel Simão; Pedro Neto; Olivier Gibaru. "Improving novelty detection with generative adversarial networks on hand gesture data". Neurocomputing (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.05.064.
    10.1016/j.neucom.2019.05.064
  20. Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto. "Minimum distance calculation using laser scanner and IMUs for safe human-robot interaction". Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 58 (2019): 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2019.01.008.
    10.1016/j.rcim.2019.01.008
  21. Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto. "KUKA Sunrise Toolbox: Interfacing Collaborative Robots With MATLAB". IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 26 1 (2019): 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2018.2877776.
    10.1109/MRA.2018.2877776
  22. Miguel Simao; Nuno Mendes; Olivier Gibaru; Pedro Neto. "A Review on Electromyography Decoding and Pattern Recognition for Human-Machine Interaction". IEEE Access 7 (2019): 39564-39582. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2906584.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2906584
  23. Mohammad Safeea; Pedro Neto; Richard Bearee. "Efficient Calculation of Minimum Distance Between Capsules and Its Use in Robotics". IEEE Access (2019): 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2889311.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2889311
  24. Safeea, M.; Neto, P.; Bearee, R.. "Robot dynamics: A recursive algorithm for efficient calculation of Christoffel symbols". Mechanism and Machine Theory 142 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85070598773&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2019.103589
  25. Safeea, M.; Neto, P.; Bearee, R.. "On-line collision avoidance for collaborative robot manipulators by adjusting off-line generated paths: An industrial use case". Robotics and Autonomous Systems 119 (2019): 278-288. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069726930&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.robot.2019.07.013
  26. Neto, P.; Simão, M.; Mendes, N.; Safeea, M.. "Gesture-based human-robot interaction for human assistance in manufacturing". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055998936&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00170-018-2788-x
  27. Miguel Simão; Pedro Neto; Olivier Gibaru. "Using data dimensionality reduction for recognition of incomplete dynamic gestures". Pattern Recognition Letters 99 (2017): 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2017.01.003.
    10.1016/j.patrec.2017.01.003
  28. Silva, C.; Ribeiro, V.; Coelho, P.; Magalhães, V.; Neto, P.. "Job Shop Flow Time Prediction using Neural Networks". Procedia Manufacturing 11 (2017): 1767-1773. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029837635&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.309
  29. Mendes, N.; Ferrer, J.; Vitorino, J.; Safeea, M.; Neto, P.. "Human Behavior and Hand Gesture Classification for Smart Human-robot Interaction". Procedia Manufacturing 11 (2017): 91-98. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029826066&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.156
  30. Silva, N.; Ferreira, L.M.D.F.; Silva, C.; Magalhães, V.; Neto, P.. "Improving Supply Chain Visibility With Artificial Neural Networks". Procedia Manufacturing 11 (2017): 2083-2090. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029852015&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.329
  31. Tavakoli, M.; Sayuk, A.; Lourenço, J.; Neto, P.. "Anthropomorphic finger for grasping applications: 3D printed endoskeleton in a soft skin". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 91 5-8 (2017): 2607-2620. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85008466077&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00170-016-9971-8
  32. Lopes, J.; Simão, M.; Mendes, N.; Safeea, M.; Afonso, J.; Neto, P.. "Hand/arm Gesture Segmentation by Motion Using IMU and EMG Sensing". Procedia Manufacturing 11 (2017): 107-113. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029868561&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.158
  33. Safeea, M.; Mendes, N.; Neto, P.. "Minimum Distance Calculation for Safe Human Robot Interaction". Procedia Manufacturing 11 (2017): 99-106. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029874496&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.157
  34. Nuno Mendes; Pedro Neto; Altino Loureiro; António Paulo Moreira. "Machines and control systems for friction stir welding: A review". Materials & Design 90 (2016): 256-265. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.matdes.2015.10.124.
    10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.124
  35. Neto, P.; Moreira, A.P.. "Preface for the special issue on robotics in smart manufacturing". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 85 1-4 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901866903&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00170-014-6028-8
  36. Miguel A. Simao; Pedro Neto; Olivier Gibaru. "Unsupervised Gesture Segmentation by Motion Detection of a Real-Time Data Stream". IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (2016): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2016.2613683.
    10.1109/TII.2016.2613683
  37. Mendes, N.; Neto, P.; Simão, M.A.; Loureiro, A.; Pires, J.N.. "A novel friction stir welding robotic platform: welding polymeric materials". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 85 1-4 (2016): 37-46. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902037788&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00170-014-6024-z
  38. Tavakoli, M.; Lourenço, J.; Viegas, C.; Neto, P.; de Almeida, A.T.. "The hybrid OmniClimber robot: Wheel based climbing, arm based plane transition, and switchable magnet adhesion". Mechatronics 36 (2016): 136-146. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979488422&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.03.007
  39. Tavakoli, M.; Batista, R.; Neto, P.. "A compact two-phase twisted string actuation system: Modeling and validation". Mechanism and Machine Theory 101 (2016): 23-35. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961775780&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2016.03.001
  40. Nuno Mendes; Pedro Neto. "Indirect adaptive fuzzy control for industrial robots: A solution for contact applications". Expert Systems with Applications 42 22 (2015): 8929-8935. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.eswa.2015.07.047.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2015.07.047
  41. Neto, P.; Mendes, N.; Moreira, A.P.. "Kalman filter-based yaw angle estimation by fusing inertial and magnetic sensing: a case study using low cost sensors". Sensor Review 35 3 (2015): 244-250. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930745517&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/SR-10-2014-0723
  42. Mendes, N.; Loureiro, A.; Martins, C.; Neto, P.; Pires, J.N.. "Effect of friction stir welding parameters on morphology and strength of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plate welds". Materials and Design 58 (2014): 457-464. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896800057&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.matdes.2014.02.036
  43. Mendes, N.; Loureiro, A.; Martins, C.; Neto, P.; Pires, J.N.. "Morphology and strength of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene welds performed by robotic friction stir welding". Materials and Design 64 (2014): 81-90. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84908121231&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.matdes.2014.07.047
  44. Neto, P.; Mendes, N.. "Direct off-line robot programming via a common CAD package". Robotics and Autonomous Systems 61 8 (2013): 896-910. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878792969&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.robot.2013.02.005
  45. Neto, D.M.; Neto, P.. "Numerical modeling of friction stir welding process: A literature review". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 65 1-4 (2013): 115-126. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874336722&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00170-012-4154-8
  46. Mendes, N.; Neto, P.; Norberto Pires, J.; Loureiro, A.. "Discretization and fitting of nominal data for autonomous robots". Expert Systems with Applications 40 4 (2013): 1143-1151. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870253373&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2012.08.023
  47. Mendes, N.; Neto, P.; Pires, J.N.; Loureiro, A.. "An optimal fuzzy-PI force/motion controller to increase industrial robot autonomy". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 68 1-4 (2013): 435-441. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888356091&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00170-013-4741-3
  48. Ferreira, M.; Moreira, A.P.; Neto, P.. "A low-cost laser scanning solution for flexible robotic cells: Spray coating". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 58 9-12 (2012): 1031-1041. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857448832&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00170-011-3452-x
  49. Neto, P.; Mendes, N.; Arajo, R.; Pires, J.N.; Moreira, A.P.. "High-level robot programming based on CAD: Dealing with unpredictable environments". Industrial Robot 39 3 (2012): 294-303. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860326280&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/01439911211217125
  50. Neto, P.. "Intuitive robot programming based on CAD: dealing with unstructured environments – Part I". Robótica 84 (2011): 10-14.
    Published
  51. Neto, P.. "Intuitive robot programming based on CAD: dealing with unstructured environments – Part II". Robótica 85 (2011): 4-7.
    Published
  52. Neto, P.; Norberto Pires, J.; Paulo Moreira, A.. "High-level programming and control for industrial robotics: Using a hand-held accelerometer-based input device for gesture and posture recognition". Industrial Robot 37 2 (2010): 137-147. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77952578450&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/01439911011018911
Journal issue
  1. Neto, P.. "Industrial Robotics and Intelligent Systems". Applied Sciences (2021):
    Under revision
  2. Neto, P.. "Metal Additive Manufacturing". IEEE Access (2021):
    Under revision
  3. Neto, P.. "Special issue on robotics in smart manufacturing". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 85 1 (2014): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00170-014-6028-8.
    Published • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00170-014-6028-8 • Editor
Newsletter article
  1. Neto, P.. "Produzir mais, melhor e mais barato", Robótica, 2013
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Neto, P.. "Intuitive human-robot interaction using CAD drawings, gestures and programming by demonstration". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/20281.
Website
  1. Neto, P.. RoboticsTime. 2008. https://www.youtube.com/user/RoboticsTime.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2019. "Gravity holder for circular objects".
    Protected
  2. 2018. "flexible friction stir welding tool adaptable to concave and convex curvatures".

Other

Dataset
  1. Neto, P.. Hand gesture dataset based on sEMG data captured from the Technaid human-robot interaction system. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1325173.
    https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1325173
  2. Neto, P.. Arm gesture dataset based on IMU data captured from the Technaid human-robot interaction system. Zenodo.
    10.5281/zenodo.1458250
  3. Neto, P.. UC2018 DualMyo Hand Gesture Dataset. Zenodo.
    10.5281/zenodo.1320922
  4. Neto, P.. UC2017 Static and Dynamic Hand Gestures. Zenodo.
    10.5281/zenodo.1319659
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020 Pedro Neto apresentou 40 trabalhos cientificos em conferencia internacional. Diversas
Diversas
2020 Apresentou 26 comunicações a convite

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2017/04/02 - 2020/12/17 Methodology for Design of Safe Workspaces featuring Human Robot Collaboration
Co-supervisor of José Saenz
 Engenharia (PhD)
Arts et Métiers ParisTech, France
2016/01/01 - 2020/09/11 SAFE COLLABORATIVE ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Arts et Métiers ParisTech - Centre de Lille, France
2010 - 2020 Pedro Neto orientou até ao ano de 2020 um total de 55 trabalhos de Mestrado
Supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2018/12/18 Gesture Segmentation and Recognition for Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction/Cooperation
Supervisor of Miguel Ângelo Fernandes Castanheiro e Simão
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 General Chair of the 21st IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (IEEE ICARSC’2021) (2021/04/28 - 2021/04/29)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 IEEE, United States
2019 - 2019 Special Session on Collaborative robots for industry application, Porto, Portugal. Organized under the umbrella of the 5th Iberian Robotics Conference, ROBOT’2019, 2019. (2019 - 2019)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Special Session on Collaborative mobile manipulators for industry application, July 18-20, Porto, Portugal. Organized under the umbrella of the 16th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN’2018, 2018 (2018 - 2018)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 IEEE, United States
2016 - 2016 Special Session on Collaborative Robotics for Smart Manufacturing, October 23-27, Florence, Italy. Organized under the umbrella of the 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016, 2016 (2016 - 2016)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, United States
2014 - 2014 Special Session on Robotics and Intelligent Systems, July 21-23, Porto, Portugal. Organized under the umbrella of the 11th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2014, 2014 (2014 - 2014)
Conference
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Workshop on Robotics in Smart Manufacturing, June 26-27, Porto, Portugal. Organized under the umbrella of the 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2013, 2013 (2013 - 2013)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020 Júri em mais de 110 provas de mestrado. Cerca de 90% na Universidade de Coimbra e as restantes na Universidade do Porto e Universidade de Aveiro.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Diversos (Master)
2019 Júri em provas de Doutoramento
Supervisor
 José Saenz (PhD)
Arts et Métiers ParisTech - Centre de Lille, France
2019 Optimal Automatic Path Planning and Design for High Redundancy Robotic Systems
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pedro Miguel Santos Tavares (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 Gesture Segmentation and Recognition for Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction/Cooperation
Supervisor
 Miguel Angelo Castanheiro e Simão (PhD)
Arts et Métiers ParisTech - Centre de Lille, France
2018 Engineering Methods and Tools for Energy-Efficient Industrial Robotics
(Thesis) Arguer
 Michele Gadaleta (PhD)
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
2017 Scalable Modular Multi-Agent Robotic System on Ad-hoc Pathways for Automation in Large Spaces
(Thesis) Arguer
 Carlos Xavier Pais Viegas (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016/01/01 - Current IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member by CV analysis
2016/01/01 - Current IEEE RAS Robotics and Automation Society Member by CV analysis
2016/01/01 - Current IEEE ies Industrial Electronics Society Member by CV analysis
2013/01/01 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica Member by CV analysis
2016/01/01 - 2021/12/31 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Membro por análise de CV

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017 - 2019 O autor coordenou a convite da FCT de um dos cinco tópicos (robótica e sistemas de manufatura inteligentes) da Agenda Temática de Investigação e Inovação 2030 para a Indústria e Manufatura.
Coordinator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021/09/03 - 2022/05/03 22nd IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC2022)
2020/01/05 - 2020/09/26 25th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2020 Vienna, Austria
2019/09/02 - 2020/05/05 30th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2020 Athens, Greece
2020/01/01 - 2020/03/26 The 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE/RSJ IROS 2020 Las Vegas, USA
2019/11/01 - 2020/03/02 The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2020 Paris, France
2019 - 2019 The 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE/RSJ IROS 2019 Macau, China

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Sistemas Flexíveis de Produção Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - Current Automação Industrial Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - Current Automação e Controlo Industrial Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2018 Digital Manufacturing and Production (KIMP - ParisTech) KIMP (Master) Arts et Métiers ParisTech - Centre de Lille, France
2012 - 2017 Produção Assistida por Computador Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021/12/01 - 2022/02/04 EIC Pathfinder - European Innovation Council
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium European Commission
2015 - 2020 Painel de avaliação de projetos de investigação e desenvolvimento
Evaluator
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal Agência Nacional de Inovação SA

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/01/01 Humanos e máquinas, amigos para sempre Expresso
2020 Dezenas de entrevistas em Correio da Manhã, Revista Visão, As Beiras, Diário de Coimbra, Publico, Sapo, Empresas Hoje, Impala, TECHaoMINUTO, O Observador, La Vanguardia, L’Usine Nouvelle, DN, Dinheiro Vivo, La Razon. Correio da Manhã, Revista Visão, As Beiras, Diário de Coimbra, Publico, Sapo, Empresas Hoje, Impala, TECHaoMINUTO, O Observador, La Vanguardia, L’Usine Nouvelle, DN, Dinheiro Vivo, La Razon.
2019 OZY Magazine, How China's 'cobot' revolution could transform automation, 2019. OZY Magazine

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2020 - 2020 90 segundos de ciência software para robôs colaborativos
2019 - 2019 Eixo Norte Sul Interfaces naturais para robôs colaborativos
2018 - 2018 The Tech updates for 2018 Robótica
2017 - 2017 Programa da Manhã da Renascença Robótica
2017 - 2017 Programa TRABALHO SEM FRONTEIRAS Europa unida na robótica
2017 - 2017 Volta ao Conhecimento Robótica
2010 - 2010 Ovo de Colombo Robótica

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2017 - Current IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (1557-9948) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2018/01/01 - 2024/01/01 Robotics & Automation Engineering Journal (2577-2899) Juniper Publishers
2021/10/04 - 2023/03/03 Network: Computation in Neural Systems Taylor & Francis
2020/02/01 - 2023/02/01 IEEE Access (2169-3536) IEEE
2013 - 2021 Coatings (2079-6412) MDPI AG
2019 - 2020 Expert Systems with Applications (0957-4174) Elsevier
2016 - 2020 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (1941-0050) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2015 - 2020 The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (1433-3015) Springer-Verlag
2012 - 2020 Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (0736-5845) Elsevier
Distinctions

Award

2021 Best paper award FAIM 2021
2019 Best poster award, 20th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference, TAROS 2019
2019 Outstanding contribution in reviewing
Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2017 Menção honrosa pela contribuição e relevante atuação perante a comunidade académica
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 Finalista KUKA Innovation Award 2017
2017 Menção honrosa atribuída na comemoração dos 245 anos da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra pelo impacto das publicações internacionais.
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Title

2018 Clarivate Publons top 1% reviewers Engineering, 2018
Clarivate Analytics Deutschland GmbH, Germany
2017 Clarivate Publons top 1% reviewers Computer Science
Clarivate Analytics UK Limited, United Kingdom
2017 Clarivate Publons top reviewers Engineering na Universidade de Coimbra
Clarivate Analytics UK Limited, United Kingdom
2017 Clarivate Publons top reviewers Computer Science na Universidade de Coimbra
Clarivate Analytics Inc, United States

Other distinction

2021 Supervision of best PhD thesis in robotics
Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica, Portugal
2008 PhD grant - Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
2008 PhD grant - FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2005 3% best students of the University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2004 3% best students of the University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal