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Guido Szekir Berger is a researcher at the Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics Research Center (CeDRI) and works on developing cooperative robotic systems applied to different application domains. He is currently linked to the “iCarbono” project, which aims to establish an intelligent and innovative system for monitoring carbon sequestration, storage and emission at multiple scales. Guido Szekir Berger has experience and scientific knowledge in cooperative robotics, sensing, instrumentation, and artificial intelligence. Its primary expertise focus is linked to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications, with several publications in magazines and scientific events as indicators. He is currently a student in the doctoral program (Ph.D.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) with a scientific focus linked to cooperative robotics between UAV and UGV dedicated to persistent operations in the domain of precision agriculture.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Guido Szekir Berger

Citation names

  • Berger, Guido

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
931A-887B-D75D
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4100-1494

Email addresses

  • guido.berger@ipb.pt (Professional)
  • guidoszekir@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 936889237 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-252, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

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
  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Computer Hardware and Architecture
  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/03/04 - 2026/03/04
Ongoing
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Major in Robótica Cooperativa
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/03/10 - 2020/02/17
Concluded
 Mestrado Acadêmico - Stricto Sensu (Master)
Major in Veículos Aéreos Não Tripulados, Robótica cooperativa, Sensores de Detecção de Obstáculos, Simulador Robótico (CoppeliaSim), Inspeções Elétricas,
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil
"Método para Projetar Arquiteturas de Sensores para Detecção de Obstáculos em Veículos Aéreos Não Tripulados Dedicados a Inspeção de Torres de Alta tensão" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 7.7
2014/02/05 - 2016/12/21
Concluded
 Tecnólogo em Automação Industrial (Graduado)
Major in Automação Industrial, Comunicação Industrial, Instrumentação, Robótica, Sensoriamento
Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, Brazil
"PROTÓTIPO DE UM SISTEMA QUADRICÓPTERO REMOTAMENTE PILOTADO PARA MONITORAMENTO DE DESASTRES AMBIENTAIS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 7.51
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/14 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2017/02/14 - 2020/02/17 Researcher (Research) Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil
2015/03/05 - 2016/12/21 Researcher (Research) Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, Brazil
Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, Brazil

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02/17 - 2025/07/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal
2023/09/18 - 2024/07/31 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10/15 - 2021/10/18 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Institutos Lactec, Brazil
Institutos Lactec, Brazil
2011/08/24 - 2014/01/01 Assistente Técnico (Assistente Técnico) LR Informática Industrial, Brazil
LR Informática Industrial, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/01/17 - Current iCarbono
Programa Promove (Concurso 2023 - Projetos-Piloto Inovadores)”
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/03/10 - 2020/02 Método para projetar arquiteturas de sensores para detecção de obstáculos em veículos aéreos não tripulados dedicados a inspeção de torres de alta tensão
Resolução Coens 36/05
Master Student Fellow
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil
 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
2016/03/05 - 2016/12/21 Uso de Eletroencefalograma e Arduino no Estudo de Aplicações na Área Educacional
Edital 14/15
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, Brazil
Concluded
2015/03/05 - 2015/12/21 Sensoriamento e Controle Aplicados no Transporte Metro-Ferroviário
Edital 11/2015
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, Brazil
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01/14 - Current OleaChain: Skills for sustainability and innovation in the value chain of traditional olive groves in the Northern Interior of Portugal
OE202101/0638
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Braun, João; Baidi, Kaïs; Bonzatto, Luciano; Berger, Guido; Pinto, Milena; Kalbermatter, Rebeca B.; Klein, Luan; et al. "Design and Development of an Omnidirectional Mecanum Platform for the RobotAtFactory 4.0 Competition". In Synergetic Cooperation Between Robots and Humans, 114-125. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-47269-5_13
  2. Marek Nowakowski; Jakub Kurylo; João Braun; Guido S. Berger; João Mendes; José Lima. "Using LiDAR Data as Image for AI to Recognize Objects in the Mobile Robot Operational Environment". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-53036-4_9
  3. A. S. Silva; Guido S. Berger; João Mendes; Thadeu Brito; José Lima; H. T. Gomes; Ana I. Pereira. "Route Optimization for Urban Last-Mile Delivery: Truck vs. Drone Performance". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-77426-3_19
  4. Andre França; Guido S. Berger; André Mendes; José Lima. "Enhancing Thermal Fiducial Marker Detection: Focus on Image Processing Techniques". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-77432-4_15
  5. João Mendes; Juliet Moso; Guido S. Berger; José Lima; Lino Costa; Zahia Guessoum; Ana I. Pereira. "Optimizing Olive Disease Classification Through Hybrid Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-77426-3_11
  6. Guido S. Berger; Alexandre Oliveira Júnior; João Braun; José Lima; Milena F. Pinto; António Valente; Ana I. Pereira; Álvaro R. Cantieri; Marco A. Wehrmeister. "Sensorial Testbed for High-Voltage Tower Inspection with UAVs". 353-364. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-21062-4_29
  7. Guido S. Berger; João Braun; Alexandre O. Júnior; José Lima; Milena F. Pinto; Ana I. Pereira; António Valente; et al. "Sensor Architecture Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Dedicated to Electrical Tower Inspections". 35-50. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-23236-7_3
  8. Ferraz, Matheus F.; Júnior, Luciano B.; Komori, Aroldo S. K.; Rech, Lucas C.; Schneider, Guilherme H. T.; Berger, Guido S.; Cantieri, Álvaro R.; Lima, José; Wehrmeister, Marco A.. "Artificial Intelligence Architecture Based on Planar LiDAR Scan Data to Detect Energy Pylon Structures in a UAV Autonomous Detailed Inspection Process". In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 430-443. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-91885-9_32
Conference abstract
  1. Matheus Deniz; Marcos Martinez do Vale; Karolini Tenffer de Souza; Isabelle Cordova Gomes; Berger, Guido; Matheus Fellype Ferraz; Marco Aurélio Wehrmeister. "Kalman Filter Optimizes MPU 6050 Sensor Digital Signal Processing to Animal Behaviour Monitoring". Paper presented in V Workshop Internacional de Ambiência de Precisão, Campinas, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Guido Szekir Berger; Luciano Bonzatto junior; Milena F. Pinto; Alexandre de Oliveira Júnior; João Mendes; Ana Pereira; Yago M. R. da Silva; Antônio Valente; José Lima. "UAV-Assisted Navigation for Insect Traps in Olive Groves". Paper presented in Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT 2023, Coimbra, 2023.
    Accepted
  2. João Mendes; Guido Szekir Berger; José Lima; Lino Costa; Ana Pereira. "Pest Management in Olive Cultivation through Computer Vision: A Comparative Study of Detection Methods for Yellow Sticky Traps". Paper presented in Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT 2023, Coimbra, 2023.
    Accepted
  3. Marek Nowakowski; Guido Szekir Berger; Braun, João; João Mendes; Luciano Bonzatto junior; José Lima. "Advance reconnaissance of UGV path planning using unmanned aerial vehicle to carry our mission in unknown environment". Paper presented in Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT 2023, Coimbra, 2023.
    Accepted
  4. Luciano Bonzatto junior; Guido Szekir Berger; Alexandre de Oliveira Júnior; Braun, João; Aurélio Wehrmeister, Marco; Milena F. Pinto; José Lima. "A Comparison of Fiducial Markers Pose Estimation for UAVs Indoor Precision Landing". Paper presented in Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT 2023, Coimbra, 2023.
    Accepted
  5. Luciano Bonzatto junior; Guido Szekir Berger; Braun, João; Milena F. Pinto; Murilo Ferreira dos Santos; Alexandre de Oliveira Júnior; Marek Nowakowski; Aurélio Wehrmeister, Marco; José Lima. "A comparison of PID controller architectures applied in autonomous UAV follow up of UGV". Paper presented in Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT 2023, Coimbra, 2023.
    Accepted
  6. Guido Szekir Berger; João Mendes; Chellal, Arezki Abderrahim; Luciano Bonzatto junior; Yago M. R. da Silva; Zorawski, Matheus; Ana Pereira; et al. "A YOLO-based insect detection: Potential use of small multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) monitoring". Paper presented in International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications (OL2A), Açores, 2023.
    Accepted
  7. Berger, Guido; Mendes, João; Chellal, Arezki Abderrahim; Bonzatto, Luciano Junior; Silva, Yago; Zorawski, Matheus; Pereira, Ana; et al. "A YOLO-based insect detection: Potential use of small multirrotor UAV monitoring". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications (OL2A 2023), 2023.
    Published
  8. Lucas Coradin rech; Luciano Bonzatto junior; Berger, Guido S.; José Lima; Álvaro R. Cantieri; Aurélio Wehrmeister, Marco. "Proposal of a visual positioning architecture for master-slave autonomous UAV applications". Paper presented in ROBOT 2022: ROBOT2022: Fifth Iberian Robotics Conference, Zaragoça, 2022.
    Published
  9. Lucas C. Sousa; Yago M. R. da Silva; Gabriel G. R. de Castro; Caio L. Souza; Guido Berger; Jose' Lima; Diego Brandao; Joao T. Dias; Milena F. Pinto. "Autonomous Path Follow UAV to Assist Onshore Pipe Inspection Tasks". 2022.
    10.1109/icrae56463.2022.10056192
  10. Jose Lima; Rebeca B. Kalbermatter; Joao Braun; Thadeu Brito; Guido Berger; Paulo Costa. "A realistic simulation environment as a teaching aid in educational robotics". 2022.
    10.1109/lars/sbr/wre56824.2022.9996083
  11. Alvaro Rogério Cantieri; Marco Aurélio Wehrmeister; André Oliveira; José Lima; Matheus Fellype Ferraz; Berger, Guido. "A UAV precision positioning architecture for power line tower inspection using augmented reality tag". Paper presented in ROBOT2019, Porto, 2019.
    Published
  12. Alvaro Rogério Cantieri; Berger, Guido; Matheus Fellype Ferraz; Marco Aurélio Wehrmeister; André Oliveira; Carlos Henrique Arimatéia; Albari Sebastião Lejambre Jr. "Proposta e Avaliação de uma Arquitetura de Inspeção Autônoma de Torres de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica baseada em VANT Autônomo Multi-Sensoriado". Paper presented in Simpósio Brasileiro de Automação Inteligente (SBAI), Ouro Preto, 2019.
    Published
  13. Berger, Guido; Matheus Fellype Ferraz; Alvaro Rogério Cantieri; Marco Aurélio Wehrmeister. "Analysis of Low Cost Sensors Applied to the Detection of Obstacles in High Voltage Towers". Paper presented in International Embedded Systems Symposium (IESS'19), Friedrichshaffen, 2019.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Gabriel Gelard Reis de Castro; Guido Szekir Berger; Alvaro Cantieri; Marco Teixeira; José Lima; Ana I. Pereira; Milena Pinto. "Adaptive Path Planning for Fusing Rapidly Exploring Random Trees and Deep Reinforcement Learning in an Agriculture Dynamic Environment UAVs". Agriculture (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/2/354.
    10.3390/agriculture13020354
  2. Guido Szekir Berger; Marco Teixeira; Alvaro Cantieri; José Lima; Ana I. Pereira; A. Valente; Gabriel G. R. de Castro; Milena Pinto. "Cooperative Heterogeneous Robots for Autonomous Insects Trap Monitoring System in a Precision Agriculture Scenario". Agriculture (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/2/239.
    10.3390/agriculture13020239
  3. Yago M. R. da Silva; Fabio A. A. Andrade; Lucas Sousa; Gabriel G. R. de Castro; João T. Dias; Guido Berger; José Lima; Milena Pinto. "Computer Vision Based Path Following for Autonomous Unammed Aerial Systems in Unburied Pipeline Onshore Inspection". Drones 6 12 (2022): 410-410. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones6120410.
    10.3390/drones6120410
  4. João Braun; Alexandre O. Júnior; Guido Berger; Vítor H. Pinto; Inês N. Soares; Ana I. Pereira; José Lima; Paulo Costa. "A robot localization proposal for the RobotAtFactory 4.0: A novel robotics competition within the Industry 4.0 concept". Frontiers in Robotics and AI 9 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2022.1023590.
    10.3389/frobt.2022.1023590
  5. Cantieri, Alvaro; Ferraz, Matheus; Szekir, Guido; Antônio Teixeira, Marco; Lima, José; Schneider Oliveira, André; Aurélio Wehrmeister, Marco. "Cooperative UAV–UGV Autonomous Power Pylon Inspection: An Investigation of Cooperative Outdoor Vehicle Positioning Architecture". Sensors 20 21 (2020): 6384. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20216384.
    10.3390/s20216384
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/07/29 Sistemas Robóticos Cooperativos Aplicados ao Controle e Monitoramento dos Olivais - Investigação de Estratégias de Monitoramento e Tomadas de Decisões na Cadeia de Produção dos Olivais Summer School
(Monte Alegre e Boticas, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 Apresentação dos indicadores obtidos no âmbito do projeto OleaChain. Apresentação das plataformas robóticas e dispositivos sensoriais utilizadas no projeto bem como seu emprego no contexto da agricultura de precisão.
Meeting
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, Portugal
2017/11/07 - 2017/11/10 Member of the organization team of the event VII Brazilian Symposium on Computing Systems Engineering and headed by General Chair Marco Aurélio Wehrmeister.
Symposium
 Brazilian Symposium on Computing
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2022/04/29 - 2022/05/01 Juri da competição "Rescue Line 2022" durante o evento "Festival Nacional de Robótica 2022"
Evaluator
2020/05/25 - 2020/10/01 Technical Program Committee (TCP) of the sixth volume of the book Springer Book - ROS, evaluating articles to be published in SpringerBook's book on Robot OperatingSystem (ROS) https://www.riotu-lab.org/rosbook/
Evaluator
Distinctions

Award

2022 Industrial Mobile Manipulator Challenge (IMMC)