CARLOS XAVIER PAIS VIEGAS (B316-D751-D78A)

Curriculum Vitae

CARLOS XAVIER PAIS VIEGAS

Carlos Viegas is an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Coimbra. He has a MSc in Mechanical Eng. (University of Coimbra, 2013) and has a PhD in Mechanical Eng. - Management and Industrial Robotics (University of Coimbra, 2017). He is the head of the Field Tech Laboratory of CEIF/ADAI, dedicated to the development and implementation of technological solutions in areas such as mobile and service robotics, cognitive robotics, autonomous robots, remote sensing, drones, satellite data, embedded systems, automation, fire engineering, fire protection and fire fighting, in close collaboration with relevant industrial partners, to address pressing issues concerning the environment, climate change, forest and agriculture. He is the author and co-author of 20 international publications, 2 international patents and 3 book chapters, and he is a Topic Editor in MDPI. Furthermore, he is also Co-Founder of three technological startups: Bold Robotics, Lda., Hazred, Lda. and Sim4Safety. He led or participated in more than twenty national and international research projects.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: CARLOS XAVIER PAIS VIEGAS

Citation names

Viegas, Carlos
C. Viegas

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: B316-D751-D78A
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9242-3195

Email addresses

carlos.viegas@uc.pt (Professional)
carlos.x.viegas@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
French	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2017/11/02 Concluded	Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica, Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Scalable Modular Multi-Agent Robotic System on Adhoc Pathways for Automation in Large Spaces" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Distinção e Louvor por Unanimidade, Unanimous Dist
2013 Concluded	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica, Integrated Masters in Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Design and implementation of an omni-directional climbing robot for inspection of ferromagnetic structures" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16,2

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/09/01 - 2023/08/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

2017/12/15 - 2019/08/31	Researcher (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

2012/07/01 - 2013/08/12	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal

2010/10/01 - 2011/06/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

2010/07/01 - 2010/08/01	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal

2009/10/01 - 2010/06/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/09/01 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2018/09/01 - 2023/08/31	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2014/09/01 - 2018/08/01	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/03/20 - 2024/03/19	Safefire - Human and ambient monitoring integrated sensors in firefighter workwear for increase safety PCIF/SSO/0163/2019 Researcher Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022/07/01 - Current	TransForm - Transformação digital do setor florestal para uma economia resiliente e hipocarbónica 02/C05-i01/2022 Research Fellow Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Ongoing
2021/04/01 - Current	CONTROLVESPA - Development of strategies for the CONTROL of VESPA velutina invasion PTDC/CTA-AMB/2123/2020 Principal investigator	Ongoing
2021/02/01 - Current	E-Forest - Framework multi-agente de plataformas robóticas autónomas de propulsão elétrica para a gestão da floresta 47104 Principal investigator	Ongoing
2021/01/01 - Current	F4F - Forest for Future CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031 Post-doc SerQ Centro de Inovação e Competências da Floresta, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/07/01 - Current	RePlant - Implantação de estratégias colaborativas para a gestão integrada da floresta e do fogo RePlant Post-doc	Ongoing
2020/03/01 - Current	SafeForest - Semi-Autonomous Robotic System for Forest Cleaning and Fire Prevention CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-045931 Post-doc Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2020/01/01 - Current	Novel Active Fire Modelling and Prediction methods using Manned and Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles AVT-SP-007 Post-doc Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	NATO Ongoing
2019/12/01 - Current	IMFire - Intelligent Management of Fire PCIF/SSI/0151/2018 Principal investigator Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/12/01 - Current	ADAI - Inovar, melhorar e crescer sustentadamente CENTRO-01-0246-FEDER-000038 Post-doc Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Ongoing
2018/10/01 - Current	F3 - Development of a self-sustaining nozzle system POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033616 Principal investigator Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeroespacial LA/P/0079/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020 10.54499/UIDP/50022/2020 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace. LA/P/0079/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0079/2020 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Produção Avançada e Sistemas Inteligentes LA/P/0112/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0112/2020 Universidade do Minho, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Centro de Investigação em Sistemas e Tecnologias, Portugal Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Estruturas de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/03/20 - 2024/03/19	Sistema de monitorização humana e ambiental integrado nas fardas dos bombeiro para maior segurança ocupacional PCIF/SSO/0163/2019 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/02/01 - 2024/01/31	Previsão e comunicação dos efeitos do fumo de incêndios florestais PCIF/MPG/0147/2019 Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics UIDB/50022/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020 Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/03/01 - 2023/02/28	FIREFRONT - Real-Time Forest Fire Mapping and Spread Forecast Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles PCIF/SSI/0096/2017 Post-doc Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	INSTITUTO DE SISTEMAS E ROBÓTICA - ISR - COIMBRA UID/EEA/00048/2019 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/12/01 - 2019/08/31	FIREPROTECT - Systems for the protection of persons and elements exposed to the fire CENTRO-01-0246-FEDER-000015 Post-doc Fellow Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded
2012/07/01 - 2013/07/01	Robots with high maneuverability for inspection and maintenance of 3D Structures PTDC/EME-CRO/121547/2010 Master Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal	Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012/04/30	SpotFire - Análise dos Mecanismos de Focos Secundários em Incêndios Florestais PTDC/EME-MFE/73765/2006 Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/10/01 - 2011/06/30	EXTREME - Prediction of Extreme Forest Fire Behaviour PTDC/EME-MFE/114343/2009 Research Technician Fellow Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Concluded
2009/10/01 - 2010/06/30	SPOTFIRE - Analysis of spotting mechanisms in forest fire propagation PTDC/EME-MFE/73765/2006 Research Technician Fellow Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/04/01 - 2025/03/31	FirEUrisk - Developing a holistic, risk-wise strategy for European wildfire management 101003890 Researcher Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal	Ongoing
2019/10/15 - 2022/01/31	INFORMAT - Intelligent Forest Management Technologies ESA BIC PT 29/2019 Principal investigator	European Space Agency Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Ricardo Ribeiro; Alexandre Bernardino; Gonçalo Cruz; Diogo Silva; Luís Felix; João Caetano; Duarte Folgado; et al. "Towards the Automation of Wildfire Monitoring with Aerial Vehicles: The FIREFRONT Project". 2023. 10.1007/978-3-031-37742-6_15 Mohammadpour, Pegah; Isbaex, Crismeire; Chuvieco, Emilio; Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Viegas, Carlos. "Vegetation Mapping with Random Forest using Sentinel 2- A case study for Lousã region, Portugal". In Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022, 444-462. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2022. 10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_71 Chehreh, Babak; Viegas, Carlos; Moutinho, Alexandra. "Tree geometrical attributes measurement using UAV-born laser scanning". In Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022, 1360-1368. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2022. Mohammadpour, P.; C. Viegas. Corresponding author: Mohammadpour, P.. "Applications of Multi-Source and MultiSensor Data Fusion of Remote Sensing for Forest Species Mapping". In Advances in Remote Sensing for Forest Monitoring. P. C. Pandey & P. Arellano ( eds.), 2022. C. Viegas. "Barrera activa que combina el sistema de telas de fibra de vidrio resistente al fuego y agua para protección contra incendios forestales". In Incendios forestales: Amenazas y oportunidades ante los desafíos de un entorno cambiante, 167-184. PREVINFO Soluciones S.L. Alicante, 2019. Published C. Viegas. "Nuevo UAV de peso ligero con propulsión multirrotor y chorro de agua para lucha contra incendios forestales". In Incendios forestales: Amenazas y oportunidades ante los desafíos de un entorno cambiante, 213-223. PREVINFO Soluciones S.L. Alicante, 2019. Published Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.. "Bio-inspired climbing robots". 2015. 10.1016/B978-0-08-100249-0.00014-8
Conference abstract	C. Viegas; Roda R.; Gaspar J.. Corresponding author: C. Viegas. "GIS-based DSS for the management and resilience of power and gas infrastructure". Paper presented in 2023 Esri International Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference, Frankfurt, 2023. Published Viegas, Carlos; Rui Roda; João Gaspar. Corresponding author: João Gaspar. "GIS-based DSS for the management and resilience of power and gas infrastructure". Paper presented in 2023 Esri International Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference, 2023. Accepted Viegas, Carlos; Roda R.; Gaspar J.. "GIS-based DSS for the management and resilience of power and gas infrastructure". Paper presented in 2023 Esri International Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference, Frankfurt, 2023. Accepted Viegas, Carlos; Rui Roda; João Gaspar. "Sistemas de apoio à decisão para a gestão e resiliencia da infraestrutura de gás e electricidade da REN face ao risco de incêndio Florestal". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Florestal Nacional, Funchal, 2022. Published Chehreh, B.; Moutinho, Alexandra; Viegas, Carlos. Corresponding author: Chehreh, B.. "Ad-hoc framework for high resolution semantic 3D land mapping". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisbon, 2022. Published Mohammadpour, P.; Chuvieco, E.; Viegas, X.; Viegas, Carlos. "Forest vegetation mapping by fusion of satellite and drone data for fuel management and wildfire risk reduction". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisbon, 2022. Published Chehreh, Babak; Moutinho, Alexandra; C. Viegas. Corresponding author: Chehreh, Babak. "Ad-hoc framework for high resolution semantic 3D land mapping". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisbon, 2022. In press Viegas, Carlos; Roda R.; Gaspar J.. "Sistemas de apoio à decisão para a gestão e resiliencia da infraestrutura de gás e electricidade da REN face ao risco de incêndio Florestal". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Florestal Nacional, Funchal, 2022. In press
Conference paper	Pereira, Jorge; Mendes, Jerome; SILVEIRA JUNIOR, J. S.; Viegas, Carlos; Paulo, Joao Ruivo. Corresponding author: Pereira, Jorge. "Wildfire Spread Prediction Model Calibration Using Metaheuristic Algorithms". Paper presented in IECON 2022 ¿ 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Brussels, 2022. Published • 10.1109/iecon49645.2022.9968435 Mohammadpour, P.; Chuvieco, E.; Viegas, D. X.; C. Viegas. Corresponding author: Mohammadpour, P.. "Forest vegetation mapping by fusion of satellite and drone data for fuel management and wildfire risk reduction". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisbon, 2022. Accepted Antunes, Miguel; Ferreira, Luis Miguel; Viegas, Carlos; Coimbra, A. Paulo; de Almeida, Anibal T.. "Low-Cost System for Early Detection and Deployment of Countermeasures Against Wild Fires". 2019. 10.1109/wf-iot.2019.8767331 Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.; Romao, J.C.; Neto, P.; De Almeida, A.T.. "Switchable magnets for robotics applications". 2015. 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353990 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 Tavakoli, M.; Sgrigna, L.; Viegas, C.; De Almeida, A.T.. "State estimation and path following on curved and flat vertical surfaces with Omniclimber robots: Kinematics and control". 2015. 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353840 Viegas, C.; Tavakoli, M.. "A single DOF arm for transition of climbing robots between perpendicular planes". 2014. 10.1109/IROS.2014.6942956 Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.; Marques, L.; Norberto Pires, J.; De Almeida, A.T.. "OmniClimber-II: An omnidirectional climbing robot with high maneuverability and flexibility to adapt to non-flat surfaces". 2013. 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630746 Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.; Marques, L.; Pires, J.N.; De Almeida, A.T.. "Magnetic omnidirectional wheels for climbing robots". 2013. 10.1109/IROS.2013.6696363 C. Viegas. "Numerical predictions of properties and trajectories of wind driven firebrands". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research, 2010. C. Viegas. "Aerodynamic Characteristics of Some Potential Embers". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research, 2010.
Conference poster	Couceiro, Micael; Paulo Peixoto; Viegas, Carlos; George Kantor. Corresponding author: Couceiro, Micael. "Project Safeforest - Semi-Autonomous Robotic System for Forest Cleaning and Fire Prevention". Paper presented in 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, 2023. Viegas, Carlos; Sergio Cruz; Maria Araújo; João Ruas; Francisco Cruz; Tiago Gameiro; Tiago Pereira; et al. "Semi-Autonomous Robotic Platforms for Forest Fuel Management and Fire Fighting". Paper presented in 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, 2023. João Gaspar; Viegas, Carlos; Rui Roda. "Wildfire Decision Support Systems for the management and resilience of REN’s power and gas infrastructure". Paper presented in 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, 2023. Viegas, Carlos; João Paulo; Mendes, Jérôme; Luis Ribeiro; António Lopes; Jaime Silva; João Mira; Ana Miranda. "IMFire - An Intelligent Wildfire Management and Decision Support System". Paper presented in 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, 2023.
Journal article	Pereira, Tiago; Gameiro, Tiago; Pedro, José; Viegas, Carlos; Ferreira, N. M. Fonseca. "Vision System for a Forestry Navigation Machine". Sensors 24 5 (2024): 1475. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s24051475. 10.3390/s24051475 Tiago Gameiro; Tiago Pereira; Carlos Viegas; Francesco Di Giorgio; NM Fonseca Ferreira. "Robots for Forest Maintenance". Forests (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/f15020381. 10.3390/f15020381 Tiago Pereira; Tiago Gameiro; Carlos Viegas; Victor Santos; Nuno Ferreira. "Sensor Integration in a Forestry Machine". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23249853. 10.3390/s23249853 Chehreh, Babak; Moutinho, Alexandra; Viegas, Carlos. "Latest Trends on Tree Classification and Segmentation Using UAV Data - A Review of Agroforestry Applications". Remote Sensing 15 9 (2023): 2263. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs15092263. 10.3390/rs15092263 Chehreh, Babak; Moutinho, Alexandra; Viegas, Carlos. Corresponding author: Chehreh, Babak. "Latest trends on tree classification and segmentation using UAV data - A review". Remote Sensing (2023): Under revision Domingos Xavier Filomeno Carlos Viegas; Jorge Rafael Nogueira Raposo; Carlos Fernando Morgado Ribeiro; Luís Reis; Abdelrahman Abouali; Luís Mário Ribeiro; Carlos Xavier Pais Viegas. "On the intermittent nature of forest fire spread - Part 2". International Journal of Wildland Fire (2022): https://doi.org/10.1071/WF21098. 10.1071/WF21098 Mohammadpour, Pegah; Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Viegas, Carlos. "Vegetation Mapping with Random Forest Using Sentinel 2 and GLCM Texture Feature—A Case Study for Lousã Region, Portugal". Remote Sensing 14 18 (2022): 4585. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14184585. 10.3390/rs14184585 Júnior, Jorge S.S.; Paulo, João Ruivo; Mendes, Jérôme; Alves, Daniela; Ribeiro, Luís Mário; Viegas, Carlos. "Automatic forest fire danger rating calibration: Exploring clustering techniques for regionally customizable fire danger classification". Expert Systems with Applications 193 (2022): 116380. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.116380. 10.1016/j.eswa.2021.116380 Pereira, David J.S.; Viegas, Carlos; Panão, Miguel R.O.. "Heat transfer model of fire protection fiberglass thermal barrier coated with thin aluminium layer". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 184 (2022): 122301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122301. 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122301 Carlos Viegas; Babak Chehreh; José Andrade; João Lourenço. "Tethered UAV with Combined Multi-rotor and Water Jet Propulsion for Forest Fire Fighting". Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-021-01532-w. 10.1007/s10846-021-01532-w Pereira, Jorge; Mendes, Jérôme; Júnior, Jorge S. S.; Viegas, Carlos; Paulo, João Ruivo. "A Review of Genetic Algorithm Approaches for Wildfire Spread Prediction Calibration". Mathematics 10 3 (2022): 300. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math10030300. 10.3390/math10030300 Viegas, Domingos Xavier Filomeno Carlos; Raposo, Jorge Rafael Nogueira; Ribeiro, Carlos Fernando Morgado; Reis, Luís Carlos Duarte; Abouali, Abdelrahman; Viegas, Carlos Xavier Pais. "On the non-monotonic behaviour of fire spread". International Journal of Wildland Fire 30 9 (2021): 702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf21016. 10.1071/wf21016 C. Viegas; R. Batista; A. Albino; M. Coelho; J. Andrade; D. Alves; D. X. Viegas. "Active Barrier Combining Fire-Resistant Fiberglass Fabric and Water Sprinkler System for Protection Against Forest Fires". Fire Technology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-020-00991-1. 10.1007/s10694-020-00991-1 Carlos Viegas; Mahmoud Tavakoli; Pedro Lopes; Ricardo Dessi; Anibal T. de Almeida. "SCALA—A Scalable Rail-based Multirobot System for Large Space Automation: Design and Development". IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 22 5 (2017): 2208-2217. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2017.2740723. 10.1109/TMECH.2017.2740723 C. Viegas. "SCALA: Scalable Modular Rail based Multi-agent Robotic System for Fine Manipulation over Large Workspaces". Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 89 (2017): 421-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-017-0560-3. Published • 10.1007/s10846-017-0560-3 Viegas, Carlos. "Performance analysis and design of parallel kinematic machines using interval analysis". Mechanism and Machine Theory 115 (2017): 218-236. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094114X17305700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2017.05.003 Viegas, Carlos. "A novel grid-based reconfigurable spatial parallel mechanism with large workspace". Mechanism and Machine Theory 115 (2017): 149-167. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094114X16305638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2017.05.008 Tavakoli, M.; Lopes, P.; Sgrigna, L.; Viegas, C.. "Motion control of an omnidirectional climbing robot based on dead reckoning method". Mechatronics 30 (2015): 94-106. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84947027264&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.06.003 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 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979488422&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.03.007 Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.. "Analysis and application of dual-row omnidirectional wheels for climbing robots". Mechatronics 24 5 (2014): 436-448. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905381662&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2014.04.003 Tavakoli, M.; Viegas, C.; Marques, L.; Pires, J.N.; De Almeida, A.T.. "OmniClimbers: Omni-directional magnetic wheeled climbing robots for inspection of ferromagnetic structures". Robotics and Autonomous Systems 61 9 (2013): 997-1007. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880327560&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.robot.2013.05.005 Viegas, D. X.; Almeida, M.; Raposo, J.; Oliveira, R.; Viegas, C. X.. "Ignition of Mediterranean Fuel Beds by Several Types of Firebrands". Fire Technology (2012): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-012-0267-8. 10.1007/s10694-012-0267-8
Report	Almeida, Miguel Figueiredo; Viegas, Domingos Xavier; Ribeiro, Luís Mário; Viegas, Carlos; Rodrigues, André; Ribeiro, Carlos; Cavaco, Ana. 2019. Risco de incêndio em festivais de verão e parques de campismo e caravanismo tendo a vista a segurança dos seus ocupantes.. Almeida, Miguel Figueiredo; Ribeiro, Luís Mário; Ribeiro, Carlos; Rodrigues, André; Viegas, Carlos; Pinto, Cláudia; Alves, Daniela; L.C. Reis. 2019. Análise da exposição a incêndios florestais e medidas de autoproteção de instalações da REN. C. Viegas. 2017. Análise dos incêndios florestais ocorridos a 15 de outubro de 2017. https://bit.ly/2El01IZ.
Thesis / Dissertation	C. Viegas. "Scalable Modular Multi-Agent Robotic System on Ad-hoc Pathways for Automation in Large Spaces". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2017. C. Viegas. "Design and implementation of an Omni-directional climbing robot for inspection of ferromagnetic structures". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2013.

Intellectual property

Patent

Viegas, Carlos. 2024. "Suspension system for a rough-terrain wheeled vehicle and vehicle thereof". Portugal.
Pending
C. Viegas. 2020. "An apparatus for active thermal protection of an asset". Portugal.
Expired
Viegas, Carlos. 2020. "Autonomous Portable Firefighting System and Respective Method of Operation". Portugal.
Granted/Issued
C. Viegas. 2019. "Poste de barreira anti-fogo, respectivo invólucro, estrutura que os compreende e barreira táctica anti-fogo".
Allowed
C. Viegas. 2018. "Sistema para veículos móveis em estruturas bidimensionais e tridimensionais". Portugal.
Granted/Issued

Provisional application for patent

2023. "Suspension system for a rough-terrain wheeled vehicle and vehicle thereof".
Protected
2018. "Autonomous Portable Firefighting System and Respective Method of Operation".
Protected

Other

Other output

Instalação piloto para proteção contra incêndios florestais na aldeia de Travessas. Instalação piloto para proteção contra incêndios florestais na aldeia de Travessas, no âmbito do projeto Fireprotect. 2020. C. Viegas.
Instalação piloto para proteção contra incêndios florestais no Laboratório de Estudos sobre Incêndios Florestais. Instalação piloto para proteção contra incêndios florestais no Laboratório de Estudos sobre Incêndios Florestais no âmbito do projeto FireProtect. 2020. C. Viegas.
Análise do risco de incêndio florestal e medidas de autoproteção para instalações da REN - Relatório final da análise exposição a incêndios florestais e medidas de autoproteção de instalações da REN. Análise do risco de incêndio florestal e medidas de autoproteção para instalações da REN - Relatório final da análise exposição a incêndios florestais e medidas de autoproteção de instalações da REN. 2019. L.C. Reis; Almeida, Miguel Figueiredo; Ribeiro, Luis M.; Rodrigues, André; Ribeiro, Carlos; Viegas, Carlos; Pinto, Cláudia; Alves, Daniela.

Spin-off company

2023. Sim4Safety Lda.. Fire Simulation.
2019. Bold Robotics Lda.. Robótica, Engenharia. www.boldrobotics.pt.
2019. Hazred Lda.. Engenharia, Segurança. www.hazred.pt.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023	Webinar: Fire watch - How can the grid help prevent wildfires?
2020/07/15	Robotics for Fire Management	IEEE RAS Summer School on Multi-Robot Systems (Praga, Czech Republic)
2019	Informat - Intelligent Forest Management Technologies	2019 Making Global Goals Local Business – Iberia United Nations Global Compact (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019	Nuevo UAV de peso ligero con propulsión multirrotor y chorro de agua para lucha contra incendios forestales	SINIF-Incendios Forestales 2019
2019	Barrera activa que combina el sistema de telas de fibra de vidrio resistente al fuego y agua para protección contra incendios forestales	SINIF-Incendios Forestales
2019	Sistemas de proteção coletiva	2019 Curso sobre Segurança Pessoal em Incêndios Florestais Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial
2019	Ferramentas avançadas para gestão da biomassa	Seminário Prevenção dos Incêndios Florestais e Resiliência dos Territórios do Interior Camara Municipal de Arganil
2014	A Single DOF arm for transition of climbing robots between perpendicular planes	2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IEEE
2013	OmniClimber-II: An omnidirectional climbing robot with high maneuverability and flexibility to adapt to non-flat surfaces	2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013) IEEE

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/05 - Current	To be defined Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/02 - Current	Projeto e implementação de um braço de elevação para um veículo elétrico todo-o-terreno para aplicações florestais Supervisor	Masters (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019/09 - Current	Ad-hoc framework for high-resolution semantic 3D land mapping Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02	Design of a cooling system for an all-terrain electric vehicle for firefighting Supervisor	Masters (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02	Deteção e classificação de obstáculos à navegação de veículos autónomos em ambientes florestais Supervisor	Masters (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/06	Tracked Autonomous Vehicles Moving on Rough Terrain - Dynamic Drive Adjustment Supervisor	Master (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/06	Optimal installation and use of sensor systems on autonomous vehicles for rough terrain Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/02 - 2022/04	Forest vegetation mapping by fusion of satellite and drone data for fuel management and wildfire risk reduction Supervisor	Mechanical Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/06	Autonomous Targeting System for a Firefighting Drone - Detection and localization of hotspot Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/06	Autonomous Targeting System for a Firefighting Drone - Compensation for Wind Disturbance Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10/01 - 2021/02	Implementation of control, localization and navigation systems for autonomous forest machines Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Thermal modelling and development of an active water cooled fire-proof barrier Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Close-loop control for an active water-cooled fire-proof barrier Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Water jet modeling and characterization for application in firefighting technologies Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Implementation and testing of an active intelligent barrier system for wildfires Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Thermal modeling and development of an active water-cooled fire-proof barrier Supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Structural design and analysis of an active forest fire propagation barrier Co-supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Mechanisms for Active Protection of People and Infrastructures against Forest Fires Co-supervisor	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática 2022 (ENSPM2022), Tomar, Portugal – organizer of the Mathematics for Urban and Forest Fires - Part II (2022) Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)	Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática, Portugal
2022 - Current	Member of the program committee of the Workshop on „Image Analysis for Forest Environmental Monitoring“, of the 26TH International Conference on Pattern Recognition, August 21-25, 2022, Montréal Québec (2022 - 2022) Workshop (Co-organisor)
2022 - Current	ICRA 2022 Workshop in Innovation in Forestry Robotics: Research and Industry Adoption, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, EUA (2022) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2022 - Current	Member of the Organizing Committee of the 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, May 2022 - https://5ejil.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ (2022) Meeting (Co-organisor)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
2021 - Current	Chairman of the II National Congress of the Associations of People with Diabetes, April 2021, Coimbra, Portugal. (2021) Congress (President of the Organising Committee)
2021 - Current	Session Chair of the 2021 First international conference on Advances in Smart Sensor, Signal Processing & Communication Technology, 19-20 March 2021. Goa, India. (2021)
2011/07/01 - 2011/07/15	Co-organizer of a technological summer course for 25 engineering students from all over Europe, for 2 weeks, in July 2011, on the subject of Forest Fires. The course included lectures from experts of the University of Coimbra, as well as company visits and cultural and touristic activities to promote both the country and the city of Coimbra. (2011/07/01 - 2011/07/15) Other (Co-organisor)

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2022	Modelação Termoquímica da Propagação do Fogo Florestal (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Henriques Gonçalves (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022	Sistema de Cálculo do Perímetro de um Incêndio com Detecção e Georeferenciação de Imagens Obtidas por UAVs (Thesis) Main arguer	David Ramos Brito (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021	Estudo da monitorização por amostragem do teor de humidade dos combustíveis florestais na previsão do risco de incêndio (Thesis) Main arguer	Rafael do Nascimento Vieira (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10	Protection of telecommunications stations from forest fires (Thesis) Arguer	Alexandrina Carreira Brinca (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10	Development of a strategy to define the orientation of a deposition tool in 3D printing tasks - simulation in Matlab and realization in RobotStudio (Thesis) Main arguer	Francisco José Ribeiro Ascenso (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10	Development of an active force control system for the industry – electronics and operating software (Thesis) Arguer	Francisco Fonseca Fernandes (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10	Development of an active force control system for industry – mechanical project and building (Thesis) Main arguer	João Paulo Alves de Carvalho (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10	Development of an active force control system to the industry – Simulation, remote control software and testing (Thesis) Arguer	Nuno Tiago Santos Silva Madeira Gomes (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2020/10	Development of a Strategy for Defining the Orientation of a Deposition Tool in 3D Printing task– Algorithms Taking into Account Metal Printing (Thesis) Main arguer	Tiago Matias Marques (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019	Analysis of the interaction between two spot fires – Practical application in the case of fire safety in campsites and caravanning (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Filipe Oliveira Cavaco (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019	Protection of Telecommunication Systems (Thesis) Arguer	José Pedro Lopes Pinho Barge (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019	Aerial Means Supporting Strategic Decision (Thesis) Arguer	Manuel João Pintado Alves Batista Lopes (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019	Contributions for the Development of a Robotic Cell for the Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Parts (Thesis) Main arguer	Carlos Ye Zhu (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019	Development of a solution that allows integration of a collaborative robot onto an industrial AGV – AGV and GUI related aspects (Thesis) Arguer	Floyd Wayne Bernard D’Souza (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2019	Development of a solution for adding a collaborative robot to an industrial AGV - aspects related to the collaborative robot and its functions (Thesis) Main arguer	João Rafael Arsénio Costa (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018	Structural Design and Analysis of an Active Forest Fire Propagation Barrier for the Wildland-Urban Interface Supervisor	Miguel Coelho (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018	Mechanisms for Active Protection of People and Infrastructures against Forest Fires Supervisor	Rui Batista (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018	Implementation of a Simulation System for Additive Task Experiments (Thesis) Main arguer	Filipe Ribeiro (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018	Application of Mixed Reality devices for Robot Manipulator programming: aspects related to the system implementation (Thesis) Arguer	Diogo Serrario (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2018	Application of Mixed Reality Devices for Robot Manipulator Programming: Aspects Related to Graphical Animations (Thesis) Main arguer	João Neves (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2014	InchwormClimber: A light-weight biped climbing robot with a switchable magnet adhesion unit (Thesis) Arguer	José Carlos Romão (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021 - Current	LEDAP - Laboratório de Energética e Detónica, Associação de Apoio	Member of the Administration Council
2019 - Current	Portuguese Federation of Associations of People with Diabetes (FPAD)	Board Member
2018 - Current	DTT - Diabéticos todo-o-terreno - Associação de Crianças e Jovens Diabéticos do Centro	Presidente da Direção

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	Member of the Organizing Committee of the IX International Conference on Forest Fire Research, Coimbra, Portugal Member	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2019 - Current	Review panel member, Agencia Nacional para a Inovação, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2020 - Current	Avaliação de Projectos para PT2020 Evaluator	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2020 - 2022	Applied Sciences	MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2023 - 2023	projeto Mar&Ar - Capacitar para Empreender Internship in Bold Robotics lda.	Diogo Cid Pinho, Master Student, Aerospace Engineering, IST-UL
2023 - 2023	Curricular Internship in Bold Robotics lda.	Francesco Di Giorgio, Master Student, Mechatronics Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
2022 - 2022	Curricular Internship in Bold Robotics lda.	Melvin Martins Alves, Master Student
2022 - 2022	Curricular Internship in Bold Robotics lda.	Tiago Filipe Santos Gouveia, Master Student
2022 - 2022	IPN Summer Internship in Bold Robotics lda.	Tomás Gaspar Parreira, Master Student
2021 - 2021	IPN Summer Internship in Bold Robotics lda.	Tiago Gameiro, Bachelor Student
2021 - 2021	IPN Summer Internship in Bold Robotics lda.	Tiago Pereira, Bachelor Student
2013 - 2015	NEXT-Explicações	Multiple

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018	Membro do Juri da Competição Local de Engenharia do Board of European Students of Technology (BEST), em Coimbra
2015 - 2015	2015 Membro do Juri da Future Ideas Worldwide Academic Competition

Distinctions

Award

2018	GovTech Award Governo da República Portuguesa, Portugal
2018	Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award 2018
2017	Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award 2017
2017	Born from Knowledge Award 2017 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2016	Gold Medal Award
2012	1st place on Local BEST Engineering Competition
2012	2nd Place in National BEST Engineering Competition
2011	1st place on Local BEST Engineering Competition
2011	3rd Place in National BEST Engineering Competition
2009	3% Best faculty students Award 2008/2009 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008	3% Best faculty students Award 2007/2008 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2007	3% Best faculty students Award 2007 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal