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Engineer with a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering (UFBA) and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ÁREA1). He has experience in research, development, and innovation (R&D), having worked on Erasmus+ and FCT-funded projects involving intelligent systems, IoT, and databases. He also holds a degree in Philosophy (UCB-Brazil) and a postgraduate certificate in Specialized Translation (ISCAP-IPP, Portugal). He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Language Sciences (NOVA FCSH), specializing in Terminology and Computational Lexicography. He is a researcher in the Horizon Europe project: HetERogeneous sEmantic Data integratIon for the guT-bRain interplaY [Grant Agreement ID: 101137074].
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luiz Torres

Citation names

  • Torres, Luiz

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CB1F-4A86-17D9

Email addresses

  • luizhstorres@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Languages and Literatures - Linguistics
  • 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) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/09 - 2026
Ongoing
 Ciências da Linguagem (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Terminologia e Lexicografia Computacional
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2009 - 2012
Concluded
 Mestrado em Engenharia Industrial (Master)
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
 17
2002/02 - 2007/08
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Bachelor (1st cycle))
ÁREA1 - Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Brazil
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025 - 2026 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - 2022 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Centro Universitário de João Pessoa, Brazil
Departamento de Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores, Brazil
2013 - 2016 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) ÁREA1 - Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Brazil

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007 - 2009 Engenheiro de Produto MSX International Inc, United States
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025 - 2026 HetERogeneous sEmantic Data integratIon for the guT-bRain interplaY
GA101137074
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
Ongoing
2011 - 2017 REDIC-LEA - Desenvolvimento, validação e teste de algoritmos e sistemas de gerenciamento e controle de métodos de elevação artificial em planta piloto instrumentada (REDIC-LEA)
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Research Fellow
Centro de Capacitação Tecnológica em Automação Industrial (CTAI), Brazil
 Finep
Concluded
2011 - 2015 Plataforma Integrada para Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa em Poços Automatizados de Produção de Petróleo (PIPA)
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Research Fellow
Centro de Capacitação Tecnológica em Automação Industrial (CTAI), Brazil
 Petrobras
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Torres, Luiz. Corresponding author: Torres, Luiz. "UMA PROPOSTA PARA UTILIZAÇÃO DE SISTEMAS ESPECIALISTAS NO CONTROLE DE PLANTAS INDUSTRIAIS AUTOMATIZADAS". In OPEN SCIENCE RESEARCH I. Brazil: Editora Científica Digital, 2022.
    Published
  2. S. Torres, Luiz H.; Schnitm, Leizer. "Fuzzy Control: An Adaptive Approach Using Fuzzy Estimators and Feedback Linearization". In Fuzzy Logic - Controls, Concepts, Theories and Applications. InTech, 2012.
    10.5772/36608
Conference paper
  1. Torres, Luiz; Schnitman, Leizer; Felippe de Souza, J.A.M.. "Towards Intelligent Autonomous Controllers: Architecture for Industrial Distributed System". 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/aiccsa.2017.71
  2. Torres, Luiz H. S.; Vasconcelos, Carlos A. V.; Schnitman, Leizer; de Souza, J. A. M Felippe. "Exact linearization and fuzzy logic applied to the control of a Magnetic Levitation System". Paper presented in International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Barcelona, 2010.
    Published • 10.1109/fuzzy.2010.5584196
Journal article
  1. Torres, Luiz H. S.; Schnitman, Leizer; Júnior, Carlos A. V. V.; Felippe de Souza, J. A. M.. "Feedback Linearization and Model Reference Adaptive Control of a Magnetic Levitation System". Studies in Informatics and Control 21 1 (2012): http://dx.doi.org/10.24846/v21i1y201208.
    10.24846/v21i1y201208
Activities

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - 2022 Professor das disciplinas: Análise e Controle de Sistemas Dinâmicos Circuitos Eletrônicos Inteligência Artificial Automação da Manufatura Modelagem e Controle de Sistemas Eletrônica Digital Engenharia Eletrotécnica (Bachelor)
2013 - 2016 Professor das disciplinas Análise de Sistemas Lineares (modelagem de sistemas dinâmicos, circuitos elétricos e eletrônicos para controle digital) e Automação de Sistema Produtivos. Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Bachelor) ÁREA1 - Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Brazil
Distinctions

Award

2001 Aluno nota 10
Colégio Persona, Brazil