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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Carlos Sampaio Maldonado Costa Mendes

Citation names

  • Mendes, João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EA1F-844D-6BA9
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0979-8314

Email addresses

  • joao.cmendes@ipb.pt (Professional)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09 - 2025/03/26
Concluded
 Programa doutoral em Engenharia Industrial e de Sistemas (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2020/09/30
Concluded
 Engenharia Industrial (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Engenharia Mecânica
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
"Deep Learning na identificação de incêndios florestais " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15.850
2015/09/18 - 2018/07/14
Concluded
 Engenharia Mecânica (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
"Projeto: Otimização da redução de material utilizado pela máquina 3D " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13.467
2014/09/16 - 2015/07/20
Concluded
 Tecnologia e Gestão Automóvel (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
 15.406
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05/17 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - Current Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10/01 - 2021/05/16 Bolsa de Investigação Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/11 - Current iCarbono: Sistema de Monitorização do Sequestro, Armazenamento e Emissão do Carbono
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Researcher

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/10/01 - 2022/06 SAFe: Forest Alert Monitoring System
Promove, fundação la caixa
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente, Portugal
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/05/01 - 2023/11 OleaChain - Skills for sustainability and innovation in the value chain of traditional olive groves in the Northern Interior of Portugal
NORTE-06-3559-FSE-000188
Research Technician Fellow
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Correia, Helder Cavaleiro; Fernandes, Adília; Pereira, Ana I.; Mata, Maria Augusta Pereira da; Magalhães, Carlos Pires; Rodrigues, Clementina ; Mendes, João. Corresponding author: Correia, Helder Cavaleiro. A SAÚDE MENTAL NA POPULAÇÃO DAS INSTITUIÇÕES ASSOCIADAS DA CNIS. Portugal: CNIS - Confederação Nacional de Instituições de Solidariedade.. 2021.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. João Mendes; Adriano S. Silva; Fernanda F. Roman; Jose L. Diaz de Tuesta; José Lima; Helder T. Gomes; Ana I. Pereira. "Deep Learning-Based Classification and Quantification of Emulsion Droplets: A YOLOv7 Approach". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-53036-4_11
  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. João Mendes; José Lima; Lino A. Costa; Nuno Rodrigues; Paulo Leitão; Ana I. Pereira. "An Artificial Intelligence-Based Method to Identify the Stage of Maturation in Olive Oil Mills". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-53036-4_5
  4. Ive Vasiljevic; Josip Music; João Mendes; José Lima. "Adaptive Convolutional Neural Network for Predicting Steering Angle and Acceleration on Autonomous Driving Scenario". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-53036-4_10
  5. Klein, Luan C.; Mendes, João; Braun, João; Martins, Felipe N.; de Oliveira, Andre Schneider; Costa, Paulo; Wörtche, Heinrich; Lima, José. "Deep Learning-Based Localization Approach for Autonomous Robots in the RobotAtFactory 4.0 Competition". In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 181-194. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-53036-4_13
  6. Berger, Guido S.; Mendes, João; Chellal, Arezki Abderrahim; Junior, Luciano Bonzatto; da Silva, Yago M. R.; Zorawski, Matheus; Pereira, Ana I.; et al. "A YOLO-Based Insect Detection: Potential Use of Small Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Monitoring". In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 3-17. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-53025-8_1
  7. Luan C. Klein; João Mendes; João Braun; Felipe N. Martins; João Alberto Fabro; Paulo Costa; Ana I. Pereira; José Lima. "Optimization of Machine Learning Models Applied to Robot Localization in the RobotAtFactory 4.0 Competition". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-77426-3_8
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Inês Sena; João Mendes; Florbela P. Fernandes; Maria F. Pacheco; Clara B. Vaz; José Lima; Ana Cristina Braga; Paulo Novais; Ana I. Pereira. "Impact of Organizational Factors on Accident Prediction in the Retail Sector". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-37108-0_3
  11. João Braun; João Mendes; Ana I. Pereira; José Lima; Paulo Costa. "Object Detection for Indoor Localization System". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-23236-7_54
  12. João Mendes; José Lima; Lino Costa; Nuno Rodrigues; Diego Brandão; Paulo Leitão; Ana I. Pereira. "Machine Learning to Identify Olive-Tree Cultivars". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-23236-7_56
  13. Thadeu Brito; João Mendes; Matheus Zorawski; Beatriz Flamia Azevedo; Ala Khalifeh; Florbela P. Fernandes; Ana I. Pereira; José Lima; Paulo Costa. "Map Coverage of LoRaWAN Signal’s Employing GPS from Mobile Devices". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-23236-7_41
  14. Matos, Diogo; Mendes, João; Lima, José; Pereira, Ana I.; Valente, António; Soares, Salviano; Costa, Pedro; Costa, Paulo. "Position Estimator for a Follow Line Robot: Comparison of Least Squares and Machine Learning Approaches". In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 436-447. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-15226-9_41
  15. Thadeu Brito; Matheus Zorawski; João Mendes; Beatriz Flamia Azevedo; Ana I. Pereira; José Lima; Paulo Costa. "Optimizing Data Transmission in a Wireless Sensor Network Based on LoRaWAN Protocol". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-91885-9_20
Conference abstract
  1. Mendes, João. "Deep Learning method to identify fire ignitions". Paper presented in VII WCDANM, Tomar, 2020.
    Submitted
  2. Mendes, João. "Deep Learning method in fire prediction". Paper presented in VI Encontro de Jovens Investigadores, Bragança, 2019.
    Accepted
Conference paper
  1. Mendes, João; Guido Szekir Berger; José Lima; Costa, Lino; Pereira, Ana I.. Corresponding author: Mendes, João. "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
  2. Marek Nowakowski; Guido Szekir Berger; Braun, João; Mendes, João; 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Klein, Luan C.; Braun, João; Martins, Felipe N.; Wörtche, Heinrich; de Oliveira, Andre Schneider; Mendes, João; Pinto, Vítor H.; Costa, Paulo; Lima, José. "Using Machine Learning Approaches to Localization in an Embedded System on RobotAtFactory 4.0 Competition: A Case Study". 2023.
    10.1109/icarsc58346.2023.10129619
  6. Brito, Thadeu; Beatriz Flamia Azevedo; Mendes, João; Matheus Zorawski; Fernandes, Florbela P.; Pereira, Ana I.; Lima, José. Corresponding author: Brito, Thadeu. "A Forest Fire Monitoring System Based on IoT Technology". Paper presented in French German and Portuguese Conference of Optimization, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  7. Mendes, João; Lima, José; Costa, Lino; Pereira, Ana I.. Corresponding author: Mendes, João. "Artificial Intelligence to Identify Olive-Tree Cultivars". Paper presented in Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers - SASYR 2022, 2022.
    Published
  8. Sena, Inês; Pereira, Ana I.; Fernandes, Florbela P.; Vaz, Clara; Pacheco, Maria F.; Mendes, João; Pires, Abel A. C.; Maia, Jaime P.. Corresponding author: Sena, Inês. "Clustering Analysis - a Case Study". Paper presented in 19th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, 2021.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Maurício Morais; Mendes, João; José Lima; Murillo dos Santos. "YOLO-Based CNN model for Detecting Olive Knot Disease from UAV images". Paper presented in Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers, 2025.
  2. Vinícius Sasaki; Mendes, João; Pereira, Ana I.; José Lima. "Grapevine Health Diagnosis with Deep Learning". Paper presented in Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers, 2025.
  3. Raphael D. Britto; Mendes, João; Murillo Ferreira dos Santos; João P. Castro; José Lima; Pereira, Ana I.. "An Artificial Intelligence Method for Large Forest Areas Analysis". Paper presented in Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers, 2025.
  4. Gabriel Baptista; Mendes, João; Eduardo Damasceno; José Lima; Pereira, Ana I.. "Application of Artificial Intelligence in Coffee Cultivation: Automated Diagnosis of Diseases and Nutritional Deficiencies Using Computer Vision". Paper presented in Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers, 2025.
  5. Mendes, João; José Lima; Costa, Lino; Ana Isabel Pereira. "Real-Time Classification of Olive Ripeness Using YOLOv9 in Olive Oil Mills". Paper presented in Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers, 2024.
Journal article
  1. João Mendes; José Lima; Lino Costa; Eligius M.T. Hendrix; Ana I. Pereira. "Impact of hyper-parameter tuning on CNN accuracy in agricultural image classification". Smart Agricultural Technology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.101016.
    10.1016/j.atech.2025.101016
  2. João Mendes; José Lima; Lino Costa; Nuno Rodrigues; Ana I. Pereira. "Deep learning networks for olive cultivar identification: A comprehensive analysis of convolutional neural networks". Smart Agricultural Technology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100470.
    10.1016/j.atech.2024.100470
  3. Mendes, João; José Lima; Costa, Lino; Nuno Rodrigues; Ana I. Pereira. "Deep Learning Networks for Olive Cultivar Identification: A Comprehensive Analysis of Convolutional Neural Networks.". Smart Agricultural Technology (2024):
    Under revision
  4. Luan C. Klein; João Braun; João Mendes; Vítor H. Pinto; Felipe N. Martins; Andre Schneider de Oliveira; Heinrich Wörtche; Paulo Costa; José Lima. "A Machine Learning Approach to Robot Localization Using Fiducial Markers in RobotAtFactory 4.0 Competition". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063128.
    10.3390/s23063128
  5. Thadeu Brito; Beatriz Flamia Azevedo; João Mendes; Matheus Zorawski; Florbela P. Fernandes; Ana I. Pereira; José Rufino; José Lima; Paulo Costa. "Data Acquisition Filtering Focused on Optimizing Transmission in a LoRaWAN Network Applied to the WSN Forest Monitoring System". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031282.
    10.3390/s23031282
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10 Aplicação de Redes Neurais Profundas na Identificação de Cultivares de Oliveira X Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
(Bragança, Portugal)
2024/10 Inteligência artificial para identificação do estágio de maturação de azeitonas em lagares de azeite X Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
(Bragança, Portugal)
2024/07 Optimizing Olive Disease Classification Through Hybrid Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications (OL2A 2024)
(Tenerife, Spain)
2023/11/24 Pest Management in Olive Cultivation through Computer Vision: A Comparative Study of Detection Methods for Yellow Sticky Traps Sixth Iberian Robotics Conference ROBOT 2023
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/09/29 Deep Learning-Based Classification and Quantification of Emulsion Droplets: A YOLOv7 Approach 3rd International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications
(Ponta Delgada, Portugal)
2023/09/29 An Artificial Intelligence-Based Method to Identify the Stage of Maturation in Olive Oil Mills 3rd International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications
(Ponta Delgada, Portugal)
2022/11 Algoritmos baseados em Deep Learning no contexto da Agricultura 4.0 EJI Investigação STEAM
2022/09 Machine Learning to Identify Olive-Tree Cultivars International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications
2022/09 Follow Line Robot: Comparison of Least Squares and Machine Learning approaches International Conference series on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines
2022/06 Artificial Intelligence to Identify Olive-Tree Cultivars Symposium of Applied Science for Young Researchers - SASYR 2022
2020/09/11 Deep Learning method to identify fire ignitions VII WCDANM
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (Tomar, Portugal)
2019/12/05 Deep Learning method in fire prediction VI Encontro de Jovens Investigadores
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/10 - 2021/02 Estudo da distribuição do sinal do Gateway LoRaWAN
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/01 - Current International conference on Optimization, learning algorithms and applications (2021/01)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2023/09/27 - 2023/09/29 Organized the special session "CVLA - Computer Vision Based on Learning Algorithms” at the 3rd International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications (OL2A 2023) (2023/09/27)
Conference (Other)
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/04 Local Co-chair - RoboCupJunior Rescue Line (2022/06/01 - 2022/06/04)
Festival
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/05 Festival Nacional de robótica de 2022 (2022/04/29 - 2022/05/01)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
2021/09 - 2021/09 Seminário "A SAÚDE MENTAL NA POPULAÇÃO DAS INSTITUIÇÕES ASSOCIADAS DA CNIS" (2021/09 - 2021/09)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/04/04 - Current O papel da Inteligência Artificial na Agricultura 57ª Feira AGRO
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2024/12 - Current Semana da Tecnologia e Gestão 2024
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2024/07 - Current IMFAHE´s global platform of talent 2023-2024
2023/01/27 - 2023/01/27 17º PubHD Bragança Algortimos de inteligência artificial no contexto da agricultura 4.0
Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/05 Ciência 2022 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
Congress

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/07/29 - 2022/07/29 SusTec Summer School - Sistemas Naturais do Barroso Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2022/07 - 2022/07 SusTec Summer School - Produção sustentável em olivicultura Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2022/07 - 2022/07 SusTec Summer School - Biodiversidade no Montesinho Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal