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Jorge Dias | |
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| Born | Jorge Manuel Miranda Dias |
| Occupations | Electrical engineer, author, and academic |
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| Education | University of Coimbra
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| Institutions | Khalifa University |
| Website | jorgedias |
Jorge Manuel Miranda Dias is an electrical engineer, author, and academic. He is a professor and deputy director at Khalifa University, where he also leads the Centre for Autonomous Robotic Systems (KUCARS). His research has focused on artificial perception, specifically in the fields of computer vision and robotics.
Education
[edit]From the University of Coimbra (UC), Dias earned a degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in computers in 1984.[1] He completed a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the same institution in 1994, followed by a D.Sc. (Habilitation) degree in 2011.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2000, Dias joined the UC as an associate professor. At the same institution, he was chair of the Scientific Council of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computers from 2005 to 2008.[1] Since 2011,[1] he is a professor at Khalifa University, where he holds the position of deputy director[3] and leads the Centre for Autonomous Robotic Systems (KUCARS).[4]
Alongside his academic appointments, Dias was the founding director of the Laboratory of Systems and Automation at the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), a technology transfer institution associated with the UC, and served as IPN vice president from June 2008 to June 2011.[3] In 2009, he was the president of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Portuguese Chapter.[1] In 2024, he was general chair of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) held in Abu Dhabi.[5]
Dias coordinated the European project GrowMeUp on social robots for elderly care.[6] He participated in the Seventh Framework Programme project SocialRobot, which ran from 2011 to 2015,[7] and worked on ECOBOTICS.SEA, an EU-funded project on underwater robotics and marine ecosystem monitoring.[8][9] He is a specialty chief editor of Robot Vision and Artificial Perception at Frontiers in Robotics and AI.[10]
Research
[edit]Dias's research has spanned artificial perception, robotic vision, multimodal sensing, autonomous robotic systems, and neuromorphic computing for intelligent robotic applications. He proposed a calibration algorithm for camera inertial measurement units (IMUs) that estimated sensor orientation and translation[11] and discussed the fundamental principles of inertial and visual sensor data employed in motion estimation and 3D reconstruction.[12] In collaborative studies, he showed that precise visual localization can offset IMU drift and improve SLAM accuracy[13] and introduced RobMOT, incorporating Kalman filter refinement and a multistage observational gating process to improve object tracking.[14] He further reviewed deep learning methods for trajectory forecasting and identified key challenges related to generalization across diverse scenarios.[15]
A part of Dias’s research focused on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).[16] He presented an overview of hybrid UAV designs, modelling, and control strategies[17] and highlighted aerial robots as useful platforms due to their large workspace.[18] He also proposed a design that utilized the movement of the spherical shell's center of gravity for steering[19] and a Cosserat-based model for a multi-segment soft manipulator.[20] Moreover, he introduced a piecewise constant strain (PCS) method to divide a Cosserat rod into segments of constant strain.[21] His work further proposed a 3D egocentric spherical representation for integrating perception and action planning under uncertainty,[22] examined neuromorphic-Bayesian frameworks for odor recognition,[23] and presented perspectives on neuromorphic research development stacks and their applications.[24]
Bibliography
[edit]Book
[edit]- Ferreira, João Filipe; Miranda Dias, Jorge (2014). Probabilistic Approaches to Robotic Perception. Springer. ISBN 9783319020051.
Selected articles
[edit]- Lobo, Jorge; Dias, Jorge (2007). "Relative Pose Calibration Between Visual and Inertial Sensors". The International Journal of Robotics Research. 26 (6): 561–575. Bibcode:2007IJRR...26..561L. doi:10.1177/0278364907079276.
- Corke, Peter; Lobo, Jorge; Dias, Jorge (2007). "An Introduction to Inertial and Visual Sensing". The International Journal of Robotics Research. 26 (6): 519–535. Bibcode:2007IJRR...26..519C. doi:10.1177/0278364907079279.
- Cai, Guowei; Dias, Jorge; Seneviratne, Lakmal (2014). "A Survey of Small-Scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Recent Advances and Future Development Trends". Unmanned Systems. 02 (2): 175–199. doi:10.1142/S2301385014300017.
- Saeed, Adnan S.; Younes, Ahmad Bani; Islam, Shafiqul; Dias, Jorge; Seneviratne, Lakmal; Cai, Guowei (2015). "A review on the platform design, dynamic modeling and control of hybrid UAVs". IEEE: 806–815. Bibcode:2015icua.conf...98S. doi:10.1109/ICUAS.2015.7152365. ISBN 978-1-4799-6010-1.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - Renda, Federico; Boyer, Frederic; Dias, Jorge; Seneviratne, Lakmal (2018). "Discrete Cosserat Approach for Multisection Soft Manipulator Dynamics". IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 34 (6): 1518–1533. arXiv:1702.03660. Bibcode:2018ITRob..34.1518R. doi:10.1109/TRO.2018.2868815.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). Khalifa University. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Robotics and AI for Transforming Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in UAE". RoboCup Asia-Pacific 2025. 2 April 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- 1 2 "Prof. Jorge Dias". Sorbonne University. Retrieved Aug 5, 2026.
- ↑ "About Us". Khalifa University. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ "IROS Past and Future Venues". IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Grown-ups with supportive robots". CORDIS. Retrieved Aug 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Final Report Summary: SOCIALROBOT". CORDIS. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Past Projects". Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Bio-inspired Technologies for a Sustainable Marine Ecosystem". CORDIS. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Editorial board". Frontiers. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam; Chen, Zetao; Milford, Michael (2015). "Autonomous Multisensor Calibration and Closed-loop Fusion for SLAM". Journal of Field Robotics. 32 (1): 6. doi:10.1002/rob.21500.
- ↑ Gupta, Gaurav; Kejriwal, Nishant; Pallav, Prasun; Hassan, Ehtesham; Kumar, Swagat; Hebbalaguppe, Ramya (2016). "Indoor Localisation and Navigation on Augmented Reality Devices". 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR-Adjunct). p. 108. Bibcode:2016mxaa.conf...52G. doi:10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct.2016.0052. ISBN 978-1-5090-3740-7.
- ↑ Di, K.; Wan, W.; Zhao, Hongying; Liu, Zhaoqin; Wang, Runzhi; Zhang, Feizhou (2020). "Progress and Applications of Visual SLAM". Journal of Geomatics Science and Technology: 42. doi:10.11947/J.JGGS.2019.0205. S2CID 235085344.
- ↑ Zhang, Peng; Li, Xin; He, Liang; Lin, Xin (2023). "3D Multiple Object Tracking on Autonomous Driving: A Literature Review": 20. arXiv:2309.15411.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Şahİn, Büşra; Yusuf, Ibrahim; Al-Hubaishi, Mohammed (2026). "Machine Learning-Based Vehicle Behavior Classification in Highway Ramp Merging Areas". IEEE: 2. Bibcode:2026hora.conf37239S. doi:10.1109/ICHORA69329.2026.11537239. ISBN 979-8-3315-8150-3.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - ↑ ur Rahman, Shams; Kim, Geon-Hwan; Cho, You-Ze; Khan, Ajmal (2018). "Positioning of UAVs for throughput maximization in software-defined disaster area UAV communication networks". Journal of Communications and Networks. 20 (5): 452. doi:10.1109/JCN.2018.000070.
- ↑ Theys, B.; De Vos, G.; De Schutter, J. (2016). "A control approach for transitioning VTOL UAVs with continuously varying transition angle and controlled by differential thrust". 2016 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). p. 118. Bibcode:2016icua.conf....9T. doi:10.1109/ICUAS.2016.7502519. ISBN 978-1-4673-9334-8.
- ↑ Yüksel, Burak; Secchi, Cristian; Bülthoff, Heinrich H.; Franchi, Antonio (2019). "Aerial physical interaction via IDA-PBC". The International Journal of Robotics Research. 38 (4): 403. doi:10.1177/0278364919835605.
- ↑ Jearanaisilawong, Petch; Laksanacharoen, Sathaporn; Piriyawong, Veeradate; Swatdipisal, Khatathap (2009). "Design of a three-legged reconfigurable spherical shape robot". 2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics. p. 1730. Bibcode:2009aim..conf..296J. doi:10.1109/AIM.2009.5229805. ISBN 978-1-4244-2852-6. S2CID 10433841.
- ↑ Zhang, Yongchang; Li, Pengchun; Quan, Jiale; Li, Longqiu; Zhang, Guangyu; Zhou, Dekai (2023). "Progress, Challenges, and Prospects of Soft Robotics for Space Applications". Advanced Intelligent Systems. 5 (3): 15. doi:10.1002/aisy.202200071.
- ↑ Alessi, Carlo; Agabiti, Camilla; Caradonna, Daniele; Laschi, Cecilia; Renda, Federico; Falotico, Egidio (2024). "Rod models in continuum and soft robot control: a review". 2407 (5886): 10. arXiv:2407.05886.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Sergeant-Perthuis, Grégoire; Ruet, Nils; Ognibene, Dimitri; Tisserand, Yvain; Williford, Kenneth; Rudrauf, David (2025). "Action of the Euclidean versus projective group on an agent's internal space in curiosity driven exploration". Biological Cybernetics. 119 (1): 3. doi:10.1007/s00422-024-01001-1. PMC 11742296. PMID 39820849.
- ↑ Mershin, Andreas; Stefanou, Nikolas; Rotteveel, Adan; Kung, Matthew; Kung, George; Dan, Alexandru; Kivell, Howard; Okulova, Zoia; Kountouri, Zoi; Liang, Paul Pu (2025). "Machine Olfaction and Embedded AI Are Shaping the New Global Sensing Industry". arXiv:2510.19660.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Niedermeier, Lars; Dutt, Nikil; Krichmar, Jeffrey L (2025). "An integrated toolbox for creating neuromorphic edge applications". Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering. 5 (1): 3. arXiv:2404.08726. Bibcode:2025NewCE...514003N. doi:10.1088/2634-4386/adad0f.
External links
[edit]- Jorge Dias publications indexed by Google Scholar