João Filipe Ferreira

    Name: João Filipe Ferreira, Ph.D.
    Position: Associate Professor
    Website: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/joao-filipe-ferreira
    Office: 3A.1
    Internal Phone: 421341
    Email: jfilipe@isr.uc.pt





    Supervisor of:
    Habibu Mukhandi, Ph.D. Student



    Journals

    H. Mukhandi, J. F. Ferreira, P. Peixoto, SyS3DS: Systematic Sampling of Large-Scale LiDAR Point Clouds for Semantic Segmentation in Forestry Robotics, Sensors, 24(3), 823, 2024
    https://doi.org/10.3390/s24030823
    Afonso Eloi Carvalho, David Portugal, J. F. Ferreira, 3D Traversability Analysis and Path Planning Based on Mechanical Effort for UGVs in Forest Environments, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), vol. 171, 104560, Elsevier, 2024
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2023.104560

    Journals

    J. F. Ferreira, David Portugal, Maria Eduarda Andrada, Pedro Machado, R. P. Rocha, P. Peixoto, Sensing and Artificial Perception for Robots in Precision Forestry: A Survey, Robotics, 12(5), 139, MDPI, 2023
    https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics12050139
    J. F. Ferreira, David Portugal, Maria Eduarda Andrada, P. Machado, P. Peixoto, Sensing and Artificial Perception for Robots in Precision Forestry – a Survey, Robotics, Special Issue on Robotics and AI for Precision Agriculture, 12 (5): 139, 2023
    Mário Cristóvão, David Portugal, Afonso Eloi Carvalho, J. F. Ferreira, A LiDAR-Camera-Inertial-GNSS Apparatus for 3D Multimodal Dataset Collection in Woodland Scenarios, Sensors, Special Issue on Mobile Robots: Navigation, Control and Sensing, 23 (15): 6676, 2023

    Conferences

    André Araújo, M. S. Couceiro, D. Datsenko, J. F. Ferreira, R. P. Rocha, Constrained Formation Tracking of an Aquatic Multi-Robot System with a Self-Organized Map for Autonomous Robots, 2021 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2021), Prague, Czech Republic, 2021

    Conferences

    G. Dos Santos Martins, J. F. Ferreira, David Portugal, M. S. Couceiro, MoDSeM: Modular Framework for Distributed Semantic Mapping, In UK-RAS, 2019
    M. S. Couceiro, David Portugal, J. F. Ferreira, R. P. Rocha, SEMFIRE: Towards a new generation of forestry maintenance multi-robot systems, 2019 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration , 270-276, IEEE, Paris, France, 2019

    Journals

    J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, Unconventional computing for Bayesian inference, International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 88, 306-308, Elsevier, Available online 16 June 2017, 2017
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2017.06.004
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0888613X17303845?via%3Dihub
    J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, Unconventional computing for Bayesian inference., International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 88, 306-308, Elsevier, 2017
    P. Lanillos Pradas, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, A Bayesian Hierarchy for Robust Gaze Estimation in Human-Robot Interaction, Int. J. of Approximate. Reasoning [In Press], 2017
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2017.04.007
    H. Aliakbarpour, J. F. Ferreira, V. Surya Prasath, K. Palaniappan , G. Seetharaman, J. Dias, A Probabilistic Framework for 3D Reconstruction Using Heterogeneous Sensors, IEEE Sensors, 17, 9, 2017
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2017.2679187
    R. Martins, J. F. Ferreira, M. Castelo-Branco, J. Dias, Integration of touch attention mechanisms to improve the robotic haptic exploration of surfaces., Neurocomputing, ISSN: 0925-2312, 2017
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2016.10.027
    H. Aliakbarpour, J. F. Ferreira, V. Surya Prasath, K. Palaniappan , G. Seetharaman, J. Dias, Probabilistic Framework for 3D Reconstruction Using Heterogeneous Sensors., IEEE Sensors, Volume: 17, Issue: 10, 2017
    https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2017.2679187
    R. Martins, J. F. Ferreira, M. Castelo-Branco, J. Dias, Integration of touch attention mechanisms to improve the robotic haptic exploration of surfaces, Neurocomputing, Volume 222, Pages 204–216, 2017
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2016.10.027

    Book Sections

    B. Oliveira, P. Lanillos Pradas, J. F. Ferreira, Gaze Tracing in a Bounded Log-Spherical Space for Artificial Attention Systems, In Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference, ed. Luís Paulo Reis, António Paulo Moreira, Pedro U. Lima, Luis Montano, Victor Muñoz-Martinez, 407 – 419, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27149-1_32

    Conferences

    A. Gradil, J. F. Ferreira, A Visualisation and Simulation Framework for Local and Remote HRI Experimentation, EPCGI’16 - 23º Encontro Português de Computação Gráfica e Interação, 2016
    H. Fernandes, Muhammad Awais Aslam, J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Bayesian inference implemented on FPGA with stochastic bitstreams for an autonomous robot, 26th International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL), 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FPL.2016.7577312

    Conferences

    José Domingos Alves, J. F. Ferreira, J. Lobo, J. Dias, Brief Survey on Computational Solutions for Bayesian Inference, Workshop on Unconventional Computing for Bayesian Inference, 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2015), Hamburg, Gemany, 2015
    P. Lanillos Pradas, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Designing an artificial attention system for social robots, . In: Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on. IEEE , 2015
    J. F. Ferreira, P. Lanillos Pradas, J. Dias, Fast Exact Bayesian Inference for High-Dimensional Models, Workshop on Unconventional Computing for Bayesian Inference, 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2015), Hamburg, Gemany, 2015
    P. Lanillos Pradas, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Multisensory 3d saliency for artficial attention systems. In: 3rd Workshop on Recognition and Action for Scene Understanding (REACTS), 16th International Conference of Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP), 2015
    R. Duarte, J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Synthesis of Bayesian Machines on FPGAs using Stochastic Arithmetic, 2nd International Workshop on Neuromorphic and Brain-Based Computing Systems (NeuComp 2015), associated with DATE2015, Design Automation Test Europe 2015., 2015

    Journals

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Bayesian Programming and Modelling, Probabilistic Approaches to Robotic Perception, 71-102, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_3
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Wrapping Things Up… , Probabilistic Approaches to Robotic Perception, 227-232, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_9
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Probabilistic Learning, Probabilistic Approaches to Robotic Perception, 147-167, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_6
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Hierarchical Combination of Bayesian Models and Representations, Probabilistic Approaches to Robotic Perception, 103-119, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_4
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Representation of 3D Space and Sensor Modelling Within a Probabilistic Framework, Probabilistic Approaches to Robotic Perception, 37-69, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_2
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Fundamentals of Bayesian Inference Probabilistic, Probabilistic Approaches to Robotic Perception, 3-36, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_1
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Attentional Mechanisms for Socially Interactive Robots - A Survey, IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, Special Issue on Behavior Understanding and Developmental Robotics, 1-18, 2014

    Books

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Probabilistic Approaches for Robotic Perception". Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR) 91, 2014
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8
    ISBN 978-3-319-02006-8

    Book Sections

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, Preface, vol. 91, pp. 7-11, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1201/b18520
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, Case-study: Bayesian hierarchy for active perception, vol. 91, pp. 185-226, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_8
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Case-study: Bayesian 3D independent motion segmentation with IMU-aided RBG-D sensor, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol. 91, pp: 171-183, 2014
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02006-8_7

    Conferences

    R. Martins, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Touch attention Bayesian models for robotic active haptic exploration of heterogeneous surfaces, 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2014), Chicago, USA, 2014
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2014.6942711
    P. Lanillos Pradas, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Evaluating the Influence of Automatic Attentional Mechanisms in Human-Robot Interaction, 9th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2014), Workshop 4 – HRI: a bridge between Robotics and Neuroscience, Bielefeld, Germany, 2014
    http://ap.isr.uc.pt/archive/Paper_hri2014_PL.pdf

    Journals

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Lobo, P. Bessière, M. Castelo-Branco, J. Dias, A Bayesian Framework for Active Artificial Perception, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics (Systems Man and Cybernetics, part B), 43, 2, 699-711, IEEE, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSMCB.2012.2214477

    Conferences

    R. Martins, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Touch attention Bayesian models for robotic active haptic exploration, In 2nd Workshop on Recognition and Action for Scene Understanding (REACTS) 2013, York, UK, 2013
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Hierarchical Log-Spherical Inference Grid – An Unconventional Approach to Robotic Perception and Action, UARACIN – Workshop on Unconventional Approaches to Robotics, Automation and Control Inspired by Nature, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013), Karlsruhe, Germany, 2013
    http://ap.isr.uc.pt/archive/2013-JF-JD-UARACIN.pdf

    Journals

    J. F. Ferreira, M. Castelo-Branco, J. Dias, A hierarchical Bayesian framework for multimodal active perception, Adaptive Behavior, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 172-190, 2012
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059712311434662
    J. F. Ferreira, C. Tsiourti, J. Dias, Learning emergent behaviours for a hierarchical Bayesian framework for active robotic perception ( short report ), Cognitive Processing Journal, 13, 1, 155-159, Elsevier, 2012
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10339-012-0481-9
    http://mail.isr.uc.pt/~mrl/admin/upload/LearningEmergentBehaviours2012.pdf

    Conferences

    J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, P. Trindade, J. Dias, Bayesian 3D Independent Motion Segmentation with IMU-Aided RBG-D Sensor, In proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Information Integration (MFI 2012), Hamburg, 2012
    R. Martins, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Touch attention Bayesian models for object feature extraction in robotic blind manipulation, In 32nd International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering (MaxEnt 2012), Munich, 2012
    G. Macesanu, S. Grigorescu, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, F. Moldoveanu, Real Time Facial Features Tracking using an Active Vision System, In Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OPTIM 2012), Brasov, Romania, 2012
    G. Macesanu, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, A Bayesian Hierarchy for Gaze Following, 5th International Conference on Cognitive Systems, COGSYS 2012, TU Vienna, Austria, 2012

    Journals

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Lobo, J. Dias, Bayesian Real-Time Perception Algorithms on GPU: Real-Time Implementation of Bayesian Models for Multimodal Perception Using CUDA, Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, Vol. 6, Issue 3, pages 171-186, 2011
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11554-010-0156-7
    WOS:000293958100004

    Thesis

    J. F. Ferreira, Bayesian Cognitive Models for 3D Structure and Motion Multimodal Perception, Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC), Portugal, 2011, Supervised by Jorge Dias and Miguel Castelo-Branco

    Conferences

    J. F. Ferreira, A. Malhão, M. Castelo-Branco, A Bayesian Hierarchy as a Model of Human Active Visuauditory Perception, 4th International Conference on Cognitive Systems, COGSYS 2010, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2010
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, A Bayesian Hierarchical Framework for Multimodal Active Perception -"Smarter sensors, easier processing" , - Workshop, 11th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB 2010), 2010
    H. Aliakbarpour, J. F. Ferreira, K. Khoshhal, J. Dias, A Novel Framework for Data Registration and Data Fusion in Presence of Multi-modal Sensors, in Proceedings of the DoCEIS 2010 - Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010
    WOS:000277119500033
    H. Aliakbarpour, J. F. Ferreira, K. Khoshhal Roudposhti, J. Dias, A Novel Framework for Data Registration and Data Fusion in Presence of Multi-modal Sensors, in Proceedings of the DoCEIS 2010 - Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, Springer , Lisbon, Portugal, 2010
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11628-5_33

    Conferences

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Prado, J. Lobo, J. Dias, Multimodal Active Exploration Using A Bayesian Approach, In: 14th IASTED International Conference in Robotics and Applications, Cambridge MA, USA, 2009
    J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, J. Prado, J. Dias, Robotic Implementation of Biological Bayesian Models for Visuo-inertial Image Stabilization and Gaze Control, 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Acropolis Convention Center, Nice, France, 2009
    WOS:000271966900075
    J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Robotic Implementation of Biological Bayesian Models Towards Visuo-inertial Image Stabilization and Gaze Control, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2008), Page(s):443 - 448, 2009
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913044
    WOS:000271966900075
    J. F. Ferreira, C. Pinho, J. Dias, Implementation and Calibration of a Bayesian Binaural System for 3D Localisation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2008), Page(s):1722 - 1727, 2009
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913261
    WOS:000271966900292

    Conferences

    J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, J. Prado, J. Dias, Robotic Implementation of Biological Bayesian Models for Visuo - inertial Image Stabilization and Gaze Control, 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Acropolis Convention Center Nice, France, 2008
    J. F. Ferreira, C. Pinho, J. Dias, Active Exploration Using Bayesian Models for Multimodal Perception, In: Image Analysis and Recognition, Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (Springer LNCS), International Conference ICIAR 2008, pp. 369-378, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 2008
    WOS:000257302500036
    C. Pinho, J. F. Ferreira, P. Bessière, J. Dias, A Bayesian Binaural System for 3D Sound-Source Localisation, in International Conference on Cognitive Systems (CogSys 2008), pp 109-114, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2008
    J. F. Ferreira, P. Bessière, K. Mekhnacha, J. Lobo, J. Dias, C. Laugier, Bayesian Models for Multimodal Perception of 3D Structure and Motion, in International Conference on Cognitive Systems (CogSys 2008), pp. 103-108, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2008

    Conferences

    P. Baptista, R. Bernardes, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, J. Cunha Vaz, Multimodal macula mapping: study for rigid, perspective and non-rigid image registration, V Congresso de Investigação em Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal, 2006
    P. Baptista, J. F. Ferreira, R. Bernardes, J. Dias, J. Cunha Vaz, Multimodal Macula Mapping by Deformable Image Registration, CompIMAGE'2006 Symposium - Computational Modeling of Objects Represented in Images: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications, Porto, Portugal, 2006
    J. Lobo, J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Bioinspired Visuovestibular Artificial Perception System for Independent Motion Segmentation, Second International Cognitive Vision Workshop, ECCV 9th European Conference on Computer Vision, Graz, Austria, 2006

    Journals

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Three-Dimensional Planar Profile Registration in 3D Scanning, ICIAR Oct 2005, LNCS 3656, 617–624, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2005
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11559573_76

    Conferences

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Three-Dimensional Planar Profile Registration, 3D Scanning, pp. 617–624, Toronto, Canada, 2005

    Thesis

    J. F. Ferreira, TELE3D Um Scanner para Registo Tridimensional de Objectos, M.Sc. Thesis, University of Coimbra, Portugal, 2005, Supervised by Jorge Dias and Miguel Castelo-Branco

    Conferences

    J. F. Ferreira, J. Dias, Tele-3D —Developing a Handheld Scanner Using Structured Light Projection, 3DPVT, 1st International Symposium on 3D Data Processing Visualization and Transmission, Padova, Italy, 2002
    J. F. Ferreira, J. Lobo, J. Dias, Tele 3D – Developing a Handheld Scanner Using Structured Light Projection, RECPAD 2002-12th Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, Aveiro, Portugal, 2002

    M.Sc. Thesis

    Daniel Chichorro, Development of a Facial Feature Detection and Tracking Framework for Robust Gaze Estimation (3/2018) Supervised by João Filipe Ferreira and Jorge Lobo

    Miguel Mira Duarte Gomes, Using an FPGA Mini-Cluster to Implement Bayesian Application-Specific Integrated Circuits for Robotic Applications (9/2017) Supervised by João Filipe Ferreira and Jorge Lobo

    Jorge Monteiro, Human-Inspired Object Discrimination by Colour for Artificial Attention (9/2017) Supervised by João Filipe Ferreira

    André Gradil, Development of a Remote 3D Visualisation, Control and Simulation Framework for a Robotic Head (9/2016) Supervised by João Filipe Ferreira