Ph.D. Students

- Pedro Trindade, Electrical and Computer Engineering. In progress.
  Co-advised with Prof. Rita Cunha.

- Pedro Cruz, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, July 2023.
  Thesis title: Attitude Determination in Three-Vehicle Constrained Formations

- Joel Reis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, November 2019.
  Thesis title: Nonlinear Estimation Techniques for Underwater Navigation and Tracking
  Co-advised with Prof. Carlos Silvestre and Prof. Paulo Oliveira

- Pedro Lourenço, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, January 2019.
  Winner of the Best Ph.D. thesis in Robotics, awarded by the Portuguese Society of Robotics, 2020.
  Thesis title: Globally Convergent Simultaneous Localization and Mapping: Design Techniques, Analysis, and Implementation
  Co-advised with Prof. Paulo Oliveira and Prof. Carlos Silvestre

- Daniel Viegas, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, June 2017.
  Thesis title: Distributed state estimation for multiple autonomous vehicles
  Co-advised with Prof. Paulo Oliveira and Prof. Carlos Silvestre

M.Sc. Students

- Rafael Jerónimo, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023.
  Supervised with Prof. David Cabecinhas.
  Thesis title: Backstepping Control of UAVs with Suspended Payload

- Bruno Midões, Aerospace Engineering, 2023.
  Supervised with Dr. Sérgio Brás (ESA).
  Thesis title: Autonomous orbit control of a LEO spacecraft

- Maria Verónica Pedro, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023.
  Supervised with Prof. David Cabecinhas.
  Thesis title: Optimal Path Planning for Radiation Detection with Autonomous Underwater Gliders

- Daniel Akanji, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023.
  Supervised with Prof. David Cabecinhas.
  Thesis title: Cooperative Motion Control of Autonomous Marine Vehicles for Ocean Observation

- Victor Marchesini, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023.
  Supervised with Prof. Ricard Marxer (University of Toulon).
  Thesis title: The application of learning techniques to improve control of surface vehicles

- Berin Đikić, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023.
  Supervised with Dr. Thomas Gölles (Virtual Vehicle Research Gmbh).
  Thesis title: Automotive Lidar Technology for Marine Applications - Determining and Increasing the Accuracy of Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping

- Mariana Ribeiro, Aerospace Engineering, 2022.
  Thesis title: Improved Navigation System Based on Single Range Measurements with Outliers Rejection

- Hugo Pereira, Aerospace Engineering, 2022.
  Supervised with Dr. Pedro Lourenço (GMV).
  Thesis title: A Convex Allocation Framework for Singularity Avoidance in Control Moment Gyro Clusters

- José Parreira, Aerospace Engineering, 2022.
  Supervised with Dr. Pedro Lourenço (GMV).
  Thesis title: On-Orbit Pose and Inertia Estimation of Uncooperative Targets

- José Henriques, Aerospace Engineering, 2022.
  Supervised with Dr. Sérgio Brás (ESA).
  Thesis title: Automatic orbit controller for a LEO spacecraft

- Leonardo Pedroso, Aerospace Engineering, 2022.
  Winner of the APCA Master of Science Thesis Award, Portuguese Automatic Control Association, 2024.
  Thesis title: Distributed decentralized control for very large-scale systems with application to LEO satellite mega-constellations

- Pedro Salgueiro, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2022.
  Supervised with Prof. David Cabecinhas.
  Thesis title: Cooperative navigation of autonomous vehicles for underwater radioactivity detection and monitoring

- Pedro Mendes, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2021.
  Thesis title: Bearings-based Cooperative Navigation for Arbitrary Formation Topologies

- Luís Ferreira, Aerospace Engineering, 2021.
  Supervised with Dr. Sérgio Brás (ESA).
  Thesis title: Autonomous Orbit Control of LEO Satellites

- Marina Relvas, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2021.
  Supervised with Dr. Pedro Lourenço (GMV).
  Thesis title: Computational Attitude Guidance & Control for Autonomous Spacecraft

- André Oliveira, Aerospace Engineering, 2021.
  Supervised with Prof. Paulo Oliveira.
  Thesis title: GNSS-based Attitude Estimation using Single Baseline

- Tiago Oliveira, Aerospace Engineering, 2021.
  Supervised with Prof. Rita Cunha and Dr. David Cabecinhas.
  Thesis title: Rapid Development and Prototyping Environment for Testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

- João Franco, Aerospace Engineering, 2021.
  Thesis title: Navigation Systems Based On Single Pseudo-Range Measurements: Design and Experimental Evaluation

- Sara Barroso, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2021.
  Thesis title: Position estimation based on single pseudo-range measurements with unknown clock offset

- Ivan Andrushka, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2021.
  Thesis title: Decentralized control and state estimation of linear time-periodic systems

- João Bernardino, Aerospace Engineering, 2021.
  Supervised with Prof. Paulo Oliveira.
  Thesis title: Point Cloud Registration with Applications in Distributed SLAM

- David Santos, Aerospace Engineering, 2020.
  Thesis title: Decentralized Navigation System Based on Bearing Measurements for Autonomous Vehicles

- Manuel Simas, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2019.
  Supervised with Prof. Bruno Guerreiro.
  Thesis title: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping with Moving Object Tracking for Drones

- Pedro Trindade, Aerospace Engineering, 2019.
  Winner of the IEEE Outstanding MSc Thesis Award - Robotics & Control, Portuguese Section of IEEE, 2020.
  Winner of the Best M.Sc. thesis in Robotics, Portuguese Society of Robotics, 2020.
  Supervised with Prof. Rita Cunha.
  Thesis title: Distributed Formation Control of Double-Integrator Vehicles in the Presence of Unknown Constant Disturbances

- Tiago Silva, Aerospace Engineering, 2018.
  Thesis title: Design and simulation of Long Baseline Navigation Systems based on pseudo-range measurements

- Pedro Cruz, Aerospace Engineering, 2017.
  Thesis title: Attitude determination for three-vehicle heterogeneous formations

- Nuno Carvalho, Aerospace Engineering, 2013.
  Co-supervision with Prof. Paulo Oliveira
  Thesis title: Nonlinear Marine Animals Tracking System from Multiple USBL/INS Units

- Joel Reis, Aerospace Engineering, 2013.
  Co-supervision with Prof. Paulo Oliveira
  Thesis title: Advanced Signal Processing Aiding Techniques for Inertial Navigation Systems

- Pedro Lourenço, Aerospace Engineering, 2012.
  Co-supervision with Prof. Paulo Oliveira and Prof. Carlos Silvestre
  Thesis title: Analysis, Design, and Implementation of an Integrated Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Algorithm