Professor João Rodrigues graduated in Electrical Engineering in 1993 from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal, he got is M.Sc. in Computer Systems Engineering in 1998 and Ph.D. Electronics and Computer Engineering in 2008 from University of Algarve, Portugal. He is Adjoint Professor at Instituto Superior de Engenharia in the University of the Algarve (UALg), where he lectures Computer Science and Computer Vision disciplines since 1994. He joined the Vision Laboratory-UAlg in 1996 and from 1998 also the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR/IST-Lisbon). He participate in 7 scientific projects, and he is author more than 50 scientific publications. He's major research interests lies on Human Vision: gist, visual context, attention, figure-ground, categorization and recognition.
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Ph.D., Electronics and Computer
Engineering (Major in Computer Sciences), UALG,
2008.
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...... 1999-02 Sub- and Director of the Electrical Engineering Department. 1999- Professor Adjunto/Adjoint Professor, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, University of the Algarve, Portugal. 1998- Researcher on Institute for Systems and Robotics - ISR/IST Lisbon, research group: SIPG: Signal and Image Processing Group. 1996- Researcher on Vision Laboratory, University of the Algarve. 1994-99 Assistant, Escola Superior de Tecnologia, University of the Algarve, Portugal. 1993-94 High-School teacher, Escola C+S Armamar, Armamar, Portugal. 1992-93 High-School teacher, Escola Morgado Mateus, Vila Real, Portugal.
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NeuralDynamics: A neuro-dynamic framework for cognitive robotics: scene representations, behavioural sequences, and learning, financed by EC, CINTAL/UAlg (Vision Laboratory), FP7-ICT-2009-6 PN: 270247 (2011-2015). Blavigator: a cheap and reliable navigation aid for the blind, financed by FCT, CINTAL/UAlg (Vision Laboratory), RIPD/ADA/109690/2009 (2011-2013) SmartVision: active vision for the blind, financed by FCT, CINTAL/UAlg (Vision Laboratory), PTDC/EIA/73633/2006 (2008-2011). Neural correlates of object recognition: structure-function correlations within the visual ventral stream, striatal and limbic circuits in health and disease, financed by FCT, AIBILI – Coimbra, PTDC/PSI/67381/2006 (2007-20010). Modeling Visual Detection, financed by FCT, CINTAL/UAlg (Vision Laboratory), POCTI/36445/PSI/2000 (2000-2003). Advanced Modeling of Visual Information Processing, financed by EC, Vision Laboratory,INCO-ESPRIT, INCO-DC 961646 (DGIII) (1998-2001). Integrated System for Analysis and Characterization of the Seafloor, financed by EC, Vision Laboratory, MAS3-CT95-0046 (1996-1999).
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Conference Co-Chair, International Conference on Software Development for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion, Porto, Portugal [http://dsai2012.utad.pt]. Editor: International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications [http://www.aicit.org/jdcta/] Local Organizing Committee, V Symposium Ibero American in Computer Graphics (SIACG 2011), University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal, 2-3 July, 2011 [http://ise.UAlg.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=794&Itemid=535&lang=en]. Session Chair, International Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, Vilamoura, Portugal, 6 March, 2011 Technical Committee, Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, Vila-Real, Portugal, October 29, 2010 [http://recpad2010.utad.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=54] Scientific Committee, International Conference on Software Development for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion, Oxford, England, United Kindom, November 25th - 26th, 2010.[http://dsai2010.utad.pt/committees.html] Scientific Committee, International Conference on Software Development for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion, Lisbon, Portugal, 3-5 June, 2009.[http://dsai2009.utad.pt/committees.html]
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