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The full text of some of my
publications can be found in Academia.edu.
By Type of Publication
Refereed
Scientific Journals
1. J. F. Ferreira, D. Portugal, M. E.
Andrada, P. Machado, R. P. Rocha and P. Peixoto, “Sensing and Artificial
Perception for Robots in Precision Forestry: A Survey”, Robotics, 12(5), 139, MDPI, Oct. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/robotics12050139
(view abstract)
2. L. Guevara, R. P. Rocha and
F. A. Cheein, “Improving the Manual Harvesting Operation Efficiency by
Coordinating a Fleet of N-Trailer Vehicles”, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol. 185, 106103,
Elsevier, Jun. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2021.106103
(view abstract)
3. P. Menezes and R. P. Rocha,
“Promotion of Active Ageing through Interactive Artificial Agents in a Smart
Environment”, SN Applied Sciences, 3,
583, Apr. 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04567-8
(view abstract)
4. M. S. Couceiro, D. Portugal, R.
P. Rocha and A. Araújo, “Fostering Human-Robot Cooperative Architectures for
Search and Rescue Missions in Urban Fires”, Simulation,
97(3), pp. 177-194, Sage Publications, ISSN 0037-5497, 2021. DOI: 10.1177/0037549720964548
(view abstract)
5. F. Araújo, A. Gomes and R. P.
Rocha, “Towards Optimal Convergecast in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks”, Ad Hoc Networks, 107, 102214, Elsevier,
ISSN 1570-8705, Oct. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2020.102214
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6. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Performance Estimation and Dimensioning of Team Size for Multi-Robot Patrol”, IEEE Intelligent Systems, 32(6), pp.
30-38, IEEE Computer Society, ISSN
1541-1672, Nov./Dec. 2017. DOI: 10.1109/MIS.2017.4531222
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7. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Cooperative Multi-Robot Patrol with Bayesian Learning”, Autonomous Robots, 40(5), pp. 929-953, Springer, Jun. 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s10514-015-9503-7
(view abstract)
8. J. M. Santos, M. S. Couceiro, D.
Portugal and R. P. Rocha, “A Sensor Fusion Layer to Cope with Reduced
Visibility in SLAM”, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 80(3),
pp. 401-422, Springer, Dec. 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s10846-015-0180-8
(view abstract)
9. A. Fernandes, M. S. Couceiro, D.
Portugal, J. M. Santos and R. P. Rocha, “Ad Hoc Communication in Teams of Mobile Robots
using Zigbee Technology”, Computer
Applications in Engineering Education, 23(5), pp. 733-745, Wiley
Periodicals, Sep. 2015. DOI: 10.1002/cae.21646
(view abstract)
10. A. Araújo, D. Portugal, M. S.
Couceiro and R. P. Rocha, “Integrating Arduino-based Educational Mobile Robots in ROS”, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems,
special issue on Autonomous Robot Systems, 77(2), pp. 281-298, Springer,
Feb. 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s10846-013-0007-4
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11. L. P. Reis, J. M. Ferreira Calado
and R. P. Rocha, “Special Issue on Autonomous Robot Systems – Guest
Editorial”, Journal of Intelligent and
Robotic Systems, 77(2), pp. 247-247, Springer, Feb. 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s10846-014-0130-x
12. M. S. Couceiro, A. Fernandes, R.
P. Rocha and N. M. F. Ferreira, “Understanding the Communication Complexity
of the Robotic Darwinian PSO”, Robotica,
33(1), pp. 157-180, Jan. 2015. DOI: 10.1017/S0263574714000058
(view abstract)
13. M. S. Couceiro, F. M. Martins, R.
P. Rocha and N. M. F. Ferreira, “Mechanism and Convergence Analysis of a
Multi-Robot Swarm Approach Based on Natural Selection”, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 76(2), pp 353-381, Springer, Nov. 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s10846-014-0030-0
(view abstract)
14. M. S. Couceiro, P. A. Vargas and R.
P. Rocha, “Bridging the Reality Gap between the Webots Simulator and e-puck
Robots”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems,
62(10), pp. 1549–1567, Oct. 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2014.05.007
(view abstract)
15. M. S. Couceiro, D. Portugal, R. P.
Rocha and N. M. F. Ferreira, “Marsupial Teams of Robots: Deployment of
Miniature Robots for Swarm Exploration under Communication Constraints”, Robotica, 32(7), pp. 1017-1038, Oct.
2014. DOI: 10.1017/S0263574713001185
(view abstract)
16. A. Araújo, D. Portugal, M. S.
Couceiro, J. Sales, and R. P. Rocha, “Desarrollo de un Robot Móvil
Compacto Integrado en el Middleware ROS”, Revista
Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial (RIAI), 11(3), pp.
315-326, Elsevier, Jul.-Sep. 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.riai.2014.02.009
(view abstract)
17. M. S. Couceiro, C. M. Figueiredo, R.
P. Rocha and N. M. F. Ferreira, “Darwinian Swarm Exploration under
Communication Constraints:
Initial Deployment and Fault-Tolerance Assessment”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 62(4), pp. 528-544, Elsevier, Apr.
2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2013.12.009
(view abstract)
18. M. S. Couceiro, P. A. Vargas, R.
P. Rocha and N. M. F. Ferreira, “Benchmark of Swarm Robotics Distributed
Techniques in a Search Task”, Robotics
and Autonomous Systems, 62(2), pp. 200-213, Elsevier, Feb. 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2013.10.004
(view abstract)
19. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha, “Distributed
Multi-Robot Patrol: A Scalable and Fault-Tolerant Framework”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 61(12),
pp. 1572-1587, Elsevier, Dec. 2013. DOI:
10.1016/j.robot.2013.06.011
(view abstract)
20. P. Drews Jr., P. Núñez, R. P.
Rocha, M. Campos and J. Dias, "Novelty Detection and Segmentation
based on Gaussian Mixture Models: a Case Study in 3D Robotic Laser
Mapping", Robotics and Autonomous
Systems, 61(12), pp. 1696-1709, Elsevier, Dec. 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2013.06.004
(view abstract)
21. M. S. Couceiro, D. Portugal, N.
Gonçalves, R. Rocha, J. M. Luz, C. Figueiredo and G. Dias, “A
Methodology for Detection and Estimation in the Analysis of the Golf Putting”, Pattern Analysis and Applications,
16(3), pp. 459-474, Springer, ISSN 1433-755X (Online) / 1433-7541 (Print),
2013. DOI: 10.1007/s10044-012-0276-8
(view abstract)
22. M. S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha
and N. M. F. Ferreira, "A PSO Multi-Robot Exploration Approach Over
Unreliable MANETs", Advanced
Robotics, 27(16), pp. 1221-1234, Robotics Society of Japan, 2013. DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2013.819605
(view abstract)
23. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Multi-Robot Patrolling Algorithms: Examining Performance and Scalability”, Advanced Robotics, 27(5), pp. 325-336, Robotics Society of Japan, Feb. 2013. DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2013.763722
(view abstract)
24. M. S. Couceiro, J. A. T. Machado, R.
P. Rocha and N. M. F. Ferreira, “A Fuzzified Systematic Adjustment of the
Robotic Darwinian PSO", Robotics and
Autonomous Systems, 60(12), pp. 1625-1639, Elsevier, ISSN 0921-8890, Dec. 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2012.09.021
(view abstract)
25. M.
S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha, N. M. Ferreira and J. T. Machado. “Introducing the Fractional Order
Darwinian Particle Swarm Optimization”, Signal,
Image and Video Processing, special issue on Fractional Signals and Systems,
6(3), pp. 343-350, Springer, ISSN 1863-1711 (Online) / 1863-1703 (Print), Sep.
2012. DOI: 10.1007/s11760-012-0316-2
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26. M.
S. Couceiro, F. M. Martins, R. P. Rocha and N. M. Ferreira. “Analysis and Parameter Adjustment
of the RDPSO: Towards an Understanding of Robotic Network Dynamic Partitioning
based on Darwin's Theory”, International Mathematical Forum, Hikari, Ltd.,
7(32), pp. 1587-1601, ISSN 1312-7594, 2012.
(view abstract)
27. M.
S. Couceiro, C. M. Figueiredo, J. M. Luz, N. M. Ferreira and R. P. Rocha.
“A Low-Cost Educational Platform
for Swarm Robotics”, International Journal of Robots, Education
and Art, 2(1), pp. 1-15, ISSN 2233-937X (Online) / 2233-4572 (Print), Feb.
2012. DOI: 10.4156/ijrea.vol2.issue1.1
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28. F.
Ferreira, L. Davim, R. Rocha, J. Dias and V. Santos. “Presenting a Technique for Registering Images
and Range Data Using a Topological
Representation of a Path within an Environment”, Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics & Intelligent Systems,
1(3), Jamris journal, ISSN 1897-8649, pp. 47-55, Sep. 2007.
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29. R.
Rocha, A. Cunha, J. Varandas and J. Dias. “Towards a New Mobility Concept for Cities:
Architecture & Programming of Semi-Autonomous Electric Vehicles”, Industrial
Robot, 34(2), Emerald journals, ISSN 0143-991X, pp. 142-149, Mar. 18,
2007. DOI: 10.1108/01439910710727496 WOS:000245524100019
(view abstract)
30. R.
Rocha, J. Dias and A. Carvalho. “Cooperative Multi-Robot Systems: a study of Vision-based 3-D Mapping
using Information Theory”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 53(3–4),
Elsevier journals, ISSN 0921-8890, pp. 282-311, Dec. 31, 2005. DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2005.09.008
(view abstract)
Book
chapters
1. G. S. Martins, D. Portugal and R.
P. Rocha, “mrgs: A Multi-Robot SLAM Framework for ROS with Efficient Information
Sharing”, In A. Koubaa (editor), Robot
Operating System (ROS), Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 895, pp.
45-75, Springer, Cham, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45956-7_3
(view abstract)
2. R. P. Rocha, Foreword, In M. Couceiro, P.
Ghamisi (editors), Fractional Order
Darwinian Particle Swarm Optimization: Applications and Evaluation of an
Evolutionary Algorithm, pp. v-vi., ISBN 978-3-319-19634-3, Springer
International Publishing, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19635-0
3. G. S. Martins, D. Portugal and R.
P. Rocha, “On the Usage of General-Purpose Compression Techniques for the
Optimization of Inter-Robot Communication”, In J. Filipe, O. Gusikhin, K. Madani, J. Sasiadek (editors), Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Lecture Notes in
Electrical Engineering (LNEE) series, vol. 370, pp. 223-240,
Springer-Verlag, Nov. 2015. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26453-0_13
(view abstract)
4. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Cooperative Multi-robot Patrol in an Indoor Infrastructure”, In P. Spagnolo,
P. Mazzeo, C. Distante (editors), Human
Behavior Understanding in Networked Sensing, pp. 339-358, Springer, Nov.
2014. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10807-0_16
(view abstract)
5. M. S. Couceiro, A. R. Lopes, N. M.
Ferreira, A. G. Ferreira and R. Rocha, “Toward the Concept of Robot Society:
A Multi-Robot SLAM Case Study”, In N. M. F. Ferreira, J. A. Tenreiro Machado
(editors), Mathematical Methods in
Engineering, pp. 57-66, Springer Verlag, ISBN 978-94-007-7182-6, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7183-3_6
(view abstract)
6. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Retrieving Topological Information for Mobile Robots Provided with Grid Maps”,
In Joaquim Filipe and Ana Fred (editors), Agents
and Artificial Intelligence, pp. 204–217, Communications in Computer and
Information Science (CCIS) series, vol. 358, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg,
ISBN 978-3-642-36906-3, 2013. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36907-0_14
(view abstract)
7. J. M. Luz, M. S. Couceiro, D.
Portugal, R. P. Rocha, H. Araújo and G. Dias, “Comparison of Classification Methods for Golf
Putting Performance Making”, In Ana M. Madureira, Cecília Reis and Viriato M.
Marques (editors), Computational Intelligence and
Decision Making,
pp. 35-45, From Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering
series, vol. 61, Springer Verlag, ISBN 978-94-007-4721-0, 2013.
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4722-7_4
(view abstract)
8. M. S. Couceiro, F. M. Martins, F.
Clemente, R. P. Rocha and N. M. Ferreira, “Towards a Further Understanding of the Robotic
Darwinian PSO”, In Ana M. Madureira, Cecília Reis and Viriato M. Marques
(editors), Computational Intelligence and Decision Making, pp. 13-22, Intelligent Systems,
Control and Automation: Science and Engineering series, vol. 61, Springer
Verlag, ISBN 978-94-007-4721-0, 2013. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4722-7_2
(view abstract)
9. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Measuring Variables Effect to Statistically Model the Multi-Robot Patrolling
Problem by Means of ANOVA”, In Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Ehsan Shahamatnia,
Gonçalo Nunes (editors), Technological
Innovation for Value Creation, pp. 199-206, IFIP Advances in Information
and Communication Technology series, Vol. 372, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN
978-3-642-28254-6, 2012. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28255-3_22
(view abstract)
10. D. Portugal and R. Rocha, “A
Survey on Multi-Robot Patrolling Algorithms”, In Luis M. Camarinha-Matos (editor),
Technological Innovation for
Sustainability, pp. 139-146, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication
Technology series, Vol. 349, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN
978-3-642-19169-5, 2011. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19170-1_15 WOS:000292495500015
(view abstract)
11. J. Monteiro and R. Rocha,
“Generic Real-Time Motion Controller for Differential Mobile Robots”, In
Aleksandar D. Rodic (editor), Robotics,
Contemporary Robotics, Challenges and Solutions, pp. 163-186, In-Tech Education and Publishing, ISBN
978-9-53307-038-4 (hardcover), ISBN 978-9-53761-939-8 (ebook), Dec. 2009. DOI: 10.5772/7798
(view abstract)
12. F. Ferreira, I. Amorim, R. Rocha
and J. Dias, “T-SLAM: Registering Topological and Geometric Maps for Robot
Localization in Large Environments”, In Hernsoo Hahn, Hanseok Ko and Sukhan Lee (editors), Multisensor Fusion and Integration
for Intelligent Systems, pp. 423-438, Lecture Notes
in Electrical Engineering (LNEE) series, vol. 35, Springer Berlin
Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-540-89858-0, May 2009.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89859-7_29
(view abstract)
13. R. Rocha and J. Dias, “Efficiently Sharing Information
in Cooperative Multi-Robot Systems”, In Ned Kock (editor), Encyclopedia of
E-Collaboration, pp. 561-568, IGI Global, Hershey, New York, ISBN
978-1-59904-000-4 (hardcover), ISBN 978-1-59904-000-1 (ebook), 2008. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-000-4.ch085
(view abstract)
Refereed
International Conferences
1. P. Silva and R. P. Rocha, “Low-Power
Footprint Inference with a Deep Neural Network offloaded to a Service Robot
through Edge Computing”, In Proc. of 38th
ACM/SIGAPP Symp. on Applied Computing (SAC 2023), pp. 800-807, Tallinn,
Estonia, Mar. 27-31, 2023. DOI: 10.1145/3555776.3577681
(view abstract)
2. A. Araújo, M. S. Couceiro, D.
Datsenko, J. F. Ferreira and R. P. Rocha, "Constrained Formation
Tracking of an Aquatic Multi-Robot System with a Self-Organized Map for
Autonomous Robots", In Proc. of 2021
IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2021), Prague,
Czech Republic, Sep. 27- Oct. 1, 2021.
3. R. Agostinho, L. Rama, R.
P. Rocha and P. Menezes, "BodyEnergyExpenditure: Automatic Measurement
of Energy Expenditure Associated with Physical Exercise", In Proc. of 26th Annual Congress of the
European College of Sport Science (ECSS 2021), Sep. 8-10, 2021.
4. J. Falcão, P. Menezes and R. P.
Rocha, “Automatic Identification of Wireless Sensor Network Topology in a
IoT Domestic Setup and Discovery of User Routines”, In Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS 2020),
Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 31 – Sep. 2, 2020.
DOI: 10.1109/COINS49042.2020.9191423
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5. P. Menezes and R. P. Rocha,
“Multi-Agent Approach to Foster Regular Physical Activity in Elderly Users”, In
Proc. of 20th IEEE Int. Conf. on
Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC 2020), pp. 325-331, Ponta
Delgada, Portugal, Apr. 15-17, 2020.
DOI: 10.1109/ICARSC49921.2020.9096129
(view abstract)
6. R. Prykhodchenko, R. P. Rocha
and M. S. Couceiro, “People Detection by Mobile Robots Doing Automatic Guard
Patrols", In Proc. of 20th IEEE Int.
Conf. on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC 2020), pp.
300-305, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Apr. 15-17, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ICARSC49921.2020.9096147
(view abstract)
7. L. Guevara, R. P. Rocha and
F. A. Cheein, “Route Planning for Multiple N-Trailers in Manual Harvesting
Operations”, In Proc. of 2020 IEEE/RSJ
Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2020), Workshop on
Perception, Planning and Mobility in Forestry Robotics (WPPMFR 2020), Las
Vegas, NV, USA, Oct. 29, 2020.
(view abstract)
8. G. S. Martins, R. P. Rocha,
F. J. Pais and P. Menezes, “ClusterNav: Learning-Based Robust Navigation
Operating in Cluttered Environments”, In Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on
Robotics and Automation 2019 (ICRA 2019), pp. 9624-9630, Montreal, Canada,
May 20-24, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2019.8794262
(view abstract)
9. M. S. Couceiro, D. Portugal, J. F.
Ferreira and R. P. Rocha, “SEMFIRE: Towards a New Generation of Forestry
Maintenance Multi-Robot Systems”, In Proc.
of 2019 IEEE/SICE Int. Symp. on System Integration, pp. 270-276, Paris,
France, Jan. 14-16, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/SII.2019.8700403
(view abstract)
10. G. S. Martins, F. J. Pais, R. P.
Rocha and P. Menezes, “Synergy of Distributed Agents in a Smart Home to
Promote Physical Activity in Elderly Users”, In Proc. of IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2018), Workshop on Robots for Assisted
Living, Madrid, Spain, Oct. 5, 2018.
(view abstract)
11. F. M. Noori, D. Portugal, R. P. Rocha
and M. S. Couceiro, “On 3D Simulators for Multi-Robot Systems in ROS: MORSE or
Gazebo?”, In Proc. of 15th IEEE
International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics 2017 (SSRR
2017), pp. 19-24, Shanghai, China, Oct. 11-13, 2017. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2017.8088134
(view abstract)
12. J. Rosa and R. P. Rocha,
“Exportation to the Cloud of Distributed Robotic Tasks Implemented in ROS”, In Proc. of 32nd ACM Symposium on Applied
Computing (SAC 2017), pp. 235-240, Marrakech, Morocco, Apr. 4-7, 2017. DOI: 10.1145/3019612.3019703
(view abstract)
13. R. Chandra and R. P. Rocha,
“Knowledge-based Framework for Human-Robots Collaborative Context Awareness in
USAR Missions”, In Proc. of 16th IEEE
International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC'2016),
Bragança, Portugal, May 4-6, 2016.
(view abstract)
14. M. S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha
and F. M. L. Martins, “Towards a Predictive Model of an Evolutionary Swarm
Robotics Algorithm”, In Proc. of 2015
IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2015), pp. 2090-2096,
Sendai, Japan, May 25-28, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/CEC.2015.7257142
(view abstract)
15. F. Araújo, J. Santos and R. P.
Rocha, “Implementation of a Routing Protocol for Ad Hoc Networks in Search
and Rescue Robotics”, In Proc. of 2014
IEEE Wireless Days (WD'14), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 12-14, 2014. DOI: 10.1109/WD.2014.7020821
(view abstract)
16. D. Portugal, C. Pippin, R. P.
Rocha and Henrik I. Christensen, “Finding Optimal Routes for Multi-Robot
Patrolling in Generic Graphs”, In Proc.
of 2014 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2014),
Chicago, Illinois, USA, pp. 363-369, Sep. 14-18, 2014. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2014.6942585
(view abstract)
17. G. S. Martins, D. Portugal and R.
P. Rocha, “A Comparison of General-Purpose FOSS Compression Techniques for
Efficient Communication in Cooperative Multi-Robot Tasks”, In Proc. of 11th Int. Conf. on Informatics in
Control , Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2014), Vienna, Austria, pp.
136-147, Sep. 1-3, 2014. DOI: 10.5220/0005058601360147
(view abstract)
18. F. F. Sales, D. Portugal and R.
P. Rocha, "Real-time People Detection and Mapping System for a Mobile
Robot using a RGB-D Sensor", In Proc.
of 11th Int. Conf. on Informatics in Control , Automation and Robotics (ICINCO
2014), Vienna, Austria, pp. 467-474, Sep. 1-3, 2014. DOI: 10.5220/0005060604670474
(view abstract)
19. M. S. Couceiro and R. P. Rocha,
“Understanding Firefighters Behavior for Human-Robot Cooperation in Urban
Fires”, In Proc. of 23rd IEEE Int. Symp.
on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2014), Workshop on
Developmental and Bio-Inspired Approaches for Memory and Emotion Modelling in
Cognitive Robotics, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Aug. 25, 2014.
(view abstract)
20. J. M. Santos, M. S. Couceiro, D.
Portugal and R. P. Rocha, “Fusing Sonars and LRF data to Perform SLAM in
Reduced Visibility Scenarios”, In Proc.
of IEEE Int. Conf. on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC 2014),
Espinho, Portugal, pp. 116-121, May 14-15, 2014. DOI: 10.1109/ICARSC.2014.6849772
(view abstract)
21. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Scalable, Fault-Tolerant and Distributed Multi-Robot Patrol in Real World
Environments”, In Proc. of 2013 IEEE/RSJ
Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2013), Tokyo, Japan, pp.
4759-4764, Nov. 3-8, 2013. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2013.6697042
(view abstract)
22. R. P. Rocha, D. Portugal, M. S. Couceiro, F.
Araújo, P. Menezes and J. Lobo, “The CHOPIN project: Cooperation between Human
and rObotic teams in catastroPhic INcidents”, In Proc. of 11th IEEE Int. Symp. on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics
(SSRR 2013), Linköping, Sweden, Oct. 21-26, 2013. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2013.6719322
(view abstract)
23. D. Portugal, M. S. Couceiro and R.
P. Rocha, “Applying Bayesian Learning to Multi-Robot Patrol”, In Proc. of 11th IEEE Int. Symp. on Safety,
Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR 2013), Linköping, Sweden, Oct. 21-26,
2013. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2013.6719325
(view abstract)
24. N. L. Ferreira, M. S. Couceiro, A.
Araújo and R. P. Rocha, “Multi-Sensor Fusion and Classification with
Mobile Robots for Situation Awareness in Urban Search and Rescue using ROS”, In
Proc. of 11th IEEE Int. Symp. on Safety,
Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR 2013), Linköping, Sweden, Oct. 21-26,
2013. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2013.6719361
(view abstract)
25. J. M. Santos, D. Portugal and R.
P. Rocha, “An Evaluation of 2D SLAM Techniques Available in Robot Operating
System”, In Proc. of 11th IEEE Int. Symp.
on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR 2013), Linköping, Sweden,
Oct. 21-26, 2013. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2013.6719348
(view abstract)
26. M. S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha,
N. M. Ferreira and P. A. Vargas, “Darwinian Robotic Swarms for Exploration with
Minimal Communication”, In Proc. of 2013
IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2013), Cancun, Mexico, pp.
127-134, Jun. 20-23, 2013. DOI: 10.1109/CEC.2013.6557562
(view abstract)
27. M. S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha
and N. M. Ferreira, “Fault-Tolerance Assessment of a Darwinian Swarm
Exploration Algorithm under Communication Constraints”, In Proc. of 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013),
Karlsruhe, Germany, pp. 2000-2005, May 6-10, 2013. DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630845
(view abstract)
28. D. Portugal, M. S. Couceiro and R.
P. Rocha, “Concurrent Bayesian Learners for Multi-Robot Patrolling
Missions”, In Proc. of Workshop on
Towards Fully Decentralized Multi-Robot Systems: Hardware, Software and
Integration, 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013), Karlsruhe,
Germany, May 6, 2013.
(view abstract)
29. A. Araújo, D. Portugal, M. S.
Couceiro and R. P. Rocha, “Integrating Arduino-based Educational Mobile
Robots in ROS”, In Proc. of IEEE 13th
Int. Conf. on Autonomous Robot Systems (Robotica 2013), Lisbon, Portugal,
pp. 8-13, Apr. 24, 2013. DOI: 10.1109/Robotica.2013.6623520
(view abstract)
30. R. P. Rocha, M. Taylor, “Special track on
Cooperative Multi-Agent Systems and Applications: editorial”, In Proc. of 28th ACM Symposium on Applied
Computing (SAC 2013), Coimbra, Portugal, pp. 56-57, Mar. 18-22, 2013.
31. M. S. Couceiro, D. Portugal and R.
P. Rocha, “A Collective Robotic Architecture in
Search and Rescue Scenarios”, In Proc. of 28th ACM Symposium on
Applied Computing (SAC 2013), Special Track on Cooperative Multi-Agent Systems
and Applications (CMASA), Coimbra, Portugal, pp. 64-69, Mar. 18-22, 2013. DOI: 10.1145/2480362.2480377
(view abstract)
32. D. Portugal and R. P. Rocha,
“Decision Methods for Distributed Multi-Robot Patrol”, In Proc. of 10th IEEE Int. Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue
Robotics (SSRR 2012), College Station, Texas, USA, pp. 1-6, Nov. 5-8,
2012. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2012.6523869
(view abstract)
33. M. S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha,
C. Figueiredo, J. M. Luz and N. M. Ferreira, “Multi-Robot Foraging Based on
Darwin’s Survival of the Fittest”, In Proc.
of IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2012 (IROS 2012),
Vilamoura, Portugal, pp. 801-806, Oct. 7-12, 2012. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2012.6385512
(view abstract)
34. M. S. Couceiro, C. Figueiredo, D.
Portugal, R. P. Rocha and N. M. Ferreira, “Initial Deployment of a
Robotic Team: a Hierarchical Approach under Communication Constraints Verified
on Low-Cost Platforms”, In Proc. of
IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2012 (IROS 2012),
Vilamoura, Portugal, pp. 4614-4619, Oct. 7-12, 2012. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2012.6385695
(view abstract)
35. M. S. Couceiro, F. M. Martins, R.
P. Rocha and N. M. Ferreira, “Introducing the Fractional Order Robotic
Darwinian PSO”, In Proc. of 9th
International Conference on Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Aerospace and
Sciences (ICNPAA 2012), Vienna, Austria, pp. 242-250, Jul. 10-14, 2012.
(view abstract)
36. A. Araújo, D. Portugal, M. S. Couceiro,
C. M. Figueiredo and R. P. Rocha, “Small and Compact Mobile Robots:
Surveying and Comparing Platforms”, In Proc.
of International Conference Automatics 2012, Sozopol, Bulgaria, pp.
349-358, Jun. 1–4, 2012.
(view abstract)
37. D.
Portugal and R. P. Rocha. “Extracting Topological Information from Grid Maps for Robot
Navigation”, In Proc. of 4th Int. Conf.
on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2012), Vilamoura, Algarve,
Portugal, pp. 137-143, Feb. 6-8, 2012.
DOI: 10.5220/0003746401370143
(view abstract)
38. A.
Araújo, D. Portugal, M. S. Couceiro, C. M. Figueiredo and R. P. Rocha. “TRAXBOT: Assembling and Programming
of a Mobile Robotic Platform”, In Proc.
of 4th Int. Conf. on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2012),
Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, pp. 301-304, Feb. 6-8, 2012. DOI: 10.5220/0003713303010304
(view abstract)
39. M.
S. Couceiro, N. M. Ferreira, F. M. Martins, R. P. Rocha, and F.
Clemente. “Statistical
Significance Analysis of the R-DPSO”, In Proc.
of Int. Symp. on Computational Intelligence for Engineering Systems
(ISCIES'2011), Coimbra, Portugal, Nov. 16-18, 2011.
(view abstract)
40. J.
M. Luz, M. S. Couceiro, D. Portugal, R. P. Rocha, H. Araújo and G. Dias.
“Comparison of Classification
Methods for Golf Putting Performance Analysis”, In Proc. of Int. Symp. on Computational Intelligence for Engineering
Systems (ISCIES'2011), Coimbra, Portugal, Nov. 16-18, 2011.
(view abstract)
41. D.
Portugal and R. P. Rocha. “On the Performance and Scalability of Multi-Robot Patrolling
Algorithms”, In Proc. of 9th IEEE Int.
Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR’2011), Kyoto,
Japan, pp. 50-55, Nov. 1-5, 2011. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2011.6106761
(view abstract)
42. M.
S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha and N. M. Ferreira. “Ensuring Ad Hoc Connectivity in Distributed
Search with Robotic Darwinian Particle Swarms”, In Proc. of 9th IEEE Int. Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue
Robotics (SSRR’2011), Kyoto, Japan, pp. 284-289,
Nov. 1-5, 2011. DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2011.6106752
(view abstract)
43. M.
S. Couceiro, R. P. Rocha and N. M. Ferreira. “A Novel Multi-Robot Exploration Approach based
on Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms”, In Proc. of 9th IEEE Int. Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue
Robotics (SSRR’2011), Kyoto, Japan, pp. 327-332, Nov. 1-5, 2011.
DOI: 10.1109/SSRR.2011.6106751
(view abstract)
44. M.
S. Couceiro, N. M. F. Ferreira and R. Rocha. “Multi-Robot Exploration based on Swarm
Optimization Algorithms”, In Proc. of 7th
European Nonlinear Dynamics Conference (ENOC’2011), Rome, Italy, Jul.
24-29, 2011.
(view abstract)
45. D.
Portugal and R. P. Rocha. “Partitioning Generic Graphs into k Regions”, In Proc. of 6th Iberian Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering
(CMNE’2011), Coimbra, Portugal, Jun. 14-17, 2011.
(view abstract)
46. M.
S. Couceiro, A. R. Lopes, N. M. Ferreira, A. G. Ferreira and R. Rocha. “The Concept of Robot Society:
Evidence Taken From Multi-Robot SLAM”, In Proc. of Mathematical Methods in Engineering International Symposium (MME’10),
Coimbra, Portugal, Oct. 21-24, 2010.
47. P.
Núñez, P. Drews Jr, A. Bandera, R. Rocha, M. Campos and J. Dias. “Change Detection in 3D Environments
Based on Gaussian Mixture Model and Robust Structural Matching for Autonomous
Robotic Applications”, In Proc. of 2010 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent
Robots and Systems (IROS'2010), Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 2633-2638, Oct. 18-22,
2010. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2010.5650573 WOS:000287672001159
(view abstract)
48. D.
Portugal, C. H. Antunes and R. Rocha. “A Study of Genetic Algorithms for Approximating the Longest Path in
Generic Graphs”, In Proc. of 2010 IEEE
Int. Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC’2010), Istambul, Turkey, pp. 2539-2544, Oct. 10-13, 2010. DOI: 10.1109/ICSMC.2010.5641920 WOS:000295015302023
(view abstract)
49. P. Drews Jr, P. Núñez, R. Rocha,
M. Campos and J. Dias. ”Novelty Detection and 3D Shape Retrieval using
Superquadrics and Multi-Scale Sampling for Autonomous Mobile Robots”, In Proc. of 2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics
and Automation (ICRA’2010), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, pp. 3635-3640, May 3-8,
2010. DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509405 WOS:000284150001136
(view abstract)
50. M.
S. Couceiro, N. M. Ferreira and R. Rocha. “Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Flying
Robots”, In Proc. of Int. Workshop Robocontrol 2010 — Applied Robotics and Automation, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, May 6-7,
2010.
(view abstract)
51. D.
Portugal and R. Rocha. “MSP Algorithm: Multi-Robot
Patrolling based on Territory Allocation using Balanced Graph Partitioning”, In
Proc. of 25th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC’2010),
Special Track on Intelligent Robotic Systems (ROBOT), Sierre, Switzerland, pp.
1271-1276, Mar. 22-26, 2010. DOI: 10.1145/1774088.1774360
(view abstract)
52. P.
Núñez, P. Drews Jr, R. Rocha, M. Campos and J. Dias. “Novelty Detection and 3D Shape Retrieval based on Gaussian Mixture
Models for Autonomous Surveillance Robotics”, In Proc. of 2009 IEEE/RSJ Int.
Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'2009), St. Louis, MO, USA,
pp. 4724-4730, Oct. 11-15, 2009. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2009.5354712 WOS:000285372902146
(view abstract)
53. P. Núñez, P. Drews Jr, R. Rocha
and J. Dias. “Data Fusion Calibration for a 3D Laser Range Finder and a Camera
using Inertial Data”, In Proc. of 4th European Conf. on Mobile Robots
(ECMR'2009), Mini/Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 31-36, Sep. 23-25, 2009.
(view abstract)
54. P.
Freitas and R. Rocha. “Adapting
Wiki Pages: Presentation to People with Different Patterns of Preferences and
Needs”, In Proc. of IASK Int. Conf. E-Activity and Leading Technologies 2008
(E-ALT2008), Madrid, Spain, pp. 43-48, Dec. 3-5, 2008.
(view abstract)
55. I.
Amorim, R. Rocha and J. Dias. “Mobile robotic surveillance systems: Detecting and evaluating changes
in 3D mapped environments”, In Proc. of 2nd Israeli Conference on
Robotics (ICR 2008), Herzlia, Israel, Nov. 19-20, 2008.
56. R.
Rocha, F. Ferreira and J. Dias. “Multi-Robot Complete Exploration using Hill Climbing and Topological
Recovery”, In Proc. of 2008 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS’2008), Nice, France, pp. 1884-1889,
Sep. 22-26, 2008. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2008.4650625 WOS:000259998201081
(view abstract)
57. F.
Ferreira, I. Amorim, R. Rocha and J. Dias. “T-SLAM: Registering Topological and Geometric
Maps for Robot Localization in Large Environments”, In Proc. of IEEE
International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent
Systems (MFI 2008), Seoul, Korea, pp. 392-398, Aug. 20-22, 2008. DOI: 10.1109/MFI.2008.4648097 WOS:000265022100094
(view abstract)
58. J.
Monteiro and R. Rocha. “RACbot-RT:
Robust Digital Control for Differential Soccer-Player Robots”, In Proc. of 5th
Int. Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO’08),
Funchal, Portugal, pp. 225-228, May 11-15, 2008. DOI: 10.5220/0001505902250228 WOS:000258901100040
(view abstract)
59. J.
Monteiro and R. Rocha. “Robust
Digital Control for Differential Soccer-Player Robots”, In Proc. of 8th
Conf. on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions, Aveiro, Portugal, pp.
45-50, Apr. 2, 2008.
(view abstract)
60. F.
Ferreira, L. Davim, R. Rocha, V. Santos and J. Dias. “Using Local Features to Classify Objects
having Printable Codes”, In Proc. of 5th Workshop on European
Scientific and Industrial Collaboration on promoting Advanced Technologies in
Manufacturing (WESIC’07), Warsaw, Poland, Jun. 21-22, 2007.
(view abstract)
61. R.
Rocha, J. Dias, A. Cunha and J. Varandas. “Towards a New Mobility Concept for Cities:
Architecture & Programming of Semi-Autonomous Electric Vehicles”, In Proc.
of 12th IASTED Int. Conf. on Robotics and Applications (RA’2006),
ISBN 0-88986-595-7, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp. 96-101, Aug. 14-16, 2006.
(view abstract)
62. R. Rocha. “Efficient Information Sharing and
Coordination in Cooperative Multi-Robot Systems”, In Proc. of II
European-Latin-American Workshop on Engineering Systems (SELASI’2006), Porto,
Portugal, Jun. 22, 2006.
(view abstract)
63. R.
Rocha, J. Dias and A. Carvalho. “Exploring Information Theory
for Vision-Based Volumetric Mapping”, In Proc. of IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems
(IROS’2005), Edmonton, Canada, pp. 2409-2414, Aug. 2-6, 2005. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2005.1545338
(view abstract)
64. R.
Rocha, J. Dias and A. Carvalho. “Entropy Gradient-based Exploration with Cooperative Robots in 3-D
Mapping Missions”, In Proc. of ICRA’2005
Workshop on Cooperative Robotics, Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation,
Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 22, 2005.
(view abstract)
65. R.
Rocha, J. Dias and A. Carvalho. “Cooperative Multi-Robot Systems: a Study of Vision-based 3-D Mapping
using Information Theory”, In Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and
Automation (ICRA’2005), Barcelona, Spain, pp. 386-391, Apr. 18-22,
2005. DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570149
(view abstract)
66. R.
Rocha, J. Dias and A. Carvalho. “Assessing Information Utility in Cooperation-based Robotic Systems”, In
Proc. of First European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR’2003),
Radziejowice, Poland, pp. 135-140, Sep. 4-6, 2003.
67. R.
Rocha, J. Dias and A. Carvalho. “Assessing Information Utility in Cooperation-based Robotic Systems”, In
Proc. of 11th International Conference on Advanced Robotics
(ICAR’2003), Coimbra, Portugal, pp. 840-845, Jun. 30 – Jul. 3, 2003.
(view abstract)
68. R.
Rocha and A. Carvalho. “Stochastic
and Coloured Petri Nets for Modelling and Designing of AGV Systems”, In Proc.
of 10th Int. Conf. on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing
(FAIM’2000), Maryland, Washington, U.S.A., Jun. 2000.
(view abstract)
Monographs
1. R. Rocha, “Building
Volumetric Maps with Cooperative Mobile Robots and Useful Information Sharing:
a Distributed Control Approach based on Entropy”, Ph.D. thesis,
Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal. Submitted on Oct. 13,
2005 and approved by unanimity on May 8, 2006.
(view abstract)
(research project)
2.
R. Rocha. “Development
of an AGV Management System”, M.Sc. Dissertation, Faculty of
Engineering of University of Porto, Portugal, Sep. 1998. Written in Portuguese,
but it contains an abstract in English.
(view abstract)
Invited
Articles
1. J.
Monteiro and R. Rocha. “Robust Real-Time Digital Control for Differential
Mobile Robots”, Invited technical article for Robótica − Revista
Técnico-Científica, ISSN: 0874-9019, Nr. 76, pp. 16-21, Out. 2009.
(view abstract)
2. A.
Cunha, J. Varandas, J. Dias, R. Rocha and S. van der Spek. “Towards a New Mobility Concept for
Cities”, Nova Terra Connected Cities, Interreg IIIC Network publication,
ISSN 1570-0402, pp. 27-31, Feb. 2007.
(view abstract)
3. R. Rocha. “State of the Art of Mobile Robotics in
Portugal”, Invited paper for Robótica – Revista Técnico-Científica (a
portuguese Scientific Journal), Nr. 43, 2nd trimester 2001, number
dedicated to Mobile Robotics and Applications, edited in Apr. 2001.
Written in Portuguese, but it contains an abstract in English.
(view abstract)
Refereed
National Conferences
1. P.
Drews Jr, R. Rocha, M. Campos and J. Dias. “Deteção de Mudanças de Forma
em Mapas 3D Baseados em Nuvens de Pontos”, In Proc. of XVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Automática, Bonito, Brazil,
Sep. 12-16, 2010. (In Portuguese).
(view abstract)
2. J.
Monteiro and R. Rocha. “RACbot-RT:
Robust Digital Control for Differential Soccer-Player Robots”, In Proc. of 14th Portuguese
Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad 2008), Coimbra, Portugal, Oct.
31, 2008.
3. L. Duarte and R. Rocha. “RAClearning: a Survey of
Reinforcement Learning Techniques Applied to Robot Soccer”, In Proc. of 14th Portuguese
Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad 2008), Coimbra, Portugal, Oct.
31, 2008.
4. J.
Martins, R. Rocha, J. Lobo and J. Dias. “RAC Robotic Soccer Small-Size Team: Control
Architecture and Global Vision”, In Proc.
of Scientific Workshop of Robótica’2005 National Robotics Festival,
Coimbra, Portugal, Apr. 29, 2005.
(view abstract)
5. J.
Rodrigues, S. Brandão, J. Lobo, R. Rocha and J. Dias. “RAC Robotic Soccer Small-Size Team:
Omnidirectional Drive Modelling and Robot Construction”, In Proc. of
Scientific Workshop of Robótica’2005 National Robotics Festival, Coimbra,
Portugal, Apr. 29, 2005.
(view abstract)
Technical
Reports
1. R.
Rocha, J. Dias and A. Carvalho. “Entropy-based 3-D Mapping with
teams of Cooperative Mobile Robots: a simulation study”, Technical Report,
ISR - Coimbra, 16 pp., Feb. 2004.
(view abstract)
2. R. Rocha. “Fostering Cooperation among Intelligent
Machines: State of the Art”, Technical Report, ISR - Coimbra, Sep. 2002.
3. C. Martins and R. Rocha.
“Manufacturing Cell Monitoring Process”, In Proc. of ESPRIT 5629 Project,
Centro de CIM do Porto (CCP), Portugal, Oct. 1995.
(view abstract)
4. P.
Leitão, C. Martins and R. Rocha. “Integration of CNC Machines in Flexible Manufacturing Cell”, In Proc.
of ESPRIT 5629 Project, Centro de CIM do Porto (CCP), Portugal, Oct. 1995.
(view abstract)
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