Felipe Martins

I am a senior Lecturer-Researcher at the Institute of Engineering of Hanze University of Applied Sciences, where I am a member of the research group on Sensors and Smart Systems. My teaching activities are related to Robotics and Electronics for Engineering students (bachelor level). I am also involved with the Master Smart Systems Engineering and supervise students working on research and graduation projects.

I was involved with educational robotics for more than 10 years, both tutoring students and as a member of technical and organizing committees of robotics competitions. In 2020/2021, I was a member of the team that developed and organized the first RoboCupJunior Soccer Simulation competition.

My background is in Electrical Engineering. My main expertise is in control of mobile robots, which was the research topic of my PhD thesis. My master project was about fuzzy control of electric drives to use a three-phase induction motor as a generator. During my master's, I also worked on controller for a brushless DC motor to propel a boat. Before joining academia, I worked as an engineer for 4 years, with design and maintenance of industrial automation machines. 

Quick overview:
●    PhD, MSc, and BSc in Electrical Engineering.
●    4 years of experience as engineer working in industry automation and electronics.
●    18+ years of experience as lecturer and/or researcher in Brazil, Argentina and the Netherlands.
●    Editor of the Topical Collection "Smart Robotics for Automation" for the journals Sensors and Automation (MDPI), and co-editor of the research topic "Educational Robotics and Competitions" for the journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI.
●    40+ peer-reviewed scientific publications at conferences and journals related to robotics, educational robotics, automation and smart systems, including 2 book chapters.
●    Best Paper (2018) and third Best Paper (2012) awards at the Workshop on Robotics in Education, Best Participation at VISUM 2015, and honored five times by Engineering graduates.
●    Member of Organizing and Technical Committees of several scientific events and conferences, such as RoboCup Junior, Latin-American Robotics Competition (LARC), Brazilian Conference on Automation (CBA), etc. Member of NVAO panels to assess master programs related to robotics in the Netherlands.