Nuno Alexandre Ribeiro da Costa


Short bio

Nuno Costa is Coordinator Professor at the Department of Computer Science Engineering, at the Superior School of Technology and Management of the Leiria Polytechnic Institute, where he has been for 17 years. Recently he is teaching and is responsible for the units Systems Integration and Interoperability (taught to three different schools levels), Wireless Networks and Platforms for IoT. In the past he tought and was responsible for units related with Operating and Distributed Systems and he was coordinator of the Masters in Computer Engineering-Mobile Computing. As a professor, he is also frequently supervisor and jury member of MsC Dissertations and Projects and undergraduate course projects related with IoT, Systems Integration, Interoperable and Scallable Platforms, Wireless Communications, among others. He has a degree (2001) in Informatics and Systems Engineering from the Coimbra Institute of Engineering, a MSc (2006) in Informatics Engineering from the University of Coimbra and a PhD (2010) in Informatics from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. He belongs to the Computer Science and Communications Research Center of Polytechnic of Leiria since 2010. He is the author and co-author of several papers in journals and conference proceedings in IoT related areas such as Embedded Systems, Smart Farming, Smart Homes, Body Area Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Mobile Agents among others. He has also activity in reviewing articles for journals and Conferences such as Journals of Sensors, Electronics and Technologies (Hindawi), Sustainability (MDPI), and Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environment. Before dedicating to teaching, he was employee at tech companies and integrated the research staff of Laboratory for Automation and Systems of the Pedro Nunes Institute (Coimbra).

Latest Journals Publications

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Cumbajin, Esteban, Nuno Rodrigues, Paulo Costa, Rolando Miragaia, Luís Frazão, Nuno Costa, Antonio Fernández-Caballero, Jorge Carneiro, Leire H. Buruberri, and António Pereira. “A Real-Time Automated Defect Detection System for Ceramic Pieces Manufacturing Process Based on Computer Vision with Deep Learning.” Sensors 24, no. 1 (December 31, 2023): 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24010232.

2023
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Cumbajin, Esteban, Nuno Rodrigues, Paulo Costa, Rolando Miragaia, Luís Frazão, Nuno Costa, Antonio Fernández-Caballero, Jorge Carneiro, Leire H. Buruberri, and António Pereira. “A Systematic Review on Deep Learning with CNNs Applied to Surface Defect Detection.” Journal of Imaging 9, no. 10 (September 25, 2023): 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging9100193.

2023
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Costa, Nuno, Nuno Rodrigues, Maria Alexandra Seco, and António Pereira. “SL: A Reference Smartness Level Scale for Smart Artifacts.” Information 13, no. 8 (August 3, 2022): 371. https://doi.org/10.3390/info13080371.

2022

Latest Conference Publications

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Silva, Carlos A., Carlos Grilo, Jorge Veloz, and Nuno Costa. “Framework for Supporting JavaScript-Based Mobile Agents.” Information Technology and Systems, 2019, 365–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11890-7_36.

2019
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Silva, Carlos, Nuno Costa, Carlos Grilo, and Jorge Veloz. “JavaScript Middleware for Mobile Agents Support on Desktop and Mobile Platforms.” Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2018, 745–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73450-7_70.

2018

Latest R&D Projects

STC 4.0 HP - STC 4.0 HP - New Generation of Stoneware Tableware in Ceramic 4.0 by High Pressure Casting Robot work cell; Funded by POCI - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização;
Total budget: 974.532,80€;

2021 - 2023

CONNECT5 - DIH - CONNECT5 - Digital Innovation Hub; Funded by PRR - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência;
Total budget: 5.979.613,51€;

2022 - 2025

DBoidS - DBoidS - Sistema de Gémeos Digitais e boids para a prevenção de fogos; Funded by FCT - Projetos de I&D;
Total budget: 223.509,41€;

2022 - 2025