Jorge Nuno de Almeida e Sousa Almada Lobo

Jorge Lobo is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra. His research focuses on computer vision, sensor fusion for mobile robotics, and low power computing, with recent emphasis on quantum computing and bio-inspired computational approaches.

• B.Sc/M.Sc in Electrical Engineering (University of Coimbra)
• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007, thesis: 'Integration of Vision and Inertial Sensing')

Research Interests:
Specializes in artificial perception systems combining computer vision and inertial sensing for robotics. Develops probabilistic models for sensor fusion and explores unconventional computing architectures like stochastic circuits and quantum computing for efficient Bayesian inference. Key applications include autonomous robotic grasping and disaster response systems.

Scientific Leadership:

• Principal Investigator for Q-Bet: Bridging classical/quantum computing via HPC and bio-inspired methods
• Founding member of Quantum@UC interest group
• Coordinator of quantum computing specialization courses (collaboration with Physics & Computer Science departments)

Key Projects:
Contributed to European initiatives BACS (Bayesian Cognitive Systems), HANDLE (robotic dexterity), BAMBI (Bayesian inference hardware), and ECOBOTICS.SEA (marine ecosystem robotics).

Academic Recognition:
IEEE Senior Member and former president of the Portuguese IEEE RAS chapter. Developed innovative remote labs for stochastic computing education.