João Moura
Senior Researcher at UK Robot Manipulation Workshop
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJoão Moura is a Senior Researcher in robotics at the University of Edinburgh and an affiliate of The Alan Turing Institute, with a decade of experience developing control and machine learning methods for robot manipulation. He focuses on manipulation with and in contact, applying hybrid position/force control, learning by demonstration, and model predictive control to make contact-rich tasks more reliable. His background spans academia and industry—from teaching robotics and control at Universidade de Aveiro to engineering roles at Bosch and INESC—giving him strong systems-level and practical modeling skills. João holds advanced research degrees in Robotics and Autonomous Systems and a top-ranked integrated master in Mechanical Engineering, reflecting rigorous theoretical grounding. He combines experimental lab work with algorithmic development, often bridging theory and real-world robot interaction. Outside core research, he contributes to the robotics community through roles like Publicity Chair for the UK Robot Manipulation Workshop, signaling engagement in shaping the field.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics and Autonomous Systems at The University of EdinburghHeriot-Watt University Edinburgh CampusIntegrated Master, Mechanical Engineering, 18/20, Integrated Master, Mechanical Engineering, 18/20 at Universidade de Aveiro
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (29)
nonlinear10
inverse-kinematics10
model-predictive-control10
trajectory-optimization10
predictive10
logistics9
robotics9
constrained-optimization9
deterministic9
dynamics9
physics9
robot-simulator9
specification9
mujoco9
optimization9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
joaomoura24/InformaticsSlidesBeamer
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:31 commits, 3 pushes in 6 months
joaomoura24/pusher_slider
Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
Contributions:180 commits, 1 push in 2 years 4 months
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