Plinio Moreno
Assistant Research Scientist (Tenured) at Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Top SchoolPlinio Moreno is a tenured Assistant Research Scientist at Instituto Superior Técnico with over 15 years of experience applying machine learning and computer vision to robotics. He has progressed from PhD candidate to senior postdoc and research scientist while supervising MSc and PhD students and holding visiting roles such as KU Leuven and a visiting professorship at IST. His work blends fundamental research with practical software engineering—contributing to open robotics infrastructure like YARP by improving build systems and ROS interoperability. Trained in both computer science and mechanical engineering, he brings a cross-disciplinary perspective that helps bridge algorithmic research and robotic systems integration. Based in Lisbon, he is known for pragmatic, reproducible implementations that move academic ideas toward deployable robotic capabilities.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Universidad de los AndesPh. D., Electrical and computers engingeering, Ph. D., Electrical and computers engingeering at Instituto Superior Técnico
Github Skills (10)
cmake10
yarp10
ros10
build-automation10
cprogramming-language9
c-language9
robotics9
interprocess-communication8
ipc8
python5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
robotology/yarp
May 2014 - Jun 2021
YARP - Yet Another Robot Platform
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Build Engineer
Backend Developer & Build EngineerContributions:4 reviews, 7 commits, 6 PRs in 7 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Plinio primarily focused on improving the build process and integrating ROS (Robot Operating System) messages within the YARP (Yet Another Robot Platform) project. Their contributions included modifying CMake files to enable ROS message generation and refining the handling of ROS-related file types. They also fixed bugs and removed debug messages. This work supports the project's robotics-related functionality by enabling communication and interoperability with ROS components.
roboticscommunicationhumanoidsrobotyet-another
vislab-tecnico-lisboa/eth-boards-setups
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
Configuration files for running ETH boards setups
Contributions:30 PRs, 31 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
ethereumconfiguration-filesethsetups
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