News · Luiz Carlos Cosmi Filho

2025
- Jul 09: 🎉 New Conference Paper!
  Check out Voice Commands Authentication for Mobile Robots Navigation in Programmable Intelligent Spaces with Speaker Recognition, where we proposed a hierarchical control system for mobile robot navigation based on voice commands. The system integrates ECAPA-TDNN models for speaker identification and reidentification, enabling secure and personalized human–robot interaction within intelligent spaces.
2024
- Dec 13: 🧠 New Conference Paper!
  Explore An Approach Based on a Programmable Intelligent Space for Human-Robot Interaction, where we developed a programmable framework to enhance interaction between humans and robots through 3D pose estimation, autonomous navigation, and gesture-based communication. The system employs a simple decision-tree classifier for gesture recognition and robot control, providing a foundation for future AI-driven interactive environments.
- Feb 27: 🎓 Started my Master’s Degree!
  Began my M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), focusing on computer vision and human action and gesture recognition. My current research explores 3D pose estimation, transformer-based models, and self-supervised learning techniques for improving action/gesture understanding in intelligent environments.
- Jan 30: 🎉 Bachelor’s Degree Completed!
  Graduated in Electrical Engineering at UFES, with an emphasis on control, automation, and computing. My undergraduate thesis proposed an extension of a Programmable Intelligent Space using edge robotics and cloud integration, bridging IoT and AI systems for smart environments.
2023
- Dec 13: 💡 Undergraduate Thesis Defense
  Presented my thesis, Uma proposta de expansão de um Espaço Inteligente Programável através de dispositivos robóticos e computação em borda, where I investigated the use of edge devices, such as mobile robots, to extend the functionalities of intelligent spaces. The work proposed a custom edge controller to manage distributed applications, integrating robotics, cloud computing, and IoT technologies.
2021
- Jan 20: 🧩 New Conference Paper!
  Check out Reconhecimento online de gestos dinâmicos para ambientes interacionais multicâmeras, where we proposed LSTM-based models for online gesture spotting and classification in multi-camera environments, an important step toward robust real-time gesture recognition systems.
2019
- Apr 01: 🚀 Joined LabVISIO
  Became a member of LabVISIO, the Computer Vision and Robotics Systems Research Laboratory at UFES. Since then, I have been actively involved in research projects on computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, cloud computing and robotic perception, contributing to both academic publications and practical AI-driven systems.
2018
- Feb 20: 🎓 Started my Bachelor’s Degree
  Began studying Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES). During this period, I developed a strong interest in artificial intelligence, data processing, and cloud computing.
2017
- Dec 20: 🎓 High School Graduation
  Graduated from the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo (IFES), completing an integrated technical program in Industrial Automation. This experience built my foundation in electronics, sensors, and embedded systems.
- Dec 01: 🥇 Gold Medal — Brazilian Robotics Olympiad (OBR)*
  Awarded a Gold Medal in the National Stage of the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad (Practical Modality).
2016
- Dec 01: 🥉 Bronze Medal — Brazilian Robotics Olympiad (OBR)
  Earned a Bronze Medal in the Theoretical Modality of the national OBR competition.
2014
- May 06: 🏫 Began High School and Technical Program
  Started my studies at the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo (IFES), enrolled in an integrated program combining high school and technical education in Industrial Automation. This was the first step in my long-standing journey toward engineering and robotics.