Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor in the Department of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Macau, 2024 - Present

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Macau, 2019
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 2013
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 2011

Awards and Recognition

2024 IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering's Outstanding Reviewer
2022 FDCT Funding Scheme for Postdoctoral Researchers of Higher Education Institutions
- Macau, China
- Awarded a post-doctoral fellowship for a period of 24 months
2020 First Zhuhai Wanshan International Intelligent Vessel Competition
- Zhuhai, China
- Winner of Sailing Race Project - Development of a path following controller for an unmanned surface vessel
2020 Macau Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT)
- Macau, China
- Recipient of Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates

Work experience

2022–2024 University of Macau: Post-doctoral Fellow
- Funded by the FDCT Funding Scheme for Postdoctoral Researchers of Higher Education Institutions of the UM Macao Talent Programme
- Period of two years dedicated to the practical development and testing of prototypes for autonomous aerial and underwater vehicles
2019–2021 Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau: Research Assistant
- Involved in UM Funded projects STEALTH (STate EstimAtion in Large neTworks with Heterogenous agents) and SECANTS (Self-triggered and Event-triggered Control of Autonomous NeTworked Systems, and in FDCT funded project SLOTMAV (Slung Load Transportation by Multiple Aerial Vehicles)
2012–2014 Institute for Systems and Robotics, Lisbon: Fellow Researcher
- Worked in the Project MAST/AM: Advanced Tracking and Telemetry Methodologies to Study Marine Animals, which was funded by FCT —Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Main work consisted in programming a Digital Signal Processor C6713 from Texas Instruments that served as the backbone of an ultra-short baseline acoustic positioning system

Skills

Matlab
Python, C/C++
ROS
Git
Linux, macOS, Windows
SolidWorks
LaTeX

Professional Service

Journal Reviewer
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
- IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
- IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
- IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
- IEEE Sensors Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
- Automatica
- Asian Journal of Control
- The International Journal of Robotic Research
- Ocean Engineering
Conference Reviewer
- IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
- The International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)

Publications

in Journals

QuadRocket: An Aerial Robotic Testbed for Adaptive Thrust-Vector Control of Rocket-Like Vehicles

P. Santos, J. Reis, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, "QuadRocket: An Aerial Robotic Testbed for Adaptive Thrust-Vector Control of Rocket-Like Vehicles," in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. xx, no. xx, pp. xx-xx, 2026 (in press).

Geometric Reduced-Attitude Tracking under a Time-Varying Conic Constraint via Smooth Reference-Shaping

P. Santos, J. Reis, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, "Geometric Reduced-Attitude Tracking under a Time-Varying Conic Constraint via Smooth Reference-Shaping," in IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. xx, no. xx, pp. xx-xx, Oct. 2026.

Attitude Estimation on SO(3) Under Biased, Scaled and Misaligned Rate Gyro Measurements

J. Reis, and C. Silvestre, "Attitude Estimation on SO(3) Under Biased, Scaled and Misaligned Rate Gyro Measurements," in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. xx, no. xx, pp. xx-xx, Oct. 2026.

Bottom-following control of AUVs using multibeam forward-looking sonar

J. Reis, and C. Silvestre, “Bottom-following control of AUVs using multibeam forward-looking sonar,” Control Engineering Practice, vol. 172, Elsevier BV, p. 106874, Jul. 2026.

Koopman-Based Discrete-Time Controller Design for Nonlinear Flexible Spacecraft Dynamics

M. Khodaverdian, J. Reis, and C. Silvestre, ‘Koopman-based discrete-time controller design for nonlinear flexible spacecraft dynamics’, IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., pp. 1–16, 2026.

Trajectory Generation and Extended High-Gain Observers Based Output Feedback Control for an Underactuated Flying Inverted Pendulum

W. Yang, J. Reis, G. Yu, L. Kong and C. Silvestre, "Trajectory Generation and Extended High-Gain Observer-Based Output Feedback Control for an Underactuated Flying Inverted Pendulum," in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 23, pp. 2440-2453, 2026

Output Feedback Control of an Underactuated Flying Inverted Pendulum

W. Yang, J. Reis, G. Yu, and C. Silvestre, "Output feedback control of an underactuated flying inverted pendulum", Control Engineering Practice, vol. 164, Elsevier BV, p. 106474, Nov. 2025.

Kinematics-informed neural network control on SO(3)

J. Reis, and C. Silvestre, “Kinematics-informed neural network control on SO(3),” Automatica, vol. 174, Elsevier BV, p. 112172, Apr. 2025.

Hybrid triggering adaptive prescribed performance control of underactuated UAVs

L. Kong, J. Reis, W. He and C. Silvestre, "Hybrid Triggering Adaptive Prescribed Performance Control of Underactuated UAVs," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 73, no. 7, pp. 10242-10253, July 2026

Event-triggered prescribed-time tracking control for UAVs using polynomial error trajectories

L. Kong, J. Reis, W. He and C. Silvestre, "Event-triggered prescribed-time tracking control for UAVs using polynomial error trajectories," in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 16476-16486, May 2025

On the asymptotic stability of 2-D linear inhomogeneous systems

Y. Ju, J. Reis, Y. Sun and C. Silvestre, "On the Asymptotic Stability of 2-D Linear Inhomogeneous Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 70, no. 8, pp. 5546-5552, Aug. 2025.

Robust Nonlinear 3D Control of an Inverted Pendulum Balanced on a Quadrotor

W. Yang, G. Yu, J. Reis, and C. Silvestre, “Robust nonlinear 3D control of an inverted pendulum balanced on a quadrotor,” Automatica, vol. 159, Elsevier BV, p. 111336, Jan. 2024.

On dynamic performance control for a quadrotor-slung-load system with unknown load mass

L. Kong, J. Reis, W. He, X. Yu, and C. Silvestre, “On dynamic performance control for a quadrotor-slung-load system with unknown load mass,” Automatica, vol. 162, Elsevier BV, p. 111516, Apr. 2024.

Reduced-Complexity Active Disturbance Rejection Controller for Quadrotor-Slung-Load Transportation

G. Yu, J. Reis, D. Cabecinhas, R. Cunha, and C. Silvestre, “Reduced-Complexity Active Disturbance Rejection Controller for Quadrotor-Slung-Load Transportation,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 53, no. 8. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 5248–5259, Aug. 2023.

Quadrotor Neural Network Adaptive Control: Design and Experimental Validation

G. Yu, J. Reis, and C. Silvestre, “Quadrotor Neural Network Adaptive Control: Design and Experimental Validation,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, no. 5. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 2574–2581, May 2023.

Nonlinear Backstepping Controller for an Underactuated ASV With Model Parametric Uncertainty: Design and Experimental Validation

J. Reis, W. Xie, D. Cabecinhas, and C. Silvestre, “Nonlinear Backstepping Controller for an Underactuated ASV With Model Parametric Uncertainty: Design and Experimental Validation,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, vol. 8, no. 3. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 2514–2526, Mar. 2023.

Discrete-time Kalman filter for heave motion estimation

J. Reis, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Discrete-time Kalman filter for heave motion estimation,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 277. Elsevier BV, p. 114240, Jun. 2023.

Kalman-based velocity-free trajectory tracking control of an underactuated aerial vehicle with unknown system dynamics

J. Reis, G. Yu, and C. Silvestre, “Kalman-based velocity-free trajectory tracking control of an underactuated aerial vehicle with unknown system dynamics,” Automatica, vol. 155. Elsevier BV, p. 111148, Sep. 2023.

Experimental Validation of a Robust Prescribed Performance Nonlinear Controller for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle With Unknown Mass

L. Kong, J. Reis, W. He, and C. Silvestre, ‘Experimental validation of a robust prescribed performance nonlinear controller for an unmanned aerial vehicle with unknown mass’, IEEE ASME Trans. Mechatron., vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 301–312, Feb. 2024.

Comprehensive nonlinear control strategy for VTOL-UAVs with windowed output constraints

L. Kong, J. Reis, W. He, and C. Silvestre, “Comprehensive Nonlinear Control Strategy for VTOL-UAVs With Windowed Output Constraints,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 31, no. 6. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 2673–2684, Nov. 2023.

Earth velocity and rigid-body attitude estimation on SO(3) using biased measurements

J. Reis, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Earth Velocity and Rigid-Body Attitude Estimation on SO(3) Using Biased Measurements,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 27, no. 6. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 4246–4257, Dec. 2022.

High performance quadrotor slung load transportation with damped oscillations

J. Reis, G. Yu, D. Cabecinhas, and C. Silvestre, “High‐performance quadrotor slung load transportation with damped oscillations,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 33, no. 17. Wiley, pp. 10227–10256, Aug. 04, 2022.

Attitude, body-fixed Earth rotation rate, and sensor bias estimation using single observations of direction of gravitational field

J. Reis, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Attitude, body-fixed Earth rotation rate, and sensor bias estimation using single observations of direction of gravitational field,” Automatica, vol. 125. Elsevier BV, p. 109475, Mar. 2021.

Design and experimental validation of a nonlinear controller for underactuated surface vessels

W. Xie, J. Reis, D. Cabecinhas, and C. Silvestre, “Design and experimental validation of a nonlinear controller for underactuated surface vessels,” Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 102, no. 4. Springer Science and Business Media LLC, pp. 2563–2581, Nov. 06, 2020.

Kalman Filter Cascade for Attitude Estimation on Rotating Earth

J. Reis, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Kalman Filter Cascade for Attitude Estimation on Rotating Earth,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 25, no. 1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 327–338, Feb. 2020.

Calibration of High-Grade Inertial Measurement Units Using a Rate Table

J. Reis, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Calibration of High-Grade Inertial Measurement Units Using a Rate Table,” IEEE Sensors Letters, vol. 3, no. 4. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1–4, Apr. 2019.

Nonlinear Observer on SO(3) for Attitude Estimation on Rotating Earth Using Single Vector Measurements

J. Reis, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Nonlinear Observer on SO(3) for Attitude Estimation on Rotating Earth Using Single Vector Measurements,” IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. 3, no. 2. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 392–397, Apr. 2019.

Attitude estimation using high-grade gyroscopes

J. Reis, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Attitude estimation using high-grade gyroscopes,” Control Engineering Practice, vol. 92, Elsevier BV, p. 104134, Nov. 2019.

Source Localization Based on Acoustic Single Direction Measurements

J. O. Reis, P. T. M. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Source Localization Based on Acoustic Single Direction Measurements,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 54, no. 6. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 2837–2852, Dec. 2018.

Design and Experimental Validation of a USBL Underwater Acoustic Positioning System

J. Reis, M. Morgado, P. Batista, P. Oliveira, and C. Silvestre, “Design and Experimental Validation of a USBL Underwater Acoustic Positioning System,” Sensors, vol. 16, no. 9. MDPI AG, p. 1491, Sep. 14, 2016.

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