Fausto Ferreira, PhD
Project Leader, Assistant Professor
Contact:
Office: C09-18-1
Telephone: + 385 1 6129-840
Email: fausto.ferreira@fer.hr
Dr. Fausto Ferreira is an Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. His research activities are conducted within the Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies (LABUST).
He has been involved in 15 EU Projects (FP6, FP7, H2020, Horizon Europe, INTERREG, Erasmus+) and 2 Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) projects (including a Visiting Scientist Program grant) and has coordinated one Erasmus+ project.
Dr. Ferreira is a senior member of IEEE and was the Vice-President for Workshops and Symposia of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) from December 2020 to December 2023. He serves as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. He has been awarded the 2023 IEEE OES Distinguished Service Award. He holds over 60 peer-reviewed papers including a patent and two book chapters and has reviewed for over 15 international journals. His research interests include underwater computer vision, sonar processing, marine law for unmanned marine vehicles, robotics competitions, and educational robotics.