Participant Info

Title

2

First Name*

Pedro

Middle Initials

Last Name*

Encarnação

email*

pme@ucp.pt

Gender*

M

Country*

150

Role in the Network*

1, 4, 13

Working Groups*

1

Picture*

Personal website, blog or social media link

http://www.clsbe.lisboa.ucp.pt/faculty/pedro-encarnacao

Ph.D*

Yes

Scientific Area

Electrical and Computer Engineering - Control and Robotics

Year of PhD Award

2002

Early Stage Researcher*

1

Sector*

Higher Education & Associated Organisations

Name of organisation*

Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics - Catholic University of Portugal

Area of Work*

Rehabilitation robotics, namely using robots to enable children with disabilities to participate in play and academic activities, as well as to assess children’s cognitive skills.

Expertise Contributions*

Designing robots as augmentative manipulation assistive technologies that allow children with disabilities to actively participate in play. Designing robotic systems to interact with children with disabilities promoting play.