Fausto Ferreira

Dr. Fausto Ferreira is an Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, working in the Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies (LABUST). He has participated in 15 EU projects and 2 Office of Naval Research Global projects, including a Visiting Scientist Program grant. He coordinates the Erasmus+ project Marine Robots for better Sea Knowledge awareness (MASK) and has held key roles in several robotics competitions. Currently, he is the PI of two EU-funded projects. 

Dr. Ferreira is a senior IEEE member and has served as Vice-President for Workshops and Symposia of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES). He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering and the General Chair of EMRA’ 2023 Workshop. He has contributed to many conferences, including as Technical Co-chair of OCEANS 2021 San Diego – Porto, and received the 2023 IEEE OES Distinguished Service Award. With over 60 peer-reviewed papers, a patent, and two book chapters, his research interests include underwater computer vision, sonar processing, marine law for unmanned vehicles, robotics competitions, and educational robotics. 

He holds a PhD in Robotics, an Integrated Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a Bachelor’s in Political Science with a thesis on regulatory aspects of autonomous surface vessels.