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Bruno Ferreira Vieira is a researcher specializing in cooperative autonomous driving, vehicular communications, and intelligent transportation systems. His work sits at the intersection of simulation frameworks, vehicle platooning, and wireless communication standards, addressing the critical challenge of safely validating autonomous and cooperative driving technologies before real-world deployment. Vieira's most significant contribution is the development of COPADRIVe, a realistic simulation framework for cooperative autonomous driving applications, which has garnered 21 citations since its 2019 publication. This work directly tackles the high complexity and cost barriers associated with testing safety-critical systems such as vehicle platooning. Complementing this, his research on cooperative robotic platooning testbeds (17 citations) explores how ETSI ITS-G5 communication standards can be leveraged to enhance traffic safety and efficiency through vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure connectivity. A recurring theme throughout Vieira's portfolio is bridging the gap between simulated development environments and real-world deployment, a challenge he addresses across multiple publications totaling over 50 citations. His contributions provide the research community with practical, validated tools essential for accelerating the safe adoption of autonomous and cooperative transportation technologies.