Tiago Pinto

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Universidad de Salamanca, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, INESC TEC

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Tiago Pinto is a leading researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, and smart energy grids. His work is central to the evolution of Industry 4.0, where he explores how digital systems and multi-agent architectures can create more flexible, efficient industrial environments. Pinto’s most cited paper, a systematic literature review on virtual assistants in Industry 4.0 (2023, 28 citations), establishes a foundational understanding of how conversational AI is reshaping human-machine collaboration in production settings. He has also made significant contributions to the decentralization of energy markets, as seen in his work on peer-to-peer electricity negotiation agents for urban smart grids (2020, 14 citations), which proposes novel mechanisms for prosumers to trade energy directly. A key technical achievement is his research on bridging automation and robotics by enabling interprocess communication between IEC 61131–3 and ROS (2018, 8 citations), a critical step toward integrating traditional PLC-controlled equipment with modern robotic systems. Pinto’s work, frequently presented at the PAAMS conference, is driving the convergence of automation, robotics, and distributed intelligence, shaping the future of smart manufacturing and sustainable energy systems.