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Nuno Abreu is a leading researcher in maritime robotics, with a focus on autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for critical infrastructure inspection and maintenance. His most influential work, the development of TriMARES—a hybrid AUV/ROV for dam inspection (38 citations)—showcases his expertise in designing versatile robotic platforms that bridge the gap between autonomous and tethered operations. Abreu’s contributions extend to large-scale cooperative systems, as demonstrated by the PISCES project (10 citations), which enables fully autonomous deep-water seafloor mapping using heterogeneous robots and acoustic navigation with moving baseline schemes. He is also a driving force behind the ATLANTIS project (18 citations), a pioneering pilot infrastructure in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, for testing robotic technologies in offshore wind farm inspection and maintenance. More recently, his work on the ATLANTIS Coastal Testbed (6 citations) provides a near-real environment for validating robotic solutions, accelerating the transition from traditional methods to automated strategies. With a career dedicated to advancing underwater robotics for real-world applications, Abreu’s research has significant impact on the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of maritime operations.