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Samuel Pereira is a researcher specializing in cybersecurity for robotic systems, with a particular focus on the Robot Operating System (ROS) — the dominant framework for developing modern robotic applications. His work addresses a critically underexplored challenge in robotics: ensuring that systems deployed in industrial, medical, home automation, and surveillance environments are protected against unauthorized access and cyberattacks. Pereira's most influential contribution, "A Novel Solution for Securing Robot Communications Based on the MQTT Protocol and ROS" (2019), has garnered 43 citations and proposes practical mechanisms for safeguarding robot-to-robot and robot-to-operator communications. His earlier work, "The Role of Security in Human-Robot Shared Environments" (2017), with 32 citations, was among the first to systematically examine security vulnerabilities in surveillance robots operating alongside humans — a concern that remains highly relevant as robotic deployment accelerates globally. Beyond security, Pereira has also contributed to robotics education, exploring accessible programming language architectures for ROS. Across his body of work, totaling over 90 citations, he has consistently championed the idea that security must be a foundational design principle in robotics, not an afterthought — making his research essential reading for developers and policymakers shaping the future of human-robot interaction.