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Francisco Miranda was born on April 1, 1975 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. He graduated in Mathematics from University of Coimbra in 1999. Having done research on Control Theory he earned his MSc (2003) and PhD (2008) degrees in Applied Mathematics from University of Porto. His research interests focus on stabilization and observability of control systems, optimal control, guidance control, numerical methods of stabilizer construction, time scales. Currently, he is Professor and Head of Mathematics Department at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. He is also a researcher at Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications, University of Aveiro, Portugal, and research collaborator at Centro de Estatística e Modelação of Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
Carlos Abreu was born on September 8, 1976 in Esposende, Braga, Portugal. He graduated in Electronics and Telecommunications from University of Aveiro in 2005. Having done research on Instrumentation, Signal and Medical Image he earned his MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2008. In 2014 he received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minho, Portugal. His research interests focus on: Wireless Sensors Networks for Medical Applications, Biomedical Instrumentation and Human Machine Interfaces for Disabled or Elderly People. Currently, he is working as Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC).
