Paulo Simplicio

Paulo Simplício is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University. His research interests include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Control Systems, Robotics Perception, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Motion Planning.

Paulo Simplício received a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, Brazil, in 2021; and a bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering at Tiradentes University Center, Maceió, Brazil, 2018. He is currently developing research in the Field and Aerial Robotics Laboratory focused on applying perception algorithms and control systems to improve the performance of autonomous aerial vehicles operating in hostile environments. He was the student in charge of the FlyingU2 control team, where he developed innovative solutions presented in three different competitions, winning first place in the 1st SARC-BARINet Aerospace Collaborative UAVs Competition, organized by the Swedish Aerospace Research Center (SARC) and the Brazilian Aerospace Research and Innovation Network (BARINet). Also, the team earned first place in the Petrobras innovation challenge. He is currently Part of the Brazilian team in the Xprize Rainforest competition, aiming to promote innovative technologies for the rapid, accurate, and low-cost characterization of biodiversity in rainforests. His research interests include Control Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Robotics Perception, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Motion Planning.