João Machado Santos has been hired

João Machado Santos has been hired to be a research assistant of the CHOPIN project. He received his M.Sc. degree on September 2013 in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering of University of Coimbra, with a dissertation titled "SmokeNav - Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Reduced Visibility Scenarios", already in the scope and as a member of the CHOPIN project. He has been hired for 6 months with the possibility of renewing his contract for additional 6-month periods, starting on Oct. 10, 2013, and under the scientific supervision of Prof. Rui P. Rocha.