Ana Lopes holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) and Researcher at the Institute of Systems and Robotics (ISR) at the University of Coimbra. He develops research in the area of mobile robotics, with emphasis on man-machine shared control techniques, mobile robot mapping, localization and navigation techniques. She has technical skills in the areas of programming of microcontrollers and embedded systems, automation systems and digital control.