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  • Name

    Tony Ferreira
  • Role

    Researcher
  • Since

    23rd September 2022
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2024

Textual Patterns and Virality in X: An Analysis of Engagement in Telenovela Posts

Authors
Ferreira, W; Lima, J;

Publication
U.Porto Journal of Engineering

Abstract
X, previously known as Twitter, boasts 556 million active users and is widely used by businesses to engage with their audiences. In our study, we focused on TV Globo's telenovela "Terra e Paixão" broadcast in 2023, to analyze the impact of textual patterns on post virality using natural language processing techniques. Techniques like sentiment analysis, Part-Of-Speech Tagging, reinforcement scoring, TF-IDF, semantic similarity, and cosine similarity were utilized to identify attributes that contribute to a post's success, aiming to enhance marketing strategies. We employed language models like BERT, RoBERTa, and e5 in our analysis. Our findings indicate that while various metrics affect post engagement, the challenge remains complex. Textual characteristics, although essential, do not fully explain a publication's popularity, underscoring the need for a multifaceted approach to understanding social media dynamics. © 2024, Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia. All rights reserved.

2023

Robot at Factory 4.0: An Auto-Referee Proposal Based on Artificial Vision

Authors
Ferreira, T; Braun, J; Lima, J; Pinto, VH; Santos, M; Costa, P;

Publication
ROBOT2022: FIFTH IBERIAN ROBOTICS CONFERENCE: ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS, VOL 1

Abstract
The robotization and automation of tasks are relevant processes and of great relevance to be considered nowadays. This work aims to turn the manual action of assigning the score for the robotic competition Robot at Factory 4.0 by an automatic referee. Specifically, the aim is to represent the real space in a set of computational information using computer vision, localization and mapping techniques. One of the crucial processes to achieve this goal involved the adaptive calibration of the parameters of a digital camera through visual references and tracking of objects, which resulted in a fully functional, robust and dynamic system that is capable of mapping the competition's objects accurately and correctly performing the referee's tasks.

2023

Quality Control of Casting Aluminum Parts: A Comparison of Deep Learning Models for Filings Detection

Authors
Nascimento, R; Ferreira, T; Rocha, C; Filipe, V; Silva, MF; Veiga, G; Rocha, L;

Publication
2023 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTONOMOUS ROBOT SYSTEMS AND COMPETITIONS, ICARSC

Abstract
Quality control inspection systems are crucial and a key factor in maintaining and ensuring the integrity of any product. The quality inspection task is a repetitive task, when performed by operators only, it can be slow and susceptible to failures due to the lack of attention and fatigue. This work focuses on the inspection of parts made of high-pressure diecast aluminum for components of the automotive industry. In the present case study, last year, 18240 parts needed to be reinspected, requiring approximately 96 hours, a time that could be spent on other tasks. This article performs a comparison of four deep learning models: Faster R-CNN, RetinaNet, YOLOv7, and YOLOv7-tiny, to find out which one is more suited to perform the quality inspection task of detecting metal filings on casting aluminum parts. As for this use-case the prototype must be highly intolerant to False Negatives, that is, the part being defective and passing undetected, Faster R-CNN was considered the bestperforming model based on a Recall value of 96.00%.