On the morning of October 29, 2026, Prof. Carlos Eduardo, a member of the Brazilian Academy of Engineering, visited the Department of Automation at Tsinghua University at the invitation of Prof. Qing-Shan Jia. Accompanied by Prof. Victor Emanuel, he met with researchers and students at the Department of Automation for a seminar and discussions on future cooperation.

Professor Pereira is a full professor of automation engineering at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and Chief Scientist of the EMBRAPII Competence Center on Digital Agriculture (CEDRA). He served as IFAC Vice-President for Technical Activities from 2020 to 2026. In his talk, “Research at GCAR/UFRGS and CEDRA in the area of Automation: Collaboration Opportunities,” Prof. Carlos Eduardo presented ongoing research at UFRGS’s Robotics, Automation and Control Group (GCAR) and CEDRA. He highlighted energy management in buildings and agricultural applications, and introduced CEDRA’s efforts to connect academic research with industrial practice.

Prof. Carlos Eduardo delivering his seminar

After the talk, Prof. Carlos Eduardo and Victor Emanuel exchanged views with Prof. Jia on future academic cooperation. They explored opportunities for joint research in automation and energy management, as well as student exchanges and collaborative training. Both sides expressed interest in continuing these discussions and developing possible avenues for cooperation. The visit strengthened academic exchanges between the two sides and provided a basis for exploring future collaboration.

The group photo of the participants