{"id":5261,"date":"2026-06-03T08:22:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/robotics\/?post_type=committee&#038;p=5261"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:23:00","slug":"fernanda-madureira-coutinho","status":"publish","type":"committee","link":"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/robotics\/committee\/fernanda-madureira-coutinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernanda Madureira Coutinho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Fernanda Madureira Coutinho<\/strong>\u00a0received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2013. She earned her MSc in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, in 1997, and her BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 1994.She is Vice-Chair of the Portugal Affinity Group of\u00a0IEEE Women in Engineering\u00a0(WiE). 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