Manuel Rodríguez Valido

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Manuel Rodríguez Valido's research focuses on the application of artificial intelligence and advanced sensor technology for environmental monitoring and biological analysis. He has investigated the use of AI camera systems and gas emission estimators to monitor vehicle pollution and fuel consumption. His work also extends to developing specialized camera systems for solar observations, such as the SPGCam, and implementing algorithms for image processing on hardware platforms like FPGAs.

Further research by Valido includes the analysis of satellite data, such as Sentinel-5P TROPOMI and AIS marine traffic data, to monitor anthropogenic activity and maritime transport emissions. He has also explored automated systems for biological analysis, including software applications for detecting and analyzing biomass in underwater videos and developing an automated chick sexing system using facial image analysis.

Valido's scholarly contributions are reflected in his h-index of 10 and over 290 citations across 68 publications. He has also served as a Co-Principal Investigator on a $75,000 NSF grant for the CIVIC-PG Track B: Mobility and Aging in Collaboration (MAGIC) project, which aims to develop a transportation platform for older adults. His collaborators include Tran-Dac-Thinh Phan from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

• h-index: 10
• Publications: 68
• Citations: 292