Full researcher
Luís Miguel de Barros Moreira Pinto was born in Lisbon, in 5th October 1969.
He’s graduated in Architecture (1994) and after that he has done the Master Degree in the same field, at Lusíada University, in Lisbon ( 1996 ). In 2007 he made his doctorate ( PhD) in History / perception design, at Portucalense University in Oporto.
Research in the field of Architecture, perception, virtual reality, new construction materials (eco-friendly products) and technology applied in architecture.
- 2014/2015- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Portuguese Association of Property Valuation, in Lisbon, Portugal
- 2013/2015-Coordinator of the Beira Interior Region in representation of the of the Portuguese Association of Property Valuation, Covilhã, Portugal
- 2014/2015- Member of the Committee for Education in Property Valuation, of the Portuguese Association of Property Valuation, in Lisbon, Portugal
- 2014/2015-Member of the Pedagogic Committee of the Architecture Master Degree Course, in Covilhã, Portugal
- 2014/2015- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Architecture Master Degree Course, in Covilhã, Portugal
- 2014/2015-Coordinator of project classes from 1st level, in UBI university, in Covilhã, Portugal
- 2006/2014-Coordinator of drawing classes from 2nd level, in UBI university, in Covilhã, Portugal
- 2006/2014-Coordinator of project classes from 5th level, in UBI university, in Covilhã, Portugal
- 2007/2015-Member of the Scientific Committee, in the Engineering Faculty, in UBI university ,in Covilhã, Portugal
- 2006/2014-President of the Scientific Committee of the Architecture Master Degree Course, in Covilhã, Portugal
- 2011/2015- Integrate member of the Research Center on Technology, Architecture and Design, CITAD, from the Minerva Foundation, in Lusíada University, in Lisbon, Portugal
- 1997/2013- Director of L.Moreira Pinto Architecture office in Torres Vedras, Portugal
- 1997-2013 –Property Valuation expert, in some Banks, in Portugal; like BES, CGD, Santander Totta, BES Leasing, BPI. With the coordination of CPU, Value Thinking, Krata and Luso Roux.
Personal page: https://www.ubi.pt/Pagina_Pessoal.aspx?id=lpinto
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Associated researcher
Bob Goble is Executive Vice President and founding Principal of CGL Companies.
A substantial amount of his experience has been in both local and state adult and juvenile criminal justice facilities planning. He has served as an expert witness in USA federal and state courts on behalf of both local and state governments. In addition to preparing facilities and systems plans and studies, Mr. Goble has also conducted a variety of operational and management systems evaluations and provided technical assistance and training programs for local officials, state agencies, governors and legislatures.
Prior to establishing CGL, Mr. Goble was Assistant Director of the planning division of an international consulting firm. He was responsible for managing numerous projects and coordinating the division's staff assignments. Prior to that he was a senior planner for the City of Dallas, Texas, where he directed several public facilities and services studies, public safety facilities location and concept planning, served as a Policy Review Committee member for the City's Community Renewal Program Team and worked on the Department's Special Projects Team. While in graduate school he worked as a research assistant and a graduate teaching assistant. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Space Planning and Design from Ohio University and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois.
Mr. Goble’s analytic, planning and technical assistance experience includes approximately 200 justice and government projects since CGL’s founding in 1975 throughout the USA and other countries:
- 11 Criminal Justice Systems Assessments, Master Plans and Studies
- 69 Jail System and Facilities Needs Assessments, Master Plans, Architectural Programs, Design Reviews and Assistance, Transition/Activation Technical Assistance
- 17 Courts Needs Assessments, Master Plans, Architectural Programs
- 16 Juvenile Courts, Detention and Corrections Needs Assessments, Facility Master Plans, Architectural Programs, Design Review and Technical Assistance
- 11 Law Enforcement Studies, Facility Master Plans and Architectural Programs
- 46 USA State Corrections/Prison System Master Plans, Facility Master Plans, Architectural Programs, Design Reviews and Assistance and Systems Technical Studies and Assessments
- 7 General Government and Institutional Facilities Planning, Master Planning, Space Planning and Programming
- 18 National Government Projects for Corrections, Courts, Security, and Mental Health Agencies in USA, Mexico, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom
Present and Past Appointments, Boards and Committees
Board Member, International Corrections and Prisons Association North America, a 501c(3) corporation
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BSAFE LAB Concept
Founded as a result of the collaboration between QUALIFY JUST IPS_Innovative Prison Systems and UBI – Universidade da Beira Interior, the BSAFE LAB is an open interdisciplinary research and technology transfer laboratory aiming to foster and develop new research and technology transfer in the fields of law enforcement, justice and public safety in scientific areas ranging from arts & humanities, including law, history and philosophy, biological & medical sciences, physical sciences & engineering, social & behavioral sciences & education.
Its main objectives consist of fostering the advancement of scientific knowledge, the effectiveness of public and civil society agencies and the reinforcement of SME competitiveness in the fields of law enforcement, justice and public safety through:
- the development of new research projects (involving public organizations, private sector and government agencies);
- the technical supervision of master’s and PhD thesis;
- the implementation of innovation demonstration actions (technology transfer pilots and experimentation playgrounds) involving SME’s and public sector agencies;
- the establishment of partnerships with research and government institutions worldwide;
- providing technical assistance to third parties (companies and government agencies).
Research and technology transfer
BSAFE LAB coordinates fundamental and applied research projects in the fields of law enforcement, justice and public safety.
Our research teams are composed by renowned researchers belonging to different international research organizations, private sector and public agency representatives.
Organization
BSAFE LAB is a research and technology transfer laboratory within the University of Beira Interior (UBI).
While being financially accountable within the University and being fully aligned with UBI’s strategic plans, BSAFE LAB has scientific independence and functions according to its specific rules and triennial strategic plan, approved by its members.
According to its internal regulations, governance bodies consist of:
- Executive board and Strategic advisory board
- Scientific Commission
- Scientific board
BSAFE LAB research domains
- Penitentiary, prisons and probation
- prison planning, architecture and engineering
- prison management
- education and reinsertion of minors and juveniles
- risk assessment of offenders and ex-offenders
- reinsertion of inmates
- community sentences
- relation between inmates, family and community
- impact of prison in offenders family and children
- prison work/prison industries
- relation with employers
- mental illness in prisons
- health in prison
- suicide prevention
- ICT for prisons and probation (digital communication, sensors, robotics, drones, internet of things, cloud computing, learning technologies, e-health, wearable and mobile devices, gamification, non-cooperative biometric recognition…)
- Electronic monitoring
- e-health in prisons
- learning technologies for inmates and staff training
- public-private partnerships in justice
- other relevant areas.
To be extended to other areas of law enforcement, justice and public safety.
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ICT & Robotics for prisons and probation
R&D challenges #5
- The internet of everything and the prison of tomorrow;
- Digital communications;
- Use of sensors; - Robotics and drones;
- Cloud computing;
- Learning technologies (inmates and staff);
- Wearable and mobile devices;
- Gamification;
- Biometrics;
- Non-cooperative biometric recognition;
- Electronic monitoring;
- e-health;
- …other relevant topics
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Universidade da Beira Interior
BSAFE LAB Law Enforcement, Justice and Public Safety
Research and Technology Transfer Laboratory
Att. Prof. Nuno Garcia
Rua Marquês de Ávila e Bolama
6201-001 Covilhã
Portugal
E-mail:
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Tel: 275 319 841
Design and engineering
R&D challenges #4
- Prisons design and engineering;
- Security planning;
- IT infrastructure planning;
- Prison building roadmaps;
- …Other relevant topics.
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Healthcare in prisons
R&D challenges #3
- Prevention and treatment of communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, sexually transmissible infections, Hepatitis…);
- Mental illness in prison context;
- Sex offenders;
- Suicide prevention;
- Addictions treatment;
- Promotion of health (including mental health) at the workplace (prison staff);
- Aging in prison;
- Sports in prisons;
- Prison staff training in health relevant topics;
- …other relevant topics.
Looks interesting?
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