Duarte Leão

Duarte-Leão
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I’m a dual-degree PhD student in AI and robotics, working on generative modeling and representation learning. I hold an MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and was a visiting researcher at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. My research focuses on developing structured and controllable generative models, with applications in computer vision.

Research topics:Generative modeling and world models; Representation learning; Diffusion and flow models; Controllable generation and prototype-based learning; Computer vision.
Enrollment year: 2026
PT Supervisor: Carlos Santiago
PT Supervisor: Catarina Barata
CMU Supervisor: Fernando De la Torre