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Olá! I'm Miguel, and I build the bridge between human needs and intelligent systems.
As a Senior AI Engineer at Siemens AG, I work at the intersection of Human-AI Collaboration, Explainable AI, and AI UX for industrial settings. My work spans user research, concept design, and hands-on prototyping — from Figma sketches to working LLM-based demonstrators with Python backends and React frontends. I have filed eight patent disclosures as first inventor and developed seven Trustworthy AI design guidelines now adopted as Siemens-wide standards.
I hold a Dr.-Ing. from TU Munich in product development, with a mechanical engineering background and extensive experience in automotive and industrial domains. I have published in Human-AI Interaction and design research, and led the EU Horizon project ENCIRCLE (~€6M) on AI use case identification across industrial partner sites.
Outside of work: espresso, cooking, vinyl, analog photography, road biking, and hiking in the Alps.
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MCube STEAM - Development of an integrated bus system to combine passenger and parcel transport
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Moritz Seidenfus, Martin Frank, Fabian Fehn, Roman Engelhardt, Benedikt Lienkamp, Markus Mörtl, Michael Roth, Johanna Golas, Jan Rössnig, Thorsten Bergmeier-Trede, Maximilian Wegner
Federally funded three-year research project, 2024
A federally funded three-year research project developing a novel integrated bus system combining parcel and passenger transport to enhance road-based public transportation in Munich. Conducted with four TUM chairs, MAN Truck & Bus SE, BMW Group, Stadtwerke München, and Stanglmeier Touristik. The concept was presented at IAA Mobility 2023 as a VR experience simulating a bus commute from Münchner Freiheit to Odeonsplatz.
PETRA SPA (Single Page Application) - Design support for innovative mechatronic product development
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Anand Vazhapilli Sureshbabu, Markus Zimmermann, Laura Isabel Durán Noy, Masaru Charles Nürnberger, Andreas Feldl
Research tool for data collection, 2024
A web-based design support tool helping novice teams navigate the prototyping journey from idea to product concept. Built around an adapted double diamond approach with structured project cycles, it reduces complexity for early-stage teams in mechatronic product development.
THINK.MAKE.START. by BMW Group - Internal design sprint to foster innovation through cross-functional collaboration
Annette Böhmer, Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Maximilian Bandle
Internal design sprints, 2023
A one-week internal design sprint at BMW Group. I organized and coached cross-functional teams through a problem-focused process to develop novel solutions — from new user experiences to emerging technology applications such as Metaverse integration — helping the organization address new topics and stay competitive.
MiMo - An autonomous mobile parcel locker for road-based public transport systems
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Moritz Seidenfus, Stephen Green, Elena Dieckmann, Nirmal Thomas, Linxi Cao, Hunaid Nagaria, Grace Duan
International student development project, 2023
Led an Imperial College London team in developing MiMo — an autonomous mobile parcel locker robot that enters and exits public buses independently. The concept aims to reduce urban congestion by leveraging public transport infrastructure for last-mile delivery. A first prototype was built to demonstrate dimensions and user interface.
THINK.MAKE.START. by TUM and UnternehmerTUM - Build innovative products of your ideas in 2 weeks
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Maximilian Bandle, Carmen Baur, Tobias Förtsch, Belinda Büchner, Maximilian Reif, Yiyun Tong, Julia Hinderink
Hackathon course, 2024
A two-week hackathon course fostering innovation and entrepreneurial thinking. Cross-functional student teams design, prototype, test, and deliver a minimum viable product around real-world problems. The course has produced multiple successful ventures including Angsa Robotics, Brainamics, Kewazo, Hawa Dawa, Beworm, and Solos.
Mixed Reality Vehicle Prototype - Testing placing and content for infotainment systems in public transport
Stefano Ferrari, Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco
Student project, 2023
Mentored a master’s thesis project developing a mixed reality 1:1 vehicle prototype to test screen placement and content for infotainment systems in public transport. Evaluated across multiple configurations with real users, generating insights that directly shaped final design decisions on placement and content presentation.
VOYAGE Vision 2041 - Utilization concept for a autonomous shared shuttle for passenger and parcel transport
Leila Al-Azzawi, Itziar De Pedro, Robert Field, Esther Del Portillo, Harry Schlote, Carlos Caballero, Stefano Ferrari, Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Moritz Seidenfus, Stephen Green, Elena Dieckmann
International student development project, 2023
Led a collaborative project with Imperial College London developing an autonomous vehicle concept combining passenger and goods transport in a shared Moving Space for urban mobility. Presented at AutoTech: Detroit 2022.
Tangibility - A remote collaboration project between TUM and Imperial to innovate VR interfaces
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Anand Vazhapilli Sureshbabu, Stephen Green, Elena Dieckmann, Maria Apud Bell, Peter Childs
International student development projects (Remote), 2021
Led the Tangibility project — a TUM and Imperial College London collaboration developing innovative VR interfaces and remote multidisciplinary workflows. Mixed student teams produced four prototypes: a VR/AR biopsy training tool, a VR controller for board sports, a VR interface for remote ballroom dance, and a multisensory weather-simulating VR experience.
Moving space - Development of a VR sports concept for commuters
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Annette Böhmer, Michael Schraut, Maximilian Berger, Julian Gesell, Christopher Heiduk, Christian Röttger, Moritz Neuberger
Nine-month development project, 2020
A nine-month industry project with BMW Group, UnternehmerTUM Makerspace, and Stanglmeier Touristik developing a novel use case for autonomous vehicles. A sensor box was integrated to sync real-time vehicle dynamics with VR activities, enabling physical exercise and reducing motion sickness. The solution was tested with multiple users.
Custom Vinyl Shelf Project
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco
Own project, 2022
Designed and built a custom bamboo vinyl shelf after failing to find one that met my needs. Constructed at a wood workshop to exact dimensions — a functional solution built from scratch.
Vitra Hackathon - Revolut.io Crowd Innovation Platform
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Stephan Dirring, Pablo Pabon, Christoph Schulte
Vitra Hackathon, 2019
First prize winner at the Beta Hackathon at ZKM. Developed Revolut.io — a crowd-based innovation platform combining community-driven ideation with social responsibility. My contributions: UI/UX design and business model development. The concept targeted sustainable solutions for everyday problems such as reducing disposable coffee cup waste.
IntonAR - Augmented Reality Piano Trainer with Microsoft HoloLens
Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco, Kristina Strobl, Lars Rasmussen, Luis Onuma, Philipp Strack
Development project, 2017
A piano training tool combining Microsoft HoloLens with haptic exoskeleton gloves — the HoloLens displaying musical content while the gloves delivered vibrating finger cues. Tested with piano teachers through multiple sessions. My focus: designing and building the functional haptic gloves.
Publications
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| 2026 | Preprint | How to Build AI Agents by Augmenting LLMs with Codified Human Expert Domain Knowledge? A Software Engineering Framework | Ulan uulu et al. | AI UX | View |
| 2026 | Preprint | Tables or Sankey Diagrams? Investigating User Interaction with Different Representations of Simulation Parameters | Ulan uulu et al. | AI UX HCI | View |
| 2025 | Preprint | User eXperience Perception Insights Dataset (UXPID): Synthetic User Feedback from Public Industrial Forums | Kulyabin et al. | AI UX Dataset | View |
| 2025 | Conference | AI for Better UX in Computer-Aided Engineering: Is Academia Catching Up with Industry Demands? A Multivocal Literature Review | Ulan Uulu et al. | AI UX | View |
| 2024 | Dissertation | A hackathon approach for design education to enable quantitative analysis of effort spent, product concept quality, and learning effect in technical higher education | Martins Pacheco | Design Education Prototyping | View |
| 2024 | Conference | Do Methods Work? On the Correlation of Method Application, Effort, and Product Quality | Hohnbaum et al. | Design Education Prototyping | View |
| 2024 | Journal | Learning by doing? The relationship between effort, learning effect and product quality during hackathons of novice teams | Martins Pacheco et al. | Design Education Prototyping | View |
| 2022 | Conference | Challenges and Opportunities in Remote Prototyping: A Case-Study during COVID-19 | Martins Pacheco et al. | Prototyping HCI | View |
| 2022 | Conference | Design of an Autonomous Trash-Picking Service Robot Focussed on Human-Robot Interaction | Vazhapilli Sureshbabu et al. | HCI Prototyping | View |
| 2021 | Conference | A Fuzzy Front-End Product Development Framework for Startups | Martins Pacheco et al. | Prototyping Design Education | View |
| 2021 | Conference | What is successful prototyping? Insights from Novice Designers' Self-Evaluation of Prototyping Success | Hansen et al. | Prototyping Design Education | View |
| 2021 | Conference | A Role-Based Prototyping Approach for Human-Centered Design in Industry | Martins Pacheco et al. | Prototyping HCI | View |
| 2020 | Conference | A Behavior-Centric Concept for Engineering Education in New Product Development | Behrenbeck et al. | Design Education | View |
| 2020 | Conference | A Role-based Prototyping Approach for Human-Centred Design in Fuzzy Front-End Scenarios | Martins Pacheco et al. | Prototyping Design Education | View |
| 2020 | Conference | Fostering Prototyping Mindsets in Novice Designers with the Prototyping Planner | Hansen et al. | Prototyping Design Education | View |
Talks
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| 2025 | Agentic UX in Industrial Settings | Bitkom — Arbeitskreis Digital User Experience & Design | AI UX HCI |
| 2025 | Everyone's Talking About Agents: Elevating UX to Transform Human-AI Collaboration in Industry | Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence 2025 — Internal Siemens Conference | AI UX HCI |
| 2025 | Agentive UX in Industrial Settings | UX@Siemens 2025 — Internal Siemens Conference | AI UX |
Portfolio — 2026 — Miguel Martins Pacheco
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