Computer Engineering

Caroline Conti was graduated in Electrical Engineering by University of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2010, and received her PhD degree in Information Science and Technology by ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), in June of 2017. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Science and Technology of ISCTE-IUL, and a Senior Researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT). Caroline has been working in the area of light field visual media, making her major contributions to the area of light field content processing, representation, and coding. This was also the subject of her PhD Thesis entitled Efficient Solutions for Light Field Coding. She has more than 10 years of research experience in Portugal and, for this period, she has been participating in many national and international research projects addressing immersive multimedia technologies, where she has actively collaborated with experts from academia and industry in this field. More significantly, she has participated in the European Commission’s project 3D VIVANT (Live Immerse Video-Audio Interactive Multimedia) and has been a research intern at the light field display company Holografika Kft., in Budapest, Hungary. Previous work experience also includes working as a research assistant at IT, and as a lecturer for different courses in Telecommunications and Computer Engineering degrees at ISCTE-IUL. She has also been a member of Organizing Committees of international conferences, more recently, in the 10th European Workshop on Visual Information Processing. Overall, she has contributed more than 30 publications in high Impact Factor journals and in renowned international conferences. She is also author of four book chapters published by Springer. According to Google Scholar, her published work has had more than 600 citations. Additionally, she has secured many competitive scholarships, including the FCT Stimulus of Scientific Employment 2017 program, in which she ranked in the first place in the Junior Researcher category with maximum score of 10. She has also been recognized with many awards/distinctions in national and international conferences and competitions. More significantly, in 2017, she won the 27th edition of the IBM Scientific Prize, which is arguably the most prestigious prize in Computer Science and related fields of Engineering in Portugal.

Ricardo Ribeiro is an Associate Professor at Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, since 2020, where he is the coordinator of the Artificial Intelligence scientific area and the director of the Master in Computer Engineering (previously, he was the director of the undergraduate program in Computer Engineering), and a researcher at INESC-ID Lisboa since its creation, working on Human Language Technologies. He received a Ph.D. (2011) in Information Systems and Computer Engineering and an M.Sc. (2003) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and an undergraduate five year degree (1996) in Mathematics/Computer Science from Universidade da Beira Interior. From 1999 to 2011, he was a Lecturer at Iscte, where he was an Assistant Professor from 2011 to 2020. Since 1996, he has been a researcher at INESC/INESC-ID Lisboa, Portugal, working in speech and language processing. He has participated in several European and Nationally-funded projects. He was the Human Language Technologies INESC-ID team coordinator in RAGE (2015-2019) European-funded project and the principal investigator of a Ministry of National Defence funded project on information extraction from text. He was also one the coordinators of the technology transfer project IRIS, a contract with the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal. He has participated in several scientific events, either as organiser or as member of the program committee (IJCAI, ECAI, LREC, Interspeech, ICASSP) and was the editor of a book on the computational processing of Portuguese. He has successfully co-supervised 3 Ph.D. students and more than 70 M.Sc. students.

PhD (2009) under the supervision of Kai Koskimies (Tampere University of Technology) e Antónia Lopes (University of Lisbon) in the field of object-oriented frameworks and software product lines. Currently the research focus is on two main topics: - Software components and API usability: automated forms of composing and integrating software components (product lines); tool support for using and learning APIs. - Programming education: pedagogical tools for support teaching and learning of programming; automatic grading systems. Visiting researcher at Carnegie Mellon University (2014) with the support of CMU-Portugal, hosted by Brad A. Myers. Visiting researcher at Aalto University (2020), hosted by Lauri Malmi. Program committee member of the conferences Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research (2017-2023) and INFORUM/SOFT-PT (2017-2023).

Born in Lisbon in 1973. Graduated in Computer Science and Management, ISCTE-IUL, 1997. Master in Information Systems Management, ISCTE-IUL, specialisation in the information security area, 2004. PhD in Computer Architecture and Distributed Systems, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), 2008. Since 2020, Associate Professor at ISCTE-IUL, in the Information Sciences and Technologies Department, where it teaches different curricular units related with Information Security, Web and Mobile-based Information Systems Development and Management, Project Management and Entrepreneurship. Previously a researcher at ADETTI-IUL with interest in the research areas of “Distributed Applications and Systems”, “Information Security”, “Mobile and Web Information Security” integrated into the NUIGRAM (Natural User Interaction Graphics and Mobility) research group. Since January 2015 integrates  SSE (Software Systems Engineering) research group of ISTAR-IUL, working in the same research areas. Associated Researcher of the Distributed Multimedia Applications Group - DMAG (UPC, Spain). Since 1996 has participated in multiple national and international projects, financed by entities such as the National Science Foundation, the European Union, European Space Agency and others. Author and co-author of multiple research articles and communications in international conferences, journals and magazines, and also multiple project reports and deliverables. Also author of several PHP development books. OWASP (Open Web Applications Security Project) member and leader of the Portuguese chapter (between 2007-2018) and Lisbon chapter co-leader (since 2022), cooperating in event organisation, information dissemination and other projects. Founding member of the AP2SI (Associação Portuguesa para a Promoção da Segurança de Informação). Entrepreneur in some IT-based startups.

 Elsa Cardoso is an associate professor at ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), in the Department of Information Science and Technology of the School of Technology and Architecture, and director of the Master's Degree in Integrated Business Intelligence Systems. She is a researcher at the Information Science, Technology and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR-Iscte) and the Information Systems and Decision Support Group at INESC-ID Lisbon, Portugal. She has a PhD (European Doctorate) in Information Sciences and Technologies from ISCTE-IUL, specializing in Business Intelligence. She is co-coordinator of the data visualization area at the DAViD Lab-Iscte (Advanced Data Digitization and Visualization Laboratory) created in February 2025, in collaboration with the Portuguese Mobility and Transportation Institute (IMT). She is a member of the executive committee of the Artificial Intelligence Competence Center for Public Administration (IA>>AP) of the ISCTE CI-CVTT Association. His research interests include Business Intelligence & Analytics, data visualization, Data Warehouse, and strategic information systems (Balanced Scorecard) applied to Higher Education, Science and Public Administration. She is a member of the Business Intelligence Special Interest Group of EUNIS (European University Information Systems organization). She was the leader of this SIG from 2013 until 2019. Since 2022, she is also a member of the Enterprise Architecture SIG of EUNIS, working on capability maturity models for Higher Education. She has participated in several national and international research projects. She is currently working on the following projects: xSHARE: Expanding the European EHRxF to share and effectively use health data within the EHDS (101136734 - Horizon-HLTH-2023-IND-06) [2023-2026] National Programme for Open Science and Open Research Data (PRR). [2024-2026]   Projects already finalized: Study for the knowledge of fraud in the structural funds in Portugal (POAT-01-6177-FEDER- 000126). Principal Investigator. [2022-2023] Digital Transformation in Research: Science Management and Open Science (POCI-05-5762-FSE-000438). [2021-2023] MAIPro – Project Non-compliance Monitoring and Alert (06/POAT/2021). [2022-2023] IRIS – Summarizing and Informing Decisions: Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques at the Supreme Court of Justice. Researcher, integrating the INESC ID team. [2021-2022] Healthcare Insight – Units Performance Management (HI-UPM/2014/38567; FEDER-QREN). Principal Investigator from Iscte. [2014-2015] GRADUA – Graduates Advancement and Development of University capacities in Albania (Erasmus+ project No. 585961-EPP-1-2017-1-AL-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP (2017 -2926/001 -001). [2019-2021] iLU – Integrative Learning from Urban Data (DSAIPA/DS/0111/2018). Researcher, integrating the INESC ID team. [2018-2022] IA-Incentivos – Artificial Intelligence in Incentive Management (POCI-05-5762-FSE-000231). [2020-2021] https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/authors/elsa-cardoso/cv

Jose Andre R. S. Moura received on 19889, the B.Sc., degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal), on 2001 the M.Sc. in Computer Networks from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (Portugal), and on 2011 the Ph.D. in Computer Science from Lancaster University (United Kingdom).  From 1989 to 2000, he worked as SCADA Engineer at EFACEC Sistemas Electronica (Portugal). From 2000 to 2001, he worked as a researcher at INESC-Porto (Portugal). Since 2001, he has been teaching in computer networks at ISCTE-Instituto Universitario Lisboa (Portugal), and he has been a researcher with Instituto de Telecomunicacoes (Portugal). His current research interests include Network Management, system modeling, Edge Computing, Optimization, Virtualization, Software-Defined Networking, and Resilience on Networked Systems.

José Reis holds a PhD in Information Science and Technology  by Iscte-IUL. Master's degree in Computer Engineering at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias (UNL - FCT), and  Bachelor’s degree in electrotechnical engineering (Systems and Communications) at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa. At present, I am working in software engineering, specifically in software quality. I am a professor in the scientific area of computer Science, teaching subjects such as, software engineering, decision support systems, project management, information systems, etc. It was Quality Coordinator and Audit at Universidade Europeia - Laureate International Universities and Deputy direction at Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração de Lisboa. I collaborated with several companies, such as Conhecer Mais II- Consultoria em Tecnologias de Informação, Lda (this company is Business Solution Partner of Microsoft Business Solutions to market education and training in Portugal in developing ERP solutions), ITCODE (development the Zib - An addictive stock market game online learning), DBG (development of school management software), ENSINUS (coordinator of Information Technology Center), INSA-Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (coordinator facilities Office and Equipment ), ATEC - Training Academy (Consultant / Trainer).

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIRECTOR (CIO/CTO) Proven Technical & Management Expertise in a Career Spanning 25+ Years   Business management professional, and technically sophisticated with a solid career, reflecting strong leadership qualifications, highly experience in banking, and CRM. Focused on the business needs, quality, high performance, budget control, client satisfaction, and on the implementation of advanced technology and business solutions. Ability to manage multiple projects, large teams of direct reports or cross-functional teams with professionalism. Extensive international experience, with a deep understanding of diverse cultural teams and business practices (Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, UK, Switzerland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Dubai, Denmark, and Spain). Successfully completed numerous IT projects, including core banking systems, digital banking, support and business applications, and data centers, infrastructure implementations, and migration projects. Other implementations have included Siebel-CRM, MIS/OBIEE, multi-router systems, connectivity, and messaging integration with other systems and partners. Strongly committed to deliver large-scale projects, business critical projects on time and under budget with high quality and client satisfaction.   Lecture Strategic Management of Information Systems at ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon –Portugal.   Education & Credentials •          PhD in Computer Sciences, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal – 2016 •          Advance Studies in Computer Sciences, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal - 2015 •          Master Degree in Information Systems, ISEG, Lisbon, Portugal, 3 years of study – 2007 – 2010 •          Postgraduate studies in Information Systems and Technologies for organizations, ISEG – Lisbon, Portugal, 1 year of study – 2006 – 2007 •          PAGE – Executive Advance Program in Economics and Business, Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal, 1 year of study – 1994-1995. •          Degree in Business Computer Science, ISLA, Lisbon, Portugal, 5 years of study – 1984 - 1989     Technical Certifications and acknowledgement: •       ITIL - Foundation Framework for Service Management - 2007 •       PMP - Project Management Professional •       COBIT- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology •       CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration •       Accountant, member of Portugal TOC association - 1991   Honors / Awards   2013      IDC CIO Awards – “Product Search Engine”. 2012      IDC CIO Awards – “Gamification of Mutual Funds, a soccer game”. 2011      IDC CIO Awards – “White Label Partner solution for banks”. 2012      Navegantes XXI Awards – ACEPI - Best Site/App Mobile for e-Commerce 2012      Navegantes XXI Awards - ACEPI - Best e-Commerce Site B2B 2011      Navegantes XXI Awards – ACEPI - Best Site/App Mobile for e-Commerce 2009      Oscars for Innovative Cards - SMS Guardian 2007      Global Finance Awards - Best Consumer Internet Bank  2007      Deloitte Investor Relations & Governance Awards - Best Trading Platform   Research / Scientific articles 2017      Gamification to Teach and Assess Financial Education: A Case Study of Self-directed Bank Investors. 2018 Hawaii International Conference on Education has been accepted for presentation  (Accepted). 2017      A soccer game in e-business? Playing seriously using e-banking with games characteristics. 2018 International Conference on Electronics, Information and Communication (ICEIC 2018) (Accepted). 2017      Playing, Learning, Investing – a quiz game to improve the financial literacy of bank private investors. (Waiting for publishing). 2017      How game elements and mechanics develop in website influence behavior to use and execute investments in e-banking. (Waiting for publishing). 2017      How does the web game design influence the behavior of e-banking users? (Published by: Elsevier –Computer in Human Behavior. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.04.034) 2016      Playing Seriously - How Gamification and social cues influence bank customers to use gamified e-business applications. (Published by: Elsevier –Computer in Human Behavior. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.063). 2016      Gamification: A framework for designing software in e-banking. (Published by: Elsevier – Computers in Human Behavior (2016), pp. 620-634. DOI information: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.04.035). 2016      Does ease-of-use contributes to the perception of enjoyment? A case of gamification in e-banking. (Published by: Elsevier – Computers in Human Behavior (2016), pp. 114-126. DOI information: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.015). 2014      Gamification in banking: A case study of methodological approach in the software development (Publicado: CAPSI). 2014      Introduction of a game design in e-Banking – thinking of business while playing in a virtual environment (Published by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net, Cyber culture). 2014      Gamification: The importance of users in the development process in e-business (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery). 2014      The design of the e-banking with game features (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery). 2013     The adoption of Gamification in e-banking (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery). 2013      How to develop financial applications with game features in e-banking? (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery).   Scientific article reviewer: 2016      Future Smart Cities: Overview and Key Challenges. IEEE Potentials 2015      Inadequate Software Testing Can Be Disastrous. IEEE Potentials 2014      Gamification and Service Marketing. SpringerPlus, SpringerOpen Journal. 2016      Elsevier Editorial System for Journal of Systems and Software 2016      Elsevier Editorial System for Computer and Human Behavior            

Luís Miguel Martins Nunes, graduated in Computer Science from Faculdade Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (1993), obtained a MSc degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (1997, thesis supervised by Prof. Luís Borges de Almeida) and a PhD degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (2006, thesis supervised by Prof. Eugénio de Oliveira). Entered in Iscte in 1997 as Teaching Assistant and is currently Associated Professor. Has also contributed as a researcher in the area of Machine Learning in several research units since 1997 (INESC, ADETTI, LIACC, IT and ISTAR) remaining a member of ISTAR to this date.

Nuno David is a professor at ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute, where he coordinates the courses "Cybersecurity, Ethics, and Privacy" in the Master's in Public Administration, "Professional Ethics, Computing, and Society" in the Master's in Computer Engineering, and "Security, Ethics, and Privacy" in the Bachelor's in Data Science. He serves as the Data Protection Officer for ISCTE-IUL. Additionally, he is the president of the Ethics Committee of the School of Technology and Architecture and a member of the Ethics Council at ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute. His research interests encompass social simulation, agent-based models, computer ethics, privacy, and data protection. He is also focused on the methodology and philosophy of computer science, the ontology and epistemology of artificial societies and social simulation, and the implications of interdisciplinary computer-based approaches for social theory and social science methodology. Nuno David graduated in computer science from the University of Coimbra. He earned both his Master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Lisbon, specializing in agent-based social simulation, in collaboration with the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Full-time assistant professor with exclusive dedication at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. Researcher integrated into ISTAR/ISCTE, and IEEE Senior Member. Has experience in Computer Science, with emphasis on algorithms and distributed systems, working mainly in the following scenarios: Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Communication Protocols, Intelligent Systems and Data Privacy.

Vitor Basto Fernandes graduated in information systems management 1995 (including an internship at Ascom Tech AG - Switzerland), post-graduated in distributed systems in 1997 and got his PhD in informatics in 2006, all from University of Minho (Portugal), where he has also been teaching assistant. He worked at Integral Vision Inc (UK) as software quality engineer in 1996 and was co-founder of PSI-Information Systems Lda (Portugal) in 1997, where he was project manager in B2B e-commerce web based software development. From 2005 he has been lecturing at the University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal), and invited assistant professor in the same university in 2007 and 2008. In 2008 he joined the Informatics Engineering Department of Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Portugal) as adjunct professor, where he has been coordinator professor between 2014 and 2016. He coordinated the MSc Program in Mobile Computing from 2010 to 2012, was head of the Research Center in Computer Science and Communications at Polytechnic Institute of Leiria between 2012 and 2016, and researcher in several international projects in the areas of information systems integration, anti-spam filtering and multiobjective optimization, and principal investigator of two funded FCT (the Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology) research projects in the areas of research management and research internationalization. He publishes regularly in top-tier journals and conference papers, and organized international events in the areas of his research interests. Vitor Basto-Fernandes is currently associate professor with habilitation at the University Institute of Lisbon.