Career
Activities
More than twenty years of research, from genetic algorithms to assistive technologies.
Research career
- April 2026 – present
Assistant Researcher, CENSE / NOVA FCT
Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon. Funded by FCT/MECI (CEECIND/10962/2024).
- June 2019 – March 2026
Assistant Researcher, CENSE / NOVA FCT
Funded by FCT/MCTES (CEECIND/00578/2017) until 10 June 2025.
- January 2010 – December 2015
Postdoctoral Researcher, CENSE / University of Algarve
Computers and accessibility, supervised by Professor Fernando Lobo. FCT/MCTES grant SFRH/BPD/65187/2009.
- June 2004 – April 2009
PhD student, University of Algarve
Information and communication technologies to help people with cerebral palsy, supervised by Professor Fernando Lobo. Funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (grant 65538, 2004–2007).
- February 2003 – September 2004
Research assistant, University of Algarve
GeneticLand: discovering future landscapes under climate-change scenarios using genetic algorithms (POCTI/MGS/37970/2001).
Supervisor: Professor Fernando Lobo (2003–2015)
Education
- 2009
PhD in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
University of Algarve
- 2002
Degree in Computer Science and Business (4 years)
University of Algarve
Awards
- 2016
Honorable Mention, Alumni Career Award
University of Algarve
Funding
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) — CEECIND/10962/2024, CEECIND/00578/2017, SFRH/BPD/65187/2009
- Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian — PhD grant 65538 (2004–2007)
- POCTI/MGS/37970/2001 — GeneticLand project