CMU Portugal’s Affiliated Ph.D. Programs initiative has selected 12 new students for its sixth edition. These candidates will begin their Ph.D. studies in the 2026/2027 academic year, pursuing research in cutting-edge areas of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that align with the Program’s scope.
With scholarships funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), students will be fully hosted by Portuguese universities and have the opportunity to spend up to one year conducting research at Carnegie Mellon University. Upon completion, candidates will receive a diploma from their Portuguese host University.
The Affiliated Ph.D. Program focuses on strengthening the collaboration between Portuguese higher education institutions and Portuguese companies through a strong partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. Candidates are encouraged to apply with work plans involving the collaboration of Portuguese companies operating in the ICT field. Throughout their Ph.D. journey, current students are collaborating closely with companies such as CEiiA, Mediaprobe and Medtronic.
For the 2026/2027 academic year, CMU Portugal scholarships were awarded across various research areas: Biomedical Engineering (3 students), Human-Computer Interaction (2), and Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Science, Language Technologies, Mechanical Engineering, Neural Computation, Robotics, and Software Engineering, each with one student.
The 12 Ph.D. candidates will be hosted by seven Portuguese institutions: Técnico ULisboa (5 students), Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (2); Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação Universidade de Coimbra, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto, and Universidade do Minho, each with one student.
During their research period at CMU, candidates will be hosted by nine different departments: Biomedical Engineering (3 students), Human-Computer Interaction Institute (2), Computer Science, Language Technologies Institute, Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience Institute, Psychology, Robotics institute, and Software and Societal Systems, each with one student.
All candidates were selected after a rigorous selection process by a committee of faculty members from Portuguese Universities and CMU. Here are the new Affiliated Ph.D. students by research area:
Biomedical Engineering:
- Maria Beatriz Ramos, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Biomédica
- Miguel Borges, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Biomédica
- Pedro Melo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto, Programa Doutoral em Biotecnologia Molecular e Celular Aplicada às Ciências da Saúde
Cognitive Neuroscience
- Antreas Vaseleiou, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra, Programa Doutoral de Psicologia
Computer Science
- Ricardo Bessa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Programa Doutoral em Informática
Human-Computer Interaction
- Longyue Huang, Técnico ULisboa, Programa Doutoral em Saúde Planetária
- ·Zhiming Liu, Técnico ULisboa, Programa Doutoral em Medias Digitais
Languages Technologies
- Diogo Dinis, Técnico ULisboa, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores
Mechanical Engineering
- João Melo, Universidade do Minho, Programa Doutoral em Ciência e Engenharia de Polímeros e Compósitos
Neural Computation
- Ricardo Pinto, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, International Doctoral Program in Integrative Neurosciences
Robotics
- Mariana Teixeira, Técnico ULisboa, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Aeroespacial
Software Engineering
- Daniel Carvalho, Técnico ULisboa, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores