I am a Ph.D. student specializing in robust image analysis and AI-driven fairness methods. My work bridges generative AI, robotics, and multimodal learning to address real-world challenges. Under the supervision of Professors Catarina Barata and Carlos Santiago, I conducted research in robust medical image analysis. My work explored the combination of Vision Transformers and Multiple Instance Learning to create a novel classification framework that focuses only on the most relevant patches. I am currently a visiting student at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, under the supervision of Professor Fernando De la Torre. I am leading a project focused on de-biasing classifiers using generative AI and active learning.
I hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, specializing in Imagiology, Biosignals, and Biomedical Instrumentation. My research focuses on leveraging machine learning for biosignal analysis, with the goal of advancing innovations in health technology.
I completed my Integrated Master’s degree in Informatics Engineering at the University of Minho in 2022. Currently, I am enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Informatics at the same university. Through this program, I am expanding my knowledge in the area of distributed systems, specifically in decentralized algorithms that can be applied to federated learning and exploring the benefits of these methods, particularly in terms of their performance and communication costs.
Nila Bagheri completed a bachelor’s in electrical engineering, focusing her research on Photonics and designing gates based on photonic crystals. She finished my Master in Telecommunications, specifically in Antenna Design, particularly fractal antennas. Currently, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Beira Interior in Portugal, deeply passionate about exploring uncharted territories in wireless systems. Her research focus includes pioneering advancements in Spectrum Sharing, Cell-free mMIMO, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, and Photonic Crystal Antennas. She is motivated by thrill of discovery, committed to contributing to the relentless advancement of wireless technology.
José Senart did his first University year of studies in computer science and at the end transferred to Engineering Physics, where he completed his bachelor’s degree.Â
José Pedro Gomes is a Ph.D. student working in the intersection of computer graphics, computer vision, and deep learning. Aiming to push the boundaries of generative models to create visually stunning and immersive virtual environments. José is supervised by Prof. Fernando De La Torre at CMU and Prof. Alexandre Bernardino in Portugal.
Pedro Cachim holds a dual Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from IST and ISAE-SUPAERO and works as a guidance, navigation and control engineer at GMV. His PhD research will focus on the provably safe and performant implementation of optimization-based guidance and control algorithms.
Marta Calisto Freitas is a Biomedical Engineer currently pursuing a Dual Degree PhD at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Coimbra, researching soft and printed electronics to develop novel solutions for soft medical robotics.
