Francisco Pinto Vieira
Américo Alves
Américo Alves is an ECE PhD student at NOVA FCT with a strong background in data acquisition, control theory, signal processing, and telecommunications. His research at IT/NOVA integrates these foundations into AI/ML solutions to enhance the resilience of next-generation wireless communication systems against adversarial attacks.
Filipa Mota
Filipa Mota is a Ph.D. candidate in Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Minho, working in NEMS technology. She earned both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Engineering Physics from the same institution. Between 2023 and 2025, she worked as a Research Assistant in the Hanay Research Group at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga, Portugal, where she focused on the design, microfabrication, and characterization of MEMS devices.
Duarte Ribeiro
Duarte J. M. Ribeiro completed an MSc degree in Materials Engineering in 2025 from UMinho. His research interests focus on the growth and characterization of ferroelectric thin films for information and energy storage. He is currently a research fellow at CF-UM-UP working on ferroelectric HfO2 based electrolytes for integration as electrochemical ionic synapses.
Camila Cervantes
Camila Cervantes is a PhD researcher in Sustainable Built Environment at the University of Minho, specializing in circular construction and digital innovation. Her work examines how circular-economy strategies, artificial intelligence, and blockchain-based material traceability can support resilient, resource-efficient built environments.
Beste Soybilge
Beste Soybilge is an architect with an M.Sc. in Game & Interaction Technologies. She works on feminist HCI and justice-oriented collective action, exploring the intersections of space and digital media. She also creates interactive design works alongside her academic research.
José Afonso
I’m passionate about both sports and ideas, whether it’s playing tennis or watching anime with friends, diving into cybersecurity challenges, or exploring big philosophical questions. I find energy in sports, curiosity, and good company. I’ve always dreamed of going to America, inspired by the movies I grew up with.
José Mendes
After doing my Masters in 2021 I’ve worked in the Embedded Systems field for 4 years. With this new experience I’ve decided exploring new ideas and furthering science is the kind of work I would like to be doing.
Ana Jorge Almeida
I am a PhD student at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto. My interests include program behaviour and resource management. I hold a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Computer Science, having worked with linear type systems in my dissertation. I am now exploring a broader approach through the use of intersection types and their expressive power.