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Mathilde is an Affiliated PhD candidate in Digital Media at ITI and CMU. She holds an MA in Visual Communication from Intuit Lab Paris and an MA in Sustainable Design from the University of Brighton. Outside of Academia, Mathilde worked as a designer for Nesta and Policy Lab to bring more innovation and human-centered approaches to UK policymaking.
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.
Álvaro Silva, a Ph.D. candidate at FEUP in Portugal, aspires to research the interconnection between Formal Verification and generative AI applications. Previously, Álvaro was an ASIC Digital Design Staff Engineer at Synopsys, where he performed functional and formal digital IP verification for automotive-grade products. In this role, Álvaro gained an appreciation for software verification and the challenges it presents. He holds an integrated Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from FEUP, where he graduated with a GPA of 19/20. Recognized for his academic excellence, Álvaro was awarded two merit scholarships.
Afonso Vilalonga holds a BSc and an MSc in Computer Science Engineering from the School of Science and Technology at NOVA University of Lisbon, obtained in July 2020 and December 2022, respectively. His main research areas of interest are network security and privacy, privacy-preserving machine learning and communications, cloud and IoT security, and Internet censorship circumvention.
Ziqi Huang is a PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering with a diverse research background spanning image super-resolution, facial recognition, audio signal analysis, and wireless signal processing. Currently, Ziqi’s research focuses on river soundscapes, leveraging advanced computational methods to analyze and classify bioacoustic signals. Through this work, Ziqi aims to contribute not only to the field of biology but also to raise public awareness about the importance of ecological preservation and the rich complexity of aquatic ecosystems.
I have a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, and I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Porto. My research focuses on developing AI-driven solutions for cardiac assessment using POCUS, integrating deep learning to improve diagnostic accessibility.
I collaborate with INESC TEC, supervised by Prof. João Pedrosa and Prof. Miguel Coimbra, and work with Prof. Vijayakumar Bhagavatula at Carnegie Mellon University under the CMU Portugal Program, combining engineering and medicine through innovative computational methods.
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.
Francisco Braga is a PhD student at NOVA School of Science and Technology, working on Computer Music. Francisco obtained my Integrated Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico where he first got interested in these fields. He intends to focus on the use of emotion and structure in AI musical composition.
