I’m an incoming Computer Science PhD student at CMU and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), co-advised by José Fragoso Santos, Limin Jia and Pedro Adão. I received my BSc (2021) and MSc (2023) in Computer Science and Engineering from IST. My research interests lie primarily in the areas of software security and formal methods.
I am a data engineer with a solid background in anomaly detection, currently focused on neuroimaging. Before starting my PhD, I spent seven years refining machine learning models to enhance system security through immunity measures, leading an AI research team and contributing to several peer-reviewed publications. My interest in neurolife and psychiatric disorders led me to deepened my knowledge in the field. I’d like to develop diagnostic biomarkers and make reliable predictions of mental illnesses leveraging my expertise in anomaly detection. I had the honor of collaborating with VMware and am passionate for open-source development and Git. The ultimate goal of my doctoral work is to enhance mental health care and reduce treatment costs.
I am a PhD student in the Computer Science department at NOVA Lisbon in Portugal. My research focuses on AI models for environmental applications, utilizing satellite images and in-situ data. My passion lies in applying cutting-edge AI technology to develop innovative solutions for addressing and solving critical environmental challenges.
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.
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 holds a BA in Economics and Management from Wuyi University, China, and an MSc in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Shenzhen University, China. She is deeply passionate about sensing technologies and their role in environmental conservation.
Doctoral Researcher at INESC TEC, specializing in developing computer assisted cardiac assessment solutions for Point-of-care Ultrasound . Adept at deep learning and machine learning techniques. Committed to advancing healthcare through technology.
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.
Afonso Lourenço has earned B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Industrial Engineering and Management from FEUP. His research interests primarily focus on data stream mining, a field dedicated to extracting valuable insights from data that is continuously in flux.
