João M. F. Rodrigues

JR graduated in Electrical Eng., M.Sc. in Computer Systems Eng., Ph.D. Electronics and Computer Engineering and Habilitation in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a Professor at Institute of Engineering - UAlg, where he lectures Computer Science and Computer Vision since 1994 [https://bit.ly/3J5cOjj].

 R&D Unit: NOVA LINCS

jrodrig[AT]ualg.pt

Main research interests: computer vision, human-computer interaction, affective computing & human-centered AI.

Pedro J. S. Cardoso

PC has a Ph.D. in the field of Mathematics/Operations Research from the University of Seville, Spain, a M.Sc. degree in Computational Mathematics from the University of Minho, Portugal, and a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics/Computer Science from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. [🌐]

R&D Unit: NOVA LINCS

pcardoso[AT]ualg.pt

Main research interests: operational research, machine learning, affectice computing & data science.

Jaime Carvalho Martins

JCM has a Ph.D. in the field of Computer Engineering and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. He is a Professor at the Institute of Engineering at UAlg, where he lectures Visual Computing and Intelligent Systems.

R&D Unit: CEOT & CISCA

Main research interests: artificial intelligence, machine learning & chemometrics

      Joel GUERREIRO

JG has a Ph.D. in the field of Computer Engineering in Management and B.Sc. in Computer Science. He is a Professor at the Institute of Engineering at UAlg, where he lectures Cybersecurity, Databases and Software Engineering.

R&D Unit: NOVA LINCS

Main research interests: cybersecurity in IoT, secure software development & Se-aaS and SeaaS optimization

Roberto Lam

RL graduated in Informatics, M.Sc. in Computer Systems Eng., Ph.D. Informatics Engineering. Professor at Institute of Engineering - UAlg, where he teaches on subjects of Computer Sciences

R&D Unit: NOVA LINCS

Main research interests:  3D object representation, recognition and retrieval and web technologies, automatic integration of information systems, data exchange/extraction over the web and its analysis for smart/intelligent systems & Semantic Web.

Pedro Guerreiro

Professor Pedro Guerreiro graduated in Computer Science in 1994, has a M.Sc. in Systems and Computing Engineering in 2001, both from the University of Algarve, Portugal, and in 2017 finished his Ph.D. in Discrete Mathematics, with a focus on Computer Optimization, in the University of Seville, Spain.

R&D Unit: NOVA LINCS

Main research interests:

operational research, multi-objective optimization, meta-heuristics, machine learning & data science

      Gabriela Schütz

GS has a Ph.D. in the field of Mathematics/Operations Research. She is a Professor at the Institute of Engineering at UAlg, where she lectures mathematics and statistics.

R&D Unit: CEOT & NOVA LINCS

Main research interests: Operational Research, Combinatorial, Optimisation, Machine Learning, Data Analysis

Ricardo vEiga

Ph.D. (Nov. 2021-): Self-Supervised Observation Awareness for Temporal Learning Beyond Labeling (JR)

Daniel Turner

Ph.D. (Jun. 2022-): Modular Dynamic Neural Network: A Continual Learning Architecture for Object Classification (JR & PC)

Pedro Vaz

Ph.D. (Apr. 2023 - ): Body Based Affective Computing System: Discriminating by Gender, Age, Culture, and Environment (PC & JR & Diego Gomez Baya, Uni. Huelva, Spain)

MArco Lemos

Ph.D. (Apr. 2025 - ): Real-time Engagement Framework for Group Events (JR & PC)

Pedro santos

Ph.D. (Apr. 2025-): Cybersecurity Governance in Regulated Environments – AI-driven Regulatory Risk Assessment based on Normalized Systems Principles (JG) 

Mohamed el AFIA 

Ph.D. (Jul. 2025-): Engagement, Attention and Behaviour Analysis in Crowd Events (JR & PC)

CArlos Antunes

Ph.D. (Fev. 2023-): Automatic Web Diagnosis of Covid-19 and Pneumonia Based on Medical Images (António Cunha, Uni. Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal &  JR) 

ANDRÉ FRANCISCO 

Ph.D. (2021-): Sistema de Gestão Inteligente e Sustentável para Frotas de Veículos Elétricos Autónomos [Intelligent and Sustainable Management System for Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fleets] (PC & J. Monteiro, ISE & CISCA, Uni. Algarve, Portugal 

Guilherme António 

MSc. (Set. 2024-): AI-Powered Detection of Abnormal Behaviour in Crowds (JR & PC)

João santos 

MSc. (2025-): Large Language Models for Automated Exploit Generation (JG)

Julia Romatowska

Internships (Jun.-Aug. 2024) Body-based affective computing

University of Gdansk, Poland

Javier Medina Quero

Research Stay (May-Jul. 2024): University of Granada, Spain

Aurora Polo Rodríguez

Research Stay (May-Jul. 2024): University of Granada, Spain

Marek Kubalčík

Visiting professor (2023)

Tomas Bata University, Zlin, Czechia 

Peter Janků

Visiting professor (2023)

Tomas Bata University, Zlin, Czechia 

Pavel Vařacha

Visiting professor (2023)

Tomas Bata University, Zlin, Czechia 

Amanda Martín-Mariscal 

PostDoc Research Stay (2018)

University of Sevilha, Spain 

MArco Lemos

Research proj. (2024): Automatic Brand Names Generator (PC&JR)

MSc. (Set. 2024-): Engagement Models to Monitor Brand Activation (PC & JR)

Nelson Silva

M.Sc. (Set. 2023-2024): Multimodal Sentiment Classification Model for Environment Contexts (PC & JR)

André Miranda

M.Sc. (2023-2024): Enhancing Agriculture Monitoring through Anomaly Detection and Time Series Regression Analysis of IoT Sensor Data (PC & J. Semião, ISE & CISCA, Uni. Algarve, Portugal)

Tiago Horta

M.Sc. (2023 - 2024):  Aplicação web para controlo do crescimento e cultivação de microalgas (RL)

Breno Garcia

M.SC. (2023): Development of a web application for visualization of environmental parameters (JR) 

FElipe Noel

M.SC. (2023): Rapid Development of Low-Code Web Applications (PC)

Tomás Mendes

M.SC. (2022): Sistema Inteligente para Deteção de Anomalias em Consumos Hoteleiros [ Intelligent System for Detecting Anomalies in Hotel Consumption] (PC & Jânio Monteiro - UAlg)

Rui Novais

M.SC. (2022): A Framework for Emotion and Sentiment Predicting Supported in Ensembles (PC & JR)

Pedro Vaz

M.SC. (2022): Smart Irrigation Platform Based on Machine and Deep Learning (PC & Gabriela Schutz - UAlg)

Jedid Santos

M.SC. (2021): Intelligent Human-Device Cooperation Framework based on Vision and KNX (JR & Ivo Martins-UAlg)

Daniel Turner

Proj: WELSAFE.DV & ACCES4ALL

M.SC. (2020): Continual Learning for Object and Scene Classification (JR & PC)

Ricardo Veiga

Proj: M5SAR & KTTSEADRONES

M.SC. (2020): Pose Estimation System Based on Monocular Camera (JR)

Roman Bajireanu

Proj: M5SAR

M.SC. (2019): Real-time Human Body Detection and Tracking for Augmented Reality Mobile Applications (JR & PC)

Marco Freitas

Proj: M5SAR

M.SC. (2018): Microservices Applied to Web and Mobile Applications Internship (JR)

João Sardo

Proj.: M5SAR

João Pereira

Proj.: M5SAR

M.SC. (2017): Smart Augmented Reality Application for Enhanced Museum Experience (JR & PC)

Mário Saleiro

Ph.D. (2016): Active Vision on Robot Cognition (JR & Hans du Buf-UAlg)

Jaime Martins

Proj: PRHOLO & SparceCoding

Post-Doctoral Research (2015): Real-time Object Recognition in Complex Scenes by a Deep Sparse Coding Hierarchy (JR)

Ph.D. (2014): Face and Object Recognition by 3D Cortical Representations (JR & Hans du Buf-UAlg)

Luís Sousa

Proj: PRHOLO & PoolLiveAid

M.SC. (2015): Interfaces Humano-Computador com Reconhecimento de Gestos e Representação Holográfica (JR)

Ricardo Alves

Proj: PRHOLO & PoolLiveAid

M.SC. (2015): Intelligent System for Interaction with Virtual Characters Based on Volumetric Sensors (JR)

Emanuel Ey

Proj. (2015): I3FR

Intelligent management of distribution fleets (PC)

Andriy Mazayev 

Proj. (2015): I3FR

Intelligent management of distribution fleets (PC)

Sérgio Vasconcelos

Proj. (2015): I3FR

Intelligent management of distribution fleets (PC)

António Belguinha

Proj: FOOTDATA

M.SC. (2014): Sistema de Informação para a Representação e Deteção de modelos de Jogo no Futebol (JR & PC)

Tiago Vilas

Proj: FOOTDATA

M.SC. (2012): Rastreamento de Jogadores de Futebol Tendo em Vista a Análise de Modelos de Jogo (JR)