About me

I am an assistant professor at the Department of Informatics in the School of Engineering at the University of Minho. My primary responsibility is to teach courses on information security. I am also a senior researcher at INESC TEC, where my research focuses on network security, energy-efficient communications, and non-authoritative identification systems. Additionally, I collaborate with the Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Technologies research line as an Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University - Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance.

Current positions

  • Assistant Professor at University of Minho. (See more)
  • Senior Researcher at INESC TEC - Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science. (See more)
  • Adjunct Professor at UNU-EGOV - United Nations University - Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance. (See more)

Education

  • PhD in Informatics - University of Minho, Portugal
  • MSc in Networks and Communication Services - University of Minho, Portugal
  • BSc in Computer Science - University Federal of Sergipe, Brazil

Research interests

  • Network Security
  • Energy-Efficient Communications
  • Non-authoritative Identification Systems

  • Starting in January 2024, in collaboration with the NGO VIDA, I am leading the project to develop the supporting system for the 24-hour health line service in Guinea Bissau.

  • The paper A worldwide overview on the information security posture of online public services was presented for The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 57, 2024)

  • The paper CRIBA: A Tool for Comprehensive Analysis of Cryptographic Ransomware’s I/O Behavior was presented in The 42nd International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS 2023)