João Marco Silva

João Marco Silva

Assistant Professor

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

  • New paper entitled It Works on My Machine: A Systematization of Knowledge on Reproducibility and Replicability in ML-Based Ransomware Detection has been published in the IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW 2026). Available here

  • New paper entitled The Path to an Inclusive Identity: A Non-Authoritative Approach has been publishe in the IEEE ACCESS. Open Access

  • New report entitled Índice de Presença na Internet das Câmaras Municipais Portuguesas (IPIC) has been published by the UNU-EGOV and Gávea. Open Access

  • The new paper entitled Assessing the information security posture of online public services worldwide: Technical insights, trends, and policy implications has been published in the Government Information Quarterly. Open Access