Hi, I'm Bruno M. C. Silva!

Assistant Professor @Informatics Department | University of Beira Interior

Short Bio

Bruno M. C. Silva has held a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Beira Interior since February 2015. Since September 2021, he has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior. Bruno Silva is an integrated researcher at the Institute of Telecommunications at the University of Beira Interior, affiliated with the Network Services and Applications-CV research group, and is a member of the Secure and Intelligent Networked Software Systems (SINS) research lab (http://sins-lab.ubi.pt). He also collaborates as a researcher with the Research Center for Smart Cities at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He has contributed to various national and international research projects and authored/co-authored dozens of articles published in international conferences and journals in his scientific field. Bruno is actively involved in coordinating, reviewing, and editorial roles for international conferences and journals indexed in international scientific databases.

Research Topics

According to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) computing area classification system (https://dl.acm.org/ccs)

  • Networks -> Network protocols
  • Network algorithms
  • Network performance evaluation
  • Computer systems organization -> Embedded and cyber-physical systems
  • Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks
  • Architectures -> Distributed architectures
  • Client-server architectures
  • Information systems -> World Wide Web -> Web services
  • Web applications

Main Research Topics

  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Reputation and cooperation mechanisms/algorithms
  • Tolerant and/or challenged networks
  • Mobile health
  • Ambient Assisted Living
  • Smart cities and Smart Homes

Main Technical Qualifications

  • Network administration
  • Systems administration
  • Game development (particularly web)
  • Programming languages: C, C#, Kotlin, Java, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript (front-end and server-side, Node.js + Express)

Articles published in International Journals and Conferences.

Projects with 5 ongoing ID&T projects (Principal Researcher on 2), and 12 finished projects.

Supervisions with 3 ongoing PhD supervisions, 8 ongoing MsC supervisions and 11 MsCs supervisions closed.

Teaching since the academic year 2010/2011, the candidate has taught 50 curricular units, totaling 2996 contact hours (approximately 230/year), involving around 1700 students (approximately 130/year).

LATEST NEWS

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Kickoff and Presentation of the RuraLTHINGS Project

The RuraLTHINGS project has already begun the research work aimed at creating an "Intelligent System for Monitoring Health and Well-being in Remote Areas with IoT," which will be implemented in two municipalities of the region during the testing phase.

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TEACHING

Since the academic year 2010/2011, Bruno has taught 50 curricular units, totaling 2996 contact hours (approximately 230/year), with around 1700 students (approximately 130/year). Between 2010/2011 and 2013/2014, while pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Beira Interior, Bruno served as an Assistant/Monitor for practical sessions seven times. From 2017/2018 to 2020/2021, held the position of Assistant Professor at the Universidade Europeia, with a workload ranging from 8 to 10 hours per week. Additionally, in that period of time, Bruno was an Invited Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior, with a workload of 8 hours per week. The pedagogical project at Universidade Europeia, particularly at IADE – Faculdade de Design, Comunicação e Tecnologia, led the candidate to engage in more multidisciplinary areas such as mobile and web programming and game development. At the University of Beira Interior, the courses where he taught the most Curricular Units (CUs) were: 1) Bachelor's in Computer Engineering; 2) Master's in Computer Engineering; 3) Master's in Design and Development of Digital Games; and 4) Bachelor's in Web Informatics. Even with the expansion into new teaching areas, Bruno consistently maintained a coherent connection between their research areas and teaching domains, always striving to convey scientific knowledge in the classroom. His pedagogical focus is centered on two areas: 1) "Computer Networks," covering CUs in Computer Networks, Systems Administration, Internet Technologies, as well as Digital Systems and Computer Architectures; and 2) "Game, Web, and Mobile Development," encompassing CUs in Web Programming, Mobile Programming, Web Game Development, and Game Prototyping.

Academic Year Institution Year/Semester Course Curricular Unit Hours (contact) No. of Students (approx) Role
2023/2024 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Computer Engineering Internet of Things 56 15 Regent
2023/2024 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Game Development and Design Digital Game Prototyping 56 15 Regent
2023/2024 UBI 1st/2nd Bachelor's in Computer Engineering Computer Networks 56 130 Regent
2023/2024 UBI 3rd/2nd Bachelor's in Computer Engineering System Administration 56 90 Regent
2023/2024 UBI 3rd/1st Bachelor's in Web Informatics Web Game Development 56 40 Regent
2023/2024 UBI 1st/1st Master's in Computer Engineering Communication Protocols 56 60 Regent
2022/2023 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Computer Engineering Internet of Things 56 15 Regent
2022/2023 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Game Development and Design Digital Game Prototyping 56 15 Regent
2022/2023 UBI 3rd/1st Bachelor's in Web Informatics Web Game Development 56 30 Regent
2022/2023 UBI 1st/1st Master's in Computer Engineering Communication Protocols 56 60 Regent
2021/2022 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Computer Engineering Internet of Things 56 15 Regent
2021/2022 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Game Development and Design Digital Game Prototyping 56 15 Regent
2021/2022 UBI 3rd/1st Bachelor's in Web Informatics Web Game Development 56 30 Regent
2021/2022 UBI 1st/1st Bachelor's in Aeronautical Engineering Programming 56 60 Assistant (taught 2 practical shifts)
2020/2021 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Computer Engineering Internet of Things 56 15 Regent
2020/2021 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Game Development and Design Digital Game Prototyping 56 15 Regent
2020/2021 IADE, UE 1st/2nd Bachelor's in Game Development Web Programming 112 30 Regent
2020/2021 UBI 1st/1st Bachelor's in Computer Engineering Programming 56 60 Assistant (taught 2 practical shifts)
2020/2021 UBI 3rd/1st Bachelor's in Web Informatics Web Game Development 56 30 Regent
2020/2021 IADE, UE 2nd/1st Bachelor's in Game Development and Applications Mobile Programming 56 20 Regent
2020/2021 IADE, UE 1st/1st Bachelor's in Creative Technologies Creative Programming 56 20 Regent
2019/2020 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Bioengineering Mobile Computing for Health 56 4 Regent
2019/2020 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Development and Video Game Design Digital Games Prototyping 56 15 Regent
2019/2020 IADE, UE 1st/2nd Degree in Game Development Web Programming 112 30 Regent
2019/2020 UBI 1st/1st Master's in Development and Video Game Design Game Programming 56 60 Regent
2019/2020 UBI 3rd/1st Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Web Game Development 56 30 Regent
2019/2020 IADE, UE 2nd/1st Degree in Game Development and Applications Mobile Programming 56 20 Regent
2019/2020 IADE, UE 1st/1st Degree in Creative Technologies Creative Programming 56 20 Regent
2019/2020 IADE, UE 1st/1st Degree in Creative Technologies Project I 28 20 Regent
2018/2019 UBI 1st/2nd Master's in Development and Video Game Design Digital Games Prototyping 56 15 Regent
2018/2019 UBI 1st/2nd Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Internet Networks and Services 56 30 Assistant (taught 2 practical shifts)
2018/2019 IADE, UE 1st/2nd Degree in Game Development and Applications Web Programming 112 30 Regent
2018/2019 UBI 1st/1st Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Programming 84 43 Regent (taught 1 theoretical shift + 2 practical shifts)
2018/2019 UBI 2nd/1st Biomedical Sciences Degree Computers and Programming 28 20 Assistant (taught 1 practical shift)
2018/2019 IADE, UE 3rd/1st Degree in Computer Engineering Web Programming 56 30 Regent
2018/2019 IADE, UE 2nd/1st Degree in Game Development and Applications Mobile Programming 56 30 Regent
2017/2018 UBI 1st/2nd Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Programming II 112 85 Assistant (taught 4 practical shifts)
2017/2018 IADE, UE 1st/2nd Degree in Game Development and Applications Web Programming 112 30 Regent
2017/2018 UBI 2nd/1st Biomedical Sciences Degree Programming 28 10 Assistant (taught 1 practical shift)
2017/2018 UBI 1st/1st Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Programming II 84 53 Regent
2017/2018 IADE, UE 1st/1st Degree in Computer Engineering Digital Systems 112 50 Regent (taught 1 theoretical shift and 3 practical shifts)
2017/2018 IADE, UE 2nd/1st Degree in Game Development and Applications Mobile Programming 56 15 Regent
2013/2014 UBI 1st/1st Degree in Technologies and Information Systems Internet Technologies 28 10 Assistant (taught 1 practical shift)
2013/2014 UBI 1st/2nd Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Internet Technologies 84 70 Assistant (taught 3 practical shifts)
2013/2014 UBI 1st/1st Degree in Technologies and Information Systems Internet Technologies 28 10 Assistant (taught 1 practical shift)
2013/2014 UBI 1st/2nd Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Internet Technologies 84 70 Assistant (taught 3 practical shifts)
2012/2013 UBI 3rd/1st Degree in Technologies and Information Systems System Administration 28 25 Assistant (taught 1 practical shift)
2011/2012 UBI 2nd/2nd Computer Science Degree (Web Informatics) Internet Networks and Services 56 50 Assistant (taught two practical shifts)
2010/2011 UBI 1st/1st Degree in Technologies and Information Systems Computer Architecture 56 41 Assistant (taught 2 practical sessions)
2010/2011 UBI 1st/1st Degree in Technologies and Information Systems Internet Technologies 28 25 Assistant (taught 1 practical session)
2010/2011 UBI 1st/2nd Degree in Computer Engineering Internet Technologies 84 70 Assistant (taught 1 practical session)

PUBLICATIONS

Articles in scientific journals indexed in international databases

  1. Rui P Pinto, Bruno MC Silva, Pedro RM Inacio, "A System for the Promotion of Traceability and Ownership of Health Data Using Blockchain," in IEEE Access. Vol 10. August 2022.
    Impact Factor: 3.9; Quartil: Q1 | (2022)
  2. Edirlei Soares de Lima, Bruno MC Silva, Gabriel Teixeira Galam, "Adaptive virtual reality horror games based on Machine learning and player modeling," in Entertainment Computing. Vol 43. August 2022.
    Impact Factor: 2.8; Quartil: Q2 | (2022)
  3. David FQ Melo, Bruno MC Silva, Nuno Pombo, Lina Xu, "Internet of things assisted monitoring using ultrasound-based gesture recognition contactless system," in IEEE Access. Vol 9. June 2021.
    Impact Factor: 3.476; Quartil: Q1 | (2021)
  4. Gonçalo S. Mendes, Daniel Chen, Bruno M.C. Silva, Carlos Serrão, João Casal, "A Novel Reputation System for Mobile App Stores Using Blockchain," in IEEE Computer. Vol 54, No 2. February 2021.
    Impact Factor: 3.419; Quartil: Q1 | (2021)
  5. João A. Santos, Pedro R. M. Inácio, Bruno M. C. Silva, "Towards the Use of Blockchain in Mobile Health Services and Applications," in Journal of Medical Systems. Vol. 45, No 17, January 2021.
    Impact Factor: 4.46; Quartil: Q1 | (2021)
  6. Nuno Pombo, Bruno M. C. Silva, André M. Pinho, Nuno Garcia, "Classifier Precision Analysis for Sleep Apnea Detection Using ECG Signals," in IEEE Access. Vol. 8. November 2020.
    Impact Factor: 3.367; Quartil: Q1 | (2020)
  7. André Pinho, Nuno Pombo, Bruno M.C. Silva, Kouamana Bousson, Nuno Garcia, "Towards an accurate sleep apnea detection based on ECG signal: The quintessential of a wise feature selection," in Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 83. 2019.
    Impact Factor: 6.89; Quartil: Q1 | (2019)
  8. Bruno M.C. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Fábio Canelo, Ivo M. C. Lopes, and Jaime Lloret, "Towards a Cooperative Security System for Mobile-Health Applications," in Journal of Electronic Commerce Research. Vol. 19. Issue 3. September 2019.
    Impact Factor: 1.875; Quartil: Q1 | (2019)
  9. Bruno M. C. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, N. Kumar; G. Han, "Cooperative Strategies for Challenged Networks and Applications: A Survey," in IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 4, No 11. Dec. 2017.
    Impact Factor: 4.337; Quartil: Q1 | (2017)
  10. Bruno M. C. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Neeraj Kumar, Mário L. Proença Júnior, Guangjie Han, "MobiCoop: An Incentive-Based Cooperation Solution for Mobile Applications," in ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications (TOMM). Vol. 12, No 4, August 2016.
    Impact Factor: 2.25; Quartil: Q1 | (2016)
  11. João Santos, Joel JPC Rodrigues, Bruno MC Silva, João Casal, Kashif Saleem, Victor Denisov, "An IoT-based Mobile Gateway for Intelligent Personal Assistants on Mobile Health Environments," in Journal of Network and Computer Applications. Vol. 71, August 2016.
    Impact Factor: 3.5; Quartil: Q1 | (2016)
  12. Bruno M. C. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Miguel López-Coronado, and Kashif Saleem, "Mobile-health: A review of current state in 2015," in Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Vol. 56, 2015.
    Impact Factor: 3.949; Quartil: Q1 | (2015)
  13. Susana EP Costa, Joel JPC Rodrigues, Bruno MC Silva, João N Isento, Juan M Corchado, "Integration of Wearable Solutions in AAL Environments with Mobility Support," in Journal of Medical Systems, Vol. 39, Issue 12. December 2015.
    Impact Factor: 0.74; Quartil: Q2 | (2015)
  14. Bruno M. C. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Ivo M. C. Lopes, Tiago M. F. Machado, and Liang Zhou, "A Novel Cooperation Strategy for Mobile Health Applications," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Emerging Technologies in Communications - eHealth, Vol. 31, Issue 9, September 2013. DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2013.SUP.0513003.
    Impact Factor: 4.138; Quartil: Q1 | (2013)
  15. Bruno M. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Fábio Canelo, Ivo C Lopes, Liang Zhou, "A Data Encryption Solution for Mobile Health Applications in Cooperation Environments," in Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), Vol. 15, Issue 4, April 2013.
    Impact Factor: 4.7; Quartil: Q1 | (2013)
  16. Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Ivo M. C. Lopes, Bruno M. C. Silva, and Isabel de la Torre, "A New Mobile Ubiquitous Computing Application to Control Obesity: SapoFit," in Journal of Informatics for Health and Social Care. Vol. 38, Issue 1. January 2013.
    Impact Factor: 1.84; Quartil: Q2 | (2013)
  17. João A. F. F. Dias, João N. Isento, Bruno M. C. Silva, Vasco N. G. J. Soares, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, "Performance Assessment of IP over Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks through the VDTN@Lab Testbed," in EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking. Vol. 2012, paper 13, February 2012.
    Impact Factor: 1.007; Quartil: Q2 | (2012)
  18. Bruno M. C. Silva, Vasco N. G. J. Soares, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, "Towards Intelligent Caching and Retrieval Mechanisms for Upcoming Proposals on Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks," in Journal of Communications Software and Systems (JCOMSS), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2011.
    Impact Factor: 0.179; Quartil: Q4 | (2011)

Publications in proceedings of international scientific meetings (Conferences).

  1. Henriques, Zacarias, Geraldo Cangondo, Leonice Souza-Pereira, Nuno Pombo, Bruno Silva, “Application of Content-Base Recommendation Algorithms on Mobile Travel Applications” em 1st International Conference in Advanced Innovation on Smart City. (ICAISC 2023). Jedah, Arabia Saudita. 23-25 Janeiro 2023.

  2. Geraldo Cangondo, Bruno Silva, Nuno Pombo, “A Novel Proposal of Cooperation and Reputation Mechanisms for IoT-based Tourism Solutions” em IEEE 2nd IoT Vertical and Topical Summit for Tourism (IoTT). 20-23 de Setembro de 2022

  3. Geraldo Cangondo, Nuno Pombo, Leonice Souza-Pereira, Sofia Ouhbi, Bruno Silva, “Computer Science Education in Angola: The Key Challenges” em 2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON). Tunis, Tunisia. 28-31 March 2022.

  4. Rita Pessoa Correia, Bruno Silva, Pedro Jerónimo, Nuno Garcia, “A Micro-interaction Tool for Online Text Analysis”. International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability ARTIIS 2022. 25 November 2022.

  5. Alicia Montoro-Lendínez, Nuno Pombo, Bruno Silva, Macarena Espinilla-Estévez, Javier Medina-Quero, “Classification of Food Types in a Box with Gas Sensors Using a Machine Learning Method. Case Study of Intelligent Electronic Nose”, International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability ARTIIS 2022. 25 November 2022.

  6. Ryann Deloso, Anja Poberznik, Nuno Pombo, Bruno MC Silva, Sari Merilampi, “Cultural Dimension in User Experience–Mobile Games for Older Adults: A Case Study”, ECGBL 2021 15th European Conference on Game-Based Learning. Setembro 2021.

  7. Rodrigo Ramírez, Carlos Rosa, Joana Ramalho, Bruno Silva, “Cross: A model for learning through co-operative interdisciplinarity in design and game development”, EduLearn 21 Proceedings: 13th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies Online Conference. 5-6 July, 2021.

  8. Felipe Satte, Bruno Silva & Hande Ayanoglu, “Elderly in Outdoors: Naturalistic Observations in a Public Park” em International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2021) Advances in Usability, User Experience, Wearable and Assistive Technology. USA. pp 1152–1158. Julho 2021

  9. Adriana Marques da Silva, Hande Ayanoglu, Bruno MC Silva, “Remote User Testing for an Age-Friendly Interface Design for Smart Homes” em International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII2020). Online Conference. Julho 2021.

  10. Edirlei S. Lima, Bruno M.C. Silva, Gabriel T. Galam, “Towards the Design of Adaptive Virtual Reality Horror Games: A Model of Players' Fears Using Machine Learning and Player Modeling,” em 2020 19th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment (SBGames). Recife, Brasil. 7-10 Novembro 2020.

  11. Tomás Jerónimo, Bruno M. C. Silva, Nuno Pombo, “An IoMT System for Healthcare Emergency Scenarios,” em Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference. IntelliSys 2020. Amesterdão, Holanda. Setembro 2020.

  12. Michel Bauer, Bruno MC Silva, Carlos Rosa, “Defining Digital Joy-of-Use Criteria for Seniors: An Applied Design Approach to Build Motivational User Experiences for Older Generations,” em International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII2020). Compenhaga, Dinamarca. Julho 2020.

  13. Adriana Marques da Silva, Hande Ayanoglu, Bruno MC Silva, “An Age-Friendly System Design for Smart Home: Findings from Heuristic Evaluation,” em International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII2020). Compenhaga, Dinamarca. Julho 2020.

  14. Miguel Mendonça, Tomás Jerónimo, Mauro Julião, João Santos, Nuno Pombo, Bruno M. C. Silva, “An IoT-Based Healthcare Ecosystem for Home Intelligent Assistant Services in Smart Homes,” em EAI International Conference on IoT Technologies for HealthCare (HealthyIoT 2019). Braga, Portugal. Dezembro de 2019.

  15. Bruno M. C. Silva, Joel JPC Rodrigues, André Ramos, Kashif Saleem, Isabel de la Torre, Ricardo L Rabêlo, “A Mobile Health System to Empower Healthcare Services in Remote Regions,” em IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (HealthCom 2019). Bogotá, Colombia. Novembro de 2019.

  16. Moreira J., Moreira M., Pombo N., Silva B., Garcia N. “Identification of real and imaginary movements in EEG using Machine Learning models,” em International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering (CMBEBIH), Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 16-18, 2019.

  17. João Santos, Bruno M. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, João Casal, Kasheef Saleem, “Internet of things mobile gateway services for intelligent personal assistants,” em 17th International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (HealthCom), Boston, USA, Outubro de 2015.

  18. Daniel F. M. Rodrigues, Edgar T. Horta, Bruno M. C. Silva, Fábio D. M. Guedes, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, “A Mobile Healthcare Solution for Ambient Assisted Living Environments,” em 16th International Conference on E-Health Networking, Applications and Services (IEEE Healthcom 2014), Natal, Brazil, Outubro de 2014.

  19. Bruno M. Silva, Tiago Simões, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Sendra Sendra, Jaime Lloret, “An Ambient Assisted Living Framework for Mobile Environments”, em IEEE-EMBS International Conferences on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI 2014), Valencia, Espanha, Junho 2014.

  20. Fábio Canelo, Bruno M. C. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Zuqing Zhu, “Performance Evaluation of an Enhanced Criptography Solution for m-Health Applications in Cooperative Environments,” em IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2013), Wireless Communications Symposium (WC), Atlanta, EUA, Dezembro 2013

  21. Bruno D. M. Santos, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Bruno M. C. Silva, and Lei Shu, “EmergenSIG: An Integrated Location-based System for Medical Emergencies,” em 9th International Conference on Multimedia Information Technology and Applications (MITA 2013), Bali, Indonesia, Julho 2013.

  22. Bruno M. Silva, Ivo M. Lopes, Mickael B. Marques, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, and Mario L. Proença Jr., “A Mobile Health Application for Outpatients Medication Management,” em IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2013) - Selected Areas in Communications Symposium – eHealth Track, Budapest, Hungária, Junho, 2013

  23. Tiago M. F. Machado, Ivo M. Lopes, Bruno M. Silva, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, and Jaime Lloret, “Performance Evaluation of Cooperation Mechanisms for mHealth Applications”, em IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2012), Anaheim, CA, EUA, Dezembro 2012.

  24. Ivo M. Lopes, Bruno M. Silva, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, Jaime Lloret, and Mario L. Proença Jr., “A Mobile Health Monitoring Solution for Weight Control,” em 2011 International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP 2011), Nanjing, China, Novembro, 2011.

  25. Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, João A. Dias, João N. Isento, Bruno M. Silva, Vasco N. G. J. Soares, Naércio Magaia, Paulo Rogério Pereira, Augusto Casaca, Cristina Cervelló-Pastor, Javier Gallego, “The Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks (VDTN),” em 7th Euro-NF Conference on Next Generation Internet (NGI 2011), Kaiserslautern, Alemanha, Junho 2011

  26. Bruno M. Silva, Ivo M. Lopes, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, and Pradeep Ray, “SapoFitness: A Mobile Health Application for Continuous Monitoring Dietary Evaluation”, em 13th International Conference on E-Health Networking, Applications and Services (IEEE HealthCom 2011), Columbia, MO, EUA, Junho 2011.

  27. João A. Dias, João N. Isento, Mário P. Pereira, Bruno M. Silva, Vasco N. G. J. Soares, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Paulo Pereira, Augusto Casaca, Cristina Cervelló-Pastor, and Javier Gallego, “WWW@VDTN - A Web Browsing Application for Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks”, em 16th IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2011), Kyoto, Japão. Junho 2011.

  28. Bruno M. Silva, Farid Farahmand, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, “Performance Assessment of Caching and Forwarding Algorithms for Vehicular Delay Tolerant Networks”, em IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2010), Miami, UEA, Dezembro 2010.

  29. Bruno M. Silva, Vasco N. G. J. Soares, Mario L. Proença Jr., and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, “Impact of Content Storage and Retrieval Mechanisms on the Performance of Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks”, em 18th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2010), Split – Adriatic Islands, Croácia, Setembro 2010.

  30. Bruno M. C. Silva, Paulo A. C. S. Neves, Mieso K. Denko, and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, “MP-Collaborator: A Mobile Collaboration Tool in Pervasive Environment”, em IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2009), Marrakech, Marrocos, Outubro 2009.

PROJECTS

Since the beginning of his career, this has been a driving force in Bruno's curriculum through various research projects with the industry and social partners. Currently, He is the Principal Investigator of two projects.

The projects are presented in chronological order of their completion.

Projects Ongoing

  1. RuralTHINGS Project - Intelligence in Monitoring Health and Well-being in Remote Areas with IoT.

    Principal investigator of the project.

    • Project funded by the Promove program of the "la Caixa" Foundation.
    • Starts in October 2023 and ends in September 2026.
    • Funding: 240,673 euros.

  2. Time-Spatial-Linguistic Teaching and Learning Travel Machine platform for Connecting UNITA (CONNECT-UNITA) Project.

    • Funded by Erasmus+ (in the context of the calls for cooperation partnerships in higher education).
    • Reference: 2021-1-FR01-KA220-HED-000027567.
    • Starts in February 2022 and ends in January 2025.
    • Funding for UBI: 48,620.00 euros. Total funding: 400,000.00 euros.
    • UBI Research Member.

  3. FCT Project: MediaTrust.Lab - Regional Media Laboratory for Civic Trust and Literacy.

    • Project reference: PTDC/COM-JOR/3866/2020.
    • Starts in August 2021 and ends in July 2024.
    • Funding: 249,994.86 euros.
    • UBI Research Member.

  4. Erasmus+ Program - Key Action 2 - Vocational Education and Training: Vision-Visualizing the Future Through Training.

    Principal investigator of the project.

    • Project reference: No. 2021-1-PT01-KA220-VET-0025189.
    • Starts in November 2021 and ends in April 2024.
    • Funding: 59,240.00 euros.

  5. UBI-Learning HUB Project - Learning Stimulus Hub for Maximizing Academic Success and Combating Dropout at UBI.

    • Operational Human Capital Program.
    • Project reference: POCH-02-53I2-FSE-000036.
    • Starts in February 2023 and ends in November 2023.
    • Funding: 305,218.08 euros.
    • UBI Research Member.

Projects Completed

  1. P2020 Project: Nomavoy- Nomad Voyager.

    • Project reference: Grant Centro-01-0247-FEDER-072632.
    • Starts in August 2020 and ends in July 2023.
    • UBI Research Member.

  2. International Industry Project: Prema – Project included in the Strategic Research Agenda 2016 of the ICT Innovation Pole of the 2014-2020 POR FESR program of Piedmont, Italy.

    • UBI Service Provision: 45,000 €
    • UBI Research Member.

  3. International Project with Social Partner: IoTXChange - Member of the local action group of the European URBACT project, led by the Fundão Municipal Council.

    • UBI Service Provision: 10,000 euros.
    • This service provision resulted from an open competition at the regional level.
    • Principal investigator of the project.

  4. FCT Project: Re/media.Lab - Regional Media Laboratory and Incubator.

    • Project reference: PTDC/COM-JOR/31277/2017.
    • Starts in May 2018 and ends in May 2021.
    • Funding: 209,472.02 euros.
    • UBI Research Member in charge of web development and mobile development activities.

  5. P2020 Project: TrustChain - Blockchain-based Reputation System for the App Economy as a Catalyst for a Secure, Trustworthy, and Transparent Business Ecosystem.

    • Participation as a scientific consultant.
    • UBI Research Member.

  6. Erasmus+ Project: 2019-1-PT01-KA204-061315 for Key Action 2 of the Erasmus+ Program, Adult Education Sector (KA204), under the 2019 National Call for Proposals.

    • UBI Research Member at the Universidade Europeia, IADE.

  7. International Industry Project: RedTag – Project included in the Strategic Research Agenda 2016 of the ICT Innovation Pole of the 2014-2020 POR FESR program of Piedmont, Italy.

    • Service Provision: 15,000 €
    • UBI Research Member.

  8. QREN Mobilizing Project: AAL4ALL – Ambient Assisted Living for All.

    • Project No. 13852, funded by the National Strategic Reference Framework (QREN), anchor project of the Health Cluster Portugal.
    • Starts on March 1, 2011, and concludes on February 28, 2015.
    • Project funding: 7,261,504.59€ | UBI Funding: 259,508.38€.
    • UBI Research Member.
    • Doctoral Scholarship Holder from 2011 to 2015.

  9. National Industry Project: SapoMed Project - Mobile Application for Medication Intake Control.

    • Research collaborator on the project.

  10. National Industry Project: SapoFit Project - Mobile Application for Obesity Control.

    • Research collaborator on the project.

  11. National Industry Project: EmergenSig Project - Integrated Georeferenced Information System for Tactical Support in Civil Protection.

    • Research collaborator on the project.

  12. International Project: VDTN – Vehicular Delay Tolerant Networks.

    • Specific Joint Research Project of the Euro-NF Excellence Network.
    • Partners: IT (coordinator), INESC-ID (Portugal), and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain).
    • Starts on March 1, 2010, and concludes on February 28, 2011.
    • Research activities supported by this project focus on proposing the VDTN protocol architecture and proposing and validating a forwarding protocol proposal.
    • Funding: 30,000.00€.
    • UBI Research Member at the Institute of Telecommunications.

SUPERVISIONS

Often interested in working with motivated and dedicated students in the aforementioned Research Topics.

PhD Student Supervision

in chronological order

  1. Geraldo Candongo, PhD student in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Thesis: "A Novel Proposal of Cooperation and Reputation-based Mechanisms for Internet of Things Solutions over Challenged Networks." Expected to complete his PhD in December 2024.
  2. Rui Pedro Pinto, PhD student in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Fellow under the RuraLTHINGS Project. Thesis: "A Cross Layer Federated Learning Anomaly Detection framework for Internet of Medical Things." Expected to complete his PhD in July 2025.
  3. Seyed Nooreddin Jafari, PhD student in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Fellow under the RuraLTHINGS Project. The student is in the first year of his PhD, currently defining his PhD topic. Expected to complete his PhD in July 2026.

Master's Student Supervision

Ongoing and in chronological order by completion

  1. Guilherme Poeta, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Video Action Recognition for Indoor Sports." Expected completion in December 2023.
  2. Luisa Fanado, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Study and Application of Machine Learning Mechanisms in the Analysis and Planning of Sports Training." Expected completion in July 2024.
  3. Edgar Ladeira, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Research and Development of a Digital Decision Support System for Internet of Things Monitoring Ecosystems." Expected completion in July 2024.
  4. João Salvado, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Research and development of a system for planning and optimization of production on the factory floor of COFICAB." Expected completion in July 2024.
  5. Luis Almeida, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Performance Evaluation of QUIC protocol for Internet of Things Solutions on Remote or Rural Regions" Expected completion in July 2024.
  6. Alexandre Monteiro, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Internship with ReadinessIT | title: "Metas de Desenvolvimento Profissional na Integração de Sistemas de Telecomunicações." Expected completion in July 2024.

Completed Master's Student Supervision

  1. João Santos Braga, Master's in Design and Development of Digital Games at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Study and analysis of behavior decision methods of non-player characters in first-person shooters." Completed in October 2023.
  2. André Miguel Mana Pereira, Master's in Design and Development of Digital Games at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Study and analysis of behavior decision methods of non-player characters in first-person shooters." Completed in September 2022.
  3. Rui Pedro Pinto, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "A System for The Promotion of Traceability and Ownership of Health Data Using Blockchain." Co-supervised by Professor Pedro Inácio and completed in August 2022.
  4. Daniel Pereira Reis, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "IoT System for Intelligent Management of Smart Lockers in Remote or Rural Environments." Completed in April 2022.
  5. Rita Pessoa Correia, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "A Micro­Interaction Tool for Online TextAnalysis." Completed in September 2021.
  6. Sergio Moreira Ferreira, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "An Internet of Things (IoT) Network for Predictive, Detection and Removal of Radon Gas." Completed in September 2020. Contribution to be prepared for submission to ICT4AWE2021 - 7th International Conference on ICT for Ageing Well & e-Health.
  7. Adriana Maria Silva, Master's in Interaction Design at IADE, European University. Dissertation title: "An Age-friendly System Design for Smart Home for Older Adults Ageing in Place." Completed in September 2020. Contribution published in HCII2020 - International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. [4] from section 2.1.3.
  8. (Co-supervisor) Michel Bauer, Master's in Interaction Design at IADE, European University. Dissertation title: "Defining Digital Joy-of-use Criteria for Seniors." Completed in September 2020. Contribution published in HCII2020 - International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. [3] from section 2.1.3.
  9. João Amaral Santos, Master's in Computer Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. Dissertation title: "Performance Evaluation of the Use of Blockchain on Mobile Health data." Completed in September 2019. Contribution published in the Journal of Medical Systems. [2] from section 2.1.2.
  10. (Co-supervisor), Master's in Design and Visual Culture at IADE, European University. Dissertation title: "Hybrid Games: A new problem in visual design." Completed in September 2019.

ROLES & MANAGEMENT

Editorial Activities in Scientific Journals

Editorial Boards

  • Member of the Review Board of IEEE Transactions on Games, since 2020
  • Member of the Editorial Review Board of International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEMC), IGI Global, since 2016

Participation in Journal Review Boards

  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. December 2023.
  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. November 2023.
  • Applied Soft Computing Journal. Review of 1 Article. October 2023.
  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. September 2023.
  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. May 2023.
  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. April 2023.
  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. February 2023.
  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. October 2022.
  • IEEE Access. Review of 1 article. August 2022.
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal. Review of 1 article. June 2022.
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal. Review of 1 article. May 2022.
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal. Review of 1 article. January 2022.
  • IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, was a reviewer of 1 article. February 2021.
  • Journal of Biomedical Informatics, was a reviewer of 1 article. November 2020.
  • IEEE Transactions on Games, was a reviewer of 1 article. July 2020.
  • International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEMC), was a reviewer of 1 article. September 2019.
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal, was a reviewer of 1 article. January 2017.
  • International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEMC), was a reviewer of 1 article. January 2017.
  • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, was a reviewer of 2 articles. March 2017.
  • Journal of Network and Computer Applications, was a reviewer of 1 article. March 2017.
  • Journal of Network and Computer Applications, was a reviewer of 2 articles. February 2016.
  • International Journal of Communication Systems, was a reviewer of 1 article. February 2016.
  • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, was a reviewer of 1 article. May 2016.
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, was a reviewer of 1 article. October 2015.
  • International Journal of Communication Systems, was a reviewer of 6 articles. June 2015.
  • International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), was a reviewer of 1 article. December 2015.
  • Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, was a reviewer of 1 article. December 2015.

Coordination and/or Participation in Scientific Event Program Committees

Coordination

  • Workshops Chair at EAI International Conference on IoT Technologies for HealthCare (HealthyIoT 2022), 2022.
  • General Co-Chair at EAI International Conference on IoT Technologies for HealthCare (HealthyIoT 2021), 2021.
  • General Co-Chair at EAI International Conference on IoT Technologies for HealthCare (HealthyIoT 2020), December 2020.
  • Publication and Registration Chair at The Fourth International Symposium on Ubiquitous Networking (UNet 2018).
  • Chair at IEEE International Conference on Communications 2017 (ICC 2017) in the 5th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms (SCPA 2017), May 21, 2017.

Participation in Committees

  • Membro do Technical Program Committee (TPC) at ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing, April 2024.
  • Membro do Technical Program Committee (TPC) at IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (IEEE HEALTHCOM), December 2023.
  • Membro do Technical Program Committee (TPC) at Third International Conference on Internet of Things, Data and Cloud Computing (ICC 2021), June 2021.
  • Membro do Technical Program Committee (TPC) at 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-health, April 2021.
  • Membro do Technical Program Committee (TPC) at 19th International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services, 1st IEEE International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Chinese Medicine Workshop (AI&TCM 2017), October 12, 2017.
  • Membro do Technical Program Committee (TPC) at IEEE Workshop on ICT Solutions for E-Health 2017, ICTS4eHealth Workshop 2017, July 3, 2017.
  • Membro do Technical Program Committee (TPC) at IEEE Workshop on ICT Solutions for E-Health 2017, ICTS4eHealth Workshop, June 30, 2016.

Scientific Project Evaluation Activities

  • Since February 2021, expert evaluator of applications for the Research and Technological Development Incentive System (SI&DT), for research projects under a service contract between UBI and the National Innovation Agency.
    • Evaluated an application under the P2020 program in 2021.
    • Served as an expert and evaluator for nine projects under the SIFIDE program in 2022.
    • Served as an expert and evaluator for the final technical report of a P2020 application in 2023.
  • Evaluation, analysis, and technical opinion on the final state of the initial objectives of the P2020 research and development project, named Adaptive selfcare – Adaptive Interfaces for Telco Customers Selfcare Services, coordinated by the company TIMWE Spin Lab, Lda. August 2020.
  • Evaluation, analysis, and technical opinion on the final state of the initial objectives of the P2020 research and development project, named ADAA – Intelligent and Collaborative Government Management System, coordinated by the company TIMWE Spin Lab, Lda. June 2020.

University Management

Positions in Bodies of Higher Education Institutions and their Organic Units

2020/2021

  • Member of the Pedagogical Council of the European University

2019/2020

  • Member of the Pedagogical Council of the European University

Positions in Organic Subunits of Higher Education Institutions and Coordination of Study Cycles

2023/2024

  • Course Director for the Post-Graduation in Cloud Computing and Internet of Things
  • Member of the Course Committee for the Master's in Design and Development of Digital Games at the University of Beira Interior
  • Member of the Course Committee for the Bachelor's in Web, Mobile, and Cloud Computing at the University of Beira Interior

2022/2023

  • Member of the Course Committee for the Master's in Design and Development of Digital Games at the University of Beira Interior
  • Member of the Course Committee for the Bachelor's in Computer Science for the Web at the University of Beira Interior
  • Member of the Accreditation Committee for the Bachelor's in Computer Science for the Web at the University of Beira Interior

2021/2022

  • Member of the Course Committee for the Master's in Design and Development of Digital Games at the University of Beira Interior
  • Member of the Course Committee for the Bachelor's in Computer Science for the Web at the University of Beira Interior
  • Member of the Accreditation Committee for the Bachelor's in Computer Science for the Web at the University of Beira Interior

2019/2020

  • Coordinator of the Technology Department/Area Director at IADE, European University
  • Coordinator of the Course/Course Director for Game and Application Development at IADE, European University
  • Member of the Course Committee for the Master's in Design and Development of Digital Games at the University of Beira Interior

2018/2019

  • Coordinator of the Technology Department/Area Director at IADE, European University
  • Coordinator of the Course/Course Director for Game and Application Development at IADE, European University

2017/2018

  • Coordinator of the Technology Department/Area Director at IADE, European University
  • Coordinator of the Course/Course Director for Game and Application Development at IADE, European University

Temporary Positions and Tasks

2018/2019

  • Member of the self-assessment committee as course coordinator during the A3ES visit, within the accreditation process of the Game and Application Development course

AWARDS & MERITS

Recognition by the Scientific Community

Scientific Merit Awards

The publication [11], published in the Journal of Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), received the 2013 Best Paper Award from the IEEE Communications Society, an award granted by the IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc), Technical Committee on e-Health.

The publication [20], presented at the International Conference on Software, Telecommunications, and Computer Networks, received the Best Student Paper award at the conference.

Notable Mention:

According to the scientific production report of the University of Beira Interior for 2014-2016, the publication [9], published in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics:

  • Was among the UBI-indexed documents in SCOPUS, in the period 2014-2016, that received the highest number of citations.
  • Was among the UBI-indexed documents in WoS, in the period 2014-2016, that received citations from Jan/Feb 2017 onwards and are in the top 1% of their field.

Report available at the link: SCOPUS ISI Report

Notable Mention:

The publication [4], was featured on the cover of IEEE COMPUTER in the February 2021 edition.

Contact

Please feel free to contact me any time. In UBI, you can find me in the department of informatics at the 3rd floor in room 4.15 (my office).

Contacts

You can also find me in several social networks.

Rua Marquês D'Ávila e Bolama
6201-001 Covilhã

brunosilva@ubi.pt

+351 275 242 081

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