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Nuno Pombo

  • Associate Professor
  • Department of Informatics
  • Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

Bio

Nuno holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering. His current research interests include: software engineering, information systems (with special focus on decision support systems), data fusion, and software. He is member of the Instituto de Telecomunicações – IT in the Network Applications and Services group at UBI. He is the head of the Law Enforcement, Justice and Public Safety Research and Technology Transfer Laboratory (BSAFE Lab) at UBI. He is an IEEE Senior Member.

He has around 100 scientific publications including book chapters, conference proceedings, and full-paper journals; e.g. IEEE Access, Applied Soft Computing, Computer Science Review, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, and Measurement, just to mention a few. He has strong experience in R&D and cooperation at European level projects with both academia and industry.

Academic Positions

  • Present 2023

    Associate Professor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

  • 2023 2018

    Assistant Professor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

  • 2018 2016

    Invited Assistant Professor

    Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

  • 2018 2014

    Invited Assistant Professor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

  • 2017 2016

    Professor and Member of the Steering Committee

    EU Master Care and Technology, UBI (Portugal), Zuyd, Fontys, Saxion (The Netherlands), SAMK, and TAMK (Finland)

  • 2014 2008

    Monitor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

IT Positions

  • Present 2010

    CTO and/or Mentor

    in several national and international companies

  • 2010 2004

    Project Leader

    ASSEC - Sistemas de Informação e Multimédia

  • 2004 2000

    Team Leader

    ASSEC - Sistemas de Informação e Multimédia

  • 2000 1999

    Programmer

    Integer SGPS

Honors, and Awards

  • October 2017
    Winner of the Prémio João Cordeiro
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    Winner of the Prémio João Cordeiro - Inovação em Farmácia, organized by the Associação Nacional de Farmácias (ANF) with the project “Rede de Farmácias Amigas do Viajante”.

    Promotional video: here

    Flash interview: here

  • March 2012
    Best Paper Award
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    Best Paper Award to the paper "Contribution of Web Services to Improve Pain Diaries Experience", Pombo N., Araújo P., Viana J., Junior B., and Serrano R., International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2012, IMECS 2012, 14-16 March, 2012, Hong Kong.

Research

Through active participation in international projects such as the Far-Future Strategy Development for STEM Higher Education Teachers (FIT4FUTURE), HE Teachers and Institutions and Institutional Technology (HIIT), and various digital transformation initiatives like (GRESINT), I have collaborated closely with leading researchers, prestigious universities, and companies. The publications stemming from these collaborations represent the culmination of intensive and fruitful teamwork. This international exposure has significantly shaped and enriched my research career.

Scopus

Google Scholar

Teaching

To provide students with the knowledge necessary for their future studies and career, my teaching approach aims to develop both their hard and soft skills. In line with this I developed a methodology based on multiple and complementary challenges (nickname: Badges) focused either on theoretical foundations or in hands-on experience. This approach raises the students' motivation and participation in the classroom. In addition, you can find here my contribution to interlink Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and Interactive Design. Finally, you can find here challenges and perspectives on Software Engineering Education.

Current Teaching

  • 2024/25 1S

    Engenharia de Software

    Additional information here

  • 2024/25 1S

    Qualidade de Software

    Additional information here

  • 2024/25 1S

    Plataformas e Serviços X-Ops

    Additional information here

MSc Dissertation Topics 2023/24

    • Trajectory planning based on adaptive model predictive control with sensor fusion for autonomous vehicles
    • Autonomous emergency braking with sensor fusion for highway trajectory planning
    • Towards integration of AI and software development processes into the AI system development life cycle
    • Software engineering at the intersection with human-computer interaction

Contact & Meet Me

Universidade da Beira Interior, R. Marquês de Ávila e Bolama, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal

  •    office: 275 319 700 (1660)
  •    ngpombo@di.ubi.pt
  •    ngpombo@ubi.pt
  •    nuno.coelho.pombo
  •    linkedin