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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), and software engineering education. He is member of the Instituto de Telecomunicações – IT in the Secure and Intelligent Networked Software Systems, {////} sins-lab. 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, Autonomous Intelligent Systems, SoftwareX, 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

  • 2025/26 1S

    Engenharia de Software

    Additional information here

  • 2025/26 1S

    Plataformas e Serviços X-Ops

    Additional information here

  • 2025/26 2S

    Qualidade de Software

    Additional information here

MSc Dissertation Topics 2026/27

    • Self-Software Systems: Multi-Agent AI for Autonomous Software Evolution
    • LLM-Augmented Specification Mining via Static and Dynamic Analysis
    • Human-AI Collaboration in Continuous Integration: Large Language Models for Augmented DevOps Decision-Making
    • Agent-Augmented Test-Driven Development: Embedding Large Language Models into the TDD Cycle
    • LLM-Augmented Cognitive Testing Agents: Simulating Human-Like Reasoning in CI/CD Software Testing
    • Self-Prompting Agents for Autonomous Testing in Developer Workflows
    • GenAI vs. Evolutionary Algorithms: Benchmarking Strategies for Test Generation and Automated Software Engineering
    • LLM-in-the-Loop CI/CD for Continuous Testing and Refactoring
    • AI-Enhanced Exploratory Testing via Digital Twins: Intelligent Agent Simulation for Edge-Case Discovery
    • TwinOps+: Digital Twins for Autonomic AI in DevOps Pipelines
    • Driving Like Humans: Simulation-Based Imitation Learning for Autonomous Systems
    • Scenario-Driven Automated Testing Simulator with CARLA for Continuous Verification
    • AutoCARLA: An Automated and Extensible Testing Framework for Autonomous Driving Systems
    • Multi-Agent GymDrive: Reinforcement Learning in Complex and Realistic Driving Scenarios

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
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