Nuno PomboUniversidade da Beira Interior
UBI
25+ years in software, now teaching it

Teaching the next
generation of
software engineers.

Associate Professor at Universidade da Beira Interior — software engineering, XOps, AI4SE, software testing, and software engineering education.

Nuno Pombo
★ Software Engineering ★ DevOps ★ Software Engineering Education ★ AI4SE ★ XOps ★ Software Testing Education ★ Agentic Workflows ★ GenAI Literacy
About

Teaches what he researches.
Researches what he teaches.

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.

Career

Academic & IT Positions

Academic Positions

  • 2023 — Present

    Associate Professor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

  • 2018 — 2023

    Assistant Professor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

  • 2016 — 2018

    Invited Assistant Professor

    Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

  • 2014 — 2018

    Invited Assistant Professor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

  • 2016 — 2017

    Professor and Member of the Steering Committee

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

  • 2008 — 2014

    Monitor

    Universidade da Beira Interior

IT Positions

  • 2010 — Present

    CTO and/or Mentor

    in several national and international companies

  • 2004 — 2010

    Project Leader

    ASSEC - Sistemas de Informação e Multimédia

  • 2000 — 2004

    Team Leader

    ASSEC - Sistemas de Informação e Multimédia

  • 1999 — 2000

    Programmer

    Integer SGPS

Recognition

Honors & Awards

F4F
2025

Erasmus+ Honourable Mention for FIT4FUTURE

The FIT4FUTURE project received an Erasmus+ Honourable Mention in the Higher Education Partnership Projects category.

Prémio João Cordeiro
October 2017

Winner of the Prémio João Cordeiro

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".

◆ Teaching ◆ Mentorship ◆ CI/CD ◆ Cloud-Native ◆ Microservices ◆ AI4SE ◆ Research ◆ BSAFE Lab
Research

Collaboration across borders.

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.

Teaching

Courses built for hands-on engineers.

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 — 2026/27 · 1st Semester

MSc Dissertation Topics 2026/27

★ Let's talk ★ ngpombo@ubi.pt ★ R&D Projects ★ Knowledge transfer ★ Industry partnerships ★ Open to collaboration
Get in touch

Contact & meet me

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