Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Diogo Pratas
Citation names
- Pratas, Diogo
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 5A1C-F0F0-7E62
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-1176-552X
- Google Scholar ID
- HasPwO0AAAAJ
- Scopus Author Id
- 49361962700
Addresses
- IEETA, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- pratas.github.io (Scholar)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2011/09/01 - 2016/01/19
Concluded
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Informática (Doutoramento)
Major in Bioinformática
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Compressão e análise de dados genómicos " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2004 - 2008
Concluded
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Técnologias de Informação e Comunicação (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/06/01 - Current | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland |
2019/08 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | ||
2019/03/17 - 2019/07/17 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland |
Helsingin yliopisto Haartman-instituutti, Finland |
Other Careers
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2009 - 2010 | Consultor de Informática (Categorias e Funções Especificas) | IPortalMais, Portugal |
2008 - 2008 | Técnico de Informática Estagiário (Técnico de informática) | Dimension Data UK, United Kingdom |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2016/06/01 - 2019/03 | Researcher of the project: “The normalized relative compression distance”. | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
2015 - 2018 | Researcher | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
2012/11/01 - 2016/03/31 | Researcher of the project: "RD-CONNECT – An integrated platform connecting registries, biobanks and clinical bioinformatics for rare disease research" | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
2012/10/01 - 2013/12/31 | IEETA Integrated member. Subject: Compression and analysis of genomic data | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
2011 - 2013 | Researcher | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
2010/07/01 - 2012/09/30 | Researcher of the project: "Analysis of DNA sequences through compression based complexity profiles" | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
2009/12/01 - 2010/06/30 | Researcher of the project: "Finite-context models for DNA" | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2024 - 2028 | The Human Tissue Virome - Comprehensive Impact Analysis #5
Not Applicable
Researcher
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Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö
Ongoing
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2023 - 2027 | Time, Place, and DNA - Ancient host-pathogen genomics in Finland
Not applicable
Researcher
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
Ongoing
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2021 - 2025 | Molecular genetic time travel and ancient diseases
Not applicable
Researcher
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia
Ongoing
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2023 - 2024 | The Human Tissue Virome - Comprehensive Impact Analysis #3
not applicable
Researcher
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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Finska Läkaresällskapet
Ongoing
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2023 - 2024 | The Human Tissue Virome - Comprehensive Impact Analysis #4
N/A
Researcher
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
Ongoing
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2021 - 2024 | Levänluhta and Käldamäki water burials – will molecules and isotopes solve an Iron Age mystery?
Not applicable
Researcher
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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Koneen Säätiö
Ongoing
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2020 - 2024 | The Human Tissue Virome - Comprehensive Impact Analysis #2
not applicable
Researcher
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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Medicinska Understödsföreningen Liv och Hälsa rf
Ongoing
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2020 - 2024 | Levänluhta and Käldamäki water burials – will molecules and isotopes solve an Iron Age mystery?
not applicable
Researcher
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Kuvataideakatemia |
2019 - 2024 | Intelligent Reconstruction and Analysis of Ancient Genomes
CEECINST/00026/2018
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022 - 2023 | Ancient Virus Infections in the Chachapoya Population of South American Mountain Forests
not applicable
Researcher
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2021 - 2022 | Understanding ancient pathogen genomics – understanding future pandemics
not applicable
Researcher
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Societas Scientiarum Fennica |
2021 - 2022 | Understanding ancient pathogen genomics – understanding future pandemics
not applicable
Researcher
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2019 - 2021 | The Human Tissue Virome - Comprehensive Impact Analysis #1
not applicable
Researcher
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland
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Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
Concluded
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2016 - 2019 | The normalized relative compression distance
PTDC/EEI-SII/6608/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2013 - 2016 | RD-CONNECT - An integrated platform connecting registries, biobanks and clinical bioinformatics for rare disease research
305444
PhD Student Fellow
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European Commission
Concluded
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2010 - 2013 | Analysis of DNA sequences through compression-based complexity profiles
PTDC/EIA-EIA/103099/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2009 - 2010 | Finite context models for DNA
PTDC/EIA/72569/2006
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023 - Current | Intelligent reconstruction and analysis of viral genome sequences
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Study of the impact of data compression on reducing energy consumption
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Age estimation of ancient DNA samples in archaeology
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022 - Current | Parameter optimization for improving data compession of DNA sequences
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Machine Learning-Enhanced Optimization of Plastic-Degrading Enzymes for Sustainable Ocean Cleanup
Supervisor
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Designing Optimal 3D Enzyme Computational Models for Efficient Plastic Degradation
Co-supervisor
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Designing In-Silico Aptamers for Potential Use in Marine Bioremediation
Co-supervisor
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2023 - 2024 | Genomic Diversity and Zoonotic Potential of Hepatitis E Virus in European Rabbits: Implications for Diagnostic and Therapeutic
Approaches
Supervisor
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2022 - 2023 | Impact of sorting in DNA sequence compression
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2022 - 2023 | Improving a Database of Cyanobacterial Bioactive Compounds that can be used for Therapeutic Approaches in Human Diseases.
Co-supervisor
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2022 - 2023 | Automatic reconstruction of persistent human virus genome
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2019 - 2023 | Algorithmic Information Approximations in Data Analysis
Co-supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2020 - 2021 | Reconstruction and classification of unknown DNA sequences
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2020 - 2021 | Efficient biosequence compression using neural network
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2016 - 2020 | Compression models and tools for omics data
Co-supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2016 - 2017 | Automatic system for approximate and noncontiguous DNA sequences search
Co-supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2022 - Current | Liga Portuguesa de Bioinformática (https://lpb.pt) (2022)
Other (Co-organisor)
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2021 - 2022 | Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (2022/05/04 - 2022/05/06)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2019/03 - 2019/06 | Workshop on Genomics for Physicians (2019/04 - 2019/06)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland |
2017 - 2017 | International Conference on Algorithms for Computational Biology (2017/06/05 - 2017/06/06)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2016 - 2016 | Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (2016/10/28 - 2016/10/28)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023 | Molecular evolution of DNA topoisomerases in animals
(Thesis) Arguer
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Filipa Moreira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2022 | Development of DNA sequence classifiers based on deep learning
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Abreu (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2019 - Current | European Society for Clinical Virology | Membro |
2015 - Current | Portuguese Association for Pattern Recognition | Membro (ex Secretário) |
2007 - Current | Super Dimension Fortress | |
2019 - 2020 | International Society for Computational Biology | Member |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2019 - Current | Algorithmic Information Theory | (Mestrado) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2013 - 2014 | Programming I | (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2023/06/15 - 2023/06/16 | International Review Panel – Future Digital Challenge Concept Phase Review – Green Transition and
Digital Transformation
Evaluator
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Science Foundation Ireland, Ireland | Science Foundation Ireland |
Distinctions
Other distinction
2018 | Award of scientific excellence, Toledo, Spain |
2018 | Best oral communication: "Metagenomic composition analysis of ancient DNA samples", 18th Portugaliæ Genetica Genetic Diversity in Structure and Regulation, 22 & 23 March 2018, I3S, Porto, Portugal |
2015 | Best paper at RECPAD 2015, Faro, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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2013 | Honor mention at Research Day 2013
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2012 | PAAMS'12 Award of scientific excellence, Salamanca, Spain |