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Licentiate degree in applied mathematics by the Universidade de Évora (2002). Holds a Master’s in strategic and innovation management in a joint program of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Universidad de Alicante (2006). Postgraduate in machine learning and artificial intelligence by the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (2023). Specialist Title in Computer Science by the School of Technology and Management, Leiria Polytechnic University (2025). Currently attending the Master’s in machine learning and artificial intelligence at Liverpool John Moores University he is particularly interested in graph theory, ontologies, and neural networks. Founder of Computencial LDA (2007), he is Director of Operations at DeltaTrend BVBA (2007) and Technical Manager of the ReloTracker™ Project (2007) where he combines the experience acquired in software development, team coordination, consultancy, analysis, and application design since 2001. He has also participated in R&D projects under the auspices of the European Commission in international consortia. As a teacher, he collaborates with several training companies and universities in the IT and Math areas, with particular emphasis on programming languages, systems modeling, software testing, systems administration, programming of database systems, and statistics. He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
SÉRGIO CLAÚDIO FONTES

Citation names

  • FONTES, SÉRGIO

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6B13-7EF2-65AC
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3264-4997

Email addresses

  • sergio.fontes@ipleiria.pt (Professional)
  • sergiofontes@universidadeeuropeia.pt (Professional)
  • sergio.c.fontes@gmail.com (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Applied Mathematics
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management
  • Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Statistics and Probability

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/10 - 2028
Ongoing
 Web Science and Technology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/08/23 - 2025/06/30
Ongoing
 Machine Learning and Artificial Inteligence (Master)
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
"Mimicking Traditional Sensory Methods to Determine Fish Freshness" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2025/01/06
Concluded
 Computer Science (Título de especialista)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2023/11/28 - 2023/11/28
Concluded
 Storytelling in Science – Introduction (Outros)
Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, Austria
2022/03/31 - 2023/05/24
Concluded
 Post Graduate Programme in Machine Learning & AI (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Deep Learning
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India
2021/04/21 - 2021/06/04
Concluded
 Matrizes de Markov (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2005/05 - 2006/05
Concluded
 Strategic Management and Innovation (Master)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

Universitat d'Alacant, Spain

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
2003/06/21 - 2003/12/19
Concluded
 Advanced Program in Inovation and Internationalization (Outros)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, Portugal
1994 - 2002
Concluded
 Applied Mathematics (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Graph theory applied to a particular case of distribution" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2001/01/03 - 2001/04/17
Concluded
 Programadores (Outros)
Selectivo, Academia de Software, Portugal
2000/06/06 - 2000/07/25
Concluded
 Complementos de Informática (Outros)
Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria Metalúrgica e Metalomecânica, Portugal
2000/04/17 - 2000/05/30
Concluded
 Informática Aplicada à Gestão (Outros)
Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria Metalúrgica e Metalomecânica, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/04 - Current Research Assistant (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/25 - Current Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2018/09/14 - Current Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2022/03/16 - 2022/06/28 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Santiago, Cape Verde

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007 - Current Coordenador Técnico (Categorias e Funções Especificas) Delta Trend BV, Belgium
2003/03 - 2007/03 Coordenador Técnico (Categorias e Funções Especificas) Propesca, Portugal
Propesca, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Coordenador Técnico (Categorias e Funções Especificas) ISD sa, Portugal
2001 - 2002 Consultor de Informática (Categorias e Funções Especificas) ISD sa, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02 - Current Mentor (technical mentoring - volunteer position) DIANA - Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, United Kingdom
DIANA - Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, United Kingdom
2024/09 - Current PG in AI & ML Coordinator Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2024/09/01 - Current Projeto FAST – Ferramentas de Apoio à Sustentabilidade no Turismo
FAST
Researcher
Centro de Investigação Desenvolvimento e Inovação em Turismo Leiria, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. FONTES, SÉRGIO. "Mimicking Fresh Fish Classification Traditional Methods". Paper presented in World Seafood Congress 2023, Peniche, 2023.
    Accepted
Magazine article
  1. FONTES, SÉRGIO. "Have you paid attention to ‘low-code’?", O Jornal Económico, 2022, https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/ja-prestou-a-atencao-devida-ao-low-code/.
  2. FONTES, SÉRGIO. "Keeping up with the Digital Transformation, a must for yesterday!", Confederação dos Profissionais de Recursos Humanos dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, 2018, https://www.crhlp.org/revista/revista_n17.html.
Online resource
  1. FONTES, SÉRGIO. Corresponding author: FONTES, SÉRGIO. Artificial intelligence and machine learning: essential tools for the corporate market. 2025. https://rhmagazine.pt/opiniao-sergio-claudio-fontes-iade-inteligencia-artificial-e-machine-learning-ferramentas-indispensaveis-para-o-mercado-empresarial/.
  2. FONTES, SÉRGIO. Benefits of AI and Data Science for Global Mobility. 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/benefits-ai-data-science-global-mobility-sérgio-fontes/.
  3. FONTES, SÉRGIO. SQL and Database Design for web development (V). 2005. https://sswug.org/sswugresearch/community/sql-and-database-design-for-web-development-chapter-v/.
  4. FONTES, SÉRGIO. SQL and Database Design for web development(IV). 2005. https://sswug.org/sswugresearch/community/sql-and-database-design-for-web-development-chapter-iv/.
  5. FONTES, SÉRGIO. SQL and Database Design for web development (III). 2005. https://sswug.org/sswugresearch/community/sql-and-database-design-for-web-development-chapter-iii/.
  6. FONTES, SÉRGIO. SQL and Database Design for web development (II). 2005. https://sswug.org/sswugresearch/community/sql-and-database-design-for-web-development-chapter-ii/.
  7. FONTES, SÉRGIO. SQL and Database Design for web development (I). 2005. https://sswug.org/sswugresearch/community/sql-and-database-design-for-web-development-chapter-i/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Graph theory applied to a particular case of distribution". Degree, Universidade de Évora, 2002.

Other

Other output
  1. Digital Transformation in the Global Mobility Industry. 2025. FONTES, SÉRGIO.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/06/18 Current Landscape and Strategies for Bioinformatics Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe CISTI 2025 - 20th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies
ISEG (Lisbon, Portugal)
2025/01/06 Continuous deployment and containers, my best friends 18th DevOps Lisbon Meetup
Rumos (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/09/26 Mimicking Fresh Fish Classification Traditional Methods World Seafood Congress 2023
School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Politecnich of Leiria (Peniche, Portugal)
2023/05/30 Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks in food quality 2º Edition of Food Engineering Day - FOOD 4 ALL
School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Politecnich of Leiria (Peniche, Portugal)
2022/05 Accompanying digital transformation: a must for yesterday Entrepreneurship, Management, Health and Technologies Week
University of Santiago (Cidade da Praia, Cape Verde)
2022/01 Reacting and Adapting with Power Platform Building de Future 2022
Microsoft (Online, Portugal)
2022 Text Mining with Python Rumos Webclasses
Rumos (Online, Portugal)
2021/03 Continuous Integration with Azure Pipelines Rumos Happy Techie Hour
Rumos (Online, Portugal)
2020 Automate your site's helpdesk with Azure Bots Rumos Webclasses
Rumos (Online, Portugal)
2020 Reading documents with Azure cognitive services Rumos Webclasses
Rumos (Online, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/06/16 - 2025/06/19 Session moderator for the panel on "Organizational Models and Information Systems"
Conference
 CISTI 2025 - 20th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies
ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Portugal
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/27 World Seafood Congress 2023
Congress
 IAFI World Seafood Congress
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/09/17 - 2023/09/19 8 Ocean Hackathon®
Meeting
 8th Ocean Hackathon
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2023/06 - 2023/06 Immersion Programme on AI & ML
Meeting
 The School of Computer Science and Mathematics Immersion Programme
Liverpool John Moores University Faculty of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom
2022/04 - 2022/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Seville
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2019/04 - 2019/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Munich
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2018/04 - 2018/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Dubrovnick
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2017/04 - 2017/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Warsaw
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2016/04 - 2016/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Valleta
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2015/04 - 2015/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Porto
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2014/04 - 2014/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Edinburgh
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2013/04 - 2013/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Bucharest
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2012/04 - 2012/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Stockholm
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2011/04 - 2011/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Palma de Mallorca
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2009/04 - 2009/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Austria
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2008/04 - 2008/04 EuRA International Relocation Congress, Rome
Congress
 EuRA International Relocation Congress 2008
EuRA Relocation, United Kingdom
2000/10/04 - 2000/10/07 VII Annual Congress of the Portuguese Statistical Society
Conference
 VII Annual Congress of the Portuguese Statistical Society

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/11/29 - Current Committee for Digital Technologies applied to the main scientific areas of ESTM
Member
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/02 - 2025/07 Informatics Applied to Catering Catering and Catering Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2025/02 - 2025/07 Research Methodologies in Tourism Tourism and Recreation (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2025/03/11 - 2025/04/24 Deep Learning - Neural Networks Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - 1st Edition (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2025/01 - 2025/03 JavaScript Development Advanced Program in Web Front-End (6th edition) (Diploma de especialização) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2025/01 - 2025/03 JavaScript Development Advanced Program in Web Front-End (7th edition) (Diploma de especialização) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2024/09/02 - 2025/02/15 Information Systems and Digital Communication Tourism and Hotel Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2024/09/02 - 2025/02/15 Applied Quantitative Methods Hotel and Accommodation Management (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2024/02/19 - 2024/07/31 Informatics Applied to Catering Management in Catering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2024/02/19 - 2024/07/31 Research Methodologies in Tourism Tourism Recreation (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2024/01/24 - 2024/05/13 JavaScript Development Advanced Program in Web Front-End (5th edition) (Diploma de especialização) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2023/09/04 - 2024/02/17 Information Systems and Digital Communication Tourism and Hotel Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/12/07 - 2024/02/08 JavaScript Development Advanced Program in Web Front-End (4th edition) (Diploma de especialização) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2023/02/20 - 2023/07/31 Informatics Applied to Catering Management in Catering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/02/20 - 2023/07/31 Research Methodologies in Tourism Tourism Recreation (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/07/31 Information Systems and Digital Communication Tourism and Hotel Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/03/22 JavaScript Development Advanced Program in Web Front-End (2nd edition) (Diploma de especialização) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2023/02/02 - 2023/02/23 JavaScript Development Advanced Program in Web Front-End (3rd edition) (Diploma de especialização) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2022/02/28 - 2022/07/31 Research Methodologies in Tourism Tourism Recreation (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2022/02/28 - 2022/07/31 Informatics Applied to Catering Management in Catering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2022/03/16 - 2022/06/28 Web Development I Marketing and Multimedia (Bachelor (1st cycle)) Universidade de Santiago, Cape Verde
2022/03/16 - 2022/06/28 Web Applications Lab Computer Engineering (Bachelor (1st cycle)) Universidade de Santiago, Cape Verde
2021/09/20 - 2022/02/26 Information Systems and Digital Communication Tourism and Hotel Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/10/12 - 2021/10/23 Web programming II - Javascript & jQuery Web & Mobile Development (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2021/09/25 - 2021/10/08 Web programming I - HTML & CSS Web & Mobile Development (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2021/02/22 - 2021/07/24 Informatics Applied to Catering Management in Catering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/02/22 - 2021/07/24 Research Methodologies in Tourism Tourism Recreation (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/09/14 - 2021/02/20 Information Systems and Digital Communication Tourism and Hotel Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/07/01 - 2020/07/22 Web programming II - Javascript & jQuery Web & Mobile Development (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2020/02/17 - 2020/07/11 Informatics Applied to Catering Management in Catering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/02/17 - 2020/07/11 Statistics Applied to Management Tourism and Hotel Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2020/05/27 - 2020/06/24 Web programming I - HTML & CSS Web & Mobile Development (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2019/09/16 - 2020/02/15 Information Systems in Management Information Systems in Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2019/10/12 - 2019/10/23 Web programming II - Javascript & jQuery Web & Mobile Development (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2019/09/25 - 2019/10/08 Web programming I - HTML & CSS Web & Mobile Development (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2019/02/18 - 2019/07/22 Informatics Applied to Catering Management in Catering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018/09/13 - 2019/02/16 Industrial Management Food Innovation and Technology (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018/09/13 - 2019/02/16 Information Systems in Management Tourism and Hotel Management (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2017/05/19 - 2017/06/23 Information Systems MBA (Mestrado) Institute of Business Management, Portugal

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/12/02 - 2025/12/02 Ocean Hackathon® international Grand Finale 2025