Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Petia Georgieva
Citation names
- Georgieva, Petia
- P. Georgieva
- Georgieva, Pétia
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6D1E-22DA-1F69
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6424-6590
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=aeA48X8AAAAJ&hl=en
- Researcher Id
- https://publons.com/researcher/1711121/petia-georgieva/
- Scopus Author Id
- 57208993382
Email addresses
- petia@ua.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- University of Aveiro / Department of Electronics Telecomunications and Informatics / IEETA, 3800-193 , Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.ieeta.pt/index.php/people/petia-georgieva/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Information Science
- Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Automation and Control Systems
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Bulgarian (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Portuguese | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Russian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| German | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2022/12/15
Concluded
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Agregação em Engenharia Informática (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Aprovada por Unanimidade |
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2003/04
Concluded
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Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Major in Computer Science
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Synthesis of Linear-sqare Self-adjusting Regulator" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1997/05/20
Concluded
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Ph.D. in Systems and Control Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy)
Tehniceski universitet-Sofia Fakultet Avtomatika, Bulgaria
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1987/07/05
Concluded
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M.Sc. in Systems and Control Engineering, (Master)
Tehnicheski universitet Sofija, Bulgaria
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2019/04/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal |
| Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal | ||
| 2003 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2001/05 - 2003/09 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica Pólo do Porto, Portugal |
| 1996 - 2001 | Principal Investigator (Research) | B'lgarska akademia na naukite, Bulgaria |
| 1999/05 - 1999/06 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | University of Exeter, United Kingdom |
| 1994/04 - 1994/09 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Universität Kassel, Germany |
| 1994/01 - 1994/03 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Inria Centre de Recherche de Paris, France |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2020/10/15 - Current | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | ||
| 2008/11/01 - 2020/09/30 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2003/09 - 2008/10 | Invited Assistant (University Teacher) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 1992/09 - 1995/06 | Tutor (University Teacher) | Tehniceski universitet-Sofia, Bulgaria |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 - Current | Member of painel of Experts-evaluators of EU proposals and running projects | European Commission, Belgium |
| 2019/09 - 2020/01 | Guest Faculty in Electrical and Computer Engineering | Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley, United States |
| 2016/01 - 2016/06 | Guest Faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) | Rowan University, United States |
| 2009/09 - 2013/09 | Head of Signal Processing Lab of IEETA | Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2012/09 - 2013/01 | Guest Faculty in Computer Science Department and Robotics Institute of CMU | Carnegie Mellon University, United States |
| 2011/05 - 2011/09 | Guest Faculty in Computer Science Department of UALR | University of Arkansas at Little Rock, United States |
| 2011/02 - 2011/04 | Guest Faculty in the School of Computing and Communications in Lancaster University | Lancaster University Lancaster Environment Centre, United Kingdom |
| University of Cumbria - Lancaster Campus, United Kingdom |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2025/06 - 2028/06 | LSD-Trip - Learning with Small Data: Towards Robust and Interpretable Predictions with Efficient Data-Driven Material Modelling
in Forming Simulations
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00778700
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2024/10/01 - 2027/09/30 | ChatToCaseStudy: Case-Based Learning with the Support of an AI Chatbot
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal
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Ongoing
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| 2021/12 - 2027/05 | DIOR - Deep Intelligent Optical and Radio Communication Networks
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Euratom
Ongoing
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| 2023/03 - 2026/02 | INTEGRAÇÃO DE RADAR E COMUNICAÇÃO PARA MONITORIZAÇÃO E RECONSTRUÇÃO DO MEIO AMBIENTE
175908PRJ
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2021/01 - 2025/12 | Laboratório Associado de Sistemas Inteligentes
168241UID
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2022/01 - 2025/02 | Digitalização da Aquacultura: da análise preditiva à plataforma fotónica inteligente
168943PRJ
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2021/05/25 - 2023/06/30 | Odyssey Sensing Project (https://odyssey.pt/)
ERA Arqueologia SA, Portugal
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Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve
Concluded
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| 2020/07 - 2023/06 | SEEBug – Development of a SEnsor for the Rapid and Effective Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria in Bivalves
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Concluded
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| 2019/03 - 2021/03 | ROTATOR - Awareness of optical network performance
S-0005-AV-20
Invited Scientist Fellow
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
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Concluded
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| 2019/01 - 2019/12 | Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro
154842UID
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2016/01/17 - 2016/06/16 | Computational neuro-science and sensor data processing
SFRH/BSAB/113915/2015
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2016/01 - 2016/06 | Computational neuro-science and sensor data processing
50327DFA
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2011/01/22 - 2011/08/21 | COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS FOR BRAIN ACTIVITY DISCRIMINATION
SFRH/BSAB/1092/2010
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2011/01 - 2011/08 | COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS FOR BRAIN ACTIVITY DISCRIMINATION
30285DFA
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2005/05 - 2007/12 | HERON - A Framework for Portuguese Articulatory Synthesis Research | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/12/01 - 2024/11/30 | Next-Generation Optical Wireless Communications Enabled by Artificial Intelligence
PTDC/EEI-TEL/2697/2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Instituto de Telecomunicações Coimbra, Portugal Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2020/02/01 - 2021/12/31 | SENSECOR - Sistema imunosSENSorial integrado para o rastreio rápido e Eficiente do CORonavírus SARS-CoV-2
POCI-01-02B7-FEDER-049256
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2020 - 2021 | FreeComm-B5G : Ultra-high-capacity free-space optical communications for beyond 5G
Invited Scientist Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro
UID/CEC/00127/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | Strategic Project - UI 127 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EEI/UI0127/2011
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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Intellectual property
| Patent |
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Other
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025/10/23 | Machine and Deep learning for 5G network management (KEYNOTE) | South American Conference on Visible Light Communication (SACVLC)
(La Paz, Bolivia)
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| 2025/10/09 | Machine learning methods for management of 5G networks (KEYNOTE) | IEEE International Conference Automatics and Informatics (ICAI'25)
(Varna, Bulgaria)
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| 2025/06/30 | Tutorial: AI-enabled mechanisms for 5G network management | International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN)
(Rome, Italy)
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| 2025/06/13 | AI-enabled mechanisms for control of wireless sensor networks (KEYNOTE) | IEEE Int Conf Automatics, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence (ICARAI’25)
(Sozopol, Bulgaria)
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| 2025/04/21 | Deep Learning for medical image processing (INVITED TALK) . Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB), Chile, 21/April 2025. | Erasmus visit in Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB)
(Santiago de Chile , Chile)
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| 2024/09/19 | Application of ML&DL for management of complex wireless sensor networks (INVITED TALK) Sept. 19th 2024, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic. | EU-funded Doctoral Network MS Training School - Optical and WIreless sensors Networks for 6G scenarios (OWIN6G)
Czech Technical University in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
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| 2023/12/01 | Energy consumption optimization in residential buildings based on machine learning algorithms (KEYNOTE) 8th Workshop on Communication Networks and Power Systems (WCNPS'23),30/Nov-1/Dec, 2023, University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasil. | |
| 2023/10/18 | Explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare applications (KEYNOTE). EAI GOODTECHS 2023 - 9th EAI Int Conf on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, Oct 18-20, 2023, Leiria, Portugal. | |
| 2023 | Explainable Artificial Intelligence in healthcare applications (KEYNOTE). IEEE Int Conf Automatics, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence (ICARAI’23),16-19 June 2023, Sozopol, Bulgaria. | |
| 2023 | Artificial Intelligence – food for thought (INVITED SPEAKER). Physics Week organized by the Portuguese association of Physics students. University of Aveiro. 29/May, 2023. | |
| 2023 | Machine Learning Algorithms for Brain Machine Interfaces (KEYNOTE). 22nd EPIA Portuguese Conf on Artificial Intelligence, 5-8 Sept. 2023, Faial, Portugal. | |
| 2022 | Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Brain Computer Interfaces (INVITED TALK) . Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil, Biomedical Engineering Week, 4/Oct, 2022. | |
| 2022 | Machine learning in industry – from model-driven to data-driven approach (KEYNOTE). ICSMLE 2022 : Int Conference on Statistics and Machine Learning in Electronics, Sofia, Bulgaria, 12-13 May 2022. | |
| 2022 | Invited speaker of the panel Applications of Brain-Computer Interfaces. VII Week of Bioengineering 2022, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Univ Lisboa, 1/April, 2022. | |
| 2022 | • Deep Learning in Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) – Invited talk in Technical University of Sofia, 25/Feb 2022. | |
| 2021 | Webinar Artificial Intelligence, Open Innovation cycle of webinars organized by CENTIMFE. Invited Speaker, 13 /Dec, 2021. |
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/12 - 2029/11 | AI–Driven approach for advanced materials development.
Co-supervisor of Pietro Merlin
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2025/09 - 2029/08 | Resource-Efficient Quantum-inspired Machine Learning for Breast Cancer Imaging
Co-supervisor of Komalben Kukadiya
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Doctoral Program in Informatics MAP-I (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2025/09 - 2029/08 | Machine learning tools for Integrated Sensing and Communication
Co-supervisor of Haneen Shhadeh
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Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering (DPEE) (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2023 - 2026 | AI for orchestration and edge-offloading of 5G communications in vehicle mobility applications
Co-supervisor
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Phd (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2020 - 2024 | Data-Centric Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Computer Vision
Co-supervisor
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PhD (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2020 - 2024 | Self-learning predictive models for thermal comfort in Smart Homes
Supervisor
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2020 - 2024 | From ML-based Algorithms to FPGA Implementation of 6G Receiver Physical Layer Functions
Co-supervisor
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PhD (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2020 - 2024 | Towards virtual forming and design: implicit material modelling using AI techniques and big data generation
Co-supervisor
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PhD (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2020 - 2023 | Plataforma de Orquestração para Suporte à Tomada de Decisão em Organizações Orientadas para a Cadeia de Valor
Co-supervisor
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PhD (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2017 - 2019 | Application of Machine learning methods for IoT and big data analysis in sharing economy ecosystem
Supervisor
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Tehnicheski universitet Sofija, Bulgaria
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| 2018 - 2018 | Desenvolvimento de Ferramenta Inteligente para Deteção de Phishing
Supervisor
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Engenharia de Computadores e Telemática (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2014 - 2017 | Application of machine learning methods for affective computing and development of noninvasive Brain Computer Interface
Supervisor
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Tehnicheski universitet Sofija, Bulgaria
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| 2016 - 2016 | Deteção e Reconhecimento Facial
Supervisor
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Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2010 - 2013 | Evolving Probabilistic Spiking Neural Networks for Modelling and Pattern Recognition of Spatio-temporal Data on the Case Study
of Electroencephalography (EEG) Brain Data
Co-supervisor
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Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
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| 2008 - 2012 | Enhancing the usability, computational efficiency and reability of EEG - based brand machine interfaces.
Supervisor
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Informática (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2007 - 2010 | Estratégias Avançadas de Modelização e Controlo para Processos Industriais Não Lineares e Descontínuos. Aplicação em Cristalizadores
Industriais de Açúcar.
Co-supervisor
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Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025 - 2025/07/02 | Panel discussion on AI Innovations for Education: Transforming Teaching and Learning through Cutting-Edge Technologies.
Int. Joint Conf on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Rome , July 2, 2025. (2025/07/02)
Round table (Co-organisor)
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| 2025/02/06 - 2025/02/07 | Workshop - Introduction to Deep Learning, 6-7 Feb, 2025, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. (2025)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Tehniceski universitet-Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 2022/05/04 - 2022/05/06 | Program Chair of IbPRIA 2022: 10th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, Aveiro, Portugal, 4-6 May,
2022. (2022 - 2022)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024 - Current | Workshop - Introduction to Machine Learning, 1-2 February, 2024, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. | |
| 2024/12/04 - 2024/12/04 | MAP-TELE Seminar, FEUP: AI-based management of wireless sensor networks. 4th Dec, 2024.
Seminar
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Conference scientific committee
| Conference name | Conference host | |
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| 2026 - 2026 | Future Facing Learning and AI in Higher Education conf., 15-17 April, 2026, Teesside University, London, UK (https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/whats_on/ffl_2026.cfm). |
Evaluation committee
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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| 2025 - 2025 | President of the A3ES External Accreditation Committee (CAE) for a new Batchelor Program -Informatics Engineering, University
Fernando Pessoa, Faculty of Science and Technology, Porto, Portugal, Ref. nº ACEF/2425/0219952. Oct-Dec 2025.
President
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| 2025 - 2025 | President of the A3ES External Accreditation Committee (CAE) for a new Master Program -Informatics Engineering, University
Fernando Pessoa, Faculty of Science and Technology, Porto, Portugal, Ref. nº ACEF/2425/0219967. Oct-Dec 2025.
President
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| 2024 - 2024 | Member of the A3ES External Accreditation Committee (CAE) for a new Master program Advanced Computing, University of Minho,
Portugal, July-December 2024.
Member
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| 2024 - 2024 | Member of the A3ES External Accreditation Committee (CAE) for a new Batchelor Program Physics and Computational Engineering, University of Madeira, Portugal, July-December 2024. |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2025 - Current | Associate Editor of Pattern Recognition, Elsevier | |
| 2025 - Current | Action Editor of Neural Networks, Elsevier | Elsevier |
| 2024 - 2026 | Guest Editor for Special Issue: Neural Networks and Deep Learning in Computer Vision, Journal Electronics | |
| 2024 - 2025 | Member of Editorial Board of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Journal. Editor for Research topic collection - 15 Years of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience: The Current State of Brain-Computer Interfaces. | |
| 2019 - 2021 | Member of the editorial board of Journal SIGNALS, MDPI | |
| 2011 - 2014 | Member of the editorial board of Springer Book Series Bio-Neuroinformatics | Springer |
Distinctions
Award
| 2021 | BEST POSTER: F. C. Brito, M. J. B. Martins, P. Rebelo, J. Mesquita Bastos, P. Georgieva, C. Leitão Processing and Extraction
of Arterial Pulse Waves -comparison between manual and clustering based selections. Health meeting of Health Decision Making
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2020 | BEST PAPER award: A. Brandão, P. Georgieva (2020). Log Files Analysis for Network Intrusion Detection. 10th IEEE Int Conf on Intelligent Systems, 28-30 August, 2020, Varna, Bulgaria |
| 2016 | Best paper award - 8 IEEE Int Conf on Intelligent Systems. Paper: K. Georgieva, P. Georgieva, O. Georgieva, M.J. Ribeiro, J.S. Paiva (2016), Regression Approach for Automatic Detection of Attention Lapses. |
| 2012 | Best paper award : 6th IEEE Int Conf on Intelligent Systems. Paper: P Georgieva, F. Silva, N. Figueiredo (2012). Brain Machine Interface - IEETA Case Study. |
