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Marco holds a PhD degree in Information Sciences and Technologies developed in partnership between CIBIT and CISUC, both from the University of Coimbra in Portugal, and a Master's and Bachelor in Computer Science from the Department of Informatics Engineering (DEI) of the same university. Marco is an Assistant Professor at DEI-UC, where he lectures on several courses from Informatics Engineering and Artificial Intelligence / Data Science Bachelor's and Master's degrees (Time Series Analysis and Prediction, Machine Learning, Information Theory, Feature Engineering, Information Fusion, Algorithmic Strategies, Databases, Advanced Programming, etc). He is the Head Coordinator of the Bachelor's degree in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. He is a research member at CISUC and at CIBIT, using data science applied to multimodal health data (EEG, fMRI, PET, ECG, biosignals) to develop intelligent solutions for diagnosis, prognosis, and rehabilitation tools for several disorders.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Marco António Machado Simões
Date of birth
1988/12/15
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Simões, Marco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9011-B8B8-990E
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3713-2464

Email addresses

  • msimoes@dei.uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Engenharia Informática Gab. 2.4, Pólo II - Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-290, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Computer Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01/24
Concluded
 Ciências e Tecnologias da Informação (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"The Neurobehavioral Correlates of Social Exploration in Naturalist Settings in Normal and Autistic Subjects - A Clinical Informatics Approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor
2011
Concluded
 Engenharia Informática (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Virtual Reality application with a Brain-Computer Interface for rehabilitation of social development in autism" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2009
Concluded
 Engenharia Informática (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Tese apenas em mestrado" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2011/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2023/07/30 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2023/07/29 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2020/08/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01 - 2024/01 A clinical documentation system interfacing clinical and data scientist needs to address the COVID challenge
Provided by PTCRIS: 166147PRJ
DSAIPA/DS/0041/2020
10.54499/DSAIPA/DS/0041/2020
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/08/01 - 2023/07/31 BioHab - a biofeedback solution for cognitive training systems
Santander-UC Seed
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Banco Santander Portugal
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório Associado de Sistemas Inteligentes
10.54499/LA/P/0104/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Tecnologias e Sistemas, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Centro de Investigação em Sistemas Computacionais Embebidos e de Tempo-Real, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Matemática, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência de Computadores, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Informatica e Sistemas, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Grupo de Investigação em Engenharia e Computação Inteligente para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory
LA/P/0104/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Tecnologias e Sistemas, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Centro de Investigação em Sistemas Computacionais Embebidos e de Tempo-Real, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Matemática, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência de Computadores, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Informatica e Sistemas, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Grupo de Investigação em Engenharia e Computação Inteligente para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/02/01 - 2024/01/31 Ferramentas avançadas para diagnóstico e prognóstico em pneumologia @ Cuidados intensivos
DSAIPA/AI/0113/2020
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Informatica e Sistemas, Portugal

Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/15 - 2023/01/14 Training critical decision-making and managing posttraumatic stress disorder in fire fighters
PCIF/SSO/0082/2018
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

CNC.IBILI, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 EFFECTIVE BRAIN CONNECTIVITY OF DECISION AND ERROR MONITORING CIRCUITS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: FROM NEUROCOGNITION TO BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACES
PTDC/PSI-GER/30852/2017
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/06/20 - 2021/06/19 Boosting reliability and interaction on brain-machine interface systems integrating automatic error-detection
PTDC/EEI-AUT/30935/2017
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/02/01 - 2021/01/31 Synaptic networks and Personalized Medicine Approaches to Understand Neurobehavioural Diseases Across the Lifespan
SAICTPAC/0010/2015
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/10/01 - 2020/03/31 GameAAL - Gamification Supporting Active and Assisted Living
SII&DT 17948 GameAAL
Researcher
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 CNC. IBILI
UID/NEU/04539/2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/11/01 - 2018/10/31 Braintrain: Taking imaging into the therapeutic domain: Self-regulation of brain systems for mental disorders
FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-1
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
Concluded
2013/02/01 - 2015/01/31 HomeTech
AAC Nº13 SI/2011/Hometech/QREN – Compete, cofunded by FEDER
AAC Nº13 SI/2011/Hometech/QREN Compete, cofunded by FEDER
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 N/A
Concluded
2013/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 3282 - 2013-2014
PEst-C/SAU/UI3282/2013
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/07/02 - 2011/03/01 REsource allocatioN fOr management support: InteRactive tools, models, and applications RENOIR
PTDC/GES/73853/2006
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Instituto Superior Técnico Centro de Estudos de Gestão, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - 2025/12/31 TeleRehabCP - Sistema de Telemonitorização Baseado em Visão Computacional para Reabilitação Cardio-Pulmonar
TeleRehab-CP
Principal investigator
Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra

Universidade de Coimbra
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Daniel Agostinho; Davide Borra; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Marco Simões. "Explainability of fMRI Decoding Models Can Unveil Insights into Neural Mechanisms Related to Emotions". 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-031-73500-4_24
  2. Xinyi Fang; Yuqi Luo; Marco Simões; Xu Yang; Yapeng Wang. "THTL: An Effective Two-Step Heterogeneous Transfer Learning Framework for Early Laryngeal Cancer Identification". 2025.
    10.1007/978-981-96-6963-9_8
  3. Mariana Marques Ribeiro; Simões, Marco; Vitorino, Carla; Mascarenhas-Melo Filipa. "Hydrogels in Cutaneous Wound Healing: Insights into Characterization, Properties Formulation and Therapeutic Potential". In Hydrogel-Based Novel Biomaterials: Achievements and Prospects, 171-216. 2024.
    Published
  4. Ana Dionísio; Isabel Catarina Duarte; Rita Correia; Joana Oliveira; Marco Simões; João Redondo; Salomé Caldeira; João Castelhano; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "A multimodal approach to understand and improve cognitive decision-making during firefighting". 2022.
    10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_237
  5. Pereira, H. Catarina; Sousa, Daniela; Simões, Marco; Martins, Ricardo; Amaral, Carlos; Lopes, Vânia; Crisóstomo, Joana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. Corresponding author: Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Effects of anodal multichannel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on social-cognitive performance in healthy subjects: A randomized sham-controlled crossover pilot study". In Non-invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 259-286. Elsevier, 2021.
    Published • 10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.04.004
  6. Pinto, Marta; Pereira, Mário; Raposo, Diana; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Artificial Intelligence Gamified AAL Solution". In XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019, 977-982. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_119
Conference abstract
  1. Mariana Marques Ribeiro; Simões, Marco; Vitorino, Carla; Mascarenhas-Melo Filipa. "Hydrogels as promising candidates for the treatment of cutaneous wounds". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Bio-based and Biodegradable Polymers, Biopol 2024, 2024.
  2. Abreu, Rodolfo; Simões, Marco; Direito, Bruno; Sayal, Alexandre; Castelhano, Joao; Carvalo, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Reconstructing the BOLD-fMRI signal at the facial expression processing network from simultaneous EEG-derived predictors". Paper presented in Proc. 28th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2020), Paris, 2020.
    Accepted
  3. Mouga, Susana; Direito, Bruno; Sayal, Alexandre; Simões, Marco; Bernardino, Inês; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "On the Feasibility of Rt-fMRI Neurofeedback Training in ASD: A Clinical Trial Study". Paper presented in International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2018 Annual Meeting, Rotterdam, 2018.
    Published
  4. Júlio, Filipa; Malhão, Alexandre; Pedrosa, Fábio; Gonçalves, Hélio; Simões, Marco; Patrício, Miguel; Simões, Mário R.; et al. "Assessing Executive Function in Huntington¿s Disease: A Comparison Between a Virtual Reality Task and Conventional Neuropsychological Tests". Paper presented in Huntington Study Group Conference 2017, Denver, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/s13311-017-0579-y
  5. Simões, Marco; Monteiro, Raquel; Andrade; João; Mouga, Susana; Carvalho, Paulo; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "A Novel Electrophysiological Marker of Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on Facial Expression Mental Imagery". Paper presented in International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) 2017, San Francisco, 2017.
    Published
  6. Simões, Marco; Andrade, João; Monteiro, Raquel; Mouga, Susana; Carvalho, Paulo; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Processing of Facial Expressions and their Mental Imagery in ASD: an EEG study with feasibility analysis for a neurofeedback approach". Paper presented in International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) 2016, Baltimore, 2016.
    Published
  7. Simões, Marco; Mouga, Susana; Pereira, Andreia Carvalho; Carvalho, Paulo; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Can virtual reality be used for behavioral analysis in autism spectrum disorder? A simulation for interpersonal distance preference assessment". Paper presented in International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) 2015, Salt Lake City, 2015.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Bernardo, Joana; Santana, Elaine; Ventura, Filipa; Simões, Marco; Apóstolo, João; Silva, Rosa. "From Perspectives to Practice: Engaging Citizens in the Co-Creation of a Digital Program for Active and Healthy Ageing". 2024.
    10.1109/segah61285.2024.10639599
  2. Paulete, Rita; Sousa, Daniela; Agostinho, Daniel; Sequeira, Joana; Monteiro, Marilyn J.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Simões, Marco. "Physiological Synchrony Analysis in a Multi-Person Setting: Unveiling Connections in Autism Family Therapy". Paper presented in 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Orlando, 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/embc53108.2024.10782392
  3. Dionísio, Ana* (*equal contrib.); Duarte, Isabel Catarina* (*equal contrib.); Correia, Rita; Oliveira, Joana; Simões, Marco; Redondo, João; Caldeira, Salomé; Castelhano, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. Corresponding author: Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "A multimodal approach to understand and improve cognitive decision-making during firefighting (Conference Paper)". Paper presented in IX International Conference on Forest Fire Research, Coimbra, 2022.
    Published
  4. Agostinho, Daniel; Correia, Rita; Catarina Duarte, Isabel; Sousa, Daniela; Abreu, Rodolfo; Pina Rodrigues, Ana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Simoes, Marco. "Parametric fMRI analysis of videos of variable arousal levels reveals different dorsal vs ventral activation preferences between autism and controls". 2021.
    10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630013
  5. Correia, Rita; Agostinho, Daniel; Duarte, Isabel Catarina; Sousa, Daniela; Rodrigues, Ana Pina; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Simoes, Marco. "Assessing Arousal Through Multimodal Biosignals: A Preliminary Approach". 2021.
    10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630112
  6. Simões, Marco; Gonçalves, Helio; Abreu, Rui; Pinto, Marta; Pereira, Mário; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "GameAAL – Gamification applied to ambient assisted living". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), Kyoto, 2019.
    In press
  7. Pinto, Marta; Pereira, Mario; Raposo, Diana; Simoes, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Pinto, M.; Pereira, M.; et al. "GameAAL - an AAL solution based on Gamification and Machine Learning Techniques". 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/cibcb.2019.8791454
  8. Simoes, M.; Abreu, R.; Goncalves, H.; Rodrigues, A.; Bernardino, I.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Simões, Marco; et al. "Serious games for ageing: A pilot interventional study in a cohort of heterogeneous cognitive impairment". Paper presented in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)., Kyoto, 2019.
    In press • 10.1109/SeGAH.2019.8882431
  9. Simões, Marco António Machado. "Applying Weightless Neural Networks to a P300-Based Brain-Computer Interface". Paper presented in IUPESM, Prague, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_20
  10. Simões, Marco António Machado. "Functional Mapping of Inner Speech Areas: A Preliminary Study with Portuguese Speakers". 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-99579-3_18
  11. Carlos Ferreira; Alexandre Sayal; Bruno Direito; Marco Simões; Paula Martins; Catarina Oliveira; Miguel Castelo-Branco; António Teixeira. "Inner Speech in Portuguese: Acquisition Methods, Database and First Results". Paper presented in 13th International Conference, PROPOR 2018, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-99722-3_44
  12. Simoes, Marco; Direito, Bruno; Lima, Joao; Castelhano, Joao; Ferreira, Carlos; Couceiro, Ricardo; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Correlated alpha activity with the facial expression processing network in a simultaneous EEG-fMRI experiment". Paper presented in 2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Jeju Island, South Korea, 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/EMBC.2017.8037380
  13. Bernardes, Miguel; Barros, Fernando; Simoes, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "A serious game with virtual reality for travel training with Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in 2015 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), Valencia, Spain, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/ICVR.2015.7358609
  14. Liefooghe, Arnaud; Paquete, Luís; Simões, Marco; Figueira, José R.. "Connectedness and Local Search for Bicriteria Knapsack Problems". Paper presented in 11th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimisation, 2015.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-20364-0_5
  15. Simoes, Marco; Lima, Joao; Direito, Bruno; Castelhano, Joao; Ferreira, Carlos; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; et al. "Feature analysis for correlation studies of simultaneous EEG-fMRI data: A proof of concept for neurofeedback approaches". Paper presented in 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Milan, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/embc.2015.7319287
  16. Simões, Marco António Machado. "Neurohab: A Platform for Virtual Training of Daily Living Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder". 2014.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protcy.2014.10.161
  17. Simões, Marco António Machado; Simões, M.; Amaral, C.; Carvalho, P.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Specific EEG/ERP responses to animated facial expressions in virtual reality environments". 2013.
    10.1068/v130695
  18. Simões, Marco António Machado; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Virtual reality and brain-computer interface for joint-attention training in autism". Paper presented in 9th Intl Conf. Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies, Laval, France, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Sousa, Daniela; Correia, Rita; Sequeira, Joana; Monteiro, Marilyn; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Bridging body and mind in narrative family therapy with individuals on the autism spectrum: Evidences from family functioning and physiological data". Paper presented in 12th Conference of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA), and the 21st Congress of the Red Europea y Latinoamericana de Escuelas Sistémicas (RELATES), 2025.
  2. Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Pereira, Helena C. ; Amaral, Joana A.; Crisóstomo, Joana; Simões, Marco; Martins, Ricardo; et al. Corresponding author: Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "New Dynamic Facial Expression EEG Signatures Reveal Perceptual and Attentional Features Associated with Social Communication and GABA Phenotypes in Autism: A Link with the Third Visual Pathway". Paper presented in INSAR meeting 2025 - International Society for Autism Research, 2025.
  3. Sousa, Daniela; Correia, Ana Rita Paulete; Sequeira, Joana; Monteiro, Marilyn J.; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Bridging body and mind: Exploring therapeutic change through physiological data and self-reflection". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Meeting CIBIT, 2024.
  4. Costa, Diana Margarida Coelho da; Rodrigues, Inês; Pereira, João; Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Sousa, T.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Mapping Sibling empathy via inter-brain synchrony a fNIRS hyperscanning study.". Paper presented in III CIBIT Meeting, 2024.
  5. Rodrigues, Inês; Pereira, João; Costa, Diana; Bruno Miguel Direito Pereira Leitão; Simões, Marco; Vrticka, Pascal; Teresa Maria da Silva Sousa; Miguel de Sá e Sousa de Castelo Branco. "Mother-child inter-brain synchrony during mothers’ emotional support imagery". Paper presented in sfNIRS 2024, 2024.
  6. Rodrigues, Inês; Pereira, João; Costa, Diana Margarida Coelho da; Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Vrticka, Pascal; Sousa, T.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Mother-child inter-brain synchrony during imagined mothers’ emotional support imagery.". Paper presented in VIII Biennial Meeting of the Society for Functional Near-infrared spectroscopy (SfNIRS), 2024.
  7. Rodrigues, Inês; Pereira, João; Costa, Diana Margarida Coelho da; Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Vrticka, Pascal; Sousa, T.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Inter-brain synchrony between mothers and their pre-adolescent children during emotionally loaded experiences: an fNIRS hyperscanning study.". Paper presented in 2nd Annual CIBIT Meeting, 2023.
  8. Ferreira, Ana; Sousa, Daniela; Estiveira, João; Simões, Marco; Pina Rodrigues, Ana ; Vagos, Paula; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "The role of psychological flexibility and resilience coping strategies on psychosymptomatology during COVID-19". Paper presented in 18th European Congress of Psychology, 2023.
  9. Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Estiveira, João; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "COVID-19 quarantine in families with members diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders: Can resilience predict caregiver¿s burden?". Paper presented in 18th European Congress of Psychology, 2023.
  10. Costa, Diana Margarida Coelho da; Rodrigues, Inês; Pereira, João; Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Sousa, T.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "An EEG-fNIRS multimodal approach to map the neural correlates of empathy and attachment relationships based on interbrain synchrony". Paper presented in Interpersonal Synchrony and Its Relevance for Attachment and Caregiving Conference, 2023.
  11. Rodrigues, Inês; Costa, Diana Margarida Coelho da; Pereira, João; Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Vrticka, Pascal; Sousa, T.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Exploring interbrain synchrony for shared emotional experiences in mother-child dyads: an fNIRS approach.". Paper presented in Interpersonal Synchrony and Its Relevance for Attachment and Caregiving Conference, 2023.
  12. Bernardo, Joana; Santana, Elaine; Ventura, Filipa; Simões, Marco; Apóstolo, João Luís Alves; Silva, Rosa. "Gamificação para um Envelhecimento Ativo e Saudável: Protocolo de Revisão Sistemática de Métodos Mistos". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional de Enfermagem de Reabilitação - Competências, valor para as Pessoas, 2023.
  13. Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Rodrigues, Diana; Pereira, H. Catarina; Aguiar Amaral, Joana; Crisóstomo, Joana; Simões, Marco; et al. "A pure face-sensitive N170 evoked by a naturalistic emotion recognition paradigm". Paper presented in 1st Annual Meeting of CIBIT, 2022.
  14. Ferreira, Ana; Sousa, Daniela; Estiveira, João; Simões, Marco; Pina Rodrigues, Ana ; Vagos, Paula; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "The impact of COVID-19 on mental health in a portuguese sample". Paper presented in 1st Annual Meeting of CIBIT, 2022.
  15. Oliveira, Joana* (*equal contrib.); Mendes, Liliana* (*equal contrib.); Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Joana* (*equal contrib.). "A remote cognitive training solution for older adults - the GameAAL program (Conference Poster)". Paper presented in XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia (SNIP), 2022.
  16. Sousa, Daniela; Pereira, Helena Catarina; Simões, Marco; Amaral, Carlos; Crisóstomo, Joana; Lopes, Vânia; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "What is the impact of a neurostimulation protocol in Attention Performance in Healthy participants and its potential relevance for neurodevelopmental disorders?". Paper presented in 2º Congresso Nacional de PHDA, 2019.
  17. Júlio, Filipa; Malhão, Alexandre; Pedrosa, Fábio; Gonçalves, Hélio; Simões, Marco; Morgadinho, Ana Sofia; Sousa, Mário; et al. "Assessment of Functional Cognition in Huntington's and Parkinson's disease - a comparison study". Paper presented in EHDN 2018 Conference, 2018.
    10.1136/jnnp-2018-ehdn.142
  18. Direito, Bruno; Mouga, Susana; Sayal, Alexandre; Pereira, João; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Exploring success: understanding individual variability in an rt-fMRI NF clinical trial". Paper presented in Symposium on Neurofeedback and other neurotechnologies in psychiatry: Braintrain Annual Meeting, 2018.
  19. Júlio, Filipa; Patrício, Miguel; Malhão, Alexandre; Pedrosa, Fábio; Gonçalves, Hélio; Simões, Marco; Rego, Ana Cristina; et al. "A novel ecological assessment of executive function in Huntington¿s disease". Paper presented in Mostra PsihD - Mostra de Doutoramento em Psicologia. Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra, 2017.
  20. Júlio, Filipa; Malhão, Alexandre; Pedrosa, Fábio; Gonçalves, Hélio; Simões, Marco; Simões, M. R.; van Asselen, Marieke; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Januário, Cristina. "Everyday Executive Function in Huntington's Disease: Early Deficits Assessed by a Virtual Reality Task". Paper presented in 9th European Huntington's Disease Network (EHDN) Plenary Meeting 2016, 2016.
  21. Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Simões, Marco; Amaral, Carlos; Philipiak, Gregor; Rebola, José; Almeida, Inês; Santos, Sara. "The role of the core and extended face networks in visual perception and high level social cognition. Final work of Research grant 133/12 (Duration 2013/11 - 2016/01).". Paper presented in 11th BIAL Symposium, 2016.
  22. Júlio, Filipa; Simões, M. R.; Malhão, Alexandre; Pedrosa, Fábio; Simões, Marco; Gonçalves, Hélio; van Asselen, Marieke; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Januário, Cristina. "Everyday Executive Function: a Novel Ecological Approach". Paper presented in VII Annual Meeting of IBILI, 2015.
  23. Simões, Marco; Andrade, João; Cecílio, José; Monteiro, Raquel; Mouga, Susana; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Neurofeedback Approaches in Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in Talk 2 UR Brain - Advances in Neurofeedback: research and practice, 2015.
  24. Lima, João; Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Michael Luers; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Real­Time Neurofeedback approach for emotion regulation". Paper presented in Symposium TALK 2 UR BRAIN, Advances in Neurofeedback: Research and Practice, 2015.
  25. Simões, Marco; Mouga, Susana; Carvalho Pereira, Andreia; Carvalho, Paulo; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Behavioral assessment in autismo spectrum disorder using virtual reality ¿ a study of interpersonal distance preference". Paper presented in VI IBILI Meeting, 2014.
  26. Mouga, Susana; Simões, Marco; Pedrosa, Fábio; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Projecto HomeTech: a tecnologia no desenvolvimento da autonomia pessoal e social". Paper presented in VIII Seminário da Sociedade Portuguesa da Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento - Avanços em Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento, 2014.
  27. Simões, Marco; Mouga, Susana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Oliveira, Guiomar. "Desenho e implementação de um laboratório de realidade virtual para estudo neurocomportamental no autismo". Paper presented in VIII Seminário da Sociedade de Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento - Avanços em Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento, 2014.
  28. Lima, João; Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Rebola, José; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Repetition Suppression effect as evoked by visualization of same vs. different emotional expressions ¿ a functional magnetic resonance imaging approach". Paper presented in VI IBILI Meeting, 2014.
  29. Direito, Bruno; Lima, João; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Understanding the interaction between the underlying neural activity and different feedback interfaces: A functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback study". Paper presented in VI IBILI Meeting, 2014.
  30. Simões, Marco; Tavares, Paula; Mouga, Susana; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Biomarking autism though social ERPs: a pilot study". Paper presented in IV IBILI Meeting, 2012.
Encyclopedia entry
  1. Mariana Marques Ribeiro; Simões, Marco; Vitorino, Carla; Mascarenhas-Melo Filipa. "Applications of Hydrogels as Wound Dressings". , 2024. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/56115.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Xinyi Fang; Yuqi Luo; Kei Long Wong; Benjamin K. Ng; Chan-Tong Lam; Marco Simões. "Which domain fits best? domain similarity measures for two-step heterogeneous transfer learning for early laryngeal cancer diagnosis". Knowledge-Based Systems (2026): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.115056.
    10.1016/j.knosys.2025.115056
  2. Ribeiro, Mariana Marques; Simões, Marco; Vitorino, Carla; Mascarenhas-Melo, Filipa. "Physical crosslinking of hydrogels: The potential of dynamic and reversible bonds in burn care". Coordination Chemistry Reviews 542 (2025): 216868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2025.216868.
    10.1016/j.ccr.2025.216868
  3. Bernardo, Joana; Santana, Elaine; Silva, Sílvia; Ventura, Filipa; Simões, Marco; Apóstolo, João; Silva, Rosa. "THEORY-INFORMED QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE CO-DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL NURSING INTERVENTION FOR HEALTHY AGEING". New Trends in Qualitative Research 21 3 (2025): e1185. https://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.21.3.2025.e1185.
    Published • 10.36367/ntqr.21.3.2025.e1185
  4. Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Pereira, Helena Catarina; Amaral, Joana; Crisóstomo, Joana; Simões, Marco; Martins, Ricardo; et al. Corresponding author: Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Specific dynamic facial expression evoked responses show distinct perceptual and attentional features in autism connected to social communication and GABA phenotypes". Scientific Reports 15 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12376-x.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-025-12376-x
  5. Aprile, Francesca; Simões, Marco; Henriques, Jorge; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Sel, Alejandra; Ribeiro, Maria J.. "The Heartbeat-Evoked Potential in Young and Older Adults During Attention Orienting". Psychophysiology 62 4 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.70057.
    10.1111/psyp.70057
  6. Bernardo, Joana; Santana, Elaine; Silva, Sílvia; Ventura, Filipa; Simões, Marco; Apóstolo, João Luís Alves; SILVA, Rosa Carla Gomes da. Corresponding author: Bernardo, Joana. "Stakeholder’S perspectives for the development of a Program to promote Active and Healthy Aging". New Trends in Qualitative Research (2025):
    Under revision
  7. Joana Oliveira; Joana Aires Dias; Rita Correia; Raquel Pinheiro; Vítor Reis; Daniela Sousa; Daniel Agostinho; Marco Simões; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Exploring Immersive Multimodal Virtual Reality Training, Affective States, and Ecological Validity in Healthy Firefighters: Quasi-Experimental Study". JMIR Serious Games (2024): https://doi.org/10.2196/53683.
    10.2196/53683
  8. Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Sequeira, Joana; Monteiro, Marilyn J.; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Brief report: caregivers’ well-being in families with neurodevelopmental disorders members during COVID-19: implications for family therapy". Frontiers in Psychiatry 15 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1409294.
    Published • 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1409294
  9. Daniel Agostinho; Marco Simões; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Predicting conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease: a multimodal approach". Brain Communications (2024): https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcae208.
    10.1093/braincomms/fcae208
  10. Duarte, Isabel C.; Dionísio, Ana; Oliveira, Joana; Simões, Marco; Correia, Rita; Dias, Joana A.; Caldeira, Salomé; Redondo, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Neural underpinnings of ethical decisions in life and death dilemmas in naïve and expert firefighters". Scientific Reports 14 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63469-y.
    10.1038/s41598-024-63469-y
  11. Mariana Ribeiro; Marco Simões; Carla Vitorino; Filipa Mascarenhas-Melo. "Hydrogels in Cutaneous Wound Healing: Insights into Characterization, Properties, Formulation and Therapeutic Potential". Gels (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10030188.
    10.3390/gels10030188
  12. Medeiros, Júlio; Simões, Marco; Castelhano, João; Abreu, Rodolfo; Couceiro, Ricardo; Henriques, Jorge; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; et al. "EEG as a potential ground truth for the assessment of cognitive state in software development activities: A multimodal imaging study". PLOS ONE 19 3 (2024): e0299108. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299108.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0299108
  13. Daniela Sousa; Ana Ferreira; Diana Rodrigues; Helena Catarina Pereira; Joana Amaral; Joana Crisostomo; Marco Simoes; et al. "A neurophysiological signature of dynamic emotion recognition associated with social communication skills and cortical gamma-aminobutyric acid levels in children". Frontiers in Neuroscience (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1295608.
    10.3389/fnins.2023.1295608
  14. João Borges-Rosa; Manuel Oliveira-Santos; Marco Simões; Paulo Carvalho; Gema Ibanez-Sanchez; Carlos Fernandez-Llatas; Marco Costa; et al. "Assessment of distance to primary percutaneous coronary intervention centres in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Overcoming inequalities with process mining tools". DIGITAL HEALTH (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221144210.
    10.1177/20552076221144210
  15. André Bernardes; Ricardo Couceiro; Júlio Medeiros; Jorge Henriques; César Teixeira; Marco Simões; João Durães; et al. "How Reliable Are Ultra-Short-Term HRV Measurements during Cognitively Demanding Tasks?". Sensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/s22176528.
    10.3390/s22176528
  16. Davide Borra; Elisa Magosso; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Marco Simões. "A Bayesian-optimized design for an interpretable convolutional neural network to decode and analyze the P300 response in autism". Journal of Neural Engineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ac7908.
    10.1088/1741-2552/ac7908
  17. Direito, Bruno; Mouga, Susana; Sayal, Alexandre; Simões, Marco; Quental, Hugo; Bernardino, Inês; Playle, Rebecca; et al. "Training the social brain: Clinical and neural effects of an 8-week real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback Phase IIa Clinical Trial in Autism". Autism 25 6 (2021): 1746-1760. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613211002052.
    Accepted • 10.1177/13623613211002052
  18. Pereira, H. Catarina; Sousa, Daniela; Simões, Marco; MARTINS, RICARDO; Amaral, Carlos; Lopes, Vânia; Crisóstomo, Joana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Effects of anodal high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on social-cognitive performance in healthy subjects: A randomized sham-controlled crossover pilot study". Progress in Brain Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.04.004.
    Published
  19. Simões, Marco; Borra, Davide; Santamaría-Vázquez, Eduardo; Bittencourt-Villalpando, Mayra; Krzeminski, Dominik; Miladinovic, Aleksandar; Schmid, Thomas; et al. "BCIAUT-P300: A Multi-Session and Multi-Subject Benchmark Dataset on Autism for P300-Based Brain-Computer-Interfaces". Frontiers in Neuroscience 14 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.568104.
    10.3389/fnins.2020.568104
  20. Simões, Marco. "The conscious experience of color constancy and neural responses to subliminal deviations – A behavioral and EEG/ERP oddball study". Consciousness and Cognition (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2020.102987.
    10.1016/j.concog.2020.102987
  21. Marco Simoes; Rodolfo Abreu; Bruno Direito; Alexandre Sayal; João Castelhano; Paulo de Carvalho; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "How much of the BOLD-fMRI signal can be approximated from simultaneous EEG data: relevance for the transfer and dissemination of neurofeedback interventions". Journal of Neural Engineering (2020): https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ab9a98.
    10.1088/1741-2552/ab9a98
  22. Abreu, Rodolfo; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Abreu, Rodolfo; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Pushing the Limits of EEG: Estimation of Large-Scale Functional Brain Networks and Their Dynamics Validated by Simultaneous fMRI". Frontiers in Neuroscience 14 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00323.
    10.3389/fnins.2020.00323
  23. Simões, Marco; Mouga, Susana; Pereira, Andreia C.; de Carvalho, Paulo; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Virtual Reality Immersion Rescales Regulation of Interpersonal Distance in Controls but not in Autism Spectrum Disorder". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04484-6.
    Published • 10.1007/s10803-020-04484-6
  24. Simões, Marco António Machado. "Targeting dynamic facial processing mechanisms in superior temporal sulcus using a novel fMRI neurofeedback target". Journal of Neuroscience (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.02.024.
    10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.02.024
  25. Simões, Marco António Machado. "A Novel Ecological Approach Reveals Early Executive Function Impairments in Huntington’s Disease". Frontiers in Psychology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00585.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00585
  26. Simões, Marco; Monteiro, Raquel; Andrade, João; Mouga, Susana; França, Felipe; Oliveira, Guiomar; Carvalho, Paulo; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "A Novel Biomarker of Compensatory Recruitment of Face Emotional Imagery Networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder". Frontiers in Neuroscience 12 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00791.
    10.3389/fnins.2018.00791
  27. Marco Simões; Miguel Bernardes; Fernando Barros; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Virtual Travel Training for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Proof-of-Concept Interventional Study". JMIR Serious Games 6 1 (2018): e5-e5. https://doi.org/10.2196/games.8428.
    10.2196/games.8428
  28. Simões, Marco António Machado. "A feasibility clinical trial to improve social attention in Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using a brain computer interface". Frontiers in Neuroscience 12 JUL (2018): 1-13.
    10.3389/fnins.2018.00477
  29. Monteiro, Raquel; Simões, Marco; Andrade, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Processing of Facial Expressions in Autism: a Systematic Review of EEG/ERP Evidence". Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 4 4 (2017): 255-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-017-0112-6.
    Published • 10.1007/s40489-017-0112-6
  30. Amaral, Carlos P.; Simões, Marco A.; Andrade, João; Mouga, Susana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "A novel Brain Computer Interface for classification of social joint attention in autism and comparison of 3 experimental setups: A feasibility study". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 290 (2017): 105-115.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.07.029
  31. Andrade, João; Cecílio, José; Simões, Marco; Sales, Francisco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Separability of motor imagery of the self from interpretation of motor intentions of others at the single trial level: an EEG study". Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 14 1 (2017): 1-13.
    Published • 10.1186/s12984-017-0276-4
  32. Júlio, Filipa; Malhão, Alexandre; Pedrosa, Fábio; Gonçalves, Hélio; Simões, Marco; Simões, Mário R; Asselen, Marieke van; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Januário, Cristina. "F9 Everyday executive function in huntington¿s disease: early deficits assessed by a virtual reality task". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 87 Suppl 1 (2016): A51.2-A52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2016-314597.144.
    10.1136/jnnp-2016-314597.144
  33. Amaral, Carlos P.; Simões, Marco A.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel S.; Ben Hamed, Suliann. "Neural Signals Evoked by Stimuli of Increasing Social Scene Complexity Are Detectable at the Single-Trial Level and Right Lateralized". PLOS ONE 10 3 (2015): e0121970-e0121970.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0121970
  34. Figueira, José Rui; Paquete, Luís; Simões, Marco; Vanderpooten, Daniel. "Algorithmic improvements on dynamic programming for the bi-objective {0,1} knapsack problem". Computational Optimization and Applications 56 1 (2013): 97-111.
    Published • 10.1007/s10589-013-9551-x
Preprint
  1. Rodrigues, Inês; Pereira, João; Costa, Diana; Correia, Rita; Simões, Marco; Direito, Bruno; Vrticka, Pascal; Sousa, Teresa; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Modulation of Interbrain Synchrony by Emotional Valence and Maternal Presence in Mother–Child Dyads: Neural Links to Empathy and Attachment". 2025. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7583863/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-7583863/v1
  2. Francesca Aprile; Marco Simões; Jorge Henriques; Paulo Carvalho; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Alejandra Sel; Maria J. Ribeiro. "The cortical heartbeat-evoked potential is modulated by heart rate in a task and mental effort dependent manner". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.31.578137.
    10.1101/2024.01.31.578137
  3. Joana Oliveira; Joana Aires Dias; Rita Correia; Raquel Pinheiro; Vítor Reis; Daniela Sousa; Daniel Agostinho; Marco Simões; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Exploring Immersive Multimodal Virtual Reality Training, Affective States, and Ecological Validity in Healthy Firefighters: Quasi-Experimental Study (Preprint)". 2023. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.53683.
    10.2196/preprints.53683

Other

Dataset
  1. Simões, Marco; Direito, Bruno; Carlos Amaral. BCIAUT-P300. https://www.kaggle.com/disbeat/bciaut-p300.
    10.34740/kaggle/dsv/1375326
  2. Direito, Bruno; Simões, Marco; Sayal, Alexandre; Miguel Castelo-Branco. Targeting Dynamic Facial Processing Mechanisms in Superior Temporal Sulcus Using fMRI Neurofeedback. https://openneuro.org.
    doi:10.18112/openneuro.ds004141.v1.0.1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/07/29 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - WHAT, WHEN AND HOW? Universidade de Verão
Universidade de Coimbra
2025/05/09 Advanced computing tools in cardiovascular field Curso de Ciências Cardiovasculares - Programa de Doutoramento em Ciências da Saúde
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina (Portugal)
2025/03/03 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Blended Intensive Programme "Artificial Intelligence and Law"
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Direito (Coimbra, Portugal)
2025/02/22 Data Science applied to Neuroimaging: from diagnosis of mental disorders to therapeutic applications UpToData 2025
2025/02/05 Inteligência Artificial: dos fundamentos à sua aplicação na saúde. Reunião Aberta do Serviço de Cardiologia
ULS Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/10/18 Tecnologia, inteligência artificial e neuroimagem: contributos do diagnóstico à intervenção XVIII Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria
Sociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria (Albufeira, Portugal)
2024/09/16 The power of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare (Keynote) BER Erasmus Mundus opening cerimony
Universidade Lusofona (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/04/08 Inovação Tecnológica no Desporto - Saúde Digital UC Sports Week
Universidade de Coimbra
2024/03/04 Roundtable - O presente e futuro da ciência de dados UpToData 2024
2023/12/06 Optimizing the location of a new P-PCI centre via process mining Translational meeting - Cardiology unit from Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/10/30 Validity of Virtual Reality for Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and a Serious Game for Bus Travel Training AVRA - Applications of Virtual Reality in Autism Research
(United Kingdom)
2023/10/04 A Gerontotecnologia na promoção de um envelhecimento ativo e bem-sucedido I jornadas nacionais de promoção de um envelhecimento ativo e bem-sucedido
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/07/07 eXtended Reality and Rehabilitation XR Salento
(Lecce, Italy)
2021/11/17 The importance of multidisciplinarity and synergies in research MAD RETREAT
CNC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/04/16 Advanced diagnostic and prognostic tools for Pulmonology at ICU IEEE talks
IEEE (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/01/22 Approximating BOLD-fMRI signals from simultaneous EEG data: promises, pitfalls and relevance for biofeedback applications BASE project workshop
2021 BCIAUT – Interface Cérebro-Computador baseada em P300 para Autismo BCI AND NEUROTECH MASTERCLASS PORTUGAL 1.0
gTEC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2020/10/27 EEG fingerprinting as a mean to bridging together the worlds of fMRI- and EEG-based neurofeedback Neuromatch conference 3
Neuromatch
2020/04/06 Tecnologias no combate à COVID-19: Lung@ICU Tecnologias no combate à COVID-19
IEEE Portugal
2019/11/15 Outcomes from the 2019 IFMBE Scientific Challenge on a multi-session P300-based BCI dataset g.Tec's Brain-Computer Interface Workshop
ISR (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/11/23 Novo biomarcador da PEA baseado na imaginação de expressões faciais VI Curso Teórico-prático de Autismo
CHUC-HP (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/11/23 Realidade virtual no estudo e treino de competências na PEA VI Curso Teórico-prático de Autismo
CHUC-HP (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/05/29 Can brAIn imaging help Dr. House? Data Science Portugal Meetup
Data Science Portugal (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/07/07 Novel fMRI-based approach to target the posterior Superior Temporal Sulcus for neurofeedback training of facial expressions perception 7th Iberian Congress on Perception
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/04/18 Transferring MRI-based neurofeedback to EEG
D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2017/03/04 Serious Gaming for the training of daily living activities
Virtual Power Solutions company (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/03/30 Autism rehabilitation through serious games and neurofeedback Euro Mini Conference 2015 - Improving Healthcare: New Challenges, New Approaches
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2014/10/11 Novas Tecnologias Aplicadas ao Autismo II Jornadas Perturbãções do Espetro do Autismo: Uma perspetiva longitudinal
APPDA-Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2014/01/24 A tecnologia computacional no diagnóstico e reabilitação das patologias do neurodesenvolvimento (o que se faz em Portugal: Ambient Assisted Living e Neurofeedback) VIII Seminário da Sociedade Portuguesa da Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento - Avanços em Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento
Sociedade Portuguesa da Pediatria do Neurodesenvolvimento (C, Portugal)
2013/12/03 Projeto HomeTech Dia Internacional da Pessoa com Deficiência 2013
C. M. Viseu (Coi, Portugal)
2013/10/12 A tecnologia como apoio à autonomia no autismo I Jornadas Perturbações do Espetro do Autismo: Uma perspetiva longitudinal
APPDA-Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/10/27 Novas Tecnologias para diagnosticar e reabilitar o Autismo V Curso de Autismo
CHUC-HP (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/06/16 Autismo: A utilização e os Benefícios das TIC @ I Conferência Ferramentas e Inovação na Educação Especial
Psicosoma (Lisboa, Portugal)
2012/06/06 Realidade Virtual: Uma nova abordagem para treino social no Autismo I Seminário Perturbações do Espectro do Autismo
UMinho (Guimaraes, Portugal)
2012/05/19 As novas tecnologias para desenvolvimento de crianças com Autismo VII Congresso de Neurociências e Educação Especial
Psicosoma (Viseu, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current Intermediate Domain Selection in Two-Step Transfer Learning for Medical Image Classification
Co-supervisor of Xinyi Fang
 Informatics Engineering Doctoral Program - Dual degree (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal

Macao Polytechnic University, Macau SAR China
2022/09/01 - Current The Physiological Correlates of Autism Spectrum Disorder as Biofeedback Targets
Supervisor of Ana Rita Correia
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current AtiVida: Desenvolvimento de um Programa de Enfermagem com recurso digital para um Envelhecimento Ativo e Saudável
Co-supervisor of Joana Bernardo
 Doutoramento em Enfermagem (PhD)
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current Hidrogel carregado com Células Estaminais , produzido através de impressão 4D otimizada por Machine Learning em Digital Twins
Co-supervisor of Mariana Marques Ribeiro
 Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/09/01 - Current Detection of mental states using physiological signals for biofeedback application
Supervisor of Daniel Agostinho
 PDCTI (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2025/09 - 2026/02 Interpersonal physiological synchrony during a two-player interactive game
Co-supervisor
Università degli Studi di Bologna Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Energia Elettrica e dell'Informazione Guglielmo Marconi, Italy
2024/09 - 2025/09 Critical decision-making and stress management in firefighters in rescue contexts - studies including functional neuroimaging and biosignals
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Física, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2024/02/01 Immersive Virtual Reality Facial Expression Training
Supervisor of Jorge Junior Rodrigues Martins
 Master in Informatics Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/10/01 Using the body to help to predict the brain: integration of body and brain physiological signals to decode visual attention and neural response to objects
Co-supervisor of Ana Rafaela Marques
 Marster in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/07/24 Inteligência Artificial e Machine Learning para segurança e privacidade em ambientes Cloud-Native
Supervisor of João Domingues
 Mestrado em Engenharia e Ciência de Dados (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/10/01 Exploring transfer learning techniques for P300-based Brain Computer Interfaces
Supervisor of João Nogueira
 Master in Informatics Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/09/01 Virtual reality serious game for sensory overresponsivity training
Supervisor
 Master in Informatics Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/09/01 Preparação de dados e desenvolvimento de aplicação modular para a gestão de hipertensão e diabetes
Co-supervisor of Francisco Jesus
 Master in Informatics Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/07/01 Plataforma de gestão e divulgação de projectos de investigação científica
Supervisor of Susana Meireles
 Master in Informatics Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/07/01 Brain-body interactions: cardiac function effects in visual perception
Co-supervisor of Rogério Medeiros
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomedica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/02/28 Brain-body interactions in visual perception
Co-supervisor of Nuno Sousa
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/10/01 Emotional analysis of reward processing in autism spectrum disorder through biosignals
Supervisor of Ana Rita Correia
 MIEB (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/07/31 Development of a cognitive training plan module for NeuroHab web platform
Supervisor of Diogo Albuquerque
 MEI (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/07/31 Development of an Android tablet app for integration with LusiAves Manufacturing Execution System
Supervisor of Pedro Chicória
 MEI (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal
2016 - 2016 BCI applications regarding the perception of emotions in healthy individuals and autism
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomedica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Modelação 3D de ambientes e personagens para o estudo da imitação no autismo
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Design e Multimédia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2015 A serious game with virtual reality for travel training with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Informática (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014 - 2014 MODELAÇÃO 3D DE AMBIENTES VIRTUAIS PARA APLICAÇÕES DE REABILITAÇÃO NO AUTISMO
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Design e Multimédia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Definição de imagem e conteúdos de aplicação de reabilitação social para Autismo
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Design e Multimédia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)		 Institution / Organization
2025/07 - Current Co-chair of the course hosted by BEST in Coimbra for international students, entitled "Slay-biotics: Simple, yet Powerful Machine Learning for Biomedicine" (2025/07/23)
2025/07 - Current Universidade de Verão UC - Thematic track: Data Science and Engineering (2025/07)
2024/07 - Current Universidade de Verão UC - Thematic track: Data Science and Engineering (2024/07)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/03/01 - 2019/09/28 IFMBE Scientific Competition 2019 - Organizer and chair of the P300-based BCI competition held by IFMBE for the 2019 MEDICON conference in Coimbra. (2019/09/26 - 2019/09/28)
Call (Co-organisor)
 International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, United Kingdom
2017/02/24 - 2017/02/24 Workshop Regulation of Software as Medical Devices - Organizer and speaker on a workshop about medical device regulations applied to software. (2017/02/24 - 2017/02/24)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2016/10/24 - 2016/10/24 Medical Devices in Brain Research - A symposium on medical devices used for brain research, including neurofeedback, BCI, interventions and clinical trials. (2016/10/24 - 2016/10/24)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
2013/03/11 - 2013/03/17 Brain Awareness Week - A week full of activities for students and kids, composed by two open days in IBILI with demonstration of several techniques used in the research center (Eye-tracking, EEG, Skin Conductance, fMRI, Virtual Reality), another two days with sessions for the youngsters in Exploratorio and an open talk with Luis de Matos (Magician) and Miguel Castelo-Branco (Neuroscientist) about ``The magic brain''. (2013/03/11 - 2013/03/17)
Festival (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2008/12 - 2008/12 Interactivius - An event to show new technologies of interaction with several stands demonstrating multi-touch, accelerometers, body and object tracking by computer vision. (2008/12 - 2008/12) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role		 Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/11/24 Towards Group Fairness in Machine Learning: Addressing Data Challenges in Classical and Federated Settings
(Thesis) Arguer
 Teresa Margarida Baptista Cabral de Carvalho Salazar (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2025/06/03 Missing Data Methodologies Applied to Healthcare Images
(Thesis) Arguer
 Joana Cristo dos Santos (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/06/04 Artificial Intelligence Strategies for Missing Data Imputation using Healthcare Data Ricardo Pereira (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role		 Institution / Organization
2025/09/01 - Current Head Coordinator of the Bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Coordinator
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024/01/01 - Current Head Coordinator of the Bachelor's in Data Science and Engineering.
Coordinator
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current Coordinator of TALENTO@DEI program
Coordinator
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/10/16 - 2019/10/18 CENTERIS - Conference on Enterprise Information Systems
2019/09/26 - 2019/09/28 MEDICON 2019 Coimbra, Portgal
2018/11/21 - 2018/11/23 CENTERIS - Conference on Enterprise Information Systems

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role		 Institution / Organization Funding entity
2026/03/11 - Current Jury member of the Reset'26 engineering competiong, organized by BEST Coimbra.
2025 - Current Jury member of Aiffinity 2025
Evaluator
2024/12 - Current External expert in funding application juri - Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF)
Evaluator
2024/05 - Current Juri member of the funding call - OPP494: MRC: Neurosciences and mental health: new investigator - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Evaluator
2024/05 - Current Evaluator and rapporteur in over 15 R&D projects from the calls 2023-MPR-07, 2023-MPR-09, 2023-MPR-10 and 2025-MPR-04.
Evaluator
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2024 - Current WHAT THE HEALTH HACKATHON 2024
Evaluator
2023/06 - 2033/06 Member of the Evaluation Panel for the FLAG-ERA JTC 2023
Evaluator
Distinctions

Award

2026 Mission 70/26 – 3rd edition, 2nd prize winner
Sociedade Portuguesa de Hipertensão, Portugal
2024 Best poster award - runner up in SPARK Researh Challenge
2021 BI Award for Innovation in Healthcare (4th place)
2021 Winner of the Asthma Hack Innovation
2020 SEED PROJECT SANTANDER UC AWARD
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Banco Santander Portugal, Portugal
2019 Good Clinical Practices for Ageing Award - Knowledge+
Aeging@Coimbra, Portugal
2016 BCI Award Nominee
2016 Best Clinical Poster Award - 9th EHDN Plenary Meeting
2015 Best Student Poster Award (Honourable Mention) - ICVR
2015 Best Poster Award at VII IBILI Meeting (track: Brain Sciences)

Other distinction

2012 Best Student Short Paper Award (Runner Up) - ICDVRAT
2011 Best Paper Award - EvoCOP
2009 3% Best Students Award
2008 3% Best Students Award
2007 Merith Scholarship Award (11th Best Student from Faculty of Science and Technology)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2007 3% Best Students Award