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Carolina Carreira, with a strong background in Informatics and Computer Engineering from the University of Lisbon's Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), is currently pursuing a dual Ph.D. degree through the CMU Portugal program, studying at IST and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) under advisors João F. Ferreira, Alexandra Mendes, and Nicolas Christin. Her research at CMU focuses on usable security, particularly understanding how users communicate and understand systems. Her background is particularly fitting for the VeriFixer project. In more detail, her experience can be especially helpful in conducting user studies to detect suspicious code segments, apply template patches, and replace these with synthesized repair code until the software meets its specifications. This effort includes evaluating the developed tools using Dafny, a programming language designed for formal verification, and conducting user studies to compare the efficiency of automated repairs with manual approaches. Our goal with this project is to enhance software reliability and security, contributing to the field by making the developed tools open source for industry adoption and further research.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carolina Carreira

Citation names

  • Carreira, Carolina
  • Carolina Carreira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B115-61D3-5A0A

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 935746643 (Personal)

Addresses

  • R. Ant. Rodrigues Cardoso B8 3DRT, 6000-151, Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

  • github.com/CarolinaCC (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/07/01 - 2027/06
Ongoing
Diploma de Estudos Avançados em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/07/04 - 2021/10/01
Ongoing
Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Mestrado)
Major in Cibersegurança
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"On Usable Security and Verified Password Managers" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2017 - 2019
Concluded
Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
16
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/04/01 - 2023/06/01 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/04 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/08 - 2020/10 Estagiário com Licenciatura (Especialista de informática) Identity, Lda, Portugal
2018/07 - 2018/10 Técnico de Informática Grau 1 Nível 1 (Técnico de informática) Famous Gadget, Lda, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/09/01 - 2027/09/01 CMU Dual Degree PhD Scholarship
PRT/BD/153739/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/04/01 - 2022/10 CMU/TIC/0006/2019 - PassCert: Exploring the Impact of Formal Verification on the Adoption of Password Security Software
CMU/TIC/0006/2019
Master Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Severes, Beatriz; Carreira, Carolina; Vieira, Ana Beatriz; Gomes, Eduardo; Aparício, João Tiago; Pereira, Inês. "The Human Side of XAI: Bridging the Gap between AI and Non-expert Audiences". 2023.
    10.1145/3615335.3623062
  2. Carreira, Carolina; João F. Ferreira; Alexandra Mendes Ferreira; Nicolas Christin. "Exploring Usable Security to Improve the Impact of Formal Verification: A Research Agenda". Paper presented in AppFM 2021, 2021.
    Published
  3. Carreira, Carolina; Ferreira, João F.; Alexandra Mendes Ferreira. "Towards Improving the Usability of Password Managers". Paper presented in INForum 2021, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Lima, Rui; Ferreira, João F.; Mendes, Alexandra; Carreira, Carolina. "DifFuzzAR: automatic repair of timing side-channel vulnerabilities via refactoring". Automated Software Engineering 31 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10515-023-00398-6.
    10.1007/s10515-023-00398-6
Distinctions

Award

2023 Huawei Seeds for the future 2.0
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd China, China
2022 Outstanding Teaching Award
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Academic Merit Award
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Outstanding Teaching Award
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 Academic Merit Award
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 Academic Merit Award
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 Academic Merit Award
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal