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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva
Gender
Male

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B415-0557-402B
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6764-8432

Email addresses

  • hugoslv@gmail.com (Professional)
  • hsilva@lx.it.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Fax
  • 218418472 (Professional)
Telephone
  • 218418454 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto de Telecomunicações. Instituto Superior Técnico, Torre Norte - Piso 10, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/07/05
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015
Concluded
 PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Physiological Computing: New Methods and Applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with Distinction and Honour
2011
Concluded
 Advanced Management Program for Executives (Outros)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Portugal
 Pass
2007
Concluded
 MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Feature Selection in Pattern Recognition Systems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2004/01/09 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2019/09/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/10/24 - 2019/08/31 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/09 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2009/03 - 2010/02 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2018 - Current Board Member and Innovation Advisor PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Chief Innovation Officer PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
2010 - 2015 Board Member and Innovation Advisor PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
2007/02/15 - 2010 Chief Operating Officer PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
2005 - 2007/02/14 Co-Founder PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016 - 2023 iPROGNOSIS - Intelligent Parkinson Early Detection Guiding Novel Supportive Interventions
H2020 #690494
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2020/01/29 - 2021/12/31 NICE HOME - Non-Invasive Fog-Cloud Enabled HOme Monitoring for Elders
IT EEA/50008 NICE-HOME
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2021/09/30 Lab@Home: Home Laboratories to Support Practical and Experimental Activities in Scenarios of Limited or Inexistent Presential Contact
1018P.05878
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2021/03/30 ReATeC - Remote Assessment and Telemonitoring of COVID-19
69101
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 PhysComp - Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Physiological Signals to Facilitate User Interaction and Device Control.
MEIC/ERDF TIN2017-85409-P
Researcher
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2020/03/01 - 2020/09/30 e-CoVig: Sistema Automático de Vigilância Remota de Sintomatologia Vital COVID-19
255_596880547
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/05/08 - 2020/05/31 ScientIST - Scientific Experiments in Biomedical Engineering Supported by Mobile Devices and IoT
PIP 1018P.05667.1.01/CC3311
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico
Ongoing
2016 - 2019 POLYCARE - Poly-stakeholders for Integrated Care for Chronic Patients in Acute Phases
H2020 #690367
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2016 - 2019 Physio@Home - Extending Physiotherapy Programs to People’s Homes
P2020 #17863
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
Ongoing
2017 - 2018 SmartHeart - Smarter Cardiac Sensing via Integrated Signal Processing
IT UID/50008
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Instituto de Telecomunicações
Concluded
2015 - 2018 RAPID-MIX - Realtime Adaptive Prototyping for Industrial Design of Multimodal Interactive eXpressive technology
H2020 #644862
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2015 - 2016 Dr. Ara - A Medical Device for 6 Billion People
FP7 #632913
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2013 - 2015 LearningS - Learning from Sequences
FCT PTDC/EEI-SII/2312/2012
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 HeartBIT - Novel Pervasive Technologies for the Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiovascular Diseases
IT P1248
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Instituto de Telecomunicações
Concluded
2012 - 2015 ABC - Augmented BNCI Communication
FP7 #287774
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2012 - 2013 Android Biometrics Platform (Vitalidi)
IT ABP
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Instituto de Telecomunicações
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2008 - 2010 TelemOLD - Telemonitoring System for Long Term Oxygen Therapy Patients.
Vodafone Foundation
Principal investigator
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2016 - 2018 LearnBig - Unsupervised and Semi-Supervised Learning from Big Data
PTDC/EEI-SII/7092/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2015 IN - The Invisible Network
QREN #13745
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2014 TROC@S - Multimedia Platform for Promoting the Communicative Competence in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Fundação PT #2013-1077
Principal investigator
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
Concluded
2009 - 2013 DACHOR - Multibody Dynamics and Control of Hybrid Active Orthoses
FCT MIT-Pt/BS-HHMS/0042/2008
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2013 ICT4Depression - User-friendly ICT Tools to Enhance Self-management and Effective Treatment of Depression in the EU
FP7 #248778
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2008 - 2012 Affective Mouse - Enhancing Learning Experiences with Psychophysiological Inputs
QREN #3475
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal

Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Concluded
2008 - 2011 i2Life - Independent Living with Health, Comfort, and Safety
QREN #3494
Researcher
PLUX Wireless Biosignals, Portugal
Concluded
2005 - 2007 Reconhecimento de Padrões Cognitivos e Afectivos na Interacção Pessoa-Computador
P260
Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Hugo Plácido da Silva; Bota, Patrícia; Carmo, Ana Sofia. Open Source Biomedical Engineering: Bridging the Gap Between Sensing, Processing, and Visualization. Springer. 2026.
  2. da Silva, Hugo Humberto Plácido; Silveira Gamboa, Hugo Filipe; Sousa Varandas, Rui Pedro; dos Santos Espadanal Ramos, Guilherme Alexandre. Biosignal Acquisition and Processing. Springer International Publishing. 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-35187-7
  3. Ricardo Machado; João Sequeira; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Joaquim Belo Filipe. European Projects in Knowledge Applications and Intelligent Systems. SciTePress. 2018.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Ferreira, Afonso Fortes; Alves, Helena; Silva, Hugo Plácido da. "Case Study: Sympathia Sense". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 207-228. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_11
  2. Carvalho, Inês; do Carmo, Ana Sofia Cacais; Abreu, Mariana; Bota, Patrícia Justo; Rodrigues, Fátima; Martins, Ana; Roberto, Rute; et al. "Case Study: COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation with Biofeedback Physiotherapy". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 229-248. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_12
  3. Nunes, Tiago; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Gamboa, Hugo. "Towards the Development of Safer Biomedical Devices for ECG Acquisition: Using DPI for the Assessment of Electromagnetic Susceptibility". In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 103-118. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-031-96899-0_7
  4. Calado, Ana Sofia Antunes; Fernandes, Tiago Filipe Rodrigues; da Silva, Hugo Humberto Plácido; de Brito André, Paulo Sérgio. "Towards Psychophysiological Monitoring of Aircraft Pilot Crew". In Advanced Optical Sensors for Aerospace Applications, 363-391. Springer Nature Singapore, 2025.
    10.1007/978-981-95-1626-1_12
  5. Pereira, Leonor; Santos, Frederico de Almeida; Silva, Hugo Plácido da. "ScientISST CORE: A Novel Hardware Platform for Rapid Prototyping in Biomedical Engineering". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 35-68. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_2
  6. Santos, Frederico de Almeida; Silva, Hugo Plácido da. "Abstracting Low-Level Hardware and Firmware Specificities Through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 69-80. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_3
  7. Bota, Patrícia Justo; Silva, Rafael; Monteiro, Sofia; Carreiras, Carlos; Cacais do Carmo, Ana Sofia; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "BioSPPy: Opening Physiological Signal Processing to the World". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 81-98. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_4
  8. Cacais do Carmo, Ana Sofia; Abreu, Mariana; Pinto, Joana F.; Uyl, Tess den; Fred, Ana; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "Creating a Biomedical Dataset: Conceiving a Purpose Statement, Developing an Experimental Protocol, and Addressing Data Management". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 135-156. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_7
  9. Silva, Aline Santos; do Carmo, Ana Sofia Cacais; Silva, Hugo Plácido da. "Technology Transfer: From Research to Industrialization". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 173-190. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_9
  10. Abreu, Camila; Silva, Hugo Plácido da. "Case Study: Towards Firefighter Monitoring in the Real World". In Open Source Biomedical Engineering, 191-205. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-032-03655-1_10
  11. Bota, Patrícia; Cesar, Pablo; Fred, Ana; Plácido da Silva, Hugo. "Decoding Emotions: Theories and Measures in Contemporary Research". In Modern Technologies Enabling Innovative Methods for Maritime Monitoring and Strengthening Resilience in Maritime Critical Infrastructures. IOS Press, 2024.
    10.3233/nicsp240037
  12. Silva, Aline S.; Correia, Miguel V.; Plácido da Silva, Hugo. "Invisibles: A New Frontier in Vital Signs Monitoring". In Modern Technologies Enabling Innovative Methods for Maritime Monitoring and Strengthening Resilience in Maritime Critical Infrastructures. IOS Press, 2024.
    10.3233/nicsp240036
  13. Elvas, Luís; Filipe Martins; Maria Brites; Ana Matias; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Nuno Gonçalves; João Ferreira; Luis Brás Rosário. "Wearable Temperature Sensor and Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Hospital Workload". In Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications, 796-805. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-27499-2_73
  14. Ana Vieira; Luís Elvas; João Ferreira; Matilde Cascalho; Raposo, Afonso; Miguel Sales Dias; Luis Brás Rosário; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "AI-Based mHealth App for Covid-19 or Cardiac Diseases Diagnosis and Prognosis". In Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications, 765-777. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-27499-2_71
  15. Irina Esteves Lopes; Diogo C. F. Silva; Mesquita Montes, António; Duarte Pereira; Crasto, Carlos; Ana G. B. Couto; Daniela Simões; Alexandre Silva; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Digital Physiotherapy: From Solutions to Practice". In Handbook of Research on Advances in Digital Technologies to Promote Rehabilitation and Community Participation, 48-76. IGI Global, 2023.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-6684-9251-2.ch003
  16. Silva, Rafael; Abrunhosa Rodrigues, Lourenço; Lourenço, André; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Temporal Dynamics of Drowsiness Detection Using LSTM-Based Models". In Advances in Computational Intelligence, 211-220. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-43085-5_17
  17. Lopes, Irina Esteves; Silva, Diogo C. F.; Montes, António Mesquita; Pereira, Duarte; Crasto, Carlos; Couto, Ana G. B.; Simões, Daniela; Silva, Alexandre; Plácido da Silva, Hugo. "Digital Physiotherapy". In Handbook of Research on Advances in Digital Technologies to Promote Rehabilitation and Community Participation, 48-76. IGI Global, 2023.
    10.4018/978-1-6684-9251-2.ch003
  18. Osório, Daniel Noronha; Teixeira, Emanuela; Pimentel-Santos, Fernando; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Gamboa, Hugo; Quaresma, Cláudia. "Development and Validation of an Experimental Protocol to Evaluate Posture Control". In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 387-394. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Accepted • 10.1007/978-3-030-45124-0_37
  19. Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Biomedical sensors as invisible doctors". In Regenerative Design in Digital Practice: A Handbook for the Built Environment. Bozen, Italy: Eurac Research, 2019.
    Published
  20. Hélio Lourenço; Víctor Sanfins; Fernando Torgal; Sílvia Ala; Manuel Reis; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Francisco Barros. "Heart Rhythm Qualitative Analysis Using Low-Cost and Open Source Electrocardiography: A Study Based on Atrial Fibrillation Detection". In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 198-217. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-27950-9_11
  21. André Lemos; Catarina Oliveira; Gonçalo Telo; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Bridging the Clinic-Home Divide in Muscular Rehabilitation". In Biofeedback. InTech, 2018.
    Published • 10.5772/intechopen.76790
  22. Carlos Carreiras; André Lourenço; Helena Aidos; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Unsupervised analysis of morphological ECG features for attention detection". In Computational Intelligence, 437-453. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-23392-5_24
  23. Carlos Carreiras; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; Rui Ferreira. "Evaluating template uniqueness in ECG biometrics". In Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 111-123. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-26453-0_7
  24. Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Filipe Silva; Rui Falcão. "bioPLUX clinical - Dispositivo médico inovador para fisioterapia e medicina de reabilitação baseada em biofeedback". In Engenharia.pt - Uma Via Verde para o Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e económico de Portugal, 319-336. Porto: Grupo Editorial Vida Económica, 2014.
    Published
  25. Borja Gamecho; José Guerreiro; Ana Alves; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Luis Gardeazabal; Julio Abascal; Ana Fred. "Evaluation of a context-aware application for mobile robot control mediated by physiological data: The ToBITas case study". In Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence: Personalisation and User Adapted Services, 147-154. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-13102-3_26
  26. Ana Alves; João Martins; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Hugo Ferreira. "Paper-based inkjet electrodes: Experimental study for ECG applications". In Physiological Computing Systems, 59-70. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014.
    Published
  27. Carlos Carreiras; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "A unifying approach to ECG biometric recognition using the wavelet transform". In Image Analysis and Recognition, ser. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 53-62. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    Published
  28. André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Carlos Carreiras; Ana Fred. "Outlier detection in non-intrusive ECG biometric system". In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 43-52. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-39094-4_6
  29. Ana Londral; Neuza Nunes; Hugo Silva; Mamede Carvalho; Luís Azevedo. "Enhancing communication through biosignals in severe neuromuscular conditions". In Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation, 885-890. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_144
  30. Hugo Silva; Reinhold Scherer; Joana Sousa; Ana Londral. "Towards improving the usability of electromyographic interfaces". In Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation, 437-441. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_71
  31. Hugo Silva; Ana Alves; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Inês Montalvão; Leonel Alegre. "Towards the detection of deception in interactive multimedia environments". In Human-Computer Interaction and Knowledge Discovery in Complex, Unstructured, Big Data, 65-76. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-39146-0_7
  32. André Lourenço; Samuel Buló; Carlos Carreiras; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; Marcelo Pellilo. "Dominant set approach to ECG biometrics". In Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications, 535-542. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-41822-8_67
  33. Hugo Gamboa; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Electrophysiological multimodal biometrics". In Multibiometrics Systems: Modern Perspectives to Identity Verification, 0-0. Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012.
    Published
  34. Andreas Holzinger; Christof Stocker; Manuel Bruschi; Andreas Auinger; Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Ana Fred. "On applying approximate entropy to ECG signals for knowledge discovery on the example of big sensor data". In Active Media Technology, ser. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 646-657. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-35236-2_64
  35. Margarida Lucas; Carla Simões; Daniel Gonçalves; Tiago Guerreiro; Hugo Silva; Fernanda Botelho. "TROCAS: Communication skills development in chil- dren with autism spectrum disorders via ICT". In Human-Computer Interaction, ser. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 644-647. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-23768-3_103
  36. Hugo Silva; Susana Palma; Hugo Gamboa. "AAL+: Continuous institutional and home care through wireless biosignal monitoring systems". In Handbook of Digital Homecare, ser. Communications in Medical and Care Compunetics, 115-142. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
    Published
  37. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Joaquim Filipe. "Clinical data privacy and customization via biometrics based on ECG signals". In Information Quality in e-Health, ser. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 121-132. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-25364-5_12
  38. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Feature Subspace Ensembles: A Parallel Classifier Combination Scheme using Feature Selection",". In Multiple Classifier Systems, 261-270. n.a., Czech Republic: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2007.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-540-72523-7_27
  39. Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Ana Fred. "One Lead ECG Based Human Identification with Feature Subspace Ensembles". In Machine Learning and Data Mining in Pattern Recognition, 770-783. n.a., Germany: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2007.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-540-73499-4_58
Conference abstract
  1. Ana Sofia Carmo; Abreu, Mariana; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Ana Luísa Nobre Fred. "EpiBOX: Uma nova abordagem para aquisições de longa duração com deteção automática de crises em epilepsia". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional de Epileptologia (ENE), 2021.
    Published
  2. Cátia Tavares; Fátima Domingues; Nélia Alberto; António Ramos; Eduardo Rocon; Paulo André; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Paulo Antunes. "Bioinspired optical fiber sensor for simultaneous shear and vertical forces monitoring". Paper presented in SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, Prague, 2019.
    Published • 10.1117/12.2522330
  3. Francisco Sargo; Ana Fred; Carla Bentes; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Analysis of Electrocardiographic Patterns for Epileptic Seizure Prediction". Paper presented in IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), Lisbon, 2019.
    Accepted
  4. Joana Pinto; Ana Fred; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Exploring Physiological Multimodality for Emotional Recognition Through Virtual Reality Elicitation". Paper presented in IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2019.
    Accepted
  5. Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Recent advances in pervasive electrocardiography (ECG)". Paper presented in Semana da Inovac¸a~o ULisboa, 2017.
    10.1109/artcom.2010.32
  6. Ana Fred; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "On and off the person ECG data sensing and processing technology". Paper presented in UTAustin | Portugal Workshop on Modeling and Simulations of Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer, 2017.
    Published
  7. Hugo Silva; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "The Biosignal C.A.O.S.: Reflections on the usability of physiological sensing for human-computer interaction practitioners and researchers". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR), Segovia, 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_132
  8. Joana Rosa; Hugo Silva; Ricardo Matias. "A web-based framework using a model-view-controller architecture for human motion analysis". Paper presented in IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), Lisboa, 2015.
    Published
  9. Ricardo Matias; Joana Rosa; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; António Veloso. "An open-source web-based framework for movement impairment classification". Paper presented in Int’l Symp. on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Amesterdão, 2014.
    Published
  10. Joana Sousa; Hugo Silva; Nuno Santos; Paulo Aires. "Smart wearable sensors for biomedical data monitoring in the treatment of depression". Paper presented in Int’l eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum, Luxemburgo, 2012.
    Published
  11. Hugo Silva; Pepijn van de Ven; Eric Tousset; Mário Henriques; Mark Hoogendoorn. "User-friendly ICT tools to enhance self-management and effective treatment of depression in the EU". Paper presented in Int’l eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum, Luxemburgo, 2012.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Roupa, Ivo; Raposo, João; Abreu, Camila; Ribeiro dos Santos, Maria; Campos, Pedro F.; Massaroni, Carlo; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Lopes, Daniel S. "Ghost in the VR Shell: Capturing Spectral Cardio-Respiratory Rates from Subtle VR Device Movements". 2025.
    10.1145/3756884.3766031
  2. Oliveira, Caio F. dos S.; Yoshioka, Leopoldo Rideki; Lourenço, André; Ahlström, Christer; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "Reaction-Time-Based Driver Sleepiness Estimation via Robust Polynomial Regression for ADAS". 2025.
    10.1109/induscon66435.2025.11241743
  3. David Proaño-Guevara, Daniel; Lobo, André; Oliveira, Cristina; Isabel Costa, Cátia; Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Renna, Francesco. "Bidirectional Fiducial Matching of Electrocardiography and Phonocardiography for Multimodal Signal Quality Assessment". 2025.
    10.22489/cinc.2025.138
  4. Ferreira, Afonso Fortes; da Silva, Hugo Plácido; Alves, Helena; Fred, Ana. "Experimental Evaluation of an Adaptive Gain Sensor for Electrodermal Activity Monitoring in a Smart Sock Form Factor". 2024.
    10.1109/melecon56669.2024.10608670
  5. Kopf, Marc; Nunes, Tiago P.; Silva, Hugo Plácido Da; Gamboa, Hugo; Roc’H, Anne. "Study of a Statistical Risk-Analysis Tool for Evaluating Interference Impact on an ECG Signal". 2024.
    10.23919/emcjapan/apemcokinaw58965.2024.10584973
  6. Nunes, Tiago P.; Quílez, Marcos; Fernández-Chimeno, Mireya; Silva, Ferran; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "Stage-by-stage evaluation of a biomedical system regarding its electromagnetic susceptibility". 2024.
    10.1109/emceurope57790.2023.10274383
  7. Nunes, Tiago; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Gamboa, Hugo. "Development of an Affordable EMC Immunity Assessment Setup Using Direct Power Injection for Biosignals Instrumentation: Application to ECG Monitoring". 2024.
    10.5220/0012588900003657
  8. Santos Silva, Aline Dos; Correia, Miguel Velhote; Da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "Evaluation of Biometric Template Permanence for Electrocardiography (ECG) Based User Identification in Sanitary Facilities". 2024.
    10.1109/melecon56669.2024.10608636
  9. Bernardino, Mariana; Da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "An Open Source Mask-based Turbine Spirometer for Respiratory Function Assessment". 2024.
    10.1109/melecon56669.2024.10608659
  10. Ferreira, Afonso Fortes; da Silva, Hugo Plácido; Alves, Helena; Fred, Ana. "Experimental Evaluation of an Adaptive Gain Sensor for Electrodermal Activity Monitoring in a Smart Sock Form Factor". 2024.
    10.1109/melecon56669.2024.10608670
  11. Kopf, Marc; Nunes, Tiago P.; Silva, Hugo Plácido Da; Gamboa, Hugo; Roc’H, Anne. "Study of a Statistical Risk-Analysis Tool for Evaluating Interference Impact on an ECG Signal". 2024.
    10.23919/emcjapan/apemcokinaw58965.2024.10584973
  12. João Saraiva; Mariana Abreu; Ana Carmo; Ana Fred; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Data Augmentation, Multimodality, Subject and Activity Specificity Improve Wearable Electrocardiogram Denoising with Autoencoders". 2023.
    10.5220/0011883400003414
  13. Dias, Gil; Adriao, Maria Leonor; Clemente, Paulo; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Chambel, Goncalo; Pinto, Joana F.. "Effectiveness of a Gamified and Home-Based Approach for Upper-limb Rehabilitation". Paper presented in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871386
  14. Aly, Luis; Bota, Patricia; Godinho, Leonor; Bernardes, Gilberto; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Acting emotions: physiological correlates of emotional valence and arousal dynamics in theatre". Paper presented in ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX), 2022.
    Published • 10.1145/3505284.3532985
  15. Correia, Nuno N.; Masu, Raul; Primett, William; Jürgens, Stephan; Feitsch, Jochen; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Designing Interactive Visuals for Dance from Body Maps: Machine Learning and Composite Animation Approaches". Paper presented in Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2022.
    10.1145/3532106.3533467
  16. Tavares, Catia; Leitao, Catia; Lo Presti, Daniela; Schena, Emiliano; Domingues, M. Fatima; Alberto, Nelia; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Antunes, Paulo. "3D Printed Wearable FBG based Devices: A Proof of Concept for Heart Rate Monitoring". 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/metroind4.0iot54413.2022.9831534
  17. Farhat-ul-Ain, Farhat-Ul; Tomberg, Vladimir; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Towards Adapting Questionnaires for Long-Term Online Dynamic Monitoring of Patients". Paper presented in IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW), 2022.
    Published • 10.1109/rew56159.2022.00015
  18. M. Monteiro, Sofia; Fred, Ana; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Detection of Heart Sound Murmurs and Clinical Outcome with Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Networks". Paper presented in Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC), 2022.
    Published • 10.22489/cinc.2022.153
  19. Tiago Rodrigues; Sirisack Samoutphonh; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Ana Luisa Nobre Fred. "A low-complexity R-peak detection algorithm with adaptive thresholding for wearable devices". Paper presented in Int'l. Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), 2021.
  20. Ana Sofia Carmo; Mariana Abreu; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Ana Luisa Nobre Fred. "Single-channel EEG for seizure-specific automatic seizure detection". Paper presented in IEEE Int'l Symp. on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2021.
    Published
  21. Gonçalo Salvador; Patrícia Bota; Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Ana Luísa Nobre Fred. "Smartphone-based content annotation for ground truth collection in affective computing". Paper presented in ACM Int’l Conf. on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX), 2021.
    Published
  22. Afonso Raposo; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; João Sanches. "Camera-based photo-plethysmography (cbPPG) using smartphone rear and frontal cameras: An experimental study". Paper presented in IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Int’l Conf. (EMBC), 2021.
  23. Joana Figueiredo Pinto; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Ana Luísa Nobre Fred. "ScientISST Notebooks: Design considerations and lessons learned". Paper presented in Int'l Conf. of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE), 2021.
    Published
  24. Afonso Raposo; Francisco Trindade Melo; João Sanches; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva. "Low-cost pulse oximetry and infra-red temperature device for COVID-19 patients". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), 2021.
    Published
  25. Pedro Constantino; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Constante, Miguel; João Sanches. "Real-time pulse rate variability for remote autonomic assessment". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), 2021.
    Published
  26. Diogo Ramalho; Vasco Duarte; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Constante, Miguel; João Sanches. "Real-time head movement analysis in teleconsultation for depressive disorder assessment". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), 2021.
  27. Patrícia Justo Bota; Chen Wang; Ana Luisa Nobre Fred; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "A wearable system for electrodermal activity data acquisition in collective experience assessment". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS), Prague, 2020.
    Published
  28. Pedro Morouço; Joana Figueiredo Pinto; Eduardo Félix; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Paulo Lobato Correia. "Development of a low-cost IMU for swimmers’ evaluation". Paper presented in Int’l Soc. of Biomechanics in Sports, Liverpool, 2020.
    Published
  29. Tiago Rodrigues; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Ana Luisa Nobre Fred. "R-peak Detector Benchmarking using FieldWiz Device and Physionet Databases". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval (KDIR), 2020.
    Published
  30. Joana Pinto; Ana Luisa Nobre Fred; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Biosignal-Based Multimodal Emotion Recognition in a Valence-Arousal Affective Framework Applied to Immersive Video Visualization". Paper presented in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2019.
    Published • 10.1109/embc.2019.8857852
  31. Pedro Gomes; Petra Margaritoff; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "pyHRV: Development and evaluation of an open-source python toolbox for heart rate variability (HRV)". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering (IcETRAN), 2019.
    Published
  32. David Silva; Sara Castro; Milton Macedo; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Towards improving the usability of muscle sensing in open source bionic hand: Mechanomyography vs. electromyography with novel electrodes". Paper presented in Int’l Symp. on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems (AmiEs), 2019.
    Published
  33. Miguel Martinho; Ana Fred; Hugo Silva. "Towards Continuous User Recognition by Exploring Physiological Multimodality: An Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Blood Volume Pulse (BVP) Approach". Paper presented in International Symposium in Sensing and Instrumentation in the IoT Era (ISSI), 2018.
    Published • 10.1109/issi.2018.8538075
  34. Margarida Reis; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "RepoBIT: Cloud-driven real-time biosignal streaming, storage, visualisation and sharing". Paper presented in European Signal Processing Conf. (EUSIPCO), 2018.
    Published
  35. Hélio Lourenço; Vítor Sanfins; Silvia Ala; Francisco Barros; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Manuel Reis. "Empirical evaluation of the potential of low-cost and open source "on-the-person" ECG for cardiopathy pre-screening". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Physiological Computing Systems (PhyCS), 2018.
    Published
  36. Margarida Reis; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "LoggerBIT: An optimization of the OpenLog board for data logging with low cost hardware platforms for biomedical applications". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), 2018.
    Published
  37. Joana Marques; Sara Ramos; Milton Macedo; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Study of Mechanomyographic Alternatives to EMG Sensors for a Low-Cost Open Source Bionic Hand". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on IoT Technologies for HealthCare (HealthyIoT), Guimarães, 2018.
    Published
  38. Daniel Osório; Alexandre Pitães; Nuno Gonçalves; Ricardo Freitas; Carlos Ribeiro; Ricardo Sá; Hugo Filipe Silveira Gamboa; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Comparison of Different Polymeric Materials for Mobile Off-the-Person ECG". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on IoT Technologies for HealthCare (HealthyIoT), Guimarães, 2018.
    Published
  39. Andre Manso; Miguel Martinho; Hugo Silva; Antonio Cabrita; Antonio Banganho; Gonçalo Machado; Milton Macedo. "A novel platform for distributed and remote real-time monitoring of animal model behavior in a bioterium". Paper presented in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/embc.2017.8037667
  40. Diana Batista; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Ana Fred. "Experimental characterization and analysis of the BITalino platforms against a reference device". Paper presented in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/embc.2017.8037344
  41. André Pinto; Virginie Felizardo; Nuno Pombo; Hugo Silva; Paulo Fazendeiro; Rute Crisóstomo; Nuno Garcia. "Electrocardiography, electromyography, and accelerometry signals collected with BITalino while swimming: Device assembly and preliminary results". Paper presented in IEEE Int’l Conf. on Intelligent Computer Communication and Processing (ICCP), Cluj-Napoca, 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/ICCP.2016.7737119
  42. Hadjidimitriou, S.; Charisis, V.; Kyritsis, K.; Konstantinidis, E.; Delopoulos, A.; Bamidis, P.; Bostantjopoulou, S.; et al. "Active and healthy ageing for Parkinson's disease patients' support: A user's perspective within the i-PROGNOSIS framework". Paper presented in Int'l Conf. on Technology and Innovation in Sports, Health and Wellbeing (TISHW), Vila Real, 2016.
    Published • 10.1109/TISHW.2016.7847785
  43. Margarida Lucas; Hugo Silva; Daniel Gonçalves. "Rapid application development to create proof-of-concept software applications". Paper presented in Proc. Int’l Conf. on Physiological Computing Systems (PhyCS), Lisboa, 2014.
    Published • 10.5220/0004698202990306
  44. Margarida Lucas; Hugo Silva; Daniel Gonçalves. "Inducing behaviour change of children with autism spectrum disorders by monitoring their attention". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Physiological Computing Systems (PhyCS), Lisboa, 2014.
    Published • 10.5220/0004698401310136
  45. Ana Alves; João Martins; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Hugo Ferreira. "Experimental study and evaluation of paper-based inkjet electrodes for ECG signal acquisition". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Physiological Computing Systems (PhyCS), Lisboa, 2014.
    Published • 10.5220/0004720802750281
  46. Hugo Silva; José Guerreiro; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Raúl Martins. "BITalino: A novel hardware framework for physiological computing". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Physiological Computing Systems (PhyCS), Lisboa, 2014.
    Published • 10.5220/0004727802460253
  47. Carlos Carreiras; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "ECG biometrics: A template selection approach". Paper presented in IEEE Int’l Symp. on Medical Measurements and Applications, Lisboa, 2014.
    Published • 10.1109/MeMeA.2014.6860081
  48. Carlos Carreiras; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "StorageBIT: A metadata-aware, extensible, semantic, and hierarchical database for biosignals". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Health Informatics, Barcelona, 2013.
    Published
  49. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Filipe Canento; Ana Fred. "ECG biometrics: Principles and applications". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, Barcelona, 2013.
    Published
  50. Michel Cânovas; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Filipe Canento; Ana Fred. "MobileBIT: A framework for mobile interaction recording and display". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Health Informatics, Barcelona, 2013.
    Published
  51. Filipe Canento; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "On real time ECG segmentation algorithms for biometric application". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, Barcelona, 2013.
    Published
  52. Ana Alves; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Inês Montalvão; Leonel Alegre. "Uncovering lying detection using blood volume pulse and electrodermal activity". Paper presented in Conf. on Telecomunications, Castelo Branco, 2013.
    Published
  53. Ana Alves; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "BITalino: A biosignal acquisition system based on the Arduino". Paper presented in Proc. Int’l Conf. on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Barcelona, 2013.
    Published
  54. Ana Alves; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "SignalBIT: A web-based platform for real-time biosignal visualization and recording". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications (SIGMAP), Reykjavik, 2013.
    Published • 10.5220/0004612001560162
  55. José Guerreiro; Raúl Martins; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "BITalino: A multimodal platform for physiological computing". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), Reykjavic, 2013.
    Published
  56. Ana Londral; Joana Sousa; Tiago Araújo; Hugo Silva. "Enhancing interaction of persons with cerebral palsy using biosignals detection". Paper presented in Conf. of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), Vilamoura, 2013.
    Published • 10.3233/978-1-61499-304-9-1051
  57. Margarida Lucas; Daniel Gonçalves; Hugo Silva. "Simplifying user-tuned content management in assistive software". Paper presented in Conf. of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), Vilamoura, 2013.
    Published • 10.3233/978-1-61499-304-9-321
  58. Carlos Carreiras; André Lourenço; Helena Aidos; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Morphological ECG analysis for attention detection". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Neural Computation Theory and Applications (NCTA), Vilamoura, 2013.
    Published
  59. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Anil Jain. "Finger ECG signal for user authentication: Usability and performance". Paper presented in IEEE Int’l Conf. on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS), Washington, 2013.
    Published • 10.1109/BTAS.2013.6712689
  60. Hugo Silva; Carlos Carreiras; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "Off-the-person electrocardiography (ECG)". Paper presented in Int’l Cong. on Cardiovascular Technologies (CARDIOTECHNIX), Vilamoura, 2013.
    Published
  61. Carlos Carreiras; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "Exploring heartbeat sub-patterns for person identification". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), Lisboa, 2013.
    Published
  62. André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Renato Lourenço; Paulo Leite; Ana Fred. "Real time electrocardiogram segmentation for finger based ECG biometrics". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, Algarve, 2012.
    Published
  63. Renato Lourenço; Paulo Leite; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Experimental apparatus for finger ECG biometrics". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Vilamoura, 2012.
    Published
  64. João Santinha; Joana Sousa; Hugo Gamboa; Hugo Silva. "Real time dose response assessment tool applicable in exercise therapy". Paper presented in Int’l Workshop on Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, Vilamoura, 2012.
    Published
  65. Rui Santos; Joana Sousa; Carlos Marques; Hugo Gamboa; Hugo Silva. "Towards emotion related feature extraction based on generalized source-independent event detection". Paper presented in Int’l Workshop on Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, Vilamoura, 2012.
    Published
  66. Ana Londral; Neuza Nunes; Hugo Silva; Luís Azevedo. "Wireless user-computer interface platform for mental health improvement through social inclusion". Paper presented in Int’l Workshop on Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, Vilamoura, 2012.
    Published
  67. Filipe Canento; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Applicability of multimodal electrophysiological data acquisition and processing to emotion recognition". Paper presented in Int’l Workshop on Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, Vilamoura, 2012.
    Published
  68. Hugo Silva; Joana Sousa; Hugo Gamboa. "Study and evaluation of palmar blood volume pulse for heart rate monitoring in a multimodal framework". Paper presented in Int’l Workshop on Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, Vilamoura, 2012.
    Published
  69. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "In-vehicle driver recognition based on hands ECG signals". Paper presented in ACM Int’l Conf. on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI), Lisboa, 2012.
    Published • 10.1145/2166966.2166971
  70. Margarida Lucas; Hugo Silva; Carla Simões; Fernanda Botelho. "Bridging the communicative barriers of children with autism spectrum disorders". Paper presented in Proc. Int’l Conf. on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society, Lisboa, 2012.
    Published
  71. Hitee Chandra; Ian Oakley; Hugo Silva. "User needs in the performance of prescribed home exercise therapy". Paper presented in ACM Int’l Conf. on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Austin, 2012.
    Published
  72. Hitee Chandra; Ian Oakley; Hugo Silva. "Designing to support prescribed home exercises: Understanding the needs of physiotherapy patients". Paper presented in Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI), Copenhaga, 2012.
    Published • 10.1145/2399016.2399108
  73. Carla Simões; Fernanda Botelho; Hugo Silva; Margarida Lucas. "Troc@s - A multimedia platform for communicative competence development in children with autism spectrum disorder". Paper presented in European Conf. on Educational Research, Cádiz, 2012.
    Published
  74. André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "ECG-based biometrics: A real time classification approach". Paper presented in IEEE Int’l Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP), Santander, 2012.
    Published • 10.1109/MLSP.2012.6349735
  75. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; Susana Eusébio; Silvia Ouakinin; Marco Torrado. "Feature extraction for psychophysiological load assessment in unconstrained scenarios". Paper presented in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), San Diego, 2012.
    Published • 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347037
  76. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; André Lourenço. "Electrodermal response propagation time as a potential psychophysiological marker". Paper presented in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), San Diego, 2012.
    Published • 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347545
  77. Helena Aidos; Ana Fred; Hugo Silva; Carlos Carreiras. "Evidence accumulation approach applied to EEG analysis". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods, Barcelona, 2012.
    Published
  78. Carlos Carreiras; Helena Aidos; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Exploratory EEG analysis using clustering and phase-locking factor". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, Barcelona, 2012.
    Published
  79. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; Susana Eusébio; Silvia Ouakinin; Marco Torrado. "Statistical study on psychophysiological changes during the response to clinical history questionnaires". Paper presented in Jornadas de Classificação e Análise de Dados, Tomar, 2012.
    Published
  80. Marta Santos; Ana Fred; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço. "A PCA approach to ECG-based biometrics". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), Coimbra, 2012.
    Published
  81. Michel Cânovas; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Filipe Canento; Ana Fred. "Mobile framework for biosignal acquisition and remote processing". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), Coimbra, 2012.
    Published
  82. Ana Alves; Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. "A biosignal acquisition platform based on Arduino and Android". Paper presented in Proc. Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), Coimbra, 2012.
    Published
  83. Margarida Lucas; Carla Simões; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Tiago Guerreiro; Fernanda Botelho. "Rapid Application Development Using Web Technologies: An Application to Communicative Competence Promotion of Children with ASD". Paper presented in Int'l Conf. on Health Informatics, Roma, 2011.
    Published • 10.5220/0003169105830586
  84. André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Daniel Santos; Ana Fred. "Towards a finger based ECG biometric system". Paper presented in Int’l Conf. on Bio- inspired Systems and Signal Processing, Roma, 2011.
    Published
  85. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Nuno Paz. "Real-time biosignal acquisition and telemedicine platform for AAL based on Android OS". Paper presented in Int’l Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Roma, 2011.
    Published
  86. Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Susana Palma; Joana Sousa. "aal@home: A new home care wireless biosignal monitoring tool for ambient assisted living". Paper presented in Int’l Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Trends and Applications, Roma, 2011.
    Published
  87. Brankica Pavic; Pasquale Daponte; Luca de Vito; Hugo Silva. "A case study on muscle activation analysis in post-stroke rehabilitation patients". Paper presented in IEEE Int’l Symp. on Medical Measurements and Applications, Bari, 2011.
    Published
  88. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Rita Tomás; Vinson Lee; Scott Going. "Accelerometry-based study of body vibration dampening during whole-body vibration training". Paper presented in IEEE Int’l Symp. on Medical Measurements and Applications, Bari, 2011.
    Published • 10.1109/MeMeA.2011.5966684
  89. Filipe Canento; Ana Fred; Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; André Lourenço. "Multimodal biosignal sensor data handling for emotion recognition". Paper presented in IEEE Sensors Conf., Limerick, 2011.
    Published • 10.1109/ICSENS.2011.6127029
  90. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Renato Lourenço; Paulo Leite; David Coutinho; Ana Fred. "Study and evaluation of a single differential sensor design based on electro-textile electrodes for ECG biometrics applications". Paper presented in IEEE Sensors Conf., Limerick, 2011.
    Published • 10.1109/ICSENS.2011.6127028
  91. Rita Tomás; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Vinson Lee; Scott Going. "Efeitos da vibração corporal na activação do vastus lateralis durante o agachamento isométrico e dinâmico". Paper presented in XII Congresso Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Albufeira, 2011.
    Published
  92. André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Palm based ECG biometrics". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RecPad), Porto, 2011.
    Published
  93. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; André Lourenço; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Check your biosignals here: Experiments on affective computing and behavioral biometrics". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, Porto, 2011.
    Published
  94. Hugo Gamboa; Filipe Silva; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva. "Patient tracking system". Paper presented in 4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Munchen, Germany, 2010.
    Published • 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8916
  95. Hugo Silva; Gonçalo Martins; Susana Palma; Pedro Mil-Homens; Maria Valamatos. "An Automated Athlete Performance Evaluation System: From Theory to Practice". Paper presented in International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Porto, 2009.
    Published
  96. Hugo Silva; Gonçalo Martins; Pedro Mil-Homens; Maria Valamatos. "Athletic Performance Evaluation System". Paper presented in European College of Sport Science, Estoril, 2008.
    Published
  97. Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Filipe Silva; Vitor Viegas. "Automatic Fall Detection and Alert System: A Compact GPS/GSM Enabled Unit Based on Accelerometry". Paper presented in International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Funchal, 2008.
    Published
  98. Hugo Gamboa; Hugo Silva; Susana Palma; Pedro Mil-Homens. "Vertical Jump Flight Time Measurement: A New Method Based on Acceleration Signals". Paper presented in European College of Sport Science, Jyvaskyla, 2007.
    Published
  99. Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Ana Fred. "Applicability of Lead V2 ECG Measurements in Biometrics". Paper presented in Med-e-Tel the International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum for Education, Networking and Business, Luxemburgo, 2007.
    Published
  100. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Pairwise vs Global Multi-Class Wrapper Feature Selection". Paper presented in WSEAS International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering and Databases, Corfu, 2007.
    Published
  101. Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Vitor Viegas; Ana Fred. "Wireless Physiologic Data Acquisition Platform". Paper presented in ConfTele, Conference on Telecomunications, Tomar, 2005.
    Published
  102. Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Vitor Viegas; António Veloso. "Sistema sem Fios para Aquisição de Dados Fisiológicos". Paper presented in Encontro de Biomecânica, Abrantes, 2005.
    Published
  103. Hugo Gamboa; Francisco Ramos; Nuno Ribeiro; Hugo Silva. "Intelligent Learning Enviornment Based on E-Learning Standards". Paper presented in IADAT, International Conference on Education, Bilbao, 2004.
    Published
  104. Hugo Silva; Ricardo Nicolau. "Ferramenta de Processamento de Sinais Fisiológicos". Paper presented in Workshop de Projectos de Informática, Setúbal, 2002.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. P. Nunes, Tiago ; Marcos Quilez; Mireya Fernandez; Ferran Silva; Hugo Plácido da Silva. Corresponding author: P. Nunes, Tiago. "Evaluation of Electromagnetic Susceptibility of Biopotential Electrodes for Long Term Monitoring". Paper presented in 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - BIOSTEC 2023, 2023.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.30269.33767
  2. Pedro Costa; Miguel Rocha; Ricardo Batista; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "GripIT: A mobile isometric handgrip test for evaluation of autonomic cardiovascular reflexes in non-clinical applications". Paper presented in IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Int’l Conf. (EMBC), 2019.
Edited book
  1. Andreas Holzinger; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Jean Vanderdonckt; Larry Constantine, ed. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. Springer. 2023.
    Published • Editor
  2. Hugo Plácido da Silva; Pietro Cipresso, ed. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Part I. Springer. 2023.
    Published • Editor
  3. Hugo Plácido da Silva; Pietro Cipresso, ed. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Part II. Springer. 2023.
    Published • Editor
  4. Andreas Holzinger; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Markus Helfert; Larry Constantine, ed. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. Springer. 2022.
    Published • Editor
  5. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. Springer International Publishing. 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-67108-2 • Editor
  6. Andreas Holzinger; Alan Pope; Hugo Plácido da Silva, ed. Physiological Computing Systems. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2019.
    Published • Editor
  7. Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. Springer International Publishing. 2019.
    Published • Editor
  8. Hugo Silva; Andreas Holzinger; Stephen Fairclough; Dennis Majoe, ed. Physiological Computing Systems. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2014.
    Published • Editor
Journal article
  1. Monteiro, Sofia M.; Bota, Patrícia; Cunha, Pedro S.; Oliveira, Mário M.; Laranjo, Sérgio; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "Machine learning for the prediction of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: A systematic review and meta-analysis". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 277 (2026): 109249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2026.109249.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2026.109249
  2. Swart, Myrthe; Geerds, Merle; Bautmans, Ivan; De Dobbeleer, Liza; Lieten, Siddharta; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Tielemans, Rudi; et al. "Association of grip indicators with post-discharge recovery in geriatric and hip fracture inpatients". Experimental Gerontology 214 (2026): 113014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2025.113014.
    10.1016/j.exger.2025.113014
  3. Ribeiro, Ana M.; Brás, I.; Caldeira, L.; Caldeira, J.; Peham, C.; Plácido da Silva, H.; Requicha, João F.. "Are Reusable Dry Electrodes an Alternative to Gelled Electrodes for Canine Surface Electromyography?". Animals 15 20 (2025): 2959. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15202959.
    10.3390/ani15202959
  4. Galinha, Iolanda Costa; de Carvalho, Joana Leite da Cunha Sampaio; de Oliveira, Ana Cristina Pires; Arriaga, Patrícia; Gaspar, Augusta D.; Silva, Hugo P.; Ortega, Vitória. "MindRegulation-SEL: randomized controlled trial of the effects of a relaxation and guided imagery intervention with socioemotional learning on the psychological and biophysiological well-being, socioemotional development, cognitive function and academic achievement of elementary school children". Trials 26 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08899-3.
    10.1186/s13063-025-08899-3
  5. Hadjileontiadis, Leontios J.; Charisis, Vasileios; Hadjidimitriou, Stelios; Dias, Sofia B.; Apostolidis, George; Dimaridis, Giannis; Kitsas, Ilias; et al. "European advances in digital rheumatology: explainable insights and personalized digital health tools for psoriatic arthritis". eClinicalMedicine 84 (2025): 103243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103243.
    10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103243
  6. Gamboa, Patricia; Varandas, Rui; Mrotzeck, Katrin; Plácido da Silva, Hugo Plácido da; Quaresma, Cláudia. "Electrodermal Activity Analysis at Different Body Locations". Sensors 25 6 (2025): 1762. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25061762.
    10.3390/s25061762
  7. Pereira, Leonor; de Melo, Francisco; Santos, Frederico Almeida; Ferreira, Afonso Fortes; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "ScientISST CORE: A novel hardware development platform for biomedical engineering". HardwareX 21 (2025): e00630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00630.
    10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00630
  8. Garção, Vicente M.; Abreu, Mariana; Sá, Francisca; Peralta, Ana Rita; Bentes, Carla; Fred, Ana; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "Lampsy: An Invisible Real-Time Epilepsy Video Monitoring and Automatic Seizure Detection Device". IEEE Access 13 (2025): 96018-96030. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3575528.
    10.1109/access.2025.3575528
  9. Anders, Lilli; Agulheiro, Paula; Plácido Da Silva, Hugo; Quaresma, Cláudia. "Modular Lower Limb 3D-Printed Orthoprosthesis for Toddlers With Fibular Hemimelia". IEEE Access 13 (2025): 155124-155140. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3604278.
    10.1109/access.2025.3604278
  10. Ribeiro, A.M.; Pereira, D.; Gaspar, G. Bastos; dos Santos, M. Costa; Plácido da Silva, H.; Requicha, J.F.. "Surface electromyography: A pilot study in canine spinal muscles". MethodsX 13 (2024): 103007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.103007.
    10.1016/j.mex.2024.103007
  11. Carmo, Ana Sofia; Abreu, Mariana; Baptista, Maria Fortuna; de Oliveira Carvalho, Miguel; Peralta, Ana Rita; Fred, Ana; Bentes, Carla; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "Automated algorithms for seizure forecast: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Journal of Neurology 271 10 (2024): 6573-6587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12655-z.
    10.1007/s00415-024-12655-z
  12. Swart, Myrthe M; Smetsers, Ligaya; Bautmans, Ivan; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Geerds, Merle; Tielemans, Rudi; Melis, René; Peeters, Geeske. "Feasibility of hand grip tests during and after hospitalization in geriatric patients: an observational study". BMC Geriatrics 24 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05305-6.
    10.1186/s12877-024-05305-6
  13. Martins, Filipe; Fragoso, Elsa; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Dias, Miguel Sales; Rosário, Luís Brás. "Validation of an mHealth System for Monitoring Fundamental Physiological Parameters in the Clinical Setting". Sensors 24 16 (2024): 5164. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165164.
    10.3390/s24165164
  14. Ferreira Nunes, Mariana; Plácido da Silva, Hugo; Raposo, Liliana; Rodrigues, Fátima. "Design and Evaluation of a Novel Venturi-Based Spirometer for Home Respiratory Monitoring". Sensors 24 17 (2024): 5622. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175622.
    10.3390/s24175622
  15. Bota, Patrícia; Silva, Rafael; Carreiras, Carlos; Fred, Ana; da Silva, Hugo Plácido. "BioSPPy: A Python toolbox for physiological signal processing". SoftwareX 26 (2024): 101712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2024.101712.
    10.1016/j.softx.2024.101712
  16. Afonso Fortes Ferreira; Helena Alves; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Nuno Marques; Ana Fred. "Exploring the electrical robustness of conductive textile fasteners for wearable devices in different human motion conditions". Scientific Reports (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56733-8.
    10.1038/s41598-024-56733-8
  17. Bota, Patrícia; Brito, Joana; Fred, Ana; Cesar, Pablo; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "A real-world dataset of group emotion experiences based on physiological data". Scientific Data 11 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02905-6.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41597-023-02905-6
  18. Louro da Silva, Maria; Gouveia, Carolina; Albuquerque, Daniel Filipe; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Radar-Based Invisible Biometric Authentication". Information 15 1 (2024): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info15010044.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/info15010044
  19. Fernandes da Silva, Joana Lima Grilo; Barroso Gonçalves, Sérgio Miguel; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Tavares da Silva, Miguel Pedro. "Three-dimensional printed exoskeletons and orthoses for the upper limb—A systematic review". Prosthetics & Orthotics International (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000318.
    Published • 10.1097/pxr.0000000000000318
  20. Fernandes da Silva, Joana Lima Grilo; Barroso Gonçalves, Sérgio Miguel; Plácido da Silva, Hugo Humberto; Tavares da Silva, Miguel Pedro. "Three-dimensional printed exoskeletons and orthoses for the upper limb—A systematic review". Prosthetics & Orthotics International 48 5 (2024): 590-602. https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000318.
    10.1097/pxr.0000000000000318
  21. Aly, Luís; Godinho, Leonor; Bota, Patricia; Bernardes, Gilberto; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Acting Emotions: a comprehensive dataset of elicited emotions". Scientific Data 11 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-02957-2.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41597-024-02957-2
  22. Given Names Deactivated Family Name Deactivated; Inês Carvalho; Joana F. Pinto; Gonçalo Chambel; Ana Martins; Rute Roberto; Hugo Ferreira; et al. "A Magnetic Field-Based Wearable Respiration Sensor for Real-Time Monitoring During Pulmonary Rehabilitation". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2024.3367536.
    10.1109/tbme.2024.3367536
  23. Esteves Lopes, Irina; Adrião, Maria Leonor; Clemente, Paulo; da Silva, Hugo Plácido; Dias, Gil; Chambel, Gonçalo; Figueiredo Pinto, Joana. "Exploring Telerehabilitation with Clynx® Platform: Usability and Impact Assessment". Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research 21 1 (2024): 140-162. https://doi.org/10.19277/bbr.21.1.329.
    10.19277/bbr.21.1.329
  24. Clemente, Carolina; Chambel, Gonçalo; Silva, Diogo C. F.; Montes, António Mesquita; Pinto, Joana F.; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Feasibility of 3D Body Tracking from Monocular 2D Video Feeds in Musculoskeletal Telerehabilitation". Sensors 24 1 (2023): 206. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s24010206.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s24010206
  25. Supelnic, Max Nobre; Ferreira, Afonso Fortes; Bota, Patrícia Justo; Brás-Rosário, Luís; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Benchmarking of Sensor Configurations and Measurement Sites for Out-of-the-Lab Photoplethysmography". Sensors 24 1 (2023): 214. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s24010214.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s24010214
  26. Abreu, Mariana; Carmo, Ana Sofia; Peralta, Ana Rita; Sá, Francisca; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Bentes, Carla; Fred, Ana Luísa. "PreEpiSeizures: description and outcomes of physiological data acquisition using wearable devices during video-EEG monitoring in people with epilepsy". Frontiers in Physiology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1248899.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fphys.2023.1248899
  27. Bota, Patrícia; Zhang, Tianyi; El Ali, Abdallah; Fred, Ana; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Cesar, Pablo. "Group Synchrony for Emotion Recognition Using Physiological Signals". IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing 14 4 (2023): 2614-2625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/taffc.2023.3265433.
    Published • 10.1109/taffc.2023.3265433
  28. Garção, Vicente M.; Abreu, Mariana; Peralta, Ana R.; Bentes, Carla; Fred, Ana; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "A novel approach to automatic seizure detection using computer vision and independent component analysis". Epilepsia 64 9 (2023): 2472-2483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.17677.
    Published • 10.1111/epi.17677
  29. De Dobbeleer, Liza; Swart, Myrthe Manouk; Geerds, Merle Anne Joëlle; Baggen, Remco Johan; Jansen, Anne-Jet Sophie; Tielemans, Rudi; Hugo Plácido da Silva; et al. "Validity and reliability of Eforto®, a system to (self-)monitor grip strength and muscle fatigability in older persons". Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 35 4 (2023): 835-845. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-023-02365-3.
    Open access • 10.1007/s40520-023-02365-3
  30. Silva, Rafael; Fred, Ana; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Morphological Autoencoders for Beat-by-Beat Atrial Fibrillation Detection Using Single-Lead ECG". Sensors 23 5 (2023): 2854. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23052854.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s23052854
  31. Nunes, Tiago; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Characterization and Validation of Flexible Dry Electrodes for Wearable Integration". Sensors 23 3 (2023): 1468. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23031468.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s23031468
  32. Pereira, Leonor; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "A Novel Smart Chair System for Posture Classification and Invisible ECG Monitoring". Sensors 23 2 (2023): 719. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23020719.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s23020719
  33. Ferreira, Afonso Fortes; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Alves, Helena; Marques, Nuno; Fred, Ana. "Feasibility of Electrodermal Activity and Photoplethysmography Data Acquisition at the Foot Using a Sock Form Factor". Sensors 23 2 (2023): 620. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23020620.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s23020620
  34. Tavares, Cátia; Silva, João Oliveira E.; Mendes, André; Rebolo, Leonor; Domingues, Maria De Fátima; Alberto, Nélia; Lima, Mário; et al. "Smart Office Chair for Working Conditions Optimization". IEEE Access 11 (2023): 50497-50509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3276429.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2023.3276429
  35. Monteiro, Sofia M.; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "A Novel Approach to Simultaneous Phonocardiography and Electrocardiography During Auscultation". IEEE Access 11 (2023): 78224-78236. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3298109.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2023.3298109
  36. Stefanidis, Kiriakos; Tsatsou, Dorothea; Konstantinidis, Dimitrios; Gymnopoulos, Lazaros; Daras, Petros; Wilson-Barnes, Saskia; Hart, Kathryn; et al. "PROTEIN AI Advisor: A Knowledge-Based Recommendation Framework Using Expert-Validated Meals for Healthy Diets". Nutrients 14 20 (2022): 4435. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14204435.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/nu14204435
  37. Banganho, Antonio; Santos, Marcelino; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Electrodermal activity: Fundamental principles, measurement, and application". IEEE Potentials 41 5 (2022): 35-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mpot.2020.2983381.
    Published • 10.1109/mpot.2020.2983381
  38. Primett, William; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Gamboa, Hugo. "Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic". Electronics 11 14 (2022): 2151. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics11142151.
    Open access • 10.3390/electronics11142151
  39. Lopes, Alexandra; Osorio, Daniel F. Noronha; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Gamboa, Hugo. "Equivalent Pipeline Processing for IR-UWB and FMCW Radar Comparison in Vital Signs Monitoring Applications". IEEE Sensors Journal 22 12 (2022): 12028-12035. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2022.3173218.
    10.1109/jsen.2022.3173218
  40. Varandas, Rui; Lima, Rodrigo; Bermúdez I Badia, Sergi; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Gamboa, Hugo. "Automatic Cognitive Fatigue Detection Using Wearable fNIRS and Machine Learning". Sensors 22 11 (2022): 4010. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22114010.
    Open access • 10.3390/s22114010
  41. Carmo, Ana Sofia; Abreu, Mariana; Fred, Ana Luísa Nobre; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "EpiBOX: An Automated Platform for Long-Term Biosignal Collection". Frontiers in Neuroinformatics 16 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2022.837278.
    Open access • 10.3389/fninf.2022.837278
  42. Silva, Aline Santos; Correia, Miguel Velhote; de Melo, Francisco; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Identity Recognition in Sanitary Facilities Using Invisible Electrocardiography". Sensors 22 11 (2022): 4201. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22114201.
    Open access • 10.3390/s22114201
  43. Silva, Rafael; Salvador, Gonçalo; Bota, Patrícia; Fred, Ana; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Impact of sampling rate and interpolation on photoplethysmography and electrodermal activity signals’ waveform morphology and feature extraction". Neural Computing and Applications 35 8 (2022): 5661-5677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00521-022-07212-6.
    10.1007/s00521-022-07212-6
  44. Bota, Patrícia; Flety, Emmanuel; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Fred, Ana. "EmotiphAI: a biocybernetic engine for real-time biosignals acquisition in a collective setting". Neural Computing and Applications 35 8 (2022): 5721-5736. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00521-022-07191-8.
    10.1007/s00521-022-07191-8
  45. Tavares, Cátia; Leitão, Cátia; Lo Presti, Daniela; Domingues, M. F.; Alberto, Nélia; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Antunes, Paulo. "Respiratory and heart rate monitoring using an FBG 3D-printed wearable system". Biomedical Optics Express 13 4 (2022): 2299-2311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/boe.452115.
    Published • 10.1364/boe.452115
  46. Tavares, Cátia; Real, Daniela; Domingues, Maria de Fátima; Alberto, Nélia; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Antunes, Paulo. "Sensor Cell Network for Pressure, Temperature and Position Detection on Wheelchair Users". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 4 (2022): 2195. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042195.
    Open access • 10.3390/ijerph19042195
  47. Abreu, Mariana; Carmo, Ana Sofia; Franco, Ana; Parreira, Sara; Vidal, Beatriz; Costa, Mariana; Peralta, Ana Rita; et al. "Mobile Applications for Epilepsy: Where Are We? Where Should We Go? A Systematic Review". Signals 3 1 (2022): 40-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/signals3010005.
    Published • 10.3390/signals3010005
  48. Francisco Trindade Melo; Horácio C. Neto; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva. "System on Chip (SoC) for Invisible Electrocardiography (ECG) Biometrics". Sensors 22 1 (2022): 348. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22010348.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s22010348
  49. Patrícia Bota; Ana Luisa Nobre; João Pedro Sabina dos Santos Valente (BB1A-F295-3020); Chen Wang; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva. "A dissimilarity-based approach to automatic classification of biosignal modalities". Applied Soft Computing 115 (2022): 108203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2021.108203.
    Published • 10.1016/j.asoc.2021.108203
  50. Tavares, Catia; Silva, Joao Oliveira E.; Mendes, Andre; Rebolo, Leonor; Domingues, Maria De Fatima; Alberto, Nelia; Lima, Mario; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Antunes, Paulo Fernando Da Costa. "Instrumented Office Chair With Low-Cost Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors for Posture Control and Work Conditions Optimization". IEEE Access 10 (2022): 69063-69071. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3185624.
    Open access • 10.1109/access.2022.3185624
  51. Ramalho, Diogo; Constantino, Pedro; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Constante, Miguel; Sanches, Joao. "An Augmented Teleconsultation Platform for Depressive Disorders". IEEE Access 10 (2022): 130563-130571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3228324.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2022.3228324
  52. Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Nuno Garcia; Erin T. Solovey. "Editorial: Biomedical Signals for Human-Computer Interaction". Frontiers in Computer Science 3 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2021.799952.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fcomp.2021.799952
  53. Aline dos Santos Silva; Miguel Velhote Correia; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva. "Invisible ECG for High Throughput Screening in eSports". Sensors 21 22 (2021): 7601. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21227601.
    Open access • 10.3390/s21227601
  54. João Pedro Sabina dos Santos Valente (BB1A-F295-3020); Leonor Godinho; Cristina Pintado; Cátia Baptista; Veronika Kozlova; Luís Marques; Ana Luísa Nobre Fred; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva. "Neuroorganoleptics: Organoleptic Testing Based on Psychophysiological Sensing". Foods 10 9 (2021): 1974. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10091974.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods10091974
  55. Luís Aly; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Gilberto Bernardes; Rui Penha. "Appropriating Biosensors as Embodied Control Structures in Interactive Music Systems". Human Technology 17 1 (2021): 45-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.202106223978.
    Open access • Published • 10.17011/ht/urn.202106223978
  56. Ruth Erna Wagner; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Klaus Gramann. "Validation of a Low-Cost Electrocardiography (ECG) System for Psychophysiological Research". Sensors 21 13 (2021): 4485. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21134485.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s21134485
  57. Afonso Raposo; Luis Marques; Rafael Correia; Francisco Melo; João Pedro Sabina dos Santos Valente (BB1A-F295-3020); Telmo Pereira; Luis Brás Rosário; et al. "e-CoVig: A Novel mHealth System for Remote Monitoring of Symptoms in COVID-19". Sensors 21 10 (2021): 3397. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21103397.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s21103397
  58. Aline dos Santos Silva; Hugo Almeida; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; António Oliveira. "Design and evaluation of a novel approach to invisible electrocardiography (ECG) in sanitary facilities using polymeric electrodes". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85697-2.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-021-85697-2
  59. Sofia Balula Dias; José Alves Diniz; Evdokimos Konstantinidis; Theodore Savvidis; Vicky Zilidou; Panagiotis Bamidis; Athina Grammatikopoulou; et al. "Assistive HCI-Serious Games Co-design Insights: The Case Study of i-PROGNOSIS Personalized Game Suite for Parkinsons Disease". Frontiers in Psychology 11 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.612835.
    Accepted
  60. António Rodrigues Banganho; Marcelino Bicho dos Santos; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Design and Evaluation of an Electrodermal Activity Sensor (EDA) with Adaptive Gain". IEEE Sensors Journal (2021): 1-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2021.3050875.
    Accepted
  61. Cátia Tavares; Flávia Leite; Maria de Fátima Domingues; Tiago Paixão; Nélia Alberto; António Ramos; Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva; Paulo Fernando da Costa Antunes. "Optically Instrumented Insole for Gait Plantar and Shear Force Monitoring". IEEE Access 9 (2021): 132480-132490. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3115472.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2021.3115472
  62. Abreu, Mariana; Fred, Ana; Valente, João; Wang, Chen; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Morphological autoencoders for apnea detection in respiratory gating radiotherapy". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 195 (2020): 105675. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105675.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105675
  63. Pinto, Joana F.; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Melo, Francisco; Fred, Ana. "ScientIST: Biomedical Engineering Experiments Supported by Mobile Devices, Cloud and IoT". Signals 1 2 (2020): 110-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/signals1020006.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.3390/signals1020006
  64. Bota, Patrícia; Wang, Chen; Fred, Ana; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Emotion Assessment Using Feature Fusion and Decision Fusion Classification Based on Physiological Data: Are We There Yet?". Sensors 20 17 (2020): 4723. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20174723.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.3390/s20174723
  65. Belo, David; Bento, Nuno; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Fred, Ana; Gamboa, Hugo. "ECG Biometrics Using Deep Learning and Relative Score Threshold Classification". Sensors 20 15 (2020): 4078. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20154078.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.3390/s20154078
  66. Dias, Sofia Balula; Grammatikopoulou, Athina; Diniz, José Alves; Dimitropoulos, Kosmas; Grammalidis, Nikos; Zilidou, Vicky; Savvidis, Theodore; et al. "Innovative Parkinson's Disease Patients' Motor Skills Assessment: The i-PROGNOSIS Paradigm". Frontiers in Computer Science 2 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2020.00020.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.3389/fcomp.2020.00020
  67. Mónica Martins; Pedro Gomes; Cristina Oliveira; Miguel Coimbra; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Design and Evaluation of a Diaphragm for Electrocardiography in Electronic Stethoscopes". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 67 2 (2020): 391-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2019.2913913.
    Published • 10.1109/tbme.2019.2913913
  68. Daniel Checchinato; Luis Marques Antunes; Joaquim Gabriel Mendes; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Diana Patricia Duarte; Pedro Nuno de Melo Antunes; Cidéli Coelho. "Avaliação de um sistema de monitorização portátil do retorno anestésico baseado em análise de movimento em caninos e felinos". Brazilian Journal of Development 6 8 (2020): 56064-56076. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv6n8-136.
    Open access • Published
  69. Cátia Tavares; Fátima Domingues; Tiago Paixão; Nélia Alberto; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Paulo Antunes. "Wheelchair Pressure Ulcer Prevention Using FBG Based Sensing Devices". Sensors 20 1 (2019): 212. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20010212.
    Open access • 10.3390/s20010212
  70. Eduardo Félix; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Bjorn Olstad; Jan Cabri. "SwimBIT: A Novel Approach to Stroke Analysis During Swim Training Based on Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS)". Sports 7 11 (2019): 238. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports7110238.
    Open access • 10.3390/sports7110238
  71. Daniel Osório; Ricardo Viana-Soares; João Pedro Marto; Marcelo Mendonça; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Cláudia Quaresma; Miguel Viana-Baptista; Hugo Filipe Silveira Gamboa; Helena Vieira. "Autonomic nervous system response to remote ischemic conditioning: heart rate variability assessment". BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 19 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-019-1181-5.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12872-019-1181-5
  72. Shane O’Sullivan; Zulfiqur Ali; Xiaoyi Jiang; Reza Abdolvand; Selim Ünlü; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Justin Baca; et al. "Developments in Transduction, Connectivity and AI/Machine Learning for Point-of-Care Testing". Sensors 19 8 (2019): 1917. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s19081917.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/s19081917
  73. Diana Batista; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Ana Fred; Carlos Moreira; Margarida Reis; Hugo Ferreira. "Benchmarking of the BITalino Biomedical Toolkit Against an Established Gold Standard". IET Healthcare Technology Letters (2019): 1-5. https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/htl.2018.5037.
    Open access • Accepted
  74. J Alho; H Silva; V Teodoro; G Bonfait. "A simple pendulum studied with a low-cost wireless acquisition board". Physics Education (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/aaea9d.
    10.1088/1361-6552/aaea9d
  75. Cátia Cepeda; Ricardo Tonet; Daniel Osório; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Edouard Battegay; Marcus Cheetham; Hugo Filipe Silveira Gamboa. "Latent: A Flexible Data Collection Tool to Research Human Behavior in the Context of Web Navigation". IEEE Access 7 (2019): 77659-77673. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2916996.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2019.2916996
  76. Bota, Patrícia; Chen Wang; Ana Luisa Nobre Fred; Hugo Plácido da Silva. "A Review, Current Challenges, and Future Possibilities on Emotion Recognition Using Machine Learning and Physiological Signals". IEEE Access 7 (2019): 140990-141020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2944001.
    Open access • 10.1109/access.2019.2944001
  77. Henrique Silva; Hugo Ferreira; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Luis Monteiro Rodrigues. "The Venoarteriolar Reflex Significantly Reduces Contralateral Perfusion as Part of the Lower Limb Circulatory Homeostasis in vivo". Frontiers in Physiology 9 (2018): 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01123.
    Published • 10.3389/fphys.2018.01123
  78. Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Physiological Sensing Now Open to the World: New Resources Are Allowing Us to Learn, Experiment, and Create Imaginative Solutions for Biomedical Applications". IEEE Pulse 9 2 (2018): 9-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mpul.2018.2790903.
    10.1109/mpul.2018.2790903
  79. Marco Torrado; Hugo Silva; Susana Eusébio; Ana Fred; Silvia Ouakinin. "Alexithymia, physiological reactivity and cognitive appraisals of emotional stimuli in opiate dependents: A pilot study". Journal of Neurology and Neurophysiology 6 1 (2015): 1-8.
    Published • 10.4172/2155-9562.1000263
  80. Hugo Silva; Carlos Carreiras; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Rui César das Neves. "Off-the-person electrocardiography: Performance assessment and clinical correlation". Health and Technology 4 4 (2015): 309-318.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-015-0098-y
  81. Borja Gamecho; Hugo Silva; José Guerreiro; Luis Gardeazabal; Julio Abascal. "Context-aware application to increase compliance of physical rehabilitation exercises at home via animatronic biofeedback in elderly users". Journal of Medical Systems 39 11 (2015): 296-306.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-015-0296-1
  82. Silvia Ouakinin; Susana Eusébio; Marco Torrado; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Isabel Nabais; Graça Gonçalves; Leonor Bacelar-Nicolau. "Stress reactivity, distress and attachment in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients". Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 3 1 (2015): 424-438.
    Published • 10.1080/21642850.2015.1121491
  83. Stephen Fairclough; Hugo Plácido da Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Kiel Gilleade; Sergi Bermudez i Badia. "Applications and issues for physiological computing systems: An introduction to the special issue". Interacting with Computers 27 5 (2015): 489-491.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwv026
  84. Hugo Silva. "Harnessing the Power of Biosignals". IEEE Computer 47 3 (2014): 74-77. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/9122.
  85. Margarida Lucas; Daniel Gonçalves; Hugo Silva. "User-tuned content customization for children with autism spectrum disorders". Procedia Computer Science 27 - (2014): 441-448. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/8090.
    Published • doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2014.02.048
  86. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Nuno Raposo; Marta Sousa. "Check Your Biosignals Here: A new dataset for off-the-person ECG biometrics". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 113 2 (2014): 503-514.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.11.017
  87. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Harnessing the power of biosignals". IEEE Computer 47 3 (2014): 74-77.
    Published
  88. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred; Raúl Martins. "BIT: Biosignal igniter toolkit". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 115 1 (2014): 20-32.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cmpb.2014.03.002
  89. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; Raúl Martins. "Biosignals for everyone". IEEE Pervasive Computing 13 4 (2014): 64-71.
    Published • 10.1109/MPRV.2014.61
  90. Hugo Silva; Stephen Fairclough; Andreas Holzinger; Robert Jacobs; Desney Tan. "Introduction to the special issue on physiological computing for human-computer interaction". ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 21 6 (2014): 1-4. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/15524.
    Published • dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2688203
  91. Silva, Hugo; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; Marco Torrado; Susana Eusébio; Silvia Ouakinin. "Psychophysiological measurements in emotion analysis and research". Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 82 1 (suppl.) (2013): 117-117. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/18766.
    Published • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279033510_Psychophysiological_measurements_in_emotion_analysis_and_research
  92. David Coutinho; Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Ana Fred; Mário Figueiredo. "Novel fiducial and non-fiducial approaches to electrocardiogram-based biometric systems". IET Biometrics 2 2 (2013): 64-75. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/7841.
    Published • 10.1049/iet-bmt.2012.0055
  93. Marta Santos; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred; Marco Torrado; Silvia Ouakinin. "Pattern recognition of individual behavior using physiological data". Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 82 1 (suppl.) (2013): 97-97.
    Published
  94. Hugo Gamboa; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "HiMotion: A New Research Resource for the Study of Behavior, Cognition, and Emotion". Multimedia Tools and Applications 73 1 (2013): 345-375.
    Published • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11042-013-1602-x
  95. André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Carlos Carreiras; Ana Alves; Ana Fred. "A web-based platform for biosignal visualization and annotation". Multimedia Tools and Applications 70 1 (2013): 433-460.
    10.1007/s11042-013-1397-9
  96. Ana Londral; Hugo Silva; Neuza Nunes; Mamede Carvalho; Luís Azevedo. "A wireless user-computer interface to explore various sources of biosignals and visual biofeedback for severe motor impairment". Journal of Accessibility and Design for All 3 2 (2013): 117-135.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.17411/jacces.v3i2.15
  97. Filipa Pires; Augusto Gil Pascoal; Hugo Silva; Silva, Hugo; Gil Pascoal. "The assessment of the pelvic floor muscles strenght using a perineometer and a time- based processing approach". Journal of Biomechanics 45 1 (suppl.) (2012): S69-S69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70070-2.
    Published • 10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70070-2
  98. Francisco Alegria; Hugo Silva. "Choosing between terminal and independently based gain and offset error in the ADC histogram test". IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 161 1 (2012): 9-16.
    Published • 10.1109/TIM.2011.2161014
  99. Margarida Lucas; Daniel Gonçalves; Tiago Guerreiro; Hugo Silva. "A web-based application to address individual interests of children with autism spectrum disorders". Procedia Computer Science 14 - (2012): 20-27.
    Published
  100. Lisanne Warmerdam; Heleen Riper; Michel Klein; Pepijn van de Ven; Artur Rocha; Mário Henriques; Eric Tousset; et al. "Innovative ICT solutions to improve treatment outcomes for depression: The ICT4Depression project". Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 181 - (2012): 339-343.
    Published • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22954884
  101. Rita Tomás; André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Vinson Lee; Scott Going. "Effects of whole-body vibration on vastus lateralis activation during isometric and dynamic squatting". Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 49 (2011): 139-149.
    Published
  102. André Lourenço; Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Unveiling the Biometric Potential of Finger-Based ECG Signals". 2011 5 (2011): 1-8. http://www.it.pt/Publications/PaperJournal/5834.
    Open access • Published • 10.1155/2011/720971
  103. Ana Conceição; Susana Palma; Hugo Silva; Hugo Gamboa; Hugo Louro. "Electromyography in front crawl technique - case study". pen Sports Science Journal 3 - (2010): 67-69.
    Published • 10.2174/1875399X01003010067
  104. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. "Pairwise Multi-Class Feature Selection: A Wrapper Framework". WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control 2 2 (2007): 212-217.
    Published • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285726184_Pairwise_multi-class_feature_selection_a_wrapper_framework
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Physiological computing: New methods and biometric applications". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2015.
  2. Hugo Plácido da Silva. "Feature selection in pattern recognition systems". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2007.

Intellectual property

Licensing patent rights
  1. 2018. "Device and method for continuous biometric recognition based on electrocardiographic signals". Portugal.
    Assigned
Patent
  1. Vicente Garção; Rita Silva; Ana Baltazar; Guilherme Pata; António Azeitona; Abreu, Mariana; Ana L. N. Fred; Hugo Plácido da Silva. 2024. "Unobtrusive method and device for seizure detection".
    Granted/Issued
  2. Diogo Alves; Hugo Plácido da Silva; João Monteiro; Micael Alves. 2023. "Dispositivo para Deteção e Previsão de Sintomas de Esgotamento". Portugal.
    Allowed
  3. Hugo Plácido da Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. 2021. "Device and method for continuous biometric recognition based on electrocardiographic signals". Canada.
    Granted/Issued
  4. Hugo Plácido da Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. 2017. "Device and method for continuous biometric recognition based on electrocardiographic signals". Japan.
    Granted/Issued
  5. Hugo Plácido da Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. 2017. "Device and method for continuous biometric recognition based on electrocardiographic signals". United States.
    Granted/Issued
  6. Hugo Plácido da Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. 2014. "Device and method for continuous biometric recognition based on electrocardiographic signals".
    Pending
  7. Hugo Plácido da Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. 2013. "Device and method for continuous biometric recognition based on electrocardiographic signals". Portugal.
    Pending
  8. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. 2013. "Dispositivo e método para reconhecimento biométrico contínuo com base em sinais electrocardiogáficos". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  9. Hugo Silva; Ana Fred. 2012. "Dispositivo e Método para Medição do Tempo de Propagação da Resposta Electrodérmica". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued

Other

Other output
  1. BITalino: DiY Body Signals. Produto. 2013. Hugo Silva. http://www.bitalino.com.
  2. Vitalidi: Your Heart (h)as a Key!. Produto. 2011. Hugo Silva; André Lourenço; Ana Fred. http://www.vitalidi.com.
  3. myTROC@S: Multimedia Platform for Development of the Communicative Competence in Autistic Children. Produto. 2011. Margarida Lucas; Hugo Silva.
  4. Blood Vessels Pricking Aiding Electronic Device. Produto. 2009. António Matias; Hugo Gamboa; Filipe Silva; Hugo Silva.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11 AI and machine learning to teach physiology Portuguese Physiological Society Learning and Teaching Physiology Seminar
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/11 Machine learning in biomedicine and biotechnology IEEE Portugal Engineering in Dicussion Webinar Series
(Portugal)
2023/11 A planet with future: The influence of science Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
(Setúbal, Portugal)
2023/11 Engineering in medicine and biology: A thriller combination IEEE Day - Instituto Superior Técnico
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/11 ScientIST: experiments in the field of biomedical engineering based on mobile devices, cloud services and internet of things 6th ObservIST Meetup
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/10 Artificial intelligence in health National Clinical Physiology Congress
(Castelo Branco, Portugal)
2023/06 Tech transfer in biomedical engineering
Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Costa da Caparica, Portugal)
2023/05 Beyond wearables for health and wellbeing ENLIGHT Symposium
(Bergen, Norway)
2023/05 Biosignals in human-computer interaction
Escola Superior de Tecnologia - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal)
2023/04 Smartphones as mHealth platforms for remote monitoring
ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/04 ScientIST: mobile devices and IoT in biomedical engineering IST Contigo+ Programme | 4th Session
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/04 Invisibles: A leap forward in lifelong health monitoring
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa - Instituto Politéc- nico de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/02 Interaction and visualization: A biomedical engineering perspective Int'l Joint Conf. on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/02 Invisibles: A new frontier in biomedical sensing Workshop: Biomedical Devices and System
Instituto de Nanoestruturas, Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação (i3N) (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/01 Human-centred healthcare innovations of practical utility Networking Event
Lab Aberto Fab Lab (Portugal)
2022/12 Invisibles: A new frontier in biomedical sensing
Escola Superior de Tecnologia - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Portugal)
2022/11 New technologies for hyperscanning beyond the lab Coffee & Company
IEEE-IST Student Branch
2022/10 Invisibles: A leap forward in pervasive health monitoring FIC.A Int’l Science Festival
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2022/09 Biosignals: The gate to deep sensing in the metaverse Int'l Innovation Conference of the Metaverse (IICM)
(Shanghai, China)
2022/09 Lean innovation ETERNITY European Training Network Workshop
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/05 20 years of having fun!
Instituto Superior de En- genharia de Lisboa - Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/05 An idea down the drain
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/05 Invisibles: A new frontier in biomedical sensing
IEEE University of Porto Student Branch (Porto, Portugal)
2022/04 Biomedical sensors as invisible doctors
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa - Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (Portugal)
2022/04 Modern approaches to health and wellbeing monitoring in free-living
Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/03 PLUX - leading biosignals innovation JUNITEC - Júnior Empresas do Instituto Superior Técnico
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/02 BITalino: from a paper towel to the world Inspirational Talks
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022 Remote sensing for biometrics and health: A novel opportunity for unmanned systems NATO Advanced Training Course (ATC) on Monitoring and Protection of Critical Infrastructure by Unmanned Systems
(Chisinau, Moldova)
2022 Invisibles for electrocardiography (ECG) "Arruda tem Valor" Knowledge, Economics, and Entrepreneurship Symposium
(Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal)
2021 Mental and emotional health research beyond the lab IEEE Int’l Symp. on Computer-Based Medical Systems
(Portugal)
2021 Labs at home: A best practice example of education 4.0 IST DEEC Day
(Portugal)
2021 New technologies for hyperscanning beyond the lab Int’l Conf. on Digital Economy (ICDEc)
(Estonia)
2021 Invisibles: A new frontier in biomedical sensing EAI Int'l Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good (GOODTECHS)
(Portugal)
2021 Biomechanical evaluation and new technologies Twelve Topics in Rheumatology
(Portugal)
2021 Invisibles: The future of biomedical sensors FIC.A Int’l Science Festival
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2021 Affective computing Int’l Investment Technology Developer Conference (IITDC)
(Shanghai, China)
2021 BITalino: biosignals for everyone, everywhere
Information Management School - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)
2021 An idea down the drain "Under a Biomedical Eye" by Núcleo de Engenharia Biomédica do IST
(Portugal)
2021 Invisible healthcare Pint of Science Festival
(Portugal)
2020/11 "i" for innovation "DEBATES COVID", Pavilhão do Conhecimento / Ciência Viva
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/10 Vitalidi: From research to market MTiH Lisbon Workshop
EIT Health (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/10 Invisibles: A new frontier in biomedical sensing Annual Congress of the Brazilian Physiological Society
(Webinar (due to COVID-19), Brazil)
2020/10 Automated COVID-19 symptomatology remote monitoring system
Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/09 From a paper towel to the world Patient Innovation Bootcamp
EIT Health (Webinar (due to COVID- 19), Portugal)
2020/09 Wearable tech in the medical environment - a new lifesaver? Wear It Live
(Webinar (due to COVID- 19), Germany)
2019/12 From individual to group-level emotion recognition AWESOME Project Workshop
Faculdade de Cie^ncias - Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/12 BITalino: the SmartHeart case study
Escola Superior de Tecnologia - Instituto Polite´cnico de Setu´bal (Setúbal, Portugal)
2019/12 Technical considerations on the HeartMate III IEEE EMBS IST MedNetworking
Instituto Superior Te´cnico - Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/11 Sensors to transform medical diagnosis Festival COGITO
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2019/10 The age of the anti-wearables Int’l Conf. of the Portuguese Physiology Society (Physioma)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/06 The age of the anti-wearables
MILL - Makers in Little Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/05 Going from user needs to world-class products
Instituto Polite´cnico de Setu´bal (Setúbal, Portugal)
2019/02 BITalino: What's next? IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
IEEE EMBS Portuguese Chapter (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019 Fundamentals of biomedical signal acquisition and processing
Universal Communication Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Kyoto, Japan)
2019 Fundamentals of biomedical signal acquisition and processing
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) (Tokyo, Japan)
2019 Fundamentals of biomedical signal acquisition and processing
Saitama University (Saitama, Japan)
2019 New concepts and solutions for ageing well at home, in the community and at work COST Action CA16226 SHELD-ON
Tallinn University (Tallinn, Estonia)
2019 The art of biosignals Wear It Innovation Summit
(Berlin, Germany)
2019 From individual to group-level emotion recognition AWESOME Project Workshop
Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019 Biosignals for interaction design
Singidurum University (Belgrade, Serbia)
2019 Development and evaluation of an open-source Python toolbox for heart rate variability (HRV) Int’l Conf. on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering (IcETRAN)
(Srebrno Jezero, Serbia)
2018/10 Electrocardiography (ECG) in an IoT world
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/05 Low cost tools for research in biomechanics
Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior (ESDRM) (Rio Maior, Portugal)
2018/03 CubiKG: DiY heart and activity tracking device Portugal eHealth Summit
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2018 Wearable systems for capturing emotion regulation AffecTech European Training Network Workshop
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Almada, Portugal)
2018 Get ready to rumble with the R-IoT IRCAM Forum Workshops
Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acous- tique/Musique (IRCAM) (France)
2018 Getting started with BITalino (r)evolution University of the Basque Country
University of the Basque Country
2018 Fundamentals of biomedical signal acquisition and processing TechReh Training Workshops
University of Sannio (Italy)
2018 Making noise with biosignals World Usability Day 2018 Tallinn
University of Tallinn (Estonia)
2017 Taking an open hardware toolkit to market Politecnico di Milano - Department of Design
Politecnico di Milano - Department of Design (Italy)
2017 Biosignals in interaction design Politecnico di Milano - Department of Design
Politecnico di Milano - Department of Design (Italy)
2017 BITalino (r)evolution in medicine and rehabilitation education Universite´ Pierre et Marie Curie - Institut des Syste´mes Intelligents et de Robotique
Universite´ Pierre et Marie Curie - Institut des Syste´mes Intelligents et de Robotique (France)
2016 Biosignals in interaction design
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 BITalino... a biosignals (r)evolution Genuino Day
Microsoft (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 BITalino: Welcome to the biosignals (r)evolution Hack for Good Gulbenkian
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Getting started with BITalino (r)evolution
Microsoft (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Signal acquisition and instrumentation in bioengineering
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Technological entrepreneurship
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Biosignals in interaction design SmartGeometry sg2016 Workshop
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
2016 Biosignals in interaction design
(Milano, Italy)
2016 Rapid prototyping of biomedical applications E5. Biomedical Devices and Technologies Course Module
MIT Portugal (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 A primer on physiological data acquisition and processing
Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) (Aveiro, Portugal)
2015 BITalino: From a paper towel to the world IEEE-IST Branch 25th Anniversary
IEEE (Oeiras, Portugal)
2015 Measurement of physiological parameters and prototyping
(Rio Maior, Portugal)
2015 Rapid prototyping of biomedical applications E5. Biomedical Devices and Technologies Course Module
MIT Portugal (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 Workshop on physiological computing Sònar+D Music Hack Days
(Barcelona, Spain)
2014 BITalino: DiY body signals SAPO CodeBits
Portugal Telecom (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014 Workshop BITalino: DiY body signals
(Porto, Portugal)
2014 BITalino: DiY body signals Arduino Day
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2014 Getting started with BITalino InnMain.eu Network Meeting
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2013 Electromyography: Principles, methods, and applications
(Setúbal, Portugal)
2013 Introduction to biopotentials
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2013 Medical devices + computer interaction: To infinity and beyond
(San Sebastián, Spain)
2013 Physiological computer interaction
(San Sebastián, Spain)
2010 Feature selection in pattern recognition systems
(Setúbal, Portugal)
2009 Medical Devices Seminário sobre Dispositivos Médicos
Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal)
2009 Médical Devices Seminário sobre Dispositivos Médicos
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2009 Medical Devices Seminário sobre Dispositivos Médicos
Escola Superior de Estudos Industriais e de Gestão (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2009 Seminar on biomedical systems and devices
(Setúbal, Portugal)
2009 Feature selection in pattern recognition systems
(Setúbal, Portugal)
2008 Medical Devices Seminário sobre Dispositivos Médicos
Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - 2026 Psychophysiological effects of guided imagery based intervention on elementary school children
Co-supervisor of Catarina Nunes Marques Soares de Lima
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2026 Advancing Seizure Forecasting in Epilepsy: A Digital Multimodal Approach
Co-supervisor of Ana Sofia Cacais Carmo
 Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Design and evaluation of a lower limb orthoprosthesis for toddlers with fibular hemimelia using additive manufacturing
Co-supervisor of Lilli Josephine Anders
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 SmartSensors: smart sensor platform for evaluation of prosthetics rehabilitation
Co-supervisor of Bernardo Alexandre Abrantes Santos
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Exploring continuous and predictive in-vehicle detection of driver drowsiness: Analysis of reaction time, steering wheel angle and drowsiness
Co-supervisor of Caio Felipe dos Santos Oliveira
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Desenvolvimento de um sistema de alerta para prevenção de quedas em ambiente hospitalar
Co-supervisor of Bernardo Tapadas Ribeiro
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Generative AI and physiological sensors for obsessive compulsive disorder exposure therapy
Co-supervisor of Maria Beatriz Dias Correia
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Atrial fibrillation management through advanced EGM analysis and machine learning
Co-supervisor of Lucas Marques Felix
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 MATLAB live scripts for biomedical signal processing: A case study on electrocardiography (ECG) and heart rate variability (HRV)
Co-supervisor of Ricardo Malaquias Moreira
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Patient-specific video-based detection of epileptic seizures
Co-supervisor of Mariana Madruga Bernardino
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Bridging the gap from idea to early-stage startup: The Start to Spark challenge case study at IST
Co-supervisor of Filipa Heleno Serrano Catita Neves
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Towards a multi-criteria value model to support the development of wearable and invisible devices
Co-supervisor of InÊs Galrão Gregório
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Novel contactless physiological monitoring based on blind source separation and machine learning
Co-supervisor of Tiago de Avelar Campinho
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025 - 2025 Invisibles for physiological sensing in aircraft cabins
Co-supervisor of Ana Sofia Antunes Calado
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2025 EMI risk assessment in medical device innovation process: From design to production
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Telemedicine: Evaluation of the opinion of portuguese veterinary professionals and validation of a device for remote monitoring
Co-supervisor of Maria Madalena Rebelo Vasconcelos
 Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Development of an intraoperative angle measurement device for osteotomies
Co-supervisor of João Rodrigo Carvalho Gerardo Pires da Cruz
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 - 2024 LIMPID - compact water sensory system
Co-supervisor of Francisco Rodrigues Duarte
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 - 2024 In health and sickness: Inner ear function and human behavior using an inertial measurement unit
Co-supervisor of Pedro Alexandre da Silva Coelho
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Feasibility of internal temperature estimating and cardiorespiratory monitoring using sensors integrated in firefighters’ clothing
Co-supervisor of Lídia Sofia Neves Faria
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024 - 2024 EMG-based gesture recognition: CNN feature contribution and ablation study
Co-supervisor of Miguel Marques Alves Maya Pinheiro
 Creative Computing and Artificial Intelligence (Master)
Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Boosting circadian measurements research
Co-supervisor of Afonso Maria Caracol Mascarenhas
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Surfboards as smart biomechanical and environmental sensors
Co-supervisor of Leonardo Martinho Rosa
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2024 Emotion-driven physiological actor dynamics for interactive theatre sound
Co-supervisor
 Digital Media (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2024 A multimodal approach for predicting and monitoring epilepsy
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2024 Autonomous sentic states assessment: A pervasive approach for wellness monitoring
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2024 Biosignals training methods based on biosignals monitoring
Co-supervisor of Rui Pedro Sousa Varandas
 Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 ExoSensing: Exoskeleton comfort evaluation through smart sensing
Co-supervisor
 Electronics Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Certification of physiotherapy software as a medical device: A European regulatory analysis and case study on the Clynx platform
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Frailty prevention through pulmonary function assessment
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Towards musculoskeletal rehabilitation based on body tracking from 2D video feeds
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Automatic identity recognition based on "invisible" biomedical devices
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Enhancing telerehabilitation in the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cardiorespiratory biofeedback approach
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Effectiveness of circadian lighting in the workplace
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Emotion analysis using facial expression recognition
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Movie emotional content analysis
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Health monitoring and cardiovascular pathology detection in office workers
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Myoelectric control of bionic limbs
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation prevention in dachshunds based on electromyography
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Frailty prevention through respiratory capacity assessment
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Shoe-based wearable device for motion data acquisition in epileptic patients
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Mobile app for respiratory assessment
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Student engagement: Identifying key features from physiological signals
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 A novel human-machine interface for surgical flow disruption prevention
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Enhancing seizure detection in epilepsy: Feature extraction for pervasive monitoring at home
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Augmented reality display with hands-free control for surgical procedure enhancement: An electromyographic-based approach
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2023 Designing tools for exploring non-verbal expression and collaborative interaction design
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2017 - 2023 Novel approaches to pervasive and remote sensing in cardiovascular disease assessment
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2022 - 2022 New methods and applications for invisible electrocardiography (ECG)
Co-supervisor
 Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Deep residual learning for epileptic seizure prediction and tools to expedite biosignal research
Co-supervisor
 Computer Science and Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Upper limb exoskeleton with gravity compensation: A case study on paediatric humeral osteomyelitis
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Novel wearable sock for multimodal peripheral biosignal acquisition: Towards unobtrusive seizure monitoring in epilepsy
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Development of an alert device to prevent falls from hospital beds
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Smart undergarment for firefighter monitoring under dynamic conditions
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Denoising and artifact removal of ambulatory electrocardiogram for patient continuous-monitoring
Co-supervisor
 Bioengineering and Nanosystems (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 A novel system for cardiovascular screening based on simultaneous phonocardiography and electrocardiography during auscultation
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Electrocardiogram restoration for wearable devices using deep neural networks
Co-supervisor
 Bioengineering and Nanosystems (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 A novel smart chair system for optimisation of workplace conditions in office workers
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Facial emotion recognition for mental well-being assessment in the workplace
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Mobile application for the observation of patients with psychiatric pathologies
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Sentiment analysis in text using machine learning algorithms
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Integrated electrocardiography system for a 3D printed stethoscope
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Towards opportunistic electrocardiography (ECG) sensing in mobile devices
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2022 Fiber optic sensors for e-health architectures
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/03 - 2021/01 Automatic remote surveillance system of vital symptoms for COVID-19
Co-supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/03 - 2021/01 EpiBOX: A novel approach to long-term data acquisition with automatic seizure detection in epilepsy
Co-supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia - Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/03 - 2021/01 Didactic experiments package using a multisensor data acquisition board
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Didactic experiments package using a multisensor data acquisition board
Co-supervisor
 Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Renewal of the electronic hiring platform NextVision
Co-supervisor
 Software Engineering (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2021 - 2021 KBIT: mHealth framework
Supervisor
 Software Engineering
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Real world group emotional analytics using electrodermal activity signals
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 An artificial intelligence approach for atrial fibrillation detection in single-lead invisible ECG
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Beyond the prototype: Exploitation strategies for proof of concept biomedical devices
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 System on chip (SoC) for invisible electrocardiography (ECG) biometrics
Co-supervisor
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 LAMPSY - A novel epilepsy video monitoring and seizure detection device
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - 2021 A neuroorganoleptics approach to consumer acceptance analysis of food products based on peripheral psychophysiological signals
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Development and testing of an adjustable brain-computer interaction device
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Technology (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/12 Hardware and software platform for postural analysis
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Technologies (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/12 Application of machine and deep learning techniques for cardiovascular risk assessment based on biomedical sensors
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Technologies (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/11 Evaluation of electrocardiography and electrodermal activity with biomedical sensors integrated in an office chair
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Technologies (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Electrodermal activity sensor (EDA) with adaptive gain control
Co-supervisor
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Development and testing of algorithms for real-time feature extraction from biosignals in embedded systems
Supervisor
 Biomedical Technologies (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Development of an application for handheld dynamometry
Supervisor
 Computer Science (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Introduction to biosignal acquisition, storage, visualization and processing
Supervisor
 Biomedical Technologies (Scientific initiation)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Evaluation of biomedical instrumentation and validation of non-conventional materials for electrodermal activity measurement
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Scientific initiation)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Development of an application for 3D printing of ECG waveforms collected with the BITalino platform
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Development of an electromyography (EMG) sonification device for botulinum toxin injection guidance in spasmodic dysphonia
Supervisor
 Biomedical Technologies (Scientific initiation)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Wireless system for monitoring and alerting vital signs in small animals
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Design and testing of an enclosure for the integration of electrocardiography (ECG) in a 3M Littmann 3200 digital stethoscope
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Technologies (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Open source bionic hand controller
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Maintenance of mobile applications at Tekever
Co-supervisor
 Computer Science (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Development of a project control software for OGMA - Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal, S.A.
Co-supervisor
 Computer Science (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Towards an integrated electrocardiography system for digital stethoscopes
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Comparison of the mobile ECG device BITalino with an established laboratory ECG system
Co-supervisor
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
2018 - 2018 Long term real-time pervasive monitoring system for non-hospitalized patients
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Towards continuous user authentication by exploring physiological multimodality: ECG and BVP
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Dynamic analysis of swimmers during training: An inertial measurement unit (IMU) approach
Co-supervisor
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Acquisition and validation of biomedical signals using low cost equipment
Co-supervisor
 Rehabilitation Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Real time habitat monitor for animal models
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Mobile application for the control of a robotic hand
Co-supervisor
 Computer Science (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Biosignals proxy for data streaming in broadcasting
Supervisor
 Computer Science (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Flagify - A Ruby microservice
Co-supervisor
 Computer Science (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Embedded systems in the aid of people with motor disabilities: A surface electromyography-based assistive technology for human-computer interaction
Co-supervisor
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Development of didactic physics experiments using a miniaturized wireless acquisition board
Co-supervisor
 Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Sistema de aquisição e análise de sinais na prática de natação
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Biometric system based on ECG signals collected through dry electrodes
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2011 - 2011 ECG based biometric system for the Android platform
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Biometric recognition system based on finger ECG signals
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Whole body vibration analysis through accelerometry
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2010 - 2010 ECG telemonitoring system based on Android OS
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Desenvolvimento, desenho e implementação de projectos de hardware na área dos biosensores
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrónica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role		 Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023 Diffusion augmentation in latent program spaces as a cognitive model of psychedelic action
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carolina Santos Carvalho Caramelo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Implementation of a data storage and visualization framework for product analysis and algorithm development in the ATENA medical ventilator project
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tiago Tropa Franco (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Augmented reality display with hands-free control for surgical procedure enhancement: An electromyographic-based approach
Supervisor
 Margarida Veloso Branco Lopes Ramalho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Comparing traditional monitor and virtual reality stimulation methods for emotion recognition using electroencephalographic signals
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maja Milekic (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Photonic solution for elders’ indoor activity monitoring
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Matilde Pinto Paula Marques da Rocha (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 Optical accelerometer for evaluation of the bone consolidation process
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela da Conceição Fernandes Real (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 ExoSensing: Exoskeleton comfort evaluation through smart sensing
Supervisor
 Daniel David Proaño Guevara (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Certification of physiotherapy software as a medical device: A european regulatory analysis and case study on the Clynx platform
Supervisor
 Irina Esteves Lopes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Frailty prevention through pulmonary function assessment
Supervisor
 Mariana Ferreira Nunes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Towards musculoskeletal rehabilitation based on body tracking from 2D video feeds
Supervisor
 Carolina de Sequeira Couto e Vazão Clemente (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Sleepy drivers: Eye-state and drowsiness monitoring using face video
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Telma Sofia Caldeira Esteves (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 Automatic identity recognition based on "invisible" biomedical devices
Supervisor
 Maria Louro da Silva (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Enhancing telerehabilitation in the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cardiorespiratory biofeedback approach
Supervisor
 Inês Maria Neves Carvalho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Electromyography measurements for the assessment of the effect of botulinum toxin-a in spasticity of the wrist
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Miguel Mafra Baptista (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 Bio-Radar: Contactless acquisition system for vital signs
(Thesis) Arguer
 Carolina Teixeira de Sousa Gouveia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023 Towards enabling human-computer symbiosis through trust
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ighoyota Ben Ajenaghughrure (PhD)
Tallinna Ülikool, Estonia
2023 Context-aware algorithms for diabetes or prediabetes prediction and diagnosis support in ambient assisted living
(Thesis) Arguer
 Virginie dos Santos Felizardo (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023 Novel approaches to pervasive and remote sensing in cardiovascular disease assessment
Supervisor
 Daniel Faustino de Noronha Osório (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 Designing tools for exploring non-verbal expression and collaborative interaction design
Supervisor
 William Ruddock Primett (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 Measurement and analysis of cognitive workload on the basis of eye-tracking activity using machine learning
(Thesis) Arguer
 Monika Kaczorowska (PhD)
Polsko-Japonska Akademia Technik Komputerowych, Poland
2022 ATHENA I: An architecture for real-time monitoring of physiological signals supported by artificial intelligence
(Thesis) Main arguer
 William da Rosa Fröhlich (Master)
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil
2022 Towards machine learning and biosignal based framework for ehealth monitoring systems
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Eduardo Frango Paulos (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022 Development of a device for monitoring the use of upper limb orthosis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Raquel Dias Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2022 Touchless control of augmented reality device
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diana Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 Single-wrist electrocardiogram acquisition application in biometrics
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Erfan Omidvar (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Deep residual learning for epileptic seizure prediction and tools to expedite biosignal research
Supervisor
 João Miguel Areias Saraiva (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 Novel wearable sock for multimodal peripheral biosignal acquisition: Towards unobtrusive seizure monitoring in epilepsy
Supervisor
 Afonso Fortes Raposo Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022 Plants as sensors: First studies and prototype models
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Marta Nunes Andrade Lobo dos Santos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Contribution to a non-conventional approach to peripheral vascular function - study of the physiological impact of massage on the circulation of the lower limb
(Thesis) Arguer
 Clemente José Gomes da Rocha (PhD)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021 Automatic remote surveillance system of vital symptoms for COVID-19
Supervisor
 Afonso Raposo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 KBIT: mHealth framework
Supervisor
 Pedro Costa (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2021 Study of the autonomic nervous system using a low-cost pupilometer
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Cavaleiro (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 Internship report at BrainAnswer: Procedures for emotion studies using thermal variations and eye tracking
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 Derivation of respiratory signals from electrocardiogram
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Silva (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2021 Real world group emotional analytics using electrodermal activity signals
Supervisor
 Gonçalo Salvador (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Biometric authentication and identification through electrocardiogram signals
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Teresa Pereira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021 Beyond the prototype: Exploitation strategies for proof of concept biomedical devices
Supervisor
 Laura Sousa (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 System on chip (SoC) for invisible electrocardiography (ECG) biometrics
Supervisor
 Francisco Melo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 Towards the development of physiological models for emotion and stress assessment
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pierluigi Reali (PhD)
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
2021 O efeito da meditação mindfulness na actividade eletrofisiológica
(Thesis) Arguer
 José Morais (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 Towards enabling human-computer symbiosis through trust Ighoyota Ben (PhD)
Tallinna Ülikool, Estonia
2020 Applicability of low-cost electromyographs in ergonomic assessment Martee Reinvee (PhD)
Eesti Maaülikooli, Estonia
2020 Optical fiber spirometer for pulmonary health assessment
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Nepomuceno (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) / Lisbon Unit for Learning and Intelligent Systems (LUMLIS) Member
2013 - Current ACM
2012 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros
2010/03 - Current IEEE

Committee member

Activity description
Role		 Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Gender equality model steering
Member
 Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
2021 - Current Ethical committee
Member
 Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Biomedical Engineering College Installation Committee
Member
 Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Independent expert in the work group on ICT standards for Active and Healthy Ageing
Advisor / Consultant
2017 - 2017 Member of the accreditation jury for the Postgraduate Program on Digital Marketing Technologies
Member
 Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2020 - Current Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition (RECPAD)
2018 - Current IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
2017 - Current Int'l Conf. on Computer-Human Interaction Re- search and Applications (CHIRA)
2023 - 2024 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)
2023 - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)
2022 - 2023 XIV Symposium on Bioengineering
2021 - 2022 ACM Int'l Conf. on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX)
2020/10/04 - 2021 Computational based Biomarkers for Mental and Emotional Health (CBMEH)
2020 - 2020 International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR)
2018 - 2019 Int'l Conf. on Neurotechnology and Physiological Computing Systems (NeuroPhyCS)
2014 - 2018 Int'l Conf. on Physiological Computing Systems (PhyCS)
2014 - 2014 Int'l Symp. on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health (MindCare)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Principles of Bioinstrumentation Integrated Master in Biomedical Engeering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021 - Current Instrumentation and Acquisition of Biosignals Biomedical Engineering Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - Current Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2017 - Current Telemedicine Telemedicine (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2009/03 - Current Complementos de Sistemas (Outros) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2009/03 - Current Sistemas Operativos (Outros) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2020/02 - 2021/07 Signal Acquisition Instrumentation in Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Machine Learning in Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Biomedical Instrumentation Medicine (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2019/11/18 - 2019/11/22 Physiological and Affective Computing. Human-Computer Interaction (Master) Tallinna Ülikool, Estonia
2019 - 2019 Introduction to biomedical instrumentation and data science Exercise Prescription and Health Promotion (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Forensics Informatics Forensics Informatics (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role		 Institution / Organization Funding entity
2022 - Current European Innovation Council, Independent expert reviewer European Innovation Council, Belgium
2019 - Current Horizon 2020, Independent expert reviewer.
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium
2022 - 2024 Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), Independent expert reviewer
Evaluator
 Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), Cyprus
2022 - 2023 Horizon Europe, Independent expert reviewer European Commission, Belgium
2020 - 2021 Portugal 2020, Independent expert reviewer
Evaluator
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Portugal Ventures Call for MVP
Evaluator
 Portugal Ventures, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Portugal 2020, Independent expert reviewer
Evaluator
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Portugal 2020, Independent expert reviewer Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Horizon 2020, Independent expert reviewer. European Commission, Belgium
2015 - 2015 W. M. Keck Foundation, Independent expert reviewer.
Evaluator
 W. M. Keck Foundation, United States

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/03 The future of electrocardiography can be invisible and is being done at técnico Instituto Superior Técnico News
2021/03 Is the toilet the best place to make an electrocardiogram? OLI and IT-L believe so! Expresso
2020 SmartHeart - Smarter cardiac sensing via integrated signal processing Exame Informática
2018 What 3 Chief Innovation Officers have to say about their role Innovation Matrix
2018 Pervasive ECG: Integrating body sensors into everyday things MedGadget
2014 Assemble personal diagnostic tools with this DIY kit Wired UK
2014 Sensors and sensitivity TechCrunch
2014 BITalino’s next-gen sensors squeeze the costs of building connected health apps TechCrunch
2013 BITalino is a low cost, modular bio-signal sensor kit that makes it quicker & easier to build medical devices & health tracker apps TechCrunch
2013 Hands-on with BITalino, a microcontroller board for quirky and serious projects alike Engadget.com
2013 Exploring Physiological Sensors with BITalino MAKE:

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2023/06 - 2023/06 Podcast of the Portuguese Communications Enterprise Association Wearables for healthcare applications
2023/03 - 2023/03 Palavrões da Ciência How to save lives with smartphones and toilet seats

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - Current SN Computer Science (2661-8907)
2021 - Current Sensors (1424-8220) MDPI
2019 - 2020 Frontiers in Computer Science (2624-9898) Frontiers Media SA
2016 - 2017 Multimedia Tools and Applications, Special Issue on Multimedia Tools for Physiological Computing. Springer
2014 - 2015 Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, Special Issue on Physiological Computing for Human- Computer Interaction ACM
2014 - 2015 Interacting with Computers, Special Issue on Physiological Computing for Intelligent Adaptation Oxford Academic - Oxford Journals

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Fraunhofer AICOS, Jury of the "Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge" Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Practice Recognition, with "ScientIST: Experiments in the Field of Biomedical Engineering Supported by Mobile Devices, Cloud Services and the Internet of Things (IoT)"
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 IEEE Entrepreneurship Impact Award
IEEE, United States
2022 Best Paper in Smart Systems and Devices at DoCEIS 2022, with "Novel Graphene Electrode for Electromyography using Wearables based on Smart Textiles"
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2022 Best Paper at ACM DIS 2022, with "Designing Interactive Visuals for Dance from Body Maps: Machine Learning and Composite Animation Approaches"
Association for Computing Machinery, United States
2022 Best Oral Presentation Award at CinC 2022, with "Detection of Heart Sound Murmurs and Clinical Outcome with Bidirectional Long Short-Term Networks"
PhysioNet and Computing in Cardiology, United States
2021 Best Video at Cool Tools for Science 2021, with "EpiBOX: A Novel Approach to Long-Term Data Acquisition with Automatic Seizure Detection in Epilepsy"
2020 1st place at the "Sports Sciences Awards" in the "Training" Category, with "Low Cost IMU for Training Control and Evaluation in Swimmers"
Comité Olímpico de Portugal, Portugal
2018 Career Award alumniIPS
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2015 1st place at Prémio Inovação Jovem Engenheiro 2014, with "BIT: Biosignal Igniter Toolkit"
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2014 Most Innovative Product/Technology, with "Off-the-person Electrocardiography"
MIT Portugal, Portugal
2013 1st place at InovPortugal, with "Vitalidi"
Associação Acredita Portugal, Portugal
2013 Best Startup (1st place) & Best Pitch at the Venture Day Lisbon, with "Vitalidi"
IE Business School, Spain
2013 "Off-the-person Electrocardiography for Biometric Applications"
IEEE, United States
2011 Engenheiro Jaime Filipe Award, with "myTROC@S: Multimedia Platform for Development of the Communicative Competence in Autistic Children"
Instituto da Segurança Social, Portugal
2011 Best Paper at USAB 2011, with "Clinical Data Privacy and Customization via Biometrics Based on ECG Signals"
Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft, Austria
2010 Honorable Mention at Exame Informática's "The Best of Technology in Portugal Awards, with "myTROC@S: Multimedia Platform for Development of the Communicative Competence in Autistic Children"
Exame Informática, Portugal

Title

2024 Ordem dos Engenheiros Councilor Member
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
2022 Senior Researcher Grade
Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
2019 ACM Senior Member Grade
2018 IEEE Senior Member Grade
IEEE, United States

Other distinction

2022 Commencement Address.
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2021 Honourable Mention for Best Presentation, with "ScientISST Notebooks: Design Considerations and Lessons Learned"
2017 Featured Researcher at the Sparks "Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution" Exhibition
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2010 Biggest Innovation Award
HiT Barcelona, Portugal
2005 "Caixa Geral de Depósitos" Award
Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal
2004 Academic merit award (#1 student of the year)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2003 Academic merit award (Top 3 student of the year)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal