Nuno Fachada (E111-7012-9FCC)

Curriculum Vitae

Nuno Fachada

Nuno Fachada is an Assistant Professor at Lusófona University and an Integrated Researcher at INESC INOV-Lab. He is currently teaching Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Programming at the Videogames BA, and Machine Learning Fundamentals at the AI for Games MSc Program. Nuno's main research interests lie in AI, Machine Learning, Games, Research Software, Computer Science Education, High-Performance Computing, and Modeling and Simulation, topics on which he has published more than 25 articles in Q1/Q2 journals (Scopus) and contributed to numerous conference proceedings and software outputs, reflecting a strong commitment to open and reproducible research practices. He completed his degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in 2005, and went on to pursue a master degree in the same institute on the topic of immune system simulation. During this period (2006-2008), Nuno was a teaching assistant at IST, lecturing subjects such as Programming, Digital Systems and Computer Architectures. He successfully defended his PhD thesis in 2016 (IST), entitled "Agent-Based Modeling on High Performance Computing Architectures", for which he was awarded the maximum grade Pass with Distinction and Honour. After a year as a postdoc at IST's Institute for Systems and Robotics, Nuno moved to Lusófona University, where he holds his current academic position and contributes to both teaching and research in AI and programming, having played a key role in the design and delivery of curricula in AI and machine learning, including the development of courses and academic programs focused on applied AI. More recently, he has further consolidated his research activity as an Integrated Researcher at INESC INOV-Lab and as the Principal Investigator of the FireGuard project (2024-2026), strengthening his work on applied AI for societal and environmental challenges. His recent work also explores the capabilities of large language models in complex tasks, including reasoning, simulation, and automated decision making.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Nuno Fachada

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: E111-7012-9FCC
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8487-5837
Google Scholar ID: MaZgRdIAAAAJ
Researcher Id: D-9270-2014
Scopus Author Id: 35194003700

Websites

https://www.ulusofona.pt/docentes/nuno-maria-carvalho-pereira-fernandes-fachada (Professional)
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/D-9270-2014 (Scholar)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nuno_Fachada (Scholar)
https://github.com/nunofachada (Professional)
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35194003700 (Scholar)
https://www.x.com/nunofachada (Social media)
https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/persons/nuno-fachada (Scholar)
https://bsky.app/profile/nunofachada.bsky.social (Social media)
https://www.semanticscholar.org/author/Nuno-Fachada/1791930 (Scholar)
https://app.dimensions.ai/details/entities/publication/author/ur.015472710275.50 (Scholar)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/09/13 Concluded	Doctorate Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Agent-Based Modeling on High Performance Computing Architectures" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Pass with Distinction and Honour
2008 Concluded	Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Pre-Bologna) (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Agent-based Simulation of the Immune System" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Curricular units 4.2/5
2005 Concluded	Licenciatura em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (5 year degree, pre-Bologne) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "SimulIm: an application for the modelling and simulation of complex systems, using the immune system as an example" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14 (curricular units), 18 (thesis)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2026/01/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	INESC INOV-Lab, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024/01/27 - 2025/12/31	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Tecnologias e Sistemas, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/09/25 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Comunicação Arquitectura Artes e Tecnologias da Informação, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/09/25 - Current	Organic Unit Sub-director	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Comunicação Arquitectura Artes e Tecnologias da Informação, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2009/03 - 2013/03	Agent-Based Modeling on High Performance Computing Architectures SFRH/BD/48310/2008 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022/06/01 - 2028/05/31	CEEC INST 2ed CEECINST/00002/2021/CP2788/CT0001 10.54499/CEECINST/00002/2021/CP2788/CT0001 Principal investigator COFAC - Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural CRL, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2024/12/01 - 2026/12/31	eGames Lab C645022399-00000057 Other Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2024/10/01 - 2026/09/30	HiTOP-SR: A New Era for Psychological Assessment FAZER+/ILIND/HEI-Lab/1/2024 Researcher Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment and Interaction Labs, Portugal Universidade Lusófona Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Cognição e Computação Centrado nas Pessoas, Portugal Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Comunicação Aplicada Cultura e Novas Tecnologias, Portugal	Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Ongoing
2025/02/01 - 2026/07/31	FireGuard: Fire Management with Autonomous UAV Navigation COFAC/ILIND/COPELABS/1/2024 Principal investigator Universidade Lusófona Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Cognição e Computação Centrado nas Pessoas, Portugal	Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratório Associado de Sistemas Inteligentes LA/P/0104/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0104/2020 Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal Instituto Politécnico do Porto Centro de Investigação em Sistemas Computacionais Embebidos e de Tempo-Real, Portugal Instituto Politécnico do Porto Grupo de Investigação em Engenharia e Computação Inteligente para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência de Computadores, Portugal Universidade do Minho Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Tecnologias e Sistemas, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Informática e Sistemas, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro de Matemática, Portugal Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2024/01/01 - 2025/06/01	Cybersecurity Awareness Training Simulator COFAC/ILIND/HEI-Lab/1/2023 Researcher Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment and Interaction Labs, Portugal	Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Laboratórios Digitais de Ambientes e Interacções Humanas UIDB/05380/2020 10.54499/UIDB/05380/2020	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems UIDB/50009/2020 10.54499/UIDB/50009/2020 Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/08/01 - 2020/10/31	Escola de Verão Cognição e Videojogos para a Pandemia 2020 - CVP'20 / Cognition and Video Games for the Pandemic 2020 Summer School - CVP'20 CVP20/Verão com Ciência Supervisor Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment and Interaction Labs, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia UID/EEA/50009/2019 Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2010/06/01 - 2013/11/30	PhenoMet - Abordagens integrativas de fenotipagem, genómica e metabolómica para leveduras de vinificação PTDC/AGR-ALI/103392/2008 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013/05/01 - 2013/07/31	fluct.wind: Wind power fluctuation characterization and categorization by time-spectra wavelet analysis grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 114178 Research Fellow Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - LA 9 - 2011-2012 PEst-OE/EEI/LA0009/2011 Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Instituto do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007/10 - 2010/09	OpenMicroBio: A framework for computational simulation of cellular communities during BioProcess Engineering grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 69310 Other Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	David, Nuno; Fachada, Nuno; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Verifying and Validating Simulations". In Understanding Complex Systems, edited by Edmonds, Bruce; Meyer, Ruth, 173-204. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2017. Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-66948-9_9
Conference abstract	Luz, Filipe Soares Branco da Costa; Fachada, Nuno; Junior, Roberto. "Biofeedback Game Design". Paper presented in Play2Learn 2018, Lisboa, 2018. Published Fachada, V.; Rahkila, P.; Turpeinen, T.; Fachada, N.; Kujala, U.; Kainulainen, H.. "Batch Processing of Intramyocellular Biomolecule Localization". Paper presented in Scandem 2011 - 62nd Meeting of the Scandinavian Microscopy Society, Oulu, 2011. Published
Conference paper	de Andrade, Diogo; Fachada, Nuno. Corresponding author: de Andrade, Diogo. "Graph Based Generation of Navigable 3D Environments from Deformable Map Pieces". Paper presented in Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems (DoCEIS '26), Caparica, 2026. Published • 10.1007/978-3-032-28939-1_33 de Andrade, Diogo; Lopes, Phil; Fachada, Nuno. "Liminal Procedural Horror". Paper presented in 2025 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), Lisbon, 2025. Published • 10.1109/cog64752.2025.11114194 Fachada, Nuno; Rodrigues, António R.; de Andrade, Diogo; Lopes, Phil. Corresponding author: Fachada, Nuno. "Generating 3D Terrain with 2D Cellular Automata". Paper presented in 2025 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), Lisbon, 2025. Published • 10.1109/cog64752.2025.11114361 Oliveira, Afonso; Fachada, Nuno; Carvalho, João. "Detection and Characterization of Plume-Dominated Wildfires". Paper presented in Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems (DoCEIS '25), Caparica, 2025. Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-97051-1_10 Fachada, Nuno. "Databases Without Databases: Projects for Including Database Concepts in Interdisciplinary Curricula with LINQ". Paper presented in Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE '24, Milan, 2024. Published • 10.1145/3649405.3659525 Oliveira, Afonso; Fachada, Nuno; Carvalho, João. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Afonso. "Data Science for Geographic Information Systems". Paper presented in 2024 8th International Young Engineers Forum on Electrical and Computer Engineering (YEF-ECE), Caparica, 2024. Published • 10.1109/yef-ece62614.2024.10624902 Papageorgiou, Isabella; Fachada, Nuno; Avlonitis, Markos; Carvalho, João. "Adaptive Simulation of Separate Factors in the Alexandridis Wildfire Model". Paper presented in 2024 8th International Young Engineers Forum on Electrical and Computer Engineering (YEF-ECE), Caparica, 2024. Published • 10.1109/yef-ece62614.2024.10625361 Osório, Luis; Fachada, Nuno. "Patient-Centered Healthcare: A Framework for Analyzing Patient Feedback Through Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling". Paper presented in Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems (DoCEIS '24), Caparica, 2024. Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-63851-0_10 Lopes, Phil; Fachada, Nuno; Fonseca, Micaela; Gamboa, Hugo; Quaresma, Claudia. "Modelling Physiological Sensor Noise to Movement-Based Virtual Reality Activities". Paper presented in 17th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - BIOSIGNALS 2024, Rome, 2024. Published • 10.5220/0012424200003657 João Inácio; Fachada, Nuno; João P. Matos-Carvalho; Carlos M. Fernandes. "Humans vs AI: An Exploratory Study with Online and Offline Learners". Paper presented in 13th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts (Videojogos 2023), Aveiro, 2023. Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-51452-4_19 Fachada, Nuno; Barreiros, Filipa F.; Lopes, Phil; Fonseca, Micaela. Corresponding author: Fachada, Nuno. "Active Learning Prototypes for Teaching Game AI". Paper presented in 2023 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), Boston, 2023. Published • 10.1109/CoG57401.2023.10333229 de Andrade, Diogo; Fachada, Nuno. "Automated Generation of Map Pieces for Snappable Meshes". Paper presented in Foundations of Digital Games 2023, Lisboa, 2023. Published • 10.1145/3582437.3582483 Fachada, Nuno; de Andrade, Diogo; Serra, Pedro; Codices, Nélio; Luz, Filipe Soares Branco da Costa; Lopes, Phil; Micaela Fonseca (961A-1B84-DB7F); Pedro Pinto Neves (5C11-E559-A425). "Improving the CS Curriculum of a Top-Down Videogames BA". Paper presented in The 11th Computer Science Education Research Conference (CSERC '22), Leiden, 2022. Published • https://doi.org/10.1145/3569173.3569183 Fachada, Nuno. "A Computational Pipeline for Modeling and Predicting Wildfire Behavior". Paper presented in COMPLEXIS 2022: 7th International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk, Online streaming (remote), 2022. Published • 10.5220/0011073900003197 de Andrade, Diogo; Fachada, Nuno. "PyXYZ: an educational 3D wireframe engine in Python". Paper presented in ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE '21), Virtual Event, 2021. Published • 10.1145/3430665.3456345 e Silva, Rafael C.; Fachada, Nuno; de Andrade, Diogo; Códices, Nélio. "Procedural Game Level Generation by Joining Geometry with Hand-Placed Connectors". Paper presented in Videojogos 2020 - 12th International Conference on Videogames Sciences and Arts, Mirandela, 2020. Published Fernandes, Pedro M.A.; Inácio, Pedro M.A.; Feliciano, Hugo; Fachada, Nuno. "SimpAI: Evolutionary Heuristics for the ColorShapeLinks Board Game Competition". Paper presented in 12th International Conference on Videogames Sciences and Arts (Videojogos 2020), Mirandela, 2020. Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-95305-8_9 Fachada, Nuno; Códices, Nélio. "Top-down Design of a CS Curriculum for a Computer Games BA". Paper presented in ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE '20), Trondheim, 2020. Published • 10.1145/3341525.3387378 de Andrade, Diogo; Fachada, Nuno. "Fun maths for all game development students". Paper presented in ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE '20), Trondheim, 2020. Published • 10.1145/3341525.3393992 Fachada, Nuno. "Desafios no ensino da programação a alunos de Videojogos". Paper presented in Atas do 1.º SEVj - Seminário Sobre Ensino de Videojogos, Coimbra, 2019. Published Fernandes, Carlos M.; Rosa, Agostinho C.; Fachada, Nuno; Laredo, J. L. J.; Merelo, J. J.. "Particle swarm and population structure". Paper presented in Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion on - GECCO '18, Kyoto, 2018. Published • 10.1145/3205651.3205779 Fernandes, Carlos M.; Fachada, Nuno; Laredo, Juan L. J.; Merelo, Juan Julian; Castillo, Pedro A.; Rosa, Agostinho. "Revisiting Population Structure and Particle Swarm Performance". Paper presented in International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence, Seville, 2018. Published • 10.5220/0006959502480254 Fachada, Nuno; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Assessing the feasibility of OpenCL CPU implementations for agent-based simulations". Paper presented in 5th International Workshop on OpenCL - IWOCL 2017, Toronto, 2017. Published • 10.1145/3078155.3078174 Isidoro, C.; Fachada, N.; Barata, F.; Rosa, A.. "Artificial Life Model of Dengue Host-Vector Disease Propagation". Paper presented in International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence, Funchal, 2009. Published • 10.5220/0002324102430247 Isidoro, Carlos; Fachada, Nuno; Barata, Fábio; Rosa, Agostinho. "Agent-Based Model of Aedes aegypti Population Dynamics". Paper presented in 14th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA 2009), Aveiro, 2009. Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-04686-5_5 Isidoro, Carlos; Fachada, Nuno; Barata, Fábio; Rosa, Agostinho. "Agent-Based Model of Dengue Disease Transmission by Aedes aegypti Populations". Paper presented in 10th European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 2009), Budapest, 2009. Published • 10.1007/978-3-642-21283-3_43 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Rosa, Agostinho. "Simulating antigenic drift and shift in influenza A". Paper presented in 2009 ACM symposium on Applied Computing, Honolulu, 2009. Published • 10.1145/1529282.1529744 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Simulation of immune system response to bacterial challenge". Paper presented in European Simulation and Modelling Conference, Le Havre, 2008. Published Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Agent Based Modelling and Simulation of the Immune System: a Review". Paper presented in Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Guimarães, 2007. Published
Conference poster	Fachada, Nuno; Cruz, Janir R.; Herzog, M.H.; Figueiredo, Patricia; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "A method for detecting statistically significant differences in EEG data". Paper presented in 2017 Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, 2017.
Journal article	Fachada, Nuno; Fernandes, Daniel; Fernandes, C.M.; João P. Matos-Carvalho. Corresponding author: Fachada, Nuno. "Can Large Language Models Implement Agent-Based Models? An ODD-based Replication Study". Ecological Modelling 517 (2026): 111624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2026.111624. Published • 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2026.111624 Oliveira, Afonso; João P. Matos-Carvalho; Moutinho, Filipe; Fachada, Nuno. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Afonso. "Multispectral Indices for Wildfire Management". Frontiers in Remote Sensing 7 (2026): 1807451. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2026.1807451. Open access • Published • 10.3389/frsen.2026.1807451 Petukhova, Alina; João P. Matos-Carvalho; Fachada, Nuno. "Text clustering with large language model embeddings". International Journal of Cognitive Computing in Engineering 6 (2025): 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcce.2024.11.004. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.ijcce.2024.11.004 Nuno Fachada; Daniel Fernandes; Carlos M. Fernandes; Bruno D. Ferreira-Saraiva; João P. Matos-Carvalho. Corresponding author: Nuno Fachada. "GPT-4.1 Sets the Standard in Automated Experiment Design Using Novel Python Libraries". Future Internet 17 9 (2025): 412. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17090412. Open access • Published • 10.3390/fi17090412 Fachada, Nuno; João P. Matos-Carvalho; Fernandes, Carlos M.. "A catch-all discrete distribution: Short description and main properties". Examples and Counterexamples 8 (2025): 100196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exco.2025.100196. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.exco.2025.100196 Sulemane, Shazia; Fachada, Nuno; Carvalho, João. Corresponding author: Fachada, Nuno. "A Brief Perspective on Deep Learning Approaches for 2D Semantic Segmentation". Eng 6 7 (2025): 165. https://doi.org/10.3390/eng6070165. Open access • Published • 10.3390/eng6070165 Chathuranga M. Wijerathna Basnayaka; Fachada, Nuno. Corresponding author: Chathuranga M. Wijerathna Basnayaka. "Agenet: Age of Information evaluation in wireless networks". SoftwareX 30 (2025): 102086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2025.102086. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.softx.2025.102086 Fernandes, Daniel; Carvalho, João; Fernandes, Carlos M.; Fachada, Nuno. "DeepSeek-V3, GPT-4, Phi-4, and LLaMA-3.3 Generate Correct Code for LoRaWAN-Related Engineering Tasks". Electronics 14 7 (2025): 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14071428. Open access • Published • 10.3390/electronics14071428 Santos, Ricardo Serras; Fachada, Nuno; Matos-Carvalho, João P.; Tomic, Slavisa; Beko, Marko. "AutoNAV: A Python package for simulating UAV navigation in satellite-less environments". SoftwareX 27 (2024): 101782. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2024.101782. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.softx.2024.101782 Cipriano, Bruno Miguel Pereira; Baltazar, Bernardo; Fachada, Nuno; Vourvopoulos, Athanasios; Pedro Alves. "Bridging the Gap between Project-Oriented and Exercise-Oriented Automatic Assessment Tools". Computers 13 7 (2024): 162. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/7/162. Open access • Published • 10.3390/computers13070162 Fachada, Nuno; David, Nuno. "Artificial Intelligence in Modeling and Simulation". Algorithms 17 6 (2024): 265. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/a17060265. Open access • Published • 10.3390/a17060265 Oliveira, Afonso; Fachada, Nuno; Carvalho, João Pedro. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Afonso. "Raster Forge: Interactive raster manipulation library and GUI for Python". Software Impacts 20 (2024): 100657. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665963824000459. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100657 Saraiva, Bruno; Carvalho, João; Fachada, Nuno; Marques-Pita, Manuel. "ParShift: a Python package to study order and differentiation in group conversations". SoftwareX 24 (2023): 101554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2023.101554. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.softx.2023.101554 Fachada, Nuno; de Andrade, Diogo. "Generating Multidimensional Clusters With Support Lines". Knowledge-Based Systems 277 (2023): 110836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110836. Published • 10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110836 Petukhova, Alina; Fachada, Nuno. "MN-DS: A Multilabeled News Dataset for News Articles Hierarchical Classification". Data 8 5 (2023): 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/data8050074. Open access • Published • 10.3390/data8050074 dos Santos. Rogerio P.; Fachada, Nuno; Beko, Marko; Valderi R. Q. Leithardt. Corresponding author: Valderi R. Q. Leithardt. "A Rapid Review on the Use of Free and Open Source Technologies and Software Applied to Precision Agriculture Practices". Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 12 2 (2023): 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan12020028. Open access • Published • 10.3390/jsan12020028 LIMA, BRENA K. S.; Fachada, Nuno; Rui Dinis; Daniel B. Costa; Beko, Marko. "Uavnoma: A UAV-NOMA Network Model under Non-Ideal Conditions". Journal of Open Research Software 10 1 (2022): 9. https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.397. Open access • Published • 10.5334/jors.397 Fachada, Nuno; e Silva, Rafael C.; de Andrade, Diogo; Códices, Nélio. "Unity Snappable Meshes". Software Impacts 13 (2022): 100363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2022.100363. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.simpa.2022.100363 Petukhova, Alina; Fachada, Nuno. "TextCL: A Python package for NLP preprocessing tasks". SoftwareX 19 (2022): 101122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101122. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.softx.2022.101122 Cipriano, Bruno Pereira; Fachada, Nuno; Alves, Pedro. "Drop Project: An automatic assessment tool for programming assignments". SoftwareX 18 (2022): 101079. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101079. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.softx.2022.101079 Petukhova, Alina; Fachada, Nuno. "Retail System Scenario Modeling Using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps". Information 13 5 (2022): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info13050251. Open access • Published • 10.3390/info13050251 E Silva, Rafael C.; Fachada, Nuno; de Andrade, Diogo; Codices, Nelio. "Procedural Generation of 3D Maps with Snappable Meshes". IEEE Access 10 (2022): 43093-43111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3168832. Open access • Published • 10.1109/access.2022.3168832 Fachada, Vasco; Rahkila, Paavo; Fachada, Nuno; Turpeinen, Tuomas; Kujala, Urho M.; Kainulainen, Heikki. Corresponding author: Fachada, Vasco. "Enlarged PLIN5-stripped lipid droplets in inner regions of skeletal muscle type II fibers associate with Type 2 Diabetes". Acta Histochemica 124 3 (2022): 151869. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065128122000289. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.acthis.2022.151869 Fachada, Nuno. "ColorShapeLinks: A Board Game AI Competition for Educators and Students". Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence 2 (2021): 100014. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666920X21000084. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.caeai.2021.100014 Fernandes, Carlos M.; Fachada, Nuno; Laredo, Juan L. J.; Merelo, Juan-Julián; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Population Sizing of Cellular Evolutionary Algorithms". Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 58 (2020): 100721. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210650220303746. Published • 10.1016/j.swevo.2020.100721 Fachada, Nuno; Rosa, Agostinho C. "generateData—A 2D data generator". Software Impacts 4 (2020): 100017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2020.100017. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.simpa.2020.100017 de Andrade, Diogo; Fachada, Nuno; Fernandes, Carlos M.; Da Rosa, Agostinho C. "Generative Art with Swarm Landscapes". Entropy 22 11 (2020): 1284. https://publons.com/publon/35111058/. Published • 10.3390/E22111284 Fernandes, Carlos M.; Fachada, Nuno; Merelo, Juan-Julián; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Steady state particle swarm". PeerJ Computer Science 5 (2019): e202. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.202. Open access • Published • 10.7717/peerj-cs.202 Fachada, Nuno. "Teaching database concepts to video game design and development students". Revista Lusófona de Educação 40 40 (2018): 151-165. http://doi.org/10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle40.10. Open access • Published • 10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle40.10 Fachada, Nuno; C. Rosa, Agostinho. "micompm: A MATLAB/Octave toolbox for multivariate independent comparison of observations". Journal of Open Source Software 3 23 (2018): 430. http://dx.doi.org/10.21105/joss.00430. Open access • Published • 10.21105/joss.00430 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "cf4ocl: A C framework for OpenCL". Science of Computer Programming 143 (2017): 9-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scico.2017.03.005. Published • 10.1016/j.scico.2017.03.005 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Parallelization Strategies for Spatial Agent-Based Models". International Journal of Parallel Programming 45 3 (2017): 449-481. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10766-015-0399-9. Published • 10.1007/s10766-015-0399-9 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Model-independent comparison of simulation output". Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 72 (2017): 131-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2016.12.013. Published • 10.1016/j.simpat.2016.12.013 Fachada, Nuno; Rodrigues, João; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "micompr: An R Package for Multivariate Independent Comparison of Observations". The R Journal 8 2 (2016): 405-420. https://journal.r-project.org/archive/2016-2/fachada-rodrigues-lopes-etal.pdf. Open access • Published • 10.32614/RJ-2016-055 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "SimOutUtils – Utilities for Analyzing Time Series Simulation Output". Journal of Open Research Software 4 1 (2016): e38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/jors.110. Open access • Published • 10.5334/jors.110 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "PerfAndPubTools – Tools for Software Performance Analysis and Publishing of Results". Journal of Open Research Software 4 1 (2016): e18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/jors.115. Open access • Published • 10.5334/jors.115 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Towards a standard model for research in agent-based modeling and simulation". PeerJ Computer Science 1 (2015): e36. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.36. Open access • Published • 10.7717/peerj-cs.36 Fachada, Nuno; Figueiredo, Mário A.T.; Lopes, Vitor V.; Martins, Rui C.; Rosa, Agostinho C.. "Spectrometric differentiation of yeast strains using minimum volume increase and minimum direction change clustering criteria". Pattern Recognition Letters 45 (2014): 55-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2014.03.008. Published • 10.1016/j.patrec.2014.03.008 Fachada, Vasco; Fachada, Nuno; Turpeinen, Tuomas; Rahkila, Paavo; Rosa, Agostinho C.; Kainulainen, Heikki. "TopoCell – An image analysis tool to study intracellular topography". The FASEB Journal 26 1\_supplem (2012): 578.2. https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.578.2. Open access • Published • 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.578.2
Journal issue	Fachada, Nuno; David, Nuno. "Artificial Intelligence in Modeling and Simulation (2nd Edition)". Algorithms (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/special_issues/UIGD99EL87. In press • Invited editor Fachada, Nuno; David, Nuno. "Artificial Intelligence in Modeling and Simulation (1st Edition)". Algorithms (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/books/reprint/9477-artificial-intelligence-in-modeling-and-simulation. Published • 10.3390/books978-3-7258-1518-0 • Invited editor Fachada, Nuno; J. P. Matos-Carvalho; David, Nuno. "Territorial and Spatial-Based Simulation". Frontiers in Computer Science (2024): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/61288/territorial-and-spatial-based-simulation. Accepted • Coeditor Vourvopoulos, Athanasios; Fachada, Nuno; Niforatos, Evangelos; Bernardino, Alexandre; Friedman, Doron. "The Role of Virtual Reality in Human-AI Interaction (HAII)". Frontiers in Virtual Reality (2021): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14855/the-role-of-virtual-reality-in-human-ai-interaction-haii. Published • Coeditor
Magazine article	Carlos Fernandes; Fachada, Nuno. "Dimensionamento de populações de algoritmos evolutivos celulares", Técnica. Revista da Associação de Estudantes do Instituto Superior Técnico, 2021, https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/qQc2Ivg2oNMtT3uRpWoKwBlXbjfzKr5v5f_J.
Online resource	Fachada, Nuno; Serra, Pedro; Andrade, Diogo; Códices, Nélio; Luz, Filipe Soares Branco da Costa; Soares, Fernando. Lusófona Videogames GitHub Page. 2017. https://github.com/VideojogosLusofona. Fachada, Nuno; Leite, Nuno; Ramalho, Luis; Golub, Marc; Vourvopoulos, Athanasios. LaSEEB GitHub Page. 2014. https://github.com/LaSEEB.
Preprint	Fernandes, Carlos M.; Matos-Carvalho, João P.; Fachada, Nuno; Fernandes, Daniel. "VLMs vs. YOLO for Euro Coin Identification and Counting". 2026. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6635318. 10.2139/ssrn.6635318 de Andrade, Diogo; Fachada, Nuno. Corresponding author: de Andrade, Diogo. "Structural Tree Extraction from 3D Surfaces". 2025. https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15886. 10.48550/arXiv.2510.15886 Lopes, Phil; Fachada, Nuno; Fonseca, Micaela. "Closing the Loop: A Systematic Review of Experience-Driven Game Adaptation". 2025. https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01351. 10.48550/arXiv.2505.01351 Fonseca, Micaela; Fachada, Nuno; Sousa, Micael; Oliveira, J; Quaresma, Claudia; Lopes, Phil. "Games! What are they good for? The Struggle of Serious Game Adoption for Rehabilitation". 2025. https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06901. 10.48550/arXiv.2501.06901 Martins, Rui C.; Fachada, Nuno. "Finite Element Procedures for Enzyme, Chemical Reaction and 'In-Silico' Genome Scale Networks". 2015. https://arxiv.org/abs/1508.02506. 10.48550/arXiv.1508.02506 Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Vitor V.; Da Rosa, Agostinho C. "Simulations of Antigenic Variability in Influenza A". 2008. https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.2303.1. 10.1038/npre.2008.2303.1
Thesis / Dissertation	Fachada, Nuno. "Agent-Based Modeling on High Performance Computing Architectures". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2016. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11970.99523. 10.13140/RG.2.2.11970.99523 Fachada, Nuno. "Agent-based Simulation of the Immune System". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2008. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256325608_Agent-based_Simulation_of_the_Immune_System. Fachada, Nuno. "SimulIm: an application for the modelling and simulation of Complex Systems, using the Immune System as an example". Degree, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2005. http://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3418.5925. 10.13140/2.1.3418.5925
Website	Fachada, Nuno; Lopes, Phil. Foundations of Digital Games 2023. 2022. http://www.fdg2023.org/.

Other

Dataset	Petukhova, Alina; Fachada, Nuno. Full Clustering Results for "Text Clustering with LLM Embeddings". Zenodo. 2024. 10.5281/zenodo.10844656 Cipriano, Bruno Miguel Pereira; Baltazar, Bernardo; Alves, Pedro Hugo de Queirós; Fachada, Nuno. Drop Project Student Plugin for IntelliJ IDEA - Evaluation Survey. https://zenodo.org/records/8432997. 2023. 10.5281/zenodo.8432996 Fachada, Nuno. Supplementary materials for "Active Learning Prototypes for Teaching Game AI". https://zenodo.org/records/8117020. 2023. 10.5281/zenodo.8117019 Petukhova, Alina; Fachada, Nuno. MN-DS: A Multilabeled News Dataset for News Articles Hierarchical Classification (dataset). Zenodo. 2022. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7394850 Petukhova, Alina; Fachada, Nuno. Retail fuzzy cognitive map dataset. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6046893. 2022. 10.5281/zenodo.6046893 Fachada, Vasco; Rahkila, Paavo; Fachada, Nuno; Turpeinen, Tuomas; Kujala, Urho; Kainulainen, Heikki. PLIN5 (green) coating Lipid droplets (red) 3D rendering. ResearchGate. 2022. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18760.58885 Fachada, Nuno. Snappable Meshes Performance Dataset. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5851209. 2022. 10.5281/zenodo.5851209 Fachada, Nuno. ColorShapeLinks 2019/20 Grades Dataset. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4543679. 2021. 10.5281/zenodo.4543679 Fachada, Nuno. PPHPC Java vs OpenCL-CPU Datasets. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293014. 2017. 10.5281/zenodo.293014 Fachada, Nuno. PPHPC OpenCL-Thesis Datasets. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.62074. 2016. 10.5281/zenodo.62074 Fachada, Nuno. PPHPC MIComp Datasets. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.46848. 2016. 10.5281/zenodo.46848 Fachada, Nuno. PPHPC ParStrat Datasets. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.34049. 2015. 10.5281/zenodo.34049 Fachada, Nuno. PPHPC NetLogo Datasets. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.34053. 2015. 10.5281/zenodo.34053 Fachada, Nuno. Elongated Clustering dataset for benchmarking clustering algorithms. https://github.com/nunofachada/elongated-clustering. 2014.
Research technique	Supplementary material for "Can Large Language Models Implement Agent-Based Models? An ODD-based Replication Study". Researcher. Fachada, Nuno; Fernandes, Daniel; Fernandes, C.M.; João P. Matos-Carvalho. 2026. 10.5281/zenodo.18521255 • Researcher Supplementary material for "GPT-4.1 Sets the Standard in Automated Experiment Design Using Novel Python Libraries". Researcher. Fachada, Nuno; Fernandes, Daniel; Fernandes, C.M.; Ferreira-Saraiva, B.; João P. Matos-Carvalho. 2025. 10.5281/zenodo.16582736 • Researcher Supplementary material for "DeepSeek-V3, GPT-4, Phi-4, and LLaMA-3.3 generate correct code for LoRaWAN-related engineering tasks". Researcher. Fachada, Nuno; Fernandes, Daniel; João P. Matos-Carvalho; Fernandes, C.M.. 2025. 10.5281/zenodo.14888672 • Researcher Supplementary material for "A Catch-All Discrete Distribution: Short Description and Main Properties". Researcher. Fachada, Nuno; João P. Matos-Carvalho; Fernandes, Carlos M.. 2024. 10.5281/zenodo.13357229 • Researcher Supplementary materials for "A Rapid Review on the Use of Free and Open Source Technologies and Software Applied to Precision Agriculture Practices". Co-Researcher. SANTOS, ROGERIO; Fachada, Nuno; Beko, Marko; LEITHARDT, VALDERI. 2023. 10.5281/zenodo.7729469 • Co-Researcher Supplementary materials for "Generating Multidimensional Clusters With Support Lines". Researcher. Fachada, Nuno; de Andrade, Diogo. 2023. 10.5281/zenodo.7566684 • Researcher Usage examples for the micompr R package.. Researcher. Fachada, Nuno. 2017. Researcher
Software	Berra, Salah; Nennouche, Mohamed; Fachada, Nuno. "deep-unfolding". Universidade Lusófona Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Cognição e Computação Centrado nas Pessoas. Crossplatform. 2024. Basnayaka, Chathuranga; Fachada, Nuno. "agenet". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Comunicação Arquitectura Artes e Tecnologias da Informação. Crossplatform. 2023. Fachada, Nuno. "libGameAI". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform. 2023. Fachada, Nuno. "Game AI Prototypes". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform Unity implementation. 2023. Saraiva, Bruno; Fachada, Nuno; Marques-Pita, Manuel; Carvalho, João. "ParShift". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform. 2023. Fachada, Nuno; de Andrade, Diogo. "Clugen: multidimensional cluster generation". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform, implementations in Python, R, Julia and MATLAB/Octave. 2023. Fachada, Nuno. "micompr: Multivariate independent comparison of observations". Crossplatform. 2023. LIMA, BRENA K. S.; Fachada, Nuno. "uavnoma - Numerical Simulation of an UAV-NOMA System". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform. 2022. 10.5281/zenodo.5467594 Petukhova, Alina; Fachada, Nuno. "TextCL - Text preprocessing package for use in NLP tasks". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform. 2022. de Andrade, Diogo; Fachada, Nuno. "Snappable Meshes PCG". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform Unity implementation. 2022. Fachada, Nuno. "ColorShapeLinks, an AI competition for the IEEE CoG conference". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform Unity implementation. 2021. Fachada, Nuno. "generateData: 2D data generator". Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Crossplatform MATLAB/Octave implementation. 2020. Fachada, Nuno. "CoreGameEngine". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Crossplatform. 2020. Fachada, Nuno. "OpenPSO". Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Crossplatform. 2019. Fachada, Nuno. "Oclgrind". Crossplatform. 2019. Fachada, Nuno. "PerfAndPubTools - Performance analysis and publishing tools". Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. Crossplatform MATLAB/Octave implementation. 2019. Fachada, Nuno. "cf4ocl: C framework for OpenCL". Crossplatform. 2019. Fachada, Nuno. "pval_adjust". Crossplatform. 2019. Fachada, Nuno. "micompm: Multivariate independent comparison of observations". Crossplatform. 2018. Fachada, Nuno. "SimOutUtils - Utilities for analyzing time series simulation output". 2017. Fachada, Nuno. "PPHPC: Predator-Prey for High-Performance Computing". Crossplatform. 2017. Fachada, Nuno. "CL_Ops". 2016. Fachada, Nuno. "AMVIDC Clustering Algorithm". Crossplatform. 2016. Fachada, Nuno. "TopoCell". Crossplatform. 2016. Fachada, Nuno. "LAIS1". Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia. Crossplatform. 2013.