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Francisco Maria Calisto holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) at University of Lisbon (ULisboa). He is a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) enthusiast. More specifically, he is working on the intersection of HCI and AI in Health Informatics (HI), designing intelligent agents that aid clinicians as a second opinion during breast cancer diagnosis. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Engineering, as well as a Master of Engineering in Information Systems and Computer Engineering at IST. Qualified and experienced at working as a Researcher & Software Engineer, his work is settled in several directions. He is a system design thinker who is passionate about exploring how new interactive ideas, technologies, and business models can address the most pressing problems, particularly in healthcare. Francisco has been working with many Associated Laboratories of IST since 2015. Between 2015 and 2017, Francisco was working at INESC-ID and, since then, he is working at ISR-Lisboa in collaboration with ITI. Both ISR-Lisboa and ITI are associate laboratories of LARSyS, currently being the host laboratories for his Doctoral Program. Researching & Developing (R&D) in areas such as HCI, User-Centered Design (UCD), Information Visualization (InfoVis), and HI, understanding and reducing the user burdens of interactive technologies for health professionals, patients, and people with disabilities through the design of future applications. Also lecturing on those areas during this path. Prior to IST, he was part of various Entrepreneurship projects, from Agriculture to Advertisement, building systems for both business areas. He has designed, developed, and evaluated mobile, sensor, and collaborative applications for helping users (e.g., physicians, patients, and so on). His primary research methods involve UCD, InfoVis, technology development, as well as a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisco Maria Calisto

Citation names

  • Calisto, Francisco
  • Calisto, Francisco M.
  • Calisto, Francisco Maria
  • Calisto, F.
  • Calisto, F. M.
  • Calisto, F. Maria
  • Francisco Maria Calisto
  • Francisco Calisto
  • Francisco M. Calisto
  • F. M. Calisto
  • F. Maria Calisto

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
921D-8AB8-D478
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8179-7872
Google Scholar ID
KI0G_SUAAAAJ
Researcher Id
O-7933-2017
Scopus Author Id
57197778926

Email addresses

  • francisco.calisto@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • fcalisto@andrew.cmu.edu (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 218418199 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Avenida Rovisco Pais 1, Instituto Superior Técnico, North Tower, Institute for Systems and Robotics, 6th Floor, Room 6.13, 1049-001, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/09/14 - 2024/02/12
Concluded
 Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Doutoramento)
Major in Human-Computer Interaction
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Human-Centered Design of Personalized Intelligent Agents in Medical Imaging Diagnosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Cum Laude
2018
Concluded
 Information Systems and Computer Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Human-Computer Interaction
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Medical Imaging Multimodality Breast Cancer Diagnosis User Interface" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 A
2017
Concluded
 Computer Science and Engineering (Licenciatura)
Major in Computer Science
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 C
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/04/01 - 2025/04/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2024/02/12 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/08/01 - 2023/01/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Carnegie Mellon University - Human-Computer Interaction Institute, United States
2018/11/01 - 2019/08/31 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2018/10/31 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2015/10/01 - 2017/12/01 Research Assistant (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
2015/06/01 - 2015/10/01 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017 - Current Feedbot
CMU/ECE/0005/2017
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/02/29 Studentships Research Grant
PD/BD/150629/2020
10.54499/PD/BD/150629/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Funding of RD Units Strategic Plan - 2013/2015 - OE
UID/EEA/50009/2013
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/04/01 - 2025/04/01 Multiple Instance Attention Learning for Multimodal Breast Cancer Diagnosis
2022.04485.PTDC
10.54499/2022.04485.PTDC
Post-doc Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

The University of Queensland, Australia

Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca EPE, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia
UID/EEA/50009/2019
LA/P/0083/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0083/2020
Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Calisto, Francisco Maria. "GRUPO VIII: Inteligência Artificial". In X Consenso Nacional De Cancro Da Mama - Sociedade Portuguesa de Senologia 2022. Portugal, 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Francisco Maria Calisto; Fernandes, João; Morais, Margarida; Santiago, Carlos; Abrantes, João; Nunes, Nuno Jardim; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. "Assertiveness-based Agent Communication for a Personalized Medicine on Medical Imaging Diagnosis". Paper presented in Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, 2023.
    10.1145/3544548.3580682
  2. Diogo, Pedro; Morais, Margarida; Francisco Maria Calisto; Santiago, Carlos; Aleluia, Clara; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. "Weakly-Supervised Diagnosis and Detection of Breast Cancer Using Deep Multiple Instance Learning". Paper presented in International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Cartagena, 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/isbi53787.2023.10230448
  3. Morais, Margarida; Francisco Maria Calisto; Santiago, Carlos; Aleluia, Clara; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. "Classification of Breast Cancer in MRI with Multimodal Fusion". Paper presented in International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Cartagena, 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/isbi53787.2023.10230686
  4. Francisco Maria Calisto; Duarte Nuno Jardim Nunes; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. Corresponding author: Francisco Maria Calisto. "BreastScreening: On the Use of Multi-Modality in Medical Imaging Diagnosis". Paper presented in International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, Salerno, 2020.
    Published • 10.1145/3399715.3399744
  5. Francisco Maria Calisto; Alfredo Ferreira; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento; Daniel Gonçalves. Corresponding author: Francisco Maria Calisto. "Towards Touch-Based Medical Image Diagnosis Annotation". Paper presented in International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, Brighton, 2017.
    Published • 10.1145/3132272.3134111
Conference poster
  1. Abrantes, João; Maria João Bento Silva; José Pedro Meneses; Catarina Oliveira; Francisco Maria Calisto; Ross Filice. Corresponding author: Abrantes, João. "External Validation of a Deep Learning Model for Breast Density Classification". Paper presented in European Congress of Radiology, 2023.
    10.26044/ecr2023/C-16014
Journal article
  1. Francisco Maria Calisto; Duarte Nuno Jardim Nunes; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. Corresponding author: Francisco Maria Calisto. "Modeling Adoption of Intelligent Agents in Medical Imaging". International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 168 102922 (2022): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102922.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102922
  2. Francisco Maria Calisto; Santiago, Carlos; Duarte Nuno Jardim Nunes; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. Corresponding author: Francisco Maria Calisto. "BreastScreening-AI: Evaluating Medical Intelligent Agents for Human-AI Interactions". Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 127 102285 (2022): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2022.102285.
    Published • 10.1016/j.artmed.2022.102285
  3. Calisto, Francisco Maria; Santiago, Carlos; Nunes, Nuno; Nascimento, Jacinto C.. "Introduction of Human-Centric AI Assistant to Aid Radiologists for Multimodal Breast Image Classification". International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 150 102607 (2021): 1-24. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1071581921000252.
    Published • 10.1016/J.IJHCS.2021.102607
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Human-Centered Design of Personalized Intelligent Agents in Medical Imaging Diagnosis". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2024.
  2. Calisto, Francisco. "Medical Imaging Multimodality Breast Cancer Diagnosis User Interface". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2018. https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/cursos/meic-a/dissertacao/1409728525632244.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.14507.49448

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Francisco Maria Calisto; Santiago, Carlos; Duarte Nuno Jardim Nunes; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. 2023. "Machine Learning System for Diagnosing Breast Lesions, Adaptable to the Clinician and Based on Assertiveness". Portugal.
    Pending
  2. Francisco Maria Calisto; Jacinto Carlos Nascimento. 2022. "Computational Method and System for Improved Identification of Breast Lesions". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/21 - Current Towards Advancing Medical Imaging Diagnostics Using Foundational AI Models
Co-supervisor of Carlos Manuel Esteves
 Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/07/16 - Current Exploratory Thematic Analysis of Intelligent Agents in Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Supervisor of Francisco Martins Guilherme
 Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/07/03 - Current Participatory Design for Enhancing User Interfaces in Clinical Decision Support Systems
Supervisor of João Guilherme Câmara
 Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/06/30 - Current Enhancing Human-AI Interaction for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Behavioral Evaluation Frameworks
Supervisor of Mário Costa dos Santos
 Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2024/11/07 Human-Centered Design of a Semantic Annotation Tool for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Supervisor of Miguel Bastos
 Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/01/08 - 2024/10/31 Towards Ambiguity-aware AI Assistants for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/10/31 Understanding Clinician Acceptance of AI-Based Follow-up Recommendations in Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia e Ciência de Dados (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11/18 - 2024/11/22 I led an interactive session at Escola Básica Professor Oliveira Marques during IST’s Science and Technology Week 2024, introducing 4th-grade students to Intellectual Property (IP) and its role in innovation. The presentation simplified complex topics using relatable examples, visual aids, and hands-on activities. By connecting IP to everyday scenarios, I encouraged curiosity and active participation, fostering an understanding of how IP protects ideas and drives scientific and technological progress.
Workshop
 Engenharia e Ciência vão à Escola 2024
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/07/14 - 2023/08/07 Our team, representing the BreastScreening-AI project, achieved remarkable success at the European Innovation Academy (EIA) 2023 in Porto, Portugal, which took place from the 14th of July to the 7th of August 2023, spanning almost four weeks. We were honored to be selected as the top first team among the elite top 10 finalists. The EIA 2023 was a highly competitive and prestigious event featuring around 100 innovative startup teams.
Conference
 European Innovation Academy
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/09/01 - Current Member of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI). The group is the world’s largest association of professionals who work in the research and practice of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) field of research. Member
2015/10/01 - 2017/11/30 Student Member of the Interaction Design Foundation (IDF). This foundation is a non-profit educational organization which produces open content and Open Access educational materials online with the stated goal of "democratizing education by making world-class educational materials free for anyone, anywhere". Student Member
2015/07/01 - 2016/06/30 Student Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). This association is an international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. It is a not-for-profit professional membership group. Its membership is more than 100,000 as of 2011. Its headquarters are in New York City. Student Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/06/06 - 2025/05/01 As an Associate Chair (AC) for CHI 2025 Full Papers, I coordinated the review process for 6 papers as 1AC and provided secondary assessments for 4 papers as 2AC. My role involved evaluating submissions for innovation, rigor, and impact in areas such as clinical health, AI, and interaction design. Collaborating with reviewers and other committee members, I ensured constructive feedback and upheld the high standards of this premier HCI conference.
Member
 Association for Computing Machinery, United States
2023/05/24 - 2025/01/15 As a Committee Member for the ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP 2025), held at Sonesta Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, from January 12-15, 2025, I played a pivotal role in orchestrating this premier event affiliated with PACM:HCI. My contributions spanned from participating in the planning and execution phases to facilitating the rigorous review process for submissions.
Member
 Association for Computing Machinery, United States
2023/06/05 - 2023/10/12 As a Committee Member for the Posters and Demos track at the UbiComp/ISWC 2023 conference held in Cancn, Mexico, in October 2023. I played a leading role in reviewing, evaluating, and selecting submissions for one of the premier interdisciplinary venues in ubiquitous, pervasive, and wearable computing.
Member
 Association for Computing Machinery, United States
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 As an active member of the IEEE in 2020, I engaged with the world's largest technical professional organization to advance technology for humanity. My participation spanned the general IEEE membership, IEEE Young Professionals, and the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, reflecting my dedication to professional development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and staying at the forefront of technological innovation.
Member
 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, United States

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - 2024/07/31 From February 2024 to July 2024, working as Invited Assistant Professor on the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) unit from Bachelor Degree of Computer Science and Engineering (LEIC). This unit intends to give students knowledge about the basic principles and rules for designing and developing user interfaces. Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/31 From September 2023 to January 2024, working as Invited Assistant Professor on the User-Centered Design (UCD) unit from Master Degree of Computer Science and Engineering (MEIC). This unit intends to give students knowledge about the UCD methodology when designing systems. Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/07/31 From February 2019 to July 2019, working as Teaching Assistant on the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) unit from Bachelor Degree of Computer Science and Engineering (LEIC). This unit intends to give students knowledge about the basic principles and rules for designing and developing user interfaces. Lecturing in both Alameda and Tagus Park campus of Instituto Superior Técnico. Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/02/28 From September 2017 to February 2018, working as Supporting Lecturer on the Usability and Information Systems (USI) unit from Master Degree of Information and Enterprise Systems (MISE). This unit intends to give students knowledge about the basic principles and rules for designing and developing user interfaces. Informação e Sistemas Empresariais (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/02/28 From September 2016 to February 2017, working as Supporting Lecturer on the Usability and Information Systems (USI) unit from Master Degree of Information and Enterprise Systems (MISE). This unit intends to give students knowledge about the basic principles and rules for designing and developing user interfaces. Information and Enterprise Systems (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024/11/22 On November 21, 2024, I participated in “Engenharia e Ciência vão à Escola” at Escola Básica Professora Oliveira Marques, part of Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia 2024. During a 120-minute session with 24 4th-grade students, I introduced the concept of Intellectual Property (IP) and the role of IP in innovation. Using storytelling, Técnico and EPO-branded visual aids, and creative activities, I engaged the students, sparking their curiosity about science and engineering through relatable examples and interactive discussions. Instituto Superior Técnico
2024/05/09 The European Innovation Academy blog post, Harnessing AI for Health, features Francisco Maria Calisto, a leading researcher in Human-Computer Interaction and AI, discussing his groundbreaking work in healthcare innovation. It highlights his efforts through the BreastScreening-AI project to revolutionize breast cancer diagnostics using explainable and adaptive AI systems. European Innovation Academy Blog

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2024/11/11 - 2024/11/14 Interviewed during the Web Summit coverage by RTP1, featured at minute 02:14, discussing the BreastScreening-AI project and its innovative application of artificial intelligence in breast cancer diagnostics. The interview highlighted the project’s potential to transform healthcare by integrating AI into radiology workflows, enabling earlier and more accurate detection of breast cancer. Shared insights on the challenges and opportunities of deploying cutting-edge AI solutions in clinical settings. RTP News – Web Summit Coverage
2024/11/11 - 2024/11/14 At Web Summit 2024, Francisco Maria Calisto showcases BreastScreening-AI, an AI assistant for breast cancer diagnosis. Supporting radiologists with mammograms, ultrasounds, and MRIs, it reduces false positives by 22% and false negatives by 4%. The tool accelerates workflows, enabling radiologists to diagnose four times more patients daily, while also offering personalized mental health support to women during critical periods. KuriakosTV Interview: 3rd Day of Web Summit 2024 - November 13, 2024
2024/02/06 - 2024/06/18 Featured in the video as the CEO of BreastScreening-AI, discussing the role of AI in transforming breast cancer diagnostics. Highlighted the project’s innovative approach and its impact on healthcare, presented during the S3E Start 2024 program, a deep tech initiative fostering research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe. S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: BreastScreening-AI
2024/01/08 - 2024/03/25 Interviewed as a researcher from the University of Lisbon about the use of artificial intelligence in breast cancer diagnosis. The program highlights innovative science being conducted in Portugal and is produced in collaboration with the Master’s Degree in Science Communication at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. 90-Second Science Program

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/08/01 - 2023/12/31 Planning Stakeholder Engagement for Ambiguity-Aware AI in Breast Cancer Diagnosis at UPMC Jonah Sklar
2023/08/01 - 2023/12/31 Enhancing Diversity in Participant Recruitment for Breast Cancer Diagnosis AI at UPMC Laura Wei
2023/08/01 - 2023/12/31 Integrating Expert Insights for Developing AI Models in Breast Cancer Diagnosis at UPMC Zaynab At-Taras
2021/06/01 - 2022/11/30 Diagnosis and Detection of Breast Cancer using Deep Multiple Instance Learning Pedro Diogo
2021/06/01 - 2022/10/31 Towards Assertiveness-based Interactive Agents with Different Behaviours for Breast Cancer Diagnosis João Fernandes
2021/01/01 - 2022/06/30 Mimicking the Radiologists workflow in MRI Breast Classification Margarida Morais
2020/07/01 - 2021/12/31 Explaining Classification in Breast Images Using Visual Activation Maps João Bernardo
2020/07/01 - 2021/12/31 Multi-modal HyperDense-Net Classification For Breast Diagnosis Madalena Pedreira
2019/09/01 - 2021/01/31 2D Breast Cancer Diagnosis Explainable Visualizations Nádia Mourão
2019/09/01 - 2021/01/31 Breast Cancer Multimodality Scalable Interactions Hugo Lencastre

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/08/01 - 2023/01/31 As a Visiting Scholar at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Working with Prof. John Zimmerman and Prof. Adam Perer in 2022, I deepened my knowledge of decision-making systems, explicitly exploring how explainable and adaptive technologies can support clinicians in high-stakes medical environments. The purpose of this visiting program was to investigate how to blend human and machine intelligence for better decision-making in the high-stakes domains. Carnegie Mellon University - Human-Computer Interaction Institute, United States
Distinctions

Award

2024 S3E South 2024
HiSeedTech, Portugal
2024 2024 WIPO Global Awards Finalist
World Intellectual Property Organization, Switzerland
2024 EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program 2024
European Institute of Innovation & Technology Digital, Belgium
2024 eAwards 2024 by NTT Data
Kabushiki Kaisha NTT Data, Japan
2024 European Inventor Network Grant
European Patent Office The Hague, Netherlands
2024 H-INNOVA: HEALTH INNOVATION HUB | 5th edition, 2024
H-INNOVA, Portugal
2024 Prémio Inovação em Saúde – Todos pela Sustentabilidade
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2024 University Category of the Santander X Portugal Awards 2024
Banco Santander Portugal, Portugal
2024 Road2WebSummit 2024 Program Selection by Startup Portugal
Startup Portugal, Portugal
2024 Santander X Global Awards 2025
Banco Santander International, United States
2023 European Innovation Academy 2023 Top 10 First Team
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2023 Altice International Innovation Award 2023
Altice Labs, Portugal
2023 Entrepreneurship Awards 2023
2023 NetZero Health Systems
2023 Portugal to Take OFF Program by AICEP
2023 Prémios ULisboa RedeSAÚDE
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023 BfK Ideas 2023
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2023 PhD Open Days 2023
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 Santander X 2023 Launch 5.0
Fundación Banco Santander, Spain
2023 Digital with Purpose Global Summit Startup Portugal Stage Pitch Competition
Startup Portugal, Portugal

Title

2024 Cum Laude
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Doctoral Studentship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 Feedbot Project Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 Research Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal