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Virginie Felizardo is currently a Guest Assistant Professor in Computer Science department, Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal). She graduated in Biomedical Sciences (UBI, Covilhã, Portugal) and, in 2010, received M.Sc. in Electrotechnical Engineering ¿ Bionic Systems (UBI, Covilhã, Portugal) and, in 2023, received PhD in Computer Science. Her research interests include sensors for biomedical applications, biomedical instrumentation, Health monitoring, Medical signal acquisition, analysis, and processing, Ambient Assisted Living, predictive algorithms and machine learning.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Virginie dos Santos Felizardo

Citation names

  • Felizardo, V.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F012-358A-0A69
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6874-3263

Email addresses

  • vfelizar@ubi.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French (Mother tongue)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/02/08
Concluded
 Engenharia Informática (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2010/11/30
Concluded
 Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Mestrado)
Major in Sistemas Biónicos
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 16
2005/09/01 - 2008/06/30
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/16 - 2023/12/31 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
2011/01/01 - 2018/05/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/10/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Informática, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Institute of Telecommunications
LA/P/0109/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0109/2020
UID/EEA/50008/2019
Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto de Telecomunicações
UIDB/EEA/50008/2020
Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Machine learning approaches to automated medical decision support systems. 2016.
    10.4018/978-1-5225-1759-7.ch066
  2. Artificial neural learning based on big data process for eHealth applications. 2015.
    10.4018/978-1-4666-8147-7.ch014
  3. E-health: Current status and future trends. 2014.
    10.4018/978-1-4666-7266-6.ch016
  4. Machine learning approaches to automated medical decision support systems. 2014.
    10.4018/978-1-4666-7258-1.ch006
  5. Energy-harvesting methods for medical devices. 2014.
    10.1142/9789814525466_0011
Book chapter
  1. Henriques Zacarias; Virginie Felizardo; Leonice Souza-Pereira; André Pinho; Susana Ramos; Mehran Pourvahab; Nuno Garcia; Nuno Pombo. "Gender Classification Using nonstandard ECG Signals - A Conceptual Framework of Implementation". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-28663-6_9
  2. Garcia, N.M.; Sousa, P.; Felizardo, V.. "Ambient assisted living-from technology to intervention". 1-4. 2015.
  3. Sousa, P. S.; Sabugueiro, D.; Felizardo, V.; Couto, R.; Pires, I.; Garcia, N. M.. "mHealth Sensors and Applications for Personal Aid". In Springer Series in Bio-/Neuroinformatics, 265-281. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-12817-7_12
  4. Gaspar, Pedro Dinis; Felizardo, Virginie; Garcia, Nuno M.; Gaspar, P.D.; Felizardo, V.; Garcia, N.M.. "A Review of Monitoring and Assisted Therapeutic Technology for AAL Applications". Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, 2015.
    10.1201/b18520-6
Conference paper
  1. Pirbhulal, S.; Pombo, N.; Felizardo, V.; Garcia, N.; Sodhro, A.H.; Mukhopadhyay, S.C.. "Towards machine learning enabled security framework for iot-based healthcare". 2019.
    10.1109/ICST46873.2019.9047745
  2. "Limitations of energy expenditure calculation based on a mobile phone accelerometer". 2017.
    10.1109/HPCS.2017.29
  3. "Elderly mobility analysis during Timed Up and Go test using biosignals". 2016.
    10.1145/3019943.3019978
  4. "Contribution of biosignals for emotional analysis on image perception". 2016.
    10.1049/ic.2016.0051
  5. "Electrocardiography, electromyography, and accelerometry signals collected with BITalino while swimming: Device assembly and preliminary results". 2016.
    10.1109/ICCP.2016.7737119
  6. "Metabolic care: A hardware and software platform to monitor and assess diabetic foot condition". 2015.
    10.1109/HealthCom.2014.7001867
  7. "Big data reduction using RBFNN: A predictive model for ECG waveform for eHealth platform integration". 2015.
    10.1109/HealthCom.2014.7001815
  8. "TICE.Healthy: A perspective on medical information integration". 2014.
    10.1109/BHI.2014.6864403
  9. Gaspar, Pedro Dinis; Felizardo, V.; Domingues, C.; Almeida, C.; Paiva, Teresa; Pereira, C. D.; Pinheiro, R.. "Levantamento da oferta formativa e das entidades formadoras para o sector agro-industrial no território da Beira Interior". Paper presented in International Congress on Safety and Labour Market (ICSLM 2013), Covilhã, 2013.
    Published
  10. Yudina, Elena; Konovalov, Sergey; Gaspar, Pedro Dinis; Felizardo, V.; Domingues, C.; Almeida, C.; Paiva, Teresa; Pereira, C.D.; Pinheiro, R.. "Levantamento das necessidades formativas no sector agro-industrial". Paper presented in International Congress on Safety and Labour Market (ICSLM 2013), Covilhã, 2013.
    Published • 10.2991/assehr.k.200113.219
  11. Paiva, Teresa; Gaspar, Pedro Dinis; Felizardo, V.; Domingues, C.; Almedia, C.; Pereira, C. D.; Pinheiro, R.. "Estratégia formativa para o sector agro-industrial". 2013.
    Published
  12. Gaspar, Pedro Dinis; Felizardo, V.; Domingues, C.; Almeida, C.; Paiva, Teresa; Pereira, C. D.; Pinheiro, R.. "Levantamento da oferta formativa e das entidades formadoras para o sector agro-industrial em Portugal". Paper presented in International Congress on Safety and Labour Market (ICSLM 2013), Covilhã, 2013.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Henriques Zacarias; João Alexandre Lôbo Marques; Virginie Felizardo; Mehran Pourvahab; Nuno M. Garcia. "ECG Forecasting System Based on Long Short-Term Memory". Bioengineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11010089.
    10.3390/bioengineering11010089
  2. Virginie Felizardo; Nuno M. Garcia; Imen Megdiche; Nuno Pombo; Miguel Sousa; František Babic. "Hypoglycaemia prediction using information fusion and classifiers consensus". Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106194.
    10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106194
  3. Virginie Felizardo; Diogo Machado; Nuno M. Garcia; Nuno Pombo; Pedro Brandao. "Hypoglycaemia Prediction Models With Auto Explanation". IEEE Access (2022): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3117340.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3117340
  4. Igor Matias; Nuno Garcia; Sandeep Pirbhulal; Virginie Felizardo; Nuno Pombo; Henriques Zacarias; Miguel Sousa; Eftim Zdravevski. "Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation using artificial intelligence on Electrocardiograms: A systematic review". Computer Science Review (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2020.100334.
    10.1016/j.cosrev.2020.100334
  5. Souza-Pereira, L.; Pombo, N.; Ouhbi, S.; Felizardo, V.; Garcia, N.. "Clinical decision support systems for chronic diseases: A Systematic literature review". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 195 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085524486&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105565
  6. Merilampi, S.; Koivisto, A.; Leino, M.; Pombo, N.; Felizardo, V.; Lu, J.; Poberznik, A.; Virkki, J.. "Implementing mobile games into care services-Service models for finnish and Chinese elderly care". Information (Switzerland) 10 2 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063774147&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/info10020055
  7. Pires, I.M.; Felizardo, V.; Pombo, N.; Drobics, M.; Garcia, N.M.; Flórez-Revuelta, F.; Pires, Ivan; et al. "Validation of a method for the estimation of energy expenditure during physical activity using a mobile device accelerometer". Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments 10 4 (2018): 315-326. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051854766&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3233/AIS-180494
  8. "Metabolic.Care: A novel solution based on a thermography for detection of diabetic foot". Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 476 (2016): 113-119. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976483689&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-319-40114-0_13&partnerID=40&md5=5003736307619d01953ccd7c036a841f.
    10.1007/978-3-319-40114-0_13
  9. "TICE.healthy: Integration of ICT solutions for "health and quality of life" [TICE.healthy: Integração de soluções TIC para a "saúde e qualidade de vida"]". RISTI - Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao 14 (2015): 17-32. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85034751790&doi=10.17013%2fristi.14.17-32&partnerID=40&md5=08bfcc4425d3e115d92af09beef57a6e.
    10.17013/risti.14.17-32
  10. "A review of thermal methods and technologies for diabetic foot assessment". Expert Review of Medical Devices 12 4 (2015): 439-448. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84931827152&doi=10.1586%2f17434440.2015.1032251&partnerID=40&md5=e22b4e65a863ef0b199c368d2747f9a3.
    10.1586/17434440.2015.1032251
  11. "Acquisition of multiple physiological parameters during physical exercise". International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications 2 4 (2011): 37-49. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872982276&doi=10.4018%2fjehmc.2011100103&partnerID=40&md5=b2a87f018e070a2ade8cb211545c867f.
    10.4018/jehmc.2011100103
Activities

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/03 Tremor Assessment using inertial sensors
Supervisor
 Beatriz Ferreira (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 Machine Learning Algorithm for the prediction of the direction of growth of Macular Neovascularization
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Santos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/02 A machine learning powered assessment of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms based on three-dimensional-camera data
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Madalena Pereira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/11 Validation of LoggerOne system's 5-lead ECG
Supervisor
 Lisana Daniel (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/07/07 Evaluation of Blood Glucose Level Control in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Using Online and Offline Reinforcement Learning
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Phuwadol Viroonluecha (PhD)
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) , Spain
2023/07 Memory functional connectivity study in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nivaldo Pereira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/03/08 - Current Consultor de I&D no domínio de bioengenharia e engenharia biomédica Dynasys - Engenharia e Telecomunicações, S.A, Portugal