Research Interests

  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems
  • Adaptive Hypermedia
  • Cognitive Science

Education

  • April/2008 to present date - PhD Student, Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • November/2006 to January/2007 -  Certificate on Pedagogical Skills for Professional Instructors, Escola de Negócios e Administração, Gaia, Portugal
  • September/2004 to July/2006 - Licenciatura degree in Information Science Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto/School of Technology and Management, Portugal
  • September/2001 to July/2004 - Bachelor's degree in Information Science Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto/School of Technology and Management, Portugal

Honors and Awards

  • Best Senior Students of the academic year 2005/2006. Granted by the Polytechnic of Porto, for being one the best students in that year and for graduating with a final mark of 17 in 20
  • Academic year of 2002/2003. Student of the Year of the Information Science Engineering course, for having the best grades during that academic year. Polytechnic of Porto/School of Technology and Management
  • Academic year of 2001/2002. Student of the Year of the Information Science Engineering course, for having the best grades during that academic year. Polytechnic of Porto/School of Technology and Management

Scholarships Awarded

  • Scholarship in scientific research, March/2007 to October/2008. Granted by FCT - Portugal
  • Scholarship in scientific research, February/2005 to February/2007. Granted by FCT - Portugal
  • Ph.D. Scholarship in the scope of the MAP-i Doctoral Program in Computer Sciences. Granted by FCT - Portugal
  • Ph.D. Scholarship in the scope of the CMU-Portugal Doctoral Program in Computer Sciences. Granted by the ICTI

Society Memberships

  • Status of corporative leader obtained in the year of 2003/2004 for taking part in the "Informatics Department" of the Students Association of the School of Technology and Management