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Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science - NOVA FCT, NOVA University Lisbon (2025-Present)
CMU Portugal Affiliated Ph.D. Program, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University
Thesis: Trusted Privacy-Preserved Decentralized Systems and NetworksM.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering - NOVA FCT, NOVA University Lisbon (2022-2024)
Grade: 18/20 (ECTS A)
Thesis: MIRACE: Multipath Integrated Routing Architecture for Censorship Evasion (Grade: 19/20)B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering - NOVA FCT, NOVA University Lisbon (2019-2022)
Grade: 17/20 (ECTS A)
Final Project: Automatic Generation of Contracts for Concurrent Java Programs (Grade: 19/20)
Work Experience
- 2025-Present: Invited Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology- Teaching practical classes in the BSc in Computer Science and Engineering
- Responsibilities include conducting labs, supervising tests, grading projects, and supporting students during office hours
- Courses taught: Programming Languages and Environments (2024/25), Introduction to Programming (2025/26)
- 2025: Research Fellow – ParSec Project
NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon- Strengthening parliamentary cybersecurity through collective authorization and trust mechanisms
- Research focused on system security, cryptography, and privacy-preserving architectures
- Supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Ref. 2024.07643.IACDC/2024
- 2023: Summer Intern - Cyber Risk Advisory
Deloitte Portugal- Collaborated with the Cybersecurity team to enhance internal cybersecurity frameworks
- Applied NIST and ISO/IEC 27001 standards to assess and optimize cyber maturity
- Delivered final project presentation to Deloitte’s Cyber Risk team
- 2023-2024: U@Deloitte University Champion
Deloitte Portugal- Represented Deloitte at NOVA University Lisbon, connecting with students and promoting Deloitte’s presence through events and initiatives
- Strengthened connections between Deloitte and the academic community
- 2022-2023: Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology- Teaching practical classes in the BSc in Computer Science and Engineering
- Responsibilities include conducting labs, supervising tests, grading projects, and supporting students during office hours
- Courses taught: Introduction to Programming (2022/23)
- 2022: Undergraduate Student Research
NOVA LINCS, NOVA School of Science and Technology- Conducted research in program verification and concurrent programming
- First-author paper: Automatic Generation of Contracts for Concurrent Java Programs (INForum 2022)
- Supported by project PTDC/CCI-COM/32456/2017 and LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-032456
Skills
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network and system security, threat modeling, censorship resistance, and privacy-preserving communication.
- Distributed & Decentralized Systems - Multipath routing, consensus protocols, anonymity networks, and peer-to-peer architectures.
- Programming & Software Development - Proficient in Go, Python, Java, Kotlin, OCaml, C, Bash and JavaScript.
- Cloud & DevOps - Skilled in Docker, Git & GitHub Actions.
- Teaching & Mentoring - Experience teaching undergraduate programming courses and supporting academic projects in cybersecurity and software engineering.
- Soft Skills - Problem-solving, analytical reasoning, teamwork, communication, time management, and project coordination.