Biography:
Fernando Moreira established the Science and Technology Department, created the first engineering degrees, and served as its head from May 2018 until February 2022. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 1992, a Master's degree in Electronic Engineering in 1997, and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering in 2003, all from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto. In 2018, he also achieved his Habilitation. He has been a dedicated member of Portucalense University since 1992, where he currently holds the position of Full Professor. Additionally, he serves as a visiting professor at several other esteemed universities. His teaching portfolio encompasses various subjects spanning undergraduate and post-graduate studies. He also supervises Ph.D. and Master's students. He has significantly contributed to his field with over 300 peer-reviewed, Scopus-indexed scientific publications in national and international journals and conferences. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of various journals and books. He has organized numerous special issues for JCR journals (Telematics and Informatics, Future Generation Computer Systems, Cluster Computing, Expert Systems, etc.). His commitment to advancing research is reflected in his consistent participation as Conference Chair, Workshop Chair, Chief Guest, Keynote speaker, and in the programme and scientific committees for national and international conferences. He held the MSc in Computation coordinator position for a decade, demonstrating his dedication to academic leadership. He is a member of the REMIT research centre steering committee, with extensive editorial experience and is a co-editor of several books. His professional affiliations include NSTICC, ACM, and IEEE. His primary research interests encompass Mobile computing, AIGen in Higher Education, Machine Learning and Digital transformation. He received the prestigious Atlas Elsevier Award in April 2019 for his contributions