Fernando Moreira

Full Professor

Member information

Status

Collaborator

Affiliation

UPT - Portucalense University

Ciência ID

7B1C-3A29-9861

Scopus

8649758400

Description

Fernando Moreira is a Full Professor at Universidade Portucalense, Portugal, with extensive experience in academic leadership, scientific research, and higher education innovation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (1992), a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering (1997), and a PhD in Electronic Engineering (2003), all from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto. He obtained his Habilitation in 2018.

He founded the Department of Science and Technology at Universidade Portucalense, established its first engineering degree programmes, and served as Department Head from May 2018 to February 2022. He also coordinated the Master’s programme in Computation for ten years and has extensive experience teaching and supervising postgraduate and doctoral students.

His scientific contributions include over 350 peer-reviewed publications indexed in Scopus, covering computer science, emerging technologies, and digital innovation. His main research interests encompass Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Machine Learning, and Mobile Computing.

Professor Moreira has extensive international editorial experience, serving on editorial boards and coordinating special issues for prestigious scientific journals, including Telematics and Informatics, Future Generation Computer Systems, Cluster Computing, and Expert Systems. He has also co-edited scientific books and participated in numerous international conferences as Conference Chair, Programme Committee Member, Keynote Speaker, and invited expert.

He is actively involved in research governance as a member of the REMIT Research Centre Steering Committee and maintains professional affiliations with ACM, IEEE, and INSTICC. His international academic engagement includes collaborations with researchers and institutions across different countries.

In recognition of his scientific contributions, he received the prestigious Elsevier Atlas Award in April 2019. His academic career reflects a sustained commitment to research excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, scientific dissemination, and the advancement of technology-driven innovation in higher education and society

Publications

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