I am a Computer Science Engineer that graduated in University of Coimbra, currently in my last year of Computer Science Master's degree.
I am also a freelancer software/web developer, blogger and judo blackbelt and referee.
My past experiences include building websites for national and international scientific conferences, developing for the semantic web, organizing and participating in a set of talks about college studies, working as a volunteer for social causes, among others.
Here you can find out more about what I do, my previous works, my personal thoughts on many matters and more. Welcome to my website.
More about me
Education
Complementary education
Coursera: 2012 - Present
Online Computer Science courses
Human-Computer Interaction (Stanford University). Grade: 88.3%.
Game Theory (Stanford University). Grade: 85.5%.
Professional experience
Languages
Native language
Portuguese
European Portuguese as mother tongue.
Foreign language
English
European level: C2.
Have completed the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE, level C2), the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE, level C1) and the First Certificate in English (FCE, level B2).
Foreign language
French
European level: A1.
Awards and honours
Volunteer work
Towarszystwo Przyjaciół Dzieci: July 2012 - August 2012
International volunteer in Krakow, Poland
Worked for 6 weeks with children from pathological families and orphans, taught them English and elaborated workshops and cultural presentations.
Other activities
1998 - Present
Judo athlete
Federated judo athlete with regular participation in national and international tournaments.
May 2011
Judo referee
Judo referee certified by Associação Distrital de Judo de Coimbra.
June 2009
Judo black belt
Approved in the exam of graduation for the 1st Dan (black belt) of judo.
(Screenshots coming soon)
2012
Website
SIGRSST
The first information system for risk management and safety at work for a Portuguese university.
Developed using Play! Framework (Python) and MySQL. Worked as Quality Manager.
Android app and website (academic project)
inTime
This is just an academic project developed for the course Ubiquitous Computing.
Android app (and a web-based backend) that uses crowdsourcing to learn public transports' actual schedules.
Link to inTime backend
Website (academic project)
klinkr
This is just an academic project developed for the course Human-Computer Interaction.
Online service based on user-submited photos of traveling destinations, using the embedded GPS metadata.
Developed using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL and using a User-Centered Design.
Link to klinkr (not a final product, just a design prototype)
2011
Website (academic project)
ShowsRDF
This is just an academic project developed for the course Semantic Web.
News website in Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL for movies and television shows based on Semantic Web technologies for smart searches and suggestions.
Link to ShowsRDF
Website (academic project)
QuickPlan
This is just an academic project developed for the course Organizational Behaviour, Knowledge and Innovation.
Online service using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL for scheduling and managing meetings.
Website (academic project)
Incident Management System
This is just an academic project developed for the course Information Systems Management.
Web-based Incident Management System (from ITIL) in Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL that can be automatically built based on an existing database schema.
Website (academic project)
Phasebook
This is just an academic project developed for the course Systems Integration.
Fake social network using Java Servlets and MySQL with virtual currency and a lottery game using Web Services on jBoss.
Website and scrapper (academic project)
Bookstore scrapper
This is just an academic project developed for the course Systems Integration.
Web scrapper in Java that fetches information from a Portuguese bookstore to display a list of ebooks.
OpenGL game
OpenGL First Person Shooter for Linux
This is just an academic project developed for the course Computer Graphics.
A First Person Shooter for Linux using OpenGL featuring interactive scenario elements and dynamic lights.
2010
Set of talks
log in dei
Organization and participation in the project log in dei, an innovative set of talks aimed at High School students to enlighten them about College studies.
Link to the Facebook page
Website (academic project)
Bet And Uin
This is just an academic project developed for the course Distributed Systems.
Website for online sports bets using Java Servlets and Apache Derby featuring a real-time chat (using COMET) and a news stream (using REST for online retrieval).
Website (academic project)
bemCedo.com
This is just an academic project developed for the course Databases.
Web-based information system for a bread distributor using Java Servlets and Apache Derby.
Flash game
RIP{LEI}
Flash game in Portuguese about the life of a Computer Science student from the University of Coimbra.
Link to RIP{LEI}
2009
Website
3SPGeossintéticos
Website for the national scientific conference 3SPGeossintéticosthat took place in 2009 in the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra.
Link to 3SPGeossintéticos
2005
Website
SIABE 05 & INCOS 05
Website for the international scientific conferences SIABE 05 and INCOS 05 that took place in 2005 in the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra.
Despite the poor design choices, it is worth noting that these websites were developed entirely by a 14-year old.
Link to SIABE 05
Link to INCOS 05
