Habilitation in Computer Networking (Universidade do Minho, May 1998)
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (University of Manchester, UK, 1980)
Master of Science, MSc in Digital Electronics (University of Manchester
Institute of Science and Technology, UK, 1977)
Graduate in Electrical Engineering, major in Telecommunications
and Electronics (University of Lourenço Marques, 1972)
Research
Last research interests concern protocols for data communication
systems and services, network Quality of Service, control theoretical
approaches to network QoS and modelling, prototyping and simulation
of concurrent systems.
Teaching
During his teaching carreer has lectured in Computer Programming,
Operating Systems, Signal Processing, Computer Networks and Data
Communication Systems, Calculus and Physics at the undergraduate
level and in Computer Networking and Network Security at the
postgraduate level.
Appointments at the University of Minho
Full Professor (tenured), 1999-Dec 2009
Head of the University's Networking Centre, Jun 1998-Oct 2002
Director, Masters course in Informatics, 1996-1999
Member elected of the University Assembly, 1989-1990
Vice-President, School of Engineering, 1988-1989
Member elected of the University Senate, 1987-1989
Associate Professor (tenured), 1986-1999
Head of the Science and Systems Engineering Research Centre, 1985-1986
Course organizer and Director, Master's course in Informatics, 1982-1985
Course organizer, undergraduate in Systems and Informatics Engineering, 1981-1982
Head of Department of Informatics, School of Engineering, 1980-1982
Auxiliar Professor, 1980-1986
Other appointments
Invited Professor and Chair of the Department of Electronics and Informatics
Engineering at the University of Algarve, Portugal, Sep 2004 - Feb 2009.
Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the National Foundation
for Scientific Computing (FCCN), appointed by the Council of Rectors of
the Portuguese Universities, in charge of the establishment of the
National Network for R&D, the RCCN, the first Portuguese wide area
IP network connected to the Internet, 1989 - 1994.
Member of the EBONE Network ECCO (European backBONE Council of Contributing
Organisations), the Council of Administration of the European Universities
Networking Organization, 1991-1994;
National delegate to the European EUREKA/COSINE project policy group to establish
the European-wide University Internet, appointed by the Portuguese Secretary of
State for Science and Technology, 1989 - 1994;
National representative to the RARE Association (Réseaux Associés pour
la Recherche Européenne) to plan an European-wide University Internet, and member
of its Council of Administration, representing the National Institute for Scientific
Research of the Ministry of Education, 1986 - 1994;