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Alberto Proença is a Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering of the University of Minho (DI-EEUM). A pioneer in computational science, he founded Portugal's first national parallel computing service in 1994 and led the SeARCH heterogeneous computing cluster since 2005. His research spans digital electronics, high-performance computing architectures, and applications in cultural heritage, computer vision, physics, and chemistry.
- Born in Mozambique (1954), migrated to Portugal (1975)
- Bachelor's from University of Coimbra; PhD from University of Manchester (UK)
- Longstanding affiliation with UMinho since 1977
- Researcher at Algoritmi Centre
Contributions include:
- Chaired UMinho's Computer Centre
- Initiated Erasmus exchange programs with University of Bristol
- Directed Advanced Computing in Portugal-US collaboration
Received accolades during jubilation ceremony on 14 June 2024 at Gualtar Campus, attended by institutional leaders and collaborators.
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