Maria F. Pacheco

Maria F. Pacheco is an Associate Professor at the Technology and Management School of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. With a Ph.D. from the University of Aveiro, her mathematical research focuses on Graph Theory and Combinatorial Optimization, particularly NP-complete problems involving perfect matchings and Hamiltonian cycles.

She leads pedagogical innovation through projects like MathE and imath.pixel-online.org, developing clustering algorithms to analyze student behavior and optimize question difficulty levels. Dr. Pacheco coordinates the STEP project to enhance STEM research capacity and directs initiatives promoting educational inclusion, including the Mentoring Academy Project and Drop-In@IPB 2.0 for student retention.

Her interdisciplinary work includes LiDAR-based rehabilitation assessment systems and occupational safety prediction models. She serves on institutional committees for equality and diversity while maintaining research collaborations through CIDMA (University of Aveiro) and CeDRI (IPB).