Luísa Maria Garcia Jorge

Luísa Maria Garcia Jorge is a Researcher in the Department of Computer Science at Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB), maintaining dual affiliations as a core member of INESC Coimbra's Communication Network Design and Management (CNDM) group since 1996 and as an active researcher at CeDRI since its foundation. Her work bridges theoretical networking with real-world applications across engineering domains.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Electrotechnical Engineering (Telecommunications and Electronics), University of Coimbra (2010)
• MSc in Systems and Automation (Analysis and Planning of Systems), University of Coimbra (2001)
• BSc in Computer Engineering, University of Coimbra (1992)

Her research expertise centers on network resilience and reliability, QoS/QoR frameworks, multilayer optimization, and IoT connectivity, employing simulation-driven methodologies. Recent work demonstrates significant interdisciplinary reach – from olive oil production systems to autonomous robotics – while maintaining core focus on communication network robustness. She actively contributes to advancing SDN and disaster recovery protocols through both theoretical models and implementable architectures.

Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals strategic expansion into sustainability-focused applications: agricultural technology (intelligent olive oil systems), infrastructure safety (structural/lamppost analysis), energy storage (battery thermal management), and smart city data frameworks (NGSI-LD). This trajectory shows consistent networking fundamentals adapted to emerging societal challenges.

She has secured continuous project funding from diverse national and international sources, enabling sustained research output and student supervision. Her collaborative approach spans INESC Coimbra's CNDM group, CeDRI's industrial partnerships, and cross-disciplinary teams – evident in co-authored works with electrical, civil, and industrial engineers. Current projects emphasize practical implementation through health dashboards for robotics, IoT-enabled agriculture, and Eurocode-compliant infrastructure analysis.

Her research ecosystem operates through CeDRI's industrial technology focus and INESC Coimbra's network design specialization, providing students access to both academic rigor and industry-relevant problem solving in digitalization and intelligent systems.