Maria João Varanda Pereira

Maria João Varanda Pereira is a Professor at the Technology and Management School of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança and an integrated member of the Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI). She served as the vice-president of her school from 2007 to 2022 and has been a computer science researcher for 25 years.

Her educational background includes an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Minho, awarded in 1996 and 2003, respectively.

• Simulation and Advanced Data Analytics
• Advanced Human-Machine Integration
• Domain Specific Software Development
• Visualization Tools
• Human-Computer Interaction
• QA Systems
• Data Science
• Machine Learning
• Learning Analytics
• Generation of Virtual Learning Spaces
• Computer-assisted Education

Her recent publications highlight trends in Human-Machine Integration, Data Analytics, and Educational Technology. These include applications of neural networks to dermatology, ontological frameworks for software development, and complexity analysis of programming cocktails. Her work spans journal papers, book series, and conference proceedings.

While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the text, she has supervised 30 Master’s students and 2 Ph.D. students and participated in numerous research projects with international collaborators from Poland, Italy, Spain, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Argentina, and Brazil.

Maria João Pereira is affiliated with CeDRI, a research center focused on digitalization and intelligent robotics, and contributes to virtual learning space initiatives.