Rui Henriques

Rui Henriques is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEI), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon. He is also an Associate Researcher at INESC-ID. His research focuses on data mining, machine learning, bioinformatics, and urban analytics, with applications in healthcare, transportation systems, and pattern recognition. He has advised numerous PhD and MSc students, contributing to impactful projects in areas like healthcare decision support, mobility optimization, and environmental data analysis.

Education: PhD in Learning from High-Dimensional Data (2016) from IST, University of Lisbon.

Research interests include developing algorithms for high-dimensional data analysis, integrating spatiotemporal data for urban planning, and applying machine learning to biomedical challenges. Notable contributions include tools like BicPAMS for biological data analysis and software frameworks for transportation analytics.

His work spans over 100 publications in top journals and conferences, addressing topics from triclustering algorithms to fraud detection in online tests. He leads or contributes to projects such as ILU (city mobility optimization) and Data2Help (emergency medical services optimization). His research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining data science with real-world applications in health, transport, and sustainability.