Simão Melo de Sousa is an Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department of the Engineering Faculty at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) , where he leads the RELEASE (RELiablE And SEcure Computation) research group under Nova-Lincs. He holds a Habilitation ( Agregação ) in Computer Science from UBI, a PhD from Nice-Sophia Antipolis University (France), and advanced degrees from Orléans University (France). Research Focus: Formal methods, software reliability/security, blockchain, computational logic, programming language design, deductive verification Teaching: Courses: Proof and Programming Theory , Certified Programming , Formal Methods , Functional Programming Projects include GreenStamp , HORUS , and COPES (PI roles), alongside contributions to LEAF , FRESCO , and European COST Networks . His work bridges theory and practice through co-developed tools like Why3 , ARMY , and LISSOM , targeting safety-critical systems (avionics, railways, medical) and cloud/ubiquitous security. He actively contributes to educational platforms like Learn-OCaml and co-authored books such as Rigorous Software Development (Springer, 2011). Scientific Collaborations : Key partnerships with Tezos Foundation , OCaml Foundation , Nova-Lincs , and institutions including Critical Software , EFACEC , and INRIA . His publications span journals ( Science of Computer Programming , Journal of Automated Reasoning ) and conferences ( LICS , ISoLA , ACISP ).











