Adriano José Conceição Tavares is an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal. He serves as a Senior Researcher at Centro ALGORITMI, where he is affiliated with both the IE R&D Group and the ESRG R&D Lab. His academic credentials include a PhD in Industrial Electronics from the University of Minho, a Master of Science in Information Technology from the University of Coimbra, and an undergraduate degree in Informatics from the University of Coimbra. Professor Tavares specializes in embedded systems with particular expertise in: Embedded systems modeling and design System software design System-on-chip design Real-time operating systems Hardware acceleration and FPGA design Virtualization for embedded systems IoT frameworks and protocols His publication record demonstrates a strong research trajectory in hardware-software co-design, with recent work showing an increasing integration of machine learning techniques into embedded systems. His publications span theoretical frameworks to practical implementations addressing real-time performance, resource constraints, and security challenges. Among his scholarly metrics: h-index of 18 126 publications with 1148 citations 20 publications in Q1/Q2 journals Author of a book on microcontroller programming Professor Tavares has supervised students including Miguel Ângelo Fernandes Silva and has established international collaborations through the Erasmus Program with institutions in China, Iran, Thailand, Jordan, and Cambodia. He teaches advanced courses on embedded and real-time systems modeling, compiler design, system-on-chip design, real-time operating system design, and advanced computer architectures at University of Minho.
Adriano Jorge Cardoso Moreira is an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal. He holds multiple leadership roles including Scientific Coordinator of Urban Computing at Centro de Computação Gráfica and Director of the MAP-tele PhD Program. His research is conducted primarily through the Urban Computing Lab , focusing on smart place technologies. Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering (1997) and Bachelor's in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering (1989), both from University of Aveiro, Portugal. Research Focus: His work spans indoor positioning, mobile/context-aware systems, urban computing, and wireless network simulation. Key innovations include fingerprinting algorithms for localization, multi-sensor fusion techniques, and human mobility analysis. Research outputs consistently address real-world industrial challenges such as warehouse management, factory automation, and urban infrastructure. Research Output Trends: Recent publications (2021-2023) emphasize practical applications of Wi-Fi/LoRaWAN fingerprinting, machine learning for sensor calibration, and industrial vehicle tracking. Over 70% of recent works involve experimental validation in real environments, reflecting a strong applied research focus. Key thematic clusters include radio map optimization, multi-sensor datasets, and scalability of positioning systems. Awards & Recognition: First Prize, EvAAL-ETRI Indoor Localization Competition (Off-site track, 2015 & 2017) Second Prize, EvAAL-ETRI Indoor Localization Competition (2016) IEEE Senior Member status Patent in computational geometry Projects & Funding: He leads/participates in numerous EU/national projects including: ORIENTATE (2021-2023): Low-cost indoor positioning for factories Lab4U&Spaces (2021-2023): Urban space solutions AR WARE (2018-2022): AR for warehouse management SAMU (2015-2018): Smart autonomous mobile units Lab & Team: He established/leads the Urban Computing Lab developing technologies for smart environments. Previously headed the Computer Communications and Pervasive Media Group (until 2016). Current team includes PhD/Master students working on wireless positioning and mobility analysis.
Kijung Shin is an Associate Professor at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), holding dual appointments in the Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI and the School of Electrical Engineering (Computer Division). He leads the Data Mining Lab and teaches multiple courses including Graph Mining and Social Network Analysis, Data Mining and Search, and other foundational courses in electrical engineering and AI. Education Ph.D. in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (February 2019) M.S. in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (December 2017) B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University (August 2015) B.A. in Economics (Double Major), Seoul National University (August 2015) Research Interests Professor Shin's research primarily focuses on data mining, graph algorithms, and network science, with particular expertise in hypergraph analysis, tensor decomposition, and graph neural networks. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, developing algorithms that can efficiently analyze complex real-world networks. His recent research has expanded into multimodal learning, integration of large language models with graph neural networks, and applications in recommendation systems, satellite imagery analysis, and biological data analysis. His approach combines rigorous mathematical analysis with practical implementation, resulting in numerous open-source software tools that have been widely adopted in both academia and industry. His research has significant implications for social network analysis, fraud detection, recommendation systems, and scientific discovery in various domains. Research Trends Professor Shin's recent publications show a clear trajectory toward more complex network structures, particularly hypergraphs that capture higher-order interactions beyond simple pairwise relationships. His work increasingly integrates traditional graph algorithms with deep learning approaches, especially focusing on how graph neural networks can be improved and made more interpretable. There's also a growing emphasis on practical applications in areas like satellite imagery analysis, medical data, and recommendation systems that address real-world challenges. Scientific Awards Received the PAKDD Best Survey Paper Award for 'Multi-Behavior Recommender Systems: A Survey' (2025) Selected as one of the best short paper candidates of ACM RecSys 2024 (top 7) for 'Revisiting LightGCN' (2024) Selected for oral presentation (2.6% of accepted papers) at AAAI 2024 for 'VITA: 'Carefully Chosen and Weighted Less' Is Better in Medication Recommendation' (2024) Received the IEEE ICDM Best Student Paper Runner-up Award for 'TensorCodec: Compact Lossy Compression of Tensors without Strong Data Assumptions' (2023) Received the SIGKDD Best Research Paper Award and CogX Award for Best Student Paper in AI for 'FRAUDAR: Bounding Graph Fraud in the Face of Camouflage' (2016) Received the Best Senior Thesis Award from Seoul National University (2015) Received the Samsung Humantech Paper Award (1st in Computer Science) (2015) Teaching and Mentoring Professor Shin has taught multiple graduate and undergraduate courses at KAIST since 2019, including Graph Mining and Social Network Analysis, Data Mining and Search, and foundational courses in electrical engineering. He has also co-organized tutorials at major conferences including AAAI, KDD, ICDM, and CIKM on advanced topics in hypergraph neural networks and real-world hypergraph analysis. As the leader of the Data Mining Lab, he mentors numerous graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, fostering a collaborative research environment that has produced significant contributions to the field of data mining and network analysis. Research Leadership Professor Shin leads the Data Mining Lab at KAIST, which focuses on developing novel algorithms for analyzing complex networks and high-dimensional data. The lab has produced numerous influential software tools including D-Cube, M-Zoom, CoreScope, and DenseAlert, which are widely used in both academic research and industry applications. His research group maintains active collaborations with institutions worldwide and has received funding from various sources to support their innovative work in data mining and network analysis.