Welcome to:
BIESA, Bio-inspired Expert Systems and Applications Laboratory

A research group specialized in bio-inspired expert systems, bridging the gap between academia and industry.

BIESA Lab Background

About

We are a research group that specializes in using bio-inspired expert systems as our primary tool. Our research group is committed to bridging the gap between academia and industry, fostering collaborations and partnerships with companies.

Our Mission

To identify and explore various applications and implementations of bio-inspired expert systems in different domains including energy, health, sport, and electronics.

Collaboration

We are committed to bridging the gap between academia and industry, fostering collaborations and partnerships with companies.

Expertise

Our team has expertise in image processing, machine learning, hardware design, and software design.

Team

Faculty Members

Morgado Dias
Morgado Dias

Coordinator, University of Madeira

Antonio Ravelo
Antonio Ravelo

Senior Researcher, ULPGC

Filipe Quintal
Filipe Quintal

Researcher, University of Madeira

Lucas Pereira
Lucas Pereira

Researcher, Technical University of Lisbon

Fábio Mendonça
Fábio Mendonça

Researcher, University of Madeira

External Faculty

Carlos Travieso
Carlos Travieso

Full Professor at ULPGC

Leonel Sousa
Leonel Sousa

Full Professor at University of Lisbon

Nuno Jardim Nunes
Nuno Jardim Nunes

Full Professor at the University of Lisbon

Consiglia Mocerino
Consiglia Mocerino

Associate Professor at University of Rome

Eduardo Fermé
Eduardo Fermé

Associate Professor at the University of Madeira

Helena Geirinhas Ramos
Helena Geirinhas Ramos

Associate Professor at University of Lisbon

Alvaro Gomes
Alvaro Gomes

Assistant Professor at University of Coimbra

Élvio Rúbio Gouveia
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia

Assistant Professor at the University of Madeira

Luiz Guerreiro Lopes
Luiz Guerreiro Lopes

Assistant Professor at the University of Madeira

Postdoctoral Researchers

Fábio Mendonça
Fábio Mendonça

Post Doc

Sheikh Mostafa
Sheikh Mostafa

Post Doc

PhD Students

Alex Kramer
Alex Kramer

PhD Student

Ankit Gupta
Ankit Gupta

PhD Student

Diogo Nuno Freitas
Diogo Nuno Freitas

PhD Student

Roham Torabi
Roham Torabi

PhD Student

Preety Baglat
Preety Baglat

PhD Student

Décio Alves
Décio Alves

PhD Student

Rúben Freitas
Rúben Freitas

PhD Student

Master Students

Daniel Parada
Daniel Parada

Master Student

Marcos Silva
Marcos Silva

Master Student

Alexandre Branco
Alexandre Branco

Master Student

Past Members - PhD Students

Darío Baptista
Darío Baptista

PhD Student

Fábio Mendonça
Fábio Mendonça

PhD Student

Sandy Rodrigues
Sandy Rodrigues

PhD Student

Sheikh Mostafa
Sheikh Mostafa

PhD Student

Miguel Freitas
Miguel Freitas

PhD Student

Past Members - Master Students

Aday Asensio
Aday Asensio

Master Student

Adriano Lopes
Adriano Lopes

Master Student

André Moura
André Moura

Master Student

Bernardino Ascensão
Bernardino Ascensão

Master Student

Carlos Faria
Carlos Faria

Master Student

Daniel Gomes
Daniel Gomes

Master Student

Dário Fernandes
Dário Fernandes

Master Student

Diogo Nuno Freitas
Diogo Nuno Freitas

Master Student

Gisnara Rodrigues
Gisnara Rodrigues

Master Student

Marco Leça
Marco Leça

Master Student

Ricardo Garcês
Ricardo Garcês

Master Student

Ricardo Jardim
Ricardo Jardim

Master Student

Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo Sousa

Master Student

Valentim Freitas
Valentim Freitas

Master Student

Wilmer Gonçalves
Wilmer Gonçalves

Master Student

Arturo Alves
Arturo Alves

Master Student

Past Members - Researchers

Ashkan Ramezani
Ashkan Ramezani

Researcher

Fábio Faria
Fábio Faria

Researcher

Leonardo Reis
Leonardo Reis

Researcher

Nuno Ferreira
Nuno Ferreira

Researcher

Rodolfo Sousa
Rodolfo Sousa

Researcher

Ahatsham
Ahatsham

Researcher

Bruno Rocha
Bruno Rocha

Master Student

Leonardo Abreu
Leonardo Abreu

Master Student

Rúben Sousa
Rúben Sousa

Master Student

Partners

Voltalia
Alteso
CS Marítimo
EEM
Awaiba
ams
FactorEnergia
Acin
Cognitiva
IKnowD
IEEE
abs-jena
AREAM
CM Funchal
ECH
GESBA
Zomato
OET
Asseco PST

Awards

Best Student Paper

International Conference on Engineering Applications, 2019.

Best Student Paper

Energy and Sustainability in Small Developing Economies, 2019.

NVIDIA GPU Grant

Program support, 2018.

Best Paper

International Conference in Biomedical Engineering, 2018.

Best Student Paper

Energy and Sustainability in Small Developing Economies, 2018.

Best Student Paper

Workshop on Electronics Applications and System Integration for Future Technologies, 2018.

Best Student Paper

International Conference on Mathematical, 2018.

Cátedra Telefónica 2017

Analysis of sleep quality and APNEA diagnosis from low cost AI based system.

Publons Top Reviewer

2017 Top 1 percent peer reviewer in the Multidisciplinary area.

Best Student Paper

5th IEEE IWOBI 2017.

Poster Award

PV Economics, Markets and Policies, EU PVSEC 2016.

Best Paper

Power and Energy Engineering in OPTIROB, Romania, 2015.

Best Student Paper

Electronic Imaging conference, SPIE Photonics West, 2015.

Dr. Fernão de Ornelas 2012 Prize

Technologic Innovation in the Social Area.

Main Projects

Main ProjectsFunding (€)
BASE – BAnana Sensing, PRODERAM/FEADER (2021-2023)552,541.60
MTL – Marítimo Training LAB, ProCiência 14-20 (2019-2021)1,116,027.14
MITIEXCELL – Horizon 2020 (2015-2020)2,436,560.17
Vision 3D – Portable endoscopy visualization455,831.32
SmartSOLAR – Solar Management Platform417,201.27
RRSO – Restaurant Sentiment Output (2022-2023)383,778.15
Total Funding5,361,939.65

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