Prof. Dr. João M.F. Rodrigues

João M. F. Rodrigues received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in 1993, his Master's degree in Systems and Computer Engineering in 1998, and his PhD in Electronic and Computer Engineering with a speciality in Computer Science in 2008. In 2021, he completed his Habilitation in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Professor Rodrigues is currently serving as the Vice-Rector for Transfer, Innovation, and Digital University at the University of the Algarve (UAlg) in Portugal. At present, he is a Coordinator Professor with Tenure at the Institute of Engineering (ISE), UAlg. Since 1994 he has taught Curricular Units in Computer Science and Computer Vision. In addition to his academic and administrative roles, Professor Rodrigues is a member of the Research Centre NOVA LINCS--Algarve. Professor Rodrigues has extensive research experience, having participated in over 30 nationally or internationally funded scientific projects, on several of which he served as coordinator. He has co-authored more than 200 scientific papers and is a member of the editorial board of several international journals. Professor Rodrigues' main areas of interest include Computer Vision, Human--Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and Affective Computing, focusing on adaptive interfaces, emotion recognition, human sense modelling, and human--machine cooperation.