CV Summary

Luís Manuel Nobre de Brito Elvas is an Assistant Professor at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, where he serves as Director of the Bachelor's Degree in Digital Technologies and Health. He is also the Coordinator of Health Data Engineering at the Champalimaud Foundation and a researcher at the Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR-Iscte).

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, a Master's degree in Integrated Decision Support Systems, and two PhDs. His research lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Healthcare, with a particular focus on developing technological solutions to support clinical decision-making.

His scientific work focuses on the application of Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Natural Language Processing techniques to clinical data analysis, including the development of specialized language models for European Portuguese, automated information extraction from medical reports, and intelligent clinical decision support systems. He has authored numerous international scientific publications and is involved in national and international research projects in Digital Health.

His professional achievements have been recognized by the Portuguese Order of Engineers, having received awards at both regional and national levels within the College of Informatics Engineering.

Academic Qualifications
University/Institution Type Degree Period
ISCTE-Instituto Universitario de Lisboa
CTI - Portugal - Lisboa
PhD Ciências e Tecnologias da Informação 2021 - 2024
ISCTE-Instituto Universitario de Lisboa
ISTAR - Portugal - Lisboa
M.Sc. Sistemas Integrados de Apoio à Decisão 2019 - 2021
Coursera
United States of America - Mountain View
Technical Specialization Course Introduction to TensorFlow for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning 2021
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Tecnologias e Arquitectura
Portugal - Lisbon
Other type of qualification Winter School 2020 - IOT AND BLOCKCHAIN FOR SMART CITIES 2020
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Escola de Tecnologias e Arquitectura
Portugal - Lisbon
Other type of qualification Winter School 2020 - IOT AND BLOCKCHAIN FOR SMART CITIES 2020
Instituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco
Escola Superior de Tecnologia - Portugal - Castelo Branco
Licenciate Engenharia Informática 2016 - 2019
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Informação Tecnologias e Arquitetura
Portugal - Lisboa
Other type of qualification IOT FOR SMART CITIES 2019
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Informação Tecnologias e Arquitetura
Portugal - Lisboa
Other type of qualification IOT FOR SMART CITIES 2019
PALO ALTO NETWORKS
United States of America - Santa Clara
Other type of qualification Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Infrastructure Configuration Assessment 2019
PALO ALTO NETWORKS
United States of America - Santa Clara
Other type of qualification Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Infrastructure Configuration Assessment 2019
CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY
United States of America - San José
Technical Specialization Course CCNA Routing and Switching: Introduction to Networks 2017
Research Interests
Smart Cities
Intelligent Health and Wellness
Data Science
Data Mining
Decision Support Systems
Text Mining
Sentiment Analysis
Big Data
Internet of Things
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Intelligent Transportation Systems