Education

• PhD in Computer Science (April 2004) - Artificial Intelligence group at the Informatics Department, University of Minho (Portugal), with the title Optimization of Neural Network Learning Models Through Genetic and Evolutionary Computation.

• MSc in Computer Science, University of Minho, March 1998, in the field of Combinatorial Optimization using Genetic Algorithms.

• Graduate in Systems and Computing Engineering, University of Minho, September 1995.