sins-lab Mission
Our mission is to conduct cutting-edge research and experimental development in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, system and software architectures and engineering. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Applied Artificial;
- Cloud Computing;
- Computer Networks;
- Distributed Applications;
- Distributed Systems;
- Fog Computing;
- Gamification and Reputation;
- Information Security;
- Internet of Things;
- Microservices Architecture and Serverless Computing;
- Mobile Computing;
- Security by Design and by Construction;
- Software Engineering and Quality.
Research Clusters
Secure Networked Software Systems (SNSS)
Research cluster within the sins-lab dedicated to research areas, such as, Computer Networking, Cloud Computing, Security and Software Engineering.
Intelligent Systems (IS)
Research cluster within the sins-lab dedicated to research areas, such as, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision.
Latest News
Pedro Inácio integra equipa de Editores Sénior da IEEE Access
Pedro Inácio, docente do Departamento de Informática da Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), investigador da Delegação da Covilhã do Instituto de Telecomunicações e Coordenador do sins-lab, foi convidado a integrar a equipa de Editores Seniores da revista IEEE Access.
Jantar de Natal
O sins-lab & Friends realizou o seu Jantar de Natal em 15 de dezembro, reunindo investigadores séniores, estudantes de doutoramento e mestrado numa noite animada de conversas e música.
Prémio de Inovação Pedagógica
Pedro Inácio, foi vencedor da primeira edição do Prémio de Inovação Pedagógica, uma iniciativa da Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) para promover um ensino de excelência.
Kickoff do Projeto RuraLTHINGS
O projeto RuraLTHINGS já iniciou o trabalho de investigação que pretende criar um “Sistema Inteligente para Monitorização da Saúde e Bem-Estar em Áreas Remotas com IoT”, que será aplicado em dois concelhos da região, durante a fase de teste.
Senior Researchers
Pedro Inácio
Associate Professor @di.ubi.pt
Coordinator of the sins-lab and NAS-CV research group
Cyber-Security, Computer Security, Information Assurance and Security, Cryptography, Computer based Simulation
Mário Freire
Full Professor @di.ubi.pt
Senior Researcher
Internet Traffic Classification, Network and Systems Security, Mobile Malware Detection, Peer-to-Peer Networks, Cloud Systems
Hugo Proença
Full Professor @di.ubi.pt
Senior Researcher
Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Biometrics, Visual Surveillance
Nuno Pombo
Associate Professor @di.ubi.pt
Senior Researcher
Software, Debugging and Testing, Software Engineering, Education
Bruno Silva
Assistant Professor @di.ubi.pt
Coordinator of the SNSS Research Cluster
Computer Networks Internet of Things, Reputation systems, Mobile Health Computing (m-Health), Ambient Assisted Living
João Neves
Assistant Professor @di.ubi.pt
Coordinator of the IS Research Cluster
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Biometrics, Visual Surveillance
Tiago Simões
Assistant Professor @di.ubi.pt
Senior Researcher
Web Applications and Services, Microservices, Cloud Computing, E-Learning, Internet of Things
sins-lab in numbers
20+
Researchers
100+
Publications
5
Undergoing R&D Projects
100+
Participation in TPCs
Contact and Headquarters
sins-lab is physically located in rooms 6.10 and 6.12 of the department of computer science @ UBI.