Professor of Computer Sciences at the Department of Informatics, in the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal and researcher at the CCTC (Computer Science and Technology Center). From the same university he received a PhD in Computer Sciences in 2003 and his Habilitation in Computer Sciences (Agregação ramo do conhecimento em Informática) in 2011. He develops scientific research in the field of Artificial Intelligence, namely Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Machine Learning and Multi-Agent Systems, with applications to the areas of Law and Ambient Intelligence.
He has leaded or participated in several research projects sponsored by Portuguese and European public and private Institutions and has supervised several PhD and MSc students. He is the co-author of over 100 book chapters, journal papers, conference and workshop papers and books.
He has been chair of the Organising or Scientific Committee of ISAmI (International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence), ESM 2011 - European Simulation and Modelling Conference, SOCO 2011 (International Conference on Soft Computing Models in Industrial and Environmental Applications) and PROVE 2007 (IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises) and member of organising committee of several others events (e.g., Pervasive Health 2011, Intelligent Environments 2011, ECAI 2010, EPIA 2007).
He is Vice-president of APPIA, the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence.
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email: pjon(at)di.uminho.pt
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