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A comprehensive overview of my academic background, research experience, and professional career.
General Information
| Full Name | Marco Vieira |
| marco.vieira@charlotte.edu | |
| Languages | Portuguese, English |
Education
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2014 Agregação (habilitation)
University of Coimbra, Portugal -
2005 Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Coimbra, Portugal Dissertation: Dependability Benchmarking for Transactional Systems -
2003 M.Sc. in Computer Science
University of Coimbra, Portugal Dissertation: DBMS Recovery and Performance in the Presence of Operator Faults -
1999 Eng. Degree in Informatics Engineering
University of Coimbra, Portugal -
1996 B.Sc. in Informatics and Systems Engineering
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal
Experience
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2023 - present Professor
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA -
2017 - 2023 Full Professor
University of Coimbra, Portugal -
2015 - 2017 Director
Centre for Informatics and Systems of the Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal -
2015 - 2017 Associate Professor
University of Coimbra, Portugal -
2006 - 2015 Assistant Professor
University of Coimbra, Portugal -
2008 - 2013 Adjunct Associated Teaching Professor
Carnegie Mellon University, USA -
2005 - 2006 Teaching Assistant
University of Coimbra, Portugal -
1999 - 2005 Researcher
University of Coimbra, Portugal -
1999 - 2005 Teaching Assistant
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal
Administrative Appointments
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2017 - 2023 Associate Chair
Dept. of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra -
2017 - 2019 Scientific Advisory Board (elected)
Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra -
2012 - 2015 Scientific Advisory Board (elected)
Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra -
2011 - 2013 Associate Chair
Dept. of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra -
2010 - 2012 Associate Dean
Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the Univ. of Coimbra -
2010 - 2023 Scientific Advisory Board (elected)
Dept of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra
Academic Programs Leadership
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2025 Curriculum development for new BSc and MSc in AI
UNC Charlotte -
2018 - 2019 Curriculum development for new MSc on Data Science and Engineering
University of Coimbra -
2018 - 2019 Curriculum development for new BS on Data Science and Engineering
University of Coimbra -
2018 Curriculum review of the Doctoral Program on Information Science and Technology
University of Coimbra -
2016 Curriculum development for new MSc on Cybersecurity
University of Coimbra -
2012 - 2013 Curriculum review of the MSc Informatics Engineering
University of Coimbra -
2010 - 2013 CMU/UC Professional Master of Software Engineering
University of Coimbra -
2010 - 2012 CMU/UC Master of Science in Information Technology – Software Engineering
University of Coimbra
Honors and Awards
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2024 Distinguished Paper Award – R. Andrade, N. Laranjeiro, M. Vieira: BugHub: A Large-Scale Issue Report Dataset. European Dependable Computing Conference EDCC 2024 -
2021 Distinguished Paper Award – J. D’Abruzzo Pereira, J. R. Campos, M. Vieira: Machine Learning to Combine Static Analysis Alerts with Software Metrics to Detect Security Vulnerabilities. EDCC 2021 -
2019 Distinguished Paper Award – M. Torquato, M. Vieira: An Experimental Study of Software Aging and Rejuvenation in Dockerd. EDCC 2019 -
2018 Distinguished Paper Award – J. R. Campos, M. Vieira, E. Costa: Exploratory Study of Machine Learning Techniques for Supporting Failure Prediction. EDCC 2018 -
2014 ACM SIGSOFT QoSA Distinguished Paper Award – J. Cámara, P. Correia, R. de Lemos, M. Vieira: Empirical resilience evaluation of an architecture-based self-adaptive software system. QoSA 2014 -
2010 ICWS 2010 Best Paper Award – N. Antunes, M. Vieira: Benchmarking Vulnerability Detection Tools for Web Services. IEEE ICWS 2010 -
2009 William C. Carter Award – J. Fonseca, M. Vieira, H. Madeira: Vulnerability & attack injection for web applications. IEEE/IFIP DSN 2009
Research Grants & Funding
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2024 - 2025 DataGen: Exploring Generative Models for Software Dependability and Security
FRG UNC Charlotte (Role: PI) -
2022 - 2025 Nexus: Innovation Pact for Digital and Green Transition
PRR + EC (Role: PI at UC) -
2020 - 2021 AIDA: Adaptive, Intelligent and Distributed Assurance Platform
FCT + P2020 (Role: PI at UC) -
2019 - 2022 TalkConnect: Voice Architecture over Distributed Network
P2020 (Role: PI at UC) -
2018 - 2022 METRICS: Monitoring and Measuring the Trustworthiness of Critical Cloud Systems
FCT (Role: Co-PI) -
2017 - 2019 ATMOSPHERE: Adaptive, Trustworthy, Manageable, Orchestrated, Secure, Privacy-assuring, Hybrid Ecosystem for Resilient Cloud
EC H2020 (Role: PI at UC) -
2016 - 2019 ALIOT: Internet of Things: Emerging Curriculum for Industry and Human Applications
EC Erasmus+ (Role: PI at UC) -
2016 - 2018 EUBrasilCloudFORUM: Fostering an International dialogue between Europe and Brazil
EC H2020 (Role: PI) -
2016 - 2018 EUBra-BIGSEA: Europe-Brazil Collaboration of BIG Data Scientific Research through Cloud-Centric Applications
EC H2020 (Role: PI at UC) -
2014 - 2017 DEVASSES: Design, Verification and Validation of large-scale, dynamic Service Systems
EC FP7 (Role: PI) -
2014 - 2015 V-SIS: Critical Systems Validation
QREN (Role: PI at UC) -
2014 - 2016 CABRIOLET: Model-Oriented Approach and Intelligent Knowledge-Based System
EC TEMPUS IV (Role: PI at UC) -
2013 - 2015 FEED: Free Energy Data
QREN (Role: PI at UC) -
2013 - 2016 CECRIS: Certification of Critical Systems
EC FP7 (Role: PI at UC) -
2011 - 2014 CodeV: Code Analysis Automation
QREN (Role: PI at UC) -
2007 - 2011 CMU-Portugal Program
FCT (Role: PI at UC) -
2011 - 2015 ADAAS: Assuring Dependability in Architecture-based Adaptive Systems
FCT (Role: Co-PI) -
2011 - 2012 Menon@WS: Methodologies for the Development of Non-Vulnerable Web Services
FCT (Role: PI)
Professional Service
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Member at Large
- IFIP WG 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance, 2012 – current (Chair since Jan. 2022; Vice Chair from 2018 to 2021)
- ERCIM SERENE - Working Group on Software Engineering for Resilient Systems, 2013 – current
- Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), Oct. 2010 – current
- Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) – Research Group, Mar. 2011 – current (former Chair of the Security Benchmarking Working Group)
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Journal Editorial Boards
- Distinguished Review Board, ACM Transactions on the Web, Oct. 2022 – current
- Associate Editor, Service Oriented Computing and Applications Journal, March 2022 – current
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, March 2018 – current
- Guest Editor, Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 137, Special Issue on Software Reliability Engineering, 2016
- Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing – Part II & Part I, Vol. 10, Special Issues on Security and Dependability on Cloud Systems and Services, 2017
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Conference Steering Committees
- Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE), Jun. 2017 – present (chair since Nov. 2025)
- Vice Chair, IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), Jun. 2021 – present (vice-chair since Jan. 2022)
- Member, International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS), Sep. 2025 – present
- Member, Latin-American Symposium on Dependable Computing (LADC), Nov. 2023 – present (also served Nov. 2017 – Jan. 2022)
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General Chair/Co-Chair
- The 56th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2026), Charlotte, NC, USA, 2026
- The 43rd International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS 2024), Charlotte, NC, US, 2024
- The 53rd IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2023), Porto, Portugal, Jun. 2023
- 14th ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (SPEC 2023), Coimbra, Portugal, Apr. 2023
- IEEE 31st International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2020), Coimbra, Portugal, Oct. 2020 (online)
- 2015 IEEE International Workshop on Measurements and Networking (M&N 2015), Coimbra, Portugal, Oct. 2015
- 13th European Workshop on Dependable Computing (EWDC 2013), Coimbra, Portugal, May 2013
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Program Chair/Co-Chair
- Disrupt @ 55th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (Disrupt @ DSN 2025), Naples, Italy, Jun. 2025
- 48th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2018), Luxembourg, Jun. 2018
- 12th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC 2016), Gothenburg, Sweden, Sep. 2016
- 7th Latin-American Symposium on Dependable Computing (LADC 2016), Cali, Colombia, Oct. 2016
- Workshop on Cloud Networks (WCN @ CSBC 2016), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, Jul. 2016
- Cloudscape Brazil, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, Jul. 2016
- IEEE Services 2016 Emerging Technology Track: Dependable and Secure Services (DSS @ SERVICES 2016), San Francisco, CA, USA, Jun. 2016
- The 26th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2015), Gaithersburg, MD, USA, Nov. 2015
- 17th IEEE International Conference on High Performance and Communications – Autonomic, Reliability and Fault-tolerance track (IEEE HPCC 2015), New York, NY, USA, Aug. 2015
- IEEE Services 2015 Visionary Track: Dependable and Secure Services (DSS @ SERVICES 2015), New York, NY, USA, June 2015
- 6th International Workshop on Software Engineering for Resilient Systems (SERENE 2014), Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 2014
- IEEE International Workshop on Dependable and Secure Services (DSS @ SERVICES 2014), Anchorage, AK, USA, Jun. 2014
- Special Session on “Dependability and Security Measurements”, 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Measurements and Networking (M&N 2013), Naples, Italy, Oct. 2013
- 1st International Workshop on Resilience Assessment of Critical Infrastructures (RACI @ LADC 2011), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil, Apr. 2011
- The 2nd Workshop on Sharing Field Data and Experiment Measurements on Resilience (RDCS @ ICDCS 2010), Genova, Italy, Jun. 2010
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Organizing Committees
- J1C2 Chair, 36th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2025), SĂŁo Paulo, SP, Brazil, Oct. 2025
- Conference Coordinator, 46th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2016), Toulouse, France, Jun. 2016
- Workshops Chair, 45th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2015), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jun. 2015
- Program Manager, 25th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2014), Naples, Italy, Nov. 2014
- Tutorial Chair, 6th Latin-American Symposium on Dependable Computing (LADC 2013), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr. 2013
- Fast Abstracts Chair, 9th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC 2012), Sibiu, Romania, Oct. 2012
- Student Forum Chair, 39th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2009), Lisbon, Portugal, Jun. 2009
- Local Arrangements Chair, 6th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC 2006), Coimbra, Portugal, Oct. 2006
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Award Panels
- Test of Time Award, IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, ISSRE 2022
- Talkdesk Merit Awards, 2022
- The Jean-Claude Laprie Award, IFIP WG 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance, 2021
- SPEC Kaivalya Dixit Distinguished Dissertation Award, SPEC Research, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2023
- Bank Espirito-Santo – Innovation Award, Portugal, 2011, 2012, 2013
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Reviewer - Funding Agencies
- Portuguese Innovation Agency (ANI)
- Swedish Research Council
- The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- European Research Council, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks
- National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation, Republic of Kazakhstan
- CHIST-ERA ERA-NET, European Coordinated Research on Long-term Challenges
- Icelandic Research Fund, Iceland
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Consulting and Advisory Activities
- Software Testing, Altice Labs – Innovation, 2021 – 2023
- EU-Brazil 2016 Working Group (Chair), European Commission, 2014 – 2105
- Data Mining, Portugal Telecom – Innovation, 2009
- Business Intelligence, European Space Agency, 2007 – 2010
- Software Project Estimation, Critical Software SA, 2008 – 2010
- Risk Management, Critical Software SA, 2008
- Software Reuse, Critical Software SA, 2007 – 2009
- Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence, Portugal Telecom – Innovation, 2006 – 2009