{"id":4,"date":"2012-03-06T18:30:03","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T18:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/~ist24950\/wordpress\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:33:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cafa6daf-4fee-48d4-af6a-5d3a5bc542e9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-314\" src=\"http:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cafa6daf-4fee-48d4-af6a-5d3a5bc542e9-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cafa6daf-4fee-48d4-af6a-5d3a5bc542e9-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cafa6daf-4fee-48d4-af6a-5d3a5bc542e9-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cafa6daf-4fee-48d4-af6a-5d3a5bc542e9-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cafa6daf-4fee-48d4-af6a-5d3a5bc542e9.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a>Associate Professor of Information Systems,\u00a0 Information Security and Privacy Specialist, Co-founder of Sensei Tech<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paulo&#8217;s work focuses on the agile design of cyber-physical systems for real-time data-intensive applications. He has become one of the leading authorities in the field of IoT and sensor data integration, with more than 60 publications (20 in international journals), three edited books and more than 50 MSc students. He has worked as a researcher in several EU-funded projects and as a PI in R&amp;D projects with industry. Before joining academia, he worked for 10 years in industry on several high-profile data integration projects in both technical and managerial roles. Recently, his passion, experience and quality standards are found leading the cybersecurity and privacy efforts of <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sensei.tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sensei Tech<\/a>, an outstanding company reshaping the retail industry. Paulo holds a Master&#8217;s degree and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Lisbon.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CURRENT POSITIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate\u00a0Professor at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fenix.ist.utl.pt\/departamentos\/dei?locale=en_EN\">DEI\/IST<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CSO at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sensei.tech\">Sensei Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Senior Researcher at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inesc-id.pt\/member\/3305\/\">INESC-ID<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/pjcarreira\">Linked-in profile<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Awarded Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) <em>\u2014 <\/em>IAPP, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startuplisboa.com\/entrepreneuroftheyear\">Entrepreneur of the Year 2021<\/a> <em>\u2014<\/em> StartUpLisboa, 2021<\/li>\n<li>First Journal Paper Award\u00a0<em>\u2014<\/em>\u00a0MODELS Conference, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Teaching Excellence Award\u00a0<em>\u2014\u00a0<\/em>Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico,<em>\u00a0<\/em>2013, 2015, 2020, and 2020-2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>AFFILIATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\">International Association of Privacy Professionals<\/a>\u00a0(IAPP)<\/li>\n<li>Member of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc2.org\">(ISC)2 Cybersecurity Professional Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\">IEEE<\/a> Senior Member<\/li>\n<li>Member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/acm.org\">ACM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Member of the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordemengenheiros.pt\/\">Portuguese Association of Engineers<\/a> (<em>&#8216;Ordem dos Engenheiros&#8217;<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Member of the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/apfm.pt\">Portuguese Association for Facilities Management<\/a>\u00a0(APFM)<\/li>\n<li>Member of the Technical Commission the Certification of FM\u00a0Practitioner by SGS ICS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>CERTIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>IAPP <a href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\/certify\/cippe\/\">Certified Information Privacy Professional<\/a>\u00a0(CIPP\/E)<\/li>\n<li>IAPP <a href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\/certify\/cipm\/\">Certified Information Privacy Manager<\/a> (CIPM)<\/li>\n<li>IAPP <a href=\"https:\/\/iapp.org\/certify\/cipt\/\">Certified Information Privacy Technologist<\/a> (CIPT)<\/li>\n<li>PECB <a href=\"https:\/\/pecb.com\/en\/education-and-certification-for-individuals\/gdpr\/certified-data-protection-officer\">Certified Data Protection Officer<\/a> (CDPO)<\/li>\n<li>PECB <a href=\"https:\/\/pecb.com\/en\/education-and-certification-for-individuals\/iso-iec-27001\/iso-iec-27001-lead-implementer\">Certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PECB <a href=\"https:\/\/pecb.com\/en\/education-and-certification-for-individuals\/iso-iec-27701\/iso-iec-27701-lead-implementer\">Certified ISO 27701 Lead Implementer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(ISC)2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc2.org\/Certifications\/CISP\">Certified Information Systems Security Professional<\/a> (CISSP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>BOOKS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manning.com\/books\/become-isc2-certified-in-cybersecurity\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISC2-Book-copy2.jpeg\" alt=\"Become Certified in Cybersecurity\" class=\"wp-image-582\" width=\"768\" height=\"969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISC2-Book-copy2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISC2-Book-copy2-238x300.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISC2-Book-copy2-812x1024.jpeg 812w, https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISC2-Book-copy2-768x969.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-43946-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"337\"  src=\"http:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Captura-de-ecr\u00e3-2022-01-04-\u00e0s-21.38.48-1-774x1024.png\" alt=\"Foundations of Multi-Paradigm Modelling for Cyber-Physical Systems\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.ist.utl.pt\/paulo.carreira\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Captura-de-ecr\u00e3-2022-01-04-\u00e0s-21.38.48-1-774x1024.png 774w, 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