Summary
Francisco Calisto is a researcher-turned-founder with 11 years of experience at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Health Informatics, and AI, now leading BreastScreening-AI from Portugal. He designs and builds mobile, sensor, and collaborative systems that reduce cognitive and operational burdens for clinicians, patients, and people with disabilities, blending human-centered design with quantitative evaluation. His academic path includes a PhD-level research portfolio and a visiting scholar stint at CMU HCI, while he also teaches and mentors at Instituto Superior Técnico. Francisco pairs hands-on software engineering experience—from web development to research engineering—with entrepreneurial training from European Innovation Academy and Babson College, reflecting a rare mix of lab rigor and startup execution. An unspoken strength is his focus on practical clinical impact: translating sensor and imaging research into tools that clinicians can realistically adopt.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Santander X Launch 5.0 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Santander X Launch 5.0 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations at Babson College
Entrepreneurship Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services, Entrepreneurship Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services at European Innovation Academy
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science and Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico