Summary
João Ascenso is a professor and researcher in telecommunications and multimedia with over eight years of academic experience and a long-standing role at Instituto Superior Técnico and Instituto de Telecomunicações. He has authored more than 60 papers, accumulated around 1,900 citations with two highly cited articles, and has led and coordinated European and national research projects in visual sensor networks and distributed multi-view video coding. Skilled in teaching a broad range of networking and multimedia courses, he combines deep technical expertise in distributed video coding, scalable video coding, face recognition and streaming with hands-on experience evaluating and reviewing EU research programmes. Actively recruiting PhD students, he bridges rigorous research, high-impact publications and practical project leadership, making his group a compelling choice for candidates interested in visual sensing and multimedia systems.
8 years of coding experience
Ph.D., Telecommunications and Multimedia, Ph.D., Telecommunications and Multimedia at Instituto Superior Técnico