Summary
José Simão is an Assistant Professor and researcher in Lisbon with a PhD in Informatics and Computer Engineering, combining over two decades of software systems experience with a deep academic focus on adaptive resource allocation and scheduling for cloud and serverless environments. He leads the Future Internet Technologies group at ISEL and contributes to INESC-ID research on cloud computing, FaaS runtimes and managed execution platforms, translating research into applied solutions for national R&D projects. As an educator he teaches cloud computing, cybersecurity and systems programming across undergraduate and master's programs and has supervised 25+ capstone projects spanning virtual machines, workflows, geo-referencing and secure web systems. Frequently engaged with public agencies and industry, he provides consultancy and training in security architectures, mobile payments and learning management tools, bringing practical deployments to his research and teaching. Notably, his PhD work introduced resource-sharing strategies and cost models for overcommitted cloud runtimes—an approach reflected in his ongoing research on performance-driven runtime adaptation.
11 years of coding experience
Licentiate degree, Computer Engineering, Licentiate degree, Computer Engineering at ISEL - Instituto Superior De Engenharia De Lisboa
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science and Engineering, Approved with distinction, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science and Engineering, Approved with distinction at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English