João Sequeira

João Sequeira has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as an Engineering Team Lead at Two Impulse since January 2022. Prior to that, they worked as an AI developer at the same company from January 2018 to January 2022, where they developed chatbot platforms using IBM Watson Assistant and Rasa. João was involved in projects such as Sophie, a smart chatbot for the German market, Mercedes chatbot for the South African market, and ROBO.AI, a chatbot development platform.

In addition to their work at Two Impulse, João also served as a Conference Reviewer at Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC) in May 2020. Before that, they worked as a Software Engineer at ExclusivKey from December 2014 to December 2017.

João contributed to the academic community as a volunteer staff at Clef 2016, organized by the University of Évora's Computer Science Department, in September 2016. João was also an Invited Assistant at the University of Évora's Department of Computer Science from September 2013 to July 2015, teaching programming and information technology courses.

Prior to their involvement in the field of computer science, João gained practical experience as a volunteer at the Regional Health Administration of the Algarve from May 2012 to September 2013, where they maintained computer facilities, administered systems, and troubleshooted network and hardware issues. João also served as a Trainee of computer science at the same organization from July 2010 to June 2011.

João's career started with a research and development project at the University of Évora in collaboration with Viatecla, which they participated in from May 2009 to May 2010.

João Sequeira's education history is as follows:

- High School: João attended Escola Secundária Poeta António Aleixo from 1999 to 2002, where they studied general sciences.

- Bachelor's Degree: From 2002 to 2008, João pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Informatics Engineering at the University of Évora.

- Master's Degree: João obtained a Master's Degree in Informatics Engineering from the University of Évora. João studied from 2008 to 2011.

- Initial Pedagogical Training of Trainers: In 2010, João completed a trainer program at 2Siglas - Formação, Serviços e Entretenimento Lda.

- Lisbon Machine Learning School 2014 (LxMLS): In 2014, João participated in the Lisbon Machine Learning School, where they studied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Big Data.

- Charles University in Prague: João attended Charles University in Prague in 2017, specializing in Linguistics and Machine Learning.

- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): João pursued a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Évora starting from 2013. The end year is not provided, indicating that they may still be in the process of completing their degree.

- Instituto Superior Técnico: In 2019, João attended the Instituto Superior Técnico, although the specific degree they pursued is not mentioned. João focused on NLP (Natural Language Processing), Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning, and Big Data.

In addition to their formal education, João Sequeira has obtained various certifications in the field of Data Science and Machine Learning. These certifications include "Deep Learning in Python Track," "Introduction to Deep Learning with PyTorch," "Machine Learning Scientist with Python Track," and "Winning a Kaggle Competition in Python," among others. These certifications, obtained from DataCamp and expert.ai, indicate João's commitment to staying updated with the latest advancements in their field.