José Braga de Vasconcelos

Curriculum Vitae
January 2016
Personal details
José Ângelo Braga de Vasconcelos
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23 November 1967
Porto, Portugal
[email protected]
+351 917 216 117
Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bragavasconcelos
Plataforma Degois: http://www.degois.pt/visualizador/curriculum.jsp?key=7067620023753666
Academic Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science at the Department of Computer
Science of the University of York (UK). 2002.
Master of Science (MSc) in Management and Information Systems at the School of
Engineering of the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal). 2007.
Graduated (licentiate/BSc degree) in Applied Mathematics and Informatics at the
University Portucalense Infante D. Henrique (Porto, Portugal). 1990.
Academic and Professional Experience
Currently lectures at the Universidade Atlântica (Oeiras, Lisboa region). Lecturer of
Information Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, and
Knowledge Management. Currently also lectures (partial time) Information Management
(and software engineering) related courses at the Instituto Superior de Tecnologias
Avançadas (Porto) and at the Europeia University (Laureate International Universities).
Knowledge management research consultancy. Design of organisational architectures
for the development of competence and learning management systems. Writer of
technical publications. The last books are about game design and programming
techniques, and algorithms and web programming using Python.
Expert reviewer (Information Systems and Computer Science European projects
proposals) at the European Commission (2016). Project evaluator and expert reviewer
at the European Commission (2006 - 2009). Expert reviewer (IT, KM and knowledge
representation techniques) in a Framework Programme (FP6) European Project.
Evaluation of research proposals (IT and KM) for the Framework Programme 7 (FP7).
Research interests and competencies
Data structures, algorithms, information systems, computer game design, software
engineering and programming languages. Knowledge management, including
knowledge elicitation, knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation, ontology design
and specification, meta-data modelling, semantic web technologies, competence
modelling, and gamification.
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Selected Publications
Books
Braga de Vasconcelos, José (2015) Python: Algoritmia e Programação Web,
Editora FCA Informática, Grupo Lidel, Abril de 2015. Vol. 1. 328 p.
ISBN: 978-972-722-782-2.
Braga de Vasconcelos, José and Ribeiro, Nuno (2013) Tecnologias de
Programação de Jogos (Game Design and Programming), FCA publisher,
Lidel Group, Portugal, September 2013, ISBN: 989-615-012-5.
Braga de Vasconcelos, José and Vidal de Carvalho (2005) Algoritmia e
Estruturas de Dados (Algorithms and Data Structures): Programação nas
Linguagens C e Java, Editora Centro Atlântico, Setembro 2005, Portugal,
ISBN: 978-972-722-782-2.
Chapter Books
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C., Gouveia, F. and Kudenko, D. (2007) Reasoning
in Corporate Memory Systems: A Case Study of Group Competencies. In J. F.
Schreinemakers and T. M. v. Engers (Eds.), 15 Years of Knowledge Management.
Würzburg, Germany, Ergon. Vol 3, 2007, p. 219-236.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C. (2007) An Ontology-based Competence
Management Model to Support Collaborative Working and Organisational Learning,
in Sicilia (Editor), Competencies in Organizational E-Learning, Concepts and Tools,
Information Science Publishing, Hershey, London, Melbourne, Singapore, 2007,
ISBN 1-59904-344-0.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Seixas, P., Lemos, P. & Chris, K. (2006) Knowledge
Management in Non-Governmental Organizations: A Partnership for the Future, In
Chen et al. (Editors), Enterprise Information Systems VII, Dordrecht, The
Netherlands, Springer. pp. 121-131, ISBN: 978-1-4020-5323-8.
Journal Editor
José Braga de Vasconcelos, Chris Kimble, Álvaro Rocha & Daniel Zeng (eds.) Invited
editor. Special Issue in Knowledge and Competence Management: Developing
Enterprise Solutions, Information Systems Frontiers. Springer, ISSN: 1387-3326
(to be published in 2016). [Indexado em ISI, Scopus, DBLP] [JCR].
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Journal Papers
Kimble, Chris; Braga de Vasconcelos, J. and Rocha, A. (2016) Competence
management in knowledge intensive organizations using consensual knowledge and
ontologies, Information Systems Frontiers, Springer Science, Impact Factor: 1.08.
01/2016; DOI: 10.1007/s10796-016-9627-0
Carvalho, J.V., Rocha, Á. & Vasconcelos, J.B. (2015), Towards an encompassing
Maturity Model for the Management of Hospital Information Systems”, Accepted in
Journal of Medical Systems. ISSN: 01485598. Springer. [JCR Impact Factor: 1.372 /
Q3; SCImago Rank: 0.6 / Q2]
Braga de Vasconcelos, J.; Kimble, Chris; Rocha, Álvaro (2003) Organisational
Memory Information Systems: An Example of a Group Memory System for the
Management of Group Competencies, Journal of Universal Computer Science 9, 12:
1410 - 1427. [JCR Impact Factor: 5-year is 0.533].
Conference Proceedings and Communications
Vidal de Carvalho, João; Rocha, Álvaro; Braga de Vasconcelos, José (2015). Hospital
Information Systems Management: Towards a comprehensive Maturity Model. Paper
submitted at the Mediterranean Conference on Information & Communication
Technologies (MedICT 2015).
Braga de Vasconcelos, J.; Sousa, S.; Lamas, David Ribeiro; Shmorgun, Ilya (2011)
Tracking Online Learning Communities Using Ontologies, Academic Publishers, In
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge
Management & Organisational Learning (ICICKM 2011).
Braga de Vasconcelos, J.; Henriques, V. Miranda, H. (2011). Sistema de Software
para a Gestão e Avaliação de Competências Organizacionais, IIRH 2011, In Actas
da Conferência em Investigação e Intervenção em Recursos Humanos (IIRH 2011)
Vila do Conde.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C., Miranda, H., Henriques, V. (2009) A
Knowledge-Engine Architecture for a Competence Management Information System,
UKAIS (United Kingdom Association for Information Systems) Conference, April
2009, University of Oxford.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Henriques, R., Rocha, A. (2006) Modelo para
Desenvolvimento de Sistemas de Apoio à Decisão Clínica para a Prática da Medicina
Baseada na Evidência, Actas do X Congresso Brasileiro de Informática em Saúde,
Florianópolis, Brasil, 14-18 de Outubro de 2006, pp. 1162-1167, ISBN: 85-60391-00-2.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Rocha, A. e Gomes, R. (2004) Sistemas de Informação
de Apoio à Decisão Clínica: Estudo de um Caso de uma Instituição de Saúde, Actas
da 5ª Conferência da Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Novembro 2004.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C., e Rocha, A. (2003). Sistemas de Informação
de Memória Organizacional: Uma Abordagem Ontológica para a Definição de
Competências de Grupo. In Actas da 4ª Conferência da Associação Portuguesa de
Sistemas de Informação, Outubro 2003, Porto, Portugal, ISBN 972-9354-42-1.
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Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C. and Gouveia, F. (2002) An Organisational
Memory Information System Using Ontologies, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on
Information Systems, Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação,
Universidade de Coimbra, Nov. 2002.
José Braga de Vasconcelos (2002) Corporate Knowledge Management using
Competence Taxonomies, Real World Taxonomies: Structuring Content in Context,
ArkGroup, London, September 2002.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C., Gouveia, F., and Kudenko, D. (2001)
Reasoning in Corporate Memory Systems: A Case Study of Group Competencies,
Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Management of Industrial and
Corporate Knowledge, Université de Technologie de Compiègne France, October
2001, ISBN: 2-913923-03-8, pp. 243-253.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C., Gouveia, F., and Kudenko, D. (2000) A Group
Memory System for Corporate Knowledge Management, Proceedings of the 1st
European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM 2000), Bled School of
Management, Slovenia, October 2000, ISBN: 0 9510066 4 9, pp. 91-99.
Braga de Vasconcelos, J., Kimble, C. and Gouveia, F. (2000) A Design for a Group
Memory System using Ontologies, Proceedings of 5th UKAIS Conference, University
of Wales Institute, Cardiff, McGraw Hill, April 2000, pp 246 - 255. ISBN - 007 709755 6.
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