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... Mário Marques Freire

Senior Researcher

Mário Freire

Academic position: Full Professor
Joining date: 01-01-1999
Roles in IT: Senior Researcher
Thematic Line: Networks and Services
Group: Network Applications and Services - Cv
IT Branch – Covilhã
Faculdade de Engenharia
Covilhã
6201-001
Tel: 275329953
Email: Send Email
Collaboration Network

Scientific Achievements

  • Agregação, Universidade da Beira Interior, 14-09-2007
  • PhD, Universidade da Beira Interior, 13-10-2000
  • MSc, Universidade de Coimbra, 16-12-1994
  • Licenciatura, Universidade de Coimbra, 17-07-1992
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Beira Interior, 01-10-1994, Associate Professor with Habilitation
  • Internet Services and Technologies, , Informatics Engineering
  • Computer Architecture, , Informatics Engineering
  • Communication Architectures and Protocols, Universidade da Beira Interior, MSc in Computer Science and Engineering
  • Advanced Topics in Computer Science and Engineerin, Universidade da Beira Interior, PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
  • Multimedia Networks, Universidade da Beira Interior, MSc in Computer Science and Engineering
  • PhD Thesis Project and Seminar, Universidade da Beira Interior, PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
  • M. Pereira, M. Freire, Biomedical Diagnostics and Clinical Technologies: Applying High-Performance Cluster and Grid Computing, Idea-Group Inc., NY, 2011,
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  • - Dongwan, M. Freire, - Monteiro, M. Pereira, a a, Proceedings of the 2009 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, ACM Press, New York, 2009,
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  • a a, M. Freire, - Ilyoung, Information Networking: Towards Ubiquitous Networking and Services (Conference Proceedings), Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2008,
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  • - Washio, - Zhou, Zhexue Huang, - Hu, - Li, - Xie, - He, - Zou, - Li, M. Freire, Emerging Technologies in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (Conference Proceedings), Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2008,
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  • L. Wainwright, M. Freire, a a, - Monteiro, M. Pereira, Volume III: Artificial Intelligence and Agents & Distributed Systems, Proceedings of the 2008 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, ACM Press, New York, 2008,
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  • M. Freire, M. Pereira, Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications, Idea-Group Inc., Hershey, New York, 2008,
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  • M. Freire, On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: OTM 2006 Workshops - Volume I, [L.2] Robert Meersman, Zahir Tari, Pilar Herrero, Daniel Grosu, Gonzalo Medez, Marta Sabou, Annika Hinze, George Buchanan, Aldo de Moor, Michael Gurstein, Mário Freire, Simão Melo de Sousa, Vitor Santos et al., Springer, Heidelberg, 2006,
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  • M. Freire, On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: OTM 2006 Workshops - Volume II, [L.3] Robert Meersman, Zahir Tari, Pilar Herrero, Daniel Grosu, Gonzalo Medez, Marta Sabou, Annika Hinze, George Buchanan, Aldo de Moor, Michael Gurstein, Mário Freire, Simão Melo de Sousa, Vitor Santos et al., Springer, Heidelberg, 2006,
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  • M. Freire, Proceedings of the International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services (ICIW 2006), Petre Dini, Pascal Lorenz, Dumitru Roman, and Mário Freire, IEEE Computer Society Press, EC, Los Alamitos, 2006,
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  • M. Freire, P. Chemouil, P. Lorenz, A. Gravey, Universal Multiservice Networks, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2004,
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  • M. Freire, P. Lorenz, M. Myung-Ok Lee, High-Speed Networks and Multimedia Communications, , Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2003,
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  • M. L. G. M. Meruje, M. G. Samaila, J. Sequeiros, V. Franqueira, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, A Tutorial Introduction to IoT Design and Prototyping with Examples, Chapter in, Internet of Things A to Z: Technologies and Applications, Second Edition, Qusay F. Hassan, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2025
  • M. G. Samaila, J. Sequeiros, A. Correia, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, IoT Hardware Development Platforms: Past, Present, and Future, Chapter in, Internet of Things: Challenges, Advances, and Applications, Qusay F. Hassan, Atta ur Rehman Khan, Sajjad A. Madani, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2018
  • M. Meruje, M. G. Samaila, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, A Tutorial Introduction to IoT Design and Prototyping with Examples, Chapter in, Internet of Things A to Z: Technologies and Applications, Qusay F. Hassan, Wiley-IEEE Press, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2018
  • M. G. Samaila, J. Sequeiros, A. Correia, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, A Quick Perspective on the Current State of IoT Security: A Survey, Chapter in, Networks of the Future: Architectures, Technologies, and Implementations, Mahmoud Elkhodr, Qusay F. Hassan, Seyed Shahrestani, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2017
  • M. G. Samaila, M. Neto, D. Fernandes, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, Security Challenges of the Internet of Things, Chapter in, Beyond the Internet of Things: Everything Interconnected, Jordi Mongay Batalla, George Mastorakis, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, Evangelos Pallis, Springer International Publishing, New York, 2017
  • D. A. B. F. Fernandes, L. F. B. Soares Soares, J. V. Gomes, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, A Quick Perspective on the Current State in Cybersecurity, Chapter in, Emerging Trends in Information and Communication Technologies Security, Babak Akhgar, Hamid R. Arabnia, Elsevier Science, 2014
  • L. F. B. Soares Soares, D. A. B. F. Fernandes, J. V. Gomes, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, Cloud Security: State of the Art, Chapter in, Security, Privacy and Trust in Cloud Systems, Surya Nepal, Mukaddim Pathan, Springer, 2014
  • D. A. B. F. Fernandes, L. F. B. Soares Soares, M. Freire, P. R. M. I. Inácio, On the Self-Similarity of Traffic Generated by Network Traffic Simulators, Chapter in, Modeling and Simulation of Computer Networks and Systems, Mohammad S. Obaidat, Petros Nicopolitidis, Faouzi Zarai, Morgan and Kaufmann, 2014
  • M. Pereira, F. Soares, M. Freire, The Role of Self-Similarity for Computer Aided Detection Based on Mammogram Analysis, Chapter in, Biomedical Diagnostics and Clinical Technologies: Applying High-Performance Cluster and Grid Computing, Idea-Group, Idea-Group Inc., Hershey, New York, 2011
  • P. Lenkiewicz, M. Pereira, M. Freire, J.Fernandes Fernandes, Techniques for Medical Image Segmentation: Review of the Most Popular Approaches, Chapter in, Biomedical Diagnostics and Clinical Technologies: Applying High-Performance Cluster and Grid Computing, IGI, Idea-Group Inc., 2011
  • J. V. Gomes, P. R. M. I. Inácio, M. Freire, M. Pereira, P. Monteiro, The Nature of Peer-to-Peer Traffic, Chapter in, The Handbook of Peer-to-Peer Networking, Xuemin Shen, Heather Yu, John Buford and Mursalin Akon, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2010
  • J. R. Rodrigues, M. Freire, Object-oriented Modeling and Simulation of Optical Burst Switched Mesh Networks, Chapter in, Simulation and Modeling: Current Technologies and Applications, Asim A. El Sheikh, Abid Thyab Al Ajeeli, and Evon M. Abu-Taieh, ICEIS Press, 2008
  • J. R. Rodrigues, M. Freire, P. Monteiro, P. Lorenz, Optical Burst Switch as a New Switching Paradigm for High-Speed Internet, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition, Vol. III, Margherita Pagani, Idea-Group Inc., 2008
  • - Melo de Sousa, M. Freire, Security Issues in Mobile Code Paradigms, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition (8 volumes), Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Idea-Group Inc., Hershey, New York, 2008
  • G. Pereira, M. Freire, Classification of Semantic Web Technologies, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition (8 volumes), Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Idea-Group Inc., Hershey, New York, 2008
  • M. Pereira, M. Freire, Proxy Caching Strategies for Internet Media Streaming, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 2nd Edition (8 volumes),, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Idea-Group Inc., 2008
  • M. Freire, R. Pereira, Integration of Ontologies and Semantic Annotations with Resource Description Framework in Eclipse-based Platforms with Editing Features for Semantic Web, Chapter in, Information Networking, Revised Selected Papers of ICOIN 2006, Ilyoung Chong and Kenji Kawahara, Springer, Heidelberg, 2006
  • J. R. Rodrigues, M. Freire, P. Monteiro, P. Lorenz, Optical Burst Switching: A New Switching Paradigm for High-Speed Internet, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Margherita Pagani, New York, 2005
  • R. Cardoso, M. Freire, Detection of Security Vulnerabilities and Exposures in Internet Systems and Services, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Margherita Pagani, Idea-Group Inc., 2005
  • J. R. Rodrigues, M. Freire, P. Monteiro, P. Lorenz, Optical Burst Switching: A New Switching Paradigm for High-Speed Internet, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Margherita Pagani, Idea-Group Inc., 2005
  • M. Freire, R. Pereira, Semantic Web: The Next Generation World Wide Web, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Margherita Pagani, Idea-Group Inc., 2005
  • M. Freire, P.P. Monteiro, H. A. Silva, Ethernet Passive Optical Networks: A High-Speed and Low-Cost Solution for Residential Access, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Margherita Pagani, Idea-Group Inc., 2005
  • J. R. Rodrigues, M. Freire, Performance Assessment of Signaling Protocols in Optical Burst Switching Mesh Networks, Chapter in, Information Networking. Netwosrking Technologies for Broadband and Mobile Networks, Hyun-Kook Kahng, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2004
  • P. Lorenz, J. R. Rodrigues, M. Freire, Fiber-Optic Networks, Chapter in, Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering, Ronald Driggers, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004
  • J. R. Rodrigues, M. Freire, Performance Analysis of Degree Four Topologies for the Optical Core of IP-over-WDM Networks, Chapter in, Information Networking: Networking Technologies for Enhanced Internet Services, Hyun-Kook Kahng, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2003
  • M. Freire, Optical Backbones with Low Connectivity for IP-over-WDM Networks, Chapter in, Information Networking: Wired Communications and Management, Ilyoung Chong, LNCS 2343, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2002

Currently running projects1

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
ORCIP Optical Radio Convergence Infrastructure for Communications and Power Delivering PO Centro 01-05-2017 30-04-2029

Closed Projects9

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
CONDENSA IPv4/IPv6-Compliant Optical Burst Switching Network Design with Enhanced Signaling Architectures FCT/POSC 01-01-2005 31-12-2007
Euro-NGI Design and Engineering of the Next Generation Internet, Towards Convergent Multi-Service Networks EU/FP6 01-12-2003 30-11-2006
PICS ROBUST JOINT SOURCE/CHANNEL CODING FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS FCT/GRICES, CNRS 01-01-2008 01-01-2009
PIONEER PIONEER - Performance Issues in Optical NEtworks with intErnet tRaffic IT/LA 01-01-2003 01-12-2005
QoEViS Quality of Experience in Video Streaming IT/LA 01-07-2014 01-08-2016
RETIOT Utilização de Tecnologias de Reflectometría no melhoramento do futuro Internet das Coisas e Sistemas Ciber-Físicos P2020 09-01-2017 30-06-2021
ROPE Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Nokia Siemens Networks 01-07-2004 31-12-2007
SECURIoTESIGN Towards the assurance of SECURity by dESIGN ​ of​ the Internet of Things FCT/COMPETE/FEDER 01-07-2018 01-06-2021
TRAMANET TRAMANET – Traffic and Trust Management in Peer-to-Peer Networks FCT/PTDC 01-01-2008 01-06-2011
  • N. M. Garcia, M. Freire, P. Monteiro, Best paper award, Best paper award for the paper in ICOIN 2008, intitled "The Ethernet frame payload size and its effect on IPv4 and IPv6 traffic",
  • GLOBECOM 2004 - 10th IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD’2004), Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • , 1st IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (NIME’2004), Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • 2nd IASTED International Conference on Communication and Computer Networks (CCN’2004), Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • 3rd European Conference on Universal Multiservice Networks (ECUMN’04), Conference Chairman, 2004
  • 7ª Conferência sobre Redes de Computadores (CRC’2004) - Mobilidade, Segurança e Qualidade de Serviço numa Nova Geração da Internet, Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • IADIS Conferencia Ibero-Americana WWW/Internet 2004, Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • IASTED International Conference on Optical Communication Systems and Networks (OCSN’2004), Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • 7th IEEE International Conference on High speed Networks and Multimedia Communications (HSNMC’04), Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • 3rd International Conference on Networking (ICN’2004), Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • 2004 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC’2004), Technical Programme Committee, 2004
  • IEEE 2003 Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM’03), Technical Programme Committee, 2003
  • UBI Engenharia’2003 - Inovação e Desenvolvimento, Organizing Committee, 2003
  • 6ª Conferência sobre Redes de Computadores (CRC’2003) - Protocolos, Tecnologias e Aplicações para a Ambientes Móveis, Technical Programme Committee, 2003
  • IASTED International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (CSN’03), Technical Programme Committee, 2003
  • 6th IEEE International Conference on High Speed Networks and Multimedia Communications (HSNMC’03), Conference Chairman, 2003
  • 3rd IASTED International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC’2003), Technical Programme Committee, 2003
  • IASTED International Conference on Communications and Computer Networks (CCN’02), Technical Programme Committee, 2002
  • Conference Proceddings, 07-11-2005 - 08-11-2005
  • Reviewer Advisory Board, 14-09-2001 - today

Activities from this researcher fall under the following United Nations Strategic Development Goals (SDGs):