👋Hello, I'm Rui.

MSc in Software Engineering @ UA

Braga & Aveiro, Portugal

Agentic AI Researcher @ IEETA

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Work Experience

Work Experience

My professional journey in the tech industry.

2026 - Present

Agentic AI Researcher

Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering

Researching and building a multi-agent AI platform for education in which tutor and student agents collaborate to support learning. My work focuses on the framework for defining and orchestrating collaborative AI assistants, while my dissertation extends the platform with a verifiable-credentialing layer in which autonomous agents assess student competence and issue verifiable credentials anchored on blockchain, keeping them tamper-proof, student-owned, and portable beyond the issuing institution.

2025 - 2026

Blockchain Researcher

Institute of Telecommunications

Conducting blockchain research and development within the BLOCKCHAIN.PT mobilizing agenda WP9. My work focuses on investigating blockchain-based certification solutions, building web platforms for credential management, and integrating digital wallet technologies.

2024 - Present

Team Manager of Media Team & Board Member

AETTUA

Leading the team responsible for managing the association's visual identity. My role includes coordinating tasks, approving team outputs, and chairing meetings to ensure alignment with the association's goals. I actively participate in strategic decision-making processes to shape the direction, initiatives, and internal policies of the association.

2025

Summer Internship: Innovation Experience

Critical Software

Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop an autonomous vehicle, managing both hardware assembly and software implementation to achieve key objectives, including path following and obstacle avoidance.

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Main Projects

I'm always working on something new, so check back often!

Some of my certifications

Certifications

Here are some of my key certifications.

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Blockchain A-Z: Build a Blockchain, a Crypto

Udemy Course

August 2025
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Cambridge English Level 1 Certificate (First)

Cambridge University Press and Assessment English

September 2021
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Youth in Policy Dialogue

Erasmus Plus Experience

November 2021
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Level 5 Certification in Music

Awarded by "Academia de Música da Sociedade Filarmónica Vizelense"

July 2019

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer Experience

Throughout my academic journey, I've had the opportunity to contribute through some volunteer roles.

2023 jul

ENEI

The Portuguese National Meeting of Computer Science Students

2024 fev

DETIConnect

An event organized by AETTUA that fosters dialogue and collaboration between engineering students and companies

2025 mar

Aveiro NATO Week 2025

An event that brought together defence and security stakeholders, researchers and students for a week of tech demos, a hackathon, and a NATO-supported drone-measurement exercise.

rmachado

2026

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