Hello!
My name is Catarina and I'm passionate about everything in life. I studied Computer Science, but I have an infinite desire to learn.
I'm currently a Content Writer at Codacy, and I was a researcher at NOVA LINCS. I received my Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa in 2019. I was advised by Miguel Goulão and João Araújo.
During my Ph.D. journey, I was a Visiting Research Student at SEGAL Research Group, University of Victoria (Canada), working with Daniela Damian. I was also a Visiting Research Student at Bristol Cyber Security group, University of Bristol (United Kingdom), working with Awais Rashid and Ben Shreeve.
My interests include software engineering, software requirements, experimental software engineering, and software quality. I also love teaching about those topics!
Besides technology, I love travelling and learning about other cultures. I have a travel blog and podcast (both in Portuguese), Mundo Indefinido.
Positions
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2021-presentContent Writer
Codacy, Remote
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2020-2021Researcher
NOVA LINCS
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal -
2014-2021Graduate Teaching Assistant
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal -
Aug-Sept 2018Visiting Research Student
Bristol Cyber Security Group
University of Bristol, United Kingdom -
Jan-June 2017Visiting Research Student
SEGAL Research Group
University of Victoria, Canada
Education
2019PhD. Computer Science
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2014M.Sc. Computer Science
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2012B.Sc. Computer Science
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Awards and Grants
2015Research Grant
FCT-MCTES (Portugal) Research Grant for PhD students
2014Best Paper Award CAiSE'14
Identifying modularity improvement opportunities in goal-oriented requirements models