Honors and Awards

• IBM Scientific Prize, 2004
• William C. Carter Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing, 1998
• Test-of-Time Award at the IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2021
• Best Student Paper at ACM/IFIP International Conference on Middleware (MIDDLEWARE), 2019
• Best Student Paper at the International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC), 2009
• Best Paper at the INForum Conference, 2015
• One of Best Papers at the Third International Conference on Dependability, 2010
• One of Best Papers at the First International Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, 2006
• One of Four Best Papers at the IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing, 1999
• One of Four Best Papers at the IEEE High-Assurance Systems Engineering Workshop, 1996
• Finalist at the EU Descartes Prize, 2004

Test-of-Time Award

The Test-of-Time Award has been instituted at the IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN) to recognize papers published 10-12 years ago at the conference in the regular paper category, that have had a sustained and important impact on the theory and/or practice of dependable systems and networks computing research. On behalf of the IEEE TC on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance (TCFT) and IFIP Working Group 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance (WG 10.4), the prize was attributed to “OS diversity for intrusion tolerance: Myth or reality?” published at DSN-2011, as one of the two papers selected in 2021.

IBM Scientific Prize

The IBM Scientific Prize was created in 1990, and it distinguishes outstanding research in any one of the areas referenced in the ACM Computing Classification System (1998). With this prize, IBM wants to stimulate young Portuguese researchers to divulge their work and to promote the interaction among the academic, industrial and research communities.

Work that received the prize: Tolerância a Intrusões em Sistemas Informáticos

Finalist at the EU Descartes Prize for Research

The Descartes Prize is awarded, since 2000, to teams of researchers who have achieved outstanding scientific or technological results through collaborative research in any field of science, including the economic, social science and humanities. Applications must have been completed through a collaboration involved at least two mutually independent legal entities in two different Member States or in a Member State and an Associated State. However, provided these minimum requirements are met, research collaborations can involve teams outside the European Union.

Work that was finalist: Researcher at project Malicious-and Accidental-Fault Tolerance for Internet Applications (MAFTIA)