Hugo Silva
Chief Innovation Officer
Computer Science
Plux
Portugal
Biography
Hugo Silva did PhD in Electrical and Computers Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), he is Chief Innovation Officer at PLUX and a researcher at the IT - Instituto de Telecomunicações since 2004. In 2012 Hugo was a visiting researcher at the Computational and NeuroEgineering Labority (CNEL) form the University of Florida. His work has been distinguished with several academic and technical awards such as the 1st place at the Ordem dos Engenheiros Young Engineer Innovation Award in 2015 with the project “BIT: Biosignal Igniter Toolkit”, the 1st place at the Venture Day Lisbon in 2013 with the project “Vitalidi: Your Heart (h)as a Key!”, the selection as a semi-finalist to the Engadget Expand NY Inset Coin competition in 2013, the Life Sciences Award in 2010 at a venture competition co-promoted by the MIT, and the "Caixa Geral de Depósitos Award'' from 2003 to 2005 for recognized academic merit.
Research Interest
Neuro Engineering,
