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Pesquita, Catia

Associate Professor in Computer Science ; She has a multidisciplinary background in Biology and Computer Science, and together with her research group, LiSeDa Lab, she does research at the intersection between Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, focusing on applications in the life and health sciences. She is also vice-president of the Biodata.pt association devoted to the valorisation of the biological data generated by Portuguese Science, and is involved in activities to promote computer science career paths to young women. Her research areas include Semantic Web, Biomedical Ontologies, Knowledge Graphs, Ontology Matching, Semantic Similarity, Explainable Artificial Intelligence.