Firmino Oliveira da Silva is a Professor at ISLA Gaia – Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology of Gaia (Lusófona Group), where he serves as Director of the Research Unit and is a member of the institution’s Board. He also holds leadership responsibilities in several academic programmes, including the Master’s degree in Engineering of Technologies and Web Systems and the Master’s degree in Computer Science.
He is the Coordinator of the CEOS.PP Technological Hub at ISLA Gaia and a Research Member of CEOS.PP – Centre for Organisational and Social Studies of the Polytechnic of Porto, contributing to research initiatives focused on technological innovation, digital transformation, and applied information systems.
He has more than twenty years of experience in higher education teaching and has also lectured within the Polytechnic of Porto, namely at ISCAP and ESMAD.
In parallel with his academic career, he has developed an extensive professional trajectory in the fields of information technologies and information systems management, having worked across several sectors, including finance, banking, automotive, and technology. His professional experience includes positions at organisations such as IBM, Banco BPI, Credifin/Cetelem, and Auto-Sueco (NORS), where he coordinated and participated in large-scale and transformative projects, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations, datacentre virtualisation programmes, and service-oriented architecture initiatives.
In addition, he has significant experience as a professional trainer, delivering advanced training programmes for major organisations in areas such as analytics, data modelling, e-commerce, and decision-support systems.
He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a Master’s degree in Information Management from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), and a degree in Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Engineering of Porto (ISEP).
His main research and professional interests include Data Science, Big Data, Internet of Things, Blockchain technologies, enterprise resource planning systems, Service-Oriented Computing, Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, and Artificial Intelligence.
Silva, F. O.; Chituc, Claudia-Melania; Grefen, Paul. (2017). Service Selection and Ranking: A Framework Proposal and Prototype Implementation. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65151-4_36
Silva, F. O.; Pereira, Rui Humberto; Gonçalves, Maria José Angélico; da Silva, Amélia Ferreira; Silva, Manuel. (2020). Exploring the Innovative Aspects of CV Distributed Ledgers Based on Blockchain. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45691-7_2
Tender, Manuel; Fuller, Paul; Vaughan, Alex; Long, Marc; Couto, João; Damien, Peter; Chow, Vivien; et al. (2022). Real world lessons that can assist construction organisations in implementing BIM to improve the OSH processes. http://dx.doi.org/10.21814/uminho.ed.32.13
de Matos Monteiro, Joana; Silva, F. O.. Corresponding author: de Matos Monteiro, Joana. (2023). Data-Driven Design in e-Commerce: Contribution of Customer Data Applied to User Experience. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3236-8_49
Tender, M.; Fuller, Paul; Vaughan, Alex; Chow, Vivien; SILVA, F.O.; Couto, João; santos, ricardo; et al. (2023). LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING IN THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL. https://hdl.handle.net/1822/88978
Dias, Paulo Victor; Silva, Firmino. (2023). Blockchain and Digital Signature Supporting Remote Assessment Systems: A Solution Approach Applied to Higher Education Institutions Scope. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9960-4_64
Paulo Victor Dias; Firmino Silva; António Godinho; Dias, Paulo Victor; Silva, F. O.. (2023). A Blockchain-Based Framework Solution to Enhance the Remote Assessment Process in HEIs. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45155-3_22
Tender, Manuel; Firmino Oliveira da Silva. (2025). Key Technological Developments in Construction.
Duque, Jorge; Godinho, António; Moreira, José; Silva, Firmino. (2025). The Impact of Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Businesses Strategies. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97119-8_37
Aloui, Rami; Oliveira da Silva, Firmino; Godinho, António Lencastre. (2025). Telecom Threats in Web Security: An AI-Based Detection Model for Mobile Flaws. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-97119-8_9
da Silva, Firmino Oliveira; Gonçalves, Helena Isabel Marques; Godinho, Manuel; Maçães, Filipe. (2026). Approach to an Innovative Model for Health Care Monitoring, Ensuring Efficiency, Quality and sustainability of Services. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99702-0_4
Firmino Oliveira da Silva; Lamas, Marco; Duque, Jorge; Goncalves, Helena. (2025). The Challenge of Entrepreneurial Management: Balancing Energy Sustainability and Emerging Electricity-Intensive Technologies.
Silva, F. O.; Tender, M.. Corresponding author: Tender, M.. (2025). The case of Building Information Modelling.
Silva, F. O.. (2007). An Approach to Modelling Informal Communication in Business Networks.
Silva, F. O.; Silva, F.; Chituc, C.-M.. (2012). Towards the Definition of a Framework Supporting High Level Reliability of Services.
Silva, Firmino; Chituc, Claudia-Melania; Grefen, Paul; Silva, F.; Chituc, C.-M.; Grefen, P.. (2015). An Approach for Automated Service Selection and Ranking using Services Choreography.
Tender, M.; Couto, João; Silva, F. O.; Fuller, P.. (2022). BIM4OSH Observatory - an exploratory justification.
Tender, M.; Fuller, Paul; Chow, V.; Silva, F. O.. (2023). BIM4OSH OBSERVATORY: CENTRAL REPOSITORY TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF BIM IMPLEMENTATION FOR OSH - PURPOSED ARCHITECTURE.
1E1D-19B9-1DAF; Silva, F. O.. (2023). The Impact of Technology on Marketing: Exploring the Evolutionary Paradigm of Marketing 5.0.
491C-FAA7-09AE; Firmino Oliveira da Silva; Costa, André F.. (2023). A Serious Games Model applied to elderly population in a Digital Health environment.
Goncalves, Helena; Firmino Oliveira da Silva. (2024). Variability in Post-Operative Care and Resource Utilization for Knee and Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Study in Portugal.
Firmino Oliveira da Silva. (2025). Artificial Intelligence-Driven Vehicle Image Recognition for Enhanced Urban Planning and Transportation.
Miguel Moreira; Firmino Oliveira da Silva. (2026). AI-Powered Prevention Evaluating Intelligent Tools for Mental Health Support.
Firmino Oliveira da Silva; Goncalves, Helena. (2025). API-DRIVEN Agregation of Academic production: The Isla-Gaia Scientific Portal Case Study.
Nada Bejauoui; Firmino Oliveira da Silva. (2025). Enhancing Organic Social Media Engagement in Online Language Education: A Data-Driven Approach.
Clarisse Cecconi; Firmino Oliveira da Silva; Furtado, Paulo Jorge Pereira; DUQUE, JORGE. (2025). FireHawk: An Integrated and Adaptive Platform for Wildfire Management Using Edge IoT and AI Analytics.
kirill Tatarnikov; Firmino Oliveira da Silva. (2025). AI-POWERED CROWDSOURCING FOR INCLUSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY IN PORTUGAL.
Dharmik Savani; Silva, F. O.. (2025). HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP AI FOR RADIOLOGY REPORT GENERATION: A METHODOLOGY FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING FROM EXPERT FEEDBACK.
Dias, P.; Gonçalves, H.; Silva, F.; Duque, J.; Martins, J.; Godinho, A.; Dias, Paulo Victor; et al. (2024). Blockchain Technologies: A scrutiny into Hyperledger Fabric for Higher Educational Institutions".
Costa, A.; Silva, F.; Costa, André; Silva, F. O.. (2022). Interaction Design for AI Systems: An oriented state-of-the-art.
Dias, Paulo Victor; Goncalves, Helena; Silva, F. O.; Duque, Jorge; D11F-CF93-483A; 6719-810A-99BB. (2023). Blockchain Technology : A scrutiny into Hyperledger Fabric for Higher Educational Institutions.
N Domingues, Susana; Silva, F. O.; Menezes, Natércia. (2026). In Silico Models in Preclinical Drug Development and Toxicology: A PRISMA-Based Systematic Review.
jorge duque; Moreira, José Joaquim; Godinho, António; Silva, Firmino. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Teaching Support: Predictive Models and Adaptive Systems for Personalizing Learning.
Silva, F. O.; Duque, Jorge. (2026). AI-Driven Predictive Model for Diabetes Risk Assessment - A Class-Balanced Machine Learning Approach with Web-Based Deployment.
Silva, F. O.. (2026). SiSchool: A QR-Based Mobile Device Control System for Educational Environments.
Duque, Jorge; Godinho, António; Moreira, José Joaquim; Silva, F. O.. (2026). From predicting dropout rates to responsible intervention: explainable machine learning for academic success in higher education.
Lanção, Ricardo; Santos, Mónica; Graaf, Susanne; Silva, F. O.. (2026). A Structured Work-Based Learning Model in Hospitality Education: Bridging Curriculum and Real-World Practice through In-Situ Integration.
Duque, Jorge; Godinho, António; Moreira, José Joaquim; Silva, F. O.. (2026). Institutional and Student Digital Twins for the Sustainable Prevention of Dropout in Higher Education.
