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Conference Programme

BizData 2026
Schedule

Full programme for the 2nd Business Analytics & Data Science International Conference. Sessions, keynotes, paper presentations and networking moments — all in one place.

June
03
2026
Oriente Green Campus
Lisbon · Hybrid
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Programme under construction. Keynote speakers, paper presentation slots and session chairs will be announced after the acceptance notification period. Check back for updates.
Opening / Closing
Keynote
Parallel Track
Poster Session
Panel Discussion
Break
☀️   Morning
08:30h-09:30h
Registration
Foyer — Oriente Green Campus
Break
On-site registration. Online participants may access the virtual room from the conference platform.
09:30h-09:45h
Opening Session (Room 209)
Conference Chairs and Representatives of Universidade Europeia | Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Tecnologia
Opening
09:45h-10:20h
A importância da Governação de Dados no Contexto de Business Intelligence & Analytics e IA
Main Auditorium · In-person & Livestreamed
Keynote 1
Francisco Guimarães

Francisco Guimarães

PhD em Enterprise Intelligence pela Universidade de Évora, PhD em Média-Arte Digital pela Universidade Aberta e Universidade do Algarve. Atualmente é docente no ISCTE, ISCAC e Universidade Europeia nos domínios de Ciência de Dados, Inteligência Artificial, Gestão de Projetos e Cibersegurança. Tem igualmente experiência como consultor em Sistemas de Informação a mais de 30 anos, com experiência no desenho e implementação de arquiteturas empresariais e de sistemas de informação em países como Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Moçambique e Emirados Árabes Unidos, em setores de atividade de Banca, Seguros, Indústria, Utilities, Telco e Setor Público, incluindo com reguladores de mercados financeiros.  

PhD em Enterprise Intelligence pela Universidade de Évora

PhD em Média-Arte Digital pela Universidade Aberta e Universidade do Algarve

Professor Auxiliar, Universidade Europeia

10:30h-11:15h
A Strategic Data Science Approach to Identifying DefectInfluencing Variables in Automotive Pressing Processes
Maria Margarido (ISCAC); Pedro Soares (WEST HORSE); Joana Leite (ISCAC - IPC & CEOS.PP Coimbra) (Room 205)
Impacto do Trabalho Remoto na Competitividade: uma Revisão Sistemática de Literatura
Laura Teotónio (ISCTE); Luísa Domingues (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Financial Performance and Sporting Success in European Football: A Comparative Empirical Analysis
Antonio Rosa (ISCTE); Nuno Santos (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Parallel Track
A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Strategic Decision-Making: Integrating Operational Dashboards in a Hotel
Cláudia Lopes (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Assessing Environmental Tax Instruments through Business Data Analytics: Evidence from Spain and Portugal
Sónia Millán (U. Santiago Compostela); Ana Dinis (CICF, IPCA); Sugey Pérez (USC) (Room 204)
A Multivariate and Spatial Analysis Approach to Solar SelfConsumption Adoption in Portuguese Municipalities
Ana Rodrigues (ISCTE); Ricardo Abreu (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Parallel Track
11:15h-11:45h
Poster Session & Networking Coffee Break
Room 210
Does the Impact of Healthcare Financing Models on TB and HIV Mortality Vary Across Age Groups? An Analysis of EU-27 Health Systems (2021–2023)
Lucas Cespe; Daniel Cale (Universidade Europeia); Filipe Ramos (CEAUL, Universidade de Lisboa)
Barriers to Accessing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: A Segmentation Analysis of Patients in Northern Portugal
Henrique Braz (ISCTE); Graça Trindade (ISCTE)
Parallel Track
11:45h-12:45h
The Predictive Value of News Sentiment in Cryptocurrency Markets
João Garcia (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Previsão do Risco de Fuga de Pacientes: Uma abordagem de Business Analytics
Leonor Justino (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Emotion-Based Audio File Classification: A Comparative Performance Study of Machine Learning Methods
Florina Covaci (Babes-Bolyai University); Adela Maria Kovacs (Babes-Bolyai University) (Room 205)
Integration of Business Intelligence in Financial Management: Development of a Monitoring, Anomaly Detection and Decision Support System
Alanys Souza (Universidade Europeia); Ana Carvalho (Universidade Europeia); Filipe Ramos (Universidade Europeia) (Room 205)
Parallel Track
Environmental Tax Literacy and Corporate Sustainability: A Data-Driven Perspective
Ana Dinis (CICF_IPCA) (Room 204)
Predictive Modelling in Formula One: A Literature-Based Analysis of Performance and Financial Outcomes
Maria Alves (ISCTE); Ricardo Abreu (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Forecasting European Court of Human Rights Decisions: FineTuning LLMs for Predicting Human Rights Violations
Sara Fernandes (ISCTE); Francisco Cruz (ISCTE); Renata Klevenhusen (UFF) (Room 204)
Distribuição Alimentar Orientada por Dados: Do Insight à Decisão
Célia Rodrigues (IPC); Isabel Pedrosa (CEOS.PP Coimbra, IPC); Ana Cristina Amaro (CBS-ISCAC) (Room 204)
Parallel Track
Promoções no Retalho: Abordagem Analítica ao Comportamento e Valor do Cliente com base na Literatura
Margarida Pires (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 203)
Low-Code AI Agent for Multimodal Football Match Outcome Prediction and Betting Decision Support
Rodrigo Sanches (ISCTE); Rui Lopes (ISCTE); Ricardo Ribeiro (ISCTE) (Room 203)
A Inadequação do Uso da Classe Processual como Critério de Ponderação para Distribuição da Carga de Trabalho em Cortes de Justiça
Marcel Lopes (ISCTE) (Room 203)
Improving Business Forecasting through Data Transformation: Evidence from Classical Time Series Models
Hugo Ramos (Universidade Europeia); Filipe Ramos (Universidade Europeia); Teresa Pereira (ISEP) (Room 203)
Parallel Track
12:45h-14:15h
Lunch Break
Campus Restaurant / nearby venues / Free time
Break
Lunch break. Networking opportunity.
🌤️   Afternoon
14:15h-14:50h
Optimizing Wind Power Forecasting With Hybrid Neural Networks: Insights From Brazil
Main Auditorium · In-person & Livestreamed
Keynote 2
Likhi Rubio

Likhi Rubio

Lihki Rubio is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Universidad del Norte (Colombia), where he serves as Coordinator of the Master's program in Applied Statistics. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Engineering and has a strong interdisciplinary background in scientific computing, machine learning, and statistical modeling. His research focuses on advanced predictive analytics, particularly time series forecasting through hybrid approaches that integrate statistical methods with deep learning architectures. He has authored multiple publications in high-impact journals such as Neural Computing and Applications, Energy, and Eurasian Economic Review, contributing to areas including financial analytics, energy forecasting, and applied artificial intelligence. Dr. Rubio combines academic leadership with industry experience, having previously worked as Chief Technology Officer in blockchain-based financial systems and led applied machine learning initiatives for business decision-making. His recent work, “Optimizing wind power forecasting with hybrid neural networks: insights from Brazil”, highlights the role of AI-driven models in improving renewable energy forecasting and supporting sustainable energy systems. His broader interests include Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and data-driven decision-making, aligning closely with the themes of BizData 2026.

PhD in Mathematical Engineering

Assistant Professor at Universidad del Norte, Colombia

15:00h-16:00h
Modelos Preditivos de Churn no Setor das Telecomunicações: Uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura
Patrícia Rodeia (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Balanced Scorecard KPIs for Import/Export Companies: A Systematic Literature Review
Beatriz Mota (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 205)
A Imigração: O Retrato do Contexto Português
Beatriz Contente (ISCTE); Maria do Carmo Botelho (CIES-ISCTE) (Room 205)
Evaluating Apache Iceberg Using TPC-DS Benchmark
Oleksandra Kukharska (IPC); Vasco Pereira (U. Coimbra); Jorge Bernardino (IPC) (Room 205)
Parallel Track
Credit Risk Multi-Classification Using Topological Embeddings and Directional Feature Importance in Ensemble Learning
Luis Peñaranda, Lihki Rubio, Johan Díaz, Hector Sanjuan, Miguel Lugo, Mariana Franco (U. del Norte); Mustafa Abdallah (Purdue U.); Dalvan Griebler (PUC-RS) (Room 204)
Clustering and Classification Techniques in Investment Fund Segmentation: A Systematic Literature Review
Rodrigo Fragata (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Dashboard de Apoio à Decisão para Monitorização de Fornecedores no Inbound – Caso Worten
Mariana Oliveira (ISCTE); Susana Ratinho (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Ilações da Literatura sobre a Concorrência e Churn nas Telecomunicações para o Mercado Português
Rúben Silva (ISCTE); Luísa Domingues (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Parallel Track
16:00h - 17:00h
Nurse Turnover Prediction: A Systematic Literature Review
Joana Morais (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Toxic Speech and Engagement in Social Media Comments on News Organizations: A Literature Review
Eduarda Dias (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Performance Evaluation of CockroachDB Using TPC-C Benchmark
Daniela Filipa Neves (IPC); Jorge Bernardino (IPC) (Room 205)
Análise das Determinantes do Crédito à Habitação: Uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura
Vasco Fernando (ISCTE); Luisa Domingues (ISCTE) (Room 205)
Parallel Track
Improving Brain Tumor MRI Segmentation on BRISC 2025: From Strong Benchmarks to an Original Deep Learning Architecture
Johan Diaz, Lihki Rubio, Luis Peñaranda, David Marquez, Cristian Linero (Universidad del Norte) (Room 204)
Health-related quality of life of patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer: A Systematic Literature Review
Ema Sá (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Papel dos Dados Contextuais e de Mercado na Previsão de Resultados no Futebol
Cláudio Medeiros (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 204)
Experimental Evaluation of MongoDB Database
Osvânio Sebastião (IPC); Jorge Bernardino (IPC) (Room 204)
Parallel Track
Portabilidades de Números Móveis: perfil, comportamento e determinantes da saída de clientes
Patrícia Rodeia (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE) (Room 203)
Tracking the Evolution of Guest Priorities: A Topic Modelling Study of Airbnb Reviews
Darciane Silva (Universidade Europeia); Mariana Cavique (Universidade Europeia) (Room 203)
Da Análise de Dados à Decisão: Business Intelligence na Gestão Logística
Diogo Sacras (IPC); Ana Cristina Amaro (IPC); Isabel Pedrosa (IPC) (Room 203)
A Vendor-Agnostic Multi-Agent System for Automated Commercial Contract Review: Design, Architecture, and Governance Framework
Júlia Mestre (Universidade Europeia); Francisco Guimarães (Universidade Europeia) (Room 203)
Parallel Track
17:15h-18:00h
Poster Session 2 & Coffee Break
Room 210
Dashboards Educacionais e Apoio à Tomada de Decisão: Revisão Sistemática da Literatura e Aplicação Exploratória no Acesso ao Ensino Superior
Vasco Mira (ISCTE); Ana Catarina Nunes (ISCTE); Mafalda Ponte (ISCTE)
Otimização da Distribuição de Pacientes Grávidas pelos Hospitais de Lisboa
Sofia Gonçalves (ISCTE); Catarina Lopes (ISCTE); Anabela Costa (ISCTE); Mafalda Ponte (ISCTE)
A Systematic Approach to Logistics Performance Measurement: KPIs for Inbound and Outbound Processes
Inês Andrade (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE)
Factors Influencing Attendance and Retention of Blood Donors: A Systematic Analysis of First-Time Donors
Andreia Chande (ISCTE); Raul Laureano (ISCTE)
Break
🌇   Closing
18:00h-18:30h
Award Ceremony & Closing Session
Room 209
Closing
18:30h
Closing Session
Final remarks & next edition announcement
Closing
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Submit Your Paper

Submission period: 6 March – 13 April 2026. Full papers (max 15 pages) and extended abstracts (1–2 pages) accepted. Free registration for accepted presenters.

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