Joberto Sérgio Barbosa Martins (Prof. Dr.)

Contact information: Email: joberto@unifacs.br Web site: www.jsmnet.com Phone: +55 71.3232 4007   Complete CV (in Portuguese): www.cnpq.org or CV Lates - Prof. Joberto Martins - CNPQ

Joberto Martins joined Salvador University (UNIFACS) at Salvador, Brazil, as a Full-Professor (Titular) in January 2000 and actually is the Vice-President for Distance Learning, researcher of both the Computer Networks Research Group (NUPERC) and  Distance Learning Research Group (NUPPEAD) and head of the IPQoS (Quality of Service) research group. Prof. Joberto also teaches as visiting professor at Hochshule Für Technik Und Wirstchaft Des Saarlandes – HTW in Germany

He holds a Ph.D. ("Docteur") in Computer Science from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (1986), France, a M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands University Foundation (NUFFIC), Philips International Institute (1979), Netherlands, and a B.S. in Electronic Engineering, University of Paraíba (UFPb) (1977), Brazil. He has also worked as visiting scientist at ICSI – International Computer Science Institute – Berkeley University at Berkeley - California (USA) for post-doctoral studies in 1995.

Dr. Joberto’s research interests include distance learning technologies, quality of service, high-speed computer networks and multimedia over IP and the development of new telecommunications and web protocols, applications and services. In these areas, Dr. Joberto has previously contributed with papers, books, courses, tutorials, invited talks and has been member of conferences committees in Brazilian and international journals and conferences.

As a research head and manager, he conducted various multi-institutional research projects and various individual research projects with a total funding exceeding one million dollars. Dr Joberto former professional activities include: Director of the Institute of Electro-Electronics Technology (ITEEL), member and consultant of the National Informatics Specialists Commission (CEEinf) of the Education Ministry (MEC), President of Itelcon Ltd. in Brazil and Invited Professor at Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Institut National des Télécommunications (INT) in France.

In brief, Dr. Joberto’s profile could be resumed as one having a solid and diversified academic experience couple with the managerial and professional skills resulting from conducting and heading a private company, a research institution and doing consulting for multi-national companies.

MARTINS, Joberto; AIDAROUS, Salah; PLEVYAK, Thomas; LEVINE, Paul; STILLER, Burkhard; FUMAGALLI, Andrea; ARACIL, Javier; VALCARENGHI, Luca. Managing IP Networks - Challenges and Opportunities. New Jersey - USA: John Wiley & Sons/ IEEE Press, 376 pages, ISBN: 0471392995; 2003.

MARTINS, Joberto Sérgio Barbosa ; QUADROS, Teresinha . New Education for the Knowledge Society. In: Weert, Tom J. van; Tatnall, Arthur. (Org.). Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning. 1 ed. New York: Springer, 2005, v. 01, p. 55-66. Link: http://www.springerlink.com/

MARTINS, Joberto Sergio Barbosa; HUGHES, John; MCGETTRICK, Andrew; BARBOSA, Ellen Francine; KASBØLL, Jens; KERN, Vinícius Medina; FERREIRA, Ana Paula Lüdtke; MACOME, Esselina; OLIVEIRA, Clara Amélia de; ORTH, Afonso Inácio; SILVA, Elaine Quintino da; SADANANDA, R.; TORI, Romero. Directions and Challenges in Informatics Education. In: CASSEL, Lilian; REIS, Ricardo Augusto da Luz. (Org.). Informatics Curricula and Teaching Methods - IFIP Book Series. Boston, v. 245, 2003.

Prof. Dr. Joberto S. B. Martins

Salvador, July 21^th, 2006