José Carlos Príncipe is professor of the year at University of Florida

José Carlos Príncipe, president of INESC TEC’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and professor at the University of Florida, in the United States, was named the 2014 professor of the year at that American University.

This is the University of Florida's most prestigious and oldest faculty award. Each year this award is given to a faculty member who demonstrates distinguished achievement in both teaching and scholarly activity (manifested by scholarly research, creative writing, original works of art, etc.) and visibility within and beyond the university.

Specialised in electrical engineering and IEEE Fellow, José Carlos Príncipe teaches  advanced signal processing and machine learning. He is also the founding director of the University of Florida’s Computational Neuro-Engineering Laboratory (CNEL). Besides his teaching areas, his research interests include brain-machine interfaces, and modelling and application of cognitive systems.

José Carlos Príncipe graduated in Electrical Engineering, and after teaching for eight years at the University of Aveiro he moved to the United States where he has been teaching since 1987.