on 13-07-2026
Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) will host the seminar "A Hierarchical Framework for Anomaly Detection and Attack Classification on the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)" on July 13, 02:30 to 04:00, at the Faculty of Engineering, DEM - Instituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade da Beira Interior (room 08.01). The invited speaker is Yeritza Gómez, a Master's student at the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Mexico.
The seminar will explore innovative approaches to strengthening cybersecurity in the rapidly evolving Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), highlighting a hierarchical framework that combines edge-based anomaly detection with cloud-based attack classification to enhance the protection of healthcare systems.
Abstract:
The widespread adoption of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) has transformed healthcare by enabling real-time data exchange and seamless connectivity between medical devices. However, this increased interconnectivity has also expanded the attack surface, making healthcare infrastructures more vulnerable to cyber threats.
Traditional intrusion detection systems (IDS) are generally centralized and computationally demanding, limiting their applicability in resource-constrained IoMT environments. This presentation introduces a hierarchical and modular detection framework that distributes anomaly detection to edge devices while delegating attack classification to cloud-based machine learning models. By leveraging edge interactions, the proposed architecture enables early threat detection without compromising network performance, offering an efficient and scalable cybersecurity solution for IoMT ecosystems.
Bio:
Yeritza Gómez is a Biomedical Engineer who graduated from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico, where she conducted research on physiological signal analysis during N95 mask use under different exercise conditions. She has collaborated on several neuroengineering instrumentation and physiological signal processing projects with universities across Mexico. Professionally, she has worked in medical equipment maintenance and procurement, as well as in the education sector, teaching students at various educational levels in both public and private institutions. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computational Sciences at the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), where she is a member of the Cybersecurity Laboratory. Her research focuses on applying machine learning techniques to attack detection and classification in Medical Internet of Things (IoMT) environments.
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Next April 23rd, we will be celebrating together with Universidade da Beira Interior (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Covilhã), IEEE Portugal ComSoc Chapter, and WIE, the IEEE Portugal International Girls in ICT Day 2026.
We will gather former and current students of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Informatics Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, and other related fields, aiming to bring together academic and non-academic experiences in the engineering world and to increase the number of girls interested in this area.
Secondary school students (girls and boys) are also invited.
Agenda:
09:15 - Reception
09:30 - Opening
10:00 - Testimonies session
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Ana Garcia Armada, UC3M
Professor at Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, Spain, where she is leading the Communications Research Group. She has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, Bell Labs and University of Southampton. She is an IEEE Fellow.
Isabel Trancoso, IST/Univ. Lisboa
Full Professor at IST, University of Lisbon (retired), and the former President of the Scientific Council of INESC-ID, the institute where she spent her career in speech research, except for a period at AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Fernanda Coutinho, ISEC/IPC
Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Coimbra Institute of Engineering (ISEC), Polytechnic of Coimbra, where she teaches in areas ranging from embedded systems and robotics to medical devices.
Helena Ramos
Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, where she has been a member of the teaching staff since 1980. She conducts her research at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) in the field of Instrumentation and Measurements, and, currently, she is a member of the board.
11:15 - Coffee Break
11:30 - RoundTable with Alumni
Catarina Gonçalves
Embedded Software Engineer with 3+ years of professional experience in the automotive industry, where she has developed her expertise in V&V and automated testing. Currently, Catarina is doing her PhD studies also in the automotive area for 3D object detection and segmentation based on LIDAR sensors.
Cristina Saeta
Strategic marketing consultant and university lecturer specializing in digital transformation, innovation, and data-driven strategy. She holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spain), including an Erasmus year at Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal).
Virginie Felizardo
PhD is in Computer Science with a background in biomedical informatics, bionic systems, and biomedical sciences. Currently, she is a researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações, Guest Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior.
Beatriz Rato
Her academic journey began in 2017 at the University of Beira Interior, where she graduated in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and then pursued a Master's in Mathematics and Applications at the University of Aveiro.
12:30 pm - Lunch
02:30 pm - Team Building
04:00 pm - Closing Session and Coffee
Online transmission: https://zoom.us/j/94760942372?pwd=uaq8FZbcYvbiTJWT6TEEbh6VLopMgg.1
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