Diogo Melita

STUDENT, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

diogo@melita.pt diogo-melita | d-melita | dmelita.pt

Experience

DSI - Instituto Superior Técnico

Research Initiation Fellowship May 2023 - April 2024
  • As a part of a research initiation fellowship granted by IST, I was able to have my first contact with production‑level application development, working on a platform used by around 10k people that allows the university’s community to create and submit standardized online forms, thereby easing the maintenance and sharing of the school’s information.
  • Worked with diverse teams of five elements, including developers and designers, on a collaborative environment for brainstorming and idea exchange, to create user‑friendly forms, improving the submission process for the university community.

Certificates

Academic Merit

Diploma for the 2021 / 2022 Academic Year - 2022

Hobbies

Futsal - AEIST

2023 - Present
  • Currently part of the Student’s Association futsal team of Técnico.

Futsal - Associação Frassati

2014-2020
  • Played as a member of the futsal team, fostering strong interpersonal relationships, teamwork, camaraderie among teammates, and developed leadership skills through captaincy and vice‑captaincy roles.

Scouts

Sep 2009 - 2018
  • Developed leadership skills and a sense of responsibility by leading scouting activities, including organizing events and mentoring younger scouts, while also honing problem-solving and decision-making abilities through challenging outdoor activities.

Education

Master's Degree Computer Science and Engineering

Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa
2023 - Present

Bsc. Computer Science and Engineering

Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa
2020 - 2023 | Avg. 17/20

Skills

Programming
CC++JavaJavaScriptPythonSQL
OSs
Arch LinuxWindows
Tools & Software
GitDocker (& Docker Compose)VimLaTeX

Languages

European Portuguese - Native

English - B2