About me

Hi, I am working on a startup that I co-founded in 2013, in the talent assessment space (we are hiring software engineers; please email me if you’d like to learn more).

I was a postdoctoral researcher at EPFL in Switzerland, working on algorithms for large-scale networks. I graduated with a Ph.D. from MIT in 2010.

Education

  • 2010, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

  • 2006, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

  • 2003, Licenciatura in Electrical and Computer Engineering
    University of Porto, Portugal.

Selected publications

  1. Locating the Source of Diffusion in Large-Scale Networks, by P. Pinto, P. Thiran, and M. Vetterli, Physical Review Letters, Aug. 2012.
  2. Secure Communication in Stochastic Wireless Networks - Part I: Connectivity, by P. Pinto, J. Barros, and M. Win, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 125-138, Feb. 2012.

  3. Secure Communication in Stochastic Wireless Networks - Part II: Maximum Rate and Collusion, by P. Pinto, J. Barros, and M. Win, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 139-147, Feb. 2012.

  4. A Mathematical Theory of Network Interference and Its Applications, by M. Win, P. Pinto, and L. Shepp, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. 205-230, Feb. 2009, special issue on Ultra-Wide Bandwidth (UWB) Technology & Emerging Applications.

Other

  1. Studying in the USA: An Application Guide to Masters and Ph.D. Programs (in Portuguese), by P. Pinto, Luso-American Foundation, May 2007, ISBN: 978-972-8654-27-6.