# Introduction intro - Catarina from Portugal

**URL:** <https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/introduction-intro-catarina-from-portugal/1826>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [September 11, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/introduction-intro-catarina-from-portugal/1826 "2025-09-11T08:11:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Catarina](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/catarina/32/645_2.png) [@Catarina](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/Catarina)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/introduction-intro-catarina-from-portugal/1826/1 "2025-09-11T08:11:05Z")

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Hey everyone!! My name is Catarina and I’m from Portugal. Currently, I’m on a research grant that hopefully will lead me to start my PhD in November at the University of Coimbra. In my spare time, I like to read, have fun with friends, and play video games. Last year, I took my master’s degree in electronics and computer engineering with a specialisation in telecommunications and a sub-specialisation in services and networks. But in this new project, I’m going to be working with optical and electric sensors to detect the person’s hydration. For this reason, I was attracted to TinyML! I also learn about all the cool things that are possible with tiny devices, and I loved making an IoT project for one of my master’s classes.  
I hope by joining this community, I will meet new people with interesting ideas and maybe do some brainstorming, and I also hope to have a support system while I’m doing my PhD (working with TinyML).

I enjoy football (soccer), badminton, tennis… a lot of sports. 😂  
My favourite food is pizza, and I would love to start travelling more (I need a travel buddy or to start going solo).