Jorge RochaORCID icon for 0000-0002-7228-6330

University of Lisbon Portugal

Jorge Rocha has an MSc in Geographic Information Systems (2003) and in Spatial Planning (2013), as well as a PhD in Geographic Information Science (2012). He is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning and a member of the Modelling, Urban and Regional Planning, and Environmental Hazard and Risk Assessment and Management research groups at the Centre of Geographical Studies, all part of the University of Lisbon. Jorge coordinates the Laboratory of Remote Sensing, Geographic Analysis, and Modelling (GEOMODLAB). His area of expertise includes Geosimulation and Geocomputation, involving Artificial Neural Networks, Graph Theory, Cellular Automata, and Multi-agent Systems. Jorge’s work is quite diverse, focusing on, but not limited to, Land Use and Land Cover (classification and change), Epidemiology, One Health, Ecosystem Services, and Big Data.

Jorge Rocha

7books edited

8chapters authored

Latest work with IntechOpen by Jorge Rocha

Time Series Analysis - Frontiers in Research and Practice offers a concise overview of cutting-edge methods for understanding, forecasting, and applying models to temporal data. The volume combines Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Bayesian ARIMA, and Posterior Predictive Distribution to enable uncertainty-aware time series forecasting. It reinterprets temporal data through co-evolving time series, causal dependencies, shift/visibility graph representations, graph representation learning, multiplex networks, and temporal metagraphs, tools suited for dependency regime forecasting and critical fields such as cybersecurity. Bridging theory and application, it advances data-driven prediction using Takens’ embedding theorem, dynamic models, neural network algorithms, and demonstrates deployment-ready, efficient pipelines via neuro-symbolic techniques for edge computing, integrating spectral signal processing, pattern recognition, signal symbolization, and convolutional neural networks. Additionally, it features compression-based prediction with universal coding and decision trees, providing transparent and robust baselines. The book’s strengths include a unified cross-disciplinary view, focus on interpretability and uncertainty, guidance for real-time, resource-limited environments, and practical examples (such as numerical and dislocation modeling in geoscience) that turn techniques into actionable insights. Geared toward researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students, this edited volume provides a modern, interoperable toolkit linking rigorous modeling with real-world applications and decision-making.

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