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Pedro Monteiro is a Ph.D. in Informatics from University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal. Since 2016, he has been a Research Fellow with the INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal. His research interests include immersive virtual reality, virtual reality interaction, and virtual reality user interfaces. He has published several scientific papers in renowned journals and conferences in the scientific field of virtual reality, as well as several public communications. Mr. Pedro was awarded the JLE Award (Grupo Português de Computação Gráfica, Porto, Portugal) in 2021.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Miguel Ermida Monteiro

Citation names

  • Monteiro, Pedro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A216-61AC-D0D6
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9072-6264
Google Scholar ID
aPjWIeQAAAAJ

Email addresses

  • monteiro.p@outlook.pt (Professional)
  • pedro.e.monteiro@inesctec.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/02 - 2025/01/31
Concluded
 Informática (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Hands-free Interaction Framework for Virtual Reality Applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/07/27 - 2018/03/08
Concluded
 Engenharia Informática (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Navegação em Ambientes Virtuais: Avaliação de Diferentes Interfaces" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2012/09/11 - 2015/06/29
Concluded
 Engenharia Informática (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Solução de Virtualização para DataCenter" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/04/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2016/12/07 - 2020/03/31 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/25 - 2019/06/30 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/01/27 - Current MASSIVE CTI
PC05337
Research Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility
2020/04/01 - 2024/05/13 Hand-free Interaction Framework for Virtual Reality Applications
10.54499/SFRH/BD/147813/2019
SFRH/BD/147813/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência Center for Research in Advanced Computing Systems, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/12 - 2020/03/31 Real time Tracking and display of multiple objects in extreme lighting condition
N62909-16-1-224
Research Fellow
Office of Naval Research
Ongoing
2018/05 - 2019/12/31 INESC TEC - EEA/50014
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006961
Research Fellow
European Regional Development Fund
2016/12 - 2018/05 INESC TEC - EEA/50014
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-00696
Research Fellow
European Regional Development Fund
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Rodrigues, R; MACHADO, RUI; Monteiro, Pedro; Melo, Miguel; Barbosa, L; Maximino Esteves Correia Bessa. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, R. "Digital Twin Technologies for Immersive Virtual Reality Training Environments". Paper presented in Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST 2023), 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-45648-0_4
  2. Rafael Darque Pinto; Monteiro, Pedro; Melo, Miguel; Luciana Cabral; Maximino Esteves Correia Bessa. Corresponding author: Rafael Darque Pinto. "Does gamification in virtual reality improve second language learning?". 2021.
    Published • 10.1109/icgi54032.2021.9655286
  3. Coelho, Hugo; Melo, Miguel; Maximino Esteves Correia Bessa. "I am busy! Do my footsteps sound matter? A study of the sense of presence and user satisfaction in VR". Paper presented in 2021 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI), Porto, 2021.
  4. Goncalves, Guilherme; Coelho, Hugo; Monteiro, Pedro; Melo, Miguel; Bessa, Maximino. "Correlation between Game Experience and Presence in immersive virtual reality games". 2019.
    10.1109/icgi47575.2019.8955027
  5. Correia, Fabio; Goncalves, Guilherme; Monteiro, Pedro; Coelho, Hugo; Melo, Miguel; Bessa, Maximino. "Evaluation of different body tracking configurations in the sense of presence and embodiment". 2019.
    10.1109/icgi47575.2019.8955076
  6. Monteiro, P; Carvalho, D; Melo, M; Branco, F; Bessa, M. "Evaluation of Virtual Reality Navigation Interfaces using the Steering Law". Paper presented in 2017 24 ENCONTRO PORTUGUES DE COMPUTACAO GRAFICA E INTERACAO (EPCGI), 2017.
    10.1109/epcgi.2017.8124299
  7. Barbosa, L; Monteiro, P; Pinto, M; Coelho, H; Melo, M; Bessa, M. "Multisensory virtual environment for firefighter training simulation Study of the impact of haptic feedback on task execution". Paper presented in 2017 24 ENCONTRO PORTUGUES DE COMPUTACAO GRAFICA E INTERACAO (EPCGI), 2017.
    10.1109/epcgi.2017.8124316
  8. Monteiro, Pedro. "Using Honeypots in Network Intelligence Architectures - The University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro case study". Paper presented in EUNIS 2016, 2016.
Conference poster
  1. Monteiro, Pedro; Hugo Coelho; Gonçalves, Guilherme; Pinto, Manuel; Melo, Miguel; Bessa, Maximino. "Menus for Virtual Environments". Paper presented in 2019 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI), 2019.
Journal article
  1. Hugo Coelho; Pedro Monteiro; Guilherme Gonçalves; Miguel Melo; Maximino Bessa. "Immersive Creation of Virtual Reality Training Experiences". IEEE Access (2024): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3413337.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3413337
  2. Hugo Coelho; Pedro Monteiro; Guilherme Gonçalves; Miguel Melo; Maximino Bessa. "Evaluation of Task Presentation Methodologies in Immersive Virtual Training Environments". IEEE Access (2024): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3512778.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3512778
  3. Pedro Monteiro; Hugo Coelho; Guilherme Gonçalves; Miguel Melo; Maximino Bessa. "Exploring the user experience of hands-free VR interaction methods during a Fitts' task". Computers & Graphics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cag.2023.10.005.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.cag.2023.10.005
  4. Guilherme Gonçalves; Hugo Coelho; Pedro Monteiro; Miguel Melo; Maximino Bessa. "Systematic Review of Comparative Studies of the Impact of Realism in Immersive Virtual Experiences". ACM Computing Surveys (2023): https://doi.org/10.1145/3533377.
    10.1145/3533377
  5. Pedro Monteiro; Guilherme Gonçalves; Bruno Peixoto; Miguel Melo; Maximino Bessa. "Evaluation of Hands-Free VR Interaction Methods During a Fitts' Task: Efficiency and Effectiveness". IEEE Access (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3293057.
    Open access • Published • 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3293057
  6. Gonçalves, G; Melo, M; Monteiro, P; Coelho, H; Bessa, M. "The role of different light settings on the perception of realism in virtual replicas in immersive Virtual Reality". COMPUTERS & GRAPHICS-UK (2023): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-00Z-8VK.
    10.1016/j.cag.2023.10.021
  7. Coelho, H; Monteiro, P; Goncalves, G; Melo, M; Bessa, M. "Authoring tools for virtual reality experiences: a systematic review". Multimedia Tools and Applications (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-12829-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s11042-022-12829-9
  8. Meirinhos, G; Martins, S; Peixoto, B; Monteiro, P; Gonsalves, G; Melo, M; Bessa, M. "Immersive VR for Real Estate: Evaluation of Different Levels of Interaction and Visual Fidelity". TEM JOURNAL-TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATICS (2022):
    10.18421/tem114-21
  9. Monteiro, Pedro; Goncalves, Guilherme; Coelho, Hugo; Melo, Miguel; Bessa, Maximino. "Hands-free interaction in immersive virtual reality: A systematic review". IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 27 5 (2021): 2702-2713. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2021.3067687.
    10.1109/tvcg.2021.3067687
  10. Pedro Monteiro; Miguel Melo; Antonio Valente; Jose Vasconcelos-Raposo; Maximino Bessa; Monteiro, P; Melo, M; et al. "Delivering Critical Stimuli for Decision Making in VR Training: Evaluation Study of a Firefighter Training Scenario". IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (2021): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1109/THMS.2020.3030746.
    10.1109/THMS.2020.3030746
  11. Gonçalves, Guilherme; Monteiro, Pedro; Coelho, Hugo; Melo, Miguel; Bessa, Maximino. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Guilherme. "Systematic Review on Realism Research Methodologies on Immersive Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities". IEEE Access 9 (2021): 89150-89161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3089946.
    10.1109/access.2021.3089946
  12. Goncalves, G; Monteiro, P; Melo, M; Vasconcelos Raposo, J; Bessa, M. "A Comparative Study Between Wired and Wireless Virtual Reality Setups". IEEE ACCESS (2020):
    10.1109/access.2020.2970921
  13. Melo, M; Goncalves, G; Monteiro, P; Coelho, H; Vasconcelos-Raposo, J; Bessa, M. "Do Multisensory stimuli benefit the virtual reality experience? A systematic review". IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2020):
    10.1109/tvcg.2020.3010088
  14. Monteiro, P; Coelho, H; Goncalves, G; Melo, M; Bessa, M. "Comparison of Radial and Panel Menus in Virtual Reality". IEEE ACCESS (2019):
    10.1109/access.2019.2933055
  15. Monteiro, P; Carvalho, D; Melo, M; Branco, F; Bessa, M. "Application of the steering law to virtual reality walking navigation interfaces". Computers and Graphics (Pergamon) (2018):
    10.1016/j.cag.2018.10.003
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Hands-free Interaction Framework for Virtual Reality Applications". PhD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2025.
  2. "Navegação em ambientes virtuais: avaliação de diferentes Interfaces". Master, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/8435.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11 Exploring the user experience of hands-free VR interaction methods during a Fitts’ task International Conference on Graphics and Interaction – ICGI’2023
Grupo Português de Computação Gráfica (Tomar, Portugal)
2021/11/04 Hands-free interaction in immersive virtual reality: A systematic review 2021 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI)
Grupo Português de Computação Gráfica (Porto, Portugal)
2021/03/31 Hands-free interaction in immersive virtual reality: A systematic review IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) 2021
IEEE Computer Society (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/11/22 Evaluation of the impact of different body tracking configurations for animation of avatars in the sense of presence and embodiment ICGI'2019 - International Conference on Graphics and Interaction
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2018/12/05 MASSIVE Lab - Virtual Reality Laboratory Seminário I, Engenharia Informática
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2018/04/19 MASSIVE Lab - Virtual Reality Laboratory The Aura of my City
Agrupamento de Escolas Abade de Baçal (Bragança, Portugal)
2017/10/16 Evaluation of Virtual Reality Navigation Interfaces using the Steering Law Encontro Português de Computação Gráfica e Interação 2017
University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/02/09 - 2024/02/09 Suporte à realização do evento INCLUDING Joint Action 2024 (2024/02/09 - 2024/02/09)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2018/09/26 - 2018/09/27 Summer Innovation Campus
Exhibition
 Summer Innovation Campus
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/11/21 - 2019/11/22 2019 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI) Universidade do Algarve
Distinctions

Award

2021 Prémio Professor José Luis Encarnação
2018 Bolsa de Mérito
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2017 Melhor Comunicação de Jovem Investigador