Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Sofia Balula Dias
Citation names
- Dias, Sofia
- Sofia Balula Dias
- S. B. Dias
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 471A-1800-107B
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8239-583X
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=o6uxdKgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
- Researcher Id
- P-3223-2018
- Scopus Author Id
- 55806851900
Websites
- http://abcteach.fmh.ulisboa.pt/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2013 - 2019
Concluded
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A/B/C-Teach: Towards effective teaching at a higher education institution by bridging LMS-based affective-, blended- and collaborative-learning
potentialities (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Ciências da Educação
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
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2013
Concluded
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Education Sciences, speciality in Analysis and Organization of Educational Situations (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Pensamento e Ação dos utilizadores de um Sistema de Gestão e Aprendizagem na modalidade Blended-learning: Estudo de um caso
no Ensino Superior" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Very Good (with honours) |
2012
Concluded
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Ensino da Educação Física nos Ensinos Básico e Secundário (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Educação para a Saúde ou para a Vida? Relatório final de estágio realizado na Escola EB 2,3 Gaspar Correia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 valores (Very Good) |
2007
Concluded
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Licenciatura em Ciências do Desporto, Ramo Educação Física e Desporto Escolar (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"___" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 valores (Good with distinction) |
2007
Concluded
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Estágio Profissionalizante (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Estágio Profissionalizante" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 valores |
2007
Concluded
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Seminário Pedagógico (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"“E-learning platforms”" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19 valores |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/04/01 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2013 - 2019 | A/B/C-Teach: Towards effective teaching at a higher education institution by bridging LMS-based affective-, blended- and collaborative-learning
potentialities
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2009 - 2012 | Ambientes Online de Aprendizagem na Formação Superior em Ciências do Desporto
SFRH / BD / 44928 / 2008
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2023 - Current | chAnGE: Climate Change and Healthy Ageing: Co-creating an e-learning and collaborating ecosystem
101055708
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
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Erasmus
Ongoing
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2022 - Current | Go4Training - Programa Digital de Capacitação para a Prevenção da Sarcopenia, da Fragilidade e de Quedas
Researcher
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2019 - Current | Care4MyHeart: Personalized management of Cardiovascular Diseases via technology-enabled behavioral change
29934
Other
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2023 - 2027 | AI-PROGNOSIS: Artificial intelligence-based Parkinsons disease risk assessment and prognosis
101080581
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2023/01/01 - 2026/01/01 | iPROLEPSIS: Psoriatic Arthritis Inflammation Explained through Multi-Source Data Analysis guiding a Novel Personalised Digital
Care Ecosystem
101095697
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2018 - 2023/02 | PROTEIN: PeRsOnalized nutriTion for hEalthy livINg
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2020 - 2023 | European Master on Active Ageing and Age Friendly Society (EMMA)
Researcher
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2020 - 2020 | CovidShield: Portable Biofeedback-based Shielding of Immune System against Covid-19
CPRA 8474000319
Other
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Concluded
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2019 - 2020 | Artificial Intelligence in Teaching (AIT)
Erasmus+ Project 2019-1-DK01-KA203-060293
Researcher
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Concluded
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2016 - 2020 | i-PROGNOSIS: Intelligent Parkinson eaRly detectiOn Guiding NOvel Supportive InterventionS
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
UID/DTP/00447/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Preprint |
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Artistic / Performance
Musical performance |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/01/31 | i-PROGNOSIS: Intelligent Parkinson’s early detection guiding novel supportive interventions | Workshop "O Desafio dos Dados: uma Fronteira nas Doenças Neurodegenerativas"
Rede Saúde-Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2021 | Speaker in the Conference “Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education (AI-HE)” with the presentation of the Portuguese showcase: "A/B/C-TEACH: Towards effective teaching at a Higher Education Institution by Bridging LMS-Based Affective-, Blended- and Collaborative-Learning Potentialities". 18 May (online) (invited) https://sites.google.com/smartlearningonline.net/aiw2020/home | |
2021 | Participation in the webinar “Sessão Horizonte Europa: a Universidade de Lisboa rumo à Saúde no Horizonte Europa”, with the presentation of the H2020 projects, namely i-PROGNOSIS and PROTEIN, organized by Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) and Agência para a Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica (AICIB), Portugal (online), 22 February (invited) | |
2021 | Herbert F. Jelinek, Dias S.B., Silva S., Chrysovergis I., Charisis V., Tsoumalis G.I., Bampos Z.N., Papazoglou A.Ch., Iakovakis D., Hadjidimitriou S., and Hadjileontiadis L.J. (2021). CovidShield: Immune System Shielding Against COVID-19 via Smartphone-based Biofeedback Games. Public Health Conference: COVID-19 Response. Virtual Conference, 25-26 February, 2021. | |
2020 | Invitation for the first online seminar “TalkBIT”, with the following presentation: “Intelligent Parkinson Early detection guiding novel supportive interventions: The i-PROGNOSIS approach” | TalkBIT
PLUX wireless biosignals S.A. (Portugal)
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2020 | Dias, S.B., Grammatikopoulou, A., Grammalidis N., Diniz, J., Savvidis, T., Konstantinidis, E., Panagiotis, B., Stadtschnitzer, M., Trivedi, D., Klingelhoefer, L., Katsarou, Z., Bostantzopoulou, S., Dimitropoulos, K., Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2020). Motion Analysis on Depth Camera Data to Quantify Parkinson's Disease Patients' Motor Status within the Framework of i-Prognosis Personalized Game Suite. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, 25-28 October 2020, United Arab Emirates (virtual) (ICIP 2020). | IEEE International Conference on Image Processing |
2020 | Dias, S.B., Ioakeimidis, I., Dimitropoulos, K., Grammatikopoulou, A., Grammalidis N., Diniz, J., Zilidou, V., Savvidis, T., Konstantinidis, E., Panagiotis, B., Stadtschnitzer, M., Trivedi, D., Klingelhoefer, L., Bostantzopoulou, Katsarou, Z., Hadjidimitriou, S., Charisis, V., Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2020). Innovative interventions for Parkinson's Disease patients using iPrognosis games: An evaluation analysis by medical experts. ICPS Proceedings PETRA’20, June, 2020, Corfu Island, Greece. | |
2019 | Invited Speaker for the Session: “Portable Medicine: The Biomedical Future”, Presentation and dissemination of the i-PROGNOSIS project in the X Symposium on Bioengineering, 6-7 April, 2019. Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Porto, Portugal. https://www.symposium.nebfeupicbas.pt/program.php | Portable Medicine: The Biomedical Future |
2019 | Invited Speaker for the Session: “The Future of Healthcare”, Presentation and dissemination of the iPrognosis App and of the i-PROGNOSIS project, SingularityU Cascais Lisbon Chapter, Lisbon, Portugal, 29 january, 2019. https://global.su.org/events/cascais-lisbon-chapter-the-future-of-healthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWvK1Gn3V_w&list=PL2HTm46Q1EOwsN3BkXfkix9dis-LLBxLz&index=3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qPpTEvxkKM&list=PL2HTm46Q1EOwsN3BkXfkix9dis-LLBxLz&index=4 | |
2019 | Dias, S.B., Hadjileontiadou, S. Diniz, J., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2019). Intelligent Learning Management System Using Deep Learning. Oral presentation in the 2nd Panhellenic Conference: Open Educational Sources and Electronic Learning, Korinthos, Greece, December 13-14, 2019. | |
2019 | Dias, S.B. (2019). Presentation of the iPrognosis Application and demonstration of the Personalized Game Suite in the event “APDH StartUps Saúde Fest: Um desfile de inovações para os novos desafios da SAÚDE INTELIGENTE”, Edifício Sede da Policia Judiciária, Lisbon, Portugal, November 22, 2019. | |
2019 | Klingelhoefer, L., Bostantzopoulou, S., Trivedi, D., Hadjidimitrioi, S., Mayer, S., Katsarou, Z., Charisis, V., Stadtschnitzer, M., Dias, S.B., Ntakakis, G., Grammalidis, N., Kyritsis, K., Jaeger, H., Iakovakis, D., Ioakeimidis, I., Karayiannis, F., Diniz, J., Delopoulos, A., Hadjileontiadis, L., Reichmann, H., Chaudhuri, K.R. (2019). Poster presentation: Medical evaluation as gold standard to control iPrognosis application derived data for early Parkinson’s disease detection. International Congress of Parkinson´s Disease and Movement Disorders, N | |
2019 | Jaeger, H., Stadtschnitzer, M. Klingelhoefer, Dias, S.B., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2019). Poster presentation: Development of a Speech Enhancement Algorithm for the Intervention of Parkinson's Disease within i-Prognosis Framework. Deutscher Kongress für Parkinson und Bewegungsstörungen, 7-9 March, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2019. | |
2019 | Savvidis, T., Konstantinidis, E., Dias, S.B., Zilidou, V., Romanopoulou, E., Hadjileontiadis, L.J., and Bamidis, P., (2019). Poster presentation: Co-creating Exergames with Parkinson’s Disease Patients. 8th Pan-Hellenic Conference on Biomedical Technology (ELEVIT 2019), 9-10 May, Athens, Greece. | |
2018 | Dias, S.B., Hadjileontiadou, S., Diniz, J., and Hadjileontiadis, L. (2018). Towards an intelligent Learning Management System: The A/B/C-TEACH approach. 1st International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education (TECH-EDU 2018), June 20-22, Greece. | |
2018 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., Konstantinidis, E., Savvidis, T., Bamidis, P., Jaeger, H., Stadtschnitzer, M., Klingelhoefer, L., Trivedi, D., Bostantzopoulou, S., Charisis, V., Hadjidimitriou, S., and Hadjileontiadis, J.L. (2018). On Exploring Design Elements in Assistive Serious Games for Parkinson's Disease Patients: The i-PROGNOSIS Exergames Paradigm. 2nd International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Sports, Health and Wellbeing (TISHW 2018), June 20-22, Greece. | |
2018 | Dias, S.B. (2018). Tecnologias no Ensino: A Inteligência Artificial na personalização do e-learning [Artificial Intelligence in e-learning personalization] Inovação e Tecnologia na Formação Profissional, Porto, Portugal, 23 February. | |
2018 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., Konstantinidis, E., Savvidis, T., Bamidis, P., Jaeger, H., Stadtschnitzer, Klingelhoefer, L., Trivedi, D., Bostantzopoulou, S., Charisis, V., Hadjidimitriou, S., Iakovakis, D., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2018). Poster presentation: “On Exploring Design Elements in Assistive Serious Games for Parkinson’s Disease Patients: The i-PROGNOSIS exergames paradigm”, A3 Action Group on Lifespan Health Promotion & Prevention of Age Related Frailty and Diseases, European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, 11-12 July | |
2017 | Hadjidimitriou, S., Iakovakis, D., Charisis, V., Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., Mercier, J., and Hadjileontiadis, L. (2017). On capturing older adults’ smartphone keyboard interaction as a means for behavioral change under emotional stimuli within i-PROGNOSIS framework. Human-Computer Interaction International Conference 2017. Vancouver, Canada, 9-14 July. | |
2017 | Dias, S.B. (2017). Showcase presentation: "A/B/C-TEACH: Towards effective teaching at a Higher Education Institution by Bridging LMS-Based Affective-, Blended- and Collaborative-Learning Potentialities", Reimagine Education Conference and Awards, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 5 December. | |
2017 | Dias, S.B. (2017). Participation in the “European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing - A3 Action Group” meeting, organized by the “European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing”. Presentation of the “DietaryGames” integrated in the “Food and Nutrition Action Area”, along with the dissemination of the i-PROGNOSIS project (namely the GData study), as well as the iPrognosis mobile application. 28-29 June, Valencia, Spain. | |
2017 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., Konstantinidis, E., Bamidis, P., Hadjidimitriou, S., Charisis, V., Stadtschnitzer, M., Fagerberg, P., Ioakeimidis, I., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2017). Moving towards a sustainable management of Parkinson’s disease: The i-PROGNOSIS Personalized Game Suite approach. redeSAÚDE’s 4th Annual Conference, Health@Lisbon. 4 May, Lisbon, Portugal. | |
2017 | Dias, S.B., Konstantinidis, E., Diniz, J.A., Bamidis, P., Charisis, V., Hadjidimitriou, S., Stadtschnitzer, M., Fagerberg, P., Ioakeimidis, I., Dimitropoulos, K., Grammalidis, N., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2017). Serious Games as a means for holistically supporting Parkinson’s Disease patients: The i-PROGNOSIS Personalized Game Suite framework. 9th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications (VS-Games 2017), 6-8 September, Athens, Greece. http://vsgames.org/2017/ | |
2016 | Dias, S.B., Hadjileontiadou, S., Diniz, J.A., Barroso, J., and Hadjileontiadis, J.L. (2016). On Modeling the Quality of Nutrition for Healthy Ageing using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps. HCI International 2016. Toronto, Canada, 17-22 July. | |
2016 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., Hadjidimitriou, S., Charisis, V., Konstantinidis, E., Bamidis, P.D., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2016). Personalized Game Suite: A unified platform to sustain and improve the Quality of Life of Parkinson’s Disease patients. SAN2016 Meeting. 6-9 October, Corfu, Greece. | |
2016 | Hadjileontiadou, S., Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, J.L. (2016). Shifting from self- to collaborative-mode of computer based concept mapping within a hybrid learning environment: Effects and implications. 10th Pan-Hellenic and International Conference “ICT in Education” (HICICTE 2016). 23-25 September, Ioaninna, Greece. | |
2016 | Dias, S.B., Hadjileontiadou, S., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, J.L. (2016). LMS Moodle and Concept Maps: Two Approaches-One hybrid world. 10th International Conference on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society (SEMIME’2016). (pp. 35-36) Lisbon, Portugal. | |
2016 | Dias, S.B., Dolianiti, F.S., Hadjileontiadou, S.J., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2016). FISCMAP: A fuzzy logic-based quality of concept mapping modelling approach fostering reflective feedback. 7th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion (DSAI2016), 1-3 December, Vila Real, Portugal. | |
2015 | Dias, S.B., Hajileontiadou, S., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2015). Enhancing Blended Environments through Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping of LMS users’ Quality of Interaction: The Rare & Contemporary Dance Paradigms. HCI International 2015. Los Angeles, USA, 2-7 August. | |
2015 | Dias, S.B., Hajileontiadou, S., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2015). Towards a Hybrid World: The Fuzzy Quality of Collaboration/Interaction (FUZZYQoC/I) Hybrid Model in the Semantic Web 3.0. 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2015). 23-25 May, Lisbon, Portugal. | |
2015 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, J.L. (2015). Towards an effective A/B/C Teaching by bridging LMS-Based Affective-, Blended and Collaborative-Learning Potentialities. 9th International Conference on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society (SEMIME’2015). 30-31 January, Lisbon, Portugal. | |
2014 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2014). On Enhancing Blended-Learning Scenarios Through Fuzzy Logic-Based Modeling of Users’ LMS Quality of Interaction: The Rare & Contemporary Dance Paradigms. 9th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphic (VISIGRAPP/IAMICH 2014). Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 January. | |
2014 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2014). Dynamic fuzzy logic based quality of interaction within blended learning: The Rare and Contemporary Dance Cases. 8th International Conference on e-Learning 2014 (IADIS), 15-18 July, Lisbon, Portugal. | |
2014 | Dias, S.B., Diniz, J.A., and Hadjileontiadis, L.J. (2014). Exploring B-Learning Scenarios Using Fuzzy Logic-Based Modeling of Users’ LMS Quality of Interaction in Ergonomics and Psychomotor Rehabilitation Academic Courses. 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 22-27 June, Crete, Greece. | |
2014 | Dias, S.B., and Diniz, J.A. (2014). Exploring B-Learning Scenarios using Fuzzy Logic-Based Modeling of Users’ LMS Quality of Interaction. 8th International Conference on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society (SEMIME’ 2014). 31Jan-1Feb., Lisbon, Portugal. |
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023 - Current | Serious Game Complexity contributes to Student Physiological and Psychological Well-Being
Co-supervisor
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Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
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2023 - Current | Care4myheart: Novel Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Technology
Co-supervisor
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Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
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2023 - Current | Serious Games Adaptations for Psoriac Arthritis
Co-supervisor
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Design of an artificial intelligent-adaptive personalised serious games suite to prevent the inflammation in Psoriatic Arthritis
patients
Supervisor
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Implementation of an artificial intelligent-adaptive personalised serious games suite to prevent the inflammation in Psoriatic
Arthritis patients
Supervisor
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2015 - Current | Boas práticas para a promoção de uma plataforma de objetos de aprendizagem
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Aberta, Portugal
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2020 - 2021 | From CovidShield to MirrorMe
Co-supervisor
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Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2018 - 2018 | TISHW 2018 Special Tracks Organization Chair, integrated in the 2nd International Conference on Technology and Innovation
in Sports, Health and Wellbeing (TISHW 2018), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-22 June. http://www.tishw.ws/2018/
(2018)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
2018 - 2018 | Co-organization of the 2nd International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Sports, Health and Wellbeing (TISHW 2018), and of the 1st International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education (TECH-EDU 2018). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-22 June. (2018) | |
2017 - 2017 | Participation in the Co-Organization of the Seminar "Tecnologias de Apoio para pessoas com Deficiência Intelectual" [Assistive Technologies for People with Intellectual Disabilities], Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Lisbon, Portugal, 20 November. (2017) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2016 - 2016 | Organization of the Session Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society integrated in the 7th International
Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion (DSAI 2016), Universidade
de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, 1-3 December. http://www.dsai.ws/2016/special-tracks/ (2016)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
2016 - 2016 | Organization of the Session: Assisted living technologies for promoting physical activity and wellbeing: Present and future
trends, integrated in the 1st International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Sports, Health and Wellbeing (TISHW
2016), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, 1-3 December. http://www.tishw.ws/2016/special-tracks/
(2016)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
2016 - 2016 | Co-organization of the 10th International Conference on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society (SEMIME 2016). Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 29-30 January. Conference webpage: http://www.fmh.ulisboa.pt/semimelisboa/ (2016) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2015 - 2015 | Co-organization of the 9th International Conference on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society (SEMIME 2015). Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 30-31 January. (2015) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2014 - 2014 | Co-organization of the 8th International Conference on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society (SEMIME’ 2014). Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 31January-01February. (2014) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2013 - 2013 | Co-organization of the 7th International Conference on Digital Exclusion in the Information and Knowledge Society (SEMIME 2013). Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 1-2 January. (2013) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2019 - 2019 | Exhibition of the i-PROGNOSIS project, including the iPrognosis App, and the Personalized Game Suite in the event “Science is Wonderful!”, organized by European Commission, Brussels, 25-26 October. | |
2018 - 2018 | Exhibition of the i-PROGNOSIS project in the International Congress of Parkinson´s Disease and Movement Disorders, Hong Kong, China, 5-8 October. | International Congress of Parkinson´s Disease and Movement Disorders |
2018 - 2018 | Participation in the workshop: Legal and regulatory implications of artificial intelligence organized by European Commission, European Parliament, Brussels, 23 November, 2018. | |
2018 - 2018 | Exhibition of the i-PROGNOSIS project, including the iPrognosis App, and the Personalized Game Suite in the session: Technology and Innovation for Social Good, organized by European Commission, European Parliament, 19-22 November, 2018. |
Commission Européenne Représentation au Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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2018 - 2018 | Participation with a booth of the i-PROGNOSIS project in the event ICT 2018 Imagine Digital - Connect Europe, Vienna, Austria, 4-6 December. | ICT 2018 Imagine Digital - Connect Europe |
2018 - 2018 | Participation in the round-table related with the thematic Cognitive decline and Digital tools and presentation of the results of the i-PROGNOSIS project, organized by the European Group A3 Action Group on Lifespan Health Promotion & Prevention of Age Related Frailty and Diseases, European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, University of Verona, Italy, 11-12 July. | |
2018 - 2018 | Dias, S.B. (2018). Round table participation with the theme: Cognitive decline and Digital tools and presentation of the most relevant outcomes of the i-PROGNOSIS project. Event organized by the European Group A3 Action Group on Lifespan Health Promotion & Prevention of Age Related Frailty and Diseases, European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, 11-12 July, University of Verona, Italy. | |
2017 - 2017 | Participation in the meeting European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing - A3 Action Group, organized by the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. Presentation of the DietaryGames integrated in the Food and Nutrition Action Area, dissemination of the i-PROGNOSIS project (namely the GData study), along with the iPrognosis mobile application. Valencia, Spain, 28-29 June. | European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing |
2015 - 2015 | Exhibition of the i-Treasures project in the event: ICT 2015 Innovate, Connect, Transform, Lisbon, Portugal, 20-22 October. | ICT 2015 Innovate, Connect, Transform |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/03/13 | MoveONParkinson: A mixed methods study for the development of an innovative motivational solution for personalized exercise
to support PD management
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Beatriz Alves Rebola (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
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2016/06 | Boas práticas para a promoção de uma plataforma de objetos de aprendizagem
(Thesis) Arguer
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João Carlos Ramos Marques (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade Aberta Laboratório de Educação a Distância e E-learning, Portugal |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2022/12 - 2026 | Membro do Conselho Científico da Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Member
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2018 - Current | Reviewer of proposals in the context of the Ethics Committee of the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2021 - Current | Assistant Professor in the course Pedagogia das Atividades Físicas Desportivas II | (Licenciatura) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2021 - Current | Assistant Professor in the course Educational Assessment | (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2020 - Current | Assistant Professor in the course Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process | (Licence) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2016 - Current | Visiting professor in the Master Course Intelligent Technologies (invited) | (Master) | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
2022 - 2022 | Invited Professor in the Course “Modificação Comportamental (Behavioural Change)” of the Master Course “Exercise and Health”, Department of Sports and Health. | (Mestrado) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal |
2019 - 2019 | Visiting professor in the 4rd year of the Biomedical Engineering Master Course (invited) | (Licenciatura) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2021 - Current | Member of the Scientific Program Committee (SPC) of the 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21), (online meeting) 22-23 June, 2021. http://www.headconf.org/ | ||
2020 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of the IEEE Conference on Games, (Online-Osaka, Japan), 24-27 August, 2020. http://ieee-cog.org/2020/ | ||
2019 - Current | Reviewer of the “30th European Conference of Medical Informatics” (MIE 2020). Geneva, Switzerland, 28 April - 01 May, 2020. www.mie2020.org | ||
2019 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference “2019 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Information Processing and Cloud Computing (AIIPCC 2019)”. Sanya, China, 19-21 December, 2019. http://www.aiipcc.org/ | ||
2019 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference “Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications” (VS-Games 2019) in the area “Educational - Serious Games”. Vienna, Austria, 4-6 September, 2019. https://vsgames.org/2019/programme-committee/ | ||
2019 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference “19th EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence”. Vila Real, Portugal, 3-6 September, 2019. https://epia2019.utad.pt/ | ||
2016 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference ICT and Education (ticEduca 2016). Instituto de Educação/Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 8-10 September, 2016. http://ticeduca2016.ie.ulisboa.pt/ | ||
2016 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference “Exclusão Digital na Sociedade da Informação e do Conhecimento “(SEMIME’ 2016). Faculdade de Motricidade Humana/Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 29-30 January, 2016. | ||
2023 - 2023 | Member of the Program Committee of the 18th Foundations of Digital Games (FDG 2023), http://fdg2023.org/ |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2019 | Publication of an online article in Link to Leaders Newsletter, in the context of the i-PROGNOSIS project, 11 February, 2019 Available in: http://linktoleaders.com/i-prognosis-parkinson-oportunidades | |
2019 | Publication of an online article and interview in NewsFarma/My Neurologia Newsletter, in the context of the i-PROGNOSIS project, 11 February, 2019. Available in: https://www.myneurologia.pt/entrevistas/item/318-i-prognosis-quer-ajudar-na-dete%C3%A7%C3%A3o-precoce-da-doen%C3%A7a-de-parkinson-atrav%C3%A9s-de-uma-aplica%C3%A7%C3%A3o.html | |
2019 | Publication of an online article in Vital Health Newsletter, in the context of the i-PROGNOSIS project, 11 February, 2019. Available in: https://www.vitalhealth.pt/saude/6942-aplica%C3%A7%C3%A3o-aposta-na-dete%C3%A7%C3%A3o-precoce-da-doen%C3%A7a-de-parkinson-para-melhorar-qualidade-de-vida-dos-utentes.html | |
2019 | Publication of an online article in Vital Health Newsletter, in the context of the i-PROGNOSIS project, 11 February, 2019. Available in: https://www.vitalhealth.pt/saude/6942-aplica%C3%A7%C3%A3o-aposta-na-dete%C3%A7%C3%A3o-precoce-da-doen%C3%A7a-de-parkinson-para-melhorar-qualidade-de-vida-dos-utentes.html | |
2019 | Interview for LinkToLeaders digital platform, in the context of the i-PROGNOSIS project, 17 April, 2019. Available in: http://linktoleaders.com/sofia-balula-dias-iprognosis/ | |
2018 | Publication of an online article in “Newsletter of Diario de Navarra”: “El móvil, médico del Parkinson” no contexto do projeto i-PROGNOSIS (Spain, 19 November 2018). Available in: https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/navarra/2018/11/19/el-movil-medico-del-parkinson-selecciondn-621738-300.html | |
2017 | Publication of an article in “Exame Informática” magazine (open access): “Como a Inteligência Artificial e uma app podem ajudar a diagnosticar Parkinson” [How Artificial Intelligence and an app can help diagnose Parkinson's] (7 October, 2017). Available in: http://leitor.exameinformatica.pt/#library/exameinformatica/07-10-2017/edicao-35/noticias/como-a-inteligencia-artificial-e-uma-app-podem-ajudar-a-diagnosticar-parkinson | |
2017 | Publication of an article in the Universidade de Lisboa Journal (ULISBOA): “i-PROGNOSIS”, no 5, December, 2017. |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
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2019 - 2019 | Participation in the EURONEWS documentary. In partnership with European Commission, the i-PROGNOSIS project has been selected to participate on the EURONEWS¿ Futuris documentary, the latest news about the leading scientific and technological research projects in Europe, entitled: ¿Are Videogames the future of Parkinson's disease treatment?¿ | Are Videogames the future of Parkinson's disease treatment? |
2019 - 2019 | Interview for National Portuguese TV channel (SIC Notícias) The Next Big Idea, 29 April, 2019. Available in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16KVv_Vjq_w&feature=youtu.be | i-PROGNOSIS project |
2017 - 2017 | National Radio Interview “90 Segundos Ciência” (Antena 1): "Ep. 259 Sofia Balula Dias – i-Prognosis: Aplicação ajuda a prever primeiros sintomas da doença de Parkinson" [i-Prognosis: Application helps to predict early symptoms of Parkinson's disease] (20 November, 2017). Available in: http://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/episodes/ep-259-sofia-dias/ | i-Prognosis: Application helps to predict early symptoms of Parkinson's disease |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Open Research Europe | |
2023 - Current | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine | Elsevier |
2023 - Current | Artificial Intelligence Review | Springer |
2021 - Current | Educational Review | |
2021 - Current | SAGE Open | |
2021 - Current | BMC Medical Education | |
2021 - Current | Healthcare | |
2021 - Current | International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education | |
2021 - Current | Cognitive Systems Research | |
2021 - Current | Sensors | |
2021 - Current | IEEE Access | |
2021 - Current | Education Sciences | |
2021 - Current | Mathematics | |
2021 - Current | The Open Cybernetics & Systemics Journal | |
2021 - Current | Psychology in the Schools | |
2021 - Current | Teachers and teaching theory and practice journal | |
2021 - Current | Digital Health | |
2021 - Current | Health informatics journal | |
2020 - Current | Progress in Artificial Intelligence (2192-6360) | Springer-Verlag |
2020 - Current | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1660-4601) | MDPI AG |
2020 - Current | International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (2365-9440) | Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.) |
2020 - Current | Entropy (1099-4300) | MDPI AG |
2020 - Current | Research on Biomedical Engineering (2446-4740) | Springer-Verlag |
2020 - Current | Mathematics | |
2020 - Current | Societies | |
2018 - Current | PLoS ONE (1932-6203) | Public Library of Science |
2018 - Current | Universal Access in the Information Society (1615-5297) | Springer-Verlag |
2017 - Current | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (0895-4356) | Elsevier |
2017 - Current | Sustainability | Thinkershub AB |
2017 - Current | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning | |
2017 - Current | Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering (2095-9230) | Zhejiang University Press |
2017 - Current | Studies in Higher Education (1470-174X) | Informa UK (Taylor & Francis) |
2016 - Current | Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine (0169-2607) | Elsevier |
2016 - Current | International Journal of Uncertainty Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems (1793-6411) | World Scientific |
2016 - Current | Africa Education Review (1753-5921) | Informa UK (Taylor & Francis) |
2015 - Current | Journal of Medical Internet Research (1438-8871) | JMIR Publications Inc. |
2015 - Current | Expert Systems with Applications (0957-4174) | Elsevier |
2014 - Current | Educational Research and Reviews (1990-3839) | Academic Journals |
2014 - Current | Computers & Education | |
2014 - Current | The Internet and Higher Education (1096-7516) | Elsevier |
2014 - Current | Interactive Learning Environments (1744-5191) | Informa UK (Taylor & Francis) |
2014 - Current | Journal of Science Education and Technology | |
2014 - Current | Journal of Logic and Computation (1465-363X) | Oxford University Press |
2014 - Current | Academic Proceedings in Engineering Sciences |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/05 - Current | Reviewer of European Research Council (ERC) scientific proposals (ERC Consolidator Grants) | European Commission, Belgium |
2018 - 2018 | External reviewer of proposals of Postdoctoral programs PRIME “Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience Fellowship” (PRIME 2018), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Marie Curie Program (FP7/COFUND) of the EU and German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). | |
2016 - 2016 | Participation as member of the jury of the following Master Thesis: “Boas Práticas para a Promoção de uma Plataforma de Objetos de Aprendizagem” [Best Practices for Promoting a Learning Object Platform] (João Marques) Instituto Superior Técnico, Open University (Lisbon, Portugal) |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | 3rd Place Award in the competition Woman to Impact Resilience Challenge
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
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2020 | 1st Prize Award of the most innovative project in the AgeingFit 2020 competition
AgeingFit, France
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2017 | Silver Award, como Investigadora principal do projeto de investigação A/B/C-TEACH, na categoria “Teaching Delivery”
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, United States
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2007 | Melhor Estudante da FMH/ Melhores Estudantes da Universidade de Lisboa/Prémios Santander Totta
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
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Other distinction
2023 | Guest Associate Editor of Frontiers in Nutrition journal
Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
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2022 | Guest Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychology journal
Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
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2021 | Associate Editor of the Intelligent Systems with Applications Journal, Elsevier Editorial |
2020 | Associate Editor of the Expert System With Applications Journal, Elsevier Editorial |
2017 | Recognition from Publons as Top Reviewer in Computer Science field |
2017 | Member of “IGI Global’s Editorial Advisory Review Board” |
2013 | Bolsa de pós doutoramento
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2009 | Bolsa de doutoramento
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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