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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fernando Cassola

Citation names

  • Cassola, Fernando

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5914-3D52-A35E
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7119-8067
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FDpt3gsAAAAJ&hl
Scopus Author Id
56267668800

Email addresses

  • fernando.c.marques@inesctec.pt (Professional)
  • fcassola@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 913831666 (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Informática (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"A mobile gamification app to promote behaviour change on energy consumption of office buildings" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito bom
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
2013/04/29 - 2021/12/31 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência Center for Research in Advanced Computing Systems, Portugal
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência Center for Research in Advanced Computing Systems, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/01/03 - 2021/12/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/12/01 - Current Blue-X - Blue Energy Offshore Installation Accelerator
101131527
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - Current ILIAD - INTEGRATED DigitaL Framework FOR Comprehensive MARITIME DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICES
101037643
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2021/10/01 - 2025/12/31 HfPT - Health from Portugal
PG08036
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
2017/12/01 - 2022/02/28 MELOA - Multi-purpose/Multi-sensor Extra Light Oceanography Apparatus
776825
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2016/04/01 - 2017/06/30 GReSBAS - Grid Responsive Society Through Building Automation Systems
SmartGP/0003/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Science with and for Society
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/11/08 - 2023/12/31 BPrepared - Programa multiplataforma de preparação e treino em Proteção Civil
INESCP-SERV-90/21
Principal investigator
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Concluded
2019/02/13 - 2021/10/12 VRTrainingIndustry - Virtual EnvironmentS for optimization and training in InduStry 4.0
INESCP-SERV-05/19
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Vestas AS
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2017/06/30 E-Compared - European Comparative Effectiveness Research on Internet-based Depression Treatment
603098
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2013/03/01 - 2014/04/30 OnlineGym: Online Gym based on collaborative networked virtual reality
PC05144
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Altice Labs
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Cassola, F.; Iria, J.; Paredes, H.; Morgado, L.; Coelho, A.; Soares, F.. Using choreographies to support the gamification process on the development of an application to reduce electricity costs. 2017.
  2. Paredes, H.; Cassola, F.; Morgado, L.; De Carvalho, F.; Ala, S.; Cardoso, F.; Fonseca, B.; Martins, P.. Exploring the usage of 3D virtual worlds and kinect interaction in exergames with elderly. 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_47
Conference paper
  1. Cassola, F; Pinto, M; Mendes, D; Morgado, L; Coelho, A; Paredes, H. "A Novel Tool for Immersive Authoring of Experiential Learning in Virtual Reality". 2021.
    10.1109/vrw52623.2021.00014
  2. Cassola, F; Pinto, M; Mendes, D; Morgado, L; Coelho, A; Paredes, H. "Immersive Authoring of Virtual Reality Training". 2021.
    10.1109/vrw52623.2021.00199
  3. Barbosa, A; Iria, J; Cassola, F; Coelho, A; Portela, J; Kucuk, U; Madureira, AG; et al. "GReSBAS project: A gamified approach to promote more energy efficient behaviours in buildings". 2017.
  4. Cassola, F.; Costa, A.; Henriques, R.; Rocha, A.; Sousa, M.; Gomes, P.; Ferreira, T.; Cunha, C.; Salgado, J.. "Screening and evaluation platform for depression and suicidality in primary healthcare". 2017.
    10.5220/0006369002100215
  5. Cassola, F.; Paredes, H.; Fonseca, B.; Martins, P.; Ala, S.; Cardoso, F.; De Carvalho, F.; Morgado, L.. "Online-Gym: Multiuser virtual gymnasium using RINIONS and multiple kinect devices". 2014.
    10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012164
Journal article
  1. Leonel Morgado; António Coelho; Dennis Beck; Christian Gütl; Fernando Cassola; Ricardo Baptista; Maria van Zeller; et al. "Inven!RA Architecture for Sustainable Deployment of Immersive Learning Environments". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010857.
    10.3390/su15010857
  2. Fernando Cassola; Daniel Mendes; Manuel Pinto; Leonel Morgado; Sara Costa; Luis Anjos; David Marques; et al. "Design and Evaluation of a Choreography-Based Virtual Reality Authoring Tool for Experiential Learning in Industrial Training". IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies 15 5 (2022): 526-539. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tlt.2022.3157065.
    10.1109/tlt.2022.3157065
  3. Fernando Cassola; Leonel Morgado; António Coelho; Hugo Paredes; António Barbosa; Helga Tavares; Filipe Soares. "Using Virtual Choreographies to Identify Office Users’ Behaviors to Target Behavior Change Based on Their Potential to Impact Energy Consumption". Energies (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/en15124354.
    10.3390/en15124354
  4. "FEEdBACk: An ICT-Based Platform to Increase Energy Efficiency through Buildings’ Consumer Engagement". Energies (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/6/1524.
    10.3390/en14061524
  5. Iria, J; Fonseca, N; Cassola, F; Barbosa, A; Soares, F; Coelho, A; Ozdemir, A. "A gamification platform to foster energy efficiency in office buildings". ENERGY AND BUILDINGS (2020):
    10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110101
  6. Correia, A; Cassola, F; Azevedo, D; Pinheiro, A; Morgado, L; Martins, P; Fonseca, B; Paredes, H. "Meta-theoretic Assumptions and Bibliometric Evidence Assessment on 3-D Virtual Worlds as Collaborative Learning Ecosystems". Journal For Virtual Worlds Research (2014):
    10.4101/jvwr.v7i3.7036
  7. Cassola, F; Morgado, L; de Carvalho, F; Paredes, H; Fonseca, B; Martins, P. "Online-Gym: A 3D Virtual Gymnasium Using Kinect Interaction". Procedia Technology (2014):
    10.1016/j.protcy.2014.02.017
Preprint
  1. Fernando Cassola; Leonel Morgado; António Coelho; Hugo Paredes; António Barbosa; Helga Tavares; Filipe Soares. "Using Virtual Choreographies to Identify Office Users’ Behaviour-Change Priorities with Greater Impact Potential on Energy Consumption". 2022. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202204.0278.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202204.0278.v1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12/15 Ambientes Imersivos de treino: perspetivas coreografadas XI Encontro de Instituições e Unidades de eLearning do Ensino Superior (eL@IES 2023)
Universidade Aberta (Vila Real, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/14 - Current VRTraining 3D Authoring Tool with analytics integration
Supervisor of Bruno Filipe Cardoso Micaelo
 Mestrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09/06 - 2023/11/10 Representation of virtual choreographies in learning dashboards of interoperable LMS analytics
Co-supervisor of Diogo Alexandre Ramos Marques Costa
 Mestrado em Engenharia de Software (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/01/13 - 2023/07/21 Serious game for promoting health data literacy using the Inven!RA analytics architecture
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/07/21 Analysis in Web 3D Environments of Thematic Research Networks on Immersive Learning through Variation of Clustering Criteria
Co-supervisor of Elton Cândido Sampaio
 Mestrado em Engenharia de Software (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/07/21 How to Integrate Immersive Environments and Games into Business Training Systems Using the Inven!RA Architecture
Co-supervisor of João Tomás Guerra Pinto Pereira Dias
 Mestrado em Engenharia de Software (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/08/31 - 2023/07/21 XR serious game platform to promote behaviour change
Supervisor of Nuno Filipe Amaral Oliveira
 Mestrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/10/15 - 2022/10/12 Visual Dashboard for Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation of Online Learning
Supervisor of Rita Nunes da Mota
 Mestrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/09/27 - 2022/07/22 Three-Dimensional Interactive Visualization of the Thematic Network of Immersive Learning Research
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Multimédia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/04 EHEALTH-ENGAGEMENT & VR GAMING
(Thesis) Arguer
 EMANUEL RAMOS TRIGO (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/11/24 VReABILITY PLATAFORMA VR PARA REALIZAÇÃO DE EXERCÍCIO FÍSICO E REABILITACÃO À DISTÂNCIA
(Thesis) Arguer
 FERNANDO CÉSAR DA COSTA FERREIRA (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/03/04 A gamified application for Service Plan Management
(Thesis) Arguer
 Tiago Augusto Pacheco Ludovico Pinto de Barros (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/03/01 - Current IEEE ISMAR 2024 Greater Seattle Area, USA

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - 2024/07/31 Gestão de Sistemas de Informação Mestrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/31 Arquitetura Orientada aos Serviços e Interoperabilidade de Serviços Web Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Informática (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/07/31 Laboratório de Bases de Dados e Aplicações Web Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2022/10/31 - 2023/04/04 ANÁLISE TÉCNICA DE CANDIDATURAS NO ÂMBITO DO AVISO DE ABERTURA DE CONCURSO N.º 01/C06-I01.01/2022 DO PROGRAMA DE RECUPERAÇÃO E RESILIÊNCIA (PRR), RELATIVO AO INVESTIMENTO RE-C06-I01: MODERNIZAÇÃO DA OFERTA E DOS ESTABELECIMENTOS DE ENSINO E DA FORMAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL E, EM PARTICULAR, AO SUBINVESTIMENTO “CENTROS TECNOLÓGICOS ESPECIALIZADOS
Evaluator
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/09/13 - Current IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (19391382) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2023/05/30 - Current JMIR Serious Games (JSG) (2291-9279) School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada
2023/05/23 - Current Journal of Universal Computer Science (0948695X, 09486968) Technische Universitat Graz from Austria