Personal identification

Full name

Tomás Alves

Citation names

• Alves, Tomás

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

C41A-8B41-9835

ORCID iD

0000-0002-5866-9327

Google Scholar ID

RLT91eMAAAAJ

Scopus Author Id

57203004601

Websites

• http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RLT91eMAAAAJ (Scholar)
• http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=57203004601 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

• Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics
• Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

	Degree	Classification
2017/09/15 - 2023/04/18 Concluded	Diploma de Estudos Avançados em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores (Doutoramento) Major in Computer Science and Engineering Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Towards Personality-Aware Information Visualization Systems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with honor and distinction.
2017 Concluded	Mestrado Bolonha em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores - Alameda (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Flow-Z: A Flow-based Adaptable Game to Maintain Optimal Challenge" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19
2015 Concluded	Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores - Alameda (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/10/14 - Current	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	ISCTE Business School, Portugal
	ISCTE Business School, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/09/19 - 2024/11/08	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/10/13	Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa, Portugal
	Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/08	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa, Portugal
	Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2017/07/31	Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher)	Escola Superior Náutica Infante D Henrique, Portugal
	Escola Superior Náutica Infante D Henrique, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018 - 2018	Trainee	Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2019/02 - 2022/12	Personality-Based Graphical User Interface Design Guidelines SFRH/BD/144798/2019	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2019/02/01 - 2019/12/31	GameCourse TDC/CCI-CIF/30754/2017 Master Student Fellow Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2024/10/01 - 2027/09/30	HR Digitalization Project “Mission: People 5.0” n.a. Researcher ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento Empresarial, Portugal ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Informação Tecnologias e Arquitetura, Portugal	Iscte Ongoing

Publications

Book chapter	Alves, T.; Ramalho, B.; Gonçalves, D.; Calado, J.; Gama, S.. "Leveraging conscientiousness-based preferences in information visualization design". In Visualization psychology, 293-330. --, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2023. Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-34738-2_13
Conference paper	Alves, T.; Goncalves, D.; Gama, S.; Henriques-Calado, J.. "Examining user preferences based on personality factors in graphical user interface design". Paper presented in ICGI 2022 - International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, Proceedings, --, 2022. Published • 10.1109/ICGI57174.2022.9990341 Alves, T.; Dias, C.; Goncalves, D.; Gama, S.; Henriques-Calado, J.. "How personality and visual channels affect insight generation". Paper presented in Proceedings - 2022 IEEE 9th Workshop on Evaluation and Beyond - Methodological Approaches to Visualization, BELIV 2022, --, 2022. Published • 10.1109/BELIV57783.2022.00010 Alves, T.; Dias, C.; Goncalves, D.; Gama, S.. "Exploring how temporal framing affects trust with time-series visualizations". Paper presented in ICGI 2022 - International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, Proceedings, --, 2022. Published • 10.1109/ICGI57174.2022.9990428 Gomes, S.; Alves, T.; Dias, J.; Martinho, C.. "Reward-mediated individual and altruistic behavior". Paper presented in Videogame sciences and arts: 12th International Conference, VJ 2020, Mirandela, Portugal, November 26–28, 2020, Revised Selected Papers, Mirandela, 2022. Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-95305-8_7 Nogueira, J.; Alves, T.; Nicolau, H.. "DAN Danny: Combining analog and digital self-tracking data to manage wellbeing". Paper presented in ICGI 2021 - 2021 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, Proceedings, --, 2021. Published • 10.1109/ICGI54032.2021.9655289 Francisco Teotonio; Alves, Tomás; Hugo Miguel Aleixo Albuquerque Nicolau. "PlayHIIT: Augmenting Remote Exertion Experiences through Playful Interaction". Paper presented in International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, 2021. In press Alves, Tomas; Gomes, Samuel; Dias, João; Martinho, Carlos. "The Influence of Reward on the Social Valence of Interactions". Paper presented in 2020 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), 2020. 10.1109/cog47356.2020.9231853 Alves, T.; Ramalho, B.; Calado, J.; Gonçalves, D.; Gama, S.. "Exploring how personality models information visualization preferences". Paper presented in Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Visualization Conference, VIS 2020, Salt Lake City, 2020. Published • 10.1109/VIS47514.2020.00047 Alves, T.; Martinho, C.; Prada, Rui. "Towards incorporating personality in serious games for health". Paper presented in 2019 11th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2019 - Proceedings, --, 2019. Published • 10.1109/vs-games.2019.8864521 Alves, T.; Gama, S.; Melo, F.. "Flow adaptation in serious games for health". Paper presented in 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2018, Vienna, Austria, 2018. Published • 10.1109/segah.2018.8401382 Alves, T.; Gama, S.; Melo, F.. "Towards guidelines for mental state induction in first-person shooters". Paper presented in Proceedings - ICGI 2018: International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, Lisboa, 2018. Published • 10.1109/itcgi.2018.8602700
Journal article	Alves, T.; Dias, C.; Gonçalves, D.; Gama, S.. "Leveraging personality as a proxy of perceived transparency in hierarchical visualizations". Visual Informatics 9 1 (2025): 43-57. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/visual-informatics. Published • 10.1016/j.visinf.2025.01.002 Alves, T.; Velhinho, R.; Henriques-Calado, J.; Gonçalves, D.; Gama, S.. "Studying the resiliency of the anchoring bias to locus of control in visualization". Information Visualization 23 1 (2024): 67-83. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/IVI. Published • 10.1177/14738716231213987 Alves, T.; Sousa, F.; Gama, S.; Jorge, J.; Gonçalves, D.. "How personality traits affect peer assessment in distance learning". Technology, Knowledge and Learning 29 1 (2024): 371-396. https://link.springer.com/journal/10758. Published • 10.1007/s10758-023-09694-2 Pereira, C. ; Alves, T.; Gama, S.. "The phantom effect in information visualization". Computers and Graphics 125 (2024): https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-graphics. Published • 10.1016/j.cag.2024.104109 Sousa, F.; Alves, T.; Gama, S.; Jorge, J.; Gonçalves, D.. "Studying how social relationships affect peer assessment in an e-learning environment". Learning Environments Research 27 3 (2024): 797-817. https://link.springer.com/journal/10984. Published • 10.1007/s10984-024-09505-0 Alves, T.; Tiago Delgado; Henriques-Calado, Joana; Gonçalves, Daniel; Gama, Sandra. "Exploring the role of conscientiousness on visualization-supported decision-making". Computers & Graphics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cag.2023.01.010. Published • 10.1016/j.cag.2023.01.010 Alves, T.; Daniel Nunes; Gonçalves, Daniel; Henriques-Calado, Joana; Gama, Sandra. "Towards conscientiousness-based graphical user interface design guidelines". Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-022-01693-x. Published • 10.1007/s00779-022-01693-x Delgado, T.; Alves, T.; Gama, S.. "How neuroticism and locus of control affect user performance in high-dimensional data visualization". Computers and Graphics 109 (2022): 88-99. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-graphics. Published • 10.1016/j.cag.2022.10.006 Alves, T.; Carvalho; Daniel Simões Lopes. "Winning compensations: Adaptable gaming approach for upper limb rehabilitation sessions based on compensatory movements". Journal of Biomedical Informatics 108 (2020): 103501-103501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2020.103501. Published • 10.1016/j.jbi.2020.103501 Alves, T.; Joana Natálio; Henriques-Calado, Joana; Gama, Sandra. "Incorporating personality in user interface design: A review". Personality and Individual Differences 155 (2020): 109709-109709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109709. Published • 10.1016/j.paid.2019.109709
Thesis / Dissertation	Alves, T.. "Towards Personality-Aware Information Visualization Systems". PhD, 2023.

Other

Other output

DAViD Lab: Liderando a Inovação em Digitalização e Visualização de Dados – Identidade e Propósito. XVI Encontro Anual de Parceiros. 2025. Alves, T.; Saraiva, A.. https://www.lneg.pt/xvi-encontro-anual-de-parceiros-do-roteiro-das-minas-e-pontos-de-interesse-mineiro-e-geologico-de-portugal/. Digitalization and Advanced Visualization Data Lab @ Iscte-IUL. 5th Open Source Symposium. 2025. Alves, T.; Saraiva, A.. https://eventos.bad.pt/evento/5a-jornadas-open-source/. There is nothing as practical as a good theory: Contributos da psicologia social para uma abordagem interdisciplinar ao discurso de ódio e à desinformação. 1st Colloquium on Human and Digital Interfaces. 2025. Guerra, R.; Alves, T.. https://www.ua.pt/pt/cllc/page/57902. Misinformation in Context. Workshop on Fake News: Aceitação e correção de desinformação em contextos de interação social. 2025. Alves, T.. https://www.ispa.pt/agenda/eventos/workshop-fake-news-aceitacao-e-correcao-de-desinformacao-em-contextos-de-interacao-social/. Do Património à Inovação: O DAViD Lab como Polo de Digitalização e Visualização Avançada. Jornadas Conhecimento em Mobilidade. 2025. Alves, T.; Saraiva, A.. https://www.imt-ip.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Programafinal_JCM_14out.pdf. Visualization for Trust and Decision-Making. Data-Driven Perspectives: Machine Learning for Social Issues and Visualization for Trust and Decision-Making. 2024. Alves, T.. https://sociodigitallab.iscte-iul.pt/lab-talk-3-december-2024/. Enhancing Information Visualization Systems Design with Individual Differences. Enhancing Information Visualization Systems Design with Individual Differences. 2023. Alves, T.. Investigating Trust in Visualization Through the Lens of Personality Psychology. Investigating Trust in Visualization Through the Lens of Personality Psychology. 2022. Alves, T.. PlayHIIT: Augmenting Remote Exertion Experiences through Playful Interaction. 2021 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI). 2021. Francisco Teotonio; Alves, T.; Hugo Miguel Aleixo Albuquerque Nicolau. Reward-mediated individual and altruistic behavior. 2020. Gomes, S.; Dias, J.; Alves, T.; Martinho, C.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85094783330&partnerID=MN8TOARS. The influence of reward on the social valence of interactions. 2020. Alves, T.; Dias, J.; Gomes, S.; Martinho, C.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85094706513&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Message Across: A word matching game for reward-based in-game behavior change. 12th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts. 2020. Gomes, S.; Alves, T.; Dias, J.; Martinho, C..

Other distinction

2019	Docente Excelente Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017	Diploma de Excelência Académica Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016	Diploma de Excelência Académica Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal