Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Alison Burrows
Citation names
- Burrows, Alison
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- D01C-081A-C927
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8899-7786
- Google Scholar ID
- jkcztxoAAAAJ&hl
- Researcher Id
- P-4660-2017
- Scopus Author Id
- 56421587000
Knowledge fields
- Humanities - Other Humanities
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English (Mother tongue) | |||||
Portuguese (Mother tongue) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2008/10/01 - 2013/12/16
Concluded
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Design (Doctor of Philosophy)
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
"Designing Out-of-Box Experiences for Older Adults – Exploring the boundaries of Inclusive Design" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2007/09
Concluded
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Design de Equipamento (Licenciatura)
Escola Universitária das Artes de Coimbra, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/04/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal | ||
2021/03 - 2021/12 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
‘Easy Ride: Experience is everything’ project, Portugal | ||
2018/10/01 - 2020/06/30 | Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | University of Bristol, United Kingdom |
University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom | ||
2017/06 - 2018/09/30 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom |
2013/10/01 - 2017/06 | Researcher (Research) | University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/03/01 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/01/03 - 2023/12/31 | Principal Investigator in Design | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/01 - 2023/07 | DiStributed Health Information ExpLoration via Secured and Privacy-Preserving Decentralized Machine Learning (D-SHIELD)
NOT FUNDED
Researcher
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CHIST-ERA
Not funded
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2023 - 2023 | Curating Non-Beloved Heritage - an active glossary
NOT FUNDED
Researcher
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IN2PAST - Laboratório Associado para a Investigação e Inovação em Património, Artes, Sustentabilidade e Território
Not funded
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2021/03 - 2021/03 | For Inclusion - Design, Data, Diversity and Democracy (4iD)
NOT FUNDED
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded
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2021/02 - 2021/02 | Including and empowering women by design - Bridging the gender data gap
NOT FUNDED
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded
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2019/10 - 2021/02 | RISEWISE - RISE Women with disabilities In Social Engagement
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/690874/EU
Researcher
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European Commission
Concluded
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2021/01 - 2021/01 | Worldwide Wildfire Workforce (4Ws)
NOT FUNDED
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal
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European Commission
Not funded
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2019/09 - 2020/05 | G.WASTGREEN
NOT FUNDED
Researcher
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Urban Innovative Actions
Not funded
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2020/04 - 2020/04 | For Inclusion - Design, Data, Diversity and Democracy (4iD)
NOT FUNDED
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded
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2020/02 - 2020/02 | Including and empowering women by design - Bridging the gender data gap
NOT FUNDED
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Not funded
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2019/04 - 2019/09 | Investigating social dimension in sustainable service innovation through service design: case study of waste deposit services
in UK and Portugal
NOT FUNDED
Researcher
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Leverhulme Trust
Not funded
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2018/11 - 2019/05 | 20 Anos de Design Inclusivo em Portugal - 1997-2017 (20 Years of Inclusive Design in Portugal - 1997-2017)
NOT FUNDED
Researcher
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Not funded
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2013/10/01 - 2018/09/30 | EPSRC IRC 'SPHERE' - a Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCUK/EPSRC/EP2%FK0319102%F1/GB
Researcher
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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UK Research and Innovation
Concluded
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2016/06 - 2017/10 | Device-based fluid intake monitoring in patients with polycystic kidney disease: A sub-study of the DRINK randomised feasibility
trial (SPLASH)
45/16
Researcher
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
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Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust
Concluded
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2016/01/01 - 2017/08/31 | Testing the feasibility and user acceptability of integrating wearable air pollution monitors into large population-based
studies
Researcher
University of Bristol School of Social and Community Medicine, United Kingdom
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University of Bristol - Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research
Concluded
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2017/01 - 2017/05 | CoAgeing - Developing and evaluating the efficacy of a novel virtual coach to promote physical and mental well-being in older
adults
NOT FUNDED
Researcher
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Health Demographic Change and Wellbeing
Not funded
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2017/02 - 2017/02 | Wearable sensing with interventions prompting behaviour change
NON-FUNDED
Researcher
University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom
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University of Bristol Research Committee
Not funded
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2008/10/01 - 2013/12 | Designing Out-of-Box Experiences for older adults - Exploring the boundaries of Inclusive Design
N.D.
PhD Student Fellow
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
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Loughborough University
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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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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2022/03/23 | Design thinking: Reflexões sobre fazer investigação no mundo real | Aula aberta
Escola de Arquitetura, Arte e Design - Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
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2020/06/15 | Risewisers empowering WWD in Guimarães | RiseWise Jam |
2018/11/08 | Good, better, best: Lessons from Public Involvement in digital health | World Usability Day 2018
Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
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2018/07/03 | From learning about sensors to living with sensors: Lessons from Public Involvement in a smart home for healthcare project | ESRC Research Methods Festival
University of Bath (Bath, United Kingdom)
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2018/06/20 | Empirically driven user personas | Technology Enabled Mental Health for Young People (TEAM) Summer School
University of Glasgow (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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2017/11/29 | Investigating contexts of use for domestic healthcare technologies | Bristol Robotics Laboratory seminar series
University of the West of England (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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2017/05/09 | SPHERE - Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment | 5G Innovation Centre seminar
University of Surrey (Guildford, United Kingdom)
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2016/04/22 | SPHERE: User-Centred Design | Open Lab seminar
Newcastle University (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
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2015/09/25 | Sensors for healthcare: Would you want them in your home? | Bristol Bright Night (European Researchers’ Night)
(Bristol, United Kingdom)
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2015/05/08 | Investigating contexts of use for domestic healthcare technology | Long-Term Conditions Qualitative Research Group at Musculoskeletal Research Unit seminar
University of Bristol (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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2015/01/13 | Designing inclusive healthcare technologies | Workshop on Older Adults: Addressing Social Isolation through Citizen-driven Networks and Technology
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research, University of Bristol (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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2014/12/12 | User-Centred Design in SPHERE | Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group seminar series
School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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2014/09/26 | SPHERE: Sensor Platform for Healthcare in a Residential Environment | Bristol Bright Night (European Researchers’ Night)
(Bristol, United Kingdom)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024/02 - Current | Predicting education in Moldova: Speculative Design as a tool to explore the future of education (título provisório)
Co-supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2024/02 - Current | Vozes silenciadas, obras eternas: Mulheres designers ao longo do tempo (título provisório)
Co-supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2022/02 - 2023/06/20 | "Nada está por acaso nesta casa": Etnografia do design para o bem-estar de crianças com autismo
Supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2022/02 - 2023/06/20 | Perturbação da ansiedade em estudantes universitários: Contributo do design participativo de serviços
Co-supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2022/02 - 2023/03/23 | A importância do Design na sexualidade de mulheres com deficiências motoras: Um estudo exploratório
Co-supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2021 - 2022/07/18 | Perspetiva do Design sobre a inclusão pelo uso de tecnologia: O cronograma como ferramenta de análise dos serviços de um centro
de dia durante a pandemia
Co-supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2021/02 - 2022/03 | Boas práticas de design para inovação social: Contributos do estudo retrospetivo do projeto Manto
Co-supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2021/02 - 2022/02 | O papel social do Design: Análise e mapeamento de serviços de coleta seletiva de lixo em Fortaleza
Supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2021/02 - 2022/02 | Design, Feminismo e Cidade: Experiências diurnas e noturnas de mulheres jovens em espaços de lazer numa cidade portuguesa
Supervisor
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Design de Produto e Servgiços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2020/03 - 2021/10 | Tornar visível o invisível: Estudo de caso sobre o Design como mediador na compreensão de sistemas de Dados Abertos do Governo
em Guimarães (Making the invisible visible: A case study on Design as a mediator in the understanding of Open Government Data
systems in Guimarães)
Supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2021/10 | Design de tecnologias que vestem, revestem e se inserem no corpo humano: aceitação
de tecnologias emergentes por jovens e pessoas com mais de 50 anos (Design of technologies that are worn, coat and inserted
in the human body: Acceptance of emerging technologies by young people and people over 50)
Supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2021/10 | Experiências da vida diária de mulheres sénior em Portugal: ferramentas para a promoção de empatia no Design (Experiences
of daily living of senior women in Portugal: Tools for promoting empathy in Design)
Supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2021/03 | O Design como ferramenta para participação cívica digital: O empoderamento de pessoas com diversidade funcional
(Design as a tool for digital civics: Empowering people with functional diversity)
Supervisor
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Design de Produto e Serviços (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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2015/02 - 2015/09 | RFID-based smartphone and web applications in healthcare
Co-supervisor
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University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom
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2015/02 - 2015/09 | Google Glass for pervasive spaces
Co-supervisor
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University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/10 - 2024/01 | Design à mesa com... (2023/10 - 2024/01)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal |
2023/07/21 - 2023/07/21 | Territorial diversities of ageing (Special session at ADPR 2023 Congress) (2023/07/21 - 2023/07/21)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional, Portugal |
2019/04/04 - 2019/04/05 | Service Design for Transformation workshop (2019/04/04 - 2019/04/05)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal |
2017 - 2017 | ARDUOUS: 1st International Workshop on Annotation of useR Data for UbiquitOUs Systems (IEEE PerCom 2017) (2017/03 - 2017/03)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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2014 - 2014 | Making places: Visualization, interaction and experience in urban space (NordiCHI 2014)
(2014/10 - 2014/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2020/06/15 - 2020/06/15 | Session chair
Conference
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RiseWise Jam |
2016/06 - 2016/07 | Competitively secured funding from RENKEI and University of Bristol to attend RENKEI Interdisciplinary Workshop in Liverpool
(UK)
Workshop
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Living with an ageing society |
2015/10 - 2015/10 | Competitively secured funding from RENKEI and University of Bristol to attend RENKEI Interdisciplinary Workshop in Osaka (Japan)
Workshop
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Living with an ageing society |
2014/06/14 - 2014/06/14 | Public engagement volunteer
Festival
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Festival of Nature |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2019/12/12 | Design Inclusivo: Desafios e oportunidades no design de interfaces para pessoas idosas
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Beatriz Quelha Dourado Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2023/03 - Current | Design Research Society | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/10 - Current | Member of the School of Computer Science and Informatics Ethics Committee
Member
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University of Wales Cardiff, United Kingdom |
2014/10 - Current | Member of the Faculty of Engineering Research Ethics Committee
Member
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University of Bristol, United Kingdom |
2022/03 - 2022/07 | Comissão definidora da Estratégia para a Prevenção do Assédio
Member
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Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
2017 - 2018 | Research staff representative for the School Equality and Diversity committee
Member
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University of Bristol, United Kingdom |
2014 - 2018 | Member of the SPHERE Ethics & Integrity group
Member
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University of Bristol, United Kingdom |
2015 - 2016 | Reviewer for EPSRC Public Engagement Impact Acceleration Account
Other
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University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2023/02 - 2023/11 | Mobile Health 2023 | European Alliance for Innovation |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2021/03 - Current | Design e Serviços para a Inclusão | Design de Produto e Serviços (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal |
2023/09 - 2024/02 | Cultura do Design Contemporâneo | Design de Produto (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal |
2019/09/02 - 2023/02 | História do Design de Produto | Design de Produto (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal |
2019/03/01 - 2020/08/31 | Seminário II | Design de Produto e Serviços (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal |
2019/03/01 - 2019/08/31 | Pessoas & Produtos | Design de Produto (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Arquitetura, Portugal |
2016/10/25 - 2016/10/25 | Data-driven personas (Guest lecture) | Product Design (Bachelor) | University of Brighton - Moulsecoomb Campus, United Kingdom |
2015/10/20 - 2015/10/20 | Data-driven personas (Guest lecture) | Product Design (Bachelor) | University of Brighton - Moulsecoomb Campus, United Kingdom |
2014/10/21 - 2014/10/21 | Data-driven personas (Guest lecture) | Product Design (Bachelor) | University of Brighton - Moulsecoomb Campus, United Kingdom |
2013/10/29 - 2013/10/29 | Cultural probes (Guest lecture) | Product Design (Bachelor) | University of Brighton - Moulsecoomb Campus, United Kingdom |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2016/01 - 2018/09 | Developing various smart phone applications for SPHERE | Pawel Laskowski |
2015/02 - 2015/08 | Developing a mobile phone application to ground-truth sensor data within SPHERE | Maria Marinova |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2016/08 - 2016/11 | Member of two hiring panels for SPHERE technicians | University of Bristol Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United Kingdom |
Distinctions
Other distinction
2016 | NCCPE Engage Competition finalist in Health and Wellbeing
National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement, United Kingdom
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