Ana Lúcia dos Santos Faria (F617-BFEE-77E0)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Lúcia dos Santos Faria

NOVA LINCS Group: Multimodal Systems from the NOVA Laboratory of Informatics and Computer Science. Research Topics: Virtual Reality; Neuropsychology; Neurorehabilitation; Human-Computer Interaction; Clinical Psychology. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=2KhMajgAAAAJ&hl=en Biography: I am a Health and Clinical Psychologist with a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Coimbra in 2020. Currently, I am an invited assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities from Madeira University. I supervise Master's students from different areas, such as Clinical and Health Psychology (3), Neuropsychology (1), Informatics Engineering (1) and Interactive Media Design (1). In 2015, I was awarded a doctoral scholarship from ARDITI, with host institution M-ITI/LARSyS, where I have been involved in an EU project called RehabNet (303891 FP7-PEOPLE-2011). The main outcomes of my thesis were the development of a new cognitive rehabilitation personalization framework with objective guidelines that were used to create three innovative tools - Task Generator, Reh@Task, and Reh@City - and its clinical validation with stroke patients from Madeira Health Service. From 2020 to 2022, I was a post-doctoral researcher in a project called BRaNT (PTDC/CCI-COM/31046/2017), which addressed the scientific limitations of traditional cognitive rehabilitation practices through virtual reality games that allowed automatic personalization through Artificial Intelligence approaches. In 2021, a project in which I was the co-PI was approved for funding by the FCT: Adaptive Virtual Reality for coping with involuntary early pregnancy loss (EXPL/CCI-INF/0298/2021). I published, mostly as first author, 19 articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Neurology, Journal of Medical Internet Research RAT, Virtual Reality and Games for Health. Additionally, I published five book chapters and several conference articles, some ACM and IEEE. I was awarded a Best Student Paper Commendation in 2014 and 2016 ICDVRAT and Best Student Paper in the 2018 Conference on Applied Psychology and Human Behavior. In 2022, I was the runner-up for the early-career award of the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation, delivered at the Rehabweek (Netherlands). I am a Guest Editor of SI in the Frontiers in Neurology and the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. Selected Publications: 1. Faria, A. L., Latorre, J., Cameirão, M. S., i Badia, S. B., & Llorens, R. (2023). Ecologically valid virtual reality-based technologies for assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain injury: a systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. 2. Câmara, J., Ferreira, R., Teixeira, L., Nóbrega, J., Romeira, C., Badia, S. B., & Faria, A. L. (2023). Efficacy of adaptive cognitive training through desktop virtual reality and paper-and-pencil in the treatment of mental and behavioral disorders. Virtual Reality, 27(1), 291-306. 3. Câmara, J., Ferreira, L., Faria, A. L., Vilar, M., & Badia, S. B. (2022). Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Impact of Full-Body Interaction on Computerized Cognitive Training Based on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial with Chronic Psychiatric Inpatients. Games for Health Journal, 11(6), 435-446. 4. Faria, A. L., Pinho, M. S., & Badia, S. B. (2020). A comparison of two personalization and adaptive cognitive rehabilitation approaches: a randomized controlled trial with chronic stroke patients. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 17, 1-15. 5. Faria, A. L., Pinho, M. S., & Badia, S. B. (2018). Capturing expert knowledge for the personalization of cognitive rehabilitation: a study combining computational modeling and a participatory design strategy. Journal of Medical Internet Research RAT, 5(2), e10714.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Lúcia dos Santos Faria

Citation names

Faria, Ana Lúcia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: F617-BFEE-77E0
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5904-0304

Email addresses

anafaria@staff.uma.pt (Professional)

Websites

https://neurorehablab.arditi.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
French	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2013/09/01 - 2020/01/10 Concluded	Psychology (Doutoramento) Major in Rehabilitation Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal "Development and clinical validation of interactive technologies for cognitive rehabilitation of stroke patients" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with praise and distinction by unanimity
2018 Concluded	Clinical and Health Psychology (speciality in Neuropsychology) (Título de especialista) Major in Neuropsychology Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2016/06 - 2016/06 Attended	Therapy of personality disorders: an intervention focused on processes (Outros) Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2003/09 - 2008/12 Concluded	Health and Clinical Psychology (Mestrado integrado) Major in Clinical Psychogerontology Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal "The episodic memory in the Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): the survival processing" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14
2008/10 - 2008/10 Concluded	Dementias Workshop (Outros) Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2008/03 - 2008/07 Concluded	Intervention Neuropsychology (Pós-Graduação) Associação Central de Psicologia, Portugal	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/03 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Laboratório para a Ciência da Computação e Informática, Portugal

2012/09/01 - 2020/03/20	Researcher (Research)	Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/10 - Current	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal

2010/06 - 2022/07	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Universidade da Madeira Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Madeira, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2012/01 - 2014/02	Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior)	Lar Vila Assunção, Portugal

2009/02 - 2010/04	Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior)	Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/01 - Current	Member	Observatório Regional de Saúde Mental, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2015/04 - Current	Member of the board	Alzheimer Portugal - delegação da Madeira , Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2007/09 - 2008/10	Internship	Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/01 - Current	Rostos Madeira SE22-00261 Researcher Alzheimer Portugal - delegação da Madeira , Portugal	BPI Ongoing
2020/01 - 2020/03/20	MACBIOIDI: Promoting the cohesion of Macaronesian regions through a common ICT platform for biomedical R & D & i MAC/1.1.b/098 Post-doc Fellow Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal	Ongoing
2015/11 - 2020/02	Development and clinical validation of interactive technologies for cognitive rehabilitation of stroke patients M1420-09-5369-FSE-000001 PhD Student Fellow Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal	Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação Concluded
2014/03 - 2015/06	Desenho e Avaliação de Métodos de Reabilitação Cognitiva baseados em Realidade Virtual para Acidentes Vasculares Cerebrais 2271 Research Fellow Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal	Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratory for Robotics and Engineering Systems UID/EEA/50009/2019 Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2009/01 - 2009/03	Sustainable Interaction with social Networks, context Awareness and Innovative Services CMU Portugal Scientific Initiation Fellow Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2022 - Current	REMINDER: avaliação da viabilidade de um novo programa multidomínios de redução do risco de demência utilizando modelos de inteligência artificial de avaliação do engajamento 2022.02796.PTDC Researcher
2022/10/01 - 2023/12	MACBIOIDI 2: Promoting the cohesion of Macaronesian regions through a common ICT platform for biomedical R & D & i MAC2/1.1b/352 Post-doc Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal	Concluded
2022/10 - 2023/12	AViR: Adaptive Virtual Reality for coping with involuntary early pregnancy loss EXPL/CCI-INF/0298/2021 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Under evaluation
2019/01 - 2022/09	Belief Revision applied to Neurorehabilitation Therapy (BRaNT) PTDC/CCI-COM/30990/2017 Post-doc Fellow Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2012/10 - 2016/09	RehabNet 303891 RehabNetFP7-PEOPLE-2011 PhD Student Fellow Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal	EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Agrela, Diana; Santos, Estefânia; Guzman, Khristina; Aveiro, Laura; Pestana, Paulo; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Inclusão digital e envelhecimento ativo no século XXI". In Olhares sobre o envelhecimento. Estudos interdisciplinares., edited by Joaquim Pinheiro, 75-82. Portugal: Centro de Desenvolvimento Académico, Universidade da Madeira, 2021. Published • 10.34640/UNIVERSIDADEMADEIRA2021AGRELASANTOSGUZMAN Artur Aguiar; Eliana Beltrão; Isabel Matilde Cró; José Luís Pereira; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "O sono nos mais velhos". In Olhares sobre o Envelhecimento. Estudos Interdisciplinares., edited by Joaquim Pinheiro, 129-138. Funchal, Portugal: Centro de Desenvolvimento Académico, Universidade da Madeira., 2021. Published • 10.34640/UNIVERSIDADEMADEIRA2021AGUIARBELTRAOCRO Carla Encarnação; Guadalupe Santos; Luzbeni Gonzalez; Natacha Barradas; Paulo Sousa; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Envelhecimento na terceira idade". In Olhares sobre o Envelhecimento. Estudos Interdisciplinares., 119-128. Funchal, Portugal: Centro de Desenvolvimento Académico, Universidade da Madeira, 2021. Published • 10.34640/UNIVERSIDADEMADEIRA2021ENCARNACAOSANTOSGONZALES Carla Ramos; Katherine Gil; Marta Sousa; Patrícia Fernandes; Rubina Teixeira; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Envelhecer na perspetiva psicológica e social: promoção da saúde, qualidade de vida e estimulação cognitiva no idoso". In Olhares sobre o Envelhecimento. Estudos Interdisciplinares., edited by Joaquim Pinheiro, 217-228. Funchal, Portugal: Centro de Desenvolvimento Académico, Universidade da Madeira, 2021. Published • 10.34640/UNIVERSIDADEMADEIRA2021RAMOSGILSOUSA Garcês Costa, Diana Leonor; Chisik, Yoram; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Hugvie as a Therapeutic Agent in the Improvement of Interaction Skills in Children with Developmental Disabilities: An Exploratory Study". In Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, edited by Adrian Cheok; Masahiko Inami; Teresa Romão, 117-127. Springer International Publishing, 2018. Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_9
Conference abstract	Spínola, Mónica; Câmara, Joana; Luís Ferreira; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Badia, Sergi Bermudez i. "Impact of a customized cognitive stimulation program for individuals with dementia: a clinical study with the Musiquence platform". São Miguel, 2022. Published Câmara, Joana; Paulino, Teresa; Spínola, Mónica; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Cognitive training involving simulations of instrumental activities of daily living following acquired brain injury: a pilot study with the NeuroAIreh@b platform". Paper presented in International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies (ICDVRAT), São Miguel, 2022. Published Câmara, Joana; Spínola, Mónica; Vilar, Maria Manuela Pereira; Faria, Ana Lúcia. Corresponding author: Câmara, Joana. "How can we address the challenges of remote cognitive training? A qualitative study on psychologists perspectives". Paper presented in Congreso Internacional de Neurorrehabilitación del Dano Cerebral, 2022. Published Câmara, Joana; Spínola, Mónica; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Eduardo Leopoldo Fermé; Sergi Bermúdez Badia; Manuela Vilar. "A step towards the development of an ADL-based cognitive training platform for stroke patients: involving neuropsychologists in the design process". Paper presented in International Conference on Virtual Reality, 2021. Published Spínola, Mónica; FERREIRA, LUÍS; Câmara, Joana; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Luís Ferreira; Bermudez i Badia, Sergi. "Feasibility of an augmented reality customized cognitive stimulation program based on music and reminiscence therapy: impact of a 7-week intervention in individuals with dementia". Paper presented in IV Iberoamerican Congress of Neuropsychology, 2021. Published Spínola, Mónica; Câmara, Joana; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Eduardo L. Fermé. "A step towards the design of an ADL-based cognitive rehabilitation platform: An overview of the implementation process". Paper presented in 13th International Conference on Virtual Reality 2021, 2021. In press Faria, Ana Lúcia; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Cognitive rehabilitation through interactive technologies: a randomized controlled trial with stroke patients". Paper presented in I International Congress of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury, Porto, 2015. Published
Conference paper	Rita Costa; S Lima; Mónica S Cameirão; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Sérgio Lima; Ana Lúcia Faria. Corresponding author: Rita Costa. "Cognitive training in Alcohol Use Disorder treatment: a randomized control clinical trial with personalized virtual reality and paper-and-pencil in an inpatient population". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies (ICDVRAT), Ponta Delgada, 2022. Published Teresa Paulino; Câmara, Joana; Diogo Branco; Andrade Ferreira, Luis Duarte; Spínola, Mónica; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Mónica S Cameirão; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Eduardo L. Fermé. Corresponding author: Teresa Paulino. "Usability evaluation of cognitive training with the NeuroAIreh@b platform: preliminary results of an ongoing pilot study". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies (ICDVRAT), Ponta Delgada, 2022. Published Faria, Ana Lúcia; Nóbrega, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermudez i; Mónica Nóbrega; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Immersive virtual reality for cognitive mapping in awake brain surgery: a scoping review.". Paper presented in International Conference for Virtual Rehabilitation 2022, Rotterdam, 2022. Published • https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/B85X9 Câmara, Joana; Paulino, Teresa; Branco, Diogo; Mónica S Cameirão; Faria, Ana Lúcia; FERREIRA, LUÍS; Moreira, André; et al. "Treino cognitivo informatizado baseado em simulações de atividades de vida diária na fase crónica do AVC: um estudo de caso". Paper presented in 16º Congresso Português do AVC, 2022. Faria, Ana Lúcia; Jorge Latorre; Cameirao, Monica S; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Roberto Llorens. "Ecological validity of virtual reality-based technologies for assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain injury: a systematic literature review". Paper presented in International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation 2021, Philadelphia, 2021. Published Câmara, Joana; Spínola, Mónica; Vilar, Maria Manuela Pereira; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Fermé, Eduardo; Paulino, Teresa; Branco, Diogo; Mónica S Cameirão. "A step towards the design of an ADL-based cognitive training platform: involving neuropsychologists in the design process". Paper presented in International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation 2021, 2021. 10.34944/dspace/7297 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Faria, Ana Lucia; Paulino, Teresa; Badia, Sergi Bermudez i. "Comparing adaptive cognitive training in virtual reality and paper-and-pencil in a sample of stroke patients". Paper presented in 2019 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2019. Published • 10.1109/ICVR46560.2019.8994746 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Paulino, Teresa; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Reh@City v2. 0: a comprehensive virtual reality cognitive training system based on personalized and adaptive simulations of activities of daily living". Paper presented in Experiment@ International Conference, Funchal, 2019. Published Faria, Ana Lúcia; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Personalizing paper-and-pencil training for cognitive rehabilitation". Paper presented in International Conference on Applied Psychology and Human Behavior, Funchal, 2018. Published Faria, Ana Lúcia; Joana Couras; Mónica Cameirão; Teresa Paulino; Gabriel Martins da Costa; Sergi Bermúdez i Badia. "Impact of combined cognitive and motor rehabilitation in a virtual reality task: an on-going longitudinal study in the chronic phase of stroke". Paper presented in ICDVRAT, Los Angeles, 2016. Published Faria, Ana Lúcia; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Do papel-e-lápis à realidade virtual: uma nova abordagem para reabilitação cognitiva personalizada". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde, Lisboa, 2016. Published • http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.3627.5284 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Development and evaluation of a web-based cognitive task generator for personalized cognitive training". Paper presented in REHAB 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015. Published • 10.1145/2838944.2838945 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Cameirão, Mónica S.; Paulino, Teresa; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "The benefits of emotional stimuli in a virtual reality cognitive and motor rehabilitation task: Assessing the impact of positive, negative and neutral stimuli with stroke patients". Paper presented in International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, Valência, 2015. Published • 10.1109/icvr.2015.7358584 Vourvopoulos, Athanasios; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Ponnam, Kushal; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "RehabCity: design and validation of a cognitive assessment and rehabilitation tool through gamified simulations of activities of daily living". Paper presented in Advances in Computer Entertainment, Funchal, Portugal, 2014. Published • 10.1145/2663806.2663852 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Vourvopoulos, Athanasios; Cameirão, Mónica S.; Fernandes, Jean Claude; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "An integrative virtual reality cognitive-motor intervention approach in stroke rehabilitation: a pilot study". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (ICDVRAT 2014), Gothenburg, 2014. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.1.4967.8887 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Vourvopoulos, Athanasios; Cameirão, Mónica S.; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Quantifying Cognitive-Motor Interference in Virtual Reality Training after Stroke: the Role of Interfaces". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (ICDVRAT 2014), Gothenburg, 2014. Published • 10.13140/RG.2.1.4599.4402 Vourvopoulos, Athanasios; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Cameirão, Mónica S.; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "RehabNet: A distributed architecture for motor and cognitive neuro-rehabilitation". Paper presented in International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services, Lisbon, Portugal, 2013. Published • 10.1109/HealthCom.2013.6720719
Conference poster	Faria, Ana Lúcia; André Freitas; Nóbrega, Mónica; Sergi Bermúdez Badia. "Development of virtual reality-based tasks for cognitive and emotion mapping during awake brain surgery for tumor resection: the CogMap system". Paper presented in World Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, 2022. Câmara, Joana; Paulino, Teresa; Spínola, Mónica; Branco, Diogo; Mónica S Cameirão; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Luís Ferreira; et al. Corresponding author: Câmara, Joana. "Computerized cognitive training based on ADLs in the chronic phase of stroke: a case study with the NeuroAIreh@b platform". Paper presented in Congreso Internacional de Neurorrehabilitación del Dano Cerebral, 2022. Silva, Ana Rita; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Lima, Margarida; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Câmara, Joana; Afonso, Rosa Marina; Baptista, Catarina Lopes Belo; Cerejeira, Joaquim; Luís Macedo. "Validation trial of a multicomponent neuropsychological interventions for individuals at-risk of dementia: the REMINDER program.". Paper presented in MIA Ageing Spring School 2022, 2022. Câmara, Joana; Spínola, Mónica; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Vilar, Maria Manuela Pereira. Corresponding author: Câmara, Joana. "Cognitive rehabilitation of acquired brain injury during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of Portuguese Psychologists¿ practices and perspectives". Paper presented in IV Congreso Iberoamericano de Neuropsicologia, 2021. Câmara, Joana; Manuela, Vilar; Fermé, Eduardo; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. Corresponding author: Câmara, Joana. "Efficacy of Kinect-based versus Tablet-based cognitive training: A pilot study with chronic psychiatric patients.". Paper presented in IV Congreso Iberoamericano de Neuropsicologia, 2021. Joana Câmara; Rute Ferreira; Liliana Teixeira; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Sergi Bermúdez. "Efficacy of Cognitive Training through ecologically valid virtual reality-based Simulations of Activities of Daily Living a Randomized Controlled Trial with Psychiatric patients". Paper presented in 34ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, 2020. Costa, Rita; Alves, Cátia; Câmara, Mariana; Lima, Sérgio; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Mónica S Cameirão; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Rita Costa; Sergi Bermúdez Badia. "Cognitive rehabilitation through virtual reality and paper-and-pencil interventions as complementary tools in addictive behaviors treatment: A randomized controlled trial with Alcohol Use Disorder participants". Paper presented in II Clinical Summit, 2019. Mónica Spínola; Joana Câmara; Luís Andrade Ferreira; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Developing a Cognitive Stimulation Program with Individuals with Dementia, a Participatory Design Approach". Paper presented in II Lusíadas Clinical Summit - Lusíadas Saúde, 2019. Joana Câmara; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Cognitive rehabilitation of stroke patients through virtual reality-based activities of daily living simulations: involving patients and neuropsychologists in the design process". Paper presented in Lusíadas II Clinical Summit, 2019. Mónica Spínola; Joana Câmara; Luís Andrade Ferreira; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Participação ativa de pessoas com demência na criação de um programa de estimulação cognitiva personalizado". Paper presented in 9as Jornadas de Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria da Casa de Saúde São João de Deus, 2019. Faria, Ana Lúcia; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez i; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Personalized virtual reality simulations of activities of daily living for cognitive rehabilitation: a study with stroke patients". Paper presented in European Stroke Organisation Conference, 2019. Faria, Ana Lúcia; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Personalizing cognitive rehabilitation through a web-based Task Generator: an evaluation study with stroke patients.". Paper presented in International Neuropsychological Society 2016 Mid-Year Meeting, 2016.
Journal article	de Paiva, Teresa Catarina; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Soares, Luísa. "Therapeutic writing and the grieving process of mothers who experienced early pregnancy loss – narrative well-being". Journal of Poetry Therapy (2024): 1-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2024.2376105. Published • 10.1080/08893675.2024.2376105 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Almeida, Yuri; Branco, Diogo; Câmara, Joana; Cameirão, Mónica; Ferreira, Luis; Moreira, André; et al. "NeuroAIreh@b: an artificial intelligence-based methodology for personalized and adaptive neurorehabilitation". Frontiers in Neurology (2024): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1258323. 10.3389/fneur.2023.1258323 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Latorre, Jorge; Silva Cameirão, Mónica; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi; Llorens, Roberto. "Ecologically valid virtual reality-based technologies for assessment and rehabilitation of acquired brain injury: a systematic review". Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1233346. Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1233346 Teresa Catarina Paiva; Luísa Soares; Ana Lúcia Faria. "Depression in Elderly People". Encyclopedia (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3020048. 10.3390/encyclopedia3020048 Cristina Alves; Luísa Soares; Ana Lúcia Faria. "Gravidez e depressão pós-parto (DPP): uma revisão não sistemática sobre o estado da arte do conhecimento da DPP". Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social (2023): https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2023.9.1.293. 10.31211/rpics.2023.9.1.293 Petra José Pereira Santos; Luísa Soares; Ana Lúcia Faria. "Narrative Therapy as an innovative approach to Anorexia Nervosa treatment: a literature review". Journal of Poetry Therapy (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2023.2189532. 10.1080/08893675.2023.2189532 Ana Henriques Pereira; Luísa Soares; Ana Lúcia Faria. "Stress in Informal Caregivers of Elderly People: a Non-Systematic Review". Diversitas Journal 8 2 (2023): 1362-1372. http://dx.doi.org/10.48017/dj.v8i2.2580. 10.48017/dj.v8i2.2580 Alves, Cristina; Soares, Luísa; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression (PPD): a non-systematic review assessing the current state of knowledge on PPD". (2023): http://repositorio.ismt.pt/jspui/handle/123456789/1547. https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2023.9.1.293 Câmara, Joana; Ferreira, Luís; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Vilar, Manuela; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Impact of Full-Body Interaction on Computerized Cognitive Training Based on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial with Chronic Psychiatric Inpatients". Games for Health Journal 11 6 (2022): 435-446. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2021.0228. 10.1089/g4h.2021.0228 Spínola, Mónica; Câmara, Joana; Ferreira, Luís; Faria, Ana Lúcia; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez i. "Customizing a Cognitive Stimulation Program for Individuals with Dementia through a Participatory Design Approach". Applied Sciences 12 22 (2022): 11612. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app122211612. Published • 10.3390/app122211612 Câmara, Joana; Paulino, Teresa; Spínola, Mónica; Diogo Branco; Mónica S Cameirão; Ferreira, Luís; Faria, Ana Lúcia; et al. "Treino cognitivo no pós-AVC: um estudo-piloto com a plataforma NeuroAIreh@b". Revista Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças 23 2 (2022): 374-381. https://digituma.uma.pt/bitstream/10400.13/4984/1/TREINO%20COGNITIVO%20NO%20P%C3%93S-AVC.pdf. Published Câmara, Joana; Ferreira, Rute; Teixeira, Liliana; Nóbrega, Joana; Romeira, Carina; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez i; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Efficacy of adaptive cognitive training through desktop virtual reality and paper-and-pencil in the treatment of mental and behavioral disorders". Virtual Reality (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10055-021-00559-6. 10.1007/s10055-021-00559-6 Ana Lúcia Faria; Maria Salomé Pinho; Sergi Bermúdez i Badia. "A comparison of two personalization and adaptive cognitive rehabilitation approaches: a randomized controlled trial with chronic stroke patients". Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 17 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-020-00691-5. 10.1186/s12984-020-00691-5 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Capturing Expert Knowledge for the Personalization of Cognitive Rehabilitation: Study Combining Computational Modeling and a Participatory Design Strategy". JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 5 2 (2018): e10714. https://doi.org/10.2196/10714. Open access • Published • 10.2196/10714 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Faria, Ana L.; Cameirão, Mónica S.; Couras, Joana F.; Aguiar, Joana R. O.; Costa, Gabriel M.; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Combined Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation in Virtual Reality Improves Motor Outcomes in Chronic Stroke – A Pilot Study". Frontiers in Psychology 9 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00854. Published • https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00854 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Andrade, Andreia; Soares, Luísa; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. "Benefits of virtual reality based cognitive rehabilitation through simulated activities of daily living: a randomized controlled trial with stroke patients". Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 13 1 (2016): 96. Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12984-016-0204-z Faria, Ana Lucia; Cameirao, Monica S.; Paulino, Teresa; Bermudez i Badia, Sergi. "The benefits of emotional stimuli in a virtual reality cognitive and motor rehabilitation task Assessing the impact of positive, negative and neutral stimuli with stroke patients". INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIRTUAL REHABILITATION PROCEEDINGS (ICVR) (2015): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/3212277/. Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Faria, Ana Lúcia. "The mark of adaptive memory in healthy and cognitively impaired older adults and elderly". Japanese Psychological Research 56 2 (2014): 168-179. Published • 10.1111/jpr.12040 Faria, Ana Lúcia; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Gonçalves, Maria Teresa; Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.. "A memória adaptativa: vantagem do processamento de sobrevivência no Defeito Cognitivo Ligeiro (DCL amnésico)". Psicologia, Educação e Cultura 13 2 (2009): 197-214. Published
Online resource	Faria, Ana Lúcia; Alegria, Joana; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Bermúdez i Badia, Sergi. Avaliação feita pelo doente sobre o seu estado cognitivo.. 2018. https://www.click2go.umip.com/i/coa/precis_pt.html. Faria, Ana Lúcia; Sergi Bermúdez Badia. Programa adaptável para Reabilitação Personalizada do Acidente Vascular Cerebral. 2016. http://recursos.ordemdospsicologos.pt/programas/programas/54.
Thesis / Dissertation	Faria, Ana Lúcia. "Development and clinical validation of interactive technologies for cognitive rehabilitation of stroke patients". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2020. https://provas-academicas.sib.uc.pt/handle/123456789/49730.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/05/31	Rehab&Play: Reabilitação cognitiva do Acidente Vascular Cerebral através de tecnologias interativas	ADITGAMES (Lisboa , Portugal)
2023/05/31	Ponte da Memória, um jogo que estimula a atenção, perceção e memória!	ADITGAMES (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/05/31	CrossMind: Promoção da saúde física e mental de adultos idosos através de tecnologias interativas	ADITGAMES (Portugal)
2021/11/19	Reabilitação neuropsicológica com validade ecológica através de tecnologias baseadas em realidade virtual	Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/05	Novas Tecnologias na Saúde Mental	IV Jornadas Hospitaleiras de Saúde Mental – 95 anos a inovar no cuidar Casa de Saúde Câmara Pestana (Funchal, Portugal)
2018/10	Utilização da realidade virtual como ferramenta complementar no tratamento dos comportamentos aditivos: da reabilitação cognitiva à prevenção das recaídas	3ª Convenção de comportamentos aditivos e dependências da Madeira Casa de Saúde S. João de Deus (Funchal , Portugal)
2018/02	A psicologia ao serviço das pessoas: contextos e desafios na Madeira	Congresso regional dos psicólogos da Madeira Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Funchal, Portugal)
2016/09	Demonstração de programa computorizado para estimulação e reabilitação cognitiva	A multidisciplinariedade na intervenção em pessoas com Doença de Alzheimer Alzheimer Portugal (Funchal, Portugal)
2016/09	Desenvolvimento e validação clínica de tecnologias interativas para a reabilitação cognitiva do acidente vascular cerebral	3º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Porto, Portugal)
2015/11	Integrating computational modelling and participatory design strategies in a novel framework for the personalization of cognitive rehabilitation: a case study bridging paper-and-pencil and virtual reality tasks for stroke rehabilitation	IV Colóquio Olhares sobre o Envelhecimento Centro de Desenvolvimento Académico da UMa (Funchal, Portugal)
2013	A Utilização de Tecnologias Interactivas na Reabilitação Cognitiva	Jornadas Transdisciplinares 2013 Núcleo de Estudantes de Psicologia, Ciências da Educação e de Serviço Social (Coimbra, Portugal)
2013	Terapias Cognitivo-comportamentais nas Adições	Jornadas de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental Casa de Saúde S. João de Deus (Funchal, Portugal)
2012/10	Desenho e Avaliação de Métodos de Reabilitação Cognitiva Baseados em Realidade Virtual para Casos de Acidentes Vasculares Cerebrais (AVC's)	Colóquio Olhares sobre o Envelhecimento Centro de Desenvolvimento Académico da UMa (Funchal, Portugal)
2009	Existe memória episódica preservada para além do défice característico do Defeito Cognitivo Ligeiro (DCL-amnésico)?	IV Encontro Internacional Psicogeriátrico de Coimbra 2009 Associação Portuguesa de Gerontopsiquiatria e Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09/15 - Current	CRESCER app: parenting strategies for emotion regulation, disruptive behavior management and academic preparation Co-supervisor of João Loreto	Mestrado em Engenharia Informática (Master) Universidade da Madeira Centro de Competência de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal
2023/09/15 - Current	Intervenção Multidimensional para a Promoção de Saúde Psicológica e Bem-Estar na Idade Adulta Avançada Supervisor of Ana Jacinta Pereira	Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica, da Saúde e do Bem-Estar (Master) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal
2023/09/15 - Current	Tecnologias interativas baseadas em música e reminiscência para estimulação cognitiva e promoção da qualidade de vida em pessoas portadoras de demência Supervisor of Paulo Brando Nóbrega Fernandes	Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica, da Saúde e do Bem-Estar (Master) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal
2023/09/15 - Current	Avaliação da cognição social através da realidade virtual na lesão cerebral adquirida Supervisor of Raquel Susana Sá Pereira de Vasconcelos	Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica, da Saúde e do Bem-Estar (Master) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal
2023/09/15 - Current	Análise de narrativas e tecnologia: Impacto no processo de luto de mães que vivenciaram uma perda gestacional precoce Co-supervisor of Teresa Catarina de Paiva	Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica, da Saúde e do Bem-Estar (Master) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal
2022/09 - Current	Virtual reality-based tasks for cognitive mapping during awake brain surgery for tumor resection Supervisor	Mestrado em Neuropsicologia Clínica: Avaliação e Reabilitação (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2022/02 - Current	Virtual reality paradigms for executive functions mapping in tumor resection through awake craniotomy Co-supervisor of André Freitas	Engenharia Informática (Degree) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/09 - 2024/03/01	Task Generator 2.0: leveraging personalized paper and pencil cognitive training to a tablet approach Co-supervisor of Tomás Marcos	Mestrado em Engenharia Informática (Master) Universidade da Madeira Centro de Competência de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2016/09/10 - Current	A Multidisciplinariedade na Intervenção em Pessoas com Doença de Alzheimer (2016/09/10) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Alzheimer Portugal - delegação da Madeira , Portugal
2017/06 - 2017/06	9th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (2017/06 - 2017/06) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2014/11 - 2014/11	Advances in Computer Entertainment 2014 (2014/11 - 2014/11) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/09/04 - Current	Apps de Saúde Mental e intervenção a distância Other	O factor humano na transição digital Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2022/09/07 - 2022/09/07	Workshop "Desenvolvimento de avaliações e intervenções neuropsicológicas com validade ecológica através de tecnologias baseadas em realidade virtual" with the participation of Ana Lúcia Faria, Gonçalo Barradas, Fábio Pereira e Diogo Branco. Workshop	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal
2022/07/25 - 2022/07/25	Workshop "Patients Engagement and Technologies for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics" with the participation of Giacinto Barresi, Matteo Laffranchi, Giampaolo Brichetto, Strahinja Dosen, Lorenzo Masia, Ana Lúcia Faria, Jacopo Zenzeri Workshop	RehabWeek 2022
2013/07/17 - 2013/07/19	2nd HCC Summer SchooI Developed project: Discussion and prototyping of an EEG based application focused in the consumer market Other	2nd HCC Summer School IRCAM, France

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/02	Altered Reality: The Role of Immersive Technologies in Visual Disabilities Rehabilitators Training. (Thesis) Arguer	Mattia Barbieri (PhD) Università degli Studi di Genova Dipartimento di Informatica Bioingegneria Robotica e Ingegneria dei Sistemi, Italy
2023/11/29	Análise da Componente Disposicional da Robustez Mental: Influência dos cinco grandes fatores de personalidade e dos seus sub-domínios (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Rubina Fernandes (Master) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021/02/01 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa de Neuropsicologia	Member
2021 - Current	International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation	Regular Member
2010/03 - Current	Ordem dos Psicólogos	Membro efectivo

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2023/09/01 - Current	Master in Clinical Psychology, Health and Wellbeing course board Member	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal
2023/07/01 - Current	Psychological Tests Library Member	Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/09/24 - 2024/09/26		Arizona State University in Tempe (Phoenix), Arizona (USA)
2024/09/24 - 2024/09/26		Arizona State University
2024/06/26 - 2024/06/28	World Congress on Virtual Rehabilitation	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023/01 - 2023/08	11th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SEGAH)	Kostas Karpouzis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
2023/01 - 2023/07	World Conference on NeuroRehabilitation 2023	Gerard Fluet, Danielle Levac, Montreal, Canada
2019/07/21 - 2019/07/24	International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation 2019	Tel Aviv, Israel
2019/06/12 - 2019/06/14	Experiment@ International Conference 2019 (exp.at’19)	Funchal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2021/02 - 2021/05	Neuropsicopatologia	Curso de Especialização em Enfermagem de Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria (Especialização pós-licenciatura)	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2020/10/01 - 2021/02/03	Qualidade de Vida e Bem-Estar	Curso técnico profissional	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2011/01 - 2014/01	Curso de Neuropsicologia do Adulto e do Idoso: avaliação e intervenção.	(Diploma de especialização)	Dar+ Psicologia e Formação, Portugal
2011/02 - 2013/02	Terapias Cognitivo-Comportamentais.	Enfermagem em Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria (Especialização pós-licenciatura)	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2010/05 - 2010/06	Psicobiologia do Envelhecimento.	(Mestrado)	Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2014/08/04	Consolas de jogos e realidade virtual ajudam doentes a recuperar de AVC	Journal de Notícias

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2022/10/13 - Current	UMa Investiga - A Universidade da Madeira é o Centro de Investigação por excelência na Região. São muitos os trabalhos ali desenvolvidos e que nem sempre têm a divulgação merecida. Neste programa pretende-se dar a conhecer o trabalho realizado por investigadores e alunos, bem como a sua envolvência com o tecido económico e social da RAM.	Madeira NLINCS
2020/11/30 - Current	Macaronight 2020	Noite dos Investigadores da Macaronésia
2020/02/01 - Current	Madeira Innovation Hub	Health Innovation
2014/07/31 - Current	Olhares indiscretos	PhD project
2013/09/27 - Current	Interesse Público	Interactive systems for post stroke cognitive and motor rehabilitation
2012/10/13 - Current	Notícias RTP Madeira	Cognitive rehabilitation after stroke in Madeira

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024 - Current	International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (2174-0852)	Elsevier
2021/10/12 - Current	Frontiers Special Issue in Human-Centered Solutions and Synergies across Robotic and Digital Systems for Rehabilitation	Frontiers
2021 - Current	Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering	SAGE journals

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2020/09 - Current	Development and Clinical Validation of an Adaptive Cognitive Training Virtual Tool for Stroke Patients	Joana Daniela Freitas Câmara
2023/05/15 - 2024/05/14	Tarefas de avaliação e reabilitação neuropsicológica baseadas em tecnologias	Diogo Branco
2015 - 2021	Musiquence - Design, Implementation and Validation of a Customizable Music and Reminiscence Cognitive Stimulation Program for People with Dementia	Luís Andrade Ferreira
2019/03 - 2020/02	Clinical validation of Musiquence, a virtual reality, reminiscence and music therapy based tool for cognitive stimulation	Mónica Spínola
2016/04 - 2017/04	Portuguese adaptation of the Patient Reported Evaluation of Cognitive State	Joana Alegria
2014/09 - 2015/07	Mestrado em Psicologia da Educação	Andreia Andrade

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2021/06 - Current	Neuropsychological Minimal Dataset after Stroke (NMDS) - determination of a consensus-based agreement for post-stroke cognitive assessments	Universität Zürich, Switzerland

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2023/11/08 - 2023/11/14	Erasmus+ Training no Instituto Italiano de Tecnologia (Génova)	Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
2021/10/18 - 2021/10/21	Visit to the CHU Angers Neurosurgery Service (France) to attend two Awake Brain Surgeries (ABS) procedures in order to learn the most with their methodologies: 1) VR-based with Head Mounted Display: Patient with 52 years old with a tumor located in the frontal lobe will be assessed with the VR task called TANGO, for assessing executive functions, social cognition and visuospatial search. 2) Non-VR-based: Patient with 16 years old with a tumor located in the parietal lobe will be assessed with language tasks.	Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers Service de Neurochirurgie, France

Distinctions

Award

2022	Runner-up of the Early Career Award International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation, United States

Other distinction

2019	Poster with Honorable Mention Grupo Lusíadas Saúde, Portugal
2018	Best Student Paper International Conference on Applied Psychology and Human Behavior, Portugal
2016	Best Student Paper Commendation 11th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies, United States
2015	Best Communication Prize I International Congress of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury, Portugal
2014	Best Student Paper Commendation 10th International Conference in Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies, Portugal
2014	Bronze Paper Award Advances on Computer Entertainment, Portugal