Professor and researcher at the Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil. Former Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Campinas, and Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Reading – UK. From 2015 to 2019, Roberto served as Associate Editor for the Brazilian Journal on Computers in Education. Currently, Roberto has served as:

• Editor-in-Chief of the Journal on Interactive Systems (JIS)(2020-)
• Editor-in-Chief of the Horizontes Magazine (2019-)
• Deputy Coordinator of the UFPR’s Graduate Program in Computer Science (2017-)
• Member of the special Human Computer Interaction (IHC) committee in Brazil (2016-)

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Research areas: Human-Computer Interaction, Informatics in Education and Organisational Semiotics.

Interests: Human Values and Culture in technology design, Socially Aware Design, User eXperience, Computational Thinking, Social Software.

Research Group: IHC Federal University of Paraná (UFPR)
Page on social media: https://www.facebook.com/ihcufpr/

Contact: rpereira inf ufpr br
Rua Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100 Centro Politécnico, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Department of Computer Science, Office room 87. Phone: +55 41 3361 3685

5 Selected publications available for download:

1. Pereira, R., Baranauskas, M.C.C. and Liu, K., An Essay on Human Values in HCI. SBC Journal on Interactive Systems, 9(1), pp. 4-16. 2018.
2. Piccolo, L.S. and Pereira, R., Culture-based artefacts to inform ICT design: foundations and practice. AI & SOCIETY, 34(3), pp.437+453. 2019.
3. Pereira, R., Baranauskas, M.C.C. A value-oriented and culturally informed approach to the design of interactive systems. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 80: 66-82. 2015.
4. Baranauskas, M.C.C., de Souza, C.S, Pereira, R. I GranDIHC-BR — Grand Research Challenges in Human-Computer Interaction in Brazil. Brazilian Computer Society. 2015.
5. Pereira, R. and Baranauskas, M.C.C., Systemic and Socially Aware Perspective for Information Systems. I GranDSI-BR, p.148. 2018.

Partners

• InterHAD – Human-Digital Artifact Interaction Research Group, University of Campinas. Coordinated by Cecilia Baranauskas.
• SERG.UFF – Semiotic Engineering Research Group, Fluminense Federal University. Coordinated by Luciana Salgado.
• User eXperience –  Laboratory of Studies in Networks, Innovation and Software, Federal University of São Carlos. Coordinated by Luciana Zaina.
• IRC – Informatics Research Centre, University of Reading. Coordinated by Kecheng Liu.
• GSII – Intelligent Interactive Systems, State University of Maringá. Coordinated by Valéria Feltrim.
• NEPP – Núcleo de Estudos em Políticas Públicas (Studies on Public Policy), University of Campinas.

Federal University of Paraná, Centro Politécnico. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.