For Students

If you are looking for a theme for your project, read this post.

Candidates

Master Degree: please visit the Department of Computer Science’s webpage to see the deadline for the next admission process. The recommendations for PhD candidates are useful for you as well.
PhD: I understand Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from a problem-solving perspective, enriched by a socially responsible view. Currently, I am mainly interested in Human Values (especially those aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals) in technology design, evaluation and use in different domains, such as:

• Agile Methods
• Brain-computer Interaction
• Computational Thinking
• Game Design and Evaluation
• Human-Data Interaction
• Internet of Things
• Organizational Semiotics
• Requirements Engineering
• Smart Cities
• Social Software
• UX – User eXperience

I appreciate candidates that enjoy investigating new issues in technology (design, implementation, use, evaluation, adoption, impact), and that want to change the world for better via technology. Participatory Design, eDemocracy, e-Citizenship, Ethics, Culture and Human Values are fields that interest me a lot. If that motivates you, we can do a good job together! 🙂

Research Project

Before writing a research project or paper, be sure you have read the material below:
– Method IMRAD

Portuguese only:
– Veja o meu Guia de Primeiros Socorros: Só me envie um texto após passar por esse checklist.
– Veja dois vídeos de apresentações minhas no curso de Metodologia de Pesquisa (se você não aguentar ver os dois vídeos, já é um sinal do universo dizendo para você repensar sua escolha 😛 )

– Se você está fazendo sua pesquisa em IHC ou está pensando em começar a pesquisar na área, leia a edição especial da revista Cadernos de Informática: Pensando e Reimaginando a Pesquisa em IHC: uma conversa com nossos pesquisadores. São 8 textos inspiradores.
– Veja esse guia com elementos ABNT para um projeto de pesquisa.
– Leia cuidadosamente as dicas da Profa. Mirella