I have led and participated in several research projects and coordinate a research lab at INESC-ID’s Graphics and Interaction Group, the HUMAN Lab. Here you can find out more about my research.
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Publications (updated: Dec. 2023)
Book Chapters
– Leveraging Conscientiousness-Based Preferences in Information Visualization Design.T. Alves, B. Ramalho, D. Gonçalves, J. Henriques-Calado, S. Gama. Visualization Psychology. Eds.: Danielle Albers Szafir, Rita Borgo, Min Chen, Darren J. Edwards, Brian Fisher, Lace Padilla. Springer. November 2023.
Journal Papers
– Studying the resiliency of the anchoring bias to locus of control in visualization. T. Alves, R. Velhinho, J. Henriques-Calado, D. Gonçalves, S. Gama. InfoVis, November 2023.
– How Personality Traits Affect Peer Assessment in Distance Learning, Technology, Knowledge and Learning Journal, Springer Nature, November 2023.
– Representing Uncertainty through Sentiment and Stance Visualizations: A Survey. B. Ramalho, S. Gama, J. Jorge, 2022, Graphical Models Journal (GMOD), Elsevier, 1524-0703. ISSN: 1524-0703.
– Exploring the role of conscientiousness on visualization-supported decision-making. T. Alves, T. Delgado, J. Henriques-Calado, D. Gonçalves, S. Gama, 2022, Computers and Graphics, Elsevier, 111, 47-62. ISSN: 0097-8493.
– How neuroticism and locus of control affect user performance in high-dimensional data visualization. T. Delgado, T. Alves, S. Gama, 2022, Computers and Graphics, Elsevier, 109, 88-99. ISSN: 0097-8493.
– Towards Conscientiousness-Based Graphical User Interface Design Guidelines. T. Alves, D. Nunes, D. Gonçalves, J. Henriques-Calado, S. Gama, 2022, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Springer, 1-14. ISSN: 1617-4909.
– How Neuroticism and Locus of Control Affect User Performance in High-Dimensional Data Visualization. T. Delgado, T. Alves, S. Gama, 2022, Computers and Graphics, Elsevier, 109, 88-99. ISSN: 0097-8493.
– FishEye – An Integrated Marine Species’ Visualization. T. Nascimento, S. Gama. Reprinted in IGI Global Research Anthology Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, 2021, Information Resources Management Association, 34, 666-685. ISBN: 9781668463307.
– How Do Students Behave in a Gamified Course? – A Ten-Year Study. A. Nabizadeh, J. Jorge, S. Gama and D. Gonçalves, 2021, IEEE Access, 9, 81008 – 81031. eISSN: 2169-3536.
– A Framework for Serious Games in Education. P. Brandão, S. Gama, 2021, International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM), 9 (12), 661-668. eISSN: 2321-3418.
– Sports Ingroup Love does not Make me Like the Sponsor’s Beverage but Gets me Buying It. S. Franco, A. M. Abreu, R. Biscaia, S. Gama. 2021, PLOS One, 6(7), e0254940. eISSN: 1932-6203..
– The B-Subtle Framework: tailoring subtitles to your needs. M. Ventura, J. Veiga, L. Coheur, S. Gama. Language Resources and Evaluation Journal, 2020, Elsevier, 54 1143–1159, 2020, Springer. ISSN: 1574-020X.
– Incorporating personality in user interface design: A review. T. Alves, J. Natálio, J.H. Calado, S. Gama. Personality and Individual Differences Journal, 2019, Elsevier. ISSN: 0191-8869.
– Adaptive learning path recommender approach using auxiliary learning objects. A. H. Nabizadeh, D. Gonçalves, S. Gama, J. Jorge, H.N. Rafsanjani. Computers & Education Journal, 2019, Elsevier ISSN: 0360-1315..
– FishEye: An Integrated Marine Species’ Visualization. T. Nascimento, S. Gama. International Journal of Creative Interfaces and Computer Graphics, 2018, IGI Global ISSN: 1947-3117.
– Visualizing Historical Patterns in Large Educational Datasets. T. Martins, D. Gonçalves, S. Gama. International Journal of Creative Interfaces and Computer Graphics, 2018, IGI Global ISSN: 1947-3117.
– Studying Student Differentiation in Gamified Education: A Long-term Study, G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves, Computers in Human Behavior, 2017, Elsevier ISSN: 0747-5632.
– Early Prediction of Student Profiles based on Performance and Gaming Preferences, G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves. In IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. 2016. doi:10.1109/TLT.2016.2541664
– Visualizing Sequential Educational Datamining Patterns, S. Gama, D. Gonçalves, International Journal of Creative Interfaces and Computer Graphics, 2015, IGI Global ISSN: 1947-3117.
– Gamification for Smarter Learning: Tales from the Trenches. G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves Smart Learning Environments Journal 2015. Springer. ISSN: 2196-7091.
– Identifying Student Types in a Gamified Learning Experience. G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves. In IGI’s International Journal of Game-Based Learning 2014. Patrick Felicia. IGI Global. ISBN: 2155-6849
Conference Papers
– SANE – A Journey for Health: Prototype Game Design and a Cognitive Walkthrough Evaluation. T. Floreste, A. K. Yasui; A.L. Brandão; K. Vittori; L. Pereira; F. Souza Santos; S. Gama. IEEE 11th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), 28-30 August 2023, Athens, Greece, IEEE.
– Patient Dashboards of Electronic Health Records Data to Support Clinical Care: A Systematic Review. B. Ramalho, F. Nunes, S. Gama, 2023, International Conference of Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2023), IEEE.
– Exploring how Temporal Framing Affects Trust with Time-Series Visualizations. T. Alves, C. Dias, D. Gonçalves, S. Gama. In IEEE International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI) 3-4 November 2022, IEEE.
– Examining User Preferences based on Personality Factors in Graphical User Interface Design. T. Alves, D. Gonçalves, J. Henriques-Calado, S. Gama. In IEEE International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI) 3-4 November 2022, IEEE.
– How Personality and Visual Channels Affect Insight Generation. T. Alves, C. Dias, J. Henriques-Calado, D. Gonçalves, S. Gama. In Workshop on Evaluation and Beyond-Methodological Approaches to Visualization (BELIV), IEEE Vis Conference, Oklahoma City, USA (Hybrid). 16-21 October 2022. IEEE.
– A Specialized Cognitive Walkthrough to Evaluate Digital Games for the Elderly. F. Santos, A. Salgado, D. Paiva, R. Fortes, S. Gama. In Proceedings DSAI 2022 – Software Development for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion. Lisbon, Portugal. 31 August – 2 September 2022. ACM.
– The Impact of Personality on Gamification Interfaces. V. Limonova, G. Barradas, S. Gama. In Proceedings IEEE HCI International, 26 June -1 July 2022. Springer.
– A Framework for Semi-Automated Usability Evaluations’ Processing considering Users’ Emotional Aspects. F. Santos, S. Gama, R. Fortes. In Proceedings IEEE HCI International, 26 June -1 July 2022. Springer.
– Exploring How Personality Models Information Visualization Preferences. T. Alves, B. Ramalho, D. Gonçalves, S. Gama. In Proceedings IEEE InfoVis 25-30 October 2020. IEEE.
– Towards Guidelines for Mental State Induction in First-Person Shooters. T. Alves, F. Melo, S. Gama. In Proceedings ICGI – International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI). Lisbon, Portugal. 15-16 November 2018.
– Flow Adaptation in Serious Games for Health. T. Alves, S. Gama, F. Melo. In Proceedings SeGAH 2018 – 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. Vienna, Austria. 16-18 May 2018. IEEE.
– From Tecton to Teknos: Going back to the Classical Roots of Architecture. D. Mateus, M. Sousa, R. de Klerk, S. Gama, J. Jorge, J. Duarte. In Proceedings eCAADe 2015 – 33rd Annual Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. Vienna, Austria. 16-18 Sep 2015.
– Studying Color Blending for Visualizing Social Artifacts. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings EPCG2014 – 21 Encontro Português de Computação Gráfica. Leiria, Portugal. 13-14 Nov 2014.
– EduVis: Visualização Interativa de Dados Educacionais. S. Gama, V. Jordão, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings EPCG2014 – 21 Encontro Português de Computação Gráfica. Leiria, Portugal. 13-14 Nov 2014.
– Studying the Perception of Color Components’ Relative Amount in Blended Colors. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings NordiCHI 2014, the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Helsinki, Finland. 26-30 Oct 2014. ACM Press.
– EduVis: Visualizing Educational Information. V. Jordão, S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings NordiCHI 2014, the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Helsinki, Finland. 26-30 Oct 2014.
– Relating Gaming Habits with Student Performance in a Gamified Learning Experience. G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings of the 1st Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI Play ’14. Toronto. 19-22 Oct 2014.
– Visualizing Large Quantities of Educational Datamining Infomation. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings IV2014 – 18th International Conference on Information Visualisation. pp 102-107. Paris, France. 15-18 Jul 2014. IEEE.
– Studying Color Blending for Data Visualization. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings EuroVis 2014. pp 121-125. Swansea, Wales, UK. 9-13 Jun 2014. Eurographics.
– Visualizing Educational Data Mining Patterns. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings EuroVis 2014. Swansea, Wales, UK. 9-13 Jun 2014. Eurographics.
– Multi-Level Visualization of Interrelated Data Entities. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In AVI ’14: International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces. pp 365-366. Como, Italy. 27-30 May 2014. ACM Press.
– Guidelines for Using Color Blending in Data Visualization. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In AVI ’14: International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces. pp 363-364. Como, Italy. 27-30 May 2014. ACM Press.
– Improving Participation and Learning with Gamification. G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves. In Gamification 2013. pp 10-17. Waterloo, Canada. 2-4 Oct 2013.
– Improving Student Creativity with Gamification and Virtual Worlds. G. Barata, S. Gama, M. J. Fonseca, D. Gonçalves. In Gamification 2013. pp 95-98. Waterloo, Canada. 2-4 Oct 2013.
– So Fun it Hurts – Gamifying an Engineering Course. G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves. In HCI International 2013 – Foundations of Augmented Cognition. Lecture Notes In Computer Science. (8027). pp 639-648. Las Vegas, NV, USA. Jul 2013. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
– Engaging Engineering Students with Gamification. G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves. In VS-GAMES 2013. pp 1-8. Bornemouth, UK. 11-13 Sep 2013. IEEE.
– Melhorando o Ensino Universitário com a Gamificação. G. Barata, S. Gama, J. Jorge, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings of the 5th Portuguese Conference on Human-Machine Interaction. Vila Real, Portugal. 7-8 Nov 2013.
– A Model for Social Regulation of User-Agent Relationships. S. Gama, G. Barata, D. Gonçalves, R. Prada, A. Paiva. In IVA’12: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents. pp 319-326. Santa Cruz, CA. Sep 2012. Springer-Verlag.
– SARA: Social Affective Relational Agent: A Study on the Role of Empathy in Artificial Social Agents. S. Gama, G. Barata, D. Gonçalves, R. Prada, A. Paiva. In ACII’11: Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Affective computing and intelligent interaction.
– Exploração e Visualização de Informação Pessoal. P. Gomes, S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings of the 4th Portuguese Conference on Human-Machine Interaction. Aveiro, Portugal. 14-15 Oct 2010.
– Using Personal Information for Document Retrieval. P. Gomes, S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In proceedings Desktop Search Workshop at SIGIR 2010. Geneva, Switzerland. 19-23 Jul 2010.
– Pesquisa Interativa com Base na Regra dos Terços, G. Barata, R. Dias, S. Gama, M. J. Fonseca, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings of the 4th Portuguese Conference on Human-Machine Interaction. Aveiro, Portugal. 14-15 Oct 2010.
– Designing a Personal Information Visualization Tool, P. Gomes, S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In NordiCHI ’10: Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. pp 663-666. Reykjavik, Iceland. 16-20 Oct 2010. ACM.
– Facial Emoticons: Expression Recognition as a Means of Interaction for Physically Challenged People. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings DSAI’09 – Software Development for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion. Oeiras, Portugal. 3-5 Jun 2009.
– Facial Emoticons: Expression Recognition as a Means of Interaction. S. Gama, D. Gonçalves. In Proceedings of the 15th Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition. Aveiro, Portugal. 23 Oct 2009.
Projects
GameCourse: Developing a Personalized Gaming Experience for an Engineering Course – Principal Investigator
– Context: The idea of “one size fits all” education usually may result in a lack of motivation and engagement in learning.
– Goal: Research personalization individually relevant gaming mechanisms to improve participation and learning in higher education.
VisBig: Visualizing Real-Time Streaming Big-Data – Co-Principal Investigator
– Context: Data is currently generated in real-time streams in a variety of contexts. Such data present a set of challenges that must be overcome in order to achieve a meaningful visualization.
– Goal: Study visualization mechanisms that successfully highlight change and time-related patterns in streaming big-data.
Educare: Visualizing Educational Datamining Information (2014-2015) – Researcher
– Context: Nowadays we generate large amounts of information while socially interacting through computers. However, we may not have an idea of our own interaction patterns.
– Goal: Create a visualization to highlight user patterns regarding social personal information.
Tecton3D – Digital Mockup: Touching the 3rd Dimension – (2013) Junior Researcher
– Context: Current Mockups rely on software which is often difficult to use and does not support a grasp on the “look&feel” of the project being created..
– Goal: Study mechanisms to create and navigate digital mockups using hand and body gestures.
Open Energy Sim (GlobalLab – National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan) – (2011) Junior Researcher
– Context: With the great number of automobiles, pollution has become a real problem. If drivers adopt a more ecologic driving, this problem may suffer a drastic decrease.
– Goal: Create a driving simulator for educating people on how to drive more ecologically. My role on this project was to procedurally generate a partial model of Tokyo city using CityEngine.
Crush: Clip-art Retrieval Using Sketches – (2010) Junior Researcher
– Context: Nowadays, there are large collections of clip-arts. Such drawings tend to be archived and accessed by categories. However, finding a particular drawing among hundreds of thousands is not an easy task.
– Goal: Develop a solution for clip-art retrieval from large collections using sketches as queries.
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