About me

Researching the space between people, technology and change.

I am a researcher in Communication Sciences working across digital media, human–computer interaction, sustainability and emerging technologies. My work asks how people experience technological and social change — and how research can become meaningful in practice.

Research trajectory

A path shaped by communication, digital experience and applied research.

My academic path began in Communication Sciences at the State University of Londrina, continued with a Master’s in Multimedia Communication at the University of Aveiro, and culminated in a PhD in Communication Sciences at the University of Minho. That progression shaped an interdisciplinary profile grounded in communication while gradually expanding towards digital media, technology and human-centred research.

My research has since developed across universities, European projects and international collaborations in Portugal and Brazil, addressing questions involving hyperconnectivity, temporal experience, interface evaluation, environmental communication and public engagement with research.

Rather than treating technology, communication and sustainability as separate fields, I am interested in the points where they meet: how people interpret technologies, how interfaces structure experience, how institutions communicate knowledge, and how research reaches the communities expected to use it.

What connects my work

Four recurring lines of enquiry.

01

Digital life & temporalities

Hyperconnectivity, subjective time, attention and the everyday social experience of digital technologies.

02

HCI & usability

User-centred evaluation of interfaces, digital tools and interactive systems in real-world contexts.

03

Sustainability & participation

Environmental communication, stakeholder engagement, ocean literacy and the societal uptake of research.

04

AI & emerging technologies

Human, ethical and communicative questions raised by rapidly evolving technological systems.

How I work

Methodologically plural, context-led.

Quantitative Surveys · psychometric measures · statistical analysis
Qualitative Interviews · content analysis · policy and document analysis
Human-centred evaluation Usability · UX · digital interaction · interface assessment
Participatory research Stakeholder engagement · workshops · co-creation · public involvement

Academic background

Communication as the foundation, interdisciplinarity as the direction.

BA

Communication Sciences

State University of Londrina

Master’s

Multimedia Communication

University of Aveiro

PhD

Communication Sciences

University of Minho

Current

Assistant Researcher

University of Coimbra

Research ecosystem

Institutions, groups and scientific communities.

Institutional affiliations

University of Coimbra Assistant Researcher · Faculty of Sciences and Technology · Department of Earth Sciences Coimbra · Portugal
CECS · University of Minho Integrated Researcher Braga · Portugal

Research groups

GRUPEVResearch Group on Education and ViolenceBrazil
CONFEBContemporaneities: Philosophy, Education and BioethicsBrazil
CIEBRAUSBrazil–Australia Education Internationalisation CentreBrazil · Australia

Scientific community

ACM SIGCHISpecial Interest Group on Computer-Human InteractionInternational

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