June 23, 2025

Maria João Antunes presented a study on Digital Health Literacy in the Elderly at CISTI’25

Maria João Antunes, a DigiMedia researcher, participated in the CISTI 25 conference – 20th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (ISEG, June 16-19, 2025), with a paper entitled: “Digital Health Literacy in the Elderly: Exploratory Study in Senior Universities in Portugal”.

This paper refers to the study carried out between October 2024 and February 2025 by a PhD student and invited researcher, Vanessa Pinto, during her study period at DigiMedia. This same conference also addressed the work of the PhD student and researcher Renata Frade: “Women In Technology: A Case Study In Science Communication and Knowledge Management”. During the conference, it was possible to establish contacts with other researchers and see how the academic community is appropriating AI, in different research contexts.

June 6, 2025

PhD student at the conference of Public Communication of Science and Technology

Beatriz Vieite, a PhD student in New Media and researcher at DigiMedia and at CESAM, attended the PCST 2025 Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland (UK) from 27th to 29th May 2025. The conference is promoted by the Public Communication of Technology Network (PCST) and this year was organized by the University of Aberdeen.

Beatriz presented a poster and a 3-minute talk on Portuguese biological collections and their potential for science communication. This study mapped the existing natural history museums and biological collections in Portugal, as well as the challenges and opportunities from science communication and public engagement of science, according to museums and collections staff (curators, managers, museum educators).

This work is part of Beatriz’s PhD thesis, supervised by Pedro Beça (DigiMedia/DeCA), Ascensão Ravara (CESAM/DBio) and Marina R. Cunha (DBio).

Public Communication of Science and Technology

June 4, 2025

“Do ruído à afinidade” a DigiMedia opinion piece in Jornal de Notícias

The DigiMedia coordinator, Nelson Zagalo has written an opinion piece in the online newspaper Jornal de Notícias, entitled “Do ruído à afinidade”, where he reflects on the new era of social networks.

The article can be read here.

May 19, 2025

Video “I Want to play the piano” presented at CHI 2025

The DigiMedia researcher Hélder Caixinha presented the video “I Want to Play the piano”, in the CHI Conference (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), that took place in Yokohama – Japan, on April 25.

The video was based on the Doctoral Thesis of the DigiMedia researcher Davys Moreno, “Inclusion of children with cerebral palsy in arts education programmes: from research to action”.

You can watch the video here.

You can read the thesis here.

More information here.

May 19, 2025

DigiMedia researcher completed a mobility program at KU Leuven

Catarina Lélis has just completed her mobility program at KU Leuven, in Belgium, where she had the opportunity to strenghten the existing network. The DigiMedia researcher gave a lesson on visual strategies for UI/UX, a taster on the Impact Plan and led a workshop on dynamic Visual Identities.

In addition, Catarina Lélis participated in a workshop organized by Mintlab, a research unit of the Faculty of Social Sciences, with whom DigiMedia share several research interests.

April 30, 2025

DigiMedia rated Very Good by FCT

FCT announced the provisional results of the evaluation of the Multiannual Program for Financing R&D Units (UID) for 2025-2029, on April 15, 2025. DigiMedia was classified as Very Good by the Computer Sciences and Information Technologies Panel.
This result was possible thanks to the effort and dedication of the entire team, demonstrating the quality of the work and research carried out in the area of Digital Media and Interaction.

April 29, 2025

PhD student develops pilot tests for the APP “AlmeidAR”

The DigiMedia PhD student, Cátia Silva, carried out the first pilot tests of the APP “AlmeidAR”, developed within the scope of her doctoral project “Digital Communication of Participatory Activities in the Context of Cultural Tourism”.

The App, aimed at a young audience, aims to promote a fun cultural visit to Vila de Almeida, including the history of the village and various activities, such as a Quiz, a Treasure Hunt, recipes and selfies in themed frames, among others.
These tests were developed in Almeida, on April 23, with students from the Dr. José Casimiro Matias Basic and Secondary School, with the collaboration of the Almeida School Group, and in partnership with the Digital Ambassador of the Training Center of the Guarda School Association, Hélder Martinho, and representatives of the ICT Competence Centers of Aveiro and Viseu, Maria José Loureiro and António Lucas.

This App was developed by Cátia Silva, within the scope of the Doctoral Program in Multimedia in Education, supervised by Professor Nelson Zagalo and Professor Mário Vairinhos. The APP has also the collaboration of a student of the Masters in Design, Inês Barbosa, supervised by professor Gonçalo Gomes.

April 11, 2025

DigiMedia researcher nominated for Best Student Paper Award at ICT4AWE 2024 conference

Francisca Rocha Lourenço, student of the Doctoral Program in Multimedia in Education and DigiMedia researcher, was nominated for the Best Student Paper Award at the 11th edition of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE 2024), which took place between April 6 and 8 in the city of Porto, Portugal.

The nomination follows the presentation of the scientific Paper entitled “Social media as a tool for promoting inclusion: an analysis of the Facebook and Instagram pages of inclusive spaces”, presented on April 6th. The Paper critically analyzes the role of social media in promoting inclusion, focusing on the communication strategies used by inclusive spaces on the Facebook and Instagram platforms.

The nomination for this international award represents an important recognition of the quality of the work carried out, reinforcing the relevance of the research conducted within DigiMedia.

April 11, 2025

DigiMedia researcher as guest speaker at the National Meeting of Multimedia Students

On March 24, 25 and 26, Francisca Rocha Lourenço, a student on the Doctoral Program in Multimedia in Education and researcher at DigiMedia, attended the National Meeting of Multimedia Students, held at the School of Communication, Administration and Tourism of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, in Mirandela.

During the event, the researcher took part in two round tables. The first focused on research in the area of Multimedia, where she shared her experience as a researcher and fellowship holder. The second was dedicated to the perspectives of the alumni, in which they discussed their academic and professional career after graduating.

Her presence at this event also had a personal significance, since Francisca is an alumni student of School of Communication, Administration and Tourism of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança and, as a student, was a member of the organizing committee of the 2nd ENEM. Her return, now as a guest speaker, has allowed her not only to revisit a remarkable space in her career, but also to contribute knowledge and inspiration to current students in the field.

March 11, 2025

Visiting researcher organized an activity on AI for the elderly

Vanessa Pinto, a visiting researcher from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) at DigiMedia, organized an activity about Artificial Intelligence for senior citizens, carried out at the Aging Laboratory on February 19, 2025.

The 2-hour session, with conceptualization and practical laboratory was the last initiative of Vanessa Pinto in Portugal, and was part of Vanessa Pinto’s PhD Sandwich Internship (PDSE-CAPES) at the UA, in the Doctoral Program in New Media, under the supervision of Prof. Maria João Antunes, from the University of Aveiro (UA), and Prof. Tania Valente, from the UNIRIO.

More information here.

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Maria João Antunes presented a study on Digital Health Literacy in the Elderly at CISTI’25

PhD student at the conference of Public Communication of Science and Technology

“Do ruído à afinidade” a DigiMedia opinion piece in Jornal de Notícias

Video “I Want to play the piano” presented at CHI 2025

DigiMedia researcher completed a mobility program at KU Leuven

DigiMedia rated Very Good by FCT

PhD student develops pilot tests for the APP “AlmeidAR”

DigiMedia researcher nominated for Best Student Paper Award at ICT4AWE 2024 conference

DigiMedia researcher as guest speaker at the National Meeting of Multimedia Students

Visiting researcher organized an activity on AI for the elderly

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