Silvino Almeida holds a degree (University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro – 2014) and a Master’s degree (University of Aveiro – 2016), both in Multimedia Communication,  the latter  in the Interactive Multimedia branch.

His master’s thesis aimed at researching augmented reality applied to a surgical context and included the development and evaluation of technological prototypes in iteration with stakeholders.

His main research interest lies in the field of HCI, particularly in what concerns to user experience and interaction design in subjects such as mixed reality, digital games, tangible media and web.