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Blended realization of Bootcamp at Instituto Piaget de Benguela with students.

Seminar in Angola and teacher training in Digital Technologies in September

International Congress on Education and Technologies in partnership with the Consulting Network, Institut Piaget and Unigran.

Session Moderation at ICITED 2022, January 2022

Book launch: Information Systems: Diagnostics and Prospectives, Feb.2022

Masters in Electronic Business - ISCAP/P.PORTO, under the theme "The Adoption of a Service Desk: The case of a Local Accommodation company", 23/11/2021

João Serra and Miguel Neves begin to prepare virtual and augmented reality equipment

João Serra and Miguel Neves began, last Friday, October 14, 2022 to prepare virtual and augmented reality equipment and to elaborate the SIIS manual on the use of Quest and Unity glasses.

Joana Fernandes after the tests with advisors and jury members

Joana after the tests with advisors and members of the jury.

Joana Fernandes and Sofia Marques defend their master's theses at U. Minho

Director of SIIS with Joana Fernandes and Sofia Marques, before the defense of his master’s theses, which took place in xxxxxxxx at the University of Minho. 

SIIS researchers at Cnappes22

The investigators of SIIS, Horacio Macedo, Sílvia Araújo, Lurdes Babo and Jorge Mendonça, participated from 14 to 15 July 2022 in cnappes22 (CNaPPES.22) at the Higher School of Nursing of Coimbra.

Sofia Marques after the evidence with advisors and jury members

Photograph with advisors and members of the Jury after defense of the thesis of Sofia Marques that was classified with 18 values unanimously. Congratulations Sofia Marques many congratulations.

José Rodrigues, SIIS researcher, at U. Vigo, Spain

On 10 of june of 2022 José Rodrigues, SIIS researcher presented a poster at University of Vigo related with his PhD work.

António Abel Vieira de Castro was part of the jury, of a doctoral thesis at UFP

António Abel Vieira de Castro was part of the jury, as the main examiner of the doctoral tests of Master Alison Carlos Felgueiras on the day of the tests, June 7, 2022, at 2:30 pm in the Fernando Pessoa University Headquarters Building.

Antonio Vieira de Castro was an examiner of two Master's thesis at FEUP

Antonio Vieira de Castro, director of SIIS, was an examiner of two Master’s exams at FEUP on the 18th of July 2022 entitled “EdScape – Framework for Learning with Virtual Escape Rooms – 3D environment” and “EdScape – Web system for decorations and Mini Games to be used in Educational Escape Room” respectively from the master’s degree in computer engineering M.EIC (Ana Rita Santos) and the master’s degree in electrical engineering M.EEC (Celina Zheng).

Anabela Mesquita, SIIS researcher participated in the 2nd edition of the International Conference on Information Technology & Education

Anabela Mesquita, SIIS researcher participated in the 2nd edition of the International Conference on Information Technology & Education (https://www.icited.org/) which took place, from July 14th to 16th, at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ICITED featured, as international keynotes, Alexandre Gracioso, Academic Vice President of ESPM, Ana Garcia-Valcarcel, Director of the Research Group on Innovation and Education, from the University of Salamanca and Patrick Yun, from the University of Hong Kong.
Of his contributions, the idea of the irreversibility of the use of technology stands out, which includes artificial intelligence, robotics and even holograms as teaching tools; the need to involve students in the teaching and learning process and to reflect on the content and process, as well as the use of new pedagogical approaches across the curriculum.

António Castro and José Rodrigues participated at "CiEECi – Congresso Internacional de Educação Empreendedora e Cidadania"

António Castro and José Rodrigues participated from 7 to 9 July on the “II International Congress of Entrepreneurial Education and Citizenship – Building Bridges, Creating Future 2022”

Programação 2022 – CiEECi

Ana Paula Camarinha researcher at SIIS, participated at "CiEECi – Congresso Internacional de Educação Empreendedora e Cidadania"

Ana Paula Camarinha participated from 7 to 9 July on the “II International Congress of Entrepreneurial Education and Citizenship – Building Bridges, Creating Future 2022”

Programação 2022 – CiEECI

Antonio Castro and Augusto Vieira participated at CIEECI

António Vieira de Castro and Augusto Vieira participated from 7 to 9 July on the “II International Congress of Entrepreneurial Education and Citizenship – Building Bridges, Creating Future 2022”

Programação 2022 – CiEECI

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SIIS researchers, Prof. Marílo Cardoso and Jorge Mendonça before arguing master thesis at U. Minho

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Sofia Nogueira, Joana Fernandes and Antonio Vieira de Castro at U. Minho before the Master thesis defense

António Vieira de Castro  with Sofia Marques Nogueira and Joana Fernandes before their presentations and defenses of their master thesis at U. Minho

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2022, SIIS researcher Paulo Magalhães and preseting his work at University of Vigo

SIIS researcher Paulo Magalhães and presenting his work at University of Vigo on 10 of june of 2022

SIIS researchers where at U. Vigo to participate on PhD posters evaluation

On 10 of june of 2022, SIIS researchers António Vieira de Castro, Horácio Macedo, Paulo Magalhães and José Rodrigues traveled to the University of Vigo to participate in the presentations of their doctoral work.

Horacio Macedo, Sílvia Araújo, Lurdes Babo and Jorge Mendonça, participated in the 8th National Congress of Pedagogical Practices in Higher Education

The researchers of SIIS, Horacio Macedo (ISEP), Sílvia Araújo (U. MINHO), Lurdes Babo (ISCAP) and Jorge Mendonça (ISEP), participated in the 8th National Congress of Pedagogical Practices in Higher Education that took place at the Higher School of Nursing of Coimbra on July 14 and 15, 2022

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“Emprego em SI”, integrado no livro “Sistemas de Informação - Diagnósticos e Prospetivas”

Ana Paula Camarinha, researcher at SIIS, co-authored the chapter, “Employment in SI”, included in the book “Information Systems – Diagnostics and Prospectives”, promoted by Portuguese Association of Information Systems (APSI), published in February 2022 by the Syllable Editions. The publication of this comprehensive book brings together a set of contributions on research and subject education in Portugal. With the participation of companies and organizations that shared their experience of adopting and using IT applications and systems, in a unprecedented collaborative activity, fifty APSI members produced the sixteen chapters of this book, which summarize thirty years of experience in teaching and Information Systems research.

Eng. José Pedro Monteiro from SIIS presents facial recognition in Domotics

Eng. Horácio Macedo talking about the SIIS Interactive Learning line

Master José Rodrigues from SIIS, presents the work under development at the U. Vigo

Mestre José Rodrigues do SIIS

Doctor Jorge Mendonça presents a line of research on Interactive Mathematics at SIIS

During the SIIS work session

1º Reunião Presencial

Doctor Constantino at the first SIIS face-to-face meeting

Dr. Constantino

First face-to-face meeting of the SIIS

Investigadores do SIIS

The first face-to-face meeting of the SIIS took place on June 17, 2022.

Nuno Coelho, PhD from ISEP wins award for Innovative Research on Cybersecurity

Nuno Mateus Coelho, who recently completed his PhD in Informatics at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), won the Inncyber Innovation Award, in the Researchers/Doctorate category.

This award is awarded annually by the Inncyber Innovation Hub to PhD theses completed in the strategic areas of digital transformation, cybersecurity and cyberdefence, with partners like Altice, EDP, Premivalor and PWC. The award was announced during the international conference «Cybersecurity & Cyberdefense as Critical Areas for promoting stability and economic growth», held in Sintra at the Air Force Academy.

L2i - LEARN TO INTEGRATE: Interactive platform to combat migrant functional illiteracy

Interactive platform to combat migrant functional illiteracy. Our platform is intended to be a tool for inclusion, using artificial intelligence systems that guide the user both in terms of navigation on the platform and in the presentation of strategies suited to their needs.

SIIS.PORTO researchers fill the first internal surveys

Francisca and Andreia, interns at SIIS from TECLA, prepared a formulary to collect data and opinions from the SIIS researchers. 
SIIS is located at PORTIC (https://www.ipp.pt/investigacao/PORTIC) at P. PORTO. This activity aims to create an internal database of contacts and information to aproch SIIS researchers and facilitate future activities.

SIIS reseachers published at ARTIIS 21

Ana Sofia Nogueira, Joana Fernandes, António Vieira Castro and Sílvia Araújo, all SIIS researchers,  published on the International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability (ARTIIS 2021), to be held at Universidad Estatal Peninsula de Santa Elena, between the 25th and 27th of November 2021.
 
ARTIIS, is an international forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences, and concerns in the several perspectives of Technologies, Information, Innovation, and Sustainability.
On behalf of the International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation, and Sustainability (ARTIIS 2021), to be held at Universidad Estatal Peninsula de Santa Elena, between the 25th and 27th of November 2021 the paper “Planning a Virtual Tour to a Research Center as a Science Communication Tool ” has been accepted and presented.
 

Director of SIIS was again a arguer in a doctoral exam

The director of SIIS,  Professor António Vieira de Castro was arguer on the doctoral exam of ………

SIIS.PORTO is now located at PORTIC, from P. PORTO

SIIS is located at PORTIC ( https://www.ipp.pt/investigacao/PORTIC ) in P. PORTO.
Soon we are planning a HOME AUTOMATION room and some innovative activities related to our goals and strategy.

First SIS meeting

On the past 28th of July, the first general meeting of the SIIS research group (Systems of Interaction and Social Innovation) took place at 5 pm via the zoom platform.

This meeting was attended by 32 researchers from the group and its main objective was to present the team, the objectives, the strategy, the facilities, and the future plan. The team was informed that the SIIS Porto Research Group was approved by the Technical Scientific Council of ISEP, thus becoming duly officialized and formalized. Best wishes for hard work and success for everyone.

Greetings.

First PhD at SIIS

On March 4, José Marílio Oliveira Cardoso defended his Doctoral thesis entitled “Integration of Virtual Programming Lab in a process of teaching programming EduScrum based”, at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, having obtained the classification of  “Sobrasaliente”.

The doctor is now a member of SIIS and professor and deputy director of the Department of Computer Engineering of the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, where he teaches curricular units associated with programming initiation.

His Doctoral thesis focused on teaching programming and, more specifically, on the use of automatic code validation tools as a means of aiding the teaching-learning activity of programming, with a view to improving the process and enabling immediate feedback by students.

The work was carried out in the real context of the classes taught within the curricular unit of Algoritmia and Programming of the Degree in Computer Engineering and had the collaboration of several colleagues and the participation of a few hundred students.

Greetings.

SIIS Research Group approved by the ISEP CTC

SIIS was approved as a Research group by the Technical and Scientific Council of the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto .

We are now a recognized group, and we are ready to research in the areas of Interaction Systems and Social Innovation. If you wish to join us, please send an email to SIIS. PORTO@gmail.com or fill out the contact form on this website.

Greetings.