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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Maria da Graça Campos Pimentel is a Senior Professor at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of São Paulo (ICMC-USP). She was a Full Professor at USP (2011-2021), holds a BSc in Computer Science from UFSCar (1986), an MSc (1989) and Habilitation (2001) from USP, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Kent at Canterbury (1994). She completed a sabbatical at Georgia Tech (1998-2000). She served as Head of the Department of Computer Science at ICMC (2006-2008; 2018-2019), Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics (2012-2015), Chair of the Committee for Culture, Outreach, and Community Engagement (2016-2017), and Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Center at USP/São Carlos (2016-2018). She was also an invited consultant for CAPES (2015-2017). Internationally, she served as Vice-Chair (2006-2011) and Secretary-Treasurer (2011-2014) of ACM SIGWEB, was a member of the ACM DocEng Steering Committee (2008-2016), and remained DocEng Chair Emerita until 2018. She was General Chair of ACM DocEng 2008 and co-chair of the Multimedia and Visualization Track (MMV) of ACM SAC (2009-2013). In Brazil, she chaired the Special Committee on Multimedia and the Web of the Brazilian Computer Society (2004-2006) and co-chaired the Program Committee of WebMedia 2004 and 2012. Her research interests include Interactive Web and Multimedia Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Document Engineering, Ubiquitous Computing, and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), with applications in Assistive Technology, Health, and Education. She has coordinated several research projects funded by CNPq, FAPESP, CAPES, FINEP, and MCT/CITIC. Between 2025 and 2028, she is part of the project "Meninas Programadoras e Professoras Programadoras: Programa de Mulher" (CNPq/MCTI/MMulheres no 31/2023). Considering only the most recent distinctions (since 2023), she received the Luiz Fernando de Computacao Award at WebMedia 2023 (first place) and WebMedia 2024 (honorable mention); the Meninas Digitais Award - Most Community-Engaged Project (WIT/SBC 2023); and the Tercio Pacitti Award of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC 2024). She was Honored Researcher at WebMedia 2024 and the Honored Faculty Member for the 2025 graduating class of UNIVESP. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Background: The prevalence of stroke is high in both males and females, and it rises with age. Stroke often leads to sensor and motor issues, such as hemiparesis affecting one side of the body. Post-stroke patients require torso stabilization exercises, but maintaining proper posture can be challenging due to their condition.Objective: Our goal was to develop the Postural SmartVest, an af…
BACKGROUND: Towards employing mHealth interventions, professionals usually have three alternatives: take advantage of mobile apps designed for other purposes, use custom-built intervention apps, or adopt apps based on the Experience Sampling Method (ESM). However, such solutions do not expose their design at a level that promotes replicating, specializing, or extending their contributions…
Dr. Bridge will visit Dr. Pimentel's, Dr. Manzato's and Dr. Neris' in São Carlos, and Dr. Macedo's group in Ribeirão Preto. Dr. Bridge will deliver a course on recommender systems topics associated with the use of recommendation techniques in the context of the ubiquitous capture and programmed intervention of experiences. Common research interests will be presented and discussed in a wo…
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The present research project aims to model the Experience Sampling and Programmed Intervention Method (ESPIM). The method combines selected procedures from programmed teachingtechnologies, Experience Sampling Method (ESM) techniques and ubiquitous computing toplan, create and implement intervention programs. The method will be modeled based on theusage of theories associated to ESM and pr…
The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) is a method that aims at collecting data from an individual within natural contexts of everyday life. In a study based on ESM, participants answer short questionnaires during the day, when reminded in some way. This approach reduces the cognitive effort required from participants compared to other techniques such as interviews and diaries. The wide ava…
Users with motor disabilities face difficulties to use personal computers because the traditional input devices, such as the keyboard and the mouse, cannot be easily operated by them. Likewise, the usage of mobile devices is also limited due to a series of factors that are peculiar to them, like the reduced screen size and the proximity of physical buttons (and elements of the interface a…
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A period of study and research abroad will be used to design a specific ESPIM-based healthcare application and evaluate it in a small scale field trial with elderly people. This will be done at Digital World Research Centre at the University of Surrey which is specialized in new media innovation. The project will be part of an assistive media for health and wellbeing research theme in the…
This project proposes the research of evaluation methods for shared user experience. Shared experiences involve the interaction of individuals or groups with social or collaborative systems while the user experience is concerned with users' perceptions and responses regarding the use of a product. The overall objective is to generate knowledge about evaluation of shared user experience th…
Many people enjoy jogging with others for social and motivational reasons. However, a challenge for social jogging is finding a partner who runs at the same pace and lives nearby. A jogging track is a place where people from a local community go for exercises. A system composed by mobile phones, to allow interaction in this nomadic situation, in conjunction with public displays, to allow …
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