Maria da Graça Campos Pimentel is currently a Senior Professor at ICMC-USP (Institute of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at the University of São Paulo). She held the position of Full Professor at the University of São Paulo from 2011 to 2021. She holds a degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of São Carlos (1986), a master's degree in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics from the University of São Paulo (1989), a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Kent at Canterbury (1994), and a Free Teaching title from the University of São Paulo (2001). She conducted a sabbatical at Georgia Tech from October 1998 to January 2000.She has held various leadership positions, including Head of the Department of Computer Science at ICMC from March 2018 to July 2019 and from October 2006 to September 2008. She also served as the coordinator of the Graduate Program in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics at USP/São Carlos between 2012 and 2015. She was a invited consultant for the CAPES Evaluation Committee from 2014 to 2017. She served as the President of the Culture and Extension Committee at ICMC/USP from February 2016 to June 2017. She also chaired the Assessment Committee of the Human Rights Center at USP/São Carlos from September 2016 to February 2018.In the international academic community, she served as Vice-chair of ACM SIGWEB from 2006 to 2011 and as Secretary-Treasurer of the group from 2011 to 2014. She was a member of the Steering Committee of ACM DocEng from 2008 to 2016 and was Chair Emeritus of ACM DocEng until 2018. Additionally, she was the General Chair of the ACM Symposium on Document Engineering in 2008 and co-chaired the Multimedia and Visualization Track (MMV) of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) from 2009 to 2013. In Brazil, she coordinated the Special Committee on Multimedia and Web Systems of SBC from 2004 to 2006. She also served as the co-chair of the Program Committee for Webmedia 2004 and Webmedia 2012.Her research interests encompass Interactive Web and Multimedia Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Document Engineering, Ubiquitous Computing, and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, with a focus on applications in Assistive Technology, Health, and Education. She has extensive experience in coordinating research projects funded by various agencies, including CNPq, FAPESP, CAPES, FINEP, and MCT/CITIC. Here is the translation to English: Between 2025 and 2028, she is involved in the project "Meninas Programadoras e Professoras Programadoras: Programa de Mulher", supported by the CNPq/MCTI/MMulheres Call n 31/2023 - Women in Exact Sciences, Engineering, and Computing. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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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…
The proposed project is a collaborative research activity and network between the University of Surrey, University of Sao Paulo and Federal University of Sao Carlos. It tries to fill a gap in the research and development of mobile device applications for older users, including tools for assisted living, monitoring, e-health care and wellbeing. In particular, it addresses this area from an…
O projeto de pesquisa ora proposto tem como objetivo modelaro "Experience Sampling and Programmed Intervention Method" (ESPIM). O método combina técnicas do "Experience Sampling Method" (ESM), de computação ubíqua, de engenharia de documentos e de multimídia, bem como procedimentos selecionados de Programação de Ensino Individualizada, para planejamento, autoria e aplicação de programas …
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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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