15+
Years of Research Experience
35+
Completed Projects
200+
Scientific Publications
30+
Honors and Awards
Honors, Awards & Recognition
2021
Certificate of Recognition - undergraduate teaching excellence
Sao Carlos Insittute of Physics - University of Sao Paulo
Article Nominated for Best Student Paper Award
Modeling students’ flow experience through data logs in gamified educational systemsAdvisee: Wilk Oliveira
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), IEEE
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award - Honorable Mention
Contributions for Gamification Design in Educational ContextsAdvisee: Armando Maciel Toda
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award - 3rd Place
Infrastructure model for publishing quality linked open government dataAdvisee: Bruno Elias Penteado
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
CNPq Fellow (tier DT-1D)
Recognition received by Brazilian researchers acknowledged as outstanding leaders in the field, similar to the Canada Research Chair (tier 1)National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
2020
Best Paper Award - 2nd Place
For whom should we gamify? Insights on the users intentions and context towards gamification in educationBrazilian Symposium on Computers in Education
2019
Best Paper Award
A Taxonomy of Game Elements for Gamification in Educational Contexts: Proposal and EvaluationIEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), IEEE
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award - 1st Place
Group Formation in CSCL Environment using Personality Traits associated with Collaborative Learning TheoriesAdvisee: Rachel Carlos Duque Reis
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
2018
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award - 1st Place
Gamification design in computer-supported collaborative learning: towards an approach for tailoring influence principles to player rolesAdvisee: Simone de Sousa Borges
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award - Honorable Mention
A supportive approach to quality assessment of Semantic Web-based educational systemsAdvisee: Aparecida Maria Zem Lopes
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
2017
Best Paper Award
Dados abertos educacionais no Brasil e sua preparação para os dados abertos na web (in Portuguese)Brazilian Symposium on Computers in Education
Best M.Sc. Thesis Award - 2nd Place
Impact of using infographics as learning materials and their correlation with satisfaction, learning styles and visual complexityAdvisee: Kamila Takayama Lyra
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
2016
Best Paper Award
Investigando o Impacto da Característica de Impulsividade na Aprendizagem Colaborativa com Suporte Computacional (in Portuguese)Brazilian Symposium on Computers in Education
Best M.Sc. Thesis Award - 3rd Place
The use of gamification in virtual learning environment to reduce the problem of externalization of undesirable behaviorsAdvisee: Laís Zagatti Pedro
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
Best Educational App developed by the Public Sector - GeoTouch
press release (check pages 40 - 41)ARede Educa
2015
ACM Senior Member and Distinguished Speaker
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Best Paper Award - Honorable Mention
Towards an Ontological Model to Apply Gamification as Persuasive Technology in Collaborative Learning ScenariosBrazilian Symposium on Computers in Education
Best Paper Award - Honorable Mention
Metodologia de Desenvolvimento de Jogos Sérios: Especificação de Ferramentas de Apoio Open Source (in Portuguese)Brazilian Symposium on Computers in Education
Best M.Sc. Thesis Award - 1st Place
Designing an interactive geometry software using gesture interfaces for mobile devicesAdvisee: Helena Macedo Reis
CEIE - Brazilian Computer Society
3rd Best Educational App
App Description (Primeiro Herói - Educacross) (in Portuguese)Brazilian Congress on Computers in Education
2014
IEEE Senior Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Winner of the Innovation Olympics at USP
Startup company MeuTutorUniversity of Sao Paulo
Educational Innovation Award at RioInfo
Startup company MeuTutorAssociation of Brazilian Information Technology Companies (ASSESPRO)
Prêmio Alagoano Empreendedor Inovador
Startup company MeuTutorGovernment of the State of Alagoas, Brazil
2013
Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
University of Sao Paulo
Santander Science and Innovation Award
Category: Information and Communication TechnologySantander Group
2012
Recognition of undergraduate teaching excellence
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science - University of Sao Paulo
2010
Best Short Paper Award
Melhorando a Geometria Interativa com o uso de Tutores Rastreadores de Padrões: iGeom e CTAT (in Portuguese)Informatics at School Workshop (WIE)
2009
IEEE Student Leadership Award
Annually honor an IEEE Stdent member who has made an exceptional contribution to the SocietyIEEE Education Society
2008
Upsilon Pi Epsilon/IEEE Computer Society Award for Academic Excellence
For Outstading Academic Achievement in the Computing DisciplineIEEE Computer Society & Upsilon Pi Epsilon
IBM Ph.D. Fellowship/Scholarship Award
IBM
2007
2nd Place Award in the ACM Student Research Competition at SIGCSE
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Doctoral Colloquium Best Paper Award
An Ontology-based Framework and its Application to Effective CollaborationCRIWG - International Workshop on Groupware
2006
Best M.Sc. Thesis Award - 1st Place
Developing tools in iGeom: Using Dynamic Geometry in Classrooms and Online Learning EnvironmentsCBIE - Brazilian Computer Society
Best Student Paper Award
An Integrated framework for fine-grained analysis and design of group learning activitiesInternational Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE)
2005
JICA Nikkei Fellowship
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Best Paper Award
Utilizando a Geometria Dinâmica em Ambientes de Educação a Distância: iGeom e SAW (In Portuguese)Workshop on Informatics at School - Congress of the Brazilian Computer Society