MOBEYBOU - Key Persons
Bruno earned his MA in Electronic Engineering at the University of Minho. He was responsible for the initial development of the new Mobeybou hardware.
Job Titles:
- Principal Investigator
- Researcher at the Research Centre
Cristina is a researcher at the Research Centre on Child Studies, at the University of Minho (Portugal) and the Interactive Technologies Institute ITLARSyS. Her research focuses on the design, development and evaluation of innovative pedagogical materials. She is particularly interested in the intersection of traditional games, playful activities and new interactive technological solutions such as Digital Manipulatives or Tangible User Interfaces.
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Professor at the School of Design
- Product Designer
Demétrio Matos is Adjunct Professor at the School of Design of the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave. PhD in Design, by the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, in the area of knowledge of Industrial Design, Master in Industrial Design by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto in partnership with the School of Arts and Design of Matosinhos, and graduated in Equipment Design by the School of Arts and Design of Matosinhos (ESAD). Member of the Research Institute in Design, Media and Culture (ID +), in the research group of the health area. The main areas of interest include industrial design, health design, human enhancement and inclusive design.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Professor at the Graphic Expression Department
Job Titles:
- Developer and Game Designer
Flávio is an experienced system's analyst and has been working in the development of mobile and PC games for over three years, having worked worked for several companies in the game market. He is responsible for developing the gameplay for the Mobeybou applications.
Francisco earned a BA in Music Technology from the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. He is currently working on individual and collective projects, exploring music production and sound design. In Mobeybou, Francisco is in charge of both of these fields, creating the audio for the game and the apps.
Nuno Martins holds a PhD in Digital Media from the University of Porto, and was a doctoral fellow of the UT Austin-Portugal Program of the Foundation for Science and Technology. In 2020 he completed a post-doctoral degree in Design. His research work has focused on Design for digital media, with particular interest in the study of digital solutions for the citizen, namely community networks and practices. He also holds a MA in Multimedia Art and a BA in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. He is currently Adjunct Professor at the School of Design (ESD) of the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA) and he is an Integrated Researcher of the Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (ID+).
Vítor completed his MA in Informatics Engineering at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) and worked with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) before joining the Mobeybou team. On his free time he usually doodles or works on his pet-projects, including: applications, games and, oftentimes, most of its art and sound effects/music. Vítor is the programmer in the Mobeybou project.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor at the Institute of Education
Íris Susana Pires Pereira is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Education of the University of Minho, Portugal, where she also coordinates the research group ‘Technologies, Multiliteracies and Curriculum' at the Research Centre in Education (CIEd). Her research focuses on multimodal literacy, pedagogy of multiliteracies, the education of Portuguese as L2, and teachers' professional development.