I am an Associate Professor working in the Department of Computing at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil. I have been researching on Human-Computer Interaction since 1999 and now I lead the Flexible and Sustainable Interaction Lab (LIFeS). My main current research interests include: (1) computer support for mental health and well-being, (2) sustainability in computing and (3) computer science education.
A solution for the Internet which identifies Brazilian possible depressive profiles and provides an autonomous, specialized and personalized intervention in a social network system.
A computer infrastructure for collecting and processing emotions in interaction time and adapting the user interface considering the user's emotional state. Financed by FAPESP.
A framework with a collaboration model, an architecture, an editor tool and a physical board that supports the construction of storytelling games by stigmatized end users.
Many teaching plans to be used with 4 and 5 years old children about basic computing concepts that include data storage, processing and transmission. Visit the project website (in Portuguese).
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Neris, Vânia Paula de Almeida; FORTUNA, FREDERICO ; BONACIN, RODRIGO ; de Alencar, Tatiana Silva; NERIS, L. O.; BARANAUSKAS, M. CECÍLIA C. Addressing Brazilian diversity in personal computing systems with a tailoring-based approach. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (Online), v. -, p. 1-23, 2020.
MOTTI, VIVIAN GENARO ; KALANTARI, NILOOFAR ; NERIS, VANIA. Understanding how social media imagery empowers caregivers: an analysis of microcephaly in Latin America. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, v. 1, p. 1, 2020.
BIANCHI, RENATA G. ; NERIS, V NIA P. A. ; ARA, ANDERSON L. . Tags vs. observers - a study on emotions tagged and emotions felt with Flickr pictures. MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS, v. 1, p. 1-22, 2019.
BENTO, SIRLEI RICARTE ; OTTAVIANI, ANA CAROLINA ; BRIGOLA, ALLAN GUSTAVO; Neris, Vânia Paula de Almeida ; ORLANDI, FABIANA DE SOUZA ; PAVARINI, SOFIA CRISTINA IOST . Use of digital game therapy among elderly persons undergoing dialytic treatment: cognitive aspects and depressive symptoms. Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, v. 21, p. 447-455, 2018
OLIVEIRA, ALLAN C.M. ; Botega, Leonardo C. ; SARAN, JORDAN F. ; SILVA, JORDANA N. ; MELO, JÉSSICA O.S.F. ; TAVARES, MARIA F.D. ; NERIS, VANIA P.A. . Crowdsourcing, data and information fusion and situation awareness for emergency Management of forest fires: The project DF100Fogo (FDWithoutFire). COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS, v. 1, p. 1-10, 2017.
GONÇALVES, VINÍCIUS P. ; GIANCRISTOFARO, GABRIEL T. ; FILHO, GERALDO P. R. ; JOHNSON, THIENNE ; CARVALHO, VALÉRIA ; PESSIN, GUSTAVO; NERIS, V NIA P. DE ALMEIDA ; UEYAMA, JÓ. Assessing users’ emotion at interaction time: a multimodal approach with multiple sensors. Soft Computing (Berlin. Print), v. 1, p. 1, 2016.
BOTEGA, Leonardo C. ; SOUZA, J. O. ; JORGE, F. R. ; CONEGLIAN, Caio S. ; CAMPOS, MÁRCIO R. ; Neris, Vânia Paula de Almeida; ARAUJO, R. B. Methodology for Data and Information Quality Assessment in the Context of Emergency Situational Awareness. Universal Access in the Information Society, v. 15, p. 1-14, 2016.
GONÇALVES, VINÍCIUS P. ; DE ALMEIDA NERIS, VANIA P. ; SERAPHINI, SIBELIUS ; DIAS, TERESA C. M. ; PESSIN, GUSTAVO ; JOHNSON, THIENNE ; UEYAMA, JÓ . Providing adaptive smartphone interfaces targeted at elderly people: an approach that takes into account diversity among the elderly. Universal Access in the Information Society (Print), v. 1, p. 1-21, 2015.
Rodrigues, K. H. ; Garcia, F. E. ; BOCANEGRA, L. ; Gonçalves, V. ; CARVALHO, V. ; Neris, Vânia Paula de Almeida. Personas-Driven Design for Mental Health Therapeutic Applications. SBC Journal on 3D Interactive Systems, v. 6, p. 18-34, 2015.
Neris, Vânia Paula de Almeida; Baranauskas, M. Cecília C. Designing tailorable software systems with the users participation. Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society (Impresso), v. ., p. ., 2012.
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Garcia, F. E. ; BRANDAO, R. ; MENDES, G. C. P. ; NERIS, V.P.A . Able to Create, Able to (Self)Improve: How an Inclusive Game Framework Fostered Self-Improvement Through Creation and Play in Alcohol and Drugs Rehabilitation?. In: IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT), 2019, Paphos. Proceedings of the 17th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Berlim: Springer-Verlag, 2019. p. 1-10.
SOUZA, P. M. ; Rodrigues, K. H. ; NERIS, V.P.A . SemTh - An Approach to the Design of Therapeutic Digital Games. In: Simpósio Brasileiro sobre Fatores Humanos em Sistemas Computacionais (IHC), 2019, Vitória. Proceedings of the 18th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems - IHC 2019, 2019.
GARCIA, W. ; NERIS, V.P.A . m-Motion: A mobile application for music recommendation that considers the desired emotion of the user. In: Simpósio Brasileiro sobre Fatores Humanos em Sistemas Computacionais (IHC), 2019, Vitória. Proceedings of the 18th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems - IHC 2019, 2019.
Garcia, F. E. ; NERIS, V.P.A . Strategies for Inclusive End-User Co-Creation of Inclusive Storytelling Games. In: IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computation (ICEC), 2019, Arequipa. Proceedings of IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computation (IFIP-ICEC) & Joint Conference on Serious Games (JCSG). Lectures Notes in Computer Science., 2019.
Alencar, T. S. ; Barbosa, M. ; MACHADO, L. ; Neris, L. O. ; NERIS, V.P.A. Considering the diversity of users in the development of a flexible bus stop. In: Simpósio Brasileiro sobre Fatores Humanos em Sistemas Computacionais (IHC2018), 2018, Belém do Para. Proc. 18th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018.
Rodrigues, K. H. ; CONRADO, D. ; NERIS, V.P.A . Lessons Learned in Designing a Digital Therapeutic Game to Support the Treatment and Well-Being of Children with Cancer. In: Human-Computer Interaction International (HCI), 2018, Las Vegas. Proceedings of Human-Computer Interaction International (HCI2018), 2018.
SOUZA, P. M. ; Rodrigues, K. H. ; Garcia, F. E. ; NERIS, V.P.A . Towards a Semiotic-Based Approach to the Design of Therapeutic Digital Games. In: International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations (ICISO), 2018, Reading. Proceedings of International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations (ICISO2018), 2018.
GARCIA, W. ; NERIS, V.P. A. An algorithm for music recommendation based on the user's musical preferences and desired emotions. In: International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM), 2018, Cairo. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. New York: ACM. v. 1. p. 205-2013.
DE QUEIROZ PROENÇA, MAILSON ; NERIS, V.P.A . UIFlex: a meta-design solution for the web. In: Simpósio Brasileiro sobre Fatores Humanos em Sistemas Computacionais (IHC), 2017, Joinville. Proceedings of the XVI Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: ACM, 2017. v. 1.
Alencar, T. S. ; Rodrigues, K. H. ; Bianchi, R. G. ; Barbosa, M. ; NERIS, V.P.A . Emotional Response Evaluation of users in Ubiquitous Environments: an Observational Case Study. In: 13th Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology Conference (ACE), 2016, Osaka. 2016
Paula Souza (2019-)
Clênio Gonçalves Jr. (2018-)
Franco Garcia (2015-2019)
Kamila Rios (co-supervision, 2010-2014)
Bruno César (2020-)
Patrícia Guimarães (2019-)
Everton Martins (2019-2020)
Letícia Silva (2018-2020)
Isaque Souza (2017-2019)
Paula Souza (2017-2018)
Willian Assunção (2017-2018)
Benedito da Silva Neto (2016-2018)
Newton Galindo Jr. (2016-2018)
Renata Oliveira (2015-2018)
Renata Bianchi (2015-2016)
Maria Carolina Santos (2015-2016)
Maílson Queiroz (2014-2015)
Franco Garcia (2013-2014)
Tatiana Alencar (2012-2014)
Rogério Campanari (2011-2013)
Design e avaliação de sistemas interativos
Métodos de pesquisa em interação humano-computador
Metodologia de pesquisa
User experience para todos na web
Design e avaliação de interfaces de usuário para web
User experience
Interação humano-computador
Metodologia científica
Orientação profissional em sistemas de informação
Estágio em sistemas de informação
Trabalho de conclusão de curso
Construção de algorítmos e programação
Introdução a computação
Laboratório de circuitos digitais
Metodologia científica e gerenciamento de projetos
Metodologias de desenvolvimento de sistemas
Centro de Atendimento Psicossocial - CAPS AD/São Carlos-SP
Creche do campus da USP - São Carlos-SP
Hospital do Amor
Espaço Braille - São Carlos-SP
Hospital Espírita de Marília
Comunidade da Vila União em Campinas - SP