Soraia Alarcão
Assistant Professor at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Top SchoolSoraia Alarcão is an Assistant Professor and researcher with 12 years of experience at the intersection of human-computer interaction and assistive technologies, focused on supporting people with dementia, caregivers, and neurodivergent users. She develops multimodal emotion recognition models that combine multimedia content, contextual cues and physiological signals (EEG, skin conductance) to inform adaptive systems. Her work spans academic teaching and international research projects, and she is expanding into inclusive authentication solutions for older adults to lower barriers to assistive tech adoption. With a PhD in Informatics (honors) and a strong record at LASIGE and INESC-ID, she blends rigorous empirical methods with practical system design to translate lab insights into usable interventions. An often-overlooked strength is her breadth of teaching across web technologies, HCI and databases, which helps her bridge technical disciplines and stakeholder needs.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Informatics, Approved with Honors and Distinctions, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Informatics, Approved with Honors and Distinctions at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de LisboaMSc Engineering, Information Systems and Computer Engineering, 17, MSc Engineering, Information Systems and Computer Engineering, 17 at Instituto Superior Técnico
English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Github Skills (3)
playframework6
angular-routing6
java6
Github contributions (3)
vithea-kids-team/vithea-kids-2.0
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:142 commits, 25 pushes, 5 issues in 1 year 4 months
soraiamenesesalarcao/greyfinch
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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