Vânia Mendonça
Early Career Researcher at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal
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Top SchoolVânia Mendonça is an early career researcher and invited assistant professor with 12 years of experience at the intersection of computer engineering, AI, and human-centered computing. She teaches web technologies, programming and databases while leading research in data and systems intelligence and inclusive human-computer interaction at LASIGE. Her PhD work and MSc thesis reflect a long-standing focus on language, education and accessibility—applying NLP and engineering to support learning and under-served users. Comfortable moving between classroom and lab, she has repeatedly combined teaching responsibility with hands-on research projects at INESC-ID and Instituto Superior Técnico. Colleagues describe her as someone who sees computers not as replacements but as amplifiers of human potential, especially for linguistic and educational needs.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School Curso Tecnológico de Informática, High School Curso Tecnológico de Informática at Escola Secundária de Leal da CâmaraDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science and Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean
Stackoverflow
21reputation
85reached
1answer
1question
Github Skills (3)
tomcat6
git6
maven6
Github contributions (5)
vania-mendonca/BookFinder
May 2014 - Aug 2014
Contributions:39 commits in 2 months
vania-mendonca/Onception
Mar 2022 - Jul 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 tags in 1 year 4 months
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