G[ai]A-ALFA spans sport and health sciences, computer engineering, energy systems, design and social sciences. This diversity is not incidental: the problems the project addresses have no solution inside a single discipline.
Coordination and scientific leadership
| Élvio Rúbio Gouveia | PI · Associate Professor, ITI/LARSyS – UMa | Sport · Health · Games |
| Pedro Campos | Full Professor, ITI/LARSyS – UMa | HCI · Games · Social Computing |
| Lucas Pereira | Assistant Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – IST | Energy Systems · AI · Sustainability |
| Paulo Bala | Assistant Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – ARDITI | HCI · Design · Games · Sustainability |
| Nuno Jardim Nunes | Full Professor, ITI/LARSyS – IST | Participatory Digital Citizenship · Sustainability-Oriented Design |
| Valentina Nisi | Full Professor, ITI/LARSyS – IST | Interactive Digital Narratives · Heritage and Sustainable Tourism · Inclusive Design |
Researchers
| Cíntia França | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – UMa | Sport · Health · Games |
| Bruna Gouveia | Adjunct Professor, ITI/LARSyS – ESE São José Cluny | Public Health · Ageing · Epidemiological Surveillance |
| Mara Dionísio | Assistant Professor, ITI/LARSyS – UMa | HCI · Interactive Narratives · Augmented and Virtual Reality |
| Sandra Olim | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – ARDITI | HCI · Education · Design · Games |
| Paulo Nascimento | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – ARDITI | Psychology · Mental Health · Migration |
| Beatriz Peres | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – ARDITI | HCI · Health · Virtual Reality |
| Teresa Paulino | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – ARDITI | HCI · Health · Artificial Intelligence |
| Sheikh Mostafa | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – IST | AI · Health · Energy Systems |
| Helder Lopes | Full Professor, UMa | Physical Activity · Sports Tourism · Pedagogy |
| Rui Ornelas | Assistant Professor, UMa | Exercise · Health · Wellbeing |
| Catarina Fernando | Associate Professor, UMa | Physical Activity · Sports Tourism · Wellbeing |
| Nuno Fraga | Assistant Professor with Habilitation, UMa | Education · Quality of Life · Civic Participation |
| Honorato Sousa | Assistant Professor, UMa | Sport · Health · Games |
G[ai]A-ALFA Fellowships
| Ana Rodrigues | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – UMa |
| João Góis | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – UMa |
| Franz Coelho | Postdoctoral Researcher, ITI/LARSyS – UMa |
| Margarida Lira | PhD Student, UMa |
| Cristiano França | PhD Student, UMa |
| Nuno Nisa | PhD Student, UMa |
| Ana Cristina Saial | PhD Student, U. Coimbra |
| Catherine Ngirwa | PhD Student, UMa |
| Toni Garcês | MSc, UMa |
| Luís Nunes | MSc, UMa |
| Zakaria Moshi | PhD Student, UMa |
| Filipa Pereira | PhD Student, U. Coimbra |
| Rita Ramos | MSc Student, UMa |
| Inês Jardim de Castro | MSc Student, UMa |
| Mílton Velosa | MSc Student, UMa |
| Gonçalo Ferreira | MSc Student, UMa |
👋 Join us
We are looking for researchers in applied AI, energy systems, digital health, human-computer interaction and design. We work on an Atlantic island but offer:
- A place in a research unit rated Excellent by the FCT since 2001
- Work on real problems, with regional partners and access to data and field sites
- Collaboration with institutions like CMU, MIT, UCL, IIT and UT Austin, with funded mobility missions
- A career development plan supporting applications for individual funding
Open positions: No calls opened right now.
Open applications: gaia.web.uma@gmail.com