@TechPeopleLab

Super duper HCI research lab at @LASIGE, @FC_UL, @ULisboa. Democratizing Accessibility and Healthcare. Led by @tjvguerreiro

 Lisbon
techandpeople.github.io
Joined February 2020
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✨An upcoming strong showing from @TechPeopleLab at #chi2025 with 3 Papers (one honorable mention), 1 LBW, 3 workshop papers, and 1 @SIGCHI Societal Impact Award! Several of us will attend to present and network. See you there! Preprints at techandpeople.github.io/publ…
Tech&People publications webpage with the CHI papers and LBW highlighted.

ALT Tech&People publications webpage with the CHI papers and LBW highlighted.

SIGCHI Awards 2025 mosaic with several awards and photos. Tiago Guerreiro is in one of the middle squares next to the title Sociel Impact Award.

ALT SIGCHI Awards 2025 mosaic with several awards and photos. Tiago Guerreiro is in one of the middle squares next to the title Sociel Impact Award.

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A week with arrivals, departures, and visits. Alex Lengert is going back to Karlsruhe @KITinformatik and @pavithren arrived from Salzburg @LBI_DHP and is already working hard. Arno Kinzinger visited us and discussed the opportunities for collaboration - lots!
welcome and goodby drinks on a sunny afternoon. Table with 8 researchers toasting

ALT welcome and goodby drinks on a sunny afternoon. Table with 8 researchers toasting

Viren, Arno, and Tiago in front of a globe (world)

ALT Viren, Arno, and Tiago in front of a globe (world)

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Our member @JoniGuerreiro is at #IEEEVR presenting the paper "Exploring Aiming Techniques for Blind People in Virtual Reality" where we explore 3 techniques to support blind people in aiming tasks in VR using an archery scenario. Preprint at techandpeople.github.io/publ…
The image shows a user aiming the virtual crossbow a little to the left of a distant target within the virtual environment. The user's head is represented around the reticle on the same horizontal plane as the target. The user will perceive the target position listening to their headphones for the target's sound cue (in this case, on the right side) according to where they are aiming the controller with the reticle.

ALT The image shows a user aiming the virtual crossbow a little to the left of a distant target within the virtual environment. The user's head is represented around the reticle on the same horizontal plane as the target. The user will perceive the target position listening to their headphones for the target's sound cue (in this case, on the right side) according to where they are aiming the controller with the reticle.

João with a cpat with a pool and the sea in the back, with the weather looking gray and cold.

ALT João with a cpat with a pool and the sea in the back, with the weather looking gray and cold.

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🚨 Preprint of our #cscw2025 paper on "Exploring Collaboration in Programming Activities with Children with Visual Impairments: a 10-Session Study in a School Setting" is now available at techandpeople.github.io/publ… @fmsrocha @davgonalves @AnaCPires1 @tjvguerreiro @lasige
Two photos side by side illustrating children engaged in activities during two different sessions. On the left, 4 children with their associated roles. The Pilot and Engineer are working at the table sharing coding blocks and the LEGO baseplate. On their right is the child portraying the Captain with earphones. Behind them on the floor, is the child with the Explorer role and a researcher. On the right, two groups working in the same classroom. The focus is on the group with three children, two researchers, and a teacher at the table. The Pilot is touching the coding blocks on the LEGO baseplate, and the Explorers are in front of each other with the LEGO-based map on the table between them

ALT Two photos side by side illustrating children engaged in activities during two different sessions. On the left, 4 children with their associated roles. The Pilot and Engineer are working at the table sharing coding blocks and the LEGO baseplate. On their right is the child portraying the Captain with earphones. Behind them on the floor, is the child with the Explorer role and a researcher. On the right, two groups working in the same classroom. The focus is on the group with three children, two researchers, and a teacher at the table. The Pilot is touching the coding blocks on the LEGO baseplate, and the Explorers are in front of each other with the LEGO-based map on the table between them

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We are excited to welcome @IsabelN64624097 as an incoming tenure-track assistant professor at @cienciasulisboa and to our group @TechPeopleLab @lasige! She will bring the work on inclusive #HRI and #humancenteredAI to new heights. techandpeople.github.io/team…
A set of robots and a child on the floor

ALT A set of robots and a child on the floor

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Our annual strategy meeting took place last week with a morning full of discussions, retrospection, planning, and optimism; and an afternoon dedicated to presentations by junior researchers - techandpeople.github.io @lasige @FC_UL
Partial group photo outside the restaurante next to a garden

ALT Partial group photo outside the restaurante next to a garden

Coffee break room with around 30 people chatting in groups

ALT Coffee break room with around 30 people chatting in groups

Presentation room with around 35 member listening to a master student presenting his thesis proposal

ALT Presentation room with around 35 member listening to a master student presenting his thesis proposal

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Yesterday, at the @lasige lunch talks (every 2 weeks), we featured our @ismarconf #ismar2024 paper on "Crafting Virtual Realities: Designing a VR End-User Authoring Platform for Personalised Exposure Therapy", doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/…, preprint at techandpeople.github.io/down…
a flyer with the two titles, abstracts and presenter names

ALT a flyer with the two titles, abstracts and presenter names

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Last week, our reading club focused on Braun and Clarke's 2024 paper on "Reporting guidelines for qualitative research: a values-based approach", doi.org/10.1080/14780887.202… - a lot of discussions, insights, and clarity. @davgonalves took the lead on this one and did a wonderful job.
David with a slide on the background reading "small q vs BIG Q" and some distinctions between the two approaches. a room with ~15 group members listening carefully.

ALT David with a slide on the background reading "small q vs BIG Q" and some distinctions between the two approaches. a room with ~15 group members listening carefully.

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Full house for Kathrin Gerling's talk at @lasige @TechPeopleLab @cienciasulisboa! A full day for Kathrin with back to back meetings and presentations, and a pleasure for us to host her. Almost made us forget about #chi2025 reviews and #USAElection2024.
Room packed and Kathrin in the back with a slide projected knto the wall next to her

ALT Room packed and Kathrin in the back with a slide projected knto the wall next to her

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Tech&People welcomed the new Master students for the 24/25 academic year, with a session focusing on logistics, literature review, and much more. Topics include gaming, tracking and accessibility in sports, AI for accessibility evaluation and education,...
A group of about 25 people in front of a projected image on a wall, reading Tech&People

ALT A group of about 25 people in front of a projected image on a wall, reading Tech&People

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