Ana Pires is a psychologist with experience in Educational Technology and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (Spain).
Ana is an Assistant Professor at ISCTE – School of Applied Digital Technologies, a Research Fellow at ITI-LARSyS and Co-PI of the “Interaction and Perception” research line at the Centre for Fundamental Research in Psychology from the Universidad de La República (Uruguay). Much of her work is dedicated to developing inclusive educational technology to facilitate the acquisition of core cognitive skills, such as executive functions, mathematics, computational thinking, and critical AI, for children at risk of social exclusion (e.g.: visually impaired, neurodivergent, low SES). Her research prioritizes participatory and user-centered design approaches and incorporates multisensory and tangible elements to enhance learning, play, inclusion, and collaboration.
