Biography

Catarina is a fourth-year PhD student at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute from Carnegie Mellon University, and at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon. She is part of the CMU Portugal Dual Degree PhD Program in Human-Computer Interaction, under the supervision of Prof. David Lindlbauer and Prof. Augusto Esteves. Catarina has worked with Prof. Joaquim Jorge at IST for 4 years, and earned her Integrated MSc. in Aerospace Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in 2020 with a specialization in Avionics and Control Systems.

Her work at ITI/LARSyS involves exploring ways to enable efficient collaboration and training through Mixed Reality, with a focus on designing novel interaction techniques that enhance workspace awareness, improve feedback mechanisms for actions performed in virtual spaces, and optimize user experience. Catarina’s ongoing research includes projects centered around 3D User Interfaces, Perception Manipulation, and Remote Training and Collaboration.

 

Supervisor: Augusto Esteves