Francisco Rebelo
Biography
Francisco Rebelo is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture. He holds a PhD in Ergonomics – Human-Centered Design from Universiade de Lisboa, aggregated in Ergonomic Design at the same University.
His teaching and research focus on understanding and measuring human performance and experiences resulting from using or anticipating a product, service, or system. At the applied level, his goal is to integrate ergonomics, neuroscience, and technological tools to design transformative human experiences that improve people’s lives’ performance, fun, safety, and health.
Publications
2017
Could the Design Features of a Wheelchair Influence the User Experience and Stigmatization Perceptions of the Users? Proceedings Article
In: AHFE (4), pp. 841–850, Springer, 2017.
Human Work Interaction Design: Beyond Human Factors Proceedings Article
In: Rebelo, Francisco; Soares, Marcelo (Ed.): AHFE (4), pp. 127–133, Springer, 2017.
2016
Evaluating Play-Personas of an Educational 3D Digital Game for University Students to Learn Portuguese as a Foreign Language Proceedings Article
In: HCI (17), pp. 198–207, Springer, 2016.
Questing Ruins: A Game for a Digital Inclusion Proceedings Article
In: HCI (17), pp. 264–272, Springer, 2016.
2015
HARSim: Posterior Load Comparative Analysis Process Proceedings Article
In: HCI (19), pp. 34–44, Springer, 2015.
A Comparative Study: Use of a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Device by People with Cerebral Palsy in Interaction with Computers Proceedings Article
In: HCI (28), pp. 405–410, Springer, 2015.
TwitterJam: Identification of mobility patterns in urban centers based on tweets Proceedings Article
In: ISC2, pp. 1–6, IEEE, 2015.
2014
Serious Games and Heuristic Evaluation - The Cross-Comparison of Existing Heuristic Evaluation Methods for Games Proceedings Article
In: HCI (8), pp. 453–464, Springer, 2014.
Methodological Framework for Control Centres Evaluation and Optimization Proceedings Article
In: HCI (11), pp. 3–11, Springer, 2014.
A Pilot Study Using Virtual Reality to Investigate the Effects of Emergency Egress Signs Competing with Environmental Variables on Route Choices Proceedings Article
In: HCI (10), pp. 369–377, Springer, 2014.