Vanessa Cesário
Biography
Professor Vanessa Cesário is a distinguished expert in Digital Media and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). She holds a Ph.D. in Digital Media (Communications sciences and technology), a Master’s in Cultural Management, and a Bachelor’s in Communication. Her research focuses on HCI and communication within cultural heritage spaces, using participatory design to enhance engagement and preservation through technology.
As a member of the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), Professor Cesário collaborates with international institutions, contributing to various research areas. She is recognized for her scholarly work in international journals and conferences, particularly in Communication, HCI, Interaction Design, and Cultural Heritage.
Professor Cesário teaches at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Madeira. In her current role, her teaching methodology emphasizes integrating theoretical principles with practical applications, preparing students to navigate and excel in the dynamic landscape of modern digital communication. Through her academic endeavours, she explores the complex interplay between technology, communication, and cultural heritage.
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2023
Towards Critical Heritage in the wild: Analysing Discomfort through Collaborative Autoethnography Proceedings Article
In: Schmidt, Albrecht; Väänänen, Kaisa; Goyal, Tesh; Kristensson, Per Ola; Peters, Anicia; Mueller, Stefanie; Williamson, Julie R.; Wilson, Max L. (Ed.): Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2023, Hamburg, Germany, April 23-28, 2023, pp. 771:1–771:19, ACM, 2023.
Lessons Learned on Engaging Teenage Visitors in Museums with Story-Based and Game-Based Strategies Journal Article
In: ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 1–20, 2023.
Empowering cultural heritage professionals: designing interactive exhibitions with authoring tools Journal Article
In: Museum Management and Curatorship, pp. 1–15, 2023.
2022
Design Implications for Interactive and Analogue Technologies supporting Distance Education: A Longitudinal Mixed-Method Study during the Pandemic Journal Article
In: IxD&A, vol. 52, pp. 6–22, 2022.
Designing with teenagers: A teenage perspective on enhancing mobile museum experiences Journal Article
In: Int. J. Child Comput. Interact., vol. 33, pp. 100454, 2022.
A Co-Design Method for Museums to Engage Migrant Communities with Cultural Heritage Proceedings Article
In: DRS2022: Design Research Society, 2022.
Designing mobile museum experiences for teenagers Journal Article
In: Museum Management and Curatorship, pp. 1–21, 2022.
Enabling Genuine Connections in a Digital Learning Environment for Students Through Information Communication Technologies Proceedings Article
In: International Conference on ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation, pp. 563–575, Springer Nature Switzerland Cham 2022.
2021
Collecting Qualitative Data During COVID-19 Proceedings
Springer, Cham, vol. 12936, 2021, ISBN: 978-3-030-85607-6.
Promoting Social Inclusion Around Cultural Heritage Through Collaborative Digital Storytelling Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of EAI ArtsIT 2021 – 10th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation, pp. 145–150, Springer, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2021.