Ana Figueiras

Ana Figueiras is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona and a research scientist at CICANT, where she coordinates the MagLab - Magazine Media Lab, the first international lab focused on magazine studies. She received her Ph.D. in Digital Media from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (in collaboration with UT Austin) and holds a Master's in New Media and a degree in Communication Sciences from the same institution.

• Education
  • Ph.D. in Digital Media, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UT Austin Program)
  • M.Sc. in New Media, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • B.A. in Communication Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Ana's research focuses on information visualization, particularly visual storytelling, integration of narrative elements into visualization, and user performance and experience evaluation. Her work spans digital journalism, magazine studies, and spatio-temporal visualization, with recent publications analyzing interconnected journalism and data visualization in social media.

Notable projects include the ReThinking Visualization initiative (2015), which explores patterns in visualization across disciplines, and her leadership in MagLab's research on magazine media. Current trends in her publications highlight interactive journalism, cross-platform storytelling, and visualization evaluation frameworks.