Arminda Guerra Lopes

Arminda Guerra Lopes is a Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal, with 25 years of academic service. She holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) and maintains a research fellowship at the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI/LARSyS) in Portugal. Her institutional leadership includes roles as School Vice Director and President of scientific/pedagogical boards.

Her research focuses on human-centered technology design, with expertise in:

• Social informatics and collaborative systems
• Human-Work Interaction Design (HWID)
• Creativity support tools
• Quality-of-life technologies
• AI-human interaction paradigms

She maintains active international collaborations across Europe and Asia.

Recent publications (2017-2023) demonstrate strong focus on AI interactions, workplace systems, and accessibility solutions, with recurring themes of pilot implementation studies, artistic interfaces, and wellbeing technologies. Her work frequently employs mixed-methods approaches bridging technical development with human behavioral analysis.

Dr. Guerra leads research teams exploring affective computing, augmented reality navigation, and game-based learning, with projects involving multisensory installations, gesture recognition systems, and community information platforms.