Benjamim Fonseca

Benjamim Fonseca is an Assistant Professor with Habilitation at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), affiliated with the Department of Engineering. He is also a researcher at INESC TEC and co-founder/CEO of 4ALL Software, a UTAD spin-off focused on innovative software development. His research spans collaborative systems, mobile accessibility, and immersive technologies, with over 100 publications in conferences, journals, and books. Fonseca actively contributes to scientific event organization and peer review, emphasizing human-AI collaboration, scientometrics, and educational technology.

His work integrates hybrid human-AI systems, crowdsourcing frameworks, and educational tools like virtual labs and exergames. Notable projects include the Online-Gym multiuser virtual environment and SOSPhone, a mobile emergency app for deaf users. Fonseca’s research also explores the ethical and practical dimensions of AI in fields like music composition and entrepreneurship education through platforms like BIZZY and PLAYER.

Key themes in his publications include scientometric analysis of CSCW (Computer-Supported Cooperative Work), taxonomies for crowd-machine interaction, and the application of reinforcement learning in scheduling. His interdisciplinary approach bridges computer science, education, and social inclusion, with a focus on leveraging technology for equitable access and collaborative innovation.