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Inês Boavida Portugal is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geography and Territorial Planning (IGOT), University of Lisbon, specializing in geography and urban planning. Her work bridges Geographic Information Systems (GIS), agent-based modeling, and tourism research with a focus on participatory methods and biosensing technologies.
Education:
- PhD in Geography (2016) from IGOT, University of Lisbon
- MSc in Territorial Management with specialization in Remote Sensing and GIS (2010) from NOVA University Lisbon
- BSc in Geography and Regional Planning (2007) from NOVA University Lisbon
Her research explores urban tourism dynamics, pedestrian flow analysis, and affective geographies through innovative methods like mobile biosensing and social force modeling. Recent publications address digital twins, crisis communication during the pandemic, and the integration of GIS with behavioral analysis.
Key trends in her work include:
- Smart tourism systems using geospatial data
- Crowd simulation for event safety
- Emotional mapping of public spaces
- Sustainable urban planning frameworks
- Agent-based modeling of destination decision-making
She contributes to projects like UrBio, which uses participatory biosensing to identify affective geographies and memory sites. Her methodological focus spans GIS, spatial-temporal analysis, and multi-agent systems.
