Rui Neves Madeira

Rui Neves Madeira serves as an Assistant Professor at the Setúbal School of Technology (ESTSetúbal-IPS), Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, while maintaining dual research affiliations as an Integrated Researcher at NOVA-LINCS Research Center (Multimodal Systems group) and Collaborating Researcher at Lisbon Telecommunications Institute.

His academic credentials include a PhD in Computer Science (2017), Master's degree in Computer Science and Informatics (2008), and Electrical Engineering degree (1998), all from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa's Faculty of Science and Technology.

His research bridges Computer Science, Engineering Sciences, and Educational Sciences with specialized focus on Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Health, Digital Twins, and Extended Reality applications. This interdisciplinary work emphasizes personalization frameworks and sustainable development solutions through gamification and serious games methodologies.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Best Paper Award at a renowned conference

Academic leadership spans doctoral supervision (1 completed thesis, 3 ongoing, 1 co-supervision), master's guidance (12+ supervised, 3 co-supervised), and 40+ undergraduate projects. Research portfolio demonstrates extensive project management as Principal Investigator in 3 projects, Co-Principal Investigator in 3, Technical Developer in 2, Researcher in 7, and Doctoral Fellow in 2 initiatives.

He previously directed the SustainRD Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development (2019-2023) and currently serves on ESTSetúbal-IPS's Technical-Scientific Council.