Seyed Mohsen Mirmotahari (AC1B-FF5D-B0D1)

Curriculum Vitae

Seyed Mohsen Mirmotahari

Mohsen was educated in Iran, India, Malaysia, and Portugal. He is currently a PhD student in Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon. His research investigates sustainable digital design practices and promotes them among digital designers. His academic background includes a master’s degree in design (Visual Communication) from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), a bachelor’s degree in fine arts (Visual Communication Design) from the University of Pune, India, and research experience at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. With over two decades of professional experience, Mohsen has worked as a designer across print and digital publications and has participated in more than fifteen exhibitions worldwide. He founded Mirmotahari Design Studio in Iran and collaborates with companies in France, Germany, and Portugal. He is also the founder of lowimpact.design, a project that both follows and presents sustainable digital design practices.

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: Seyed Mohsen Mirmotahari
Data de nascimento: 1985/06/12
Género: Masculino

Nomes de citação

Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: AC1B-FF5D-B0D1
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3605-2913
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=I53TgEcAAAAJ&hl=en

Endereços de correio eletrónico

mirmotahari@edu.ulisboa.pt (Profissional)
mirmotahari@Hotmail.com (Pessoal)

Telefones

Telemóvel

(+351) 967605356 (Pessoal)

Moradas

Rua Gomes Freire, N 136, 2 Esq , 1150-180, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Pessoal)

Websites

https://seyedmirmotahari.github.io/mirmotahari/ (Profissional)
https://seyedmirmotahari.github.io/Lowimpact.design/ (Pessoal)

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão	Peer-review
Persa (Idioma materno)
Inglês	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)	Utilizador proficiente (C1)
Português	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)
Alemão	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)

Formação

	Grau	Classificação
2022/09/16 - 2028/07/31 Em curso	Fine arts (Doutoramento) Especialização em Communication design Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e de Estudos em Belas-Artes, Portugal
2015/03/17 - 2016/03/01 Frequentou	Media (Licence) Universiti Malaya, Malásia
2011/05/01 - 2013/05/01 Concluído	Design (Mestrado) Especialização em Communication design Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Índia "Mumbai’s Surprise for Iranians (a digital guidebook presenting the historical significance of 24 places)" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	Recognized by the University of Lisbon with an overall grade of 18/20.
2007/01/01 - 2010/05/01 Concluído	Fine arts (Bachelor) Especialização em Communication design Bharati Vidyapeeth, Índia "Future of Digital Media and Advertising" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	Recognized by the University of Lisbon with an overall grade of 16/20.
2003/12/24 - 2006/12/01 Concluído	Computer Graphics (Diplôme d´études supérieures) Scientific Applied Comprehensive University, Irão	Associate of Sciences Degree

Percurso profissional

Ciência

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2023 - Atual	Investigador (Investigação)	Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) – LARSyS, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 - Atual	Investigador (Investigação)	Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e de Estudos em Belas-Artes, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Outros

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2012/07/01 - 2012/07/31	Summer Research Internship	Tehran Municipality, Irão

Projetos

Outro

	Designação	Financiadores
2024 - 2024	The EcoTech Learners Project – Digital Planet Protectors: Empowering the School Community to reduce Digital Carbon Footprint through Game-Based Learning KA220-SCH-65797364 Bolseiro de Doutoramento

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em conferência	Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen; Paoliello, Carla; Rafael, Sónia. Autor correspondente: Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen. "Unfolding digital design: a systematic review and keyword mapping analysis". Trabalho apresentado em Media, Arts & Design Conferences (MAD) https://doi.org/10.48341/7xpy-cj75, Krems, 2025. Publicado
Artigo em revista	Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen; Paoliello, Carla; Rafael, Sónia. "Promoting sustainable practices in digital design processes: developing a framework and identifying educational gaps". The Design Journal (2026): Em revisão
Capítulo de livro	Rafael, Sónia; Mirmotahari, Seyed Mohsen. "Seeding a Sustainable Mindset to Reduce Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint Through Sustainable Digital Design Principles". In Perspectives on Design and Digital Communication V, 3-19. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. 10.1007/978-3-031-76156-0_1

Outros

Outra produção

lowimpact.design. Research-based digital platform presenting practical strategies for reducing carbon footprint and electricity consumption in digital design processes. The website operates on a solar-powered hosting infrastructure, where content availability depends on battery charge levels, demonstrating low-energy web practices in action.. 2026. Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen. lowimpactdesign.me.
Mumbai's surprise for Iranians (R). Published by IIT Bombay Publications. 2013. Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen.
Interactive calendar (R). Published by IIT Bombay Publications. 2013. Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen.
Word-Image relationship in Reza Abedini's posters. Published by IIT Bombay Publications. 2013. Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen.
The Future of Digital Media and Advertising. Published by Bharati Vidyapeeth Publications, Pune University, India. 2011. Mirmotahari, S. Mohsen; Shruti Nigudkar.

Atividades

Organização de evento

	Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)	Instituição / Organização
2026/06/17 - 2026/06/19	Student volunteer assisting with event registration, participant guidance, and session management for the 15th Design Thinking Research Symposium (DTRS'15) in Lisbon. (2026/06/17 - 2026/06/19) Conferência (Outra)	Academia Nacional de Belas Artes, Portugal unidcom \| iade, Portugal

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2026/07/13 - 2026/07/14	Attended LARSyS Annual Meeting, engaged with presentations and discussions on robotics, engineering systems, and human–computer interaction.	LARSyS Annual Meeting Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) – LARSyS, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
2026/05/04 - 2026/05/08	Participated in a 100-hour training course on creative and sustainable leadership, hosted at the Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal. The program was co-funded by the European Union. Oficina (workshop)	Creatorship - Elevating Creative Sustainable leadership Cultural and Educational Society PINA, Eslovénia
2026/02/03 - 2026/02/03	Participation as an attendee at the Técnico Innovation Summit 2026, an international conference focused on research-to-impact, artificial intelligence, sustainability, energy, smart cities, and digital transition. Conferência	Técnico Innovation Summit 2026 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2025/11/28 - 2025/12/05	Participated in the IGDS members’ portfolio exhibition at Momayez Gallery, Home of Iranian Artists (Nov 28–Dec 5, 2025). Exposição	Portfolio Exhibition of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) Members Iranian graphic designers society (IGDS), Irão
2025/10/10 - 2025/10/21	Training on research data management, FAIR data sharing, and open science practices. Relevant for sustainable research infrastructure and digital workflows. Oficina (workshop)	Research Data Management and Sharing – 2025 Edition Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2025/07/15 - 2025/07/18	Participated in a four-day program on civic technology and participatory design. Activities included seminars, workshops, and community collaborations on topics such as design justice, digital inclusion, and decolonial HCI.	DCitizens Summer School Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) – LARSyS, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2025/07/14 - 2025/07/15	Attended LARSyS Annual Meeting, engaged with presentations and discussions on robotics, engineering systems, and human–computer interaction. Encontro	LARSyS Annual Meeting Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) – LARSyS, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2025/06/23 - 2025/06/23	Attended a lecture by Ezio Manzini on design for social innovation and community building. Seminário	Design for Community Building – Lecture by Ezio Manzini Academia Nacional de Belas Artes, Portugal
2025/06/02 - 2025/06/04	Participated in theDesign Research and Innovation Week DRIW’25, Lisbon, Portugal	unidcom \| iade, Portugal
2025/05/27 - 2025/05/28	Participated in the AI Workshop at University of Siegen, Germany. Oficina (workshop)	AI in War Workshop Universität Siegen, Alemanha
2025/02/24 - 2025/02/25	Attended the Science Communication Training (workshop) Oficina (workshop)	Science Communication Training 2025 Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2025/02/03 - 2025/02/16	Participated in the 3 Minutes of Thesis (3MT) competition at the University of Lisbon. The competition encouraged PhD students to develop science communication skills by presenting research concisely and engagingly to a non-specialist audience, using only one slide. Outro	3 Minutes of Thesis (3MT) competition Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2025/01/30 - 2025/01/31	Participated in a workshop hosted by Professor Marty J. Wolf, Chair of the ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, focused on ethics in technology and professional practice. Oficina (workshop)	Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) – LARSyS, Portugal
2024/07/11 - 2024/07/12	Attended LARSyS Annual Meeting, engaged with presentations and discussions on robotics, engineering systems, and human–computer interaction. Encontro	LARSyS Annual Meeting Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) – LARSyS, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2024/03/21 - 2024/03/21	Explored the possibility of drawing in Virtual Reality (VR) on 360º visual documentation, and using fragments of nature, such as marble pebbles and clay from the island of Naxos, with clay from FBAUL Oficina (workshop)	caphe project workshop Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Belas-Artes, Portugal
2024/03/15 - 2024/03/15	Attended seminar on 'Doctoral Degree in Sustainability: Science Reason \| Resources, Food, and Society,' Session 3, hosted by Professors Marco Neves and Sónia Rafael. Seminário	Science Communication: Methods and Instruments — Digitization and Artistic Explorations Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2024/01/12 - 2024/01/12	Engaged in discussions surrounding sustainability and its pertinent challenges during the workshop participation. For more details, refer to: https://www.sustainability.cards/post/iti-lisbon-workshop-repor Oficina (workshop)	Sustainability Workshop Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) – LARSyS, Portugal
2023/11/29 - 2023/11/29	Participated in an online course offered by Springer Nature, Madrid Oficina (workshop)	Springer Nature author workshop Springer Nature Madrid Calle de Rosario Pino, Espanha
2023/11/29 - 2023/11/29	Springer Nature Author Workshop Certificate: Lisboa, PT Oficina (workshop)
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/20	Participated in an online training session focused on academic publishing and authorship best practices. Oficina (workshop)	Springer Nature Author Workshop (in collaboration with FCCN/b-on)
2023/10/12 - 2023/10/14	Participated at 7th International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage – RECH7: Lisboa, PT Conferência	7th International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage – RECH7: Lisboa, PT Academia Nacional de Belas Artes, Portugal
2023/09/28 - 2023/09/29	Conference participation and student volunteer Conferência	Conference on culture and computer science – code and materiality (KUI) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Belas-Artes, Portugal
2023/02/23 - 2023/02/23	Participated, Chiado, Carmo e Paris, Certificate issued	Academia Nacional de Belas Artes, Portugal
2022/05/30 - 2022/06/03	Participated in this seminar, also designed the poster for it Conferência	Design Research and Innovation Week DRIW’22 unidcom \| iade, Portugal
2022/02/08 - 2022/02/10	Participated, learned about the future of design and remote working Seminário	The Return to the office and the Future of Work Universidade Europeia IADE Faculdade de Design Tecnologia e Comunicação, Portugal
2022/02/08 - 2022/02/10	The Return to the office and the Future of Work
2019/12/13 - 2019/12/16	Participated in the exhibition with a logo design. The logo has been published in a book. Exposição	Sarv Noghrehee Iranian graphic designers society (IGDS), Irão
2013/06/21 - 2013/06/23	Participated in an exhibition with a digital guidebook called 'Mumbai's Surprises' and also an interactive calendar app named 'Gift of the Day'. Outro	Design and Degree Show 2013 Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Índia
2008/10/12 - 2008/10/18	Contributed to poster design for the youth game Exposição	Commonwealth youth games, Índia

Arbitragem científica em conferência

	Nome da conferência	Local da conferência
2026 - 2026	CHI 2026 – ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems	ACM – Association for Computing Machinery

Membro de associação

	Nome da associação	Tipo de participação
2020 - Atual	Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) - International Council of Design (ico-D).	Member
2018 - Atual	Graphic Design At Institute For Promotion Of Contemporary Visual Art: Tehran, IR
2013 - Atual	Association member of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Mumbai, IN

Distinções

Prémio

2011	First Prize, Campaign design Bharati Vidyapeeth, Índia Savitribai Phule Pune University, Índia
2011	Earned the highest rank in the university Bharati Vidyapeeth, Índia Savitribai Phule Pune University, Índia
2011	Graduated with first-class honors and distinction Savitribai Phule Pune University, Índia Bharati Vidyapeeth, Índia
2010	Second Prize, Game design Bharati Vidyapeeth, Índia Savitribai Phule Pune University, Índia
2010	Selected for the Poster Design Competition at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) Regional Transport Office (R.T.O), Índia
2008	Awarded Third Prize for 3D display design Bharati Vidyapeeth, Índia Savitribai Phule Pune University, Índia
2007	Awarded First Prize for Typographic Book Cover Design Bharati Vidyapeeth, Índia Savitribai Phule Pune University, Índia