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Sofia Ribeirinho Leite. Completed the Mestrado integrado in Psychology in 2010 by Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Doutoramento in Biomedical Engineering in 2019/03/26 by Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia and Postgraduate Certificate in Neuroscience applied to executive setting in 2012/05 by NeuroBusiness Group. Is Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapist in Avicena - Clínica Psiquiátrica and Researcher in Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde. Published 5 articles in journals. Has received 4 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Psychology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: "Artificial Intelligence"; "Neural Networks"; "Cognitive Developmental Psychology"; "Cognitive Psychology"; "Artificial Neural Networks""; "Biodata Analysis""; "Contemporary Dance""; "Choreographic Composition""; "biometrics"; "human-computer interaction"; EEG; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Ribeirinho Leite

Citation names

  • Leite, Sofia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3017-176F-5A79
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3999-2492

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology
Education
Degree Classification
2019/03 - 2024
Ongoing
 Specialist in Integrative Body Psychotherapy (Título de especialista)
Major in Integrative Body Psychotherapy
Instituto Português de Psicoterapia Corporal, Portugal
2020/06/02 - 2021/01/01
Concluded
 HiTechProgram (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2019/03/26
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Developmental Artificial Intelligence
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Foundation of a Hierarchical Stacked Neural Network model for Simulating Cognitive Development" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2014/10 - 2015/02
Concluded
 Start-Up Acceleration Program (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2012/05 - 2012/05
Concluded
 Neuroscience applied to executive setting (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Human Capital Development Specialist
NeuroBusiness Group, United States
2011 - 2011
Concluded
 Cognitive Electrophysiological Techniques EEG-ERP (Outros)
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology University of Porto, Portugal
2005 - 2010
Concluded
 Psychology (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Clinical Psychology
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Percepção da direcção do olhar e percepção de ameaça em sujeitos com esquizofrenia paranóide: Estudo exploratório Gaze direction and perception of threat in patients with paranoid schizophrenia: an exploratory study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008 - 2008
Concluded
 Rorschach Projective Test (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/26 - 2022 Researcher (Research) Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/04 - 2016/04 Researcher (Research) Microsoft Portugal, Portugal
2011 - 2013 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Laboratório de Neuropsicofisiologia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/02/22 - 2020 Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapist Avicena - Clínica Psiquiátrica, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2012/02/15 Clinical Psychologist (Internship) Neurobios - Instituto de Neurociências e Reabilitação Integrada, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01 - Current Director of Science and Innovation TheWholeBrainFoundation, United States
2020 - Current Founder & Director RELIB - Mental Health & Health Tech, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Academy-Industry Liaison Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2014/01 - 2014/12 Co-Founder & Researcher WheelSci., Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/09 - 2022/07 Ser em Coletivo
NA
Researcher
Republica Portuguesa Direção-Geral das Artes
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2015/04 - 2015/12 AAL4ALL—Ambient Assisted Living for All
National QREN project 13852
Researcher
Microsoft Portugal, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Jorge Belinha; José Carlos Reis Campos; Elza Fonseca; Maria Helena Figueiral Silva; Maria Arcelina Marques; Maria Fernanda Gentil Costa; Susana Oliveira. Advances and Current Trends in Biomechanics. {CRC. 2021.
    10.1201/9781003217152
Book chapter
  1. Leite, Sofia; António J. Ramos Silva; Patrice Marie Miller; Michael Lamport Commons. Corresponding author: Leite, Sofia. "The Model of Hierarchical Complexity: Implications for Understanding Wisdom". In The International Handbook of Adult Development and Wisdom. Harvard University, 2024.
    In press
  2. Silva, António Ramos; Leite, Sofia; Natal, Renato; Mendes, Joaquim. "Neural networks used in a virtual environment to validate a training strategy based on human development". In Advances and Current Trends in Biomechanics, 418-422. CRC Press, 2021.
    10.1201/9781003217152-92
Conference paper
  1. Bruno Mota; António J. Ramos Silva; Patrice Marie Miller; Michael Lamport Commons; Pedro Pereira Rodrigues; Leite, Sofia. Corresponding author: Leite, Sofia. ""SIMULATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSITIONS BELOW AND ABOVE FORMAL REASONING IN A NEURAL NETWORK MODEL"". Paper presented in ImPACT 2023, Lisbon, 2023.
    Published • 10.36315/2023inpact068
  2. Duran, R.; Sorva, J.; Leite, S.. "Towards an analysis of program complexity from a cognitive perspective". 2018.
    10.1145/3230977.3230986
Conference poster
  1. Leite, Sofia; Marques-Teixeira; Pedro R Almeida. "Gaze peception and perception of threat in patients with paranoid schizophrenia". Paper presented in 10th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, 2011.
Journal article
  1. Sofia Leite; Praveen Kumar Donta; Bruno Mota; António Ramos Silva; Michael Lamport Commons; Patrice Marie Miller; Pedro Pereira Rodrigues. "Hierarchical growth in neural networks structure: Organizing inputs by Order of Hierarchical Complexity". PLOS ONE (2023): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290743.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0290743
  2. António J. Ramos Silva; Mário Vaz; Sofia Ribeirinho Leite; Joaquim Mendes. "Analyzing the Influence of the Stimulation Duration in the Transient Thermal Test – Experimental and FEM Simulation". Experimental Techniques (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40799-021-00538-1.
    10.1007/s40799-021-00538-1
  3. Rita Barros Neves; Sofia Ferreira Leite; António Ramos Silva; José Hugo Mesquita Vasconcelos. "Development of a Virtual System to Analyze the Learning of 3D Shapes". World Futures (2023): 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02604027.2022.2161087.
    10.1080/02604027.2022.2161087
  4. António Ramos Silva; Mário Vaz; Sofia Leite; Joaquim Mendes. "Lock-In Thermal Test Simulation, Influence, and Optimum Cycle Period for Infrared Thermal Testing in Non-Destructive Testing". Sensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010325.
    10.3390/s23010325
  5. M A P Vaz; Sofia Leite; Joaquim Mendes. "Infrared Lock-in Thermography Tests with Optical Feedback". U.Porto Journal of Engineering 8 6 (2022): 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/2183-6493_008.006_0001.
    10.24840/2183-6493_008.006_0001
  6. Leite, Sofia; António Ramos Silva; Mário Vaz; Joaquim Mendes. "Lock-in termal test with corrected optical feedback stimulation". Journal of Applied Sciencies (2020):
    Accepted
  7. Leite, Sofia. "Non-Destructive Infrared Lock-in Thermal Tests: Update on the Current Defect Detectability". Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/s1061830919100097.
    10.1134/s1061830919100097
  8. Leite, Sofia. "Physiological Arousal Quantifying Perception of Safe and Unsafe Virtual Environments by Older and Younger Adults". Sensors (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s19112447.
    10.3390/s19112447
  9. Leite, Sofia. "Successes in cultural evolution raises the variability in humans’ highest stage attained.". Behavioral Development Bulletin (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000033.
    10.1037/bdb0000033
  10. Leite, Sofia. "Neural correlates of postformal stages of reasoning: Biological determinants of developmental stage.". Behavioral Development Bulletin (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000012.
    10.1037/bdb0000012
Preprint
  1. Natacha Rosa; Sofia Leite; Juliana Alves; Angela Carvalho; Diana Oliveira; Flavia Santos; Barbara Macedo; Hugo Prazeres. "Knowledge Innovation Ecosystem for the Promotion of User-Centre Health Innovations: Living Lab Methodology and Lessons Learned Through the Proposal of Standard Good Practices". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.17.573578.
    10.1101/2024.01.17.573578
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Leite, Sofia. "Foundation of a Hierarchical Stacked Neural Network model for Simulating Cognitive Development". PhD, Universidade do Porto, 2019. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/119589.
  2. Leite, Sofia. "Percepção da direcção do olhar e percepção de ameaça em sujeitos com esquizofrenia paranóide: estudo exploratório". Master, Universidade do Porto, 2010. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/112594.

Other

Other output
  1. User experience during VE navigation quantified by self-report and physiological data  . 2015. Leite, Sofia; Resende, R.; Dias, J.; Eloy, S.; Freitas, J.; Marques, S.; Vilar, E.; Ourique, Lázaro; Pedro, T.. https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/publications/user-experience-during-ve-navigation-quantified-by-self-report-and-physiological-data-/57031?lang=en.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2015 User Experience during Virtual Environment Navigation Quantified by Self-Report and Physiological Measures. 3rd SUmmer Workshop Microsoft – ISCTE-IUL on Applied Computing
Microsoft Portugal (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013 Gaze perception and perception of threat in patients with paranoid schizophrenia – an ERP study. Annual Meeting Society of Psychophysiology Research
Society of Psychophysiology Research
2011 Cognitive changes in dual pathology: diagnosis and therapeutic approaches. I Congresso of Dual Pathology and Addictive Behavior
Coimbra (Portugal)
Distinctions

Award

2017 Grant for the 5th edition of the Advanced Formation as Interpreter and Choreography Creator
2016 Grant for participation in the Neural Psychology and Computation Workshop
2015 Fulbright Research Grant
Fulbright Portugal, Portugal
2014 Entrepreneurship Grant