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Gabriel Martins Faria completed his Bachelor's in New Communication Technologies in July 2018 at the University of Aveiro, followed by a Master's in Multimedia Communication in February 2021 from the same university. His professional focus lies within the field of Social Sciences, with an emphasis on Communication and Information Sciences. Considering his academic journey, his research interests include: Communication; Development of technologies for older adults; User experience evaluation; Usability evaluation; Front-end and back-end programming; Design and development of multiplatform interfaces (web and mobile); Design for iTV (Interactive Television); Personal assistance software; 3D modelling and rendering.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Gabriel Martins Faria
Date of birth
1996/05/18
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Faria, Gabriel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AA18-4F9D-D721
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6085-4716

Email addresses

  • g.martinsfaria@ua.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Media and Communications

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01 - 2025/09/30
Ongoing
 Doctorate in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Promoting Social Interaction Among the Senior Population: A Proactive Gamified Approach on Television" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/09 - 2021/02
Concluded
 Multimedia Communication (Mestrado)
Major in Interactive Multimedia
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Proactive Personal Assistant for Television Ecosystem Context" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2015/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 New Communication Technologies (Licenciatura)
Major in Multiplatform Technologies
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/10/01 - 2025/09/30 PhD Research Fellow Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gabriel Faria; Telmo Silva; Jorge Abreu. "Encouraging Seniors to Get Active: Implementing a Gamification Strategy on Television". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-70439-0_6
  2. Gabriel Faria; Telmo Silva; Jorge Ferraz de Abreu. "Proactive TV Gamification: Engaging Older Adults Socially". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-61356-2_5
  3. Faria, Gabriel; Silva, Telmo; Abreu, Jorge. "Active and Healthy Aging: The Role of a Proactive Information Assistant Embedded on TV". In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 70-84. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-22210-8_5
Conference paper
  1. Faria, Gabriel; Silva, Telmo; Abreu, Jorge. "Television Is Powerful: An iTV Solution as a Motivator of Social Interactions Among Older Adults". 2025.
    10.5220/0013493500003938
  2. Faria, Gabriel; Silva, Telmo; Abreu, Jorge. "Taking Seniors Out of the Couch: A Gamification Strategy Integrated into TV". Paper presented in jAUTI2023 conference – XII Jornadas Iberoamericanas sobre Aplicaciones y Usabilidad de la TV Interactiva, Havana, 2023.
    Accepted
  3. Angeluci, Alan César Belo; Prata, Alcina Maria; Quaglio, Alexandre; Velhinho, Ana; Pinho, António; Cardoso, Bernardo; Gonzalez, Carina Gonzalez; et al. "Integration of Personal Assistance Software in the Context of the Television Ecosystem: a window of opportunity". Paper presented in jAUTI’2020 - 9th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability for Interactive TV, Aveiro (Online), 2020.
    Published
  4. Faria, Gabriel; Silva, Telmo; Abreu, Jorge. "Proactive Personal Assistant in the Context of the Television Ecosystem". Paper presented in CISTI'2020 - 15th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, Sevilha, 2020.
    Published • 10.23919/cisti49556.2020.9141165
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Faria, Gabriel Martins. "Assistente pessoal proativo para o contexto do ecossistema televisivo". Master, Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/31617.