Cristiano França (F61C-3FB5-9AAF)

Curriculum Vitae

Cristiano França

Cristiano França holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Master’s degree in Interactive Media Design from Universidade da Madeira, Funchal. Currently doing his PhD in Computer Science, Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction and working on the eGames Lab project, CF aims to develop a new approach to connecting the AI of games with their narrative. CF also was part of the Marítimo Training Lab, where he developed a full rehabilitation session for professional athletes using a virtual reality experience.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Cristiano França

Citation names

França, Cristiano

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: F61C-3FB5-9AAF

Telephones

Mobile phone

(351) 961515349 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
French	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2028 Ongoing	Engenharia Informática (Doutoramento) Major in Interação Humano-Máquina Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/01/22 Concluded	Design de Media Interativos (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal "Virtual Reality Environments as a therapeutic technique in Rehabilitation of physical and cognitive training in soccer players" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2019/06/14 Concluded	Engenharia Informática (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	13

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/06/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal
	Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal (...)
2020/02 - 2022/11	Researcher (Research)	Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
2019/08 - 2019/11	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
2019/07 - 2019/07	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
	Universidade da Madeira Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2015/07 - 2015/07	Jovens em Formação	Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/06 - Current	eGames Lab C645022399-00000057 Master Student Fellow Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade da Madeira, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/02 - 2022/11	MTL - Marítimo Training Lab M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000033 Research Fellow Universidade da Madeira, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	França, Cristiano; Betencourt, Genesis; Gonçalves, Frederica; Campos, Pedro. "Serious Games: Changing the environments in the classrooms". In Human Work Interaction Design. Sustainable Workplaces by Design. 2025. Accepted
Conference abstract	França, Cristiano; Gonçalves, Frederica; Campos, Pedro; Betencourt, Genesis. "Builders of Athens: Serious Games focused on Learning about Cultural Heritage". Paper presented in DiGRA Brazil 2024, 2025. Accepted
Conference paper	França, Cristiano. "Pilot implementation in virtual reality: pitfalls, tensions and organizational issues". 2021. França, Cristiano. "INTERAQUATICA - Designing Interactive Aquatic Experiences with Geodesic Domes In-the-Wild". Paper presented in Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2020.
Newspaper article	França, Cristiano. "Virtual reality gaming in rehabilitation after musculoskeletal injury—User experience pilot study", 2023
Thesis / Dissertation	"Virtual Reality Environments as a therapeutic technique in Rehabilitation of physical and cognitive training in soccer players". Master, 2021.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/07/05	Serious Games: Changing the environments in the classrooms	IFIP HWID2024 Working Conference (Italy)
2024/05/08	Builders off Athens: Serious Game focused on Learning about Cultural Heritage	II Congresso da Digital Games Research Association Brasil - DiGRA Brasil (Brazil)