Guest Lecture Monday September 1st, 2025: Professor António Fernando Coelho, University of Porto

The lecture will be held in person at Tabletten from 11:15.

Contact person is Professor Lars Ailo Bongo.

Target group: students and employees at UiT.

Welcome!

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Date: Monday September 1st 2025, 11:15 - 12:00
Place: Tabletten (F1.101), Pharmacy building
Title: Research at Graphics, Interaction and Gaming (GIG) Lab @ Porto
Lecturer: Professor António Fernando Coelho, University of Porto

Abstract
The GIG group has as main mission to research, explore and develop the fields of Computer Graphics, Interaction, and Game Design and Development... But within the connection between people and systems. In this talk we will briefly explore the main research lines focused on Immersive environments (AR/VR/MR/XR and 360º video/audio), Immersive Learning, Serious games and Gamification, and Procedural content generation. We will also introduce some of our reseach projects.

Short Bio
António Fernando Coelho is a Professor at the Department of Informatics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), University of Porto (UP), where he teaches Computer Graphics, Programming, and Digital Games. He is also the director of the Doctoral Program in Digital Media at the University of Porto and academic leader of the EUGLOH European University Alliance. As a Senior Researcher of the Center for Human-Centered Computing and Information Science (HumanISE) of INESC TEC he is involved in research projects in the areas of Computer Graphics, Extended Reality, Serious Games, and Accessibility.

Kortnytt fra Institutt for informatikk

Fuglesteg, Jan jan.fuglesteg@uit.no Studierådgiver