Junia Coutinho Anacleto Award for Theses and Dissertations in HCI

The HCI Theses and Dissertations Contest (CTD-IHC) is promoted by CEIHC to select and award the best doctoral and master’s theses in HCI developed in Brazil every year.

Since 2021, the contest grants the Junia Coutinho Anacleto Award for Theses and Dissertations, in honor of this Professor who pioneered scientific works in HCI, with a significant legacy and contribution to the training of numerous researchers in HCI in Brazil .

Best PhD Thesis

2023

Model, Taxonomy and Methodology for Research Employing EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface Games
Author: Gabriel Vasiljevic
Advisor: Leonardo Cunha de Miranda

Honorable Mention – UX-MAPPER: A User eXperience Method to Analyze App Store Reviews
Author: Walter Nakamura
Advisors: Tayana Conte, Elaine Oliveira and Edson Oliveira
– For its methodological and practical contribution.

Honorable Mention – Gamification of Virtual Learning Environments: A Narrative and User Experience Approach
Author: Paula Palomino
Advisor: Seiji Isotani
– For its contributions for the articulation between HCI, Gamification and Education.

Honorable Mention – Interaction Design in Distributed Software Development: practices, challenges, recommendations and research gaps
Author: Daniel Alves
Advisor: Ecivaldo Matos
– For applying multiple methods articulating practical and theoretical research. 

Honorable Mention – Six usable privacy heuristics
Author: André de Lima Salgado
Advisors: Renata Fortes and Patrick Hung
– For being a multidisciplinar research in Computing.

2021

Methodology based on Computer Vision and Machine Learning to guide the Design of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems using Personalized Gestural Interaction
Author: Rúbia Schultz Ascari – Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
Advisor: Luciano Silva – Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) and Roberto Pereira – Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Best Masters Dissertation

2023

Design Considerations for Real-Time Payment Systems and Emerging Users
Author: Luciano Teran
Advisor: Marcelle Mota.

Honorable Mention – A Tool-Supported Approach to Adapt Web User Interfaces Considering the Emotional State of the User
Author: Patrícia Deud Guimarães
Advisor: Vania Neris
– For its theoretical and methodological challenges.

Honorable Mention – Acessibilidade de aplicativos móveis para usuários com deficiência visual: Problemas encontrados por avaliação do usuário, inspeções e ferramentas automatizadas
Author: Delvani Antônio Mateus
Advisors: Andre Freire and Maurício Souza
– For its social responsibility and thecnological relevance.

Honorable Mention – Design de Jogos Digitais Terapêuticos que Apoiam o Diálogo com Crianças sobre a Morte
Author: Aline Verhalen
Advisor: Kamila Rodrigues
– For its multidisciplinar contribution.

2021

1st: Visualização de informações para acompanhamento de alunos em ambientes de aprendizagem eletrônica
Author: Maylon Macedo – Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
Advisor: Luciana Zaina – Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

2nd: Investigating the integration of user values with design rationale and its effects on HCI design artifacts
Author: Bianca Teixeira – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Advisor: Simone Barbosa – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

3rd: U2XECS: Usability and User Experience Evaluation of Conversational Systems
Author: Guilherme Guerino – Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
Advisor: Natasha Valentim -Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Best Senior Thesis

2023

Computational Thinking Development in children both neurotypical and with Intellectual Disabilities by the Game Pensar e Vestir
Author: Matheus Soppa Geremias
Advisors: Isabela Gasparini, Eleandro Maschio and Taynara Dutra.

Honorable Mention – Desenvolvimento e avaliação do plugin para o Figma para Documentação de Acessibilidade para Interfaces – DAI
Author: George de Oliveira
Advisor: Ingrid Monteiro
– For its technical quality.

Honorable Mention – Ion: Design System para o setor de desenvolvimento dos sistemas internos da empresa Brisanet Telecomunicações
Author: Edney Lourenço
Advisor: Ingrid Monteiro
– For its practical contribution.

Honorable Mention – Um framework para apoio ao desenvolvimento dos jogos empáticos
Author: Vinicius Galvão
Advisors: Cristiano Maciel, Kamila Rodrigues and Eunice Nunes
– For its methodological contribution.

Honorable Mention – Uma Análise da Autoria e das Redes de Coautoria dos Artigos de Dois Eventos Relevantes para a Área de Computação no Cenário Brasileiro
Author: Franklin Matheus da Costa Lima
Advisor: Leonardo Cunha de Miranda
– For its quality in data presentation.