Beatriz Sousa Santos

Position	Associate professor
Affiliation	DETI / University of Aveiro
Group	Information Systems and Processing
Status	Researcher with PhD
Country	Portugal
Students
Former PhD students	Rui Borges Lopes, José Silvestre Serra da Silva, Samuel Silva, Leonor Teixeira
Former masters students	Show list
Courses
Projects	Bosch - SGH, ProdutechSIF
Past projects
Events	HCI'2017
Proposals
ORCID	0000-0002-2219-2731
Personal page

Publications

Books

• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Jean-Michel Dischler. Eurographics Education papers - Eurographics 2016. Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
• João Cachopo, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Actas do 5º Simpósio de Infomática, INForum 2013. Évora, Portugal, September 2013
• Óscar Mealha, Daniel Tércio, Joaquim Madeira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Interacção 2010 - Actas da 4ª Conferência Nacional em Interacção Humano-Computador. October 2010
• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Tom Ertl, Ken Joy. Proceedings of EuroVis2006, Eurographics/IEEE-VGTC Symposium on Visualization. Eurographics, May 2006

Articles in international journals listed in the ISI

• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Carlos Ferreira. Portuguese Haemophilia Registry. Set of variables for a computerized solution. Hämostaseologie, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 131-137, May 2017 [IF 2016: 1.828 (Q3, 50/70)]
• Rui Borges Lopes, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. A Simple and Effective Evolutionary Algorithm for the capacitated location-routing problem. Computers & Operations Research, vol. 70, no. 1, p. 155-162, June 2016 [IF 2016: 2.600 (Q1, 16/83)]
• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Beatriz Quintino Ferreira, Paulo Dias. Using Heuristic Evaluation to Foster Visualization Analysis and Design Skills. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 86-90, January 2016 [IF 2016: 1.987 (Q2, 29/106)]
• Paulo Dias, Luis Neves, Daniel Santos, Catarina Coelho, Maria Teresa Ferreira, Helder Santos, Samuel Silva, Beatriz Sousa Santos. CraMs: Craniometric Analysis Application Using 3D Skull Models. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 35, no. 6, p. 11-17, November 2015 [IF 2015: 1.203 (Q2, 37/106)] [IF 2016: 1.987 (Q2, 29/106)]
• Rui Borges Lopes, Frank Plastria, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Location-arc routing problem: heuristic approaches and test instances. Computers & Operations Research, vol. 43, p. 309–317, March 2014 [IF 2014: 1.861 (Q1, 9/43)] [IF 2016: 2.600 (Q1, 16/83)]
• Paulo Dias, Tiago Sousa, João Parracho, Igor Cardoso, André Monteiro, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Student Projects Involving Novel Interaction with Large Displays. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 34, no. 2, p. 80-86, March 2014 [IF 2014: 0.911 (Q3, 55/104)] [IF 2016: 1.987 (Q2, 29/106)]
• Vítor Gonçalves, Paulo Dias, Maria João Fontoura, Rui Moura, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Investigating Landfill Contamination by Visualizing Geophysical Data. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 34, no. 1, p. 16-21, February 2014 [IF 2014: 0.911 (Q3, 55/104)] [IF 2016: 1.987 (Q2, 29/106)]
• Rui Borges Lopes, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Sérgio Barreto. A taxonomical analysis, current methods and objectives on location-routing problems. International Transactions in Operational Research, vol. 20, no. 6, p. 795-822, November 2013 [IF 2013: 0.481 (Q4, 70/79)]
• Ana Isabel Martins, Alexandra Queirós, Nelson Rocha, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Avaliação de Usabilidade: Uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura. Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies, vol. 11, p. 31-43, July 2013
• Scott Owen, Gitta Domik, David Ebert, John Kohlhammer, Holly Rushmeier, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Daniel Weiskopf. How Visualization Courses Have Changed over the Past 10 Years. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 14-19, July 2013 [IF 2013: 1.116 (Q2, 45/105)] [IF 2016: 1.987 (Q2, 29/106)]
• Leonor Teixeira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. User-Centered Requirements Engineering in Health Information Systems: a study in the hemophilia field. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, vol. 106, no. 3, p. 160-174, June 2012 [IF 2012: 1.555] [IF 2016: 2.503 (Q1, 21/104)]
• Samuel Silva, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Joaquim Madeira. Exploring Different Parameters to Assess Left Ventricle Global and Regional Functional Analysis from Coronary CT Angiography. Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 146-159, February 2012 [IF 2012: 1.638, 1.638]
• Leonor Teixeira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Vasco Saavedra. Web-enabled registry of inherited bleeding disorders in Portugal: conditions and perception of the patients. Haemophilia, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 56-62, January 2012 [IF 2012: 3.170]
• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Paulo Dias, Samuel Silva, Carlos Ferreira, Joaquim Madeira. Integrating User Studies into Computer Graphics-Related Courses. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 31, no. 5, p. 14-17, September 2011 [IF 2011: 1.411 (Q1, 22/104)] [IF 2016: 1.987 (Q2, 29/106)]
• José Silvestre Silva, Augusto Silva, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Image Denoising Methods for Tumor Discrimination in High-Resolution Computed Tomography. Journal of Digital Imaging, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 464-469, June 2011 [IF 2011: 1.255] [IF 2016: 1.407 (Q3, 88/127)]
• Samuel Silva, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Joaquim Madeira. Using Color in Visualization: A Survey. Computers & Graphics, vol. 35, no. 2, p. 320-333, April 2011 [IF 2011: 1.000]
• Samuel Silva, Joaquim Madeira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. POLYMECO-An integrated environment for polygonal mesh analysis and comparison. Computers & Graphics, vol. 33, no. 2, p. 181-191, April 2009 [IF 2009: 0.787]
• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Paulo Dias, Angela Pimentel, Jan-Willem Baggerman, Carlos Ferreira, Samuel Silva, Joaquim Madeira. Head-mounted display versus desktop for 3D navigation in virtual reality: A user study. Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 41, p. 161-181, January 2009 [IF 2009: 0.626] [IF 2016: 1.530 (Q2, 45/104)]
• Rui Borges Lopes, Sérgio Barreto, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. A decision-support tool for a capacitated location-routing problem. Decision Support Systems, vol. 46, no. 1, p. 366–375, December 2008 [IF 2008: 1.873, 1.873]
• Paulo Dias, Joaquim Madeira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Teaching 3D modelling and visualization using VTK. Computers & Graphics, vol. 32, no. 3, p. 363–370, June 2008 [IF 2008: 0.731]
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Other articles in journals

• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Web Platform to Support the Portuguese National Registry oh Haemophilia and Other Inherited Blood Disorders. International Journal of Web Portals, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 65-80, March 2015
• Leonor Teixeira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Uma Abordagem ao Processo de Desenvolvimento dos Sistemas de Informação: cuidados a ter ao longo do processo no caso dos SI’s tradicionais e SI’s distribuídos na Web. Revista Iberoamericana de Sistemas, Cibernética e Informática, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 77-84, November 2004

Chapters in books

• Beatriz Sousa Santos, João Cardoso, Beatriz Ferreira, Carlos Ferreira, Paulo Dias. Developing 3D Freehand Gesture-Based Interaction Methods for Virtual Walkthroughs: Using an Iterative Approach. Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces, Developments, and Applications, Mauro Figueiredo, Jânio Monteiro, Pedro Cardoso, João Rodrigues (Ed.), IGI Global Publishing, p. 52-72, June 2016
• João Miguel Santos, Leonor Teixeira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Towards Interoperable and Extendable Clinical Pedigrees in Healthcare Information Systems. Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine, Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Isabel Maria Miranda, Ricardo Martinho, Rui Rijo (Ed.), IGI Global Publishing, vol. 2, p. 862 - 873, May 2016
• Rui Borges Lopes, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. LORE: a decision support tool for location, routing and location-routing problems. Computational Logistics (Lecture Notes in Computer Science), Ana Paias, Mario Ruthmair, Stefan Voß (Ed.), Springer, vol. 9855, p. 261-274, January 2016
• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. The Role of ICTs in the Management of Rare Chronic Diseases: the case of hemophilia. Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Information Resources Management Association (USA) (Ed.), IGI Global Publishing, p. 1227 - 1241, January 2015
• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. The role of ICTs in the management of rare chronic diseases: the case of hemophilia. Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care, MM. Cruz-Cunha, IM Miranda and P. Gonçalves (Ed.), IGI Global, vol. 2, p. 635 – 649, 2013
• Vasco Saavedra, Leonor Teixeira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. A Preliminary Usability Evaluation of Hemo@Care: A Web-Based Application for Managing Clinical Information in Hemophilia Care. Human Centered Design, HCII 2009, M. Kurosu (Ed.), Springer, vol. LNCS 5619, p. 785–794, 2009
• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. The User’s Role in the Development Process of a Clinical Information System: An Example in Hemophilia Care. Human Centered Design, HCII 2009, M. Kurosu (Ed.), Springer, vol. LNCS 5619, p. 922–931, 2009
• Leonor Teixeira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Web-enabled System Design for Managing Clinical Information. Encyclopaedia of Healthcare Information Systems, Nilmini Wickramasinghe and Elie Geisler (Ed.), IGI Global, New York, NY, p. 1398-1406, 2008

Articles in conference proceedings

• Paulo Dias, Luis Afonso, Sérgio Eliseu, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Mobile Devices for Interaction in Immersive Virtual Environments. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI 2018, Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy, June 2018
• Bernardo Marques, Raphael Carvalho, Paulo Dias, Miguel Oliveira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Evaluating and enhancing Google Tango localization in indoor environments using fiducial markers. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), Torres Vedras, p. 142-147, April 2018
• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Samuel Silva, Beatriz Quintino Ferreira, Paulo Dias. An Exploratory Study on the Predictive Capacity of Heuristic Evaluation in Visualization Applications. User Interface Design, Development and Multimodality. 19th International Conference Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada,, vol. LNCS 10271, Part I,, p. 369-383, July 2017
• Paulo Dias, joão Cardoso, Beatriz Quintino Ferreira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Freehand Gesture-Based 3D Manipulation Methods for Interaction with Large Displays. Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2017. 5th International Conference Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada, vol. LNCS 10291, p. 145-158, July 2017
• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Paulo Dias. What Should a Virtual/Augmented Reality Course be. Eurographics 2017 - EG 2017 - Education Papers, p. 59-62, April 2017
• Luis Afonso, Paulo Dias, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Effect of Hand-Avatar in a Selection Task Using a Tablet as Input Device in an Immersive Virtual Environment. 2017 IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI)., p. 247-248, March 2017
• Bruno Andrade, Paulo Dias, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Catarina Coelho, João Coelho, Sofia Wasterlain, Maria Ferreira. Towards automatic non-metric traits analysis on 3D models of skulls. Encontro português de Computação Gráfica e Interação – EPCGI 2016, p. 91-98, November 2016
• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Hemo@record: O sistema Português de Registro de Pacientes com Hemofilia e Outras Coagulopatias Congénitas. Actas da 16ª Conferência da Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação – CAPSI’16, p. 124-138, September 2016
• Paulo Dias, João Pinto, Sérgio Eliseu, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Gesture Interaction for Virtual Immersive Environments: Navigation, Selection and Manipulation. HCI International 2016, vol. 9740, p. 211-221, July 2016
• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Carlos Ferreira. Integrating Human Factors in Information Systems Development: User Centred and Agile Development Approaches. 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 7th International Conference of Digital Human Modeling: Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, Toronto, ON, Canada, vol. LNCS 9745, p. 345 - 356, July 2016
• Nuno Almeida, Samuel Silva, Beatriz Sousa Santos, António J. S. Teixeira. Interactive, Multi-Device Visualization Supported by a Multimodal Interaction Framework: Proof of Concept. Proc. HCI International 2016, Toronto, July 2016
• Eduardo Duarte, Pedro Bordonhos, Paulo Dias, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Living Globe: Tridimensional Interactive Visualization of World Demographic Data. HCI International 2016, vol. 9734, p. 14-24, July 2016
• Rui Borges Lopes, Tiago Coelho, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Visually supporting location and routing decisions in tourist trip planning: An exploratory approach. Proc. 20th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV'16), p. 236-241, July 2016
• João Pinto, Paulo Dias, Sérgio Eliseu, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Interactive configurable virtual environment with Kinect navigation and interaction. Atas do Encontro português de Computação Gráfica e Interação – SciTecIn/EPCGI 2015, November 2015
• Tiago Brito, Joaquim Madeira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Visualização de Fluxos Migratórios: Os Resultados das Candidaturas ao Ensino Superior Público. Atas do XXII Encontro Português de Computação Gráfica e Interação - SciTecIN’15, Coimbra, Portugal, p. 80-87, November 2015
• Eduardo Duarte, Pedro Bordonhos, Paulo Dias, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Visualização tri-dimensional interativa de informação demográfica mundial. Atas do Encontro português de Computação Gráfica e Interação – SciTecIn/EPCGI 2015, November 2015
• Leonor Teixeira, Vasco Saavedra, João Pedro Simões, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Carlos Ferreira. The Portuguese National Registry for Hemophilia: Developing of a web based technological solution. HCist: Procedia Computer Science (Elsevier), vol. 64, p. 1248-1255, October 2015
• Paulo Dias, João Parracho, João Cardoso, Beatriz Ferreira, Carlos Ferreira, Beatriz Sousa Santos. Developing and Evaluating two Gestural-Based Virtual Environment Navigation Methods for Large Displays. HCI International 2015, vol. 9189, p. 141-151, August 2015
• Beatriz Sousa Santos, Beatriz Ferreira, Paulo Dias. Heuristic Evaluation in Information Visualization Using Three Sets of Heuristics: An Exploratory Study. HCI International 2015, vol. 9169, p. 259-270, August 2015
• João Miguel Santos, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Leonor Teixeira. Interactive Clinical Pedigree Visualization Using an Open Source Pedigree Drawing Engine. Proc. 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Los Angeles, CA, USA, vol. LNCS 9169, p. 405-414, August 2015
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