Paulo Branco

Paulo Duarte Branco holds a PhD in Multimedia in Education from the University of Aveiro and works in higher education across teaching, research, academic management and international cooperation. At ISTEC Lisbon, he serves as President of the Pedagogical Council and coordinates the Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia Engineering, the Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering and the Master’s Degree in Computer Science. He also coordinates the Advanced Computing Research Unit, the Educational Projects and Internationalisation area, and the ISTEC Next Gen Hub incubator. He is the author of several national and international scientific publications and has participated in multiple research, innovation and European cooperation projects. In parallel, he acts as an external evaluator for different agencies and organisations, including the assessment of Erasmus+ projects, Eureka projects and applications under the Bem-vindo a Portugal programme.

Artificial Intelligence and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education, Immersive Environments (VR, AR and XR), gamification and serious games, digital educational resources, human-computer interaction and user experience, ethics, privacy and the responsible use of technology, digital transformation and innovation in higher education and vocational training, as well as entrepreneurship and technological innovation