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Mónica da Silva Cameirão

Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering

Penteada University Campus , Floor 2, Office 2.73

https://neurorehablab.arditi.pt/

monica.cameirao@staff.uma.pt

(+351) 291 705 291 / 5291

Biographical Notes

Mónica is an Assistant Professor and researcher at the University of Madeira (UMa) and the Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (Madeira-ITI) in Portugal. She is co-founder of the NeuroRehabLab Research Group, an interdisciplinary research group of UMa that investigates at the intersection of technology, neuroscience and clinical practice to find novel solutions to increase the quality of life of those with special needs. In recent years, Mónica has been involved in the development and clinical assessment of virtual reality technologies (VR) for stroke rehabilitation. Mónica's work in VR explores specific brain mechanisms that relate to functional recovery to approach motor and cognitive stroke rehabilitation by means of non-invasive and low-cost technologies. Her research addresses aspects such as serious gaming, personalization of training, integrative motor-cognitive tasks, physiological computing or the emotional content of training stimuli. More recently, Mónica also started applying these principles to technology mediated fitness training for the elderly population. Mónica has been awarded the 2016 ISVR Early Career Investigator Award, an award granted by the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation. The purpose of this award is to recognize and acknowledge outstanding contributions by early career scientists whose research relates to virtual rehabilitation.

Publications

- Feasibility, usability and engagement of a tangible interface for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke, F Pereira, S Bermúdez i Badia, R Ornelas, MS Cameirão, 1532-8511, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2025, 8

- HEALTHINF 2025 - 18th International Conference on Health Informatics, 978-989-758-731-3, HEALTHINF 2025 - 18th International Conference on Health Informatics, 2025

- Realidade Virtual Adaptativa para Apoio Psicológico, MS Cameirão, 12as Jornadas de Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria, da Casa de Saúde S. João de Deus, 2025

- Realidade Virtual para suporte psicológico após perda gestacional precoce, R Costa, D Mendes, S Bermúdez i Badia, MS Cameirão, 4th International Congress of Health and Well-being Intervention (ICHWBI 2025), 2025

- SEGAH 2025 - 13th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SEGAH 2025 - 13th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, 2025

- Usability of a Virtual Reality Intervention Combining Cognitive-Behavioral and Grief Therapy for Psychological Support Following Miscarriage, D Mendes, R Costa, A Fonseca, MS Cameirão, ISSN: 2573-3060, SEGAH 2025- 13th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, 2025, 8

- Customized Interactive Technologies for Health and Wellbeing, MS Cameirão, SEGAH 2024 - 12th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, 2024

- Evaluating the Impact of Anthropomorphism and Verbal Interaction on Users? Perception of a Virtual Agent in Facilitating Self-Disclosure, D Mendes, R Costa, JG Agrela, S Bermúdez i Badia, MS Cameirão, ISSN: 2573-3060, SEGAH 2024 - 12th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, 2024, 8

- Immersive Exergaming: Harnessing Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Displays for Health and Fitness Enhancement Through Case Study, D Branco, A Pereira, L Sardinha, MS Cameirão, S Bermúdez i Badia, AL Faria, ISSN: 2573-3060, SEGAH 2024 - 12th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, 2024, 8

- NeuroAIreh@b: an artificial intelligence-based methodology for personalized and adaptive neurorehabilitation, AL Faria, Y Almeida, D Branco, J Câmara, MS Cameirão, L Ferreira, A Moreira, T Paulino, P Rodrigues, M Spinola, M Vilar, S Bermúdez i Badia, M Simões, E Fermé, 1664-2295, Frontiers in Neurology, 2024, 18

Academic Qualifications

- PhD in Tecnologias da Informação e Meios Audiovisuais, 2010, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Current Duties

- Director of the PhD in - diretor.ei.3c@mail.uma.pt

- Vice-Presidente de Comissão of the Comissão de Ética

- Representante de Unidade Orgânica of the Comissão de Ética

- Representante de Unidade Orgânica of the Comissão de Ética

- Vice-Presidente de Comissão of the Comissão de Ética