Associate Professor - with a Habilitation in Information Science and Technology - in the Department of Information Science and Technology (DCTI-ISTA). Degree in Information Systems and Computer Engineering (5 years course). MD and Ph.D. in Social Psychology. Researcher at Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR-IUL). Involved in projects related to applied computing, gamification, technology acceptance, cybercultures, information society, information systems, technologies and education, adolescence, childhood, music, education and learning, suicide prevention, virtual communities, gaming, and social networks. Member of some scientific Associations, such as the Centre for Studies in Suicide and the Portuguese Society of Suicidology. In short, he focuses his work on data science and applied computing in the study of human behaviour in different contexts. He is also the author of many scientific papers, book chapters, and some books, namely, 'Jogos Sérios - A Arte de Gamificar' (Serious Games - The Art of Gamification), ‘O Desafio da Morte’ (The Challenge of Death), Illusions in the Age of Emotions’, or 'O Desafio da Vida' (The Challenge of Life). He has participated in several scientific events and other actions toward the community. He has also participated in radio programs, has always enjoyed playing sports, and advocates a sustainable world and a healthy life, being vegetarian.

Bráulio Alexandre Barreira Alturas was born in Lisbon in 1964, but has always lived in Queluz, has a PhD in Business Management with a specialization in Marketing (2005), a Master's Degree in Business Sciences with specialization in Management Information Systems (1995) and Degree in Business Organisation and Management(1989), by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. He is currently Associate Professor at the ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Information Science and Technology Department, and researcher at ISTAR-Iscte (Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Center). Coordinator of several curricular units of Informatics Applied to Management and Social Sciences and professor in Masters and Postgraduates, as well as a trainer in the area of Organizational Information Systems.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIRECTOR (CIO/CTO) Proven Technical & Management Expertise in a Career Spanning 25+ Years   Business management professional, and technically sophisticated with a solid career, reflecting strong leadership qualifications, highly experience in banking, and CRM. Focused on the business needs, quality, high performance, budget control, client satisfaction, and on the implementation of advanced technology and business solutions. Ability to manage multiple projects, large teams of direct reports or cross-functional teams with professionalism. Extensive international experience, with a deep understanding of diverse cultural teams and business practices (Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, UK, Switzerland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Dubai, Denmark, and Spain). Successfully completed numerous IT projects, including core banking systems, digital banking, support and business applications, and data centers, infrastructure implementations, and migration projects. Other implementations have included Siebel-CRM, MIS/OBIEE, multi-router systems, connectivity, and messaging integration with other systems and partners. Strongly committed to deliver large-scale projects, business critical projects on time and under budget with high quality and client satisfaction.   Lecture Strategic Management of Information Systems at ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon –Portugal.   Education & Credentials •          PhD in Computer Sciences, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal – 2016 •          Advance Studies in Computer Sciences, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal - 2015 •          Master Degree in Information Systems, ISEG, Lisbon, Portugal, 3 years of study – 2007 – 2010 •          Postgraduate studies in Information Systems and Technologies for organizations, ISEG – Lisbon, Portugal, 1 year of study – 2006 – 2007 •          PAGE – Executive Advance Program in Economics and Business, Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal, 1 year of study – 1994-1995. •          Degree in Business Computer Science, ISLA, Lisbon, Portugal, 5 years of study – 1984 - 1989     Technical Certifications and acknowledgement: •       ITIL - Foundation Framework for Service Management - 2007 •       PMP - Project Management Professional •       COBIT- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology •       CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration •       Accountant, member of Portugal TOC association - 1991   Honors / Awards   2013      IDC CIO Awards – “Product Search Engine”. 2012      IDC CIO Awards – “Gamification of Mutual Funds, a soccer game”. 2011      IDC CIO Awards – “White Label Partner solution for banks”. 2012      Navegantes XXI Awards – ACEPI - Best Site/App Mobile for e-Commerce 2012      Navegantes XXI Awards - ACEPI - Best e-Commerce Site B2B 2011      Navegantes XXI Awards – ACEPI - Best Site/App Mobile for e-Commerce 2009      Oscars for Innovative Cards - SMS Guardian 2007      Global Finance Awards - Best Consumer Internet Bank  2007      Deloitte Investor Relations & Governance Awards - Best Trading Platform   Research / Scientific articles 2017      Gamification to Teach and Assess Financial Education: A Case Study of Self-directed Bank Investors. 2018 Hawaii International Conference on Education has been accepted for presentation  (Accepted). 2017      A soccer game in e-business? Playing seriously using e-banking with games characteristics. 2018 International Conference on Electronics, Information and Communication (ICEIC 2018) (Accepted). 2017      Playing, Learning, Investing – a quiz game to improve the financial literacy of bank private investors. (Waiting for publishing). 2017      How game elements and mechanics develop in website influence behavior to use and execute investments in e-banking. (Waiting for publishing). 2017      How does the web game design influence the behavior of e-banking users? (Published by: Elsevier –Computer in Human Behavior. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.04.034) 2016      Playing Seriously - How Gamification and social cues influence bank customers to use gamified e-business applications. (Published by: Elsevier –Computer in Human Behavior. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.063). 2016      Gamification: A framework for designing software in e-banking. (Published by: Elsevier – Computers in Human Behavior (2016), pp. 620-634. DOI information: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.04.035). 2016      Does ease-of-use contributes to the perception of enjoyment? A case of gamification in e-banking. (Published by: Elsevier – Computers in Human Behavior (2016), pp. 114-126. DOI information: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.015). 2014      Gamification in banking: A case study of methodological approach in the software development (Publicado: CAPSI). 2014      Introduction of a game design in e-Banking – thinking of business while playing in a virtual environment (Published by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net, Cyber culture). 2014      Gamification: The importance of users in the development process in e-business (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery). 2014      The design of the e-banking with game features (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery). 2013     The adoption of Gamification in e-banking (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery). 2013      How to develop financial applications with game features in e-banking? (Published by: ACM- Association for Computing Machinery).   Scientific article reviewer: 2016      Future Smart Cities: Overview and Key Challenges. IEEE Potentials 2015      Inadequate Software Testing Can Be Disastrous. IEEE Potentials 2014      Gamification and Service Marketing. SpringerPlus, SpringerOpen Journal. 2016      Elsevier Editorial System for Journal of Systems and Software 2016      Elsevier Editorial System for Computer and Human Behavior            

Nuno Guimarães, Full Professor (Professor Catedrático) at ISCTE-IUL, graduated in Electrotechnical Engineering at the Technical University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, in 1983, where he also completed his MsC (1987) and PhD (1992). He received the title of Agregado em Informática in July 1999, from the University of Lisbon. From 1986 to 1997, he taught at the Electrotechnical and Computer Engineering Department of IST/UTL, and from 1997 to 2012 at the Informatics Department of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. He was Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (2003-2009). Since 2014 he is Visiting Scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology in Gandhinagar, India. In 2010, he was Invited Professor at the Technical University of Berlin, Institut für Psychologie und Arbeitswissenchaft, Fak V - Verkehrs- und Maschinensysteme. --- From 1982 to 1997, he was a researcher of INESC, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Lisbon, Portugal, and is a member of LASIGE/FCUL since 1997. From 1989 to 1991, he was a consultant for Bell Labs, AT&T, Murray Hill, New Jersey, "Software Systems Principles Research Lab''. He was a member of Executive Board of PUUG (Portuguese Unix Users Group)(1992-1998), one of the individual founders of Eunet Portugal, later KPNQwest Portugal. From 1996 to 2001, he co-founded of Ergoprocesso (Consulting services), 4VDO - Sistemas e Serviços Multimédia SA (Video indexing services) and OnTV - Sistemas e Serviços de Televisão Interactiva SA (Interactive Television Systems integrator). --- ACM Senior Member (since 2012), Member (Chair of the Board 2021-2025) of ISOC (PT).