Personal Information
Name:
Vítor Manuel Ferreira Alves Carvalho.
Birth Date:
April 11th, 1974.
Professional Experience
Since 01/07/2018:
Senior IT Technician.
Rectory of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Web design;
- Web interface planning;
- Web page maintenance;
- Multimedia design (print and video);
- Accessibility and usability advisor.
Since 26/09/2017:
Invited Assistant Lecturer.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Lab Classes of "Rehabilitation Engineering" (1st year of the Biomedical Engineering Master and 5th year of the Bioengineering Master).
01/04/2015 to 30/06/2018:
Computer technician (grade 2, level 1).
Rectory of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
13/02/2007 to 31/03/2015:
Computer technician (grade 2, level 1).
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
12/08/2004 to 12/02/2007:
Computer technician (grade 1, level 2).
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
05/03/2002 to 11/08/2004:
Computer technician (grade 1, level 1).
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
11/04/2001 to 04/03/2002:
Computer technician career intern.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
05/09/2000 to 20/06/2002:
Web designer.
4Sol, Valongo (Portugal).
12/08/2000 to 18/02/2002:
Web designer.
NovaBase, Porto (Portugal).
27/01/1999 to 31/05/2001:
Multimedia designer.
Blue Dog - Marketing, Design and Publicity, Porto (Portugal).
18/04/1996 to 10/04/2001:
Web designer.
Prof. Correia de Araújo's Computer Centre, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
Education
Since 25/09/2015:
PhD Student in Digital Media.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
15/09/2011 to 17/07/2014:
Master in Multimedia.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Final Master Grade: 18 (0 - 20);
- Thesis Grade: 19 (0 - 20).
15/09/1993 to 10/02/2010:
Master in Mechanical Engineering.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Final Master Grade: 12 (0 - 20);
- Thesis Grade: 18 (0 - 20).
Training
05/05/2017 to 09/11/2017:
Web Applications with Python, Flask and Oracle.
Rumos, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 35 hours;
- Grade: "Successfully Completed".
20/04/2017 to 04/05/2017:
HTML 5 + CSS 3 + Bootstrap.
Rumos, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 18 hours;
- Grade: "Successfully Completed".
03/04/2017 to 07/04/2017:
Python.
Rumos, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 18 hours;
- Grade: "Successfully Completed".
01/04/2014 to 16/04/2014:
Production of Educational Videos.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 20 hours;
- Grade: 18 (0 - 20).
06/09/2012 to 25/09/2012:
Project Management.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 28 hours;
- Grade: 18 (0 - 20).
29/11/2010 to 17/12/2010:
Accessibility in the Classroom.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 20 hours;
- Grade: "Very Good" ("Insufficient" - "Very Good").
08/11/2010 to 10/11/2010:
Accessible Digital Content.
Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 18 hours;
- Grade: "Successfully Completed".
09/11/2009 to 13/11/2009:
GIMP - Image Edition.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 20 hours;
- Grade: "Very Good" ("Insufficient" - "Very Good").
02/09/2008 to 05/09/2008:
Effective Time Management.
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 15 hours;
- Grade: 18 (0 - 20).
11/06/2008 to 20/06/2008:
Procedure Analysis and Workflow Design.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 28 hours;
- Grade: 17 (0 - 20).
03/03/2008 to 07/03/2008:
Perl Scripting.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 20 hours;
- Grade: 19 (0 - 20).
26/03/2007 to 30/03/2007:
Linux Advanced Administration.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 20 hours;
- Grade: 17 (0 - 20).
12/02/2007 to 19/02/2007:
Linux Desktop.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 20 hours;
- Grade: 17 (0 - 20).
08/06/2005 to 09/06/2005:
Oracle Database 10g: Advanced PL/SQL.
Oracle Corporation, Porto (Portugal).
- Duration: 12 hours;
- Grade: "Successfully Completed".
10/09/2001 to 28/09/2001:
Computer Programming - Visual Basic.
INA - National Institute of Administration, Oeiras (Portugal).
- Duration: 60 hours;
- Grade: 19 (0 - 20).
Personal Skills
Mother Language:
Portuguese.
Other Languages:
- English
- Oral Understand - C1
- Oral Interaction - C1
- Oral Production - C1
- Read - C1
- Write - C1
- Spanish
- Oral Understand - B2
- Oral Interaction - B2
- Oral Production - B2
- Read - B2
- Write - B1
- French
- Oral Understand - B2
- Oral Interaction - B1
- Oral Production - B1
- Read - B2
- Write - B1
Levels:
- A1 and A2 - Basic User
- B1 and B2 - Independent User
- C1 and C2 - Advanced User
Communication Skills:
Good communication skills gained through experience as a lecturer/trainer and conference presentations.
Computer Skills:
- Digital image manipulation, audio, video and webdesign
Adobe Master Collection CS6 - Photoshop, Audition, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Dreamweaver;
- Programming languages
Python, PHP, C ++, JavaScript, Pascal, AutoLisp, Visual BASIC, QBASIC, BASIC;
- Databases
MySQL, Access, Oracle;
- Internet
HTML, XHTML, CSS;
- Computer Aided Design
Autodesk AutoCAD;
- Productivity
Microsoft Office.
Additional Information
Publications:
- Vítor Carvalho, Diamantino Freitas, "Development of Accessibility Resources for Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics" in "2020 IEEE Global Engineerig Education Conference (EDUCON)", IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON45650.2020.9125152, pp. 1873-1878, 2020.
- Vítor Carvalho, Diamantino Freitas, "Indústrias Inclusivas: da Utopia Imaginada à Realidade Tangível" in "Tecnometal nr. 245 (November/December 2019)", AIMMAP - Associação dos Industriais Metalúrgicos, Metalomecânicos e Afins de Portugal, pp. 26-32, 2019.
- Vítor Carvalho, Diamantino Freitas, "Automatic Description of SVG Images for the Visually Impaired: A Gestaltic Approach" in "Procedia Computer Science", Volume 67, Elsevier B. V., ISSN 1877-0509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/
j.procs.2015.09.243, pp. 2-11, 2015.
- Vítor Carvalho, Ana Reis, "A Sustentabilidade. LCA - Life Cycle Assessment" in "Introdução à Engenharia Mecânica", Porto, Publindústria, pp. 534-540, 2015.
- Vítor Carvalho, Diamantino Freitas, "Converting SVG Images to Text and Speech", Proceedings of ICEAPVI - International Conference on Enabling Access for Persons with Visual Impairment, pp. 50-58, Athens, Greece, 2015.
- Alice Ribeiro, António Silva, Bruno Giesteira, Diamantino Freitas, Jorge Fernandes, Jorge Alves, Nuno Regadas, Vítor Carvalho, "PLACES - A Web Platform for Accessibility", Proceedings of ICEAPVI - International Conference on Enabling Access for Persons with Visual Impairment, pp. 169-173, Athens, Greece, 2015.
- Vítor Carvalho, "Conversão de Imagens SVG para Texto e Fala" [MSc Thesis in Multimedia], Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 306p., 2014.
- Vítor Carvalho, "FRED: Ferramenta para Relatórios de EcoDesign" [MSc Thesis in Mechanical Engineering], Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 231p., 2009.
- Vítor Carvalho, Diamantino Freitas, Helder Ferreira, Dárida Fernandes, Fernando Pedrosa, "A prototype application for helping to teach how to read numbers", Volume I of the Proceedings of HCI International 2003 - 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction; 5th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics; 2nd International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 941-945, Crete, Greece, 2003.
Activities as a Lecturer/Trainer:
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Rehabilitation Engineering (Lab Classes).
Academic year 2021/2022 - 1 semester.
Public: Students of the 1st and 2nd year of the Master in Bioengineering and the Master in Biomedical Engineering.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Rehabilitation Engineering (Lab Classes).
Academic year 2020/2021 - 1 semester.
Public: Students of the 1st year of the Biomedical Engineering Master and 5th year of the Bioengineering Master.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Rehabilitation Engineering (Lab Classes).
Academic year 2019/2020 - 1 semester.
Public: Students of the 1st year of the Biomedical Engineering Master and 5th year of the Bioengineering Master.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Rehabilitation Engineering (Lab Classes).
Academic year 2018/2019 - 1 semester.
Public: Students of the 1st year of the Biomedical Engineering Master and 5th year of the Bioengineering Master.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Rehabilitation Engineering (Lab Classes).
Academic year 2017/2018 - 1 semester.
Public: Students of the 1st year of the Biomedical Engineering Master and 5th year of the Bioengineering Master.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Computer Resources (FEUP Project).
Academic year 2012/2013 - 4 hours.
Public: Students of the 1st year of licenciaturas and integrated masters.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Computer Resources (FEUP Project).
Academic year 2011/2012 - 4 hours.
Public: Students of the 1st year of licenciaturas and integrated masters.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Web Content Production.
November 4th, 2010 - 2 hours.
Public: Master's students in Industrial Design.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Computer Resources (FEUP Project).
Academic year 2010/2011 - 4 hours.
Public: Students of the 1st year of licenciaturas and integrated masters.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Transforming SIGARRA's Layout.
From May 26th to 28th, 2010 - 12 hours.
Public: Technicians, Administrative and Technical Professionals.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Transforming SIGARRA's Layout.
From April 28th to 30th, 2009 - 12 hours.
Public: Technicians, Administrative and Technical Professionals.
University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Design for the Web (Porto On-Line).
From June 26th to July 7th, 2000 - 125 hours.
Public: Teachers of 6th to 7th grade.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Building Thematic Pages for the Web (Porto On-Line).
From February 16th to 27th, 1998 - 125 hours.
Public: Teachers of 6th to 7th grade.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Photoshop 4.0.
From July to September, 1998.
Microcamp International, Porto (Portugal).
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AutoDesk AutoCad R14.
From September to November, 1997.
Euclides Study Centre, Porto (Portugal).
Speaker at Conferences, Seminars and Events:
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23rd Workshop of the WireAcademy - Accessibility: Opportunities and Challenges.
"Acessibilidade na Presença Web da Universidade do Porto (Accessibility on the Web Presence of the University of Porto)".
September 29th, 2021.
Porto (Portugal).
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2020 IEEE Global Engineerig Education Conference (EDUCON).
"Development of Accessibility Resources for Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics".
April 28th, 2020.
Porto (Portugal).
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Forum - Tecnometal's 40th Anniversary.
"Indústrias Inclusivas - da Utopia Imaginada à Realidade Tangível (Inclusive Industries - From Imagined Utopia to Tangible Reality)".
March 22nd, 2019.
Porto (Portugal).
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DSAI'15 - International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion.
"Automatic description of SVG images for the visually impaired: a Gestaltic approach".
June 10th, 2015.
Fraunhofer FIT, Sankt Augustin (Germany).
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Seminário ACESSO.02.
"Conversão de Imagens SVG para Texto e Fala".
April 17th, 2015.
Porto Design Factory, Porto (Portugal).
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ICEAPVI 2015 - International Conference on Enabling Access for Persons with Visual Impairment.
"Converting SVG Images to Text and Speech".
February 13th, 2015.
Eugenides Foundation, Athens (Greece)
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Future Places 2014.
"Converting SVG Images to Text and Speech".
October 16th, 2014.
UPTEC PINC, Porto (Portugal).
Conferences:
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PLUNC (New Media and Digital Art Festival) - "From Birthing the Apocalypse to Big Fat Fail: (Net) Art as Software Research".
September 30th, 2016.
Library Auditorium of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Costa da Caparica, Lisbon (Portugal).
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UT Austin | Portugal Annual Conference 2016.
May 23rd and 24th, 2016.
Rectorate Building of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Campolide Campus), Lisbon (Portugal).
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PLUNC (New Media and Digital Art Festival) - "Augmented Aesthetics".
September 25th, 2015.
Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon (Portugal).
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António Damásio - "New Perspectives on Human Nature from Neurobiology: Feelings, Decisions and Automation".
July 1st, 2015.
Rectory Main Hall of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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COMMIT PORTO 2015.
June 20th, 2015.
Auditorium of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal).
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DSAI'15 - International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion.
June 10th to 12th, 2015.
Fraunhofer FIT, Sankt Augustin (Germany).
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ICEAPVI 2015 - International Conference on Enabling Access for Persons with Visual Impairment.
February 12th to 14th, 2015.
Eugenides Foundation, Athens (Greece).
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Future Places 2014.
October 16th, 2014.
UPTEC PINC, Porto (Portugal).
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EUNIS 2002 - The 8th International Conference of European University Information Systems.
June 19th to 22nd, 2002.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal).
Seminars:
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Elsevier Seminar - "Knovel and Compendex: Navigate the world of Engineering".
December 1st, 2015.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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SHARE Seminar - "Leadership and Team Management".
November 27th, 2015.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Elsevier Author Seminar - "How to Write Great Papers: From title to references, from submission to publication".
September 9th, 2015.
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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ACESSO.02 Seminar.
April 17th, 2015.
Porto Design Factory, Porto (Portugal).
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International Day of People with Disabilities.
December 3rd, 2014.
Auditorium I of the FIL Meeting Center - the Nations Park, Lisbon (Portugal).
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Seminar "New Paradigms of Education".
March 12th, 2014.
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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Seminar on Usability 2008.
March 25th, 2008.
Auditorium of Microsoft Portugal, Oeiras (Portugal).
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Seminar on Usability 2005.
November 3rd, 2005.
Main Auditorium of the Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal).
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Seminar "More accessibility, Best Accessibility" - SIDAR Conference VII.
November 3rd to 5th, 2003.
Auditorium of the School of Health Technology, Lisbon (Portugal).
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Adobe Seminar "Challenge the Web Standards".
2000.
Le Meridien Hotel, Porto (Portugal).
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Seminar "AutoDesk Forum 2000".
2000.
Customs Building, Porto (Portugal).
Presentations:
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Silverlight and ImagineCup Presentation.
November 13th, 2007.
School of Engineering - Polytechnic of Porto, Porto (Portugal).
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W3C/WAI Web Accessibility Best Practices Evaluation Training.
July 5th, 2005.
Sana Metropolitan Hotel, Lisbon (Portugal).