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• Nelson Silva is a Postdoctoral researcher at MedUni - iDN. His research work currently relates to the creation of adaptive and assistive user interfaces that are supported by eye-tracking in real-time (including AR). This research aims at the development of new eye-gaze based support systems to assist novices and experts in GMA - General Movements Assessment over short video recordings of infants. The expectation is to create new active eye-based support models focused on differences between non-experts and experts, to assist or re-train experts in the assessment of early motor functions in newborns that have proven to be the most reliable marker to predict cerebral palsy. Nelsons’ past research work includes, for example, advanced data analytics and visualization projects and the development of comprehensive intelligent sensing solutions. The research interests focus on eye-tracking humans support and the development of innovative adaptive and assistive visual user interfaces. He previously contributed with multiple techniques for eye-tracking data analysis from user experiments, eye-based visual analytics supportive applications, natural language applications for strategic intelligence, product life-cycle management projects, mixed reality prototypes for human-robots collaboration systems, and generative modelling and simulation approaches applied to the creation of evolutionary automated 3D buildings design systems..

Statistik Austria, science classification

• Medical diagnostics - (301103).
• Neurosciences - (301400).
• Health services research - (303040).
• Computer-aided diagnosis and therapy - (305901).
• Medical informatics - (305905).

Scientific Expertise

• Eye-tracking.
• Visual Analytics.
• Automated Support and Adapative User Interfaces.
• Machine Learning.
• General Movements Assessment.

Curr. Vitae

2020	Postdoctoral Researcher Medizinische Universität Graz Topics: Automated General Movements Assessment (GMA) Development of Eye-tracking/Machine LeLearning-Basedupport Applications
2016	Head of Strategic Intelligence & Researcher in Knowledge Visualization Know-Center, GmbH (TU Graz) Topics: Project and Funds Management Proposal Writing Applied Research in AI and Machine Learning Industrial Visualization - AR, VR - for Human-Robot Collaboration Time-series Natural Language Processing applied to Competitive Intelligence Gathering Eye-tracking for Building Supportive Applications: guidance, recommendation, adaptive UIs HCI and HMI
2013 -2020	PhD in Computer Science "Adaptive user interfaces based on visualization, analysis and prediction of user’s interactions and behaviours" TU Graz, Austria
2012 -2013	Senior Researcher Fraunhofer IDM@NTU, Singapore Topics: Visual Analytics, 3D Data Visualization and Multitouch Research Development of Visual Language for OpenGL/Machine Learning Applications
2012 -2012	Researcher Fraunhofer Austria Topics: Development of Advanced 3D Visualization and Multitouch Applications
2010 -2011	Scholarship Researcher and Responsible for VR Lab @ CDRSP Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal Topics: Advanced 3D printing and Reverse Enginnering Industrial Design Advanced 3D visualization and Multitouch Applications Generative Modelling Using Genetic Algorithms
2008 -2009	SW Engineer CGV@TU Graz & Fraunhofer Austria Topics: Multitouch and AR/VR Applications Generative Modelling Applied to Building Construction
2007 -2008	Team Leader Institute for Graphic Interfaces - IGI, South Korea Topics: Product Lifecycle Implementation Advanced User Interfaces -AR, VR - for Industrial Applications Security by Design

Awards

2009	Master Studies Scholarship by the Portuguese Foundation for Sciences and Technology

Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies

2013 -2021	IEEE Member
2006 -2016	Fraunhofer IGD (Fraunhofer Austria) Researcher
2013 -2021	ACM Member

Reviewer for scientific journals

2020 -2021

Frontiers in Digital Health

Reviewer/Expert funding organizations

2013 -2021

Fond zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung - Austria

Reviewer/Expert organization

2020	Know-Center GmbH, TU Graz
2020	FallsPredict
2020	BDVA

Advanced vocational training

2019 -2020	Project Management Course Know-Center, TU Graz, Austria
2002 -2011	PTC Windchill Certified Implementer and Data Migration Professional (PTC Barcelona, Spain & CODI, Portugal) Oracle DB Admin Focus
1999 -2002	CISCO Network Admin Official Course, CISCO VoIP Developer, Oracle DBA Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

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