Vanessa Figueiredo, PhD
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Regina, where I lead the ExplorAI Research Group.
My research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on the following areas:
- Educational technology
- Conversational agents
- Procedural character and dialogue generation for games
- Interactive multimedia
Before joining the University of Regina, I was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta and the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. I hold a PhD in Information Science (Human-Computer Interaction) from the University of British Columbia, where I was part of the Designing for People research cluster in the Department of Computer Science.
If you' re interested in joining my research group, please visit ExplorAI Research Group page to learn more about ongoing projects and application processes. Prospective students are encouraged to review the information provided there before reaching out.
- You can find me at:
- Office: 319 RIC, University of Regina, Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2. Directions
- P: 306-585-2480
Teaching
I teach courses in human-computer interaction at both undergraduate and graduate students as well as the second-year course in Web and Database Programming.
- Graduate level courses:
- CS 730 - Human-Computer Interaction Fundamentals (Winter/odd years)
- CS 732 - Foundations of Human-Centred Evaluation Methods (Summer)
- CS 738/739 - Human-centred computing (Spring).
- Undergraduate level courses:
- CS 428 - Human Computer Communication (Winter/odd years)
- CS 215 - Web and Database programming (Winter/even years).
Service
Research community:
I currently serve as the Associate Chair (AC) for the Design Sub-Committee of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Additionally, I contribute as a reviewer for the ACM conferences on Interaction Design and Children (IDC), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).
Department of Computer Science and UofR:
I currently serve on the Human-Centred Computing Graduate Committee and the Community Outreach Committee within the Department of Computer Science.