Teaching and Research Interests

• Data Visualization
• Individual Differences
• Cognitive Biases
• Decision-Making
• Gamification
• Trust

Type	Program	Institution	Year
PhD	Engenharia Informática e de Computadores	Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Tecnico	2023
M.Sc.	Engenharia Informática e de Computadores	Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Tecnico	2017
Licenciate	Engenharia Informática e de Computadores	Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Tecnico	2015

Curricular Courses

Supervisions

Master Thesis

Ana Sopa, "", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2025

Tiago Silva, "", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2025

Tiago Pereira, "", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2025

Maribel Zapata, "Functional, Sustainable and Affordable Food Through the Lens of Augmented Reality", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2024

Maria Campos, "Predicting the Anchoring Bias in Information Visualization Through Cognitive Abilities", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2024

Carolina Pereira, "The Phantom Effect in Information Visualization", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis, Concluded, 2023

Leonor Fortes, "Design Study for the Emigration Observatory", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis,

Tiago Lopes, "Expressive Powder: Espaços de Desenho com Realidade Aumentada para Decoração de Alimentos", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis,

Miguel Nunes, "", Tomás Almeida e Silva Martins Alves, Master Thesis,

Scientific Articles in International Journals

Alves, T., Dias, C., Gonçalves, D. & Gama, S. (2025). Leveraging personality as a proxy of perceived transparency in hierarchical visualizations. Visual Informatics. 9 (1), 43-57, Ciência-IUL

Sousa, F., Alves, T., Gama, S., Jorge, J. & Gonçalves, D. (2024). Studying how social relationships affect peer assessment in an e-learning environment. Learning Environments Research. 27 (3), 797-817, Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Sousa, F., Gama, S., Jorge, J. & Gonçalves, D. (2024). How personality traits affect peer assessment in distance learning. Technology, Knowledge and Learning. 29 (1), 371-396, Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Velhinho, R., Henriques-Calado, J., Gonçalves, D. & Gama, S. (2024). Studying the resiliency of the anchoring bias to locus of control in visualization. Information Visualization. 23 (1), 67-83, Ciência-IUL

Pereira, C. , Alves, T. & Gama, S. (2024). The phantom effect in information visualization. Computers and Graphics. 125, Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Tiago Delgado, Henriques-Calado, Joana, Gonçalves, Daniel & Gama, Sandra (2023). Exploring the role of conscientiousness on visualization-supported decision-making. Computers & Graphics., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Daniel Nunes, Gonçalves, Daniel, Henriques-Calado, Joana & Gama, Sandra (2023). Towards conscientiousness-based graphical user interface design guidelines. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing., Ciência-IUL

Delgado, T., Alves, T. & Gama, S. (2022). How neuroticism and locus of control affect user performance in high-dimensional data visualization. Computers and Graphics. 109, 88-99, Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Joana Natálio, Henriques-Calado, Joana & Gama, Sandra (2020). Incorporating personality in user interface design: A review. Personality and Individual Differences. 155, 109709-109709, Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Carvalho & Daniel Simões Lopes (2020). Winning compensations: Adaptable gaming approach for upper limb rehabilitation sessions based on compensatory movements. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 108, 103501-103501, Ciência-IUL

Book Chapters

Alves, T., Ramalho, B., Gonçalves, D., Calado, J. & Gama, S. (2023). Leveraging conscientiousness-based preferences in information visualization design. In Danielle Albers Szafir, Rita Borgo, Min Chen, Darren J. Edwards, Brian Fisher, Lace Padilla (Ed.), Visualization psychology. (pp. 293-330).: Springer International Publishing., Ciência-IUL

Conference Proceedings

Maroco, A., Gonçalves, Daniel, Gama, Sandra & Alves, T. (2025). Investigating the Resiliency of the Framing Effect in Information Visualization. In Tomás Alves and José Creissac Campos (Ed.), 2025 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI). (pp. 1-8). Sintra, Portugal: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Pereira, C., Campos, M., Correia, T., Moreira, J., Gama, Sandra & Alves, T. (2025). Developing Tools to Measure Perceptual Speed and Visual Working Memory. In Tomás Alves and José Creissac Campos (Ed.), 2025 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction (ICGI). (pp. 1-8). Sintra, Portugal: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Goncalves, D., Gama, S. & Henriques-Calado, J. (2022). Examining user preferences based on personality factors in graphical user interface design. In ICGI 2022 - International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, Proceedings.: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Dias, C., Goncalves, D. & Gama, S. (2022). Exploring how temporal framing affects trust with time-series visualizations. In ICGI 2022 - International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, Proceedings.: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Dias, C., Goncalves, D., Gama, S. & Henriques-Calado, J. (2022). How personality and visual channels affect insight generation. In Proceedings - 2022 IEEE 9th Workshop on Evaluation and Beyond - Methodological Approaches to Visualization, BELIV 2022. (pp. 47-55).: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Gomes, S., Alves, T., Dias, J. & Martinho, C. (2022). Reward-mediated individual and altruistic behavior. In Inês Barbedo, Bárbara Barroso, Beatriz Legerén, Licínio Roque, João Paulo Sousa (Ed.), Videogame sciences and arts: 12th International Conference, VJ 2020, Mirandela, Portugal, November 26–28, 2020, Revised Selected Papers. (pp. 84-97). Mirandela: Springer International Publishing., Ciência-IUL

Nogueira, J., Alves, T. & Nicolau, H. (2021). DAN Danny: Combining analog and digital self-tracking data to manage wellbeing. In ICGI 2021 - 2021 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, Proceedings.: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Dias, J., Gomes, S. & Martinho, C. (2020). The influence of reward on the social valence of interactions. In 2020 IEEE Conference on Computatonal Intelligence and Games, CIG. (pp. 168-175). Osaka: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Ramalho, B., Calado, J., Gonçalves, D. & Gama, S. (2020). Exploring how personality models information visualization preferences. In Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Visualization Conference, VIS 2020. (pp. 201-205). Salt Lake City: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Martinho, C. & Prada, Rui (2019). Towards incorporating personality in serious games for health. In 2019 11th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2019 - Proceedings.: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Gama, S. & Melo, F. (2018). Towards guidelines for mental state induction in first-person shooters. In Fernandes A.R., Fonseca M.J., Romao T. (Ed.), Proceedings - ICGI 2018: International Conference on Graphics and Interaction. Lisboa: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T., Gama, S. & Melo, F. (2018). Flow adaptation in serious games for health. In Vilaca J.L., Duque D., Rodrigues N., Dias N., Grechenig T. (Ed.), 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2018. Vienna, Austria: IEEE., Ciência-IUL

Publications

Alves, T., Bento, N., Ghitti, M. & Gianfrate, G. (2025). Internal Carbon Pricing and Climate Performance: Evidence and Implications for Disclosure Standards. SSRN., Ciência-IUL

International Communications

Invited

Alves, T. (2024). Visualization for Trust and Decision-Making. Data-Driven Perspectives: Machine Learning for Social Issues and Visualization for Trust and Decision-Making., Ciência-IUL

National Communications

Invited

Alves, T. & Saraiva, A. (2025). Digitalization and Advanced Visualization Data Lab @ Iscte-IUL. 5th Open Source Symposium., Ciência-IUL

Guerra, R. & Alves, T. (2025). There is nothing as practical as a good theory: Contributos da psicologia social para uma abordagem interdisciplinar ao discurso de ódio e à desinformação. 1st Colloquium on Human and Digital Interfaces., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T. & Saraiva, A. (2025). DAViD Lab: Liderando a Inovação em Digitalização e Visualização de Dados – Identidade e Propósito. XVI Encontro Anual de Parceiros., Ciência-IUL

Alves, T. & Saraiva, A. (2025). Do Património à Inovação: O DAViD Lab como Polo de Digitalização e Visualização Avançada. Jornadas Conhecimento em Mobilidade., Ciência-IUL

Organization and Coordination Events

2026 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, (2026), (international)

2025 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, (2025), (international)

2025 International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, (2025), Member of scientific events organizing committee (international)