Nestor Catano is an assistant professor at Lab:USE. He teaches computer science courses in the areas of object-oriented programming, and data structures and algorithms. His research interests are in formal methods, specification, and validation.

Catano holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Paris. Prior to coming to the University of Madeira, he was a member of the faculty at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia.

Monchu Chen is an assistant professor at Lab:USE where he teaches courses in the graduate Human-Computer Interaction program including Graduate Design Studio, Human Factors, and Perception. His areas of research interest include visual attention in interaction design, peripheral visual design, and information visualization.

Prior to coming to the University of Madeira, Chen was a researcher at Carnegie Mellon. He holds a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon.

Larry Constantine is the director of Lab:USE and a professor at the University of Madeira's Department of Mathematics and Engineering. He is also an ACM Fellow and Cheif Scientist at Constantine & Lockwood, Ltd. He teaches courses in the areas of human-centered software engineering. His research focuses on software and interaction design, activity modeling, and usage-centered design.

Prior to joining Lab:USE, Constantine was a member of the information technology faculty at the University of Technology, Sydney (Australia).

Eduardo Ferme is an associate professor with Lab:USE and also serves as head of the University of Madeira's Department of Mathematics and Engineering. He teaches courses in logic and artificial intelligence. His research interests are in artificial intelligence, belief revision, and nonmonotonic logic.

He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Buenos Aires.

Gonçalo Gouveia is an assistant professor at Lab:USE where he teaches courses in the areas of 3D design, history of communication design, and graphic modeling. His areas of research are in 3D modeling, virtual and augmented reality, and design and communication.

Prior to joining Lab:USE, Gouveia served as head of the University of Madeira's Department of Art and Design. He holds a Ph.D. in Art and Design from the University of Madeira.

Vassilis Kostakos is an assistant professor with Lab:USE where he teaches courses in the areas of social web, usable privacy and security, and research topics in ubiquitous computing. His areas of research interest lie in pervasive and ubiquitous computing, social networks, usability, privacy, and security.

He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Bath.

Valentina Nisi is an assistant professor at Lab:USE where she teaches courses in visual communication and service design. Her areas of research interest focus on location-aware narrative, service design, embodiment, sustainability, and digital culture and media.

Prior to joining the University of Madeira, Nisi was a researcher at Media Lab Europe. She holds a Ph.D. in Multimedia from Trinity College, Dublin.

Leonel Nóbrega is an assistant professor at Lab:USE where he teaches courses in data structures and algorithms, software design and implementation, and software architecture. His research interests focus on modeling languages, formal methods, and model-driven software engineering.

He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Madeira.

Nuno Nunes is a principal investigator with the Information and Communication Technologies Institute, as well as an associate professor at Lab:USE, vice president of Madeira Tecnopolo. He also directs the joint Carnegie Mellon|Portugal Masters of Human-Computer Interaction program.

Nunes teaches courses in human-centered software engineering, and various graduate project courses for the HCI program. His areas of research interest lie in model-based user interface design, agile software development methods, and human-centered software engineering.

Prior to joining Lab:USE, Nunes was head of the University of Madeira's Department of Mathematics and Engineering and a researcher with INESC-ID. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Madeira.

Ian Oakley is an assistant professor with Lab:USE where he teaches courses in the areas of human factors, embodiment, and software architectures for user interfaces. His research interests are in the areas of multi-modal interaction, perception, empirical evaluation, sensors, and mobile devices.

Prior to joining the University of Madeira, Oakley was a researcher at Media Lab Europe and at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Glasgow.

Laura Rodriguez is an assistant professor with Lab:USE where she teaches courses in systems and network management, networks and data communication, security in communication systems, and advanced technologies in networks. Her research interests focus on cooperative engineering, groupware, web technologies, wireless sensor networks, and distributed systems.

Rodriguez holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse.

Paulo Sampaio is an assistant professor at Lab:Use where he teaches courses in multimedia systems, network-centered applications, networks and data communication, and advanced technologies in networks. His research interests focus on distributed multimedia systems, virtual and augmented environments, and multimodal systems.

Sampaio holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse.

Palexa Silva is an assistant professor with Lab:USE. She teaches courses in designing user interfaces, usability, design, and creativity. She is completing a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction at Lancaster University.