Ana Carla Amaro

Ana Carla Amaro obtained her High Degree in Science and Communication Technologies and her Doctoral degree in Multimedia in Education from University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal. She has a Post-doctoral training in Science and Communication Technologies, particularly in the areas of Media Convergence and Cyberculture, by developing research in Digital Media and Interaction to understand intergenerational affordances and impacts. Her research interests include technology enhanced intergenerational communication, learning and play, and HCI design, along with the production of audiovisual and multimedia contents, for specific audiences (children and older adults). Ana Carla is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication and Art, UA, and member of the research unit Digimedia - Digital Media and Interaction.