Rafael D. Araújo

Assistant Professor ♦ Faculty of Computing (FACOM)
Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU)

Education

Federal University of Uberlandia/Brazil

DSc - Computer Science
  • Title in English: A Computational Architecture for Learning Objects Authoring and Personalization in Ubiquitous Learning Environments
    http://dx.doi.org/10.14393/ufu.te.2018.9
  • Visiting research scholar at the Personalized Adaptive Web Systems Lab (PAWS), University of Pittsburgh (USA), headed by Prof. Dr. Peter Brusilovsky.
    • 2014 - 2017

    Federal University of Uberlandia/Brazil

    MSc - Computer Science
  • Title in English: Distribution and Personalization of Multimedia Content in Ubiquitous Learning Environments https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/12545
    • 2011 - 2013

    Federal University of Uberlandia/Brazil

    BSc - Computer Science
  • Academic exchange at Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA), France.
  • Internship at Orange Labs (France Télécom).
    • 2005 - 2010

    Teaching

    Current courses

    GBC016 - Logic for Computer Science (Undergraduate Program - 2023-2)

    PGC102 - Logic for Computer Science (Graduate Program - 2024-1)

    Previous courses

    GBC016 - Logic for Computer Science: 2023-1

    GSI019 - Web Programming: 2023-1

    [Graduate Program] PGC003 - Research Seminars in Computing: 2023-1

    FACOM33501 - Human-Computer Interaction: 2022-2, 2022-1, 2021-2

    FACOM33401 - Web Programming II: 2021-1, 2020-2, 2020-1, 2020-AARE.2 (special term), 2019-2, 2019-1

    GSI512 - Data Structures II: 2020-1, 2020-AARE.1 (special term), 2019-2

    GSI516 - Object-Oriented Programming II: 2019-1, 2018-2, 2018-1

    GSI523 - Databases II: 2019-1, 2018-2, 2018-1

    GAC045 - Web Programming: 2018-1

    Research Interests

    • Adaptive and Intelligent Systems
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Learning Analytics
    • Artificial Intelligence in Education
    • Informatics in Education
    • Computing Education
    • Information Systems
    • Web and Multimedia Interactive Systems
    • Ubiquitous Computing

    I am currently a professor of the Graduate Program on Computer Science (PPGCO@UFU) and I am also part of the UbiMedia research group at FACOM/UFU and the NEES research group at IC/UFAL.

    My publications list can be found on Google Scholar and Research Gate.

    Technical services

    For the past few years, I have served as a member of editorial board and program committee of different journals and scientific conferences:

    Journals
    • [2022-current] Editor-in-chief of the Brazilian Journal of Computers in Education (RBIE)
    • [2020-2021] Associate Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Computers in Education (RBIE)
    • Journal Reviewer: Smart Learning Environments, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (IEEE TLT), and Brazilian Journal of Information Systems (iSys)
    Conferences and Workshops
    • Chair/part of the publications team of the Brazilian Congress of Computers in Education (CBIE - 2016-2021), the Brazilian Symposium on Computer Education (EduComp 2021, EduComp 2022), the Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems (SBSI 2023), and the 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2024)
    • General chair of the 17th Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems (SBSI 2021), the 13th Brazilian Conference on Software: Practice and Theory (CbSoft 2022), and the XI SBC Programming Marathon of Minas Gerais (MMP 2024)
    • General chair of the Workshop on Practical Applications of Learning Analytics in Teaching Institutions in Brazil (I WAPLA@CBIE2022) e (II WAPLA@CBIE2023)
    • Web co-chair of the 17th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2024)
    • Member of the Technical Program Committee some Brazilian conferences: Brazilian Symposium on Computers in Education (SBIE), Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems (SBSI), III Brazilian Symposium on Computing Education (EduComp 2023): Ideas Lab, STUDX - Postgraduate Students Experience (CBIE 2022), Thesis and Dissertation Workshop on Information Systems (WTDSI), XXXVI Thesis and Dissertation Contest (CTD) of the 43rd Congress of the Brazilian Computing Society (CSBC), Alexandre Direne Contest for Theses, Dissertations and Final Undergraduate Work in Computing in Education (CTD-IE@CBIE 2023)
    • Member of the Technical Program Committee of some international conferences: International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (IEEE ICALT), International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), 13th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK 2023), Jornadas HCI (Jornadas Ibero-americanas de Interação Humano-Computador 2021), Workshop on Innovation and Intelligence in Educational Technology (IETY@WorldCIST'2021), Imagining Post-COVID Education with AI (TIPCE@AAAI'2021)
    Professional Societies
    • Member of the Brazilian Computing Society (SBC)
    • Member of the Steering Committee of the Special Commission on Informatics in Education (CEIE/SBC): 2018-2020 and 2023-2024
    • Member of the Steering Committee of the Special Commission on Information Systems (CESI/SBC): 2020-2021
    • Member of the National Evaluation System of the Brazilian Higher Education of INEP/MEC (Ministry of Education)

    Contact

    rafael [dot] araujo [at] ufu [dot] br
    +55 34 3239 4211

    Faculty of Computing (FACOM/UFU)
    Universidade Federal de Uberlandia - Campus Santa Mônica
    Av. João Naves de Ávila, 2121 - Santa Mônica, Uberlândia - MG, 38400-902, Brazil
    Building 1A - Room 141

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