Team | LIFEisGAME

Porto University – Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT)

	Verónica Orvalho (PI) Computer Graphics, HCI, Character Animation FCUP – DCC \|\| IT \|\|
	Cristina Queirós (Co-PI) CPsychology, Emotion Recognition FPCEUP \|\|
	António Marques (Co-PI) Psychology, Emotion Recognition IPP \|\|
	Xenxo Alvarez Blanco (Technical Director) Computer Graphics, Pipeline, 3D Modelling and Animation FCUP – DCC \|\| IT \|\|
	Jacqueline Fernandes (Project Manager) Computer Graphics, Pipeline, 3D Modelling and Animation FCUP – DCC \|\| IT \|\|
	Bruno Oliveira (PhD Researcher) Computer Graphics, Game Design, Game Development FCUP – DCC \|\| IT \|\|
	Samanta Alves (Msc; Researcher) Psychology, Emotion Recognition; Game Script FPCEUP \|\|
	José Miranda (PhD researcher) Computer Graphics, Sketching, Character Animation IT \|\| FEUP \|\| IPG \|\|
	Luís Grifu (PhD researcher) Performance animation, digital puppetry FCUP – DCC \|\| IT \|\|
	José Serra (PhD researcher) Computer Graphics, Game Development FCUP – DCC \|\| IT \|\|
	Gustavo Augusto (Junior researcher) Computer Graphics, Game Development FCUP – DCC \|\| IT \|\|
UT Austin
	Jake Aggarwal (Co-PI) Computer Vision, Signal Processing UT Austin \|\| CVRC \|\|
	Birgi Tamersoy Computer Vision, Facial Expression Recognition, Human Body Tracking UT Austin \|\| CVRC \|\|
	Suyog Jain Computer Vision, Facial Expression Recognition UT Austin \|\| CVRC \|\|
Microsoft
	Miguel Sales Dias (Co-PI) MLDC Director Microsoft Language Development Center \|\|
	João Freitas Researcher Microsoft Language Development Center \|\|
	Filipe Gaspar Researcher Microsoft Language Development Center \|\|
External Consultants
	Pamela Davis (Senior researcher) 2D artist, Facial expression and emotion studiest Stanford University \|\|
	Mel Slater Virtual Reality, Presence U. Barcelona
	Diego Gutierrez (Professor) Real-time Rendering U. Zaragoza
Past Collaborators
	Paula Freitas Psychiatrist, Autism Specialist ICBAS \|\| APPDA
	Bretagne Abirached Health Information System Design, User Perception of Information Systems UT Austin
	Yan Zhang (Co-PI) Health Information System Design, User Perception of Information Systems UT Austin \|\|
	Stacy Crain Health Information System Design, User Perception of Information Systems UT Austin
	Tiago Fernandes (PhD researcher) Computer Graphics, Game Development FCUP – DCC \|\| IT
	Pedro Rodrigues (Msc researcher) Computer Graphics, Game Development FCUP – DCC \|\| IT

Porto University – Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT)

Verónica Orvalho (PI)

Computer Graphics, HCI, Character Animation

Cristina Queirós (Co-PI)

CPsychology, Emotion Recognition

António Marques (Co-PI)

Psychology, Emotion Recognition

Xenxo Alvarez Blanco (Technical Director)

Computer Graphics, Pipeline, 3D Modelling and Animation

Jacqueline Fernandes (Project Manager)

Computer Graphics, Pipeline, 3D Modelling and Animation

Bruno Oliveira (PhD Researcher)

Computer Graphics, Game Design, Game Development

Samanta Alves (Msc; Researcher)

Psychology, Emotion Recognition; Game Script

José Miranda (PhD researcher)

Computer Graphics, Sketching, Character Animation

Luís Grifu (PhD researcher)

Performance animation, digital puppetry

José Serra (PhD researcher)

Computer Graphics, Game Development

Gustavo Augusto (Junior researcher)

Computer Graphics, Game Development

UT Austin

Jake Aggarwal (Co-PI)

Computer Vision, Signal Processing

Birgi Tamersoy

Computer Vision, Facial Expression Recognition, Human Body Tracking

Suyog Jain

Computer Vision, Facial Expression Recognition

Microsoft

Miguel Sales Dias (Co-PI)

MLDC Director

João Freitas

Researcher

Filipe Gaspar

Researcher

External Consultants

Pamela Davis (Senior researcher)

2D artist, Facial expression and emotion studiest

Mel Slater

Virtual Reality, Presence

Diego Gutierrez (Professor)

Real-time Rendering

Past Collaborators

Paula Freitas

Psychiatrist, Autism Specialist

Bretagne Abirached

Health Information System Design, User Perception of Information Systems

Yan Zhang (Co-PI)

Health Information System Design, User Perception of Information Systems

Stacy Crain

Health Information System Design, User Perception of Information Systems

Tiago Fernandes (PhD researcher)

Computer Graphics, Game Development

Pedro Rodrigues (Msc researcher)

Computer Graphics, Game Development