Benjamim Fonseca is an Assistant Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
(UTAD), in Portugal, where he lectures on collaboration and inclusive systems, and a researcher at
the INESC TEC. He received a Ph.D. from UTAD, with a thesis subject of “A model for creating
cooperative services”. His research interests are Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
and mobile accessibility, having participated in several research projects funded by companies and
international funding agencies. He authored or coauthored over 100 scientific publications in
conferences, journals and books in these research fields, and actively participates in the
organization and scientific committees of several reputed conferences and journals.