Filomena Soares

Prof. Filomena Soares

eMail: fsoares[at]dei.uminho.pt

Organization: University of Minho, Portugal

Address: Industrial Electronics Dept., University of Minho, Campus de Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal

Filomena O. Soares received her degree in Chemical Engineering in 1986 and her Master degree in Electrical Engineering in 1991 at Porto University, Portugal. In 1997 she obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the same University. Since 1992 she works in the Industrial Electronics Department at Minho University and she develops her research work in R&D Algoritmi Centre. Her main scientific interests are in the areas of System Modeling and Control, with application to bio and biomedical processes, and how robots can foster the communication with autistic children. The development of serious games as cognitive and motor rehabilitation tools has been also the subject of her study. She is interested in new teaching/learning methodologies, in particular blended-learning.