Gonçalo João Ribeiro Gomes

Assistant professor at Universidade de Aveiro since 2006 and researcher for the Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture [ID ], he develops studies in the Participatory Design for the Future Cultural Heritage field. He is a specialist in the scientific area of communication and service design and, since 2012, a member of the ID+ DESIS Lab, an associate of the international DESIS Network – Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability.
Besides that, Gonçalo Gomes is a designer holding a PhD in Design with the thesis “Towards a significant cultural heritage: the construction and intervention in the design perspective”.

Current positions

  • Professor Auxiliar UA

Research Groups

Publications

Books
  • Rodríguez Auladell, A., Niño Torres, A. M., Zamora Osorio, C., Ferranti, C., Montenegro Barragán, C. A., Galego, D., Domanski, D., De la O Cordero, D., Palavicini, G., Jiménez, G., Gomes, G., Orueta Estivariz, G., González Sánchez, I., Guerra, I., Piqueras, I., Coydán Tapia, I., Cepeda-Mayorga, I., Izquierdo Bello, J. A., Bastos Moreno, J. G., … Rico Otalora, B. A. (2019). Innovación y Emprendimiento Social en Instituciones de Educación Superior:Students4Change. Hola Publishing International. https://hdl.handle.net/11285/648165
  • Mota, J. C., Nogueira, F., Gomes, G., Dias, M. F., Amorim, M., Bittencourt, B., Isidoro, C., Pereira, A. R., Menezes, S., Teles, J., & Rocha, B. (2023). Estudo do Ecossistema de Inovação Social em Portugal. Mapeamento e Observatório. UA Editora – Universidade de Aveiro. https://doi.org/10.48528/aadb-f853
  • Gomes, G., Mark, M. A., & Dias, M. F. (2021). Effecting change How universities and organisations collaborate in order to effect social change. UA Editora – Universidade de Aveiro. https://doi.org/10.48528/a18e-6n90
  • Sousa, A.; Pereira, C.; Gomes, G. (2017) ETD’17 – 6º Ergotrip Design, Aveiro: livro de resumos.
  • Sousa, A.; Pereira, C.; Gomes, G. (2018) ETD’17 Ergotrip Design: coletânea de textos selecionados pela Comissão Científica dos Encontros Internacionais de Estudos Luso-Brasileiros em Design e Ergonomia
  • ANDERSON, M; CAWOOD, R.; SOUSA, A.; FRANQUEIRA, T.; GOMES, G.; AFONSO, A.; PEREIRA, C.; et all(2019) Strategy for Change Handbook. Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow. ISBN 978-190-586-692-2
  • SOUSA, A.; PEREIRA, C.; GOMES, G. (ed)(2018) ETD’17 Ergotrip Design – coletânea de textos selecionados pela Comissão Científica dos Encontros Internacionais de Estudos Luso-Brasileiros em Design e Ergonomia. UA Editora, Aveiro. ISBN 978-972-789-579-3. Link
  • FRANQUEIRA, T.; SOUSA, A.; GOMES, G.; PEREIRA, C. (Eds). (2016). Strategy for Change: case studies on social innovation and social entrepreneurship (1st ed). Editora Universidade de Aveiro. Portugal. ISBN 978-972-789-482-5
  • Franqueira, T.; Gomes G.; Molik J. (Eds.) (Editor in Chief: Eija Salmi) (2015) Cumulus Working Papers Aveiro. 32/14. Publication Series G. Aalto University. School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Helsinky. ISBN 978-952-60-0067-1 ISSN 1456 307x Cumulus Working Papers
Book chapters
  • Oliveira, E., Pombo, F., Gomes, G. (2023). La decisión en el proyecto de diseño en el contexto emergente de la inteligencia artificial. In Después de la Pandemia: el Caminho de la Investigación en Comunicación (pp. 135–146). Editorial Fragua.
  • Ramos, C., Almeida, A. M., & Gomes, G. (2022). The Heritage and Identity of the Pmate Project: Critical Factors for the Redesign. Springer Series in Design and Innovation, 19, 665–676
  • Guedes, G., Carvalhas, R., & Gomes, G. (2024). Hemp Fiber: The Textile Material as a Fashion Value. In Advances in Fashion and Design Research II (pp. 483–494). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43937-7_43
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2022). Consideraciones sobre el potencial del Diseño del Destacamento como Wicked Problem en la comunicación publicitaria audiovisual. In: La comunicación como herramienta post COVID-19 Colección Mundo Digital | 24. Universidad de Alicante, España, 2022. ISBN: 978-84-09-44086-3. Link
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2022). Consideraciones sobre el potencial del Diseño del Destacamento como Wicked Problem en la comunicación publicitaria audiovisual. In: Libro de resúmenes del III CINCOMA (Congreso Internacional de Innovación en Comunicación y Medios Audiovisuales) Colección Mundo Digital | 23. [Resumo]. Universidad de Alicante, España, 2022. ISBN: 978-84-09-44087-0 Link
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2022). Design do Desapego no contexto da micromobilidade de baixo impacto ambiental mediante o uso de bicicletas e trotinetes elétricas compartilhadas. [abstract] In: UD22 Meeting on PhD Design Research em Portugal. Aveiro, 30 de Junho a 01 de Julho. Link
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2021). Análisis de podcast sobre la relación del diseño con los objetivos del Life-Cycle Design como contribución a la agenda de sostenibilidad. In: II Congresso Internacional de Innovación em Comunicación y Medios Audiovisuales. Comunicación en cuarentena: el cambio mediático en pandemia, Colección Mundo Digital. Link
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2021). Communication Design as an educational tool for a more sustainable and social development of the future. In: “Perspectives on Design: research, education and practice II” from Springer Series in Design and Innovation. Print ISBN: 978-3-030-79878-9, Online: ISBN: 978-3-030-79879-6 Link
  • Carvalho, C., Pombo, F., & Gomes, G. (2020). Publicidad y diseño de destacamento en un futuro presente. In La innovación docente, a debate. Aplicaciones en torno a la Comunicación Audiovisual, Publicidad, Relaciones Públicas y Periodismo (pp. 81–90). Universidad de Alicante. Link
  • Carvalho, C., Gomes, G. y Pombo, F. (2020). Publicidad y Diseño de Destacamento en un Futuro Presente. In J. Herrero-Gutiérrez, J. Segarra-Saavedra y T. Hidalgo-Marí (Coords.), La innovación docente, a debate. Aplicaciones en torno a la Comunicación Audiovisual, Publicidad, Relaciones Públicas y Periodismo (pp. 81-90). Alicante: Colección Mundo Digital. https://doi.org/10.14198/MEDCOM/2020/15 Link
  • Beça, P., Aresta, M., Santos, R., Veloso, A. I., Gomes, G., & Pereira, M. (2019). Supporting the Game Construction Process. In N. Zagalo, A. I. Veloso, Ó. Mealha, & L. Costa (Eds.), Videogame Sciences and Arts. Link
  • Franqueira, T., Gomes, G., Sousa, A., Afonso, A., Pereira, C., Ribeiro, M. (2019). DesignThinking and Design for Social Innovation in Strategy for Change Handbook. Anderson, M; Cawood, R.; Sousa, A.; Franqueira, T.; Gomes, G.; Afonso, A.; Pereira, C.; et all (Editors) – Strategy for Change Handbook. Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow. PP 28-51 ISBN 978-190-586-692-2
  • Franqueira, T., Gomes, G., Ribeiro, M. (2018). Abordagem multidisciplinar do design para a inovação social na Universidade de Aveiro . LASIN – results and reflections Latin American Social Innovation Network, Editors Anderson, M., Puerta, S., Cipolla, C. , Publicaciones VID, First Edition, 2018 Medellin Colombia, pp 48-55, 2018 ISBN 978-190-58668-9-2 Link
  • Franqueira, T., Gomes, G. (2017) Design for Social Innovation Supported by Social Based Technologies. In: Streitz, N., Markopoulos, P. (eds). Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions. DAPI 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10291. Springer, Cham. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58697-7_4; Print ISBN978-3-319-58696-0; Online ISBN978-3-319-58697-7. http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319586960
  • Franqueira, T.; Gomes, G. (2017). Design for Social Innovation supported by Social based Technologies. Invited Author to HCII – Vancouver, Canada, 9 – 14 July 2017 ISBN 978-3-319-58696-0 Link
  • Gomes, G. (2015). Uma História Participada do Design Português. O Contributo das Tecnologias Sociais. In V. Branco, N. Dias & R. Raposo (Eds.), Possibilidades: MUX – Museus em Experiência (pp. 56 – 70). UA Editora -Universidade de Aveiro. ISBN: 978-972-789-474-1.
See all 16 book chapters
International journals
  • Brandão, M. P., Sa-Couto, P., Gomes, G., & Beça, P. (2022). Description of an integrated e-health monitoring system in a Portuguese higher education institution: the e.cuidHaMUstm program. Global Health Promotion, 29(1), 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757975920984222
  • Brandão, M. P., Sa-Couto, P., Gomes, G., Beça, P., & Reis, J. (2022). Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Employees at a Portuguese Higher Education Institution. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020848
  • Beça, P., Aresta, M., Santos, R., Veloso, A. I., & Gomes, G. (2022). Students as Game Creators. Easing the game construction process by using a toolkit to game design. Interaction Design and Architecture(S), 53, 128–143. https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-053-006 Link
  • Franqueira, T., Pereira, C., Pinto, R.; Gomes, G. (2017) Setting-up a Design Factory within a Creative Science Park @Aveiro Region, The Design Journal, 20:sup1, S622-S634, DOI: 10.1080/14606925.2017.1353010
  • FRANQUEIRA, Teresa; GOMES, GONÇALO; COSTA, Rui (2012) – “Project Action for Age 2: Design process in service design”. Strategic Design Research Journal, 5(1): 14-23 January-April 2012 ©2012 by Unisinos – doi: 10.4013/sdrj.2012.51.02
International conferences
  • Gomes, G., Dias, M. F., Amorim, M., & Mota, C. J. (2020). Iniciativas de empreendedorismo social. O caso da PT SIKE Unit. Proceedings of TheCIEM 2020 – 10a Conferencia Ibérica de Empreendedorismo.
  • Lopes, P. F., & Gomes, G. (2021). O Design de Inovação Social na Promoção de Novas Práticas Artísticas e Culturais: Os Resultados Esperados e Inesperados do “Maneiras De Sever.” 28th APDR Conference. SS14A – Design and Territory – Policies and Strategies with the Creative Industries for the Recovery and Resilience of Regional Development.
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2022). Consideraciones sobre el potencial del Diseño del Destacamento como Wicked Problem en la comunicación publicitaria audiovisual. In: Libro de resúmenes del III CINCOMA (Congreso Internacional de Innovación en Comunicación y Medios Audiovisuales) Colección Mundo Digital | 23. Universidad de Alicante, España, 2022. ISBN: 978-84-09-44087-0 Link
  • Carvalho, C.V., Gomes, G., Pombo, F. (2021). Análisis de Podcast sobre la Relación del Diseño con los Objetivos del Life-Cycle Design como Contribución a la Agenda de Sostenibilidad. In J. Herrero-Gutiérrez, T. Hidalgo-Marí y A. Bernabéu-Serrano (Coords.), Comunicación en cuarentena: el cambio mediático en pandemia (pp. 67-77). Alicante: Colección Mundo Digital. https://doi.org/10.14198/MEDCOM/2021/18. ISBN:978-84-09-34686-8
  • Franqueira, T.; Gomes, G. (2017). Design for Social Innovation supported by Social basedTechnologies. Invited Author to HCII – Vancouver, Canada, 9 – 14 July 2017
  • Franqueira, T.; Pereira C.; Pinto R.; Gomes, G. (2017). The setting-up of a Design Factory at the Creative Science Park @ Aveiro Region – 12th EAD Design for Next – Sapienza Università. Rome. 12-14 April 2017
  • Gomes, G. (2017). Investigador no projecto Strategy for Change. Erasmus+, key action: 2015-1-UK01-KA203-013801
  • Gomes, G., Amorim, M., Dias, M. F., Carrasco, G., & Soto, W. (2017). Exploring Opportunities for Embedding Social Innovation in Academic Curricula. Presented at the ra Conferencia Internacional LASIN – Latin American Social Innovation Network, Panama City.
  • Gomes, G., & Branco, V. (2016). As Social Technologies na construção da História do Design: O contexto português como caso de estudo. In D. Correa & D. Guimaraes (Eds.), Anais da 5º Ergotrip Design (pp. 316–327). Rio Book’s.
  • Gomes, G., & Branco, V. (2015). Towards a significant Portuguese Cultural Heritage: An intervention from the Design perspective. Apresentada na conferência NODEM 2014 – Engaging Spaces Interpretation, Design and Digital Strategies e publicada em 2015 (pp. 118 – 126). ISBN: 978-83-941350-0-3. Varsóvia, Polónia.
  • Tavares, M.; Franqueira, T.; Gomes, G. (2015). “Projeto Tas”, Activating the Value of Cultural Heritage at Sever-Do-Vouga – The Design Process. Proceedings Cumulus Conference Milano The Virtuous Circle Design Culture and Experimentation. Collina, L.; Galluzzo, L.; Meroni, A. (eds). Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Italy ISBN 9788838674853 http://cumulusmilan2015.org/proceedings/articles/abs-052-Experimenting/ Cumulus Spring Conference: The virtuous circle. Milano 3-7 JUNE 2015 http://cumulusmilan2015.org/
  • BRANCO, Vasco; PROVIDÊNCIA, Francisco; BARBOSA, Helena; SEMEDO, Alice; GOMES; Gonçalo; POMBO, Fátima; DIAS, Nuno; ANTUNES, Sandra; MENDONÇA, Rui; QUENTAL, Joana; SOUSA, Álvaro (2014) – Developing an Interpretation Centre for Portuguese Design. In BARBOSA, Helena; CALVERA, Anna – “9th International Conference of ICDHS – International Committee for Design History & Design Studies – Tradition, transition, trajectories: major or minor influences?”. Proceedings. Aveiro: Universidade Aveiro, 2014. ISBN 978-972-789-421-5. p. 327-332.
  • Gomes, G., & Branco, V. (2014). Towards a significant Portuguese Cultural Heritage. Presented at the Nodem – Engaging Spaces Interpretation, Design and Digital Strategies, Warsaw.
  • Franqueira, T., Gomes, G., Gonçalves, S. – Participatory Design for Public services: A food diary for children – Crafting the Future, 10th EAD Conference. Gothenburg Sweden, 2013
  • FRANQUEIRA, Teresa; GOMES, Gonçalo; GONÇALVES, S. (2012) – Participatory Design in children’s diet: Strategies to design public services. Paper presented at the 2nd Agrindustrial Design Symposium / 2nd Product and Service Design Symposium and Exhibition on Agricultural Industries: Mediterranean/Food/Design, Izmir, Turkey.
  • BARBOSA Helena; BRANCO, Vasco; DIAS, Nuno; GOMES, Gonçalo; PROVIDÊNCIA, Francisco (2011) – An innovative approach for design interpretation. In Proceedings of the “9th International Conference European Academy – The Endless End”. Porto: May, 2011. Link
  • FRANQUEIRA, Teresa; GOMES, Gonçalo; COSTA, Rui (2011) – Intergenerational Relationships: an academic design project at the University of Aveiro; 9t EAD Conference. May 2011; Porto
  • FRANQUEIRA, Teresa; GOMES, Gonçalo; COSTA, Rui (2011) – Project Action for Age2 Design Process in Service Design. 3rd International Forum of Design as a Process: Innovation in Design Education, November 2011; Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
  • GOMES, Gonçalo; SAMPAIO, João; REIS, Miriam; SILVA, Marta; FRANQUEIRA, Teresa (2011) – (Re)designing a tradicional product – Design strategies for the development of yellow codfish products and its positioning in gourmet markets; DPPI’11- Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces; Jun 2011, Milano
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National conferences
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2022). Publicidade e o Design do Desapego para soluções sustentáveis. In: Encontro com Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal 2022, Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal. Lisboa, 16, 17 e 18 de Julho. Link
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2022). Publicidade e o Design do Desapego para soluções sustentáveis. In: Research Summit 2022, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. Aveiro, 13, 14 e 15 de Julho. Link
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G.; Pombo, F. (2022). Publicidade e o Design do Desapego para soluções sustentáveis. [Poster Presentation]. In: Ciência 2022 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal. Lisboa, 16-18 de Maio. Link
  • Carvalho, C.; Gomes, G. Pombo, F. A Economia Circular alinhada com o Design: uma alternativa sustentável ao cenário do descartável?. (2020). In: UD20 –Research Go Beyond – 9º Encontro de Doutoramentos em Design, Novembro. Aveiro: UA Editora – Universidade de Aveiro [para publicação 2020].
  • Gomes, G., & Branco, V. (2013), Para uma herança cultural significante. A intervenção do ponto de vista do design, in Cruz, S. & Coelho, A. (eds.), Livro de Atas UD’13- 2º Encontro Nacional dos doutoramentos em Design, Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, Julho 2013, pp. 38-49.
Other publications
  • Branco, V.; Providência, F.; Barbosa, H.; Dias, N.; Quental, J.; Sousa, A.; Gomes, G.; et al. (2014) Developing an Interpretation Centre for Portuguese Design – CIDESP.PT.

Scientific, artistic and cultural production

Prototypes
  • Sampaio, J., Marques, D., Gomes, G. et all (2019) Projecto de uma vending machine de botijas de gás. Julho 2018 – Julho 2019
Technical work
  • Gomes, G. (2020-2020). Investigador do projecto “MCOG – My Career Our Game”. Erasmus+ 2020-1-PL01-KA205-081121
  • Gomes, G. (2021-2023). Investigador do projecto “LABIC – LABORATÓRIO DE CIDADANIA INTERCULTURAL”. POISE-03-4639-FSE-001010
  • Gomes, G. (2022-2024). Investigador do projecto “BACK2BASICS – Bridging the gap between higher education and labor market by fostering digital skills”. Erasmus+ 2021-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000023543
  • Gomes, G. (2022-2025). Investigador do projecto “ENHANCER – Enhancing Social Entrepreneurship Capabilities Through Digital Educational Escape Rooms”. Erasmus+ 2021-2-NL01-KA220-HED-000049691
  • Gomes, G. (2022-2025). Investigador do projecto “Project Game it Away – Entrepreneurship Education through Game Design & Maker-Centred Learning”. Erasmus+ 2022-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000087026
  • Gomes, G.; Noronha, E. (2021-2025); Investigador no projeto “OLIpush – Reconceber para uma maior circularidade e menor pegada ambiental”. PRR ILLIANCE – WP4 – RE-C05-i01.01
  • Gomes, G.; Araújo, A. (2021-2025).
 Investigador no projecto “Sustainability of the tourism sector”. PRR ATT2 – 02/C05-i01.02/2022.PC645192610-00000060
  • Gomes, G.; Araújo, A. (2021-2025).
 Investigador no projecto “Experience 5.0 – How to create a new framework to manage tourism destinations”. PRR ATT3 – 02/C05-i01.02/2022.PC645192610-00000060
  • Gomes, G. (2024-2028).
 Investigador no projecto “CULTUral heritage in RurAL remote areas for creative tourism and sustainabilITY”. HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-05
  • (2017) Oficinas de inovação Social – OIS (Registo de marca nacional).
  • Gomes, G. (2020-2022).
 Investigador no projecto “Gamers4Nature – Mission Earth: Reconnecting with Nature Through the Creation of Digital Games”. Erasmus+ Ref: 2020-1-PT01-KA201-078789
  • Gomes, G. (2018-2020).
 Investigador no projecto “Gamers4Nature: Ferramentas de criação de jogos para promover a consciencialização sobre a preservação do meio ambiente e da biodiversidade”. FCT Ref: PTDC/COM-OUT/31047/2017
  • Gomes, G. (2020-2021).
 Investigador no projecto “Co-Education in Green”. Action: KA2 REF: 2020-1-LT01-KA204-077953
  • Gomes, G. (2018). Coordenador local do projecto SIKE – Social Innovation Through Knowledge Exchange. Program: ERASMUS +, Key Action: KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. Call: EAC-A03-2016
  • Gomes, G. (2018).
 Investigador no projecto SEASIN – Southeast Asian Social Innovation Network. Program: ERASMUS +, Key Action: KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. Action: Capacity Building in Higher Education, Call: EAC-A04-201
  • Gomes, G. (2018). Investigador no projecto Students for Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Academia. Program: Erasmus+, Key Action: KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, Action: Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education, Call: EAC/A04/2015
  • Gomes, G. (2018). Investigador no projecto Strategy for Change. Erasmus+, key action: 2015-1-UK01-KA203-013801
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Scientific events organization
  • Sousa, A., Gomes, G., Pereira, C., Oliveira, E. (2016) Membro da Comissão Organizadora da conferência internacional Ergotrip Design, sexta edição (2016/11 – 2016/11), Aveiro, Portugal
  • Franqueira, T., Gomes, G. (2017) Organization and Coordination of the event Design [In, And, For] Democracy with Ezio Manzini and representatives from the majority of the Portuguese Design Schools
Other scientific activity spreading actions
  • BARBOSA Helena; BRANCO, Vasco; DIAS, Nuno; GOMES, Gonçalo; PROVIDÊNCIA, Francisco; QUENTAL, Joana; ANTUNES, Sandra; POMBO, Fátima; SOUSA, Álvaro; SEMEDO, Alice; MENDONÇA, Rui (2015) – CIDES.PT project: interaction with two objects through apps. Exhibition Fair at “Techdays”. Aveiro, 17-18th September, 2015.