Violeta Clemente

Violeta Clemente (1978) is a Mechanical Engineer and Professor of Higher Education at the University of Aveiro (ESAN) since 2004. In 2016 she completed her doctoral thesis entitled "Education for creative and critical thinking in product design and technology". Since then she has presented her research work at Design conferences in Portugal, Italy and Spain. In 2017 she was invited one week to the Department of Architecture and Design of Politecnico di Torino (Italy) to work creative thinking with graduate design students and research methodologies with PhD students. Between 2016 and 2019 she collaborated in supervising a Design PhD thesis entitled “Design for Addditive Manufacturing: contributions from a paradigm shift production to designers practice”. She is now starting a new collaboration in supervising a Design PhD thesis about creativity and interior design. Her current research interests are related with Research Methodologies in Doctoral Education in Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking and Additive Manufacturing.

Current positions

  • Assistant Professor University of Aveiro (ESAN)

PhD Details

  • Title Education for creative and critical thinking in product design and technology
  • Year 2016

Publications

Book chapters
  • Clemente, V., & Pombo, F. (2022). Design Thinking and the Proximity Argument — The Case Study of Engineering Students at a Portuguese University. In REDES 2022, CRC Press [in press]
  • Clemente, V. Borekçi, N., Souleles, N. (2022). Design Education: a trend in the right direction… In Duarte E. and Rosa C. (Eds.) Developments in Design Research an Practice – Best Paper from 10th Senses and Sensibility Paper 2019: Lost in (G)localization.Springer Series in Design and Innovation (pp. 2555-260) ISBN: 978-3-030-86596-2) Link
  • Clemente, V., Tschimmel, K., Pombo, F. (2021) Mapping the Territories Around Design Research: A Four-Layer Analysis. In Fátima Pombo (org.) OIKOS – Design for Ecosystemic Spaces, Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro, (pp 119-130), ISBN978-972-789-695-0
  • Clemente, V., Tschimmel, K., Pombo, F. (2020). Mapping the territories around Design Research: a four-layer analysis. In Almendra, R. & Ferreira, J. (eds) Research & Education in Design: People & Processes & Products & Philosophy Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 147-156
  • Clemente, V., Tschimmel, K., Pombo, F. (2020). Mapping the territories around Design Research: a four-layer analysis. In Almendra, R. & Ferreira, J. (eds) Research & Education in Design: People & Processes & Products & Philosophy Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 147-156
  • Reis, M., Clemente, V. (2019) A visual tale about creativity. in Tschimmel, K. (Ed.) The Creativity Virus – a book about and for Creative Thinking. Porto, Portugal: Mindshake
International journals
  • Clemente, V., Tschimmel, K., & Pombo, F. (2022). Matching Research Questions with a Research Methodology: Proposal for a Didactic Resource. The International Journal of Design Education, 16(1), 155.
  • Félix, S., Dias, N., Clemente, V. (2017). Designing for additive manufacturing: a design research methodology. The Design Journal, 20 (sup1): S4754-S4757.
  • Clemente, V, Tschimmel, K., Vieira, R. (2017). Why a Logbook? A backpack journey as a metaphor for product design education. The Design Journal, 20 (sup1): S1530-S1542.
  • Clemente, V., Tschimmel, K, Pombo, F. (2017). A Future Scenario for a Methodological Approach applied to PhD Design Research: From Empirical Study to Analytical Model. The Design Journal, 20 (sup1): S792-S802.
National journals
  • Clemente, V, Tschimmel, K., Vieira, R, M. (2016) Pensamento criativo e crítico no Desenvolvimento de Produto: uma intervenção didática baseada no Design Thinking. Revista Lusófona de Educação, 32: 75-92.
International conferences
  • Oliveira, R., Moreno, D., Afonso, D., & Clemente, V. (2022). Fabrico digital de produtos personalizados para apoio à aprendizagem de instrumentos musicais. Investigação e ensino em design e música, 3, 140-151.
  • Felix S., & Clemente V. (2022) Tell Me Your Story: Digital Storytelling as a Teaching and Communication Tool ISSN: 2758-0989 – The European Conference on Arts, Design & Education 2022 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0989.2022.34 Link
  • Clemente, V., Pombo, F. (2022). From Utopia to Dystopia: Students Insights for the Development of Contemporary Societies through Design Fiction. In: Daniel Raposo, Nuno Martins and Daniel Brandão (eds) Human Dynamics and Design for the Development of Contemporary Societies. AHFE (2022) International Conference. New York, vol 25. (454-465). USA. ISSN 2771-0718. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001421
  • Clemente V., Tschimmel K., Pombo, F. (2022). PhD Research for “trans-action”: The Role of Research Questions,11th International Conference Senses & Sensibility 2021 09 | 11 Dec 2021 – Bari, Italy
  • Clemente, V., Tschimmel, K., Pombo, F. (2019). Mapping the territories around Design Research: a four-layer analysis. In International Research & Education in Design Conference 2019 — REDES2019, 14 & 15 November 2019, Lisbon School of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Clemente, V., Vieira, R., & Tschimmel, K. (2016). A learning toolkit to promote creative and critical thinking in product design and development through Design Thinking. In Engineering Education (CISPEE), 2016 2nd International Conference of the Portuguese Society for (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  • Clemente, V, Vieira, R, M., Tschimmel, K. (2015). Desenvolvimento do pensamento criativo e crítico em estudantes de Tecnologia e Design de Produto: o percurso investigativo à luz do Design Thinking. In Dominguez, Caroline et. al. (Eds.) Pensamento Crítico na Educação: Desafios Atuais (pp.17-23), UTAD Vila Real, Portugal.
  • Félix, S. Dias, N., Clemente, V. (2018) Additive Manufacturing artefacts: an evaluation matrix proposal. In O. Moret (Ed.), Back to the Future The Future in the Past. ICDHS 10th+1 Barcelona 2018 Conference Proceedings Book. (pp. 787-791)
  • Clemente, V., Vieira, R., & Tschimmel, K. (2018). A metaphoric thinking styles taxonomy to promote students’ metacognitive self-reflection in Design learning. In O. Moret (Ed.), Back to the Future The Future in the Past. ICDHS 10th+1 Barcelona 2018 Conference Proceedings Book. (pp. 679-683)
  • Clemente. V., Tschimmel, K. & Pombo, F.(2018). Methodologies in Doctoral Research in Design: the Role of Research Paradigms. In ICDHS 10th+1 Conference Back to the Future: starting again understanding our own past and heritage Barcelona, 29-31 November, 2018.
Other publications
  • Clemente, V. , Tschimmel, K. (2022). Divergent Thinking versus Lateral Thinking. In Tschimmel, K., Klimczuk, A., Santos, D., Marzavan, D., Loyens, D., Pombo, F., … & Borgers, W. (2022). Creativity and Innovation Affairs: Are They or Are They Not…?.
  • Clemente, V. (2022). Design Fiction versus Fiction. InTschimmel, K., Klimczuk, A., Santos, D., Marzavan, D., Loyens, D., Pombo, F., … & Borgers, W. (2022). Creativity and Innovation Affairs: Are They or Are They Not…?.
  • Carvalho, D., Clemente, V. Dias-de-Oliveira, J. (2023).Unblurring computation design landscape across fields of knowledge: an integrative model proposal.Seventeenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices [approved]
  • Santos, P., Clemente, V. Gomes, A. (2023) Towards Safer Mobility in Cities and Communities: a Framework to Assist the Design Process of Cycling Warning Systems.Human Dynamics and Design for the Development of Contemporary Societies. AHFE (2023) International Conference. [approved]
  • Clemente, V. (2016). Education to creative and critical thinking in Product Design and Technology. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Aveiro, Aveiro.

Scientific, artistic and cultural production

Technical work
  • Clemente, V. (2021-2023). Member of the ProjectPOCI-01-0247-FEDER-047143 AM_CORK
  • Clemente, V. (2018-2021) Member of the Project POCI-01-0247-FEDER-039842 NANO-SIM 3D
  • Clemente, V. (2019) Member of the Scientific Committee and Track Co-Chair of the 10th UNIDCOM/IADE International Conference Senses & Sensibility – Lost in (G)localization, 27-29 november 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Clemente, V. (2020) Conference International Review College Member, Design Research Society Conference, 11-14 august 2020, Brisbane, Australia
  • Clemente, V. (2021). Invited reviewer of the9th Nordes Design Research conference(NORDES 2021), 15-18 august, Kolding, Denmark
  • Clemente, V. (2021). Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE 2021), 21-23 june 2021, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Clemente, V. (2019). Member of the Scientific Committee, 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE 2020), Lisboa
  • Clemente, V. (2019), Conference International Review College Member, International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference (IASDR 2019), 2-5 september 2019, Manchester, UK
  • Clemente, V. (2018). Scientific Committee Member 3rd International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE 2018), Aveiro
  • Clemente, V. (2018) Conference International Review College Member, Design Research Society Conference, Limerick, 25th-28th June 2018