ACM FEUP student group ready for another edition of Universidade Júnior

On July 1st the 17th edition of  Universidade Júnior kicked off, attracting thousands of young people from the north and south of the country, the islands and abroad. For one or more weeks, they will take part in countless discovery activities that will allow them to experience the academic environment and socialise with university students, recent graduates, young researchers and professors.

At DEI, through the coordination of the ACM FEUP student group and the supervision of professors Pedro Diniz and André Restivo, 99 young secondary school students (10th and 11th grades) will be welcomed over the 4 weeks of July.

In each of the 4 weeks, the young students will be accompanied by 4 monitors from the ACM FEUP student group, with the aim of introducing the participants to computational thinking and programming. Participants will start by working with block programming and then move on to programming in Python. With this knowledge, they will be able to programme a robot, create a game, build an object recognition application and learn more about various areas of computer science, such as the web and AI.

But the monitors haven’t forgotten that the young participants are on holiday and, as Filipe Correia, ACM FEUP’s president, shared, many extra activities are being prepared, such as escape rooms, board games, treasure hunts and icebreaker initiatives to promote group work and interpersonal skills. At the end of each IT project, they will be encouraged to give short presentations to reinforce this same objective.

This activity, now in its second edition, has become one of the signature activities of the ACM FEUP student group, allowing students from secondary schools to experience the university environment in a relaxed and informal setting.

DEI Open Day returns on July 16

DEI Open Day takes place every year and is intended to showcase the teaching and research activities of FEUP’s Department of Informatics Engineering (DEI), with the aim of exploring opportunities for collaboration with national and international companies. This event promotes thematic debates and informal moments, seeking to get closer to companies and society in general.

This year’s theme, “Working in Computer Engineering: opportunities and challenges“, will explore the flexibility of work and the integration of new productivity tools into the day-to-day life of the Computer Engineer. Indeed, working in Informatics Engineering offers dynamic opportunities and challenges, especially with the growing adoption of remote working. At the same time, AI-based productivity tools such as copilots enhance efficient and creative work, but require constant adaptation to change and continuous improvement of technical skills.

The event full programme can be viewed here.

 

Open Sessions (no registration required)

[Corridor B – 14:00 – 15:30] Visit to the stands of the student groups linked to DEI
DEI believes in empowering students as agents of change, which is why it promotes close links with the student groups that carry out their activities in the department’s areas of interest. The NIAEFEUPNCGM and neACM student groups will be present and available to talk to companies and students, letting them know about their activities and possibilities for future collaboration.

[B032 – 14:30 – 15:40] Why do a master’s degree at DEI?
Which master’s programme to choose after graduating? What are the advantages of pursuing a master’s degree? What are the benefits for a company of taking on final-year students to develop a thesis? These are just some of the questions to be addressed in this session dedicated to students and companies wishing to find out more about the DEI’s various master’s programmes.

  • Presentation of the DEI’s Masters programmes (M.EICMESWMECDMMMCIM.IA), representative papers and testimonies from each Masters, and Q&A.

[B032 – 15:50 – 17:15] Why do a PhD at the DEI?
What is the importance of obtaining a doctorate? What opportunities and impact do doctoral graduates have on industry? What doctoral opportunities are there at the DEI? These will be some of the questions  addressed in this session showing the positive impact, new opportunities and added value of a doctorate for students and companies.

  • Talk “Towards Next-Generation Explainable AI” by Wojciech Samek (Professor at TU Berlin, Head of AI Department at Fraunhofer HHI, Fellow at BIFOLD).
  • Presentation of the doctoral programmes ProDEIMAP.iPDMD and testimonials from former students.

Habilitation Defense | Gil Manuel Magalhães de Andrade Gonçalves

Habilitation Thesis Defense in the field of Informatics Engineering: ”Industry is becoming digital: challenges for informatics engineering”

Requested by:
Doutor Gil Manuel Magalhães de Andrade Gonçalves

8th July 2024, at 2:30 pm, room I-105, DEEC, FEUP
Assessment of the syllabus and the report on the program, contents and methods of theoretical and practical teaching of the subjects in the curricular unit ”Project Management Laboratory”

9th July 2024, at 10:00 am, room I-105, DEEC, FEUP
Discussion of the lecture entitled “Industry is becoming digital: challenges for informatics engineering”

President of the Jury:
Prof Jaime dos Santos Cardoso, Full Professor and Vice-Chairman of FEUP’s Scientific Board

Members
Miguel Leitão Bignolas Mira da Silva, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa;
Luís Manuel Camarinha-Matos, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
João Miguel Lobo Fernandes, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Informática, Escola de Engenharia, Universidade do Minho;
João Manuel Paiva Cardoso, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto;
Pedro Nuno Ferreira da Rosa da Cruz Diniz, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto.

PhD Defense in Digital Media: ”Unlocking the Virtual World: A study on the influence of multisensory stimuli on users’ emotional responses and vividness of mental imagery in the context of virtual tourism”

Candidate:
Mariana de Oliveira Magalhães

Date, Time and Location:
July 8, 10:00, Sala de Atos (I-105)  DEEC, FEUP

President of the Jury:
João Manuel Paiva Cardoso, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto.

Members:
Alfredo Manuel dos Santos Ferreira Júnior, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade de Lisboa;
Maria Beatriz Alves de Sousa Santos, PhD, Associate Professor with habilitation, Departamento de Eletrónica, Telecomunicações e Informática, Universidade de Aveiro;
Mário Sérgio Carvalho Teixeira, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departamento de Economia, Sociologia e Gestão, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro;
António Fernando Vasconcelos Cunha Castro Coelho, PhD, Associate Professor with habilitation, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (Supervisor);
António Augusto de Sousa, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto.

The thesis was co-supervised by Doutor Maximino Bessa, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.

Abstract
This thesis aims to explore how multisensory experiences in virtual reality influence users’ emotional responses and the vividness of their mental imagery, focusing on the impact of the demographics of gender and age. This thesis is driven by the recent rapid development of virtual reality in tourism, characterized by increasingly immersive multisensory experiences. It addresses the knowledge gap related to the limited understanding of how multisensory stimuli impact users’ emotional responses and their mental imagery ability, considering the particular case of virtual tourism.
Two immersive virtual experiences were developed for this purpose. Multisensory combinations of visual, auditory, haptic, olfactory, and taste stimuli were strategically integrated at specific stages of the two experiments, after being previously validated in a focus group session. One of these virtual experiences included a scenario intended to elicit positive emotions in the user by resorting to a selection of pleasant multisensory stimuli, designated as the “positive IVE” (positive Immersive Virtual Environment). The other experience sought the contrary: to induce negative emotions in the user through a combination of unpleasant multisensory stimuli, which was labeled as the “negative IVE” (negative Immersive Virtual Environment). The basic combination of visual and auditory stimuli was consistently used during the entire experiment. Additional stimuli – taste, haptic, and smell – were introduced one by one, sequentially. Finally, all these stimuli were combined for a comprehensive experience. A between-subjects experimental design was developed to explore and compare the users’ emotional responses and vividness of visual imagery after each stimuli combination in the two virtual experiences, resorting to in-VR questionnaires for data collection. Key findings include the impact of different positive and negative multisensory stimuli combinations on the users’ emotional responses, and how they, in turn, influence mental imagery. This research further suggests an inverse relationship between the intensity of the user’s emotions and their mental imagery ability. Nevertheless, neither age nor gender was found to influence this relationship in either the positive or negative scenarios. Additionally, this investigation provides insights into the specific emotions triggered by the used multisensory stimuli combinations, addressing a need long identified by various researchers in the field. This thesis contributes to understanding multisensory stimuli in virtual reality, highlighting its potential for application in various fields. It provides insights for future research in creating user-centered virtual reality tourism applications and understanding individual differences.

Keywords: Multisensory Virtual Reality; Virtual Reality; Emotional Responses; Vividness of Mental Imagery; Virtual Tourism.

PhD Defense in Digital Media: ”Science Communication strategy inspired by transmedia: Involving scientists in a collaborative effort to communicate science through a video game”

Candidate
Diogo Fernandes Santos

Date, Time and Location  
June 25, 14:30, Sala de Atos FEUP

President of the Jury
António Fernando Vasconcelos Cunha Castro Coelho, PhD, Associate Professor with habilitation, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto.

Vogais
Lynn Rosalina Gama Alves, PhD, Associate Professor, Instituto de Humanidades, Artes e Ciências Professor Milton Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brasil;
António Maria Salvado Coxito Granado, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
Liliana Filipa Vale Costa, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro;
Cátia Ferreira, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade Católica Portuguesa;
João Carlos de Matos Paiva, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto;
Carla Susana Lopes Morais, PhD, Assistant Professor with Habilitation, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto (Supervisor).

The thesis was co-supervised by Professor Nelson Troca Zagalo, Full Professor at the Universidade de Aveiro.

Abstract
The adoption of multimedia tools and objects came with challenges and opportunities for everyone involved in science communication and science learning initiatives. People interacting with the content, with the producer, or even the transformation of the consumer in a producer. Participation and dialogue become staples in science communication, with scientists and research units having to embrace this brave, but not so new world. In this experience, transmedia served as a guideline to think about science communication from within a research unit in the multimedia space.
In this work that was designed within Chemistry Research Unit of University of Porto (CIQUP) and shaped by ideas like participation, collaboration, dialogue, and interactivity, scientists were invited to co-create a fun serious video game to communicate their science (nanoparticles for drug delivery). To combine a serious portrait of science with fun elements that are typical of games, scientists were crucial to define theme, systems, mechanics, and narrative. It was developed a prototype (Nano Entregas) aimed to communicate about nanoparticles for drug delivery. The prototype was played by 170 participants from the 7th to the 11th school level in an experience aimed to measure the potential of the tool in two domains: as a science communication object capable of transmitting knowledge about nanoparticles and other scientific concepts associated with the subject; and as a game. To do so, data was collected through the implementation of a questionnaire and through the application of a serious game evaluation scale. The video game was also played by researchers and chemistry teachers, from whom observations were collected. Before the core gaming experience, the prototype was tested with the target audience (27 of the 170 participants), and three participants with no previous connection with the project (one teacher, one researcher, and one doctor). The prototype developed has shown potential to be used in multiple scenarios (formal and informal) where nanoparticles can be a subject to present. Most players (from the 170 students) have captured the basic information that was delivered. One was the metaphor used to introduce the size of nanoparticles within the real world scale of things, with 66,5% of the participants being able to deduce it from the bits of dialogue between the in-game characters. The percentage of correct answers were also higher in the three scientific questions: 85,3%, 78,2%, and 58,2%, respectively. The prototype was well received by the audience, with the 11 Factors in the scale collecting positive notes. The experience shows that scientists are eager to collaborate in challenging and innovative strategies to communicate with the audience, with the metaphor that shaped the prototype in terms of theme, narrative, systems, and mechanics, emerging directly from their contribution. The prototype shows that science can be portraited with seriousness in a video game that aimed for fun. Dialogue can be key to quickly find a common ground between researchers and communicators or developers, which then can result in the development of engaging tools to communicate about complex topics. Younger generations understand video games’ language. And, through it, scientists, communicators, teachers, and parents, can present and share scientific knowledge in a fun and interactive learning exercise.

Keywords: science communication; game development; transmedia; research units; chemistry; nanoparticles.

HEART 2024 hosted by FEUP June 19-21

The 14th edition of HEART – Highly Efficient Accelerators and Reconfigurable Technologies, will take place at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, from June 19-21, 2024.

This International Symposium is a forum to present and discuss new research on computing systems utilizing acceleration technology. The main theme of HEART is achieving high efficiency with accelerators, which is of utmost importance across a broad spectrum of computing systems.

The event program will feature tutorials and keynote talks over the 3 days of the event, with special emphasis on renowned experts J. Nelson Amaral (University of Alberta, Canada), Paolo Ienne (EPFL, Switzerland), Wayne Luk (Imperial College of London, UK), Ingrid Verbauwhede (KU Leuven, Belgium) and Diana Göhringer (TU Dresden, Germany).

The General Chair of this HEART’s edition is João Paiva Cardoso (Director of DEI), as well as Pedro Diniz (Finance and Sponsorships Chair), João Bispo (Web Chair) and Nuno Paulino (Local Arrangement Chair), all DEI Faculty.

Accepted papers on HEART symposia are published in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS) and at the ACM digital library.

DEI TALKS | “Games and Play and the End of a World” by Prof. Miguel Sicart

What is the point of play and games when the climate catastrophe is looming? In this talk the speaker will explore the interconnections between the culture that led us to the climate catastrophe, and will reflect about the future of play and games after the end of a world.

Games and Play and the End of a World” will be presented June 20, at 10:30, in room B011, moderated by Prof. António Coelho (DEI).

Miguel Sicart is a Professor at the Center for Digital Play (digitalplay.itu.dk), IT University of Copenhagen. He has been researching games and play since the early 2000s, focusing on the intersection of games, ethics, and play. He is the author of, among others, Play Matters and Playing Software (The MIT Press, 2014, 2023). He is currently working on ridiculous software and the poetics of roguelikes.”

PhD Defense in Digital Media: ”Playing Differently: Designing asymmetry in games”

Candidate
Abel João Gavinho Vaz Tavares Neto

Date, Time and Location
June 20, 14:30, Sala Professor Joaquim Sarmento (G129), DEC, FEUP

President of the Jury
António Fernando Vasconcelos Cunha Castro Coelho, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.

Members
Miguel Angel Sicart Vila, PhD, Full Professor, Digital Design Department da IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
Teresa Isabel Lopes Romão, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Informática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
Nelson Troca Zagalo, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro;
Pedro Jorge Couto Cardoso, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro (Supervisor);
Rui Pedro Amaral Rodrigues, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.

Abstract
Asymmetry is widely present in contemporary games, allowing players to enjoy different experiences by playing the same game through diverse perspectives or by assuming alternative player roles. However, both scholars and game designers tend to discuss asymmetry only in its most pronounced expressions and to ignore instances in which it plays a more nuanced role in diversifying gameplay experiences. In this research, we offer a holistic approach to asymmetry. Asymmetry Bricks is a conceptual framework for the analysis of asymmetry in games, in regard to the ways it can express itself and the mechanisms through which it can emerge during play. The framework also acts as a design tool to guide designers in the process of ideation of asymmetric gameplay mechanics.
The findings of this study aim to broaden discussions of asymmetry, offering a lens through which scholars can analyse it. The proposed terminology contributes to facilitating communication among game designers, players and other agents, while the design tool inspires all to explore asymmetry in new and interesting ways.

Keywords: Asymmetry; Asymmetric Gameplay; Gameplay Mechanics, Game Design.

PhD Defense in Digital Media: ”Mitigating Information Asymmetry in the 5G Era: unveiling practices that restrict users”

Candidate
Hermann Bergmann Garcia e Silva

Date, Time and Location
June 18, 10:30, Sala de Atos FEUP

President of the Jury
António Fernando Vasconcelos Cunha Castro Coelho, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto.

Members
Rodrigo Moreno Marques, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Departamento de Teoria e Gestão da Informação, Escola de Ciência da Informação, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil;
Paulo Alexandre Ferreira Simões, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra;
António Manuel Raminhos Cordeiro Grilo, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa;
Ana Cristina Costa Aguiar, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Departamento de Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto;
Manuel Alberto Pereira Ricardo, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (Supervisor).

Abstract
Since John Barlow’s declaration of cyberspace independence over two decades ago, many transformations have unfolded in the digital ecosystem. The utopian vision of free space has given way to a reality where information flows are shaped by the Internet architecture, its communication protocols, and the intervention of network operators, which influence the behavior and autonomy of users.
Nowadays, the fifth generation of mobile communications systems (5G) materializes a programmable network that provides the flexibility and scalability required to handle the exponential growth of data traffic and the heterogeneity of use cases. Central to the 5G technology, network slicing introduces new traffic differentiation paradigms that segment users, applications, and services into customized logical domains with dedicated radio and computational resources.
This 5G feature potentially conflicts with the net neutrality principle, which seeks to ensure that Internet communications are treated in the same manner, without discrimination. In this context, it has become an issue of public interest to assess traffic differentiation mechanisms implemented by Internet service providers (ISPs) that could interfere with the flow of information and the freedom of choice in the virtual locus.
Thus, this study aims to characterize the practices employed by ISPs that discriminate Internet traffic, examine the regulations established to discipline these practices, discuss the net neutrality principle, and analyze the contradictory nature of network slicing and net neutrality. The first contribution of this thesis involves the portrayal of ISPs’ practices that restrict users’ Internet access to applications, services, and legal content. The second contribution showcases a comparative analysis of the regulations implemented to discipline these practices. The third contribution presents an innovative application of the standardized Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF), designed to enable the evaluation of Internet Traffic Management Practices (ITMPs) through the controlled exposure of information to regulatory authorities. Via the NWDAF, regulators obtain direct and automated access to performance metrics in 5G networks.
As the methodological pathway, this study adopted an interdisciplinary approach, combining three dimensions of analysis: informational, technical, and legal. The results obtained show a divergence in regulating the zero-rating practice, indicate that net neutrality can be evaluated from an intra-slice perspective in 5G networks, and demonstrate the NWDAF’s ability to extract key performance indicators (KPIs). The NWDAF may be a relevant tool for improving network transparency and supporting regulatory oversight, which are indispensable elements to guarantee the coexistence of network slicing and net neutrality.

Keywords: Internet governance; Information policy; Net neutrality; 5G; Network slicing.

PhD Defense in Digital Media: ”Images as data and metadata: management practices to promote Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability of research data”

Candidate
Joana Patrícia de Sousa Rodrigues

Date, Time and Location 
June 17, 14:00, Sala de Atos FEUP

President of the Jury
António Fernando Vasconcelos Cunha Castro Coelho, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto.

 Members
Cláudia Maria Bauzer Medeiros, PhD, Professor, Departamento de Sistemas de Informação, Instituto de Computação, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brasil;
Maria Manuel Lopes de Figueiredo Costa Marques Borges, PhD, Associate Professor with Habilitation, Departamento de Filosofia, Comunicação e Informação, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Coimbra;
José Luís Brinquete Borbinha, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Informática do Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade de Lisboa;
Cândida Fernanda Antunes Ribeiro, PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação e da Informação, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto;
Maria Cristina de Carvalho Alves Ribeiro, PhD, Associate Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto;
Carla Alexandra Teixeira Lopes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (Supervisor).

Abstract
The evolution of the use and production of images is notorious. Technological development favors the emergence of images. This scenario is also applicable in the field of scientific research, where more and more instruments are used to facilitate image capture. With this context as a motto, and knowing that images have particular characteristics, this work explores the dynamics of images in research according to two scenarios: images as data and images as metadata. From a perspective of images as data, the aim is to understand how they can sufficiently represent the data obtained, favoring description. From the perspective of images as metadata, the aim is to understand how they can be used as a tool capable of faithfully describing a dataset and promoting its adequate contextualization and interpretation. Through exploratory research, several experiments with images as data and as metadata wereconducted, based on the dynamics and principles of Research Data Management (RDM). The work begins with an overview of the literature on the subject, in which the management of research data and its relationship with the use and production of images is explored, namely a study of the evolution of the image in the context of scientific, going through its challenges and opportunities, to the way it is treated by researchers, always with RDM as a guiding line. Subsequently, we move on to a view of the informational behavior of those who use and produce images in the context of research, namely in the search to identify behavior patterns in four studies. The first study starts from the perspective of a specific research project and the remaining three studies take a perspective that includes more stakeholders from different research domains. Thus, the scenarios of images as data and as metadata are explored, through the presentation of experiences that mostly involved researchers. For the case of images as data, four studies are presented, with specific contributions, starting with the proposal of a new metadata model for describing data in image format and their respective controlled vocabularies. The remaining three studies focus on automatic image processing, the publishing and sharing of data, and, finally, the definition of guidelines for using and producing images in the context of research. For the case of images as metadata, we conducted two studies, the first exposing a new perspective on data description, through the use of images as metadata. It is this new perspective that challenges us to take a new approach, which culminates in the second study, which is based on an experience developed with researchers and aims to alert and raise awareness of the use of other types of documents in the scientific process. This work has made it clear that images do not always have a formal, standardized role in research data management. However, researchers are open to including images more formally in the scientific process. Furthermore, it is clear that researchers can identify advantages in the use and production of images. The general trend of exponential growth in the production and use of images (motivated by technological developments and new sharing and dissemination tools) is also seen in the context of research, as the various participants in the studies carried out identified it as such, which points to an imminent need to make the role of images representative in the context of research data collection. The contributions obtained from this work are reflected in the response to the need for including images in the RDM. Starting from a more conceptual approach, a consistent overview was obtained about the habits of those who use and produce images through the analysis carried out in the literature, namely through the systematic review carried out and which includes several analysis variables, up to studies carried out through questionnaires and surveys and which allowed direct contact with researchers, thus allowing us to relate what theory tells us with what practice does. In the context of images as data, the metadata model and controlled vocabularies are a significant contribution, as they explore new possibilities of description, much more focused on the type of data in question (images). Furthermore, studies of sharing platforms, as well as the possibilities of automatic description of images, made it possible to generate a starting point and determine the path to follow. Still, in the context of images, it is important to highlight the guidelines for the use and production of images that appear as a contribution to the scientific community, in the sense that they guide specific image practices and needs. In the context of images as metadata, the great contribution lies, precisely, in the presentation of an innovative approach to data description, where the particular characteristics that images have are highlighted and that position them as allies of researchers in the data description process and present practical examples of how this description through images could occur.

Keywords: Image; Image as Data; Image as Metadata; Information Behavior; Research Data; Management.