Publications

A full list of my publications can be found at my Brazilian official CV (in Portuguese) at CV - Lattes Platform and on my Google Scholar Profile. A copy of pre-print accepted versions of published papers is also available on this page. Please let me know if you need any adapted copy of the papers should their accessibility be not satisfactory.

Selected publications

Journal Articles

  1. Oliveira, A. C., da Silva, L. F., Eler, M. M., & Freire, A. P. (2021). Accessibility of Brazilian Federal Agencies’ Mobile Apps: Requirements, Conformance and Response to Complaints. iSys-Brazilian Journal of Information Systems, 14(4), 45-72.
    [Oliveira et al., 2021 available from the SBC Open Lib (open access)]

  2. Mateus, D. A., Silva, C. A., de Oliveira, A. F., Costa, H., & Freire, A. P. (2021). A Systematic Mapping of Accessibility Problems Encountered on Websites and Mobile Apps: A Comparison Between Automated Tests, Manual Inspections and User Evaluations. Journal on Interactive Systems, 12(1), 145-171.
    [Mateus et al., 2021 available from the SBC Open Lib (open access)]

  3. Gonçalves, M. C., Lara, O. N., de Bettio, R. W., & Freire, A. P. (2021). End-user development of smart home rules using block-based programming: a comparative usability evaluation with programmers and non-programmers. Behaviour & Information Technology, 40(10), 974-996.
    [Gonçalves et al., 2021 available at Taylor & Francis (subscription)]
    [Gonçalves et al., 2021 - accepted manuscript - author’s version]

  4. Leite, M. V. R., Scatalon, L. P., Freire, A. P., & Eler, M. M. (2021). Accessibility in the mobile development industry in Brazil: Awareness, knowledge, adoption, motivations and barriers. Journal of Systems and Software, 177, 110942.
    [Leite et al., 2021 available at Elsevier (subscription)]

  5. Tsuchiya, L. D., Braga, L. F., de Faria Oliveira, O., de Bettio, R. W., Greghi, J. G., & Freire, A. P. (2021). Design and evaluation of a mobile smart home interactive system with elderly users in Brazil. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 25(2), 281-295.
    [Tsuchyia et al., 2021 available at Springer (subscription)]
    [Tsuchyia et al., 2021 - accepted manuscript - author’s version]

  6. Freire, A. P., Paiva, D. M. B., & de Mattos Fortes, R. P. (2020). Acessibilidade Digital Durante a Pandemia da COVID-19-Uma Investigação sobre as Instituições de Ensino Superior Públicas Brasileiras. Revista Brasileira de Informática na Educação, 28, 956-984.
    [Freire et al., 2020 - available from the SBC Open Lib (open access)]

  7. Martins, L. A., Júnior, P. A., Freire, A. P., & Costa, H. (2020). Evolution of quality assessment in SPL: a systematic mapping. IET Software, 14(6), 572-581.
    [Martins et al., 2020 - available from Wiley (subscription)]

  8. Paiva, D. M. B., Freire, A. P., & de Mattos Fortes, R. P. (2021). Accessibility and software engineering processes: A systematic literature review. Journal of Systems and Software, 171, 110819.
    [Paiva et al., 2020 - available from Elsevier (subscription)]

  9. Salgado, A. L., de Mattos Fortes, R. P., de Oliveira, R. R., & Freire, A. P. (2020). Usability heuristics on parental privacy controls for smart toys: From an exploratory map to a confirmatory research. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 42, 100984.
    [Salgado et al., 2020 - available from Elsevier (subscription)]

  10. de Lima, M. A., Rodrigues, D., Almeida, P. V., Cardoso, P. C. F., & Freire, A. P. (2019). Análise de verbalizações de fórmulas matemáticas por professores com experiência no ensino de pessoas com deficiência visual/Analysis of mathematical formulas verbalizations by teachers with experience in teaching visually impaired people. Revista de Estudos da Linguagem, 27(3), 1371-1397.
    [de Lima et al., 2019 - available from UFMG journals (open access)]

  11. Carvalho, L. P., Dias, F. S., & Freire, A. P. (2018). An analysis of five different native and web-hybrid platforms for building android apps and their accessibility for screen readers. SBC Journal on Interactive Systems, 9(3), 20-33.
    [Carvalho et al., 2018 - available from the SBC Open Lib (open access)]

  12. Dias, C. R., Pereira, M. R., & Freire, A. P. (2017). Qualitative review of usability problems in health information systems for radiology. Journal of biomedical informatics, 76, 19-33.
    [Dias et al., 2017 - available from Elsevier (subscription)]

  13. de Lara, S. M. A., Fortes, R. P. D. M., Russo, C. M., & Freire, A. P. (2016). A study on the acceptance of website interaction aids by older adults. Universal Access in the Information Society, 15(3), 445-460.
    [de Lara et al., 2016 - available from Springer (subscription)]

  14. de Bettio, R. W., Silva, A. H., Heimfarth, T., Freire, A. P., & de Sá, A. G. (2013). Model and implementation of body movement recognition using Support Vector Machines and Finite State Machines with Cartesian coordinates input for gesture-based interaction. Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 13(02), 69-75.
    [de Bettio et al., 2013 - available from UNLLP journals (open access)]

  15. Freire, A. P., Linhalis, F., Bianchini, S. L., Fortes, R. P., & Maria da Graça, C. P. (2010). Revealing the whiteboard to blind students: An inclusive approach to provide mediation in synchronous e-learning activities. Computers & Education, 54(4), 866-876.
    [Freire et al., 2010 - available from Elsevier (subscription)]

  16. Power, C., Freire, A. P., & Petrie, H. (2009). Integrating accessibility evaluation into web engineering processes. International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE), 4(4), 54-77.
    [Power et al., 2009 - available from IGI (subscription)]

  17. Freire, A. P., de Castro, M., & de Mattos Fortes, R. P. (2009). Accessibility of Brazilian state government websites: a quantitative analysis between 1996 and 2007. Revista de Administracao Publica, 43(2), 395.
    [Freire et al., 2009 - available from FGV journals (open access)]

  18. Freire, A. P., Russo, C. M., & Fortes, R. P. M. (2008). The perception of accessibility in web development by academy, industry and government: a survey of the brazilian scenario. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 14(2), 149-175.
    [Freire et al., 2008 - available from Taylor & Francis (subscription)]

  19. Paiva, D. M. B., Freire, A. P., Lucrédio, D., Braga, R. T. V., & Fortes, R. P. M. (2007). Reinforcing Design Rationale in Software Projects Developed in Academic Environment. International Transactions on Systems Science and Applications, 3(4), 238-248.

  20. Freire, A. P., Fortes, R. P. M. Separação entre Lógica, Conteúdo e Layout - Estudo de Caso de Implementação em uma Aplicação Web. REIC. Revista Eletrônica de Iniciação Científica, Porto Alegre-RS, v. 1, n.1, p. 1-16, 2005.

  21. Freire, A. P., Paiva, D. M. B., & de Mattos Fortes, R. P. (2004). Implantação de Gestão Descentralizada de Recursos Acadêmicos–um estudo de caso. Revista Brasileira de Informática na Educação, 12(2), 78-85.
    [Freire et al., 2004 - available from BR-IE (open access)]

Conference papers

  1. Capeleti, B. S., Dominguete, G. L., Pereira, M. R., & Freire, A. P. (2021). Interactive Emergency TeleHealth Systems in Pandemic Times: a Usability Evaluation in the Interior of Brazil. In Proceedings of the XX Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-7).
    [Capeleti et al., 2021 - available from the ACM DL (subscription)]
    [Capeleti et al., 2021 - accepted manuscript - author’s version]

  2. Barbareschi, G., Swaminathan, M., Freire, A. P., & Holloway, C. (2021). Challenges and Strategies for Accessibility Research in the Global South: A Panel Discussion. In X Latin American Conference on Human Computer Interaction (pp. 1-5).
    [Barbareschi et al., 2021 - available from the ACM DL (subscription)]