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2026

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Computer Science

D-Index
50
Citations
10010
World Ranking
5622
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2017 - ACM Distinguished Member
  • 2007 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Joaquim Jorge is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and has an extensive research record primarily in the field of Computer Science. Their work spans several subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, and Surgery.

The scientist has contributed to key topics such as Augmented Reality Applications, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Surgical Simulation and Training, Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, Anatomy and Medical Technology, 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis, and Interactive and Immersive Displays.

Joaquim Jorge's research output includes publications in prominent venues. Their most frequent venues include:

  • Computers & Graphics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Eurographics
  • Computer
  • 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Joaquim Jorge include:

  • "Counterfactuals and causability in explainable artificial intelligence: Theory, algorithms, and applications" (2021), Information Fusion
  • "A Survey on Remote Assistance and Training in Mixed Reality Environments" (2023), IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "Laparoscopy with augmented reality adaptations" (2020), Journal of Biomedical Informatics
  • "BlobMaker: Free-Form Modelling with Variational Implicit Surfaces" (2021), Eurographics
  • "Toward VR in VR: Assessing Engagement and Social Interaction in a Virtual Conference" (2022), IEEE Access

Frequent collaborators in Joaquim Jorge's research include Catarina Moreira, João Pereira, Daniel Simões Lopes, Maurício Sousa, and Chun Ouyang, with collaborative paper counts ranging from 10 to 25.

Joaquim Jorge has been recognized by professional organizations with distinctions such as ACM Senior Member since 2007 and ACM Distinguished Member since 2017.

Best Publications

  • ShapeShop: sketch-based solid modeling with BlobTrees

    R. Schmidt;B. Wyvill;M. C. Sousa;J. A. Jorge

  • Technical Section: Sketch-based modeling: A survey

    Luke Olsen;Faramarz F. Samavati;Mario Costa Sousa;Joaquim A. Jorge

  • Engaging Engineering Students with Gamification

    Gabriel Barata;Sandra Gama;Joaquim Jorge;Daniel Goncalves

  • Improving participation and learning with gamification

    Gabriel Barata;Sandra Gama;Joaquim Jorge;Daniel Gonçalves

  • Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2011

    Pedro Campos;Nicholas Graham;Joaquim Jorge;Nuno Nunes

  • Counterfactuals and causability in explainable artificial intelligence: Theory, algorithms, and applications

    Yu-Liang Chou;Catarina Moreira;Catarina Moreira;Peter Bruza;Chun Ouyang

  • CALI: An Online Scribble Recognizer for Calligraphic Interfaces

    Manuel J. Fonseca;Joaquim A. Jorge

  • Studying student differentiation in gamified education

    Gabriel Barata;Sandra Gama;Joaquim Jorge;Daniel Gonalves

  • A Survey on 3D Virtual Object Manipulation: From the Desktop to Immersive Virtual Environments

    Daniel Mendes;Fabio Marco Caputo;Andrea Giachetti;Alfredo Ferreira

  • The continuous interaction space: interaction techniques unifying touch and gesture on and above a digital surface

    Nicolai Marquardt;Ricardo Jota;Saul Greenberg;Joaquim A. Jorge

  • Sketch-based modeling with few strokes

    Joseph Jacob Cherlin;Faramarz Samavati;Mario Costa Sousa;Joaquim A. Jorge

  • Implicit Curves and Surfaces: Mathematics, Data Structures and Algorithms

    Abel Gomes;Irina Voiculescu;Joaquim Jorge;Brian Wyvill

  • Blind people and mobile touch-based text-entry: acknowledging the need for different flavors

    João Oliveira;Tiago Guerreiro;Hugo Nicolau;Joaquim Jorge

  • Using fuzzy logic to recognize geometric shapes interactively

    M.J. Fonseca;J.A. Jorge

  • Physio@Home: Exploring Visual Guidance and Feedback Techniques for Physiotherapy Exercises

    Richard Tang;Xing-Dong Yang;Scott Bateman;Joaquim Jorge

  • Elderly text-entry performance on touchscreens

    Hugo Nicolau;Joaquim Jorge

  • A comparison of ray pointing techniques for very large displays

    Ricardo Jota;Miguel A. Nacenta;Joaquim A. Jorge;Sheelagh Carpendale

  • Evaluating adaptive user profiles for news classification

    Ricardo Carreira;Jaime M. Crato;Daniel Gonçalves;Joaquim A. Jorge

  • BrailleType: unleashing braille over touch screen mobile phones

    João Oliveira;Tiago Guerreiro;Hugo Nicolau;Joaquim Jorge

  • Indexing high-dimensional data for content-based retrieval in large databases

    M.J. Fonseca;J.A. Jorge

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Wyvill
Brian Wyvill University of Victoria
Alan Dix
Alan Dix Swansea University
Philippe Palanque
Philippe Palanque Paul Sabatier University
Saul Greenberg
Saul Greenberg University of Calgary
André F. T. Martins
André F. T. Martins Instituto Superior Técnico
Anthony Tang
Anthony Tang Singapore Management University
Ming C. Lin
Ming C. Lin University of Maryland, College Park
Bonnie E. John
Bonnie E. John IBM (United States)
Mark Billinghurst
Mark Billinghurst University of South Australia
Huw Jones
Huw Jones Aberystwyth University

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