About me

Hello! I am Kamilla Tenório. I am a Brazilian who lives in Germany. I am a researcher, developer, and educator in the field of computer science education, more specifically, artificial intelligence education.

During my professional journey, I had the opportunity to work on various multidisciplinary projects, developing and evaluating learning experiences and online learning environments for teaching computer science topics in an easy and engaging way.

I hold a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Federal University of Alagoas (with an exchange at Portland State University, USA), a Master’s in Computational Modeling of Knowledge, and I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Computer Science Education at the Free University of Berlin.

At the Free University of Berlin, I work as a Research Assistant in a project where I led the development of an AI online course for undergraduate multidisciplinary students. In this role, I defined AI competencies and designed the curriculum; developed resources such as e-books, games, simulations, Google Colabs, and multimedia content; implemented the course on Moodle and taught it over two semesters; and conducted research showing the course improved students’ AI knowledge, ethical awareness, self-efficacy, and motivation.

I am deeply motivated by creating engaging and meaningful ways for everyone to learn about AI and computer science.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

2011 – 2017: Federal University of Alagoas
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (Exchange Program)

2014 – 2015: Portland State University
Master’s degree in Computational Modeling of Knowledge

2018 – 2020: Federal University of Alagoas
PhD Researcher in Computer Science Education

2022-2026: Freie Universität Berlin

Experiences

Freie Universität Berlin

2021: Researcher: Conduction of the ENKIS Project in the Computer Science Education field.

Federal University of Alagoas

2021: Research Assistant: Conduction of research in the area of Computers and Education.

2019-2020: Co-supervisor of Two Undergraduate Thesis.

2016-2017: Researcher: Development of an authoring tool to enable the creation of intelligent tutoring systems gamified by teachers.

2013-2019: Teaching Assistant: 1. Calculus I; 2. Petri Nets; 3. Gamification of Education; 4. Systematic Literature Review Methods.

Mario Pontes Jucá University Center

2020-to present: Professor of the System Analysis and Development and Computer Engineering undergraduate programs: 1. Project Management; 2. Computational Logic; 3. Human-computer Interaction; 4. Requirements Engineering.

2020-2021: Supervisor of Two Undergraduate Thesis.

Federal Institute of Paraíba

2020: Teaching Assistant: Web Development Course.

University of São Paulo

2021: Teaching Assistant: Gamification in Education.

2020: Graduate Thesis Examining Committee: Specialization in Computing Applied to Education ICMC USP.

2018: Visiting Researcher: Conduction of a systematic literature review in the Gamification field.

University of California Irvine

2015: Visiting Researcher: Image processing algorithm development for gesture recognition applications using MATLAB.

Publications

Journal Articles

• Wilk Oliveira, Kamilla Tenório, Juho Hamari, Olena Pastushenki, Seiji Isotani (2021). "Predicting students? flow experience through behavior data in gamified educational systems." Smart Learning Environments. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40561-021-00175-6.

• Kamilla Tenório, Diego Dermeval, Mateus Monteiro, Aristoteles Peixoto, Alan Pedro (2021). "Exploring Design Concepts to Enable Teachers to Monitor and Adapt Gamification in Adaptive Learning Systems: A Qualitative Research Approach." International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40593-021-00274-y.

• Kamilla Tenório, Emanuel Pereira, Sterfanno Remigio, Derecky Costa, Wilk Oliveira, Diego Dermeval, Alan Pedro da Silva, Ig Ibert Bittencourt, Leonardo Brandão Marques (2021). "Brain-imaging techniques in educational technologies: A systematic literature Review". Education and Information Technologies. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10608-x.

• Kamilla Tenório, Jário Santos, Victor Accete, Sterfanno Remigio, Alan Pedro da Silva, Diego Dermeval, Ig Ibert Bittencourt, Leonardo Brandão Marques (2021). "On the joint use of Artificial Intelligence and Brain-Imaging Techniques in Technology-enhanced Learning Environments: A Systematic Literature Review". Revista Brasileira de Informática na Educação (Brazilian Journal of Computers in Education). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/rbie.2021.29.0.502.

Conference Papers and Book Chapters

• Wilk Oliveira, Kamilla Tenório, Juho Hamari, Seiji Isotani (2021). "The Relationship Between Students’ Flow Experience and their data logs in Gamified Educational Systems (accepted for publication)." Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-55).

• Kamilla Tenório, Bruno Lemos, Pedro Nascimento, Rodrigo Santos, Alexandre Machado, Diego Dermeval, Ranilson Paiva, Seiji Isotani (2021). “Learning and Gamification Dashboards: a Mixed-Method Study with Teachers”. In: Cristea A.I., Troussas C. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12677. Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80421-3_45
[25% acceptance rate.]

• Kamilla Tenório, Diego Dermeval, Geiser Chalco Challco, Bruno Lemos, Pedro Nascimento, Rodrigo Santos, Alan Pedro da Silva (2020). “An Evaluation of the GamAnalytics Tool: Is the Gamification Analytics Model Ready for Teachers?” In: Brazilian Symposium on Computers in Education (Simpósio Brasileiro de Informática na Educação). Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, pp. 562–571. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cbie.sbie.2020.562
[30% acceptance rate.]

• Kamilla Tenório, Diego Dermeval, and Alan Pedro da Silva (2020). “Gamification Analytics Model for Teachers”. In: Anais dos Workshops do IX Congresso Brasileiro de Informática na Educação (WCBIE 2020). Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, pp. 72–72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cbie.wcbie.2020.72.

• Kamilla Tenório, Diego Dermeval, Mateus Monteiro, Aristoteles Peixoto, Alan Pedro (2020). "Raising Teachers Empowerment in Gamification Design of Adaptive Learning Systems: A Qualitative Research." In: Bittencourt I., Cukurova M., Muldner K., Luckin R., Millán E. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12163. Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52237-7_42.
[26.6% acceptance rate.]

• Kamilla Tenório, Geiser Chalco Challco, Diego Dermeval, Bruno Lemos, Pedro Nascimento, Rodrigo Santos, Alan Pedro da Silva. (2020). "Helping Teachers Assist Their Students in Gamified Adaptive Educational Systems: Towards a Gamification Analytics Tool." In: Bittencourt I., Cukurova M., Muldner K., Luckin R., Millán E. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12164. Springer, Cham. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52240-7_57.

MSc Thesis

• Kamilla Tenório (2020). Gamification Analytics Model for Teachers. Federal University of Alagoas. URL: http://www.repositorio.ufal.br/jspui/handle/riufal/7247.

Skills

Literature Review Methods

Experience with the conduction of systematic literature reviews (SLR).

Qualitative Research

Experience with the conduction of qualitative methods such as interviews, focus group, and surveys.

Quantitative Research

Experience with the design and conduction of case studies and experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of online learning environment.

Web Design and Development

Experience in the creation of prototypes (Figma, InVision) and implementation of web-based systems (ReactJS, NodeJS).

Awards

Second Best Master’s Dissertation on Computers in Education in Brazil:
Thesis and Dissertation Contest (CTD-IE) in Brazilian Congress on Computers in Education (CBIE). 2020.

If you want to talk about any of my interests, please send me a message! I would be super glad to hear from you!

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