Establishing the Awareness Assessment Process Márcio J. Mantau, Fabiane B. V. Benitti Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society, 2026 Different strategies in the literature seek to help support awareness mechanisms in collaborative applications. However, the most common approaches are often applied in a specific context and do not focus on evaluating these mechanisms or the support provided from the user's perspective. Few studies present methods or processes that provide awareness aspects in collaborative systems; thus, finding a good starting point in the literature can be challenging for beginners in awareness design. We build upon the findings presented by Mantau and Benitti [2023a], providing contributions towards developing an awareness assessment process that enables accessing awareness and, consequently, collaboration support by measuring awareness mechanisms from the participant's viewpoint. Then, we expose the model’s artifacts to HCI and collaborative system examiners to gauge their appreciation and verify the suitability of the process based on reliability and usefulness criteria. The case study scenario demonstrated suitable indicators from the perspective of demographic data and IRT parameterization. As a result, the applicability of the awareness scale from the participant's perspective was achieved.
User-Centred Privacy and Data Protection: An Overview of Current Research Trends and Challenges for the Human-Computer Interaction Field Shirlei Aparecida de Chaves, Fabiane Benitti ACM Computing Surveys, 2025 A user-focused technological approach is essential for privacy and data protection, so a systematic mapping study was conducted to review how researchers approach such matters. Of 8,867 papers, 231 were systematically selected and analysed. Through thematic analysis, we identified three main themes: improving privacy policies, raising privacy awareness, and controlling information disclosure. Notably, 45% of the studies lacked user involvement, highlighting a diverse landscape in the extent of real user participation in research evaluations. This study provides valuable insights for researchers and practitioners in promoting privacy-preserving human-computer interaction.
Energy-efficient Multiplier Design Through Approximate Computing: Current Trends and Future Prospects Vinicius Zanandrea, Fabiane Benitti, Cristina Meinhardt Journal of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 2024 Approximate Computing can be effectively applied in error-tolerant applications in order to improve the energy efficiency of the circuits. Arithmetic units such as adders and multipliers are the core components in many embedded devices and hardware accelerators. In particular, multipliers have a significant influence on the performance and power characteristics of the system where they are inserted. As a result, approximate multiplier design has become an important research subject in recent years. This work discusses the state-of-the-art on the use of approximate computing to design energy-efficient multipliers. We observe that most of the proposed approximate multipliers rely on approximations in the partial product reduction, mainly exploiting approximate compressors or approximate adders. In addition, there are only few works targeting neural networks, which demonstrates that there is room for explore an approximate multiplier design in this application.The set of information provided in this paper allows to identify gaps in the literature and possibilities for new research on the design of low-power multipliers.
Automated Design Space Exploration of Approximation-Enabled Accelerators: a Systematic Literature Mapping Pedro Aquino Silva, Mateus Grellert, Fabiane B.V. Benitti, Cristina Meinhardt Journal of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 2024 This paper provides a systematic mapping of the literature regarding automated Design Space Exploration (DSE) for error-tolerant systems, where Approximate Computing (AxC) can be included to provide gains in energy efficiency or performance. Starting from the Scopus aggregator and IEEE Xplore library, 1302 texts were analyzed, from which 43 peer-reviewed research works were selected to map the state of the art in AxC-enabled DSE for the design of hardware accelerators. The selected papers were used to catalog the most commonly used search strategies, the methods for integrating approximate units and techniques in the design space of a given system, and challenges and opportunities for the usage of automated DSE in AxC-enabled workflows.The results highlight the usage of genetic and evolutionary algorithms, and identify a trend for tree search based exploration, with a focus on arithmetic units and functional approximation. This study also shows the challenge of integrating a DSE stage in existing workflows, particularly due to the difficulty of analyzing error and electrical characteristics with feasible runtimes.
Towards an Awareness Taxonomy Marcio Jose Mantau, Fabiane Barreto Vavassori Benitti 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design Cscwd 2022, 2022
Recommendations for complementary requirements elicitation techniques in a faceted guide 23rd Iberoamerican Conference on Software Engineering Cibse 2020, 2020
Improving the Selection of Requirements Elicitation Techniques: A Faceted Guide Anais do Workshop Em Engenharia De Requisitos 2020 Proceedings of 23rd Workshop on Requirements Engineering Wer 2020, 2020
Let’s Talk About Tools and Approaches for Teaching HCI Adriano Luiz de Souza Lima, Fabiane Barreto Vavassori Benitti Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 2019
Characteristics, attributes, metrics and usability recommendations: A systematic mapping Achi 2014 7th International Conference on Advances in Computer Human Interactions, 2014
Evaluation of a systematic approach to requirements reuse Journal of Universal Computer Science, 2013
Proposal of an automated approach to support the systematic review of literature process Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering Seke, 2013
Investigating the HCI education in the context of computer science: What and how is it taught? Ceur Workshop Proceedings, 2012
Serious Games Applied to Project Management Teaching André Raabe, Eliana Santos, Lauriana Paludo, Fabiane Benitti Handbook of Research on Serious Games as Educational Business and Research Tools Volume I II, 2012
Writing standards requirements: A systematic literature mapping 14th Workshop on Requirements Engineering Wer 2011, 2011
Standards writing requirements: A mapping systematic literature 14th Ibero American Conference on Software Engineering and 14th Workshop on Requirements Engineering Cibse 2011, 2011
Establishing the Awareness Assessment Process MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society 32 (1), 1283-1298 , 2026 2026
Addressing the Project Scoping During the Development and Evolution of Bespoke Information Systems D Perovich¹, F Benitti Proceedings of 19th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and … , 2026 2026
Challenges and Opportunities in Big Data Analytics for Industry 4.0: A Systematic Evaluation of Current Architectures AR Kretzer, FBV Benitti, F Siqueira IEEE Access , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Improving Personal Data Protection Interaction in Digital Identity Wallets: A User-Centric Analysis SA de Chaves, FBV Benitti IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 213-233 , 2025 2025
An Awareness Assessment Model for Collaborative Interfaces MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti Simpósio Brasileiro de Sistemas Colaborativos (SBSC), 104-116 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
The Awareness Assessment Process MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti Simpósio Brasileiro de Sistemas Colaborativos (SBSC), 228-243 , 2025 2025
The awareness assessment model: measuring awareness and collaboration support over participant’s perspective MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti Universal Access in the Information Society 24 (1), 785-816 , 2025 2025 Citations: 17
User-centred privacy and data protection: An overview of current research trends and challenges for the human–computer interaction field SA De Chaves, F Benitti ACM Computing Surveys 57 (7), 1-36 , 2025 2025 Citations: 14
Energy-efficient Multiplier Design Through Approximate Computing: Current Trends and Future Prospects V Zanandrea, F Benitti, C Meinhardt Journal of Integrated Circuits and Systems 19 (3), 1-15 , 2024 2024
Automated Design Space Exploration of Approximation-Enabled Accelerators: A Systematic Literature Mapping PA Silva, M Grellert, FBV Benitti, C Meinhardt Journal of Integrated Circuits and Systems 19 (3), 1-11 , 2024 2024
Addressing the Project Scoping During the Development and Evolution of Bespoke Information Systems T Vera, A Pereira-Vale, SF Ochoa, D Perovich, F Benitti Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, 92-102 , 2024 2024
An Interactive Visual Instrument to Address the Scoping of Bespoke Information Systems A Pereira-Vale, T Vera, D Perovich, SF Ochoa, F Benitti International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 253-263 , 2024 2024
Mike, help me!: um jogo para apoio ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem de técnica de especificação de requisitos de software JVD Venâncio, FBV Benitti Workshop sobre Educação em Computação (WEI), 476-487 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
How Has Requirements Engineering Supported Data Protection? PH Da Silva, FBV Benitti, MS Wangham 2022 XVLIII Latin American Computer Conference (CLEI), 1-8 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
Framework for the development of computational solutions for the support of requirements engineering with a focus on data protection PH Da Silva, F Benitti, M Wangham Proceedings of the XXXVI Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering, 419-424 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
Awareness support in collaborative system: Reviewing last 10 years of cscw research MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative … , 2022 2022 Citations: 26
Towards an awareness taxonomy MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative … , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
Editorial EduComp 2022 RS Duran, EHT de Oliveira, W de Lucena Andrade, WV de Carvalho, ... Simpósio Brasileiro de Educação em Computação (EDUCOMP), i-xiii , 2022 2022
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Exploring the educational potential of robotics in schools: A systematic review FBV Benitti Computers & education 58 (3), 978-988 , 2012 2012 Citations: 1925
Robotics applications grounded in learning theories on tertiary education: A systematic review N Spolaôr, FBV Benitti Computers & Education 112, 97-107 , 2017 2017 Citations: 198
How have robots supported STEM teaching? FBV Benitti, N Spolaôr Robotics in STEM education, 103-129 , 2017 2017 Citations: 121
Experimentação com Robótica Educativa no Ensino Médio: ambiente, atividades e resultados FBV Benitti, A Vahldick, DL Urban, ML Krueger, A Halma Anais do Workshop de Informática na Escola 1 (1), 1811-1820 , 2009 2009 Citations: 95
Processo de Desenvolvimento de Software Educacional: proposta e experimentação FBV Benitti, EFFR Seara, LM Schlindwein RENOTE 3 (1) , 2005 2005 Citations: 49
Trends in software reuse research: A tertiary study JL Barros-Justo, FBV Benitti, S Matalonga Computer Standards & Interfaces 66, 103352 , 2019 2019 Citations: 44
Evaluation of a systematic approach to requirements reuse. FBV Benitti, RC da Silva J. Univers. Comput. Sci. 19 (2), 254-280 , 2013 2013 Citations: 43
SESRA: a web-based automated tool to support the systematic literature review process JS Molléri, FBV Benitti Proceedings of the 19th international conference on evaluation and … , 2015 2015 Citations: 38
Proposta de um Processo para Produção de Objetos de Aprendizagem M de Castro Pessoa, FBV Benitti Hífen, Uruguaiana 32 (62), 172-180 , 2008 2008 Citations: 35
Software patterns and requirements engineering activities in real-world settings: A systematic mapping study JL Barros-Justo, FBV Benitti, AL Cravero-Leal Computer Standards & Interfaces 58, 23-42 , 2018 2018 Citations: 34
Evaluation of a Game Used to Teach Usability to Undergraduate Students in Computer Science. FBV Benitti, L Sommariva Journal of Usability Studies 11 (1) , 2015 2015 Citations: 34
Utilização de um RPG no ensino de gerenciamento e processo de desenvolvimento de software FBV Benitti, JS Molléri Workshop sobre Educação em Computação (WEI), 258-267 , 2008 2008 Citations: 30
O uso do Lego Mindstorms no apoio ao Ensino de Programação de Computadores A Vahldick, FBV Benitti, DL Urban, ML Krueger, A Halma Workshop sobre Educação em Computação (WEI), 523-526 , 2009 2009 Citations: 29
Awareness support in collaborative system: Reviewing last 10 years of cscw research MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative … , 2022 2022 Citations: 26
Systematic mapping protocol: the impact of using software patterns during requirements engineering activities in real-world settings JL Barros-Justo, AL Cravero-Leal, FBV Benitti, R Capilla-Sevilla arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.05747 , 2017 2017 Citations: 24
The awareness assessment model: measuring awareness and collaboration support over participant’s perspective MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti Universal Access in the Information Society 24 (1), 785-816 , 2025 2025 Citations: 17
Towards an awareness taxonomy MJ Mantau, FBV Benitti 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative … , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
The impact of Use Cases in real-world software development projects: A systematic mapping study JL Barros-Justo, FBV Benitti, S Tiwari Computer Standards & Interfaces 66, 103362 , 2019 2019 Citations: 17
A methodology to define learning objects granularity: a case study in software testing FBV Benitti Informatics in Education-An International Journal 17 (1), 1-20 , 2018 2018 Citations: 15
User-centred privacy and data protection: An overview of current research trends and challenges for the human–computer interaction field SA De Chaves, F Benitti ACM Computing Surveys 57 (7), 1-36 , 2025 2025 Citations: 14
