I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente’s Department of Design, Production and Management. My research has focused on designing, developing and evaluating tools that support health and wellbeing, particularly physical activity behaviors. Before moving to Twente, I received a PhD in Human Computer Interaction from the University of Madeira (2019) where I was the holder of a National PhD studentship awarded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. I also hold a MS and BS in Computer Science.

I often publish in top-tier venues in the field of HCI, such as CHI and Ubicomp. My full list of publications can be found on google scholar.

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Goals for Goal Setting: A Scoping Review on Personal Informatics
Tina Ekhtiar, Armagan Karahanoğlu, Rúben Gouveia, Geke Ludden.
DIS 2023 pdf
Honorable Mention (Top 5%)

This Watchface Fits with my Tattoos: Investigating Customisation Needs and Preferences in Personal Tracking
Rúben Gouveia, Daniel Epstein.
CHI 2023 pdf

Transitions in Personal Informatics: Investigating Self-Tracking During Moments of Change
Catrin Feron, Tina Ekhtiar, Rúben Gouveia.
NordiCHI 2022 pdf

Reflection During Goal Setting: An Analysis of Popular Personal Informatics Apps
Tina Ekhtiar, Rúben Gouveia, Armagan Karahanoğlu, Geke Ludden.
DRS 2022 pdf

How Are Sports-Trackers Used by Runners? Running-Related Data, Personal Goals, and Self-Tracking in Running.
Armagan Karahanoğlu, Rúben Gouveia, Jasper Reenalda, Geke Ludden
Sensors 2022 pdf | publisher

Activity Tracking in vivo
Rúben Gouveia, Evangelos Karapanos, Marc Hassenzahl
CHI 2018. pdf | talk slides | recording talk | publisher