Outreach
To bridge the gap between practitioners and academia, Dr. Lidiany Cerqueira contributes to technical communities, media outlets and educational projects.
Community Leadership
BRAVAS in Tech (Since 2025)
Dr. Lidiany Cerqueira proudly serves as a Board Member and Community Manager at BRAVAS in Tech, a group that supports and empowers women in technology across Brazil and beyond.
Science Communication
Actively producing content to bridge the gap between scientific research and software practitioners. Recurring author at DEV, a large developer’s community.
Exploring the DEV Community as a Data Source for Human Aspects in Software Engineering Research
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What Does Empathy Really Mean in Software Development?
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Educational Projects
Applied Informatics 2017 – 2019
Coordinated a students team which developed an Android app using no code tools to teach human anatomy in health classes. Project Link: labmorfoquiz.github.io
Related Publications: * RENOTE: LabMorfoQuiz: a Gamified Application as a Learning Resource in Higher Education Health Courses * SBIE’20: Teaching computer science applied to health using App Inventor * Rev. Saúde Digital: Survey and evaluation of apps on anxiety and depression * RENOTE: Informatics applied to health education
Aging, Technology, and Health
2017 – 2018
Coordinated a multidisciplinary project to empower older adults through technology and health classes. * Developed and assessed an Android app to assist older adults in learning mobile technology for communication, entertainment, and health habits.
Publication: * Aging, Technology and Health — A Multidisciplinary Experience to Promote Healthy Aging
Workshops & Training
Since 2011
Conducting educational workshops focusing on technical skills and inclusion in Computer Science. * Topics: Java programming, R for data science, Cybersecurity, LaTeX, and tools for remote education. * Focus: Promoting the inclusion of underrepresented groups in CS.
Selected Talks
Empathy in the AI Era University of Setúbal 2025 — Setúbal, Portugal.
Empathy and its effects on software practitioners’ well-being and mental health SBES 2024 — Journal First, Curitiba, Brazil.
Exploring Empathy in Software Engineering Based on the Practitioners’ Perspective FSE 2024 — Doctoral Symposium, Porto de Galinhas, Brazil.
Software Engineers Engagement and Job Satisfaction: A Survey with Practitioners Working Remotely in a Public Organization ICEIS 2024 — Research Track, Angers, France.
The who, what, and how of the current research at the Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering SBES 2022 — Research Track, Uberlândia, Brazil