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Patricia Acosta-Vargas
PATRICIA ACOSTA-VARGAS is a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Alicante. She is a Certified Researcher by SENESCYT, Patricia directs several research projects at the UDLA and collaborates with the EPN, PUCE, UCE, and University of Alicante. She is the author of more than 90 articles indexed in WOS and Scopus and several of Q1. Patricia is Ambassador for Women in Data Science (WiDS) – Quito-UDLA. Currently, she is a director of the research group “Intelligent & Interactive Systems Lab.” Patricia is Director of the Master in User Experience at UDLA. In recent years, she has been involved in research related to web accessibility, telemedicine, education, and innovation. Collaborates in the telerehabilitation projects, robust sensors, and air quality for the CEDIA network.
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Acosta-Vargas P, Salvador-Acosta B, Salvador-Ullauri L, Jadán-Guerrero J. 2022. Accessibility challenges of e-commerce websites. PeerJ Computer Science 8:e891 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.891
Acosta-Vargas, P., Zarate-Estrella, S., Mantilla-Vaca, F., Novillo-Villegas, S., Chimbo, C., Luján-Mora, S. Towards accessibility and inclusion of native mobile applications available for ecuador in google play store. (2021) Sustainability (Switzerland), 13 (20), art. no. 11237, DOI: 10.3390/su132011237.
Acosta-Vargas, P., Salvador-Acosta, B., Salvador-Ullauri, L., Villegas-Ch, W., Gonzalez, M. Accessibility in native mobile applications for users with disabilities: A scoping review. (2021) Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11 (12), art. no. 5707, .DOI: 10.3390/app11125707.
Larrea-Araujo, C., Ayala-Granja, J., Vinueza-Cabezas, A., Acosta-Vargas, P. Ergonomic risk factors of teleworking in ecuador during the covid-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (10), art. no. 5063. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105063.
Santorum, M., Carrion-Toro, M., Guacapina, M.-B., Acosta-Vargas, P., Jadan-Guerrero, J. A Case Study: Developing reusable Learning Objects. (2021) Proceedings – 2021 2nd International Conference on Information Systems and Software. Technologies, ICI2ST 2021, art. no. 9447353, pp. 79-86. DOI: 10.1109/ICI2ST51859.2021.00019
Acosta-Vargas, P., Pérez-Medina, J.-L., Carrión-Toro, M., Santórum, M., Samaniego-Santillán, L.-P., aldonado-Garcés, V.-G., Gaitero, C.C., Ortiz-Carranco, N.-Y. Towards the Development of Serious Games Accessible for Users with Cognitive Disabilities. (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 265, pp. 227-233. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79816-1_28
Acosta-Vargas, P., Guaña-Moya, J., Jadán-Guerrero, J., Alvites-Huamaní, C., Salvador-Ullauri, L. Towards Accessibility Assessment with a Combined Approach for Native Mobile Applications. (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 265, pp. 234-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79816-1_29
Acosta-Vargas, G., Acosta-Vargas, P., Jadán-Guerrero, J., Salvador-Ullauri, L., Gonzalez, M. Improvement of Accessibility in Medical and Healthcare Websites. (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 265, pp. 266-273. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79816-1_33.
Gaitero, C.C., Maldonado-Garcés, V.-G., Ortiz-Carranco, N.-Y., Pérez-Medina, J.-L., Samaniego-Santillán, L.-P., Carrión-Toro, M., Santórum, M., Acosta-Vargas, P. Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in the Design of Serious Games for People with Disabilities. (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 260, pp. 446-451. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80829-7_55
Pérez-Medina, J.-L., Solah, M., Acosta-Vargas, P., Vera, J., Carrión, M., Santórum, M., Samaniego-Santillán, L.-P., Maldonado-Garcés, V.-G., Corrales-Gaitero, C., Ortiz-Carranco, N.-Y. Usability Inspection of a Serious Game to Stimulate Cognitive Skills. (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 265, pp. 250-257. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79816-1_31
Alvites-Huamaní, C., Arias-Flores, H., Jadán-Guerrero, J., Acosta-Vargas, P. Digital Resources and Children’s Learning: Parental Perception During the Pandemic. (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 265, pp. 219-226. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79816-1_27
Acosta-Vargas, P., Dueñas-Espín, I., Armijos, L., Fonseca, J., Santillán, N., Jimbo, R., Rivadeneira, M.F., Sánchez, X., Sevilla, C., Tello, B., Vivas, L. Challenges of Web Accessibility in a Health Application to Predict Neonatal Mortality – The Score Bebe ® (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 265, pp. 242-249. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79816-1_30
Santórum, M., Carrión, M., Vera, J., Samaniego-Santillán, P., Acosta-Vargas, P., Pérez-Medina, J.-L., Corrales-Gaitero, C., Maldonado-Garcés, V., Ortiz, Y. Designing Serious Games for Stimulating Cognitive Abilities Using iPlus Methodology. (2021) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 265, pp. 258-265. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79816-1_32
Loayza-Valarezo, P., Guaña-Moya, J., Acosta-Vargas, P. Design Techniques of FTTH-GPON Networks for Segmentation and Data Traffic Relief. (2021) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1326 AISC, pp. 162-176. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68080-0_12
Acosta-Vargas, P., Chicaiza-Salgado, E., Acosta-Vargas, I., Salvador-Ullauri, L., & Gonzalez, M. (2021). Towards Industry Improvement in Manufacturing with DMAIC. In International Conference on Systems and Information Sciences (pp. 341-352). Springer, Cham.
Ramos-Galarza C., Acosta-Rodas M., Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L.,2021,Technological Innovation to Assess Cognitive Functions in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1201 AISC,76-82
Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Lara-Alvarez P.,2020,Development of an accessible video game to improve the understanding of the test of honey-alonso,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,289-298
Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Lara-Alvarez P., Medina A., Nunes I.L.,2020,Accessibility assessment in mobile applications for android,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,279-288
Acosta-Vargas P., González M., Luján-Mora S.,2020,Dataset for evaluating the accessibility of the websites of selected Latin American universities,Data in Brief,28
Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Pérez-Medina J.L., Gonzalez M., Jimenes K., Rybarczyk Y.,2020,Improving web accessibility: Evaluation and analysis of a telerehabilitation platform for hip arthroplasty patients,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,508-519
Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Lara-Alvarez P., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Bonilla-Jurado D.,2020,Building hybrid interfaces to increase interaction with young children and children with special needs,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,306-314
Acosta-Vargas P., Medina A., González M.,2020, Clustering model for the use of public space using data mining techniques [Modelo de conglomerados para el uso del espacio público utilizando técnicas de minería de datos],RISTI – Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao,2020,528-539
Gabriel Elías Chanchí G., Acosta-Vargas P., Wilmar Yesid Campo M.,2020, Web application for the execution of usability inspections on websites [Automatización de inspecciones de usabilidad en sitios web],RISTI – Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao,2020,475-487
Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Luján-Mora S.,2020,Accessibility evaluation of video games for users with cognitive disabilities,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1131 AISC,853-859
Acosta T., Acosta-Vargas P., Zambrano-Miranda J., Lujan-Mora S.,2020,Web Accessibility Evaluation of Videos Published on YouTube by Worldwide Top-Ranking Universities,IEEE Access,8,110994-111011
Jadán-Guerrero J., Sanchez-Gordon S., Acosta-Vargas P., Alvites-Huamaní C.G., Nunes I.L.,2020,Interactive Storytelling Books for Fostering Inclusion of Children with Special Needs,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,222-228
Acosta-Vargas P., Ramos-Galarza C., Salvador-Ullauri L., Chanchí G.E., Jadán-Guerrero J.,2020,Improve Accessibility and Visibility of Selected University Websites,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,229-235
Acosta-Vargas P., Serrano-Costales L., Salvador-Ullauri L., Nunes I.I., Gonzalez M.,2020,Toward Accessible Mobile Application Development for Users with Low Vision,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,236-241
Alexandrino K., Pérez-Medina J.-L., Acosta-Vargas P., Gonzalez M., Zalakeviciute R.,2020,Evaluation of Open Source Mobile Phone Weather Applications,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,192-198
Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Pérez-Medina J.L., Zalakeviciute R., Hernandez W.,2020,Heuristic method of evaluating accessibility of mobile in selected applications for air quality monitoring,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,485-495
Zalakeviciute R., Alexandrino K., Acosta-Vargas P., Pérez-Medina J.-L., Hernandez W.,2020, Evaluation of smart phone open source applications for air pollution,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,474-484
Pérez-Medina J.L., Jimenes-Vargas K.B., Acosta-Vargas P., Rybarczyk Y., González M.,2020,User experience assessment of a tele-rehabilitation platform: The physiotherapist perspective,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,463-473
Acosta-Vargas P., Gonzalez M., Zambrano M.R., Medina A., Zweig N., Salvador-Ullauri L.,2020,The Portable Document Format: An Analysis of PDF Accessibility,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,206-214
Acosta-Vargas P., Hidalgo P., Acosta-Vargas G., Salvador-Acosta B., Salvador-Ullauri L., Gonzalez M.,2020,Designing an Accessible Website for Palliative Care Services,Communications in Computer and Information Science,1193 CCIS,371-383
Acosta-Vargas P., Hidalgo P., Acosta-Vargas G., Gonzalez M., Guaña-Moya J., Salvador-Acosta B.,2020,Challenges and improvements in website accessibility for health services,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1131 AISC,875-881
Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Acosta B., Gonzalez M., Pérez-Medina J.-L., Acosta-Vargas G., Jimenes-Vargas K., Rybarczyk Y.,2020,Web Accessibility Analysis of a Tele-Rehabilitation Platform: The Physiotherapist Perspective,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,215-221
Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Acosta B., Zalakeviciute R., Alexandrino K., Pérez-Medina J.-L., Rybarczyk Y., Gonzalez M.,2020,Accessibility Assessment of Mobile Meteorological Applications for Users with Low Vision,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,199-205
Guevara C., Jadán-Guerrero J., Bonilla-Jurado D., Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Calle-Jimenez T., Lara-Alvarez P.,2020,Fuzzy model for back posture correction during the walk,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,299-305
Maldonado-Garcés V.-G., Corrales-Gaitero C., Ortiz-Carranco N.-Y., Samaniego-Santillán L.-P., Carrión M., Santórum M., Pérez-Medina J.-L., Acosta-Vargas P.,2020,Characterization and Socio-Cognitive Needs of People with Intellectual Disabilities,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1205 AISC,376-381
Lara-Alvarez P., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara-Maldonado C., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Espinoza W.I.,2020,Application to guide people with visual disability on internal buildings, using beacon bluetooth positioning systems,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,972,375-382
Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Villarroel-Ramos J., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Lara-Alvarez P., Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L.,2020,Implementation of controls for insertion of accessible images in open online editors based on WCAG guidelines. Case studies: Tinymce and summernote,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,315-326
Calle-Jimenez T., Tutillo-Sanchez D., Sanchez-Gordon S., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Lara-Alvarez P., Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Nunes I.L.,2020,Improving usability with think aloud and focus group methods. A case study: intelligent police patrolling system (i-PAT),Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,959,361-373
Pérez-Medina J.-L., Acosta-Vargas P., Sampedro C., Paredes A., Carrión M., Santórum M., Samaniego-Santillán L.-P., Maldonado-Garcés V.-G., Corrales-Gaitero C., Ortiz-Carranco N.-Y.,2020,Using Expert Evaluation to Assess the Usability of an Educational Mobile Game for Cognitive Skills Training,Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing,1207 AISC,265-271

Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Luján-Mora S., «A Heuristic Method to Evaluate Web Accessibility for Users With Low Vision». IEEE access 7, 125634-125648. 2019

Acosta-Vargas, P., Zalakeviciute R., Luján-Mora, S., Hernandez W., «Accessibility Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Monitoring Air Quality», ICITS 2019, Ecuador.

Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Pérez-Medina J.L., Gonzalez M., Jimenes K., Rybarczyk Y. «Improving Web Accessibility: Evaluation and Analysis of a Telerehabilitation Platform for Hip Arthroplasty Patients»,  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Pérez-Medina J.L., Zalakeviciute R., Hernandez W. «Heuristic Method of Evaluating Accessibility of Mobile Applications for Air Quality Monitoring»,  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Lara-Alvarez P., Medina A., Nunes I. «Accessibility Assessment in Mobile Applications for Android».  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions, Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Perez- Medina J. , Rybarczyk Y. «Accessibility Evaluation of Multimedia Resources in selected Latin America Universities,» 2019 International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG),  2019.

Zalakeviciute R., Alexandrino K., Acosta-Vargas P., Pérez-Medina J.L., Hernandez W.
«Evaluation of Smart Phone Open Source Applications for Air Pollution», in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Hernandez W., Mendez A., Ballesteros F., Vicente Gonzalez-Posada V., Jimenez J., Chinchero H.,  Acosta-Vargas P., Zalakeviciute R. «A method to classify digital images by means of statistics of a wavelet decomposition» (to be published) IEEE. 2019

Pérez-Medina J.L., Jimenes-Vargas K.B., Acosta-Vargas P., Rybarczyk Y., González M.
«User Experience Assessment of a Tele-rehabilitation Platform: The Physiotherapist Perspective», in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Calle-Jimenez T., Tutillo-Sanchez D., Sanchez-Gordon S., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Lara-Alvarez >P., Acosta-Vargas P., Salvador-Ullauri L., Nunes I. «Improving Usability with Think Aloud and Focus Group Methods. A Case Study: An Intelligent Police Patrolling System (I-Pat)»,  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Sanchez-Gordon S., Lara-Alvarez P., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Salvador-Ullauri L., Calle-Jimenez T., Acosta-Vargas P. , «Implementation of controls for insertion of accessible images in open online editors based on WCAG guidelines. Case studies: TinyMCE and Summernote «,  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Lara-Alvarez P., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Salvador-Ullauri L., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Acosta-Vargas P., Illescas W. «Application to Guide People with Visual Disability on Internal Buildings, using Beacon Bluetooth Positioning Systems».,  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Lara-Alvarez P. «Development of an Accessible Video Game to Improve the Understanding of the Test of Honey-Alonso»,  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Jadán-Guerrero J., Guevara C., Lara-Alvarez P., Sanchez-Gordon S., Calle-Jimenez T., Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Bonilla-Jurado D.»Buildying Hybrid Interfaces to Increase Interaction with Young Children and Children with Special Needs»,  in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Guevara C., Jadán-Guerrero J., Bonilla-Jurado D., Salvador-Ullauri L., Acosta-Vargas P., Calle-jimenez T, Lara-Alvarez P. «Fuzzy model for back posture correction during the walk», in Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions,  Proc. Conf on Human Factors and System Interactions, July 24-28, 2019, Washington (USA) Serie Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer 2019.

Perez- Medina J. Acosta-Vargas P., Rybarczyk Y. «A systematic review of usability and accessibility in tele-rehabilitation systems». (to be published IEEE in Assistive and Rehabilitation Engineering), ISBN 978-1-78923-884-6

Acosta-Vargas, P., Jadán-Guerrero, J., Guevara, C., Sanchez-Gordon, S., Calle-Jimenez, T.: Technical Contributions to the Quality of Telerehabilitation Platforms: Case Study—ePHoRt Project. In: Assistive & Rehabilitation Engineering. pp. 1–22. IntechOpen ISBN 978-1-78923-884-6. (2019)

Pérez Medina,J., González,M., Pilco, H., Jimenes, K., Acosta-Vargas, P. , Sanchez-Gordon, S., Calle-Jimenez, T., Esparza, D., Rybarczyk, Y., «Usability Study of a Web-Based Platform for Home Motor Rehabilitation» IEEE Access, 2019, Volume: 7, Page s: 7932 – 7947

Rybarczyk, Y., Leconte, L., Pérez Medina, J., Jimenes, K., Acosta-Vargas, P., and Esparza D. «Telerehabilitation platform for post-arthroplasty recovery: a Dynamic Time Warping approach.» 3rd IEEE ETCM, Ecuador 2018.

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