Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva

Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva is working on a PhD in Computer Ethics and Education at De Montfort University, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, under the supervision of Professor Simon Rogerson and Professor Bernd Stahl. Plus, he holds a BEng in Computer Science and a Master in E-Business and IT. He is also a lecturer and IT Manager in Lusíada University of Lisbon, Portugal and a reviewer for the International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education. Current research areas are ethical and social issues in e-learning, bionanotecnhology or computer happiness, as his published work in journals (e.g. Information Systems Frontiers), chapters in books (e.g. Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine), and conferences (e.g. ETHICOMP 2011) demonstrates.

Publications

Ethical Dimensions of Bio-Nanotechnology: Present and Future Applications in Telemedicine
Ethical Dimensions of Bio-Nanotechnology: Present and Future Applications in Telemedicine
Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva, Goncalo Jorge Morais da Costa. © 2013. 321 pages.
The concepts of human and therapy have been evolving and generating profound changes for enhancement, leading to a necessary debate surrounding its potential boundaries. Ethical...
The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach
The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach
Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva, Gonçalo Jorge Morais da Costa, Mary Prior, Simon Rogerson. © 2012. 13 pages.
The development of educational technologies is enhancing a distinctive feature of learning environments: the learner’s personalized environment. However, the current literature...
Glocality, Diversity and Ethics of Distributed Knowledge in Higher Education
Glocality, Diversity and Ethics of Distributed Knowledge in Higher Education
Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva, Isabel Maria Surdinho Borges Alvarez, Simon Rogerson. © 2011. 29 pages.
Global networks through distributed systems technology granted a new meaning to knowledge creation, storage and distribution within higher education context. This global...
The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach
The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach
Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva, Gonçalo Jorge Morais da Costa, Mary Prior, Simon Rogerson. © 2011. 13 pages.
The development of educational technologies is enhancing a distinctive feature of learning environments: the learner’s personalized environment. However, the current literature...