Sonia Claudia da Costa Sousa

Sonia Sousa is an Associate Professor of Interaction Design at the School of Digital Technologies, Tallinn University, Estonia. She holds two PhDs (2006 & 2023) and two postdoc projects (2010 & 2013) in Software Design, Distance Education and Human-Computer Interaction. Her research explores the interplay between trust, performance, and technology adoption. She leads the Trustworthy HCI lab and has been an active researcher and teacher since 2003. her portfolio includes participation and coordination of more than 20 funded projects (H2020, CHIST-ERA, and AFOSR). Sonia was nominated by the Estonian Research Foundation (ETAG) as Honorary female academics (AcademiaNet) in 2022. She is also a member of expert panels in Finland (AKA), the European Commission, the USA (AFOSR) & Swiss (SNSF).