Frederico Fonseca

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology

Research Summary

Research is focused on the flow of information from its conceptualization in human minds to its implementation is computer applications with preferred subject for ontologies being the environment, particularly ontologies that describe how the environment.

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Recent Publications

Data objects for knowing

Fonseca, F., Mar 2022, In: AI and Society. 37, 1, p. 195-204 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Whether or when: The question on the use of theories in data science

Fonseca, F., Dec 2021, In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 72, 12, p. 1593-1604 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Cyber-human systems of thought and understanding

Fonseca, F., Marcinkowski, M. & Davis, C., Apr 2019, In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 70, 4, p. 402-411 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Content Matters: How Online Language Content Gives Rise to Digital Divides

Grace, R., Stratton, C. & Fonseca, F., Oct 1 2019, In: Social Science Quarterly. 100, 6, p. 1999-2016 18 p.

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Participatory asymmetry: Theorizing media objects and media flows in a framework of participatory production

Grace, R. & Fonseca, F., 2019, In: First Monday. 24, 10, p. 1 1 p.

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Reference data enhancement for geographic information retrieval using linked data

Moura, T. H. V. M., Davis, C. A. & Fonseca, F. T., Aug 2017, In: Transactions in GIS. 21, 4, p. 683-700 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The conditions of peak empiricism in big data and interaction design

Marcinkowski, M. & Fonseca, F., Jun 1 2016, In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 67, 6, p. 1279-1288 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A survey on the geographic scope of textual documents

Monteiro, B. R., Davis, C. A. & Fonseca, F., Nov 1 2016, In: Computers and Geosciences. 96, p. 23-34 12 p.

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The semantic pixel

Fonseca, F., Davis, C. & Câmara, G., 2014, In: Proceedings of the Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics. p. 107-117 11 p.

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Más allá de la ética de la información – Saberes y cuidados como nuevos valores en diseño

Translated title of the contribution: Beyond information ethics - Knowledge and care as new values in designMarcinkowski, M. & Fonseca, F., May 1 2013, In: Ciencia da Informacao. 42, 2, p. 185-198 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Geocodificação de endereços urbanos com indicação de qualidade

Translated title of the contribution: Geocoding for urban addresses with quality indicationMartins, D., Davis, C. A. & Fonseca, F. T., 2012, In: Proceedings of the Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics. p. 36-41 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Semantics in the semantic web: A critical evaluation

Almeida, M., Souza, R. & Fonseca, F., 2011, In: Knowledge Organization. 38, 3, p. 187-203 17 p.

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Information flow and hermeneutic play in perception and dialogue

Martin, J. & Fonseca, F., Oct 2010, In: Ecological Psychology. 22, 4, p. 254-268 15 p.

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Beyond Newspeak: Three arguments for the persistence of the informal in the creation and use of computational ontologies

Fonseca, F. & Martin, J., Sep 2009, In: Knowledge Management Research and Practice. 7, 3, p. 196-205 10 p.

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Spatial data infrastructures for the Amazon: A first step towards a global forest information system

Fonseca, F., Davis, C. A. & Câmara, G., Dec 2009, In: Earth Science Informatics. 2, 4, p. 189-192 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review