Ana Cecilia Rocha Veiga
Associate professor – UFMG University, Brazil
My name is Ana. I am Brazilian and live in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais.
I’m an associate professor at UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais). UFMG is a public and free-of-charge institution, the 5th best university in Latin America, according to the Times Higher Education ranking.
I graduated in Architecture and Urbanism (UFMG, 2001) and specialized in technology and construction productivity (UFMG, 2002). I began my teaching career in 2004. As a temporary professor, I was part of the Critical and Historical Analysis of Architecture and Urbanism Department at UFMG.
In 2006, I got tenured at the age of 27. For over a decade, I taught at the Technology Department (School of Architecture, Urbanism, and Design) and at the School of Engineering at UFMG. There, I was an honored professor at two engineering graduation ceremonies.
During that time, I did pioneering research on high technology management processes, including Building Information Modeling, virtual reality, and laser scanning applied to cultural heritage complexes.
In 2017, I decided to transfer to the School of Information Science at UFMG, where the Museums Studies course is held. I work there as an associate professor and researcher in museum management, Web, information and communication technologies, digital accessibility, and cultural theory. My research was in the biggest press vehicles in Brazil.
I’m also teaching at the Post-Graduate Course in Information Science (PPGCI/UFMG) and the PROMESTRE Program at the Faculty of Education (Museums and Scientific Dissemination field).
I’m the founder and coordinator of the Webmuseu Portal and LavMUSEU virtual lab. I was the director of the Architecture School Museum (MARQ/UFMG).
My book – Management of Museum and Exhibition Projects – sold out its first edition, and it has been reprinted. It received the peer-reviewed publishing grant of the FAPEMIG agency. It is adopted as a reference by civil service job exams, museum strategic plans, both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
I also co-authored six other books (two internationally), printed by influential publishers such as ANTAC (the most relevant construction technology association in Brazil).
A highlight for the chapter on the award-winning project Pedras Sabidas (Wise Stones), published by the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex. It was an international selection of best practices in inclusive digital interactivity, resulting in a book edited by Access Smithsonian.