Andrea Porras Elizo
About
Education: Andrea holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering from the University of Valladolid, during which she completed an Erasmus+ exchange at the University of Antwerp. She also holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Design Engineering from ETSIADI–Universitat Politècnica de València, with research conducted through an Erasmus+ exchange at NTNU, focusing on digital tools for digital dementia among adolescents.
Background: Professional background as an industrial designer and design researcher, with expertise in user research, prototyping, gamification, UX design, 3D modeling, and accessibility. She has worked as a research assistant and product designer, contributing to projects such as DigiWise, BingeAware, and AMRaggedon, aimed at improving human-machine interaction in healthcare and education. Her work combines creativity with scientific rigor to enhance user experience and foster awareness, education, and behavioral change.
Areas of Work: PhD candidate within the PATHS project at NTNU, focusing on participatory e-health interventions to promote access to health services and enhance health-seeking behaviors for Ukrainian refugee women. More information about the PATHS project: https://www.ntnu.edu/design/paths
Research
Publications
Nowbuth, A.A., Parmar, V.S., Porras Elizo, A., Steinsbekk, A.I., Parmar, A.J. (2025). AMRageddon V1: The Design and Usability Evaluation of a Digital Escape Room Game for Antimicrobial Resistance Education Through Persuasive Technology. In: Win, K.T., Ali, R., Karapanos, E., Papadopoulos, G.A., Oyibo, K., Vlahu-Gjorgievska, E. (eds) Persuasive Technology. PERSUASIVE 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15711. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94959-3_18
Garcia, I., Langezaal, H., Franck, K., Basstanie, J., Porras Elizo, A., Formesyn, B., Verlinden, J. (2022). Exploring the use of virtual reality in co-reviewing designs. In: Tareq Ahram and Christianne Falcão (eds) Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design. AHFE (2022) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 50. AHFE International, USA.
http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002063