Agenda

Blanca Arias-Badia is a senior lecturer in audiovisual translation and accessibility at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, in Barcelona. She holds a PhD in Translation and Language Sciences from UPF (2017) and did a postdoc in Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2018-2020), awarded by the Spanish Research Agency under the Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral scheme. She has authored over 50 scientific publications in her fields, including the monograph Subtitling Television Series (Peter Lang, 2020). Her recent achievements include receiving the inaugural Open Science Research Award of Catalonia in recognition of her contributions to open science research. She is Training coordinator of the AccessCat network for accessibility knowledge transfer in Catalonia.

Floriane Bardini is a researcher in audiovisual translation and media accessibility, and an associate lecturer at the Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic·UCC) and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Her research focuses on audio description strategies, cinematic language, and user experience, as well as on the didactic applications of Accessibility and Audiovisual Translation in foreign and minoritised language learning. She represents UVic-UCC on the Board of the Catalan Accessibility Innovation Network, AccessCat.

Dr. Sergi Grau is an Associate Professor at the Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC) and the coordinator of the Digital Care Research Group, an interdisciplinary team of more than 20 researchers working across technology, health, neuropsychology, education, and social sciences. His research explores how digital technologies can enhance learning, cognitive health, and professional practice in educational and clinical contexts.

His work spans the development of digital tools for cognitive rehabilitation, early detection and reeducation of learning difficulties, and intuitive systems that enable educators and clinicians to create virtual environments without technical barriers. He has participated in 16 national and international research projects and has authored over 45 publications in conferences, journals, and edited volumes. He has supervised three completed PhD theses, is currently supervising four more, and has mentored numerous master’s theses and undergraduate final projects closely aligned with the thematic areas of this proposal.

Gemma Barberà is a Serra Húnter associate professor at the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), specializing in sign language studies. She defended her PhD on linguistics in Catalan Sign Language (UPF) in 2012. As a postdoctoral fellow, she worked at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique & Université Paris 8 in a typological project. Between 2008 and 2013 she was a lecturer in sign language linguistics at the BA in Translation and Interpreting and the BA in Applied Languages at UPF. She holds a BA in Translation and Interpreting (UPF, 2001) and also an MA on Audiovisual Translation and Subtitling (UAB, 2002). Currently, she is the coordinator of the Center of Studies LSC-UPF Actua and the Corpus of reference of LSC. Between 2018 and 2022 she coordinated the CEFR-LSC project.

Dr. Estella Oncins holds a PhD in Accessibility and Ambient Intelligence from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). She is IP of the TransMedia Catalonia research group and coordinates the MA in Audiovisual Translation at UAB. Her work focuses on audiovisual translation and media and digital accessibility, including immersive environments. She contributes to standardisation bodies (ITU, ISO), and has extensive experience in European research, innovation, and Erasmus+ projects. In 2024, she received the WSIS award for the project YoungArcHers. She currently researches VR/AR accessibility and examines how AI can enhance accessibility in different European projects.