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Estella Oncins, PhD (UAB, Spain), is an Assistant Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Coordinator of the MA in Audiovisual Translation. She is a senior member of the TransMedia Catalonia research group, her work focuses on digital and media accessibility, including immersive environments. She has participated in multiple EU-funded projects on accessibility. In 2024, she received the WSIS2024 award in ICT applications in E-learning for the project YoungArcHers. She actively contributes to digital and media accessibility committees within UNE, ITU, and ISO and was involved in the XAUR (W3C). Currently, she works on VR/AR accessibility in the InclusiVRity and IMMERSE projects and explores AI and accessibility in MOSAIC and ALFIE.
More info: UAB Research Portal.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Masters, Master of Arts in eurpean studies, Leibniz University Hannover
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Postgraduate, Traducció Audiovisual, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Jan 2005
Degree, Traducció i Interpretació, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
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SPICE: Sustainable Public spaces through Inclusive Community Engagement
Orero, P. (Principal Investigator), Matamala, A. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Mcdonagh ., S. A. (Investigator) & Oncins, E. (Investigator)
1/06/25 → 31/05/28
Project: International research project
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InclusiVRity: InclusiVRity: Empowering secondary teachers with VR technologies to foster a more inclusive environment for neurodiverse students
Oncins, E. (Principal Investigator), Mangiron Hevia, M. C. (Investigator), Mcdonagh ., S. A. (Investigator) & Tsaousi , A. (Investigator)
31/12/24 → 30/06/27
Project: International educational programme
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ENACT: Easy-to-understand News for Collaborative Transformation
Matamala, A. (Principal Investigator), Orero, P. (Investigator), Oncins, E. (Investigator), Brescia Zapata, M. (Investigator), Mcdonagh ., S. A. (Investigator), Cuitavi Martin, M. (Predoctoral) & Villaecija Chavarria, A. (Investigator)
1/12/24 → 30/11/26
Project: International research project
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IMMERSE: IMMERSE-Language learning for foreign students via 3D objects
Matamala, A. (Principal Investigator), Oncins, E. (Co-Investigador/a Principal) & Montroy Ferré, M. (Investigator)
1/11/24 → 31/10/27
Project: International educational programme
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MOSAIC: A Multilingual, multimOdal centraliSed AI-based hub for the European media Content market
Orero, P. (Principal Investigator), Matamala, A. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Oncins, E. (Investigator) & Tsaousi , A. (Investigator)
1/11/24 → 30/04/26
Project: International research project
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Accessible VR social stories in education for neurodiverse students
Oncins, E., 8 Mar 2025, 2025 Ieee Conference On Virtual Reality And 3d User Interfaces Abstracts And Workshops, Vrw. Saint Malo, p. 1180-1181 2 p. (2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)).Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Structuring climate service user groups for capacity building: A European Delphi-based approach
del Pozo Garcia, M., Gulikers, J., van der Bolt, B., Smolenaars, W., Oncins, E., Brok, P. D. & Ludwig, F., Apr 2025, In: Climate Services. 38, 12 p., 100575.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Making Copyright Management Agile: Challenges and Opportunities in Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility for a New Digital Era
Oncins, E. & Serrat-Roozen, I., 2024, Transforming Media Accessibility in Europe: Digital Media, Education and City Space Accessibility Contexts. Marcus-Quinn, A., Krejtz, K. & Duarte, C. (eds.). Switzerland: Springer, Cham, p. 121-134 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Towards an Accessible Metaverse: User Requirements
Matamala, A. & Oncins, E., 2024, 6 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Decàleg AccessCat per a l'accessibilitat a les arts del carrer
Arias Badia, B., Matamala, A., Mangiron, C. & Oncins, E., 2023Research output: Other contribution
Thesis
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Accessibility for the Scenic Arts
Oncins Noguer, E. (Author), Serrano García, J. (Director) & Orero, P. (Director), 3 Feb 2014Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
Organisations
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TransMedia Catalonia
Organisational unit: Research Group