ITI
- LARSyS Annual Meeting 2024 July 17, 2024The Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems (LARSyS) held its Annual Meeting 2024 on July 11-12 at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisbon. This event brought together over 200 researchers and students from LARSyS’s four R&D centers: ISR, IN+, ITI, and MARETEC, fostering interdisciplinary debates on current and future challenges in robotics and engineering systems. The […]
- ITI Showcases Child-Centred Innovations at IDC 2024 July 5, 2024The Interactive Technologies Institute participated in the 23rd annual ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference, which took place from June 17-20, 2024, at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. As a premier global event, IDC 2024 provides a significant platform for researchers, educators, and practitioners to share groundbreaking research, innovative methodologies, and […]
- ITI members join DIS 2024 July 1, 2024Researchers from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) are making a significant impact at the ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2024 conference, held at IT University, Copenhagen, from July 1st to 5th. The conference, known for its emphasis on the power and potential of design to address contemporary challenges, provides a platform for the ITI team […]
- DCitizens Summer School 2024 June 26, 2024The Interactive Technologies Institute is thrilled to announce the return of the DCitizens Summer School, taking place from July 9th to 11th in Lisbon, Portugal. Hosted at Creative Hub Beato, this three-day training event will explore strategies and techniques for engaging and collaborating with communities to co-create, deploy, and evaluate civic technologies. Participants will delve […]
- kNOwHATE project launches podcast June 25, 2024The kNOwHATE project has recently launched the first episode of its Portuguese podcast ‘Cortar o mal pela raiz’ (Nip it in the bud). The podcast marks the end of the project’s research tasks that have been focused on understanding how online hate speech in Portuguese happens so that effective measures can be implemented to fight […]
- Summer internships with the HCI leaders in Portugal June 20, 2024The Interactive Technologies Institute wants to allow young students to experience the field of Human-Computer Interaction, contributing to their academic excellence from an early stage. Therefore, we invite highly motivated students to apply for a research assistant position running this Summer. We offer 14 Summer Internships (BIIC) starting in July 2024, with a fixed duration […]
- MODINA calls for multidisciplinary artists June 7, 2024The MODINA project, in which the Interactive Technologies Institute is a partner, has recently opened a call for artist residencies for multidisciplinary duos with dance and technology competencies, particularly in computational creativity and audience interaction. A duo consisting of a dancer/choreographer and a creative technologist would be an example of the profiles the project is […]
- Two Workshops at DIS 2024 May 17, 2024The Interactive Technologies Institute is pleased to announce its organisation of two groundbreaking workshops at the upcoming DIS 2024 conference. These workshops aim to foster innovative approaches in their respective fields, promoting collaborative research and transdisciplinary education. Fostering Feminist Community-Led Ethics The first workshop, titled Fostering Feminist Community-Led Ethics, will delve into the intersection of […]
- Interactive Technologies Institute at CHI 2024 May 17, 2024The Interactive Technologies Institute participated in the CHI 2024 Conference, the premier international event on Human-Computer Interaction, organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). This year’s conference, themed “Surfing the World,” took place in Hawaiʻi, from May 11-16. The Interactive Technologies Institute is excited to contribute to this wave of technological advancement with three […]
- CMU Portugal Academy May 16, 2024Launch of CMU Portugal Academy to Shape Future Digital Professionals The Interactive Technologies Institute, in collaboration with the Instituto Superior Técnico and the CMU Portugal Program, is launching the CMU Portugal Academy. This initiative, supported by the Fundação Santander Portugal, aims to equip professionals with advanced skills in digital technologies. The inauguration will take place […]
IN+
- Computer glitches, conspiracy theories and microfluidics July 23, 2024In an opinion article for Jornal i, researcher Ana Moita approaches microfluidics and its applications [in Portuguese]
- LARSyS and Technological Research Institute (IPT) signed collaboration protocol July 22, 2024The Technological Research Institute (IPT) and LARSyS signed acollaboration protocolto encourage and foster technical cooperation and the joint research, development and innovation projects between the two research centers.
- Cities and the sustainability of the planet July 18, 2024When we are in a climate emergency, how can we change and redesign cities to make them more sustainable? Paulo Ferrão was the guest on this episode of the podcast "A Escala do Clima", a partnership between the School of Communication and Media Studies and radio Antena 1 [in Portuguese].
- LARSyS 2024 Annual Meeting July 16, 2024The LARSyS 2024 Annual Meeting took place on July 11th and 12th at Pavilhão do Conhecimento, in Lisbon, gathering over 200 researchers from IN+, ISR Lisboa, ITI and Maretec.
- Marta Ramilo Abrantes wins FLAD Political Science Award 2024 July 11, 2024The master's thesis "Science Diplomacy, Portugal and the European Project" by Marta Ramilo Abrantes was recognised by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD).
ISR
- SocRob@Home Team Secures 3rd Place at RoboCup 2024 July 22, 2024SocRob@Home achieved third place at RoboCup 2024, one of the world’s largest robotics and AI competitions. Competing against 17 teams from top universities such as Tsinghua, EPFL, and institutions like SoftBank Robotics, SocRob@Home showcased their expertise. The team, part of the long-term SocRob project, has evolved from RoboCup Soccer to various robotics tasks, emphasizing scientific […]
- MIR Symposium and Robotics Championship in Lisbon June 19, 2024The MIR 2024 Annual Symposium and Robotics Championship proved to be an unforgettable event for all attendees, showcasing the latest advancements in marine and maritime intelligent robotics.
- 2024 Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships June 12, 2024At ISR- Lisboa we are seeking outstanding researchers to apply for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2024. Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to gain new skills and experience while carrying out their own research project abroad. The deadline to apply is 11 September 2024. There are 2 types of Postdoctoral Fellowships: European […]
- Industry Visitors & Events: Forging strong partnerships May 3, 2024As ISR-Lisboa continues to forge ahead in its quest for innovation and societal impact, these collaborative endeavors underscore its unwavering commitment to driving positive change through transformative research initiatives.
- MEROP team with the AMADEE-24 Mars Mission Simulation April 4, 2024The AMADEE-24 Mars mission simulation has been taking place in Armenia, managed by the Austrian Space Forum and hosted by the Armenia Aerospace Agency. A small field crew of highly trained analog astronauts conducted experiments preparing for future human and robotic Mars exploration missions. ISR-Lisboa researcher Margarida Pereira was at the Mission Support Center (MSC), […]
MARETEC
- Untitled January 29, 2022The 2018 Research Award of the Belgian Committee of the International Water Association (BIWA) was awarded to Andreia Amaral, a joint Ph.D. student of Instituto Superior Técnico (MARETEC), Portugal and Ghent University (BIOMATH), Belgium. This year’s award was given based on the excellent research paper entitled: Towards advanced aeration modelling: from blower to bubbles to […]
- IX Congresso sobre Planeamento e Gestão das Zonas Costeiras dos Países de Expressão Portuguesa March 7, 2019Instituto Superior Técnico | 14 a 16 de Maio de 2019
- Doctoral student of MARETEC receives the 2018 Research Award from the Belgian Committee of the International Water Association (BIWA) May 30, 2018The 2018 Research Award of the Belgian Committee of the International Water Association (BIWA) was awarded to Andreia Amaral, a joint Ph.D. student of Instituto Superior Técnico (MARETEC), Portugal and Ghent University (BIOMATH), Belgium. This year’s award was given based on the excellent research paper entitled: Towards advanced aeration modelling: from blower to bubbles to […]