ITI
- ITI Represented at NEI Oeiras: Connecting Science, Art, and Community October 4, 2024The Marina of Oeiras hosted the second edition of the European Researchers’ Night (NEI Oeiras), themed “Empowering Minds: Boosting Research in Citizen Engagement and Schools.” This event, part of a national initiative organised by ITQB NOVA in collaboration with i3S and Ciência Viva, aimed to demystify research and connect the public with science. A standout […]
- Applications are now open for Lisbon Blockchain Winter School 25! October 3, 2024The BIG Era Chair Project is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the first edition of the Lisbon Blockchain Winter School (LxBWS), scheduled to take place at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), from February 10th to 14th, 2025. This initiative, launched and funded by the BIG Era Chair Project, aims to deliver a […]
- Sandra Olim Wins Third Place in Founding Inspiring Futures 2024 August 1, 2024Sandra Câmara Olim, a postdoctoral researcher at the Interactive Technologies Institute, has been awarded third place in the Intermediate Prototype Projects category at the Founding Inspiring Futures 2024 (FIF 2024). Her innovative project, “Periodic Fable,” was recognized for its innovative approach to teaching chemistry through augmented reality (AR). The Founding Inspiring Futures 2024 Award, organized […]
- 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 […]
IN+
- COP29: Achieving climate progress or repeating old mistakes? November 12, 2024Joana Portugal Pereira wrote this opinion piece for Jornal i about COP29. As aunique opportunity to reverse the course of the climate crisis, success will depend on the collective courage to tackle complex challenges with concrete solutions. And the world can no longer repeat the mistakes of the past.
- The role of Digital Twins in improving living conditions and energy efficiency in urban areas November 12, 2024In this opinion piece for Jornal i, researchers Ricardo Gomes and Patrícia Baptista explain how the use of digital tools such as Digital Twins can leverage the mitigation of Energy Poverty and improve the quality of life in the urban context.
- Empathy is crucial in developing effective, user-centered solutions November 8, 2024Joana Mendonca was one of the speakers at Madeira Innovation Talks 24, an event dedicated to technology and innovation, where she stressed the importance of empathy in developing effective, user-centered solutions.
- A brutal fight November 6, 2024In this editorial, CESAER Envoy for Research Careers Manuel Heitor underscores the fierce political battle ahead to secure the necessary resources for ensuring Europe’s leadership in research, innovation, science, and technology.
- IN+ releases new tool to monitor greenhouse gas emissions in Portugal October 31, 2024IN+ has developed a new online tool that allows Portuguese municipalities to monitor the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This toolprovides data on the annual and total GHG emissions of Portuguese municipalities, including per capita values and per Gross Value Added (GVA).
ISR
- euROBIN Robotic Coopetition @HUMANOIDS 24 November 13, 2024At ISR-Lisboa, we are partners of the euROBIN project, which is organizing the 1st euROBIN week and Robotic Coopetition, in partnership with the prestigious HUMANOIDS 2024 event, to be held from November 22-28, 2024, in Nancy, France. This landmark event will showcase Europe’s cutting-edge advancements in robotics and AI.
- ISR Retreat “Seaside Synergies” November 11, 2024On the weekend of October 26-27, we had the very first ISR Retreat, which took place at Inatel da Foz do Arelho. The retreat had a very packed and fun program, with a lot of activities, team-building tasks, and several surprises. The theme "Seaside Synergies" was the central point of the weekend, which aimed to […]
- Patrícia Figueiredo elected President of ESMRMB October 25, 2024Patrícia Figueiredo was inaugurated as President of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) on October 5, 2024, beginning her third four-year leadership track. With nearly 800 members, the ESMRMB supports education and research in MRI and spectroscopy, bringing together experts across disciplines. Figueiredo, a long-time member who previously chaired the […]
- ISR-Lisboa Shines at IROS 2024 October 21, 2024At IROS 2024 in Abu Dhabi, ISR-Lisboa made a strong impression, with PhD student Rui Bettencourt presenting innovative research on robotic perception and President Pedro Lima delivering a keynote on the "European Approach to Robot Research Competitions." The conference, held from October 14–18, is a premier global event for robotics, focusing this year on "Robotics […]
- Doctoral Network project IQ-BRAIN wins Horizon Europe Funding September 20, 2024IQ-BRAIN will be implemented by a leading consortium of carefully selected international partners with complementary expertise and skills in both qMRI and AI research as well as in training of researchers. The project will be coordinated by Prof. Jan Sijbers of the University of Antwerp and relies on intensive collaboration between twelve beneficiaries and seven associated partners, from academia […]
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 […]