ITI
- ITI researchers at ACM DIS’26 conference July 1, 2026Researchers from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI/LARSyS) presented five contributions at DIS26, the ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, with work addressing Sustainable HCI, ocean knowledge, ageing, brain health, culturally grounded design, and more-than-human design practice. Valentina Demarchi, Valentina Nisi, and Nuno Jardim Nunes (all from ITI/LARSyS) presented the pictorial “Designing Boundary Objects to Surface Ocean […]
- From interspecies relations to Archipelagic AI: ITI researchers at DRS 2026 July 1, 2026Researchers from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI/LARSyS) presented six contributions at DRS 2026, the Design Research Society Conference in Edinburgh, with work addressing posthumanism, interspecies relations, intimate health, more-than-human temporalities, bioregional materials, and speculative approaches to AI. Mariana Pestana, Katerina Inglezaki, Carlos Pastor, Mathilde Gouin, Bernardo Gaeiras, Fernanda Costa, and Mariana Simões, all from ITI/LARSyS, […]
- Designing Plastic-Free Futures: Rethinking Plastic by Design June 24, 2026Técnico co-organises the Sustainable Interaction Design Summer School at the Politecnico di Milano, in Italy What does it take to imagine a world beyond plastic? This June, a team from Instituto Superior Técnico set out to answer exactly that — not from a lecture hall in Lisbon, but from the shores of Lake Como. As […]
- Interspecies Research Studio ~ Roundtable at Designing Sustainable Futures May 29, 2026June 30, 18h00Portugal Pavilion https://maps.app.goo.gl/KTsh95SoZ1yjPKBAA As part of the scientific and pedagogical programme of Designing Sustainable Futures, ITI researchers will take part in a roundtable dedicated to the Interspecies Research Studio. The Designing Sustainable Futures programme invites specialists and researchers from the University of Lisbon to explore the future of design and its intersections with art, architecture, engineering, […]
- Open-Call “Colaborações com Comunidades” para apoiar projetos de base comunitária May 18, 2026[English Summary] The Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) has launched Collaborations with Communities, an open call for community-based organisations developing projects that use digital technologies to generate positive social change. Selected projects will receive non-financial support from ITI, including scientific and technical knowledge, human resources, technological infrastructure, and access to a network of partners. Projects may address […]
- ITI’s impressive contribution at the ACM CHI Conference 2026 in Barcelona April 14, 2026ITI/LARSyS is at CHI 2026, with an impressive presence from researchers and collaborators across the programme. This year’s presence includes: 🏆 The Best Paper distinction was awarded to Towards Fluent Interaction with Cyber-Physical Architecture.⭐ An Honorable Mention was awarded to EcoAssist: Embedding Sustainability into AI-Assisted Frontend Development. Across the programme, these contributions engage with: 📄 Full Papers […]
- MOVIDA project launches, exploring AI and accessibility in contemporary dance April 7, 2026The Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI/LARSyS) is part of MOVIDA (Movement and Virtual Intelligence for the Development and Accessibility of Artists and Audiences), a new European project that started on April 1, 2026 and runs until March 31, 2029. Coordinated by Tallinn University, the project explores how Artificial Intelligence and related technologies, including Virtual and Augmented Reality and embodied […]
- ITI/LARSyS researchers at ACM TEI 2026, Chicago March 12, 2026Researchers from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI/LARSyS) presented several contributions at the 20th ACM Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2026), taking place in Chicago, United States. TEI is one of the main international venues in Human–Computer Interaction dedicated to research on tangible interfaces, embodied interaction, and the integration of digital technologies with the […]
- ITI researcher Décio Alves receives +Valor Madeira Award March 9, 2026Décio Damasceno Mendonça Alves, researcher at the Interactive Technologies Institute, has received the 5th edition of the +Valor Madeira Award, presented by the Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira. The award recognized his doctoral thesis, “Previsão a muito curto prazo da velocidade e direção do vento para as operações de tráfego aéreo no Aeroporto da Madeira” (“Very Short-Range Forecasting […]
- New book Interspecies documents the co-curated exhibition with ITI researchers February 25, 2026The book Interspecies, edited by Mariana Pestana, documents the research and co-curatorial process developed for the exhibition at Centro de Arquitetura MAC/CCB, and was co-published with Bartlebooth. Conceived both as an exhibition and as a research device, the project was collaboratively shaped by researchers from the Interactive Technologies Institute, including Anna Bertmark, Bernardo Gaeiras, Carlos Pastor, Fernanda Costa, Katerina Inglezaki, […]
IN+
- Paulo Ferrao among the 25 protagonists in the history of energy in Portugal June 17, 2026The Energy Agency (ADENE) released the e-book "The Story that writes Energy", which chronicles Portugal's 25-year energy transition and highlights Paulo Ferrão as one of the 25 protagonists who shaped its history.
- G.Stic Brussels: Aligning Innovation, Policy and Finance for SDG Impact June 15, 2026On 8 June, Manuel Heitor participated in the 9th G.STIC conference in Brussels, delivering a keynote speech in the panel 'Aligning Innovation, Policy and Finance for SDG Impact'.
- Europe Must Invest in Young Talent: Manuel Heitor on Research, Jobs, and Global Competition May 4, 2026Manuel Heitor was interviewed by the Chicago Policy Review (CPR) in collaboration with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Chicago.
- Project-based funding should no longer drive research careers April 9, 2026Research careers in Europe have become too closely linked to short, project-based funding cycles, which creates instability, especially for early-career researchers, and discourages ambitious, long-term work.“We need to recognise it as a bad practice that needs to be broken”, said Manuel Heitor.
- Report: Advancing research careers across Europe March 31, 2026This report published by CESAER presents good practice case studies on how universities of science and technology are strengthening research careers and supporting the next generation of researchers across Europe.
ISR
- Pedro Lima elected President of the RoboCup Federation July 15, 2026Pedro Lima, President of ISR-Lisboa, has been elected President of the RoboCup Federation (RCF), the international body (currently headquartered in the USA) that runs RoboCup: the world's most prestigious competition in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.
- Marine Robotics Workshop Organised by ISR Researchers June 26, 2026More than a decade after first hosting the EU-funded Marine Robotics and Applications Workshop, Instituto Superior Técnico, through ISR-Lisboa researchers, returned as organiser for EMRA, held on 23–24 June 2026 at Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva, in Lisbon's Parque das Nações.
- Visit from SENAI Institute of Innovation June 22, 2026The Institute for Systems and Robotics was glad to host a group of senior researchers from the SENAI Institute of Innovation in Manufacturing Systems, based in Joinville, Brazil, in a technical visit aimed at establishing potential partnerships.
- Sérgio Pequito wins José Tribolet Award May 22, 2026Professor Sérgio Pequito, a researcher at ISR-Lisboa, has been named the winner of the José Tribolet Prize 2024/25, powered by Deloitte, for developing and deploying an AI-based virtual tutor integrated into a Técnico engineering course, a project that is now shaping how digital tools are adopted across the institution.
- New MSCA Doctoral Network with ISR-Lisboa Core May 6, 2026Athanasios Vourvopoulos, Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioengineering of Instituto Superior Técnico and researcher at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisboa), has been awarded funding from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks programme of the European Commission to coordinate an international research and training network in the field of neurotechnology.
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 […]