IN+
- For an Intensive Materials Consumption Management System to help the industry, the economy and the environment November 30, 2021There is currently a lot of attention on greenhouse gas emissions as a result of the serious environmental problems associated with them, but are we starting from the end? Are we "looking at the chimney" instead of focusing on the processes that converted the raw materials and gave rise to those emissions?
- Open calls for PhD research grants under the Consortium of Engineering Schools November 30, 2021Two calls are open for the attribution of Research Grants for Doctoral Degrees, financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), under the Consortium of Engineering Schools (CEE). The deadline for applications is October 31st.
- IN+ is part of the Ibero-American Electro-Mobility Research Network November 30, 2021IN+ is part of the newly created Ibero-American Electro-Mobility Research Network (RIEMOV), funded by the Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado. The aim of this network is to develop collaborative research and dissemination activities among 18 research groups in 13 countries on the topic of Electric Mobility.
- MetaExplorer: Urban sustainability and socio-economic data explorer and visualization platform November 30, 2021Researchers at IN+ recently launched an urban sustainability and socio-economic data explorer and visualization platform that makes available a national public database on energy and sustainability of the various economic sectors and demand vectors.
- Babbage Industrial Innovation Policy Awards 2021 November 30, 2021Afonso Amaral, researcher at IN+ and Ph.D candidate at Instituto Superior Técnico and Carnegie Mellon University, had his first written paper recognized as a Highly Commended piece by the Babbage Industrial Innovation Policy Awards.
ISR
- Control interface developed by ISR researchers tested in a simulated mission to Mars October 21, 2021The control interface for teleoperated robots developed by ISR-Lisboa researchers is currently being tested in an integrated Mars analog field mission in the Negev Desert, Israel – the AMADEE-20 Mars simulation. In colaboration with ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, ISR-Lisboa is responsible for the robotic experiment known as Merop (Remote operation of planetary ground robots using
- European Researchers’ Night 2021 October 7, 2021The Institute of Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisboa) was present in another edition of the European Researchers Night. Promoting initiatives that protect the environment, this year's theme was “Science for climate”. Within the scope, our researchers shared the project “Firefront” with an enthusiastic audience, targeting adults and kids. This project partners six portuguese entities: Instituto de
- Second placed at the SciRoc Challenge 2021 October 7, 2021We competed in the second edition of the Smart City Robotics Challenge (SciRoc) last September and finished in second in the Coffee Shop episode. Congratulations SocRob@Home! For this specific research challenge, under this year's theme “Smart Inclusion”, each team robot was required to recognize and report the status of all tables inside the shop, to
- Portable Exergame Platform for Elderly (PEPE) was recently featured on RTP1 Portugal em Directo on World Alzheimer Day October 7, 2021The Portable Exergame Platform for Elderly (PEPE) was recently featured on RTP1 Portugal em Directo on World Alzheimer Day. Joining research teams from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), IST, NOVA/FCT, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH) and the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), this augmented reality platform has been developed to answer various public concerning issues regarding an
- LARSyS Annual Meeting 2021 September 6, 2021The 2021 LARSyS Annual Meeting was a success! This two-day reunion gathered researchers from ISR, IN+, ITI and MARETEC promoting interdisciplinary discussions about current and future challenges and opportunities. Organized in a hybrid format, this year's event marked the cautious return to in-person activities. The Associate Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems (LARSyS) brings together
ITI
- Bauhaus of the Seas Conference: the second event of the movement counted with 3 ITI researchers in Venice September 23, 2021The Bauhaus of the Seas movement held its second conference on the 21st and 22nd of September 2021 at the Venice Arsenal. The University of Ca’Foscari and the Municipality of Venice organized the 2-day event. 3 ITI researchers attended the conference and acted as chairs in 3 panels dedicated to deepening the movement: Valentina […]
- ITI/LARSyS at INTERACT 2021 September 7, 2021The 18th IFIP Technical Committee 13 International Conference promoted on Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021 was held in Bari, Italy, between August 30 and September 3, 2021. INTERACT conferences are an important platform for researchers and practitioners in the field of Human-Computer Interaction to showcase their work. This year’s theme was “Sense, Feel, Design,” which […]
- Bauhaus of the Seas Conference: ITI President presented “The Vision of the Bauhaus of the Seas” May 24, 2021The Bauhaus of the Seas Conference was held on May 20 at MAAT, co-organized by Instituto Superior Técnico, CM Lisboa, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program and MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology. The President of ITI/LARSyS, Nuno Jardim Nunes, one of the movement creators, participated in the opening session with the communication “The Vision of […]
- ITI/LARSyS at CHI 2021 May 14, 2021The 2021 ACM CHI Virtual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. It is considered the most prestigious conference in the field of HCI, which counts with the participation of thousands of international attendees annually. This year, for the first time, it was held fully online, between […]
- LARSyS – Laboratory of Excellence March 9, 2021The provisional results of the Call for the Attribution of Associate Laboratory (AL) Statute of FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia was announced on February 24, 2021. The list of results includes 40 institutions, research centers, and consortia. LARSyS – Associate Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems, was one of the AL approved, […]
MARETEC
- No title November 30, 2021The 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 […]