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+
- Paulo Ferrão among World’s Top 2% Most Influential Scientists October 1, 2024Paulo Ferrão is one of the World’s Top 2% Most Influential Scientists and among most cited researchers worldwide.
- Manuel Heitor will take part in FAPESP Interdisciplinary School 2024 in Sao Paulo September 25, 2024Manuel Heitor will participate in FAPESP Interdisciplinary School, taking place between 8 and 12 December, 2024, inSao Paulo.
- What human pyramid? Interview with Manuel Heitor September 10, 2024The interview includes an analysis of various topics that are absolutely critical to understanding the evolution of the way knowledge has been appropriated socially and politically in Portugal.
- 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.
ISR
- 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 […]
- ISR Project Funded to Detect Mars Craters Using AI September 10, 2024PT Space announced the winners of the 2024 PROSSE initiative and one of the selected projects, UNFORSEEN, iwas composed by ISR|Lisboa researchers. It aims to revolutionize crater detection on Mars using unsupervised deep learning, eliminating the need for extensive annotated data. Principal Investigator Margarida Silveira highlighted the significance of craters for understanding Mars' geology.
- 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.
- MIR Symposium and Robotics Championship 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.
- Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships June 12, 2024We are seeking outstanding researchers to apply for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Postdoctoral Fellowships, in 2024. Postdoc Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to gain new skills and experience, while carrying out their own hashtag#research project abroad. The deadline to apply is 11 September 2024.
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 […]