Biography

Rute Luz received BSc and MSc degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, where she is currently a PhD student. Since 2018 she is a researcher at Institute for Systems and Robotics, and at Interactive Technologies Institute where she worked on multimodal interfaces for a search and rescue robot (RAPOSA-NG) and an underwater vehicle (Trident ROV). Her current research focuses on the development of effective interfaces for planetary exploration and involves the participation in several AMADEE- Mars analog missions, organized by the Austrian Space Forum.