The latest edition of the ITI Talks held this April was dedicated to sharing work to be presented during CHI2023. This is the most relevant conference in the HCI field, which we are attending with a significant number of participants! Three authors presented their research papers to the institute. The PhD students Francisco Calisto and […]
The Interactive Technologies Institute will attend the top Human-Computer Interaction conference this April. We will follow the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems with four research papers. Surprisingly, there are only seven accepted papers from Portuguese institutions. Indeed, CHI 2023 is the premier international conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), our main field […]
Researchers at the Interactive Technologies Institute developed an educational game that uses augmented reality to teach chemistry to young students. They recently revealed their research findings on the game’s potential to teach chemistry and improve children’s perception of the subject. The study aimed to address the problem of children’s perception of chemistry as a challenging […]
The Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) held elections for a new leadership team. The Institute elected Nuno Jardim Nunes, Hugo Nicolau, Élvio Gouveia, and Pedro Campos as President and three Vice-Presidents, respectively. They will run their mandates for two years. This leadership team will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Institute. Election results […]
Researchers from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) found that climate change visual communication has followed trends. They also propose design guidelines to engage communities successfully in this field. Their results have been published in the 9th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research. Marta Ferreira, PhD student and first author, is working […]
The 2022 ACM CHI 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. CHI 2022 is structured as a Hybrid-Onsite full conference. April 30–May […]
The 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 […]
The 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 […]
The 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 […]
This year, ITI affiliated researchers are once again participating in CHI 2020 with two full papers and one alt.CHI paper. Overall, the number of papers accepted from Portugal is eight, which is more than many other European countries. Portugal is ranked 21 out of 45 participating countries and is positioned on the 8th place among […]
