Instituto Superior Técnico’s Department of Computer Science recently hosted the annual PhD DEI event, bringing together a diverse group of doctoral students from various stages in the Doctoral Program in Computer Science and Engineering and the Doctoral Program in Digital Media. Among the standout participants from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), Noha Mokhtar emerged as […]
The Interactive Technologies Institute is an academic partner of the Doctoral Program in Digital Media, which joins the efforts of the University of Porto, the New University of Lisbon and the University of Lisbon. The Doctoral program uniquely blends the Humanities, Fine Arts, Economics, Sciences, and Engineering disciplines, offering a rich, multidisciplinary perspective on digital […]
The Interactive Technologies Institute has secured a strong presence at the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) Congress 2023. It is a highly anticipated global gathering of design researchers, scholars, and practitioners set to be a transformative event in the design world. This year’s edition is hosted in the vibrant city of Milan, […]
Dates: September 6-8, 2023 Location: Lisbon, Portugal The realm of technology has long been a catalyst for change, driving innovations that reshape how societies function. The ACM 3rd International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2023) is set to convene in Lisbon, Portugal, from September 6 to 8th, 2023. This conference, hosted by […]
The Interactive Technologies Institute is once again marking its presence at one of the most relevant conferences in Computer Science. The Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2023 takes place at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (USA) from the 10th to the 14th of July. The DIS conference is “the premier international arena where designers, artists, psychologists, […]
The 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 12 Summer Internships (BIIC) starting on June 1, 2023, with a fixed duration […]
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 […]
