Iniciativa visa apoiar os serviços de saúde regionais no combate ao coronavírus Os investigadores estão, em colaboração com os profissionais de saúde do SESARAM, a ajustar um modelo de viseiras e esperam começar brevemente a produção em massa para apoiar a resposta à pandemia a nível regional Investigadores do Instituto de Tecnologias Interativas (ITI / […]
On 3 February 2026, the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) participated in the second edition of the Técnico Innovation Summit (TIS 2026), held at the Técnico Innovation Center in Lisbon. Throughout the day, ITI was present with a dedicated stand showcasing several ongoing research projects developed within the Institute. The projects were presented directly by six […]
A new open-access paper by ITI researchers, published in Discover Sustainability, explores how artificial intelligence might be used to represent non-human interests in environmental decision-making. Titled Exploring a biocentric LLM-based assistant in environmental decision-making with more-than-human representation of the Tagus Estuary, the study investigates whether Large Language Models (LLMs) can be instructed to speak from a biocentric […]
Joana Pestana, together with Mariana Pestana, Miguel Carvalhais, and Nuno Jardim Nunes, presented the pictorial Designing with an Assembly of Many: Eden X on rivers, their constituents and rights at CHItaly 2025, the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI, held in October 2025. The pictorial introduces Eden X, a digital assembly that re-imagines how nonhuman entities can participate in decision-making processes around environmental […]
Professors Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes, from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), were invited to participate and present ITI’s work at the Digital Heritage Forum 2025, hosted by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) from 3–5 November at the Cultural Foundation. The Forum brought together innovators, academicians, and practitioners to explore how technology is transforming the ways cultural […]
Professors Nuno Jardim Nunes and Valentina Nisi, from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), were invited to speak at the Innovation Lab Shanghai.The event focused on design, ecology, and the role of digital technologies in shaping more sustainable futures. Both researchers, currently Visiting Professors at the QUT Design Lab in Australia, shared key outcomes of ITI-led […]
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 13 Summer Internships (BIIC) starting in June 2025, with a fixed duration […]
The Institute of Interactive Technologies (ITI) and LARSYS (Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems) are making a remarkable impact at CHI 2025, one of the most prestigious conferences in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Their outstanding contributions include six full papers, two of which received the prestigious Honorable Mention award (top 5%), two Late-Breaking […]
The International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI) is a globally recognized event at the intersection of design, technology, and human-computer interaction. Now in its 19th edition, TEI’25 will take place from March 4-7, 2025, in Bordeaux, France, bringing together researchers, designers, artists, and industry professionals to explore the latest advancements in tangible […]
Researchers 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 […]
