IEETA PhD Student Wins Best Local Paper Award at ISCC 2026

Nuno Teixeira Gomes, a PhD student in the MAPi Doctoral Programme at IEETA — the Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro, University of Aveiro — received the Best Local Paper Award at the 31st IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2026). The conference, organized by the IEEE Communications Society and IEEE Computer […]

PhD Students Seminar

Last Wednesday, IEETA hosted a session of the PhD Students Seminar cycle. This seminar cycle is dedicated to highlight the research of PhD students in a supportive environment. Speakers of this edition were Joana Almeida (PDEGI) and Luís Batista (MAPi) who presented their current research work and future steps. Joana Almeida – Intelligent Decision Support […]

IEETA Researcher receives Raul Almeida Award

Pedro Miguel Beleza Teixeira received the Raul Almeida Award from Turismo Centro de Portugal in recognition of his PhD thesis “Information systems for the development of tourism in the digital era: a framework for accessible tourism”. This research work presents an innovative framework designed to eliminate barriers and promote truly inclusive tourist destinations based on […]

IEETA Hosts the Advanced School on Artificial Intelligence 2026

IEETA is hosting the Advanced School on Artificial Intelligence (EAIA 2026) on 23–24 July 2026 at the University of Aveiro. The event will bring together researchers, students, and professionals from Portugal and abroad to explore the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence. The programme covers four key themes: Data & Signal Processing Foundations, Reinforcement Learning & […]

IEETA welcomes new research member Nishu Gupta

The IEETA recently welcomed Nishu Gupta (https://www.ieeta.pt/index.php/people/nishu-gupta/) for a research visit to the University of Aveiro, strengthening its international research network and exploring new opportunities for collaboration. During the visit, discussions focused on potential joint research activities, interdisciplinary cooperation and future initiatives within areas related to intelligent systems, digital technologies, and emerging applications. The visit […]

IEETA PhD Student Wins Best Pitch Award at International Symposium on Rehabilitation Robotics

Júlia Ramos, PhD student at the IEETA, DETI, within the MAPi doctoral program, was distinguished with the Best Pitch Award at the 2nd Aalborg Symposium in Advances in Rehabilitation Robotics, held at Aalborg University. The symposium brought together researchers, clinicians, students, users, and industry representatives to discuss recent advances in rehabilitation robotics, assistive technologies, and […]

IEETA hosts Professor Callen Fisher of Stellenbosch University (South Africa)

This week IEETA is hosting Professor Callen Fisher, who is visiting the Intelligent Robotics and Systems (IRIS) group coordinated by Eurico Pedrosa. Professor Fisher is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering department of Stellenbosch University and a member of the Electronics Systems Laboratory (ESL). He specialises in robotics, perception systems, and field-deployable […]

IEETA researchers contribute to Environmental Justice research

The ALICE is a pioneer multidisciplinary research project focused on studying how the socio-economic context impacts exposure and perceived exposure to air pollution in Portugal. This project brings together researchers from CESAM, GOVCOPP, and IEETA from University of Aveiro and from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. A key concept in this […]

IEETA welcomes Professor Barry Nuqoba from Universitas Airlangga

This week, IEETA welcomed Professor Barry Nuqoba from Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia) under ICM Mobility program. Professor Nuqoba is a lecturer and researcher in Computer Science focusing on data science, machine learning, and causal analysis, applied to ageing, health, and social well-being. Hosted by Professor António Neves, Professor Nuqoba delivered a seminar talk on “Modeling and […]

IEETA Researcher Sónia Gouveia discusses challenges of AI in computation

This week, Sónia Gouveia participated in the cycle “Física à Conversa” dedicated to the discussion of the main challenges for computation in this new era of emerging Artificial Intelligence(AI) organised by the Department of Physics of Aveiro University. The panel discussion was moderated by Miguel Zilhão (DFis/CIDMA), and beyond the academic perspective conveyed by Sónia […]