Highlights
A spotligh of recent news and events
euROBIN Robotic Coopetition @HUMANOIDS 24
At ISR-Lisboa, we are partners of the euROBIN project, which is organizing the 1st euROBIN week and Robotic Coopetition, in partnership with the prestigious HUMANOIDS 2024 event, to be held from November 22-28, 2024, in Nancy, France. This landmark event will showcase Europe’s cutting-edge advancements in robotics and AI.
ISR Retreat “Seaside Synergies”
On the weekend of October 26-27, we had the very first ISR Retreat, which took place at Inatel da Foz do Arelho.
The retreat had a very packed and fun program, with a lot of activities, team-building tasks, and several surprises. The theme “Seaside Synergies” was the central point of the weekend, which aimed to create connections. The photo album shows a lot of what took place, but here’s how it all went, according to the group of PhD students who were part of the organizing committee.
Patrícia Figueiredo elected President of ESMRMB
Patrícia Figueiredo was inaugurated as President of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) on October 5, 2024, beginning her third four-year leadership track. With nearly 800 members, the ESMRMB supports education and research in MRI and spectroscopy, bringing together experts across disciplines. Figueiredo, a long-time member who previously chaired the 2021 Annual Meeting, aims to drive innovation and shape European research in magnetic resonance.
ISR-Lisboa Shines at IROS 2024
At IROS 2024 in Abu Dhabi, ISR-Lisboa made a strong impression, with PhD student Rui Bettencourt presenting innovative research on robotic perception and President Pedro Lima delivering a keynote on the “European Approach to Robot Research Competitions.” The conference, held from October 14–18, is a premier global event for robotics, focusing this year on “Robotics for Sustainable Development”.
Doctoral Network project IQ-BRAIN wins Horizon Europe Funding
IQ-BRAIN will be implemented by a leading consortium of carefully selected international partners with complementary expertise and skills in both qMRI and AI research as well as in training of researchers. The project will be coordinated by Prof. Jan Sijbers of the University of Antwerp and relies on intensive collaboration between twelve beneficiaries and seven associated partners, from academia to hospitals and industry, spanning a total of six countries.
ISR Project Funded to Detect Mars Craters Using AI
PT Space announced the winners of the 2024 PROSSE initiative and one of the selected projects, UNFORSEEN, iwas composed by ISR|Lisboa researchers. It aims to revolutionize crater detection on Mars using unsupervised deep learning, eliminating the need for extensive annotated data. Principal Investigator Margarida Silveira highlighted the significance of craters for understanding Mars’ geology.
