Date: 20 June
Hour: 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Técnico Innovation Center, powered by Fidelidade (attendance is free)
Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are enabling applications in systems that interact with the physical world, including industrial and service robots, the Internet of Things, Smart Cities, and more.
The series of talks titled “Artificial Intelligence in Interaction with the Physical World”, a collaboration between Instituto Superior Técnico and the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisboa), will highlight successful partnerships between the scientific community and the business sector that address practical challenges or inspire innovative solutions emerging from Portugal. Drawing on concrete examples from Portugal, researchers at Instituto Superior Técnico and its research units will present and discuss aspects of AI that are not widely recognised yet significantly impact our daily lives.
The talks will take place in Leonel Moura’s ‘Art with Science’ exhibition space, where artistic works created using robots and AI are currently on show.
The Inaugural Forum will bring together professors Arlindo Oliveira, José Santos-Victor, Nuno Jardim Nunes, Patrícia Figueiredo, Paulo Ferrão, Tiago Domingos, and will be moderated by professors Pedro Lima and Porfírio Silva.
Upcoming talks:
- The Industry of the Future: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Services (3 October 2025), with Rodrigo Ventura (Instituto Superior Técnico and ISR-Lisboa/LARSyS), Christine Marconcin (Critical Techworks), moderated by José Santos-Victor (Instituto Superior Técnico and ISR-Lisboa/LARSyS)
- Smart Cities and Smart Homes: How Artificial Intelligence transforms common space (21 November 2025), with João Paulo Costeira (Instituto Superior Técnico and ISR-Lisboa/LARSyS), Ernesto Morgado (SYSCOG), moderated by Paulo Ferrão (Instituto Superior Técnico and IN+/LARSyS)
- Smart Grids for a Sustainable Future: Energy, Water, Environment and Agriculture (12 December 2025), with António Pascoal (Instituto Superior Técnico and ISR-Lisboa/LARSys), Alexandre Bernardino (Instituto Superior Técnico and ISR-Lisboa/LARSyS), João Coimbra (Quinta da Cholda), moderated by Tiago Domingos (Instituto Superior Técnico and MARETEC)
- Artificial Intelligence in Health: Diagnosis, Treatment and Personalised Care (23 January 2026), with Catarina Barata (Instituto Superior Técnico and ISR-Lisboa/LARSyS), Francisca Leite (Learning Health/Luz Saúde), Henrique Martins (ISCTE-IUL), Marco Manso (PARTICLE-Summary), moderated by Patrícia Figueiredo (Instituto Superior Técnico and ISR-Lisboa/LARSyS)
- Ethics and Social Responsibility of AI (13 February 2026), with Teresa Almeida (Instituto Superior Técnico and ITI/LARSyS), Luís Barreto Xavier (Abreu Advogados), Paulo Mota Pinto (Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra), moderated by Nuno Jardim Nunes (Instituto Superior Técnico and ITI/LARSyS).
