Team

Augusto Esteves

Augusto Esteves, PhD

Assistant Professor
Instituto Superior Técnico, Uni. of Lisbon [CV]

Beatriz Lopes

Beatriz Lopes

PhD candidate, co-supervised w/ Dr Barreto
Improving Mental Health in Universities

Eduardo Gomes

Eduardo Gomes

PhD candidate, co-supervised w/ Dr Morais
Energy Sharing Market

Noha Mokhtar

Noha Mokhtar

PhD candidate
XR for Motor Accessibility

Adrian Leon

Adrian Leon

PhD candidate
XR Accessibility via BCI

Sebastião Sousa

Sebastião Sousa

RA
Suble Interactions with Mobile XR

We are always on the look-out for new students. If you are interested in studying with us, do not hesitate to get in touch.

There are various funding opportunities available for prospective students, e.g.: Carnegie PhD Scholarships (for graduates from Scottish universities); the Chinese Scholarship Council (for Chinese nationals); or FCT Studentships and Fellowships (for EU citizens, to be co-supervised with a Portuguese university).

Students and Visitors

Inês Alves

Inês Alves

MSc
Addressing Cynophobia in XR

Beatriz Alves

Beatriz Alves

MSc, co-supervised with Dr Sylla
Converged Play in AR

João Maurício

João Maurício

MSc
Human Self-Expression with LLM and XR

Rúben Rodrigues

Rúben Rodrigues

MSc, co-supervised with Dr Quintal
In-car Gaze-based Interaction

João Antunes

João Antunes

MSc, co-supervised with Dr Simeone
Immersive Speculative Enactments

Basanta Poudel

Basanta Poudel

MSc, co-supervised with Dr Silva
Immediate Presentation Feedback

Gonçalo Azevedo

Gonçalo Azevedo

MSc
XR to Lower Cognitive Demands

Luís da Silva

Luís da Silva

MSc
XR for Interpersonal Communication

We are happy to host exceptional students who wish to gain hands-on experience with HCI research. We are open to visits throughout the year, and are happy to supervise a wide range of research projects, from BSc and MSc work, to established researchers looking for collaborations on one of our areas of expertise.

There are various funding opportunities available for prospective interns and visiting researchers, e.g.: the Erasmus+ traineeships; or IAESTE.

Location and Facilities

ITI

Our lab is part of the Interactive Technologies Institute, a center of design for global change, creating socio-technical systems suited to holistic challenges.

LARYSyS

Our members have also privileged access to the Associate Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems, a leading research center in Systems and Data Science.

Public demo

Our lab is equipped with cutting-edge sensors and actuators, including eye-trackers, AR/VR headsets, gestural input systems; and physical prototyping support.

Media

The Independent

The Independent

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Wired

Wired UK

The Conversation

The Conversation

EconoTimes

EconoTimes

Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance