The paper “Designing and Evaluating a VR Boxing Experience with Blind People”, co-authored by LASIGE researchers Diogo Furtado, Renato Alexandre Ribeiro, Manuel Piçarra, Letícia Seixas Pereira, Carlos Duarte, André Rodrigues, and João Guerreiro, which was...
João Guerreiro, LASIGE integrated member, has successfully obtained funding for his NavXR project, through the FCT’s PEX exploratory call. The project officially kicked off this month! Navigation remains a significant challenge for blind people, particularly in...
LASIGE PhD students Hugo Figueiras and José Domingues, and integrated member Nuno Garcia, together with Nuno Matela (IBEB/Ciências ULisboa), published a study in the journal Computers in Biology and Medicine. In the article titled ‘Self-supervised learning for breast...
LASIGE researchers André Rodrigues and João Guerreiro, along with PhD student David Gonçalves, were present at Lisboa Games Week, the largest video game and entertainment event in Portugal! The event took place in Lisbon from November 20 to 23 and is the biggest...
On January 21, 2026, the LASIGE Scientific Council elected the Executive Committee (EC) for the 2026–2027 term, composed of Tiago Guerreiro (Director), Cátia Pesquita and Vinicius Cogo (Vice-Directors), and Rúben Gouveia (member). Tiago Guerreiro thanked Alysson...
International Thank-You Day is celebrated on January 11 every year. This observance aims to foster a global culture of gratitude by encouraging people to express their appreciation through the simple but powerful act of saying “thank you.” It serves as a reminder to...
