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Hand–eye calibration is critical for robotics, enabling precise coordination between cameras and robotic systems. Our work introduces a general approach that stands out for its versatility and accuracy: Key Highlights This solution pushes the boundaries of calibration techniques, offering a robust, accurate, and adaptable framework for robotics applications in diverse environments. #Robotics #ComputerVision #Calibration #Optimization…

Sónia Gouveia, researcher at IEETA, was invited to moderate the session “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence” during the 2025 edition of Casa das Ciências, held from April 14–16 in Caldas da Rainha. The session fostered a vibrant discussion on the ethical challenges, implications, and responsibilities linked to the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The…

The Government of Guinea-Bissau has reported a significant increase in the civil registration of children up to the age of seven, attributing this improvement to the implementation of a new digital system. This advancement is part of the broader efforts to modernize the country’s civil registration processes.​ A key contributor to this development is Joaquim…

Leonor Teixeira, researcher at IEETA, was honored with the Cooperation Award at the 4th UAveiro Awards Ceremony, which took place on April 16th at the Renato Araújo Auditorium. The Cooperation Award recognizes significant contributions to developing a knowledge-based society, underpinned by solid scientific knowledge and technical excellence. Leonor Teixeira was distinguished in the Industrial and…

Today marks a proud moment for the Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA). Following a rigorous assessment by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), IEETA has been awarded the classification of EXCELLENT in its most recent research unit evaluation. Out of 14 research units evaluated in the area, IEETA is…

A research team from the Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab (VAR Lab) at IEETA, in collaboration with the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine of the Central Region—Rovisco Pais—was awarded Best Long Paper at the International Workshop on eXtended Reality for Industrial and Occupational Supports, held in France last March. The award-winning paper, “Collaborative Virtual Reality Serious…

Time series are data points collected at regularly spaced time intervals. Time series of counts are a special type of time series considering only non-negative integer values. An example is the daily number of hospital admissions, which can be zero or any other positive integer value. This type of data requires models that ensure the…

Last Friday, the APRP Spring Meeting took place at IEETA, with a full room! Eduardo Castro from LTPlabs spoke about the challenges of developing multi-agent generative artificial intelligence systems in the business setting. João Pereira, currently doing his PhD, at FCT NOVA Lisboa and in collaboration with DeepNeuronic, provided with and overview and current developments…

IEETA is proud to announce that Armando J. Pinho, one of our researchers and a former coordinator of the unit, has been awarded the title of APRP Fellow by the Portuguese Association for Pattern Recognition (APRP). This prestigious distinction recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of pattern recognition and data science, as well as…