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At Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, we continue to push the boundaries of Automated Visual Inspection with the approval of our latest research and innovation project, AI4CarOps, set to begin in July.

On March 31^st, we gathered at Casa da Prelada for the closing event of SIGNO and iNNOVSensing, two projects exploring co-creation in ophthalmology and mental health. More than just an opportunity to share results, the event served as a reflection on key lessons and best practices for developing impactful healthcare technologies.

As part of an ongoing collaboration, FhP-AICOS’ researchers José Costa and Fernando Rego led a hands-on workshop on March 14^th, 2025, introducing the Kallisto Sensor Platform to researchers from the Laboratory of Smart and Sustainable Cities at the Universidade Federal do Pará.

On February 7^th, 2025, Porto became a hub for AI excellence as Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS hosted the Robustness in AI Workshop.  

Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS is honored to announce its recent success at the European Product Design Award 2024, where our Human-Centred Design team received two distinguished awards in the Conceptual/Industrial Product Design category.

Professionals and experts gathered to debate one of the most current topics related to technology and innovation. “Privacy in AI” was the theme of the workshop organised by the Center for Responsible AI.

The European project COTIDIANA ended recently and achieved remarkable results that can help other researchers and contribute to scientific progress in the field of rheumatology.

AUTONOMOUS is a digital solution developed by a team of researchers at Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University and the LUCA School of Arts. Its goal is to assist individuals with dementia in safely and independently performing daily tasks.

In September, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS (FhP-AICOS) celebrated 15 years of innovation, collaboration, and impactful research with a week-long series of events at both our Porto and Lisbon facilities. The anniversary week served not only as a reflection on our achievements but also as an opportunity to showcase our work and the talented team behind it to our partners, industry leaders, students, and the community.

The Closing Event of the 15^th edition of the Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge took place last Wednesday (Sep 25) at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), recognizing the most innovative technological ideas from Portuguese universities of 2024.

This week, Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS had the honor of welcoming a distinguished delegation from Southern Germany (wvib Schwarzwald AG) to our Porto office.