Ongoing Projects

PRR-GreenAuto: Collaborative robotic systems for the assembly line
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: PRR
Funding Entity: PRR
Funding: 470 226.31 €
Partners: FFonseca, Universidade de Coimbra, Peugeot Citro ?en Automóveis Portugal, S.A.
Duration of the Project: 2022-07-01 - 2025-12-31

PRR-GreenAuto: Neural network systems for robots.
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: PRR
Funding Entity: PRR
Funding: 415 494.76 €
Partners: Enartin, Universidade de Coimbra, Peugeot Citroen Automóveis Portugal, S.A.
Duration of the Project: 2022-07-01 - 2025-12-31

PRR-GreenAuto: Automated control systems for high-precision part handling
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: PRR
Funding Entity: PRR
Funding: 449 364.02 €
Partners: ISO&CTAG, Universidade de Coimbra, Peugeot Citroen Automóveis Portugal, S.A
Duration of the Project: 2022-07-01 - 2025-12-31


Other ongoing Projects

EuroAGE+ : International Network for Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer to Promote Active Ageing
PI: Rui P. Rocha
Reference: POCTEP-0124_EUROAGE_MAS_4_E, Interreg VI-A España – Portugal (POCTEP 2021-2027)
Website: https://euroageplus.unex.es/
Funding Entity: European Commission
Funding: Interreg VI-A España – Portugal (POCTEP 2021-2027)
Partners: Universidad de Extremadura (Coordinator) Universidad de Valladolid Centro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón Junta de Extremadura Cluster Salud Instituto Politécnico da Guarda Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco ISR - Universidade de Coimbra
Duration of the Project: 2023-07-01 - 2026-06-30

LIFEBOTS Exchange - creating a new reality of care and welfare through the inclusion of social robots
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018-824047
Website: https://lifebots.eu/
Funding Entity: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018 - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange, European Comission
Funding: 740 600 Euros
Partners: Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet NTNU - Norway, Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Compenzin S.A - Romania, Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra, IDMind - Engenharia de Sistemas Lda, Technicka Univerzita v Kosiciach TUKE - Slovenia, Universit ?e de Geneve - Switzerland, CO-Robotics s.r.l, - Italy, Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis - Greece, Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF - Norway, European Health Telematics Association EHTEL , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Duration of the Project: 2019-04-01 - 2025-03-31


Past Projects

SEEDS - Sharing Exchanging and Experimenting Digital Skills
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: ERASMUS+
Funding Entity: Europe
Funding: 202 592.00€
Partners: Université Paul Sabatier - Toulouse II, France; Ostfalia Hochschule Fuer Angewandte Wissenschaften Hochschule Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Wolfenbuttel, Germany; Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland
Duration of the Project: 2022-02-01 - 2024-07-31

Move4ASD - Multimodal Motion Analysis Using Machine Learning-based Techniques for Autism Spectrum Disorder Characterization
PI: João Luís Ruivo Carvalho Paulo
Reference: ISR
Funding Entity: ISR
Funding: 25 000.00€
Duration of the Project: 2022-07-01 - 2024-01-31

POLIBOT: Intelligent Collaborative Robotics for Steel Mold Polishing
PI: Rui Pedro Duarte Cortesão
Reference: Polibot
Funding Entity: ANI
Partners: Norcam (li?der), TJ Ac?os, ISR - Instituto de Sistemas e Robo?tica - Universidade de Coimbra e CENTIMFE – Centro Tecnolo?gico da Indu?stria de Moldes Ferramentas Especiais e Pla?sticos.
Duration of the Project: 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31

A4A - Audiology for All
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-04708317/SI/2019
Funding Entity: Compete
Funding: 426 383.25€
Partners: Sensing Evolution Lda, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Universidade de Coimbra
Duration of the Project: 2020-04-01 - 2023-06-30

ActiVas - Ambientes Construídos para uma Vida Ativa, Segura e Saudável
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: ActiVas
Partners: KENTRA Technologies Lda, Intellicare - Intelligent Sensing In Healthcare Lda., IKEA INDUSTRY PORTUGAL S.A., Concexec – Arquitetura LDA, Sonae Arauco Portugal S.A, NOS Comunicações S.A, Aleluia-Cerâmicas S.A, Glintt - Healthcare Solutions S.A, Ubiwhere Lda., Digitalwind Lda., Neuroinova Lda., Inova+ - Innovation Services S.A, CeNTI - Centre of Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, Instituto Pedro Nunes- Associação Para A Inovação e Desenvolvimento Em Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade de Aveiro, CTCV - Centro Tecnológico da Cerâmica e do Vidro, Universidade de Coimbra, Caritas Diocesana de Coimbra, Associação Plataforma para a Construção Sustentável, Pólo das Tecnologias de Informação, Comunicação e Electrónica.
Duration of the Project: 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30

O Eu e o Nós das Emoções
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: CG
Funding Entity: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Partners: Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique (Leader), Agrupamento de Escolas Gaia Nascente
Duration of the Project: 2020-09-01 - 2022-08-31

iACT with Pain: an ICT-delivered intervention for self-management of chronic pain.
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: PTDC/PSI-GER/28829/2017
Website: iact.isr.uc.pt
Funding Entity: FCT
Funding: 239 957.56€
Partners: Faculdade de Psicologia U. Coimbra - Project Leader : Paula Castilho
Duration of the Project: 2018-07-26 - 2022-04-25

TOOLING4G/PP5 - Digital Industry: Collaborative Robotics and Augmented Reality
PI: Rui Pedro Duarte Cortesão
Reference: TOOLING4G/2016/24516
Funding Entity: co-financing by the “Portugal 2020” (PT2020), in the framework of the “Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme” (COMPETE 2020), and Lisbon Regional Operational Program 2014/2020 (LISBOA2020), and by EC
Duration of the Project: 2018-03-01 - 2021-10-31

Developing brain-machine interface for dynamic human-robot cooperation
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: UC-POS-COVID-DIS
Funding Entity: University of Coimbra
Funding: 20000€
Partners: CINEICC (Leader)
Duration of the Project: 2020-09-01 - 2020-12-31

BioHab – a biofeedback solution for cognitive training systems
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: UC-POS-COVID-HEALTH
Funding Entity: University of Coimbra
Funding: 20000€
Partners: CIBITAS(Leader)
Duration of the Project: 2020-09-01 - 2020-12-31

ROSE – RObot Sensing for tele-Ecography
PI: Rui Pedro Duarte Cortesão
Reference: CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-017958
Funding Entity: PT2020
Funding: 1 046 273€
Partners: Sensing Future, Imacentro (Industry), UC, IPN
Duration of the Project: 2017-01-01 - 2019-12-31

EuroAGE - Innovative Initiatives for the Promotion of Active Ageing in the EuroACE Region
PI: Rui P. Rocha
Reference: POCTEP-0043_EUROAGE_4_E
Website: http://www.euroage.eu
Funding Entity: The EuroAGE project is co-financed at 75% by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal Program (POCTEP) 2014-2020. Total Grant: 1.225.459,09 EUR. ERDF Funding: 919.094,34 EUR . UC Grant: 144.062,99 EUR.
Funding: Total = 1 225 459,08 € ; UC = 144 062,99 €
Partners: Centro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón (Spain, Coordinator) http://www.ccmijesususon.com Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (Portugal) http://www.ipcb.pt/ ISR – University of Coimbra (Portugal) http://ap.isr.uc.pt Cluster Sociosanitario de Extremadura (Spain) http://www.clustersalud.es Universidad de Extremadura (Spain) https://www.unex.es Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (Portugal) http://www.ipg.pt/website
Duration of the Project: 2015-10-01 - 2019-12-31

EVOLLU - Experiências Auditivas Melhoradas
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: PT2020
Website: https://www.evollu.com
Funding Entity: PT2020-Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimento da União Europeia
Partners: Evollu, ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE TECNOLOGIA DA SAÚDE DE COIMBRA, INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LEIRIA.
Duration of the Project: 2017-07-15 - 2019-07-14

Project GrowMeUp (European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme - Societal Challenge 1 (DG CONNECT/H) under grant agreement No 643647)
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: DG CONNECT/H
Funding Entity: H2020-PHC-2014
Funding: 3.415.930 €
Partners: University of Coimbra (coordinator); University of Cyprus; University of Geneva; Probayes SA; PAL Robotics SA.; Citard Lda; Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra; Zuyderland.
Duration of the Project: 2015-02-01 - 2018-01-31

Social Robot
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: EU FP7 – People – Ref.ª285870
Website: mrl.isr.uc.pt/projects/socialrobot/
Funding Entity: EC FP7
Funding: €
Partners: UC, CITARD, IDmind, Univ. Cyrus
Duration of the Project: 2011-11-01 - 2015-10-30

FRIeND - Facial expRession analysis for INteraction and Demency detection
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: Programa Pessoa P 441.00
Funding Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Partners: Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique - University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris
Duration of the Project: 2013-04-09 - 2015-04-09

CHOPIN - Cooperation between Human and rObotic teams in catastroPhic INcidents
PI: Rui P. Rocha
Reference: PTDC/EEA-CRO/119000/2010
Website: chopin.isr.uc.pt
Funding Entity: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
Funding: 94,840 €
Partners: Institute of Systems and Robotics - University of Coimbra (ISR-UC); Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra (CISUC); Portuguese Civil Defense Authority (ANPC)
Duration of the Project: 2012-04-01 - 2015-03-31

Optical Modelling of the Human Retina in Health and Disease: from structure to function
PI: Paulo Menezes
Reference: PTDC/SAU-ENB/119132/2010
Website: http://www.aibili.pt/engbiomed/119132/index.php
Funding Entity: FCT
Funding: € 114,167.00
Duration of the Project: 2012-04-01 - 2015-03-31

TICE.Mobility – User-Centered Mobility System
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: QREN-COMPETE-13843
Website: tice-mobilidade.clusters.ipn.pt
Funding Entity: Agência de Inovação (AdI)
Funding: 511,534 €
Partners: METICUBE - Sistemas de Informação, Comunicação e Multimédia; Move Mile, SA; OPT - Otimização e Planeamento de Transportes, SA; MEDIAPRIMER - Tecnologias e Sistemas Multimédia, Lda.; AMI - Tecnologias para Transportes, SA; Centro de Computação Gráfica; Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra; Ubiwhere, Lda.; Ponto C - Desenvolvimento de Sistemas de Informação, Lda.; MICRO I/O - Serviços de Eletrónica, Lda.; Universidade de Aveiro; Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto; INEGI - Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial; Reusable IT, Lda; PROCESS.NET - Sistemas de Informação, Lda. (Cooperação); Instituto Pedro Nunes; INOV INESC INOVAÇÃO - Instituto de Novas Tecnologias; INESC Porto - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e ,Computadores do Porto; Universidade do Minho; AMBISIG - Ambiente e Sistemas de Informação Geográfica, SA; ISA - Intelligent Sensing Anywhere; SMARTMOVE - Serviços de Mobilidade, S.A.; I2S Informática - Sistemas e Serviços, S.A.; Critical Software SA; EFACEC Sistemas de Eletrónica S.A.; CEIIA - Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel; Inteli - Inteligência em Inovação - Centro de Inovação; Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra; Monitar, Lda
Duration of the Project: 2011-01-08 - 2014-07-01

TICE.Healthy - Health and Quality of Life Systems
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: Compete-13842
Website: tice-healthy.clusters.ipn.pt
Funding Entity: Compete-QREN
Funding: 414,979 €
Duration of the Project: 2011-01-08 - 2014-07-01

HANDLE - Developmental pathway towards autonomy and dextery in robot-hand manipulation
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: FP7-ICT-2008-1-231640
Website: www.handle-project.eu/
Funding Entity: EC FP7
Funding: 621,000 €
Partners: UPMC (France), Shadow (UK), UC3M (Spain), FCTUC (Portugal), KCL (UK), ORU (Sweden), UHAM (Germany), CEA (France), IST (Portugal)
Duration of the Project: 2009-02-02 - 2013-02-01

APSUBA - Active Perception for Scene Understanding and Behaviour Analysis (APSUBA): An application for Social Robotic
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: APSUBA
Website: robolab.unex.es/wikiApsuba/index.php/Main_Page
Funding Entity: CRUP
Funding: €
Duration of the Project: 2011-01-03 - 2012-12-03

ArthroNav
PI: João Pedro Barreto
Reference: PTDC/EEA-ACR/68887/2006
Website: arthronav.isr.uc.pt
Funding Entity: FCT
Funding: 103 000 €
Partners: FCTUC, CHUC
Duration of the Project: 2008-12-30 - 2011-12-30

PROMETHEUS - Prediction and interpretation of human behaviour based on probabilistic structures and heterogeneous sensors
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: EU FP7-ICT-2007-1-214901
Website: www.paloma.isr.uc.pt/projects/prometheus/
Funding Entity: EC FP7
Partners: FOI - Swedish Defense Research Agency, FCTUC; Univ. of Patras; Technische Universitaet Muenchen; ProBayes SAS; MARAC Electronics, S.A; Technical Educational Institute of Crete.
Duration of the Project: 2008-08-01 - 2011-08-01

BACS - Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: FP7-ICT-247624
Website: www.bacs.ethz.ch/
Funding Entity: EC FP7
Partners: ETH-Zurich; INRIA; CNRS-LPPA-CdF; CNRS-LSCP: CNRS-Grenoble; MPS; HUG; FCTUC; BlueBotics; Probayes; EDF; Aeroscout; EPFL.
Duration of the Project: 2006-01-08 - 2010-02-08

IRPS - Intelligent Robotic Porter System
PI: Jorge Dias
Reference: FP6-IST-45048
Website: paloma.isr.uc.pt/projects/IRPS
Funding Entity: EC FP6
Funding: 415k€
Partners: SCISYS UK; FCTUC Portugal; Israel Aircraft Industries; Chambre De Commerce Et D'industrie De Toulouse, France; Ana - Aeroportos De Portugal; Parallele Geometrie, Canada; Przemyslowy Instytut Automatyki I Pomiarow, Poland.
Duration of the Project: 2007-01-01 - 2009-12-31