What a pleasure being at the IEEE Melecon 2024 conference, 25-27 June 2024 in Porto, Portugal! The workshop "Synergizing Phygital Marketing through Multimodal Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality" sparked lively discussions and great group work.

Ivo Pereira (Principal Investigator) from ISRC / ISEP / INESC-TEC / UFP, Inês César (Research Student) from ISRC / ISEP / INESC-TEC and Rogério Silva (Research Student) from ISRC / ISEP / INESC-TEC led the workshop and shared their knowledge about several topics, namely Multimodal AI, Metaverse, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

Getting the best from the audience:
We used the Wheel of Names to get a random discussion of several topics, so that the participants could easier understand and participate in the project's activities. The group work was what made the workshop a success, it resulted in a flow of suggestions, questions and future ideas.

A Kahoot! quiz testing participants' project and module knowledge helped us to wind up the workshop. Always joyful and tuned in the project!

We closed the workshop with an experimental VR glasses session in which participants could experience VR glasses and interact with immersive content that exemplified the principles covered in the workshop.

Special thanks to Susana Nicola (Co-Principal Investigator) and Ana Madureira from ISRC / ISEP / INESC-TEC.

Thank you for having us, IEEE. And thank you to everyone who joined in the workshop!

This workshop was held as part of the PHYNHANCAI project.

What a joy being at the IEEE Melecon 2024 conference, 25-27 June 2024 in Porto, Portugal! Our workshop "e-Hospital4Future - Building future through an innovated and digital skilled hospital" sparked lively discussions and great group work. 

Susana Nicola, Alexandre Gouveia, Ana Madureira, and Nuno Bettencourt led the workshop and shared their knowledge.

Joachim Gregoor, from Hogeschool PXL, joined in and shared his experiences teaching Emerging AI/Mixed Reality/Simulation Use in Health Care at Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António . This greatly enriched the conversation

Getting the best from the audience, we used an adaptation of the "Think, Pair, Share" method so that the participants could easier understand and participate in the project's activities. The group work was what made the workshop a success, it resulted in a flow of suggestions, questions and future ideas.

We wrapped up the workshop with a Kahoot! quiz, testing participants’ knowledge of the project and its modules. Always fun!

Thank you for having us, IEEE. And thank you to everyone who joined in the workshop!

From left to right: Alexandre Gouveia (ISEP), Susana Nicola (ISEP), João Ferreira (HiMolde), Ana Madureira (ISEP), Joachim Gregoor (PXL) and Luís Elvas (HiMolde).

Barcelona: e-Hospital4Future, an EU-funded research project, celebrated its successful second transnational meeting in Barcelona on March 22, marking a significant milestone as it entered its second year.

The e-Hospital4Future project, led by Prof Ana Madureira, aims to revolutionize healthcare training with innovative modules. Celebrating its one-year milestone, the project has made strides in pilot programs, engaging over 70 healthcare professionals and shaping 19 courses to enhance digital solutions for better patient care.

The "Blended Intensive Programme" (BIP) event, focusing on "Digital and Sustainable Manufacturing – Quality Management," recently convened at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) under the new Erasmus+ program. Hosting classes and workshops on technology and sustainability, it promoted knowledge sharing among European academics, aiming to shape sustainable business strategies and foster international collaboration. Collaborations with Bosch and the Porto City Council further enriched the event with workshops and cultural immersion.