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HCDWeek@AICOS 2024

 

From November 25 to 29, we are hosting a full week dedicated to Human-Centred Design, under the theme "Design Research in the Making."

Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2024

 

The winners of the 15th Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge have been chosen!

DNA Paris Design Awards

 

Projects Operator and Redefine are amongst the winners of the DNA Paris Design Awards 2024 in the category of Product Design, and project HomeSenseALS was awarded an Honorable Mention in the category of Graphic Design.

Latest News

 

8.11.2024

COTIDIANA: Fostering Knowledge Exchange for Progress in Rheumatology

 

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.

 

10.10.2024

FhP-AICOS’ Digital Solution for People with Dementia Competing for €1.2 Million International Award

 

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.

 

3.10.2024

Celebrating 15 Years of Innovation

 

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.

Services

Rapid Prototyping

We help our partners create early prototypes of technology to enable technical verification and quick decision making. Rapid prototyping services at AICOS include software and hardware.

Innovation Studies

We offer custom-designed studies, analyses of the state of the art, and technology assessment. In order to tailor technology to users’ needs and demands, we also help our partners gain in-depth knowledge of their target groups.

Education and Training

As part of our catalogue of services, we offer technical and scientific workshops, as well as professional training, in order to increase capacity building within our partners’ and clients’ teams.