On April 15, CERIS Executive Board held a dedicated session with PhD researchers (not faculty members), aiming to strengthen dialogue and promote collaborative solutions that support the continuous improvement of CERIS. This initiative focused specifically on engaging these researchers in open discussion and idea sharing.The session was hosted by Professor Rui Carrilho Gomes, CERIS Vice-President,...Read More
On April 5, Técnico opened its doors to more than 2700 visitors at Open Day 2025. CERIS was actively involved in the event, participating in the Science Fair and offering guided tours of the Laboratory of Construction and the Laboratory of Structures and Strength of Materials.In the Science Fair, CERIS presented the activity “Exploring earthquakes”,...Read More
CERIS researcher Mónica Amaral Ferreira was featured in the RTP programme Biosfera (Season 23, Episode 15) titled “Why does the Earth shake?”, which aired on April 12, 2025. Biosfera is a weekly show that draws attention to good environmental practices related to energy, biodiversity and nature conservation.This episode is entirely dedicated to earthquakes, including their...Read More
On March 19, Professor Filipa Ferreira, a CERIS specialist in sanitation and urban drainage, was interviewed for the national news programme “Portugal em Direto” (RTP). She addressed key issues related to water use and distribution in Portugal.With reservoirs nearing 80% capacity and recent heavy rains raising concerns about flooding and landslides, the interview highlighted the...Read More
Professor Fernando Branco, guest member of the Strategic Council of the Portuguese Technological Platform of Construction (PTPC) and former member of the PTPC Executive Committee signs the summary report of the Platform’s 12th strategic forum, where he identifies a set of priorities around Housing. Professor Jorge de Brito is currently a member of the Strategic...Read More
On March 14, CIB announced the awardees with the CIB Vistas funding (CIB Vistas Fund Programme). CERIS researcher Ana Silva is part of the recipient team that proposed to develop an interdisciplinary summer school on “AI for Construction and Project Management”. Besides Instituto Superior Técnico, the research team includes investigators from Politecnico di Milano and...Read More
On March 8th, researcher Ana Silva took part in a commemorative event of the International Women’s Day organised by Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (IPS). The event gathered women graduates from IPS discussing topics like the daily need to prove skills, the inevitable impact of motherhood on professional life, the need to question stereotypes, such as...Read More
On March 22, while commemorating its 40th anniversary, the Associação Portuguesa de Análise Experimental de Tensões (APAET) distinguished three former students from CERIS. APAET is a Portuguese non-profit association dedicated to promoting experimental mechanics in the various branches of engineering.In the 40th anniversary commemorative session, which took place at LNEC, the following researchers were distinguished...Read More
This study is an updated climate change trends analysis (from 1864 to 2021)—developed within the scope of the SCORE project, a Horizon-2020-funded research project to increase climate resilience in European coastal cities—for a representative site of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. By using long ground-based daily records of rainfall and surface temperature, the analysis aimed to...Read More
Rui Colaço successfully concluded the Fulbright Grant at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Rui Colaço is a Ph.D. student in Territorial Engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. His research deals with the firm (retail) location models in the context of urban planning while also considering the impacts of online shopping. The outcome...Read More
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