On May 10th, the CMU Portugal program hosted a delegation of 14 undergraduate students from Carnegie Mellon University, representing various disciplines within the field of engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering), accompanied by Treci Bonime, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies, with CMU’s College of Engineering.
The hosted students participated in a CMU Portugal networking lunch where they engaged with Ph.D. students and alumni, along with members of the Coordination office in Portugal, and faculty and researchers from the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR).
The students were in Portugal for a 10-day visit supported by CMU during which they visited several academic institutions, research and innovation centers, and companies. This experience marks their inaugural tour abroad, offering them a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a different culture while gaining exposure to diverse academic and research perspectives.
Following the networking lunch, students visited the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR) of Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon, hosted by Alexandre Bernadino, Professor at Técnico and CMU Portugal Faculty. The CMU delegation had the opportunity to get to know the work being developed at the different laboratories: Signal and Image Processing Group (SIPG), Computer and Robot Vision Lab (VisLab), Dynamical Systems and Ocean Robotics Lab (DSOR), Evolutionary Systems and Biomedical Engineering Lab (LaSEEB), and Intelligent Robots and Systems Group (IRSg); and they were also treated to demonstrations showcasing the research and development in these areas.
The visit to ISR Lisboa was accompanied by associated CMU Portugal students and faculty who also shared their experiences at CMU and in Portugal, through the partnership. It included the participation of Alexandre Bernardino, Professor at Técnico and CMU Portugal faculty; Diogo Cardoso, CMU Portugal Dual Degree Ph.D student at Técnico in Electrical and Computer Engineering CMU Department; José Pedro Gomes, CMU Portugal Dual Degree Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering CMU Department; Marcelo Jacinto, Ph.D. student at Técnico and Visiting Faculty and Researcher of CMU Portugal; Pedro Valdeira, CMU Portugal Dual Degree Ph.D student at Técnico in Electrical and Computer Engineering CMU Department; and Rui Bettencourt, Ph.D. student at Técnico.
Photos by Bárbara Teixeira (ISR)
