Notice Ref 29/2026/RG/Comp.Sc./IEETA - NOTICE FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS IN THE SCOPE OF R&D PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS

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Notice Ref 29/2026/RG/Comp.Sc./IEETA - NOTICE FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS IN THE SCOPE OF R&D PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS Sintesi in italiano (traduzione automatica): L'IEETA - Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática della Università di Aveiro offre una borsa di ricerca per un progetto R&D intitolato VITALITY. Il ruolo prevede lo sviluppo di soluzioni per l'interazione utente-casa, con focus su modalità di interazione vocale e gestuale, assistenti conversazionali e prototipi di applicazioni. I candidati devono essere iscritti a un master in informatica o campi correlati e avere un curriculum scientifico adeguato. È richiesta conoscenza in interazione uomo-computer, visualizzazione delle informazioni e IoT. La borsa avrà una durata di 6 mesi, con inizio previsto a settembre 2026, e un compenso mensile di €1.090,98. PT version link: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=98607 A tender is hereby opened for the award of 1 Research Grant(s) (RG) in the scope of R&D projects VITALITY (Tecnologia inteligente e versátil para uma vida ativa nas casas de hoje) COMPETE2030-FEDER-00755100 (FCT: 16385) da unidade de Investigação IEETA - Instituto de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática da Universidade de Aveiro under the following conditions: 1. Scientific Area : Computer Science. 2. Funding Source Co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union – COMPETE 2030-FEDER-00755100 (Ref FCT 16385) 3. Admission Requirements: 3.1. 2. Students enrolled in master. 3.2. 1. Study Area: Computer Science/Computer and Telematics or related fields 4. Other Requirements: The candidate must be enrolled in a master's degree in computer science or related fields and hold a scientific curriculum that demonstrates a profile suited to the activity to be developed. They must possess knowledge in the areas of human-computer interaction, multimodal interaction, conversational assistants, applied information visualization, smart environments, and IoT, preferably developing a dissertation on this topic. 5. Eligibility: Applicants are eligible if they comply with paragraph a) of no.1 of article 2, of the Research Fellow Statute as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th, as well as nos. 1 and 2 of article 6 of the Research Grant Regulations of the Foundation for Science and Technology . 6. Work plan: Directly aligned with the project, the work plan focuses on developing solutions for user-home interaction (ACTIVITY 3), including the execution of proofs of concept. In view of the outlined objectives, the fellowship holder will focus on the following tasks: Development of voice and gesture interaction modalities; Evolution of the Conversational Assistant(s) supporting the prototypes; Development of application and service prototypes for the home; Execution of user tests and evaluations of the prototypes; Participation in the preparation of technical documentation and the dissemination of the results obtained.. 7. Applicable legislation and regulations : Statute of Scientific Research Grant Holder, as amended by Decree-Law no. 123/2019, of August 28th; Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (FCT, I.P. Research Grants Regulation); Decree-Law no. 66/2018, of August 16th (Legal regime for recognition of academic degrees and diplomas of higher education awarded by foreign higher education institutions). 8. Workplace : The work will be carried out at IEETA - Instituto de Engenharia Electrónica e Informática de Aveiro of the University of Aveiro, under the scientific supervision of Professor/Doctor Nuno Filipe Correia de Almeida . 9. Duration of the grant(s) : The grant duration will be 6 months, expecting to start in September of 2026, and may be renewed for additional periods, up to the maximum limit of approved funding. Under no circumstances shall it exceed the limits defined in nos. 3, 4 and 5 of article 6, of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). 10. Amount of monthly maintenance allowance : The amount of the grant corresponds to €1.090,98 , according to the table of monthly maintenance allowance amounts set out in Annex I of Regulation no. 950/2019, subject to any updates that may be applicable, under the terms of no. 2 of article 18 of Regulation no. 950/2019, of November 29th, published in Diário da República, no. 241, Series II, of December 16th (Research Grants Regulation of FCT, I.P.). The fellow may also be reimbursed for the amount corresponding to the Voluntary Social Security, in case of adherence to this plan. 11. Selection methods : the selection method to be used will be the Curriculum Evaluation, with the option of an interview. The Cur Annuncio in inglese. Fonte: Euraxess (Commissione europea).