The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering
The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) is a research unit funded by the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT), incorporating Universities of Coimbra and Minho as hosting institutions.
In 2025, ISISE was evaluated by FCT – the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and graded EXCELLENT.
๐ข Call for Expressions of Interest โ Research Grant Opportunity
We are looking for candidates interested in a research grant opportunity within the RADIANCE project, funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe.
This opportunity focuses on real-time visual monitoring on construction sites, combining data from crane-mounted sensors, planning tools, and operational systems to improve safety, risk detection, and decision-making.
The work will involve:
developing image processing and analysis tools to detect hazardous situations;
creating a real-time alert system for integration into digital platforms and AR devices;
designing in-situ visual signalling solutions using coloured light beams;
validating the system through real-time image acquisition using cranes or drones.
We are currently collecting expressions of interest from candidates with a Masterโs degree in Civil Engineering, Informatic Systems, or a related field.
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Deadline: March 28, 2026
๐ Expression of interest form: buff.ly/AE77wA6
Please share this opportunity with anyone in your network who may be interested.
#ResearchGrant #HorizonEurope #ConstructionSafety #ComputerVision #ImageProcessing #CivilEngineering #AugmentedReality #ResearchOpportunity #RADIANCE
Expressions of Interest – Research Grant in RADIANCE
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Call for expressions of interest for one (1) research grants within the R&D project: RADIAN โ Robotic, Automated and DIgital solutions for improving building renovAtion and New Construction Efficien...
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๐ Safeguarding Heritage Under Conflict: Numerical Investigation of the Blast Response of the Aleppo Citadel Minaret
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๐ฉโ๐ซ Donna Al Sououb, Matteo Salvalaggio, Joรฃo M. Pereira, Michel Chalhoub and Paulo B. Lourenรงo
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#ISISE #HMS #matich
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๐ NEW PAPER ๐
๐ Moisture absorption of CLT elements during construction: insights from an on-site monitoring case study
๐ International Wood Products Journal
๐ฉโ๐ซ Daniel F Lima, Sรณnia Duarte, Jorge M Branco, and Lina Nunes
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#ISISE #HMS #matich
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How can the behaviour of the face plate component in tension be predicted in I-beam to concrete-filled tubular column steel joints?
This study proposes a ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ to describe the nonlinear behaviour of the face plate component, validated through experimental tests and finite element analyses. The results show that a ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง can accurately capture the full forceโdisplacement response of the component for different connection configurations.
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๐จ๐ปโ๐ Ana Francisca Santos, Melaku Seyoum Lemma, Jorge Conde, Luรญs Simรตes da Silva
๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก
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#ISISE #SMCT #EE #dad #Dec #ucoimbra #fctuc #ibeamtoconcretefilledcolumnjoints #FEM #analyticalformulation #initialstiffness #nonlinearbehaviour
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๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐-๐ก๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐
The second meeting of the CEN/TC250/SC3 Ad-hoc Group on AI Design of Steel Structures took place on 26 February 2026 in Barcelona, hosted by the Universitat Politรจcnica de Catalunya.
This initiative brings together leading experts from across Europe to explore how Artificial Intelligence can support the future development of Eurocode 3, helping enable AI-assisted structural design that is reliable, transparent, and scientifically sound.
The University of Coimbra/ISISE played an active role in the meeting, represented by:
โข Filip Ljubinkoviฤ, Assistant Researcher โ Convenor of the Ad-hoc Group
โข Luรญs Simรตes da Silva, Professor โ Leader of Task Group 2 (Data)
โข Aleksa Miliฤeviฤ, PhD Candidate โ who presented his research on Physics-Informed Neural Networks for structural engineering applications
The meeting provided an opportunity to review the latest progress of the group and continue the work launched at the kick-off meeting held in Coimbra in October 2025.
Five Task Groups (TGs) are currently working on key aspects of the AI lifecycle in structural design:
๐น TG1 โ When and why AI?
๐น TG2 โ Data
๐น TG3 โ AI Model Development
๐น TG4 โ Verification and Validation
๐น TG5 โ Agentic EC3
Together, these groups aim to establish the scientific foundations and methodological framework needed to integrate AI into future generations of Eurocode 3.
๐ The next meeting of the Ad-hoc Group will take place on 1 October 2026 in Salerno, Italy, continuing the collaborative effort to shape the future of digital and AI-supported structural engineering in Europe.
#ISISE #SMCT #UC #Dec #AI #steelstructures #structuralengineering #Eurocode3 #Eurocodes #innovation #CEN #Eu
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