VR2 Market project discussion meeting
VR2 Market is coming to an end and we will have our final project review meeting on March 25-26th on Lisbon.
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Field trials with Air Traffic Controllers
Field trials with Air Traffic Controllers were conduced during real air traffic control situations (November – December 2018).
Presentation session at NAV, Lisbon
A presentation session took place on June 20, at NAV facilities in Lisbon. Preliminary results regarding the analysis of stress and fatigue among Air Traffic Controlers were presented to the Board and to all the participants involvedin the study. Further steps will involve the collaborative preparation (INESC TEC/NAV) of an ecological protocol to be implemeted in August,
VR2 Market Seminar at INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
The VR2Market Seminar was held at INESC TEC on 7th May 2018. Aitor Coca, consultant of the VR2 Market project presented his work entitled: “Comparison of thermal manikin modelling and human subjects’ physiological responses under personal protective ensembles in the heat” Aitor Coca is a Senior Research Physiologist at Center for Disease Control and Prevention/
Oficial public presentation of CoLAB Forest WISE
On 16 March, the Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB) ForestWISE, coordinated by INESC TEC, was presented publicly with the signature of a memorandum of understanding with the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) at the Forest Ciência Viva Centre in Proença-a-Nova. The event was attended by the Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, Minister of Science, Manuel Heitor,
Data Collection during Fire Summer Season in Portugal (July to October, 2017)
VR2 Market team went to Albergaria fire department for data collection procedures during the fire summer season. A total of 130 hours of clinical-grade ECG, along with environmental and self-report data was obtained for further analysis.
VR2 Market Project General Meeting
On 19th October of 2017, the VR2 Market organized a meeting to discuss the project WP status and upcoming work.
VR2 Market team participated in the “Entrepreneur in Residence Program” (inRes)
Duarte Dias and Rui Rosas, researchers at VR2MArket project went to the USA for 7 weeks to participate in the “Entrepreneur in Residence Program ,” also known as inRes, at the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, a partnership between CMU and the government of Portugal, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). A prototype
Air Traffic Controllers were monitored during an Air Traffic Controll simulation and a stress-induced task (March and April, 2017)
Air Traffic Controllers were monitored during an air traffic simulation (March, 2017) and a stress-induced controlled situation (April, 2017) for stress and fatigue assessment. Psychophysiological data and reaction times are being analyzed.
Carnegie Mellon Portugal Symposium on 27th June of 2017
VR2 Market team participated in the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Symposium held at Porto Business School, Porto at 27th June of 2017. VR2 Market was one of the showcased projects.