🔩🤖 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟑: 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐝-𝐡𝐨𝐜 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐀𝐇𝐆𝟓) 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐈

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 Politècnica 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:
• Filip Ljubinković, Assistant Researcher – Convenor of the Ad-hoc Group
• Luís Simões da Silva, Professor – Leader of Task Group 2 (Data)
• Aleksa Miličević, PhD Candidate – 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:
🔹 TG1 – When and why AI?
🔹 TG2 – Data
🔹 TG3 – AI Model Development
🔹 TG4 – Verification and Validation
🔹 TG5 – Agentic EC3

Together, these groups aim to establish the scientific foundations and methodological framework needed to integrate AI into future generations of Eurocode 3.

📍 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.

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⏰ 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 / 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (25/02/2026) termina o prazo de candidatura para algumas das bolsas de investigação do projeto 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱, desenvolvido no ISISE – Universidade de Coimbra
𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 (25/02/2026):
• 1 Bolsa de Investigação (para mestres) – ref. IT-137-26-62
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• 2 Bolsas de Iniciação à Investigação (para estudantes de licenciatura) – ref. IT-137-26-61
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Ainda disponível:
• 1 Bolsa de Investigação (para licenciados) – ref. IT-137-26-69
Candidaturas até 02/03/2026
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👉 Última oportunidade para submeter candidatura!

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⏰ 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (25/02/2026) is the application deadline for some of the research grants within the 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱 project, developed at ISISE – University of Coimbra.
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (25/02/2026):
• 1 Research Grant (for master’s degree holders) – ref. IT-137-26-62
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• 2 Research Initiation Grants (for bachelor’s degree students) – ref. IT-137-26-61
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Still open:
• 1 Research Grant (for bachelor’s degree holders) – ref. IT-137-26-69
Applications until 02/03/2026
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👉 Last opportunity to apply!

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📢 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 | 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 – 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝟯𝗗

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⏰ 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 / 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (25/02/2026) termina o prazo de candidatura para as bolsas de investigação do projeto 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝟑𝐃, desenvolvido no ISISE – Universidade de Coimbra.

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 (25/02/2026):
• 1 Bolsa de Investigação (para licenciados) – ref. IT 137-26-65
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• 2 Bolsas de Iniciação à Investigação (para alunos de licenciatura) – ref. IT 137-26-64
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Projeto: 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝟑𝐃 – Fabrico direto digital de formas livres de arquitetura e design baseado em subprodutos da transformação da pedra

👉 Última oportunidade para submeter candidatura!

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⏰ 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (25/02/2026) is the application deadline for the research grants within the 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝟑𝐃 project, developed at ISISE – University of Coimbra.

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (25/02/2026):
• 1 Research Grant (for bachelor’s degree holders) – ref. IT 137-26-65
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• 2 Research Initiation Grants (for bachelor’s degree students) – ref. IT 137-26-64
buff.ly/8MuqbHM
Project: 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐎𝗥𝗠𝟯𝗗 – Direct digital fabrication of free-form architecture and design based on stone processing by-products

👉 Last opportunity to apply!

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