OptiVisT TRAINING EVENT 3 - GENOA, ITALY

Monday 07/11

This afternoon, the ESRs presented the impressive scientific progress they've made so far. We closed the day by a dinner at Ristorante Tre Merli, near the harbor of Genoa!

Tuesday 08/11

In the morning we visited the IIT-Erzelli where we learned about the projects of the Unit for Visually Impaired Persons and the Social cognition in human-robot interaction Lab. Furthermore, the Supervisory and Junior Board Meetings took place.

In the afternoon, in the context of career planning, experts from in and outside the consortium shared their career story followed by an Q&A session. In the late afternoon, a keynote lecture by Prof. Eli Peli (Harvard University) on the use of peripheral prism in vision rehabilitation was scheduled. In the evening, the consortium visited the Aquarium of Genoa.

Thursday 10/11

In the morning of day four, the second part of the Advanced Training Symposium took place. In the afternoon, more scientific communication skills were taught by Jacopo Pasotti. Amongst others, the ESRs practiced in concisely presenting an idea or project. In the late afternoon, a keynote lecture by Prof. Preeti (Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute) Vergeese on eye movement during visual search in Macular Degeneration was scheduled.