ICI Bucharest Welcomed the Young Participants of the Romanian Government’s Official Internship Program

Today, 19 August 2026, ICI Bucharest organised the event “ICI Open Labs: From the Laboratory to Real Life”, during which 50 participants in the Official Internship Programme of the Government of Romania discovered some of the projects and technologies developed by the Institute’s teams.

The event highlighted what actually happens in the laboratories of ICI Bucharest and how research projects are tested, refined and brought closer to real-life use.

In the field of XR (extended reality), projects using virtual and augmented reality for training, simulation and digital interaction were presented. Participants learned how such a project is built, from the development workflow to the actual testing stage. The projects presented included solutions focused on realistic simulation of emergencies and crises, a virtual civil servant, and AgriSense AR, which uses augmented reality in agriculture applications.

Specialists from ICI InnoLabs, working in artificial intelligence, IoT, and robotics, discussed hallucinations and errors in generative AI models, speech processing, computer vision, and curriculum learning. Participants also saw how the team's robotics projects have evolved, from early prototypes to platforms such as OpenBot Waffle. The team also presented research on brain-computer interfaces, with a current focus on digital twin.

Another project that drew attention was Max1 UGV, an unmanned ground vehicle designed for a wide range of missions, from emergency response to defence applications, representing an example of dual-use technology.

“ICI Bucharest is, to a large extent, a young institute. Approximately 70% of our colleagues are young people. That is precisely why meeting the participants in the internship programme is a natural fit for us. We are happy to show them, in concrete terms, what we are working on, the projects we are developing, and the opportunities in research and technology today. I believe it is important for young people to see that they can have a place here and that they can contribute directly to projects that ultimately come to be used in the real world,” said Adrian-Victor Vevera, General Director of ICI Bucharest.

The meeting also provided time for questions and direct discussions with the Institute’s specialists about ongoing projects, technical challenges, and how some of the ideas developed in the laboratory can ultimately be put into practice. Young people from the Government of Romania's Official Internship Programme participated as part of the schedule of activities and visits organised for this year’s edition, run by the General Secretariat of the Government from July 1 to August 31, 2026.