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We are what we do
We are what we do. What is not done does not exist. Therefore, we only exist when we do something. In those days when we do not, we merely last.
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Conclusion of project REIVE: INESC TEC is world leader in Smart grids
On 20 December, INESC TEC marked the conclusion of one of the most symbolic projects at INESC TEC led by the Power Systems Unit (USE), and involving also INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM) and the R&D partners LNEG e o CEEETA-ECO.
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Awards received in 2012 are proof of INESC TEC’s high level research
In 2012, BIP featured several (good) news about researchers awarded for their work in different components. Literary awards, Best Papers Awards, winning projects and other distinctions, they all illustrate the research potential of this Associate Laboratory. The BIP team made a list of last year’s awards and we came up with a staggering number of 31 awards received by our collaborators. It is safe to say that excellence lives at INESC TEC!
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Innovation by INESC TEC confirms focus on internationalisation
The Innovation and Technology Transfer Unit (UITT) is confirming a clear focus on internationalisation and proof of that is the contracts in Lithuania and in Chile.
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INESC TEC collaborates with Japanese Honda to create robot with "super-hearing"
Imagine that the TV is on and the kids are playing in a certain room. To add to the noise caused by these two situations, the doorbell rings. Can this sound be detected by a robot? A group of researchers responsible for creating the HEARBO robot, among which is João Oliveira of INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM), ensure that the answer is yes.
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Researcher at INESC TEC edits book on electric vehicles
João Peças Lopes, senior scientist in the Power and Energy Unit and director of INESC Porto, edited the book Electric Vehicle Integration into Modern Power Networks, together with Rodrigo Garcia Valle of the Technical University of Denmark.
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WiFi solution by INESC TEC tested in European project
The WiFIX, a wireless mesh network solution developed by researchers at INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM), will be implemented and tested as part of the European project CONFINE (Community Networks Testbed for the Future Internet).
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INESC TEC projects distinguished at European level
The European project TWENTIES and the national project InovGrid (led by the EDP Distribution), which include the participation of INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE), were recently distinguished by the European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI).
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LIAAD/INESC TEC researcher wins Brazilian award
The book Inteligência Artificial: Uma abordagem de aprendizado de máquina (Artificial Intelligence: A machine learning approach), written in co-authorship by João Gama, researcher at INESC TEC’s Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD), has won the 2012 Jabuti Award, in the Technology and IT category.
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CISTER/INESC TEC researcher wins award
Luís Miguel Pinho, vice-director of INESC TEC’s Research Centre in Real-Time and Embedded Computing Systems (CISTER), received an “Outstanding Ada Community Contribution Award” as part of the Conference ACM SIGAda High Integrity Language Technology, which took place between 2 to 6 December, in Boston, United States of America (USA).
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INESC TEC Unit Manager is the new Director of CMU Portugal
João Claro, manager of INESC TEC’s Innovation and Technology Transfer Unit (UITT), a position he shares with Alexandra Xavier, is the new director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (CMU Portugal). INESC TEC’s researcher will be taking over João Barros, a professor and researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), who had been leading the partnership for the last three years.
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Best physics dissertation in Portugal authored by INESC TEC researcher
Orlando Frazão, researcher at INESC TEC’s Optoelectronics and Electronic Systems Unit (UOSE), received the Fernando Bragança Gil 2012 Award for the best PhD thesis in Physics written in Portugal between 2009 and 2010. This award is given by the Portuguese Physics Society.
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Chancellor of Brazilian University visits INESC TEC
Mariz Thompson, Chancellor of the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) in Brazil, visited INESC TEC on 12 and 13 November, where he had the opportunity to contact with the reality of this R&D institute.
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ANP and GALP visit INESC TEC
On 7 November, INESC TEC welcomed delegations of the Brazilian Oil Agency (ANP) and GALP.
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2012 UTEN Conference
What are the future guidelines for supporting the creation of innovative companies and for converting research results into new products and services – this question set the tone for the 2012 UTEN Conference "Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer: building Portugal’s future", which took place at Lispolis (Lisbon), on 17 December 2012. José Manuel Mendonça, President of INESC Porto, is also the Scientific Director of UTEN.
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Limelight
José Carlos Alves, Clara Gouveia, and João Gama and João Falcão e Cunha.
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Have your say
"This scope for collaboration is even more important with the current difficult climate, which requires close interaction of a number of players in the research landscape...", Stefan Petters (CISTER)
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Free Nonsense
“'The Portugal chapter' of my life started three years ago, when I moved to Lisbon aiming to start my PhD studies at the MIT Portugal program", Şenay Sadic (UESP)
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Gallery of the Uncommon
Let us tell you how we were robbed of our most beloved Christmas ornament right before the holidays...
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Jobs 4 the Boys & Girls
In this section, the reader may find reference to public announcements made by INESC Porto offering grants, contracts and other opportunities of the same kind.
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Biptoon
More scenes of how life goes merrily on...
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