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INESC TEC looking at Mars
INESC TEC’s Optoelectronics and Electronic Systems Unit (UOSE) has recently concluded the first prototype of a system with Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) technology, which measures the properties of reflected light in order to obtain information, such as distance and the 3D shape of a certain object.
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INESC TEC looking after your health
On January 23, INESC TEC presented a total of 34 R&D projects, many developed in partnership with other institutions, in its first Health exhibition: the “Open Day INESC TEC Health 2014”. About two hundred visitors headed to INESC TEC to get to know first-hand the projects made in INESC TEC. Identifying partners interested in exploring the results of research projects, which in some cases requires prototypes and applications to be transformed into commercial products with potential for export, was the main goal of this initiative.
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INESC TEC starts project on perishable food management
INESC TEC’s Industrial Management and Engineering Unit (UGEI) has recently started a project, the WholeChain, where the goal is to manage the supply chain of perishable foods.
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INESC TEC starts another project with Brazilian university
INESC TEC’s Industrial Management and Engineering Unit (UGEI) has recently started a project with the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in the area of industrial production and sustainability.
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INESC TEC participates in European project on smart grids
INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE), represented by the researcher Nuno Fidalgo, participated in the kick-off meeting of the European project ELECTRA (European Liaison on Electricity grid Committed Towards long-term Research Activities), which took place on 18 and 19 December in Milan, at the facilities of the Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE).
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INESC TEC studies the use of the Internet as an alternative to treat depression
In January, INESC TEC’s Information and Computer Graphics Systems Unit (USIG) started the European project E-Compared (European Comparative Effectiveness Research on Internet-Based Depression Treatment), which studies the possibility of using the Internet to treat mental illnesses such as depression.
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INESC TEC starts project SECRETS on photovoltaic energy
The Institut de Recherche en Energie et Solarie Energies Nouvelles (IRESEN) in Morocco has recently approved project SECRETS – “L’Intégration intelligente de l’énergie photovoltaïque au réseau de consommation domestique avec le développement d’applications spécifiques au contexte marocain”, as part of the call InnoPV.
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HASLab/INESC TEC starts European project on Big Data
In February, the High-Assurance Software (HASLab), INESC TEC’s Privileged Partner, will start working on the European project LeanBigData (Ultra-Scalable and Ultra-Efficient Integrated and Visual Big Data Analytics).
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LIAAD/INESC TEC participates in European project on predictive learning
INESC TEC’s Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD) will participate in the European project MAESTRA (Learning from Massive, Incompletely annotated, and Structured Data), where the goal is to develop tools and methods for predictive learning tasks. The MAESTRA will start in February and the LIAAD team includes João Gama, João Mendes Moreira, Carlos Ferreira, Alexandre Carvalho, among others.
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INESC TEC concludes project APSAT
The conclusion of European project APSAT, in which INESC TEC participated, was celebrated in November in Anglet - Pyrénées - Atlantiques, France, with the conference Nature and Technology “Space applications for the benefit of our regions”. INESC TEC was represented at the event by Lino Oliveira and Rui Barros, researchers at INESC TEC’s Information and Computer Graphics Systems Unit (USIG), who presented a live demo of the CleanMyCity application.
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INESC TEC concludes European project
INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab) has recently concluded a European project where the aim was to create a platform available as a service (Platform as a Service - PaaS) for highly scalable transactional computing in the cloud.
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INESC TEC publishes book on project CONVERGENCE
Enhancing the Internet with the CONVERGENCE System is the title of the book that was published as part of European project CONVERGENCE, in which INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit participated (UTM).
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Kinematix launches new system in the US
Kinematix, a spin-off from INESC Porto (the coordinating entity of NESC TEC) and FEUP, has launched a new product at the US, more specifically at The Running Event, which took place between 3 and 6 December, in Austin, Texas.
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INESC TEC researcher is the new president of ISMIR
Fabien Gouyon, a researcher at INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM) is the new President-Elect of The International Society for Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) for 2014/2015. The researcher will hold this position until he becomes president of the association in 2016/2017.
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INESC TEC researcher wins IEEE award
Bruno Ferreira, a researcher at INESC TEC’s Robotics and Intelligent Systems Unit (ROBIS), received an award in the form of a Grant from the Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) do IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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INESC TEC researcher leads best Portuguese startup of the year
AuditMark, a company incubated at the University of Porto’s Science and Technology Park and led by Pedro Fortuna, a researcher at INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM), was considered the best Portuguese startup of the year by EuroCloud Portugal. The young company located in the city of Porto was chosen for its groundbreaking work in the area of web application code protection.
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INESC TEC researchers win “Fumio Harashima Best Paper Award in Factory Automation”
Paulo Portugal and Francisco Vasques, researchers at INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM), won the “Fumio Harashima Best Paper Award in Factory Automation”, with their paper titled “GLHOVE: A Framework for Uniform Coverage Monitoring using Cluster-Tree Wireless Sensor Networks”.
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INESC TEC paper wins third place in competition for young researchers
Two researchers from INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM) won third place in the Young Investigator Competition, sponsored by the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), with their paper “Towards a Dependable Cardiovascular Surveillance System”.
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INESC TEC stands out in international exercise to compare wind power forecasting models
INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE) has won the first three places in four parameters as part of an international exercise to compare wind power forecasting models.
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INESC TEC brings international conference to Porto
INESC TEC’s Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD) is organising the 3rd edition of the International Conference on Dynamics, Games and Science (DGS III 2014), which will take place at the University of Porto between 17 and 21 February 2014.
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INESC TEC organises international conference on virtual realities
INESC TEC’s Information and Computer Graphics Systems Unit (USIG) helped organise one of the most innovative international conferences on serious games and virtual realities.
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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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