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INESC TEC develops technology that monitors frying oils using optical systems and smartphones
A unique technology in the world, made in Portugal, will make it possible to control the quality of frying oils using optical and software systems that register and monitor data through smartphones. The R&D project brought together INESC TEC, AMBIFOOD, the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto (FFUP) and ASAE’s Chemistry Lab.
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INESC TEC organises three summer schools: visum, MAP Breast and ASCOS
Part of INESC TEC mission is to provide advanced training at its R&D centres in their different areas of expertise. July was a month dedicated to advanced training. Several INESC TEC researchers have organised three summer schools – visum, MAP Breast and ASCOS. The first two were promoted by researchers from the Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia (CTM), and the last by the Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP).
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INESC Porto becomes INESC TEC
On 28 May, with the change of the statutes of INESC Porto, which included a change in the name of the institution, INESC Porto officially became INESC TEC – Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science.
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New governing model and generational renewal at INESC TEC
On 8 June, the new Associate Bodies of INESC TEC were elected as part of the General Council Meeting.
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Project for efficient forest fire management comes to an end
The project FIRE-ENGINE, developed by INESC TEC’s Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE), has come to an end with a public presentation of results at the Biblioteca Municipal de Valongo, on 6 May. The event was attended by the INESC TEC researchers who participated in project FIRE-ENGINE, João Claro and Abílio Pereira Pacheco.
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INESC TEC technology allows users to watch 3D concerts and choose most interesting perspective
The “Personalized Multiview Environment”, developed at INESC TEC’s Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia (CTM) together with FEUP as part of the research line “Media, Arts & Technologies (MAT)”, enables immersive personalised experiences, presenting 3D contents to the users based on their preferences. These preferences are perceived according to the image area that the user focuses on at any instant. This prototype can be used in different areas, such as music, education, health, or tourism.
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INESC TEC leads European project SafeCloud
The European project SafeCloud (Secure and Resilient Cloud Architecture), from INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab), has been recently approved with a budget of over three million euros.
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INESC TEC develops solar power forecasting system for distribution networks
INESC TEC’s Centre for Power and Energy Systems (CPES) has recently started a demonstration, for EDP Distribuição, of an innovative solar power forecasting system, as part of the European Project SuSTAINABLE - Smart Distribution System OperaTion for MAximizing the INtegration of RenewABLE Generation (funded by the 7th Framework-Programme).
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North-American researcher at INESC TEC to prepare Digitópia Collective concert
Neil Leonard, Artistic Director of the Interdisciplinary Arts Institute of the Berklee College of Music and Research Affiliate at MIT’s Art, Culture and Technology Program, is at INESC TEC to prepare the Digitópia Collective Concert – the Commemorative Concert of the 30th anniversary of INESC in Porto, which will take place at Casa da Música.
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Paper by INESC TEC researchers is mandatory reading at MIT
João Claro, researcher at the Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) and member of the Board of INESC TEC, and Abílio Pacheco, also researcher at CITE, are co-authors of the paper “Forest fire management to avoid unintended consequences: A case study of Portugal using system Dynamics”, which is, since 2013, mandatory reading in the subject “Introduction to System Dynamics”, at Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Pedro Guedes de Oliveira teaches last lesson
On 29 June, Pedro Guedes de Oliveira, Full Professor at FEUP and former President of INESC TEC, gave his last lesson.
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Raul Vidal is Personality of the Year in Software Engineering
The Director of the Department of Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) and member of SAPE (Industry Partnership Service) at INESC TEC, Raul Vidal, received the 2015 award for Personality of the Year in Software Engineering.
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INESC TEC researcher is finalist in the Academy of Management Heizer Doctoral Dissertation Award
Sérgio Costa, researcher at INESC TEC’s Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE), is one of three finalists of the Academy of Management 2015 Entrepreneurship Division Heizer Doctoral Dissertation Award, whose goal is to award PhD theses of excellence in the fields of entrepreneurship and management.
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INESC TEC presents technologies for the Sea at Blue Business Forum
INESC TEC participated in the Blue Business Forum (BBF), an international fair within the Blue Week 2015, which took place between 4 and 6 June at FIL, in Lisbon. INESC TEC participated in this event together with CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research), materialising, once again, a collaboration that started many years ago.
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INESC TEC and CIIMAR organise workshop “Aquaculture in Portugal – Challenges and Opportunities”
On 25 June, the challenges and opportunities of aquaculture in Portugal were discussed at ICBAS (Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences - Porto), in an event attended by the Portuguese Secretary of State for the Sea, Manuel Pinto de Abreu.
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INESC TEC organises conference on the importance of Intellectual Property in ICT
On 18 June, INESC TEC organised the “Conference IP Issues in ICT”, which took place at FEUP’s facilities. The conference, which welcomed almost 100 participants, was organised by Catarina Maia, who leads INESC TEC’s Technology Licensing Office (SAL).
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INESC TEC participates in workshop with US government
The Chairman of INESC TEC, José Manuel Mendonça, was guest speaker at the workshop organised by the US Department of Commerce dos EUA and the University of Algarve (UAlg). The advanced training workshop on technology transfer, titled “Fostering an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem in Tunisia through the Effective Use of Technology Transfer Office”, took place between 1 and 5 June.
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Portuguese startups raise 60 million dollars’ worth of funding in the US
José Manuel Mendonça, Chairman of INESC TEC and Scientific Director of the UTEN Portugal Program, travelled to the University of Texas at Austin, USA, with a group of startup companies as part of the Global Startup Program. The goal is to support Portuguese startups through partnerships and American capital. Some of the projects have already signed contracts and obtained funding worth a total of 60 million dollars.
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Project ICARUS demonstrated in search and rescue operations
On 9 and 10 July, the robots developed as part of project ICARUS were presented at the ICARUS Sea Trials Lisbon 2015, which took place at the Base Naval de Alfeite (Naval Base of Alfeite, Portugal). INESC TEC’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CROB) is leading the maritime component, as a result of their experience in aquatic robotics.
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INESC TEC and FCUP organise “Science Fiction Week”
Science in science fiction is the motto for the “SYFY Scientific Review – Science Fiction Week”, which will include one day of films and another day of lectures and discussions. The event is organised by INESC TEC and the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto (FCUP), and will take place on 17 and 18 September, at FCUP.
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Jobs 4 the Boys & Girls
In this section, the reader may find reference to public announcements made by INESC TEC offering grants, contracts and other opportunities of the same kind.
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