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INESC TEC starts project on mobile robotics
In September, INESC TEC’s Robotics and Intelligent Systems Unit (ROBIS) kicked off European project CARLoS – CooperAtive Robot for Large Spaces manufacturing, where the goal is to develop and apply robotics in shipyards. The kick off meeting took place on 12 and 13 September in Vigo, Spain, and was attended by representatives of all partners.
Entrepreneurial ideas to create jobs
This year, the LET-In - Laboratory of Technology Companies, a service provided by INESC TEC’s Innovation and Technology Transfer Unit (UITT), is celebrating its sixth anniversary. Last year alone, UITT supported the launching of six technology-based companies.
INESC TEC develops tools to support the operation of distribution systems
On 1 September, INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE) kicked off a new European project where the goal is to develop tools that will allow the distribution system operators to overcome the challenges inherent to managing power grids with a significant integration of new distributed resources, including microgeneration based on renewable energies and electric vehicles.
INESC TEC welcomes delegation from Samsung R&D Institute Poland
On 23 September, INESC TEC welcomed a delegation from Samsung R&D Institute Poland, one of Samsung’s research centres located in Poland. The goal is to promote synergies between the two institutions.
LIAAD/INESC TEC in project with Brazilian institution EMBRAPA
Alípio Jorge, Nuno Escudeiro and Bruno Nogueira, researchers at INESC TEC’s Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD), are collaborating with the Brazilian institution Embrapa Informática Agropecuária and the Institute of Mathematical and Computing Science (ICMC) of the University of São Paulo as part of project Critic@ (Compiling and Recovering Technical and Scientific Information and Promoting Knowledge in the AgroHidro network).
INESC TEC researchers win Best Paper Award
Paulo Portugal and Francisco Vasques, researchers at INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM), won a Best Paper Award as part of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN 2013), which took place between 29 and 31 July in Germany. This is the most important event in Industrial Informatics and one of the most relevant conferences promoted by one of the largest IEEE Societies, the Industrial Electronics Society.
FEUP/INESC TEC robotic sailboats awarded again in international competition
A team of researchers from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) and from INESC TEC’s Robotics and Intelligent Systems Unit (ROBIS) has recently won two awards in the Robotic Sailboat World Championship, which took place between 2 and 6 September in Brest, France.
INESC TEC will predict the aesthetic outcomes of breast cancer surgery
Leading academic and clinical centers from INESC (PT), LUMC (NL), UCL (UK), and KCL (UK) and Philips are joining forces to develop tools to help women understand how different breast cancer therapy options may affect how they look.
Institute in Porto develops project to predict the aesthetic outcome of breast-conserving surgery
Porto, 19 Sept. (Lusa) – INESC Porto announced today that the institute is part of an international consortium that is developing a tool to predict the aesthetic outcome of breast cancer surgery, helping women to choose between different treatment options.
Software developed by INESC TEC wins international competition
INESC TEC has developed a software to recognise musical scores that was the winner of a competition organised as part of the ICDAR – International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition. This conference took place in Washington, in the United States, between 25 and 28 August.
Eco-efficiency made in Portugal
Its name is Ecoplanner and it can be used in an industrial environment to identify alternatives that not only have a lower environmental impact but also help reduce manufacturing costs. The Ecoplanner is the first eco-efficiency software developed in Portugal.
Spin-off company created by HASLab/INESC TEC is finalist in the COHiTEC initiative
The spin-off Dependableware, created by researchers at HASLab – High-Assurance Software Laboratory, a Privileged Partner of INESC TEC located in the University of Minho (U.Minho), was one of the finalists of the COHiTEC initiative, promoted by COTEC Portugal. This U.Minho spin-off developed database management software which is more flexible, reliable, scalable and profitable comparatively to the solutions available on the market.
What is the relationship between a salamander and a blackout?
Two scientists, Vladimiro Miranda and José Carlos Príncipe, have combined their knowledge and from there one of them built an advanced wind power forecasting model for the US Department of Energy. Yesterday he received an award from the largest engineers association in the world.
INESC Porto organises ISAP conference in 2015
INESC Porto will be organising the next edition of the prestigious conference Intelligent System Applications to Power System (ISAP), which will take place between 20 and 23 September 2015. The ISAP is an international conference on the use of intelligent systems in electric power systems.
INESC TEC welcomes research centre from Morocco
On 5 July, INESC TEC welcomed a delegation from the Institut de Recherce en Energie Solaire et en Energies Nouvelle (IRESEN) from Rabat, Morocco. The visit took place after the IRESEN showed interest in INESC TEC’s areas of expertise. The goal is for both institutions to collaborate in projects in the future.
INESC TEC welcomes Brazilian company TAESA
On 27 June, INESC TEC welcomed a delegation of the Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A (TAESA), one of the largest power transmission companies in Brazil that creates, operates and maintains transmission assets.
INESC TEC researchers win competition on data mining
A team of nine researchers, four of which from INESC TEC, led by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) was the winner of the Filtering task at the data mining competition RepLab 2013, which took place between 15 April and 27 May.
INESC TEC develops project to manage fires more efficiently
INESC TEC is currently developing instruments as part of project FIRE-ENGINE (Designing flexible management systems for forest fires) that will help authorities prevent and suppress fires.
INESC TEC develops 1st Portuguese eco-efficiency software
INESC TEC developed, together with Ecoinside, FEUP and ISA, an IT management platform for eco-efficiency in industrial units that monitors consumptions of energy, water and other resources. Furthermore, in order to suggest more efficient solutions, the platform also measures gas emissions and wastes resulting from manufacturing. The Ecoplanner is now being tested at Sorgal, one of the largest animal feed producing companies in Portugal.
INESC TEC shows progress in project SuSTAINABLE
INESC TEC’s Power Systems Unit (USE), represented by João Peças Lopes and Luís Seca, participated in a meeting of project SuSTAINABLE, which took place on 26 June at the facilities of the University of Manchester, UK. The purpose of this meeting was to define the architecture for the project and to assess the main tasks developed within the first three months of the project.
