News & Events
INESC TEC participates in final demonstration of project CARloS
Between 25 and 27 August, INESC TEC participated in the final demonstration of European project CARloS - CooperAtive Robot for Large Spaces manufacturing, which took place in La Coruña, Spain. The prototype of the robot was successfully demonstrated at the facilities of the shipyards “Astilleros Jose Valiña”, the end user of the technology and one of the project’s partners.
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.
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.
INESC TEC develops technology that monitors frying oils using optical systems and smartphones
Project EYEFRY develops unique technology in the world
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
Portuguese startups raise 60 million dollars’ worth of funding in the USA
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.
INESC TEC participates in project to control quality of frying oils
INESC TEC’s Centre for Information Systems and Computer Graphics (CSIG) and Centre for Applied Photonics are involved in a project – together with AMBIFOOD, the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto (FFUP) and ASAE’s (health and safety authority) Chemistry Laboratory – where the goal is to create technology to control the quality of frying oils. This work has an impact on public health as there is a causal link between the ingestion of oils used for frying food, their degradation, and the emergence of certain pathologies.
Pedro Guedes de Oliveira gives last lesson
On 29 June, Pedro Guedes de Oliveira, Full Professor at FEUP and former President of INESC TEC, gave his last lesson.
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.
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).
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.
INESC TEC researcher receives merit award
On 28 May, Duarte Viveiros, researcher at INESC TEC’s Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP), received a merit award from the University of Madeira following his master’s dissertation titled Sistema sensor em fibra ótica para deteção de gases (optical fibre sensing system to detect gases).
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.
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.
INESC TEC showcases innovative technologies in Open Day
On 6 May, INESC TEC’s Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia (CTM) organised an Open Day to show companies and the general public innovative technologies in the fields of health, sea, music, multimedia, wireless networks, security, media and smartphones. This initiative marks the beginning of the 30th anniversary celebrations of INESC TEC in Porto.
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.
