News & Events
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.
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 organises workshop in Bristol
INESC TEC’s Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) organised a workshop on technology exploration, which took place on 27 March, in Bristol. This workshop was part of a COST Action in which INESC TEC’s Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia is involved (CTM).
INESC TEC wants to increase e-Inclusion and autonomy of the blind with mobile digital platform
Increasing the autonomy of the blind or people with low vision, allowing them to be included in a large set of activities and improving their quality of life, using a mobile digital platform – this is INESC TEC’s goal with project CE4BLIND (Context Extraction for the blind using computer vision), which starts in May and will last 12 months.
INESC TEC with differentiating skills in the transportation and mobility sector
The transportation area is typically associated with civil engineering (namely in terms of planning and infrastructures), but over the past few years INESC TEC has managed to gain a relevant position in this area due to the Associate Laboratory’s multidisciplinary nature.
INESC TEC joins SME Robotics initiative
INESC TEC’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CROB) is officially part of the SME Robotics Consortium, a European robotics initiative whose goal is to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the area of manufacturing using cognitive robotics. Manufacturing is a key sector in the European Union.
INESC TEC develops unique solar power forecasting system
In March, INESC TEC’s Centre for Power and Energy Systems (CPES) concluded project PREVSol (PREVisão da Produção de Energia Elétrica de Base SOLar), where the goal was to create a solar power forecasting system.
Project e-POLICY rated Excellent in final evaluation
The European project e-POLICY, in which INESC TEC’s Centre for Research in Advanced Computing Systems (CRACS) and Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD) were involved, was rated Excellent in the project’s final evaluation. According to the reviewers “the project has fully achieved its objectives and technical goals for the period and has even exceeded expectations.”
José Carlos Príncipe is professor of the year at University of Florida
José Carlos Príncipe, president of INESC TEC’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and professor at the University of Florida, in the United States, was named the 2014 professor of the year at that American University.
Project on the detection of pollutants approved as part of call UT Austin – Portugal
INESC TEC’s Centre for Research in Advanced Computing Systems (CRACS) is involved in a multidisciplinary project that was approved as part of a call of the University of Texas/Austin – Portugal Programme.
INESC TEC participates in European project to explore minerals under water
INESC TEC is participating in a €12,6M H2020 project where the goal is to explore underwater mines. This will be a unique opportunity to explore Europe’s underwater mineral resources using safer and more environmentally friendly techniques.
INESC TEC creates decision support tool for pricing in car rental companies
INESC TEC’s Centre for Industrial Engineering and Management (CEGI) is developing, in partnership with Guerin Car Rental Solutions, a tool that makes it possible to define the pricing of this car rental company in e-broker websites, intermediaries that represent and compare different competitors. This tool makes it possible to update the company’s profit by updating, several times of day, the prices on the e-brokers for each rental type and date searched by the client, based on the monitoring of the fleet occupation and prices of competitors. The project started in February.
INESC TEC project makes it possible to understand factors that influence time clients spend in shops
The time that customers spend in shops is influenced by the temperature, noise and service provided. This is the conclusion of RETAIL PRO, a research project which provided an integrated strategic platform to manage work environments.
INESC TEC tries to understand the cause for motor disorders
INESC TEC’s Centre for Research in Biomedical Engineering (C-BER) is involved in a project where the goal is to study the regions of the brain where motor dysfunctions start. As part of this project, which involves INESC TEC and the University of Munich, Germany, in March INESC TEC hosted Verena Rozanski, a doctor and researcher at that university.
