Portugal is developing a prototype to monitor oceans and to promote a sustainable management of resources

A group of Portuguese researchers is creating an autonomous multitrophic system to monitor oceans in an integrated way, allowing a more sustainable management of marine resources and a reduction the environmental impact.

Date 24th February 2016

A social network has been created for cancer patients to share experiences

FalarSobreCancro.org is the name of the social network created for cancer patients to share experiences. The website is public and free, and provides a platform for the cancer community to interact, including patients, family members, friends, healthcare professionals, researchers, and volunteers.

Date 05th February 2016

PORTUGUESE RESEARCHERS CREATE 1ST 3D SYSTEM TO HELP PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY

New system can help doctors to diagnose and define therapies, not only for patients with epilepsy, but also with other neurological illnesses, such as Parkinson’s.

Date 26th January 2016

Portuguese ports are world pioneers in technological innovation

Portugal has, since September, some of the most technologically innovative ports in the world. The Ports of Leixões and Viana do Castelo, managed by the Port Authorities of Leixões and Viana do Castelo (APDL), are the pilot of an innovation initiative led by the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), together with TRIEDE TTI. The tool 3Port makes it possible to manage the different needs and business processes of port authorities in an integrated fashion, while interacting with the general public, which can see what is happening in the port in real time (http://livemap.apdl.pt).

Date 23rd September 2015

Portuguese researcher wins award for best PhD dissertation in the world

A Portuguese researcher has won the award for the best PhD dissertation in the world in the area of entrepreneurship. Sérgio Costa, researcher at the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), assistant professor at the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto (FCUP), and invited researcher at the University of Gent (Belgium), won the award on 10 August, in Vancouver (Canada), during the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Date 06th August 2015

INESC TEC showcases innovative technology for areas such as health or sea

On 6 May, INESC TEC (INESC Technology and Science) will open its doors to showcase innovative technologies for areas such as health, sea, smartphones, music, multimedia, wireless networks, media and security. At this event, INESC TEC’s researchers will be displaying a total of 20 technologies. This initiative marks the beginning of the 30th anniversary celebrations of INESC TEC in Porto.

Date 04th May 2015

The time customers remain in shops is influenced by the temperature, noise, and service

Did you know that high or low temperatures, the level of noise, and bad service are the main factors that influence the time customers stay in shops? A bad smell and the level of CO2, mainly in shops in shopping centres at the end of the day, can also cause costumers to leave the shops sooner. These are the findings of RETAIL PRO, a research project that developed an integrated strategic management platform for work environments.

Date 11th March 2015

An app that knows the tastes of users is now available

Listening to music you enjoy, reading the news that interest you or watching films that you like: there is now an app for Android capable of doing that in an automatic and non-invasive way. The app is called CAMR (Context-Aware Personalized Multimedia Recommendations for Mobile Users) and it is being developed by INESC TEC (INESC Technology and Science), as part of the research programme MAT – Media Arts and Technology.

Date 03rd March 2015

Intelligent technology made in Portugal will allow energy savings

Until 2017, all homes will benefit from an intelligent metering technology that will allow significant energy savings. The device will interact, automatically and at a low cost, with the metering systems of the largest electricity, water and gas suppliers, reducing all associated tariffs and bringing benefits to the end-user. The cost of this technology should not exceed 100 euros.

Date 18th February 2015

Retail sales can go up by 21% with innovative technology

The future of the retail industry will involve the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, which makes it possible to optimise the retail cycle management. It was based on this technology that the platform ‘CreativeRetail’ was created, and it not only improves customer satisfaction, but also increases sales between 4 and 21% in stores or store chains. The CreativeRetail was developed by Creativesystems, together with INESC TEC.

Date 22nd January 2015

Development of an observatory to monitor the impact of climate change on vineyards in Portugal

The Institute for System and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), GEODOURO, the  the Association for the Development of Viticulture in the Douro Region (ADVID) and the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) developed a thematic Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) to support the management of climate change in vineyards. This platform, developed within the scope of the INFRAVINI project, is available online for the Douro region, but it will be expanded to other regions.

Portuguese Institute part of project to improve the flexibility of the European energy system

Over the next four years, the BeFlexible - Boosting Engagement to Increase Flexibility project will increase the flexibility of the energy system, improve cooperation between Distribution System Operators (DSOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs), and facilitate communication between all energy stakeholders. The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) is the only Portuguese partner of the project, which will be financed by the European Commission (€10M) through the Horizon Europe programme.