INESC TEC
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The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) is a research & development institute located on the campus of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal). INESC TEC is a private non-profit association, recognised as a Public Interest Institution and has been an Associate Laboratory since 2002.
The purpose of INESC TEC is to act as an interface between the academic world, the world of industry and services and the public administration in Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Electronics (ITT&E).{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/ip-en/about-us|title=About Us|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009185807/https://www2.inescporto.pt/ip-en/about-us/|archive-date=9 October 2014|url-status=dead}} INESC TEC invests in Scientific Research and Technological Development, as well as in Advanced Training and Consulting, Technology Transfer and supports the Establishment of new Technology-based Companies.{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/noticias-eventos/nos-na-imprensa/inesc-porto-lanca-quatro-novas-2018start-ups2019/?|title=INESC Porto lança quatro novas 'start-ups'|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810020629/http://www2.inescporto.pt/noticias-eventos/nos-na-imprensa/inesc-porto-lanca-quatro-novas-2018start-ups2019/|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.publico.pt/economia/jornal/empresas-criadas-no-inesc-porto-sao-logo-pensadas-para-competir-no-mercado-global-20569489#/0|title=Empresas criadas no INESC Porto são logo pensadas para competir no mercado global|author=Aníbal Rodrigues|work=PÚBLICO|date=7 November 2010 |accessdate=10 August 2015}}
Present in 6 sites in the cities of Porto, Braga and Vila Real, INESC TEC incorporates 13 R&D Centres and one Associate Unit with complementary competences, always looking to the international market. INESC TEC brings together more than 700 researchers, of which around 350 have PhDs.
History
INESC was founded in the city of Porto in 1985, and in December 1998 it became INESC Porto, a branch of [http://www.inesc.pt/en/ INESC].{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/ip-en/about-us/history?set_language=en&cl=en/|title=History|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809235509/http://www2.inescporto.pt/ip-en/about-us/history?set_language=en&cl=en%2F|archive-date=9 August 2014|url-status=dead}} Following a rebranding process, the institution changed its name to INESC TEC, with INESC,{{cite web|url=http://www.inesc.pt/en/inesc/inesc-group|title=INESC - INESC GROUP|work=inesc.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015}} the University of Porto Foundation and the Polytechnic Institute of Porto.
In 2012, INESC TEC signed a protocol with the University of Minho. INESC TEC's complex in Minho is called [http://haslab.uminho.pt/ HASLab – High Assurance Software Laboratory].{{cite web|url=http://bip.inescporto.pt/en/131/noticia01.html|title=INESC TEC signs protocol with the University of Minho|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-date=11 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811081601/http://bip.inescporto.pt/en/131/noticia01.html/|url-status=dead}} In 2012, the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) also became a privileged partner of INESC TEC.{{cite web|url=http://bip.inescporto.pt/en/140/editorial.html|title=THE CONDITIONS TO BUILD A PALACE|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005161039/http://bip.inescporto.pt/en/140/editorial.html|url-status=dead}}
With the launching of [http://inescbrasil.org.br/ INESC P&D Brasil] (in São Paulo, Brazil), INESC TEC has strengthened its presence worldwide, always associating Portugal to international scientific excellence.{{cite web|url=http://inescbrasil.org.br/o-inesc-pd-brasil/|title=INESC|work=inescbrasil.org.br|accessdate=10 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.publico.pt/economia/jornal/inesc-tec-cria-rede-com-instituicoes-brasileiras-e-exporta-tecnologia-26480219|title=Inesc Tec cria rede com instituições brasileiras e exporta tecnologia|author=Lurdes Ferreira|work=PÚBLICO|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135336/http://www.publico.pt/economia/jornal/inesc-tec-cria-rede-com-instituicoes-brasileiras-e-exporta-tecnologia-26480219|url-status=dead}}
Research areas
File:Trimares robot.jpgINESC TEC is one of Portugal's most influential research institutes{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/noticias-eventos/tv-radio/premios-novonorte-2011/?|title=INESC TEC vence Prémio Novo Norte 2011|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110637/http://www2.inescporto.pt/noticias-eventos/tv-radio/premios-novonorte-2011/|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead}} with developments in areas such as health,Breast Cancer, Debate On The Aesthetic Results Of Breast Cancer Local Treatment In Lisbon, Medical News Today (May 13th, 2011)http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/225169.phpINESC Porto, FEUP develop software to automatically analyse and validate mammograms, News Medical, (May 12th, 2011) http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110512/INESC-Porto-FEUP-develop-software-to-automatically-analyse-and-validate-mammograms.aspxINESC Porto Software Will Facilitate Kidney Transplants, Scientific Computing (July 25th, 2011) http://www.scientificcomputing.com/news-inesc-porto-software-will-facilitate-kidney-transp-072511.aspx renewable energies,Green Islands Project underway – Azores, Portuguese American Journal (April 2nd, 2011) http://portuguese-american-journal.com/green-islands-project-underway-azores/{{cite web|url=http://www.publico.pt/ciencia/noticia/inescporto-lidera-maior-projecto-de-investigacao-cientifica-na-europa-visando-a-massificacao-dos-carros-electricos-1401266|title=INESC/Porto lidera maior projecto de investigação científica na Europa visando a massificação dos carros eléctricos|author=Lusa|work=PÚBLICO|date=18 September 2009 |accessdate=10 August 2015}} enterprise systems,{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/cese/noticias-eventos/nos-na-imprensa/estes-sapatos-sao-personalizados-e-vao-chegar-a-sua-casa-em-24-horas/|title=Estes sapatos são personalizados e vão chegar a sua casa em 24 horas|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810093512/http://www2.inescporto.pt/cese/noticias-eventos/nos-na-imprensa/estes-sapatos-sao-personalizados-e-vao-chegar-a-sua-casa-em-24-horas/|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.publico.pt/temas/jornal/a-historia-de-uma-industria-condenada-que-se-tornou-um-modelo-para-portugal-27262596|title=A história de uma indústria condenada que se tornou um modelo para Portugal|author=Manuel Carvalho|work=PÚBLICO|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-date=22 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122142300/http://www.publico.pt/temas/jornal/a-historia-de-uma-industria-condenada-que-se-tornou-um-modelo-para-portugal-27262596|url-status=dead}} artificial intelligence, robotics,http://robotica2010.ipleiria.pt/images/03.4.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/crob/noticias-eventos/tv-radio/rtp-smartpaint-201212|title=Robô SMARTPAINT na RTP|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009152954/https://www2.inescporto.pt/crob/noticias-eventos/tv-radio/rtp-smartpaint-201212|archive-date=9 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/crob-en/noticias-eventos/tv-radio-en/tvi24-inovadores-20110416-leg/|title=TVI24's Inovadores Programme interviews Aníbal Matos and Nuno Cruz|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810102115/http://www2.inescporto.pt/crob-en/noticias-eventos/tv-radio-en/tvi24-inovadores-20110416-leg/|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead}} applied photonics,{{cite web|url=http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Sociedade/interior.aspx?content_id=3609273|title=Investigadores do Porto criam tecnologia que pode chegar ao espao em 2018|work=JN|date=30 December 2013 |accessdate=10 August 2015}} information systems {{cite web|url=http://www.publico.pt/local-porto/jornal/inescporto-poupa-papel-e-tempo-aos-municipios-237123|title=INESC-Porto poupa papel e tempo aos municípios|author=Aníbal Rodrigues|work=PÚBLICO|date=11 November 2007 |accessdate=10 August 2015}} and high-assurance software.{{cite web|url=https://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/nprint/169068|title=Portugueses que inventaram Excel sem erros|work=Económico|accessdate=10 August 2015}}
In 2011, the Portuguese Navy joined efforts with the institute to develop technology for deep sea research and surveillance in order to monitor Portugal's Exclusive Economic Zone.INESC Porto And The Portuguese Navy Join Forces To Develop Maritime Robotics, AlphaGalileo (June 15th, 2011)http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=105563&CultureCode=en {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328042343/http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=105563&CultureCode=en |date=2012-03-28 }}
Among the people who work at INESC TEC are some of the most influential researchers both in Portugal and worldwide, such as José Carlos Príncipe, who won the 2011 IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award.José Carlos Príncipe winner "2011 IEEE Neural Network Pioneer Award" – People, Portuguese American Journal, (August 1st, 2011), http://portuguese-american-journal.com/jose-carlos-principe-winner-%e2%80%9c2011-ieee-neural-network-pioneer-award%e2%80%9d-people/ In 2013, Vladimiro Miranda was awarded with the IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award 2012 by the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.{{cite web|url=http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/emfoco/noticias/index.phtml.en/|title=FCT — News|work=mctes.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-date=5 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105175938/http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/emfoco/noticias/index.phtml.en|url-status=dead}}
In December 2012, INESC TEC presented the Laboratory of Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles, which was the result of project [http://reive.inescporto.pt/en/laboratory?set_language=en REIVE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810093644/http://reive.inescporto.pt/en/laboratory?set_language=en |date=2014-08-10 }} (Smart Grids with Electric Vehicles). This is an unparallel infrastructure in the world and places Portugal at the forefront of smart grids worldwide. Provided with an experimental component that is unique, this laboratory makes it possible to test, in an environment that is very close to a real environment, new solutions that integrate microgeneration units and electric vehicles in Low Voltage grids.{{cite web|url=http://bip.inescporto.pt/en/134/destaque.html|title=Conclusion of project REIVE: INESC TEC is world leader in Smart grids|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810093638/http://bip.inescporto.pt/en/134/destaque.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.inescporto.pt/cpes/noticias-eventos/tv-radio/biosfera-pecas-lopes-20130305|title=INESC TEC apresenta Laboratório de Micro-redes e Veículos Elétricos na RTP2|work=inescporto.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002014523/https://www2.inescporto.pt/cpes/noticias-eventos/tv-radio/biosfera-pecas-lopes-20130305|archive-date=2 October 2014|url-status=dead}}
INESC TEC conducts research in the following clusters:
- Power and Energy
- Computer Science
- Industry and Innovation
- Networked Intelligent Systems
Organisation
File:Laboratory of Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles.jpg
13 R&D Centres
- CPES – Centre for Power and Energy Systems
- CTM – Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia
- CAP – Centre for Applied Photonics
- CESE – Centre for Enterprise Systems Engineering
- CSIG – Centre for Information Systems and Computer Graphics
- CRIIS – Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems
- CRAS - Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- CITE – Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship
- C-BER - Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research
- LIAAD – Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support
- CRACS – Centre for Research in Advanced Computing Systems
- CEGI – Centre for Industrial Engineering and Management
- [https://www.inesctec.pt/en/centres/haslab HASLab – High-Assurance Software Laboratory]
File:Optical fiber at INESC TEC.jpg
and 1 Associate R&D Unit
- CISTER - Research Centre in Real-Time and Embedded Computing Systems
Chairman of INESC TEC: José Manuel Mendonça {{cite web|url=http://www.dinheirovivo.pt/empresas/interior.aspx?content_id=3751044|title=Presidente do INESC Porto diz que tecnológicas são a solução|work=Dinheiro Vivo|accessdate=10 August 2015}}
President of the Scientific Council: Manuel António Matos {{cite web|url=http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~mam/|title=Manuel Matos - index|work=up.pt|accessdate=10 August 2015}}
President of the Scientific Advisory Board: José Carlos Príncipe (University of Florida, USA)
References
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External links
- [http://www.inesctec.pt INESC TEC]
- [http://www.fe.up.pt FEUP]
- [http://www.up.pt University of Porto]
- [http://www.uminho.pt University of Minho]
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