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Intellectual property brings INESC TEC and the University of Ghana together The European Patent Office (EPO) aims to strengthen relations between European and African technology transfer offices to promote innovation and

#INESCTEC and KNUST – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, from Ghana, led another initiative of the PATLIB Knowledge Transfer to Africa (KT2A).

The goal? To promote innovation and technology transfer through shared experiences, knowledge, and best practices.

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Conferência de reconhecimento de padrões conta com participação expressiva do INESC TEC Evento promovido pela Associação Portuguesa de Reconhecimento de Padrões contou com 32 artigos de investigadores do INESC TEC. Helena Montenegro, investigadora da instituição,

At RECPAD, promoted by the Portuguese Association for Pattern Recognition, #INESCTEC researchers left a mark with 32 accepted papers.

And there was a standout moment 🏆 Our researcher Helena Montenegro won the Best Paper Award for a work that challenges how we see image anonymisation!

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On the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, it’s not enough to count how many women are in research. What matters is showing all the others that there is space for them.

Watch #INESCTEC video and follow the campaign until March 8, because your role in science should never depend on gender. ✨

INESC TEC boosts scientific and technological collaboration with open-source software initiative Accessing the open-source solutions developed by INESC TEC is now easier: the Institute has just launched the OSS (Open-Source Software)

#INESCTEC launched itsOpen-Source Software (OSS) platform, making research results easier to access, reuse and scale. ♻️

From AI to Power & Energy and Robotics, it’s more than just sharing: it’s about promoting collaboration and turning science into real-world innovation and impact.

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Bibidi-Bobidi-Boo. It is not magic, but science that will reinvent textiles Who remembers the incredible dress worn by Cinderella? Or that iconic glass slipper? Production time: two minutes. Actual time of

🔎In this Spotlight, we focus on future of the textile sector: ➖ waste, ➕ circularity, and data-driven decisions.

With inputs from Marcelo Petry, Helio Mendonca, Daniel Lopes, and Tony Ferreira, #INESCTEC shows how robotics, AI, and computer vision can take circularity to industry.

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In the latest episode of #INESCTEC Science Bits, we went to the CommsLab to talk with researchers Luis Pessoa, Helder Fontes and Nuno Paulino about advanced communications, 5G, 6G and more.

Learn how research is building the networks that keep our world connected.

🎥 Watch here: y2u.be/C_AON57mgrM

Some names are remembered. Others disappear.
But what if that silence isn’t accidental?

From Feb 11 to Mar 8, we’re launching a campaign on who we remember - and who we overlook in STEM.

At INESC TEC, visibility drives inclusion.
Watch the first video and join the conversation.

INESC TEC joins project to accelerate the digital and green transition of the footwear sector INESC TEC aims to apply expertise to accelerate the digital and green transition of Portugal’s footwear sector. How? Thanks to

The future of footwear is here!

And it's sustainable, digital, and innovation-driven! 👣🌱
#INESCTEC is part of a new European project focused on accelerating the digital and green transition of the footwear sector.

Know more about the project with the help of our researcher Rui Rebelo🗞 t.ly/59iN2

From science to market: INESC TEC researchers headed to UT Austin for entrepreneurship programme One team works in Robotics and the other in Systems Engineering and Management; and they share the ambition to take

From the lab to the market and all the way to Austin, Texas

Two #INESCTEC research teams took an important step beyond R&D and into entrepreneurship. That journey led them to TechLaunch, an entrepreneurship bootcamp promoted by the UT Austin Portugal Program.

Full story 🔗 t.ly/HqNdB

INESC TEC researcher awarded for algorithm supporting surgical planning It is now possible to plan surgeries with greater detail and accuracy with the support of intelligent algorithms. One such

⚕️Surgical planning is more precise with the help of AI

Thanks to intelligent algorithms, surgeons can now plan procedures with greater detail and accuracy. Ricardo Ferreira, a researcher at #INESCTEC, was recently awarded Best Student Paper at the international BIBE 2025 conference 🏆

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We can learn more about the world through games: INESC TEC went to Germany to show how Serious games can be a powerful tool for addressing complex topics; an INESC TEC researcher led a workshop covering all stages

Serious games, serious impact. 🎮

Our researcher Maria van Zeller recently led a workshop in Munich, as part of the European EUGLOH project, guiding participants through the entire process of creating a serious game for global health and wellbeing.

🗞️ Read all about the key outcomes! t.ly/THTHM

Focusing on ocean research and innovation, INESC TEC took centre stage at Business2Sea At the Port of Leixões Cruise Terminal, INESC TEC placed ocean research firmly on the Business2Sea agenda; throughout the event,

🌊 Oceans in focus at Business2Sea 2025!

#INESCTEC took the stage at the Port of Leixões Cruise Terminal, sharing how research, innovation, and public policy come together to shape a sustainable Blue Economy. From panels to roundtables, we explored solutions for the oceans

Read here 🔗 t.ly/GVqC1

The Factory of the Future also features INESC TEC R&D – and it will revolutionise the automotive sector DRIVOLUTION is one of the Mobilising Agendas under Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and includes the participation of INESC

The Factory of the Future is already happening. 🚗✨

Through Drivolution, a €50M agenda under Portugal’s PRR, #INESCTEC is helping transform the automotive sector with technology that goes straight from research to real-world impact.

Full story is here 🔗 t.ly/Q8hfg

AI is made of “springs, winters” and (many) questions: Alípio Jorge looked to the past, projected the future &#8211 What is Artificial Intelligence and why is it taking centre stage? How do the language models we use on a daily basis work?

At U.Porto Rectory, #INESCTEC researcher Alípio Jorge invited us to look at the bigger picture in the talk “Artificial Intelligence: where are we in 2025?”. A fast-paced journey through 70 years of AI.

The session put Portugal on the map: from the National AI Agenda to CitiLink.

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Today, 23 January, is the International Day of Freedom, proclaimed by the UN and UNESCO, a moment to pause and reflect on what freedom truly means.

At #INESCTEC, freedom lives in the space we create for ideas to emerge. Let's celebrate the freedom to be curious, to care, and to make a difference.

INESC TEC helps SMEs take the leap towards digital transformation When it comes to the digital transformation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), the risk is that an (often) endless

Digital transformation doesn’t have to be overwhelming. 🧠

#INESCTEC is helping SMEs turn big questions into real action. Through a hands-on workshop at Mês das Empresas, companies explored how digitalisation and AI can boost efficiency.

🤔 Want to know more? 👉 t.ly/buPsn
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INESC TEC “dived” into an oceanographic campaign across the seamounts of the Madeira–Tore complex In October, INESC TEC researchers contributed to a new data collection and mapping campaign of the Madeira–Tore geological complex. With

Meet EVA. 🌊🤖

#INESCTEC ’s autonomous underwater vehicle EVA went deep (up to 1,100 metres) to help map the Madeira–Tore geological complex. From a Portuguese Navy vessel, the team collected Hi-Res images and 3D seabed data to better understand vulnerable marine ecosystems.

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#INESCTEC researcher José Ribeiro took part in “A Day with a Scientist”, promoted by Escola Ciência Viva Gaia, in the heart of the Parque Biológico de Gaia.

For one morning, 4th-grade students had the chance to meet a real scientist, ask questions, and discover how science works beyond textbooks.

A-IQ Ready: INESC TEC hosted final project meeting aimed at strengthening European innovation The meeting, held at INESC TEC’s headquarters in Porto, brought together more than 30 participants to explore three years of work under

Three years. Dozens of partners. One shared goal: turning bold ideas into European innovation. 🇪🇺✨

#INESCTEC recently hosted the final meeting of the A-IQ Ready project in Porto, bringing together more than 30 people to look back at an intense journey.

Full article here 👉 t.ly/_7PW0

INESCTEC.OCEAN hosted intensive course on “Numerical Modelling and CFD for Maritime Applications” Between 9 and 11 December, the Centre of Excellence led by INESC TEC hosted a wide range of theoretical and

💻🌊 From theory to hands-on CFD challenges.

INESCTEC.OCEAN hosted an intensive course on Numerical Modelling and CFD for Maritime Applications, bringing together experts and audience to "dive deep" into fluid simulation for offshore structures.

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New edition of PhD Bytes highlighted research and innovation in Computer Science The second edition of PhD Bytes challenged PhD students to present their research in computer science in a clear, creative and accessible way. The initiative took place on

🥳 Big ideas, short pitches, real impact.

At the second edition of PhD Bytes, Computer Science research took centre stage, with short and creative pitches that made complex ideas fun to follow.

The initiative took place at #INESCTEC’s hub in the Universidade do Minho.

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INESC TEC contributed to international discussion on the resilience of the electrical systems of Portugal and Texas Although separated by an ocean, there are several matters that bring the electrical systems of the two territories closer together.

🛫 #INESCTEC took centre stage at a major international colloquium at the University of Texas at Austin. Together with experts from 🇵🇹 and 🇺🇸, our researcher led the discussion on securing modern power grids against future challenges.

A key Portugal–U.S. research partnership.

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⏳ Last call, teachers!
This is the final week to register for INESC TEC Open Week!

For one week, classrooms move into labs, curiosity turns into discovery and students get to experience what science and engineering look like in the real world. 🔬✨

📅 Deadline: 15 Jan
🔗 All the details: t.ly/sDtc9

📖 At #INESCTEC, our Book Club is where ideas travel far beyond pages. On Reader’s Day, we’re sharing some of the titles that sparked the best conversations around our table.

And if your reading list is always growing (as it should be), you can explore even more on our Goodreads 👉 t.ly/zdbkK

BANKSY project kicks off to revolutionise reasoning over vague and contradictory information The BANKSY project, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), promises to innovate the way we deal

What do you do when information is missing, uncertain or even contradictory? 🤯

That’s the real-world challenge behind BANKSY, a new research project led by #INESCTEC and funded by FCT, bringing together CIDMA, the Universidade de Aveiro and AIBILI.

Full story 🔗 t.ly/a6ukS

From batteries to hazardous waste: how this laser technology can boost the circular economy Portuguese researchers are using laser-induced plasma technology to transform both battery diagnostics and the wood-recycling industry.  What if laser analysis

♻️ What if laser light could help us recycle better? INESC TEC’s laser-induced plasma tech reveals material composition fast, supporting next-gen battery recycling and safer waste management

A real win for the circular economy 🔄

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2025 was a milestone at #INESCTEC 💙

We turned 40 — four decades of science, impact, challenges and breakthroughs, built by people who show up with curiosity and resilience.

Innovation starts with people. Always.

🎓 Thinking about starting a PhD or taking your research career further? This could be your moment!

The “la Caixa” Foundation has opened applications for 60 Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships, and #INESCTEC may be one of the host institutions.

🔬 All the details here: bip.inesctec.pt/en/noticias/...

We often imagine the future as something distant. But sometimes, it arrives quietly… on four wheels. ⚡🚗

In this new #INESCTEC Spotlight article, we leave the DeLorean and look at how electric vehicles are shaping a smarter, cleaner, and more accessible future of mobility.

Full story 👉 t.ly/hA3e_

🎙️ New Science Bits episode is out!

In MASSIVE: where the real and the virtual meet, we explore INESC TEC’s immersive lab where virtual reality goes beyond sight and sound, engaging all the senses to rethink human–technology interaction. 🌐🧠

Step into this immersive experiences. 👇
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