The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) is a research & development institute at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto in Portugal. 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.
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). 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.
History INESC was founded in the city of Porto in 1985, and in December 1998 it became INESC Porto, a branch of INESC. Following a rebranding process, the institution changed its name to INESC TEC, with INESC, 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 HASLab – High Assurance Software Laboratory. In 2012, the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) also became a privileged partner of INESC TEC.
With the launching of INESC P&D Brasil (in São Paulo, Brazil), INESC TEC has strengthened its presence worldwide, always associating Portugal to international scientific excellence.
Research areas INESC TEC is one of Portugal's most influential research institutes 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/ enterprise systems, artificial intelligence, robotics, applied photonics, information systems and high-assurance software.
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
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.
In December 2012, INESC TEC revealed the Laboratory of Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles, which was the result of project REIVE (Smart Grids with Electric Vehicles), making it possible to test, in a realistic environment, new solutions that integrate microgeneration units and electric vehicles in Low Voltage grids.
INESC TEC conducts research in the following clusters: Power and Energy Computer Science Industry and Innovation Networked Intelligent Systems
Organisation The institute consists of:
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 HASLab – High-Assurance Software Laboratory
and 1 Associate R&D Unit
CISTER - Research Centre in Real-Time and Embedded Computing Systems
Chairman of INESC TEC: José Manuel Mendonça
President of the Scientific Council: Manuel António Matos
President of the Scientific Advisory Board: José Carlos Príncipe (University of Florida, USA)
References
External links INESC TEC FEUP University of Porto University of Minho