Henrique Ferrolho, who completed the Integrated Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering in 2017, is in Scotland developing the software for “Valkyrie”, a humanoid robot, which will help humans to settle on Mars. After embracing the ERASMUS + program at the School of Informatics in Edinburgh, and due to his demonstrated potential, he was invited to elaborate his master’s thesis based on NASA’s robot programming. Although robotics is not his area of ​​expertise, and he was not waiting for the invitation, he accepted it without hesitation.

In addition to having the opportunity to program a robot as unique as the “Valkyrie”, the FEUP master also received another good news: he won the only PhD position in robotics at the University of Edinburgh for European students (although there are five places, four are reserved for UK students and only one for European students). This doctoral program is provided by two collaborating universities – Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh – and has allowed Henrique to be exempt from tuition fees and receive around 65 thousand euros of funding to focus on the robot over the next four years.

Annually, the University of Porto celebrates the members of the institution that stood out the most during the previous year. In the amount of 999 euros (equivalent to the annual fee), the Incentive Prize 2017 is intended for students who, in the academic year 2015/2016, completed their first year with the best average in the 14 colleges of U.Porto (the colleges with more than 1500 students enrolled students distinguish two or more students). The aim is to promote and encourage excellence among students since their first year of enrollment at the University.

Last year, during the Solemn Session that commemorates the 106th anniversary of the U.Porto (22nd March), 22 students were awarded one of the Incentive Awards, an initiative that, for the eighth consecutive year, distinguishes the best first year students from each college at U.Porto. Among them, four students from the Integrated Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering: Francisco Andrade, Xavier Pontes, João Damas and André Cruz.

Congratulations to the four and keep up your excellent work.

On the 30th and 31st of January, the “DSIE’18 13th Doctoral Symposium In Informatics Engineering” took place at the Faculty of Engineering of U.Porto (FEUP). DSIE’18 provides PhD students with a platform to present their scientific work, discuss their ideas, collect feedback and get opinions from experts, colleagues, teachers and experienced researchers.

In the context of the celebrations of its 105th Birthday, the U.Porto will distinguish retired teachers who have provided and will continue to make a special contribution to the University. It is already known the names of the seven teachers and researchers who will be this year awarded the title of Professor Emeritus of the University of Porto.
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The course of Informatics and Computing Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) started in the academic year 1994/95. The course started in the form of a degree (LEIC) 1994/95 to 2005/06 and went on to Master (MIEIC) from 2006/07. In 2014 20 years of this course are completed and, to celebrate, with the collaboration of the Department of Computer Engineering at FEUP (DEI), the Conference 20 years of Informatics and Computing Engineering at FEUP is being organized.
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The project is already being developed for some time, but now knows its final and independent form. In addition to a repository of news, it is an intelligent network of links between personalities.
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Américo Azevedo and António Lucas Soares are the new coordinators of the Enterprise Systems Engineering Center (EESC) at INESC TEC. Researchers ensure the positions that once belonged to Jorge Pinho de Sousa and Luis Carneiro, now INESC TEC Administrator.

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The INESC TEC General Council shall elect a new management, which takes the name of the Board of Directors (CA) INESC TEC. CA, replacing the previous direction, is composed of the President and eight Directors, establishing a model of governance pioneer among the laboratories of the country Associates.
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Raul Vidal, professor of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP), will receive the Person of the Year award in Software Engineering on the 29th of June, at 14:30 in the auditorium of PT Innovation in Aveiro. The ceremony takes place at the International Conference “Trends 2015: Quality in Software Development and Services” organized by INOVA-Ria.
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Within the Music Tech Fest Scandinavia in 2015, which took place on 29 and 30 May in Sweden.

A project developed by Horácio Tomé Marques, student of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP), the Doctoral Program in Digital Media, UT Austin Portugal was one of the winners of this year’s MusicBricks Incubation Awards, delivered last May in Sweden during the Music Tech Fest Encandinavia 2015.
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