The UPorto iSchool, represented by Prof. António Lucas Soares (FEUP/DEI) and Prof. Fernanda Ribeiro (FLUP) is, since June 12, 2018, member of the Board of Directors of the iSchools (in addition to the presence in the Executive Committee of the iSchools European Region).
The iSchools organization is a consortium of Information Schools dedicated to advancing the information field.
Creative Colab ’18, which will take place between June 4 and 6, 2018, at the Pole Industries Creative (PINC) of UPTEC, in Porto, is an event organized by The Digital Media Doctoral Program students. This year’s edition is focused on the discussion of digital technology and media as a vehicle for raising awareness of environmental sustainability and the circular economy.
During the event there will happen several workshops inspired by the theme and in particular, on June 5, there will be a seminar in which will participate speakers such as Ricardo Ramires (Service Operations Manager at Siemens Healthineers), Pedro Pinto (technological director of InnoWave Technologies Group), Luísa Magalhães (executive director of Smart Waste Portugal), among others, whose contributions will make Creative Colab ’18 an unforgettable event!
Follow the link of the event, with all the relevant information: https://creativecolab.fe.up.pt. The event is free to participate but registration is required, so you must register through the link https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/registo-creative-colab-2018-re-makers-46219329258.
Argumentation Hub (ARGH) is a collaborative and multidisciplinary laboratory created within the scope of the Media Innovation Labs (MIL) of Oporto University, having as its main objective the theme of argumentation, a topic of research transversal to several scientific areas.
Argh’s mission is to promote multidisciplinary investigation in argumentation. Learning by practicing , the ARGH intends to conduct applied research to produce interesting applications of argumentative technologies, in particular in the field of digital media.
Until April 30, a Call-for-ArgHuments is open to any person, student, teacher or researcher, who has an interest in the topic and an idea or research results on Argumentation; The ArgHuments will be presented on the afternoon of May 3, 2018, as part of the ArgHumantation Workshop — Research and Practice(s) of Argumentation.
A students group from the Computer Engineering Department at Oporto Engineering Faculty is developing a mobile application that aims to help identify landowners in need of cleaning. This project, entitled “Safe Forest”, is being developed in partnership with the Tondela city in order to prevent forest fires, in this area extremely affected in October last year.
After an initial visit in February 2018 of the Computer Engineering Department, led by its director João Cardoso and some subsequent conversations with Tondela city, it was defined that the software and applications will be developed within the curricular unit of Laboratory Management Project (LGP). A students team, who meanwhile created the fictitious company APPly, are working together with the GnR Prevention and Relief Intervention Group (GIPS) and other local agents in order to develop a functional prototype in the creation of a forest register that can identify to whom each territory belongs, as well as the state of cleanliness and conservation , and collect relevant information to help prevent future fires. It also aims to promote more active citizenship by allowing citizens to contribute data and reporting problems in the application.
The project is being guided by Ademar Aguiar Professor, specialized in Software Engineering, and integrates students of Computer Engineering, Multimedia, Service Engineering and Management of FEUP, as well as Communication Design students of Fine Arts Faculty (FBAUP).
A group of students from the Department of Informatics Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto is developing a mobile application that aims to help identify landowners’s properties in need of cleaning. This project, entitled “Safe Forest”, is being developed in partnership with the Tondela Municipal Council in order to prevent forest fires, in this extremely affected area in October last year.
After an initial visit, in February 2018, from the Department of Informatics Engineering, led by its director João Cardoso and some subsequent conversations with the Municipality of Tondela, it was defined that the software and applications will be developed within the curricular unit of Laboratory of Project Management (LGP). A team of students, who in the meantime created the fictitious company APPly, is working together with the GNR Prevention and Relief Intervention Group (GIPS) and with other local agents to develop a functional prototype in the creation of a forest register which can identify who owns each territory, as well as the state of cleanliness and conservation, and gather relevant information to help prevent future fires. It also seeks to promote more active citizenship by allowing citizens to contribute data and reporting problems in implementation.
The project is being guided by Professor Ademar Aguiar, specialized in Software Engineering, and integrates students of Computer Science and Computing, Multimedia, Service Engineering and Management of FEUP, as well as Communication Design students from the Faculty of Fine Arts (FBAUP).
Every year the Bachelor’s degree and the Master’s degree in Information Science come together to carry out an initiative that promotes the dissemination of Information Science in the student community and in the labor market, the Information Science Days.
This year is the XVI edition, with the theme: “Information Management: 20 years of training at the Oporto University”, in the auditorium of the Oporto Engineering Faculty.
Throughout the day we will have the presence of several speakers and the testimony of former students who will help us discuss the theme of this edition.
The XVI Days of Information Science also mark the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Information Management Master’s degree, as well as the tenth anniversary of the Information Science Master’s degree whose genesis is based on the previous one.
To celebrate this milestone we will have the presence of Tom Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Sheffield University whose work promoted wide advances in Information Management, to carry out the opening keynote of the event
The reception of participants will begin at 8:30 am next to the Engineering Faculty auditorium.
Participation in the Days is free of charge although registration is required.
Book May 14th in your calendar and be present in this edition!
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The Computer Students National Meeting (ENEI) 12th edition took place between 23 and 26 March 2018, at the Oporto Engineering Faculty. Targeted to informatics courses students, it was attended by about 700 participants in the various lectures, workshops and discussion panels, with speakers of national and international reputation.
The annual event purpose is to offer students from all over the country an event that promotes learning, exchange of ideas and conviviality, while trying to create strong connections with the business world.
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2018 ENEI
In March, all roads will lead to the #ENEI ! ????????????Don’t miss the best meeting in the country, where you can participate in lectures, workshops and panel discussions, with speakers of national and international renown. But hope that’s not all! You can count on moments of fun night time that are an excellent route of networking and exchange of knowledge. You don’t even know the adventure that waits for you! Get to know the city of Porto, FEUP and the whole team. See you! ????
The 12th edition of the National Meeting of Informatics Students (ENEI) took place between 23 and 26 March 2018 at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Aimed at students of courses related to computer science, it was attended by around 700 participants in various lectures, workshops and panel discussions, with speakers of national and international renown.
The annual event aims to provide students across the country with an event that promotes learning, brainstorming and socializing as they try to create strong connections with the business world.
Em Março, todos os caminhos vão dar ao #ENEI ! ????????????Não percas o melhor encontro do país, onde poderás participar em palestras, workshops e painéis de discussão, contando com oradores de renome nacional e internacional.Mas espera que não é tudo! Podes contar com momentos de diversão noturnos que são uma excelente via de networking e troca de conhecimento.Nem sabes a aventura que te espera! Fica a conhecer melhor a cidade do Porto, a FEUP e toda a equipa. Até já! ????
Publicado por ENEI – Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Informática em Segunda-feira, 22 de Janeiro de 2018
Raul Vidal Professor is part of the Professores Emeritus restricted group, a title for jubilant or retired professors who stood out for their high services to the U.Porto and who, for this very part, will continue to collaborate with the University for the next five years.
ACM has appointed John L. Hennessy, former president of Stanford University, and David A. Patterson, a retired professor at California University, Berkeley, as beneficiaries of the 2017 ACM.M. Turing Award for pioneering a systematic and quantitative approach to the computer architectures design and evaluation with lasting impact on the microprocessor industry.
The Hennessy and Patterson work certainly exemplifies this pattern. His contributions to energy-efficient RISC-based processors helped in making mobile and IoT revolutions possible. At the same time, his seminal book has advanced the pace of innovation across the industry over the past 25 years, influencing generations of computer engineers and designers.
ACM initiated the Turing Award in 1966 to recognize contributions of great technical and lasting importance to the field of computing,” said ACM President Vicki L. Hanson.