Topics – DEI – Department of Informatics Engineering

Topics for PhD Theses and MSc Dissertations

This webpage includes PhD/MSc topics proposed in the context of third parties’ involvement. We note that these topics are open to discussion with potential students interested in pursuing a PhD degree in collaboration with entities/companies, or in working on an MSc dissertation involving international collaboration.

Notes:
• The actual PhD topics may depend on the commitment of the advisor and entity/company to the student application, and finally on the granted application to PhD scholarships.
• The work in the MSc topics will be done under the supervision of a DEI faculty professor and a professor/researcher at the foreign company/institute.
• All the information presented on this webpage was obtained with the consent of all the parties involved.

Area: Human-Computer Interaction / Interactive Systems
Topic: Experiential Alignment in Immersive Interaction: Understanding Continuity and Breakdown in XR
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
DEI Advisor: Letícia Seixas Pereira, Daniel Mendes | Email: lspereira@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Graphics and Digital Media Interactive | Lab@DEI: GIG | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship
Area: Human-Computer Interaction / Interactive Systems
Topic: Experiential Alignment in Immersive Interaction: Understanding Continuity and Breakdown in XR
Targeted PhD Program: PDMD
DEI Advisor: Letícia Seixas Pereira, Daniel Mendes | Email: lspereira@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Graphics and Digital Media Interactive | Lab@DEI: Graphics, Interaction and Games (GIG) | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship

Area: AI & Multi-Agent Systems
Topic: A Multi-Agent System for single and multi-factory scheduling in Industry 4.0
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Critical Manufacturing | URL: https://www.criticalmanufacturing.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: José Pedro Silva | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Daniel Castro Silva | Email: dcs@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Topic: AI-driven Decision Support Systems for Scouting, Recruitment and Player Contracting in Professional Football
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: FC Porto | URL: https://fcporto.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Pedro Bragança | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Topic: Temporal Predictive Models for Injury Forecasting and Prevention in Elite Football
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: FC Porto | URL: https://fcporto.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Pedro Bragança | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Topic: AI-Driven Demand Forecasting and Dynamic Pricing Systems for Sports Ticketing
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: FC Porto | URL: https://fcporto.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Pedro Bragança | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence & Internet of Things
Topic: Intelligent AI- and IoT-Based Systems for Monitoring and Optimizing Professional Football Pitches
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: FC Porto | URL: https://fcporto.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Pedro Bragança | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Topic: Predictive and Causal AI Models for Player Market Value Estimation and Evolution
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: FC Porto | URL: https://fcporto.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Pedro Bragança | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: AI & Information Systems
Topic: Personalized News Podcasts and Intelligent Information Access
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Sonae / Público | URL: https://www.publico.pt
Contact in Company/Institute: TBD | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Sérgio Nunes | Email: ssn@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems | Lab@DEI: InfoLab - Information Systems | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Topic: Generic and Explainable AI Systems for Real-Time Fact Extraction from Large-Scale Football Databases
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Zerozero | URL: https://www.zerozero.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Marco Sousa | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Digital Media / Information Systems
Topic: Innovating Sports Media Delivery and Consumption: Emerging Content Formats in Digital Platforms
Targeted PhD Program: PDMD
Company/Institute: ZOS | URL: https://www.zos.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Marco Sousa | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Sérgio Nunes | Email: ssn@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems | Lab@DEI: InfoLab - Information Systems | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Information Systems
Topic: Intelligent Information Retrieval and Access in Sports Data Ecosystems
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: ZOS | URL: https://www.zos.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Marco Sousa | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Sérgio Nunes | Email: ssn@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems | Lab@DEI: InfoLab - Information Systems | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Information Systems
Topic: Task Decomposition and Microtask Workflows for Complex Knowledge Work
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: ZOS | URL: https://www.zos.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Marco Sousa | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Carla Teixeira Lopes | Email: ctl@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems | Lab@DEI: InfoLab - Information Systems | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: AI & Multi-Agent Systems
Topic: A Multi-Agent System for single and multi-factory scheduling in Industry 4.0
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Critical Manufacturing | URL: https://www.criticalmanufacturing.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: José Pedro Silva | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Daniel Silva | Email: dcs@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Cybersecurity and IoT
Topic: Cybersecurity in Lighting IoT
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Tridonic | URL: https://www.tridonic.com/en/int
Contact in Company/Institute: Carla Santos | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: João Bispo | Email: jbispo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Sciences and Technology of Programming | Lab@DEI: Computing Systems | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Energy-aware Software Systems
Topic: Energy Efficient Optimizations
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Tridonic | URL: https://www.tridonic.com/en/int
Contact in Company/Institute: Carla Santos | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Bruno Lima | Email: brunolima@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Sciences and Technology of Programming | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Data Sciences
Topic: Conditioned Synthetic Data Generation and Targeted Evaluation
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Inês Sousa | Email: ines.sousa@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: Carlos Soares | Email: csoares@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Software development for AI and Data Sciences
Topic: SW development good practices for AI solutions
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Zafeiris Kokkinogenis | Email: zafeiris.kokkinogeni@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: João Carlos Pascoal Faria | Email: jpf@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence – Machine Learning
Topic: Model staging and criteria for retraining decision
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Inês Sousa | Email: ines.sousa@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: João Mendes Moreira | Email: jmoreira@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Machine Learning - Image Generation
Topic: Explainable Synthetic Image Generation
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Luís Rosado | Email: luis.rosado@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: Luís Teixeira | Email: luisft@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Graphics and Digital Media Interactive | Lab@DEI: Graphics, Interaction and Games (GIG) | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: IoT and Edge
Topic: Decentralized orchestration of IoT devices
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Filipe Sousa | Email: filipe.sousa@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: IoT and Edge
Topic: Hierarchical orchestration on the computing continuum
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Filipe Sousa | Email: filipe.sousa@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: IoT and Edge
Topic: Synchronization of physical and digital assets
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Filipe Sousa | Email: filipe.sousa@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: André Restivo | Email: arestivo@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Software Engineering & AI
Topic: Heterogeneous Architectures for AI Agents in E-Commerce Systems
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Kodly | URL: https://kodly.io/
Contact in Company/Institute: Ana Oliveira | Email: ana.oliveira@kodly.io
DEI Advisor: Jorge Melegati | Email: melegati@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Software Engineering & AI
Topic: An architecture for facilitating AI self-correction of user-facing e-commerce chatbots
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Kodly | URL: https://kodly.io/
Contact in Company/Institute: Ana Oliveira | Email: ana.oliveira@kodly.io
DEI Advisor: Jorge Melegati | Email: melegati@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Interfaces Web
Topic: Generative UI driven by AI agents for Web Interface
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Mindera | URL: https://mindera.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Cláudio Teixeira | Email: claudio.teixeira@mindera.com
DEI Advisor: Carla Lopes | Email: ctl@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems | Lab@DEI: InfoLab - Information Systems | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Artificial Intelligence
Topic: Agentic Payments
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Mindera | URL: https://mindera.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Cláudio Teixeira | Email: claudio.teixeira@mindera.com
DEI Advisor: Ana Paula Rocha | Email: arocha@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: AI and networks
Topic: Agent Network Protocol
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Mindera | URL: https://mindera.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Cláudio Teixeira | Email: claudio.teixeira@mindera.com
DEI Advisor: Rosaldo Rossetti | Email: rossetti@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: LIACC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Data Science and AI
Topic: A method to predict the consumption dynamics of white and rosé wines based on daily climate variables
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: SOGRAPE | URL: https://sogrape.com/pt
Contact in Company/Institute: António Graça | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: João Pedro Mendes Moreira | Email: jmoreira@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: AI - Image Analysis
Topic: Quality control of barrel wood grain using smartphone based image analysis
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: SOGRAPE | URL: https://sogrape.com/pt
Contact in Company/Institute: António Graça | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: José Costa Pereira | Email: josecp@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Information Systems
Topic: Application of GIS methodologies to the marking and management of mixed grape varieties in old vineyards
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: SOGRAPE | URL: https://sogrape.com/pt
Contact in Company/Institute: António Graça | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: Thiago Andrade | Email: thiago.a.silva@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems | Lab@DEI: InfoLab - Information Systems | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: AI - Computer Vision
Topic: Use of high resolution LIDAR (DGT) imagery for counting and identifying shrubs and trees, with application to estimating sequestered carbon and landscape indices
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: SOGRAPE | URL: https://sogrape.com/pt
Contact in Company/Institute: António Graça | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: José Costa Pereira | Email: josecp@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Data Science and AI
Topic: Effect of soil plant atmosphere continuum characteristics on irrigation water consumption
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: SOGRAPE | URL: https://sogrape.com/pt
Contact in Company/Institute: António Graça | Email: TBD
DEI Advisor: João Pedro Mendes Moreira | Email: jmoreira@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Machine Learning, Generative AI, Network Security, 5G/6G telecom networks
Topic: Real-Time Trust Computation in 5G/6G Communication Systems under AI-Assisted Impersonation
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: WIT Software | URL: https://www.wit-software.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Luís Silva | Email: luis.silva@wit-software.com
DEI Advisor: José Costa Pereira | Email: josecp@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Geographic Information Systems and AI
Topic: AI Agents for QGIS
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI | PDMD
Company/Institute: infoportugal | URL: https://infoportugal.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Alexandre Gomes | Email: agomes@infoportugal.impresa.pt
DEI Advisor: António Coelho | Email: acoelho@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Graphics and Digital Media Interactive | Lab@DEI: Graphics, Interaction and Games (GIG) | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Multimedia and AI
Topic: Touristic Guides Animated by AI
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI | PDMD
Company/Institute: infoportugal | URL: https://infoportugal.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Alexandre Gomes | Email: agomes@infoportugal.impresa.pt
DEI Advisor: António Coelho | Email: acoelho@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Graphics and Digital Media Interactive | Lab@DEI: Graphics, Interaction and Games (GIG) | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Intelligent Industrial Systems
Topic: Edge-based Factory Inspection of Components with Retraining (Computer Vision)
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: STAR Institute | URL: https://starinstitute.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Ricardo Correia | Email: ricardo.correia@starinstitute.pt
DEI Advisor: Gil Gonçalves / Ricardo Cruz | Email: gil@fe.up.pt / rpcruz@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems / Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Digital and Intelligent Industrial Systems | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Industrial and Mobile Robotics Systems
Topic: 3D MultiSLAM with Drones and Humanoids in Factory Environments ( Mobile Robotics in Industry)
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: STAR Institute | URL: https://starinstitute.pt/
Contact in Company/Institute: Ricardo Correia | Email: ricardo.correia@starinstitute.pt
DEI Advisor: Gil Gonçalves / Rui Pinto | Email: gil@fe.up.pt / rpinto@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Information Systems / Computing Systems and Architectures | Lab@DEI: Digital and Intelligent Industrial Systems | Research Unit: SYSTEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Computer Vision, Navigation, and Edge Computing
Topic: Computer Vision to Assist the Navigation of Drones
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Tekever | URL: https://www.tekever.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: António Relvas | Email: antonio.relvas@tekever.com
DEI Advisor: José Costa Pereira | Email: josecp@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Computer Vision and Edge Computing
Topic: Target Detection by Drones
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Tekever | URL: https://www.tekever.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: António Relvas | Email: antonio.relvas@tekever.com
DEI Advisor: José Costa Pereira | Email: josecp@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Intelligent Systems | Lab@DEI: Artificial Intelligence | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Data Processing and Compression, and Edge Computing
Topic: Lossy Data Compression for Drones
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Tekever | URL: https://www.tekever.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: António Relvas | Email: antonio.relvas@tekever.com
DEI Advisor: Rui Pinto | Email: rpinto@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Systems and Architectures | Lab@DEI: Digital and Intelligent Industrial Systems | Research Unit: SYSTEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Data Processing and Edge Computing
Topic: Sensor Fusion from Drones
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Tekever | URL: https://www.tekever.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: António Relvas | Email: antonio.relvas@tekever.com
DEI Advisor: José Costa Pereira / Rui Pinto | Email: josecp@fe.up.pt / rpinto@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Systems and Architectures | Lab@DEI: Digital and Intelligent Industrial Systems | Research Unit: SYSTEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Human-Computer Interaction / Interactive Systems
Topic: Digital technologies for inclusive employment in blue-collar work: on-the-job training systems and implementation frameworks
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer – AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Ana Barros | Email: ana.barros@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: Letícia Seixas Pereira | Email: lspereira@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Graphics and Digital Media Interactive | Lab@DEI: Graphics, Interaction and Games (GIG) | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Human-Computer Interaction / Interactive Systems
Topic: Enabling workers’ appropriation and adaptation of software tools in digitally transformed work
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS | URL: https://www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt/en/home.html
Contact in Company/Institute: Ana Barros | Email: ana.barros@aicos.fraunhofer.pt
DEI Advisor: Letícia Seixas Pereira | Email: lspereira@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Computer Graphics and Digital Media Interactive | Lab@DEI: Graphics, Interaction and Games (GIG) | Research Unit: INESC TEC
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: LLMs for IP integration
Topic: Custom LLM for IP Integration
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Synopsys | URL: https://www.synopsys.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Luis Cruz | Email: Luis.Cruz@synopsys.com
DEI Advisor: Gil Rocha/ Pedro Diniz | Email: gfr@fe.up.pt/pedrodiniz@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Science and Technology of Programming | Lab@DEI: Computing Systems | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: LLMs for Hardware/Software Testing
Topic: Natural Language Testing
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Synopsys | URL: https://www.synopsys.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Luis Cruz | Email: Luis.Cruz@synopsys.com
DEI Advisor: Auri Vincenzi/José Campos | Email: auri@fe.up.pt/jose.carlos.campos@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Software Engineering | Lab@DEI: Software Engineering | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Generative AI and Code Comprehension
Topic: Harness GenAI to automatically map existing RTL design and verification to specifications & requirements (reverse proof)
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Synopsys | URL: https://www.synopsys.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Luis Cruz | Email: Luis.Cruz@synopsys.com
DEI Advisor: Tiago Carvalho / Pedro Diniz | Email: tdrc@fe.up.pt / pedrodiniz@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: Science and Technology of Programming | Lab@DEI: Computing Systems | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment
Area: Generative AI, Database Systems, Knowledge Representation
Topic: Explore a unified, ingestion-ready database architecture for ASIC development
Targeted PhD Program: PRODEI
Company/Institute: Synopsys | URL: https://www.synopsys.com/
Contact in Company/Institute: Luis Cruz | Email: Luis.Cruz@synopsys.com
DEI Advisor: Francisco Maia / Mariana Malta | Email: franciscomaia@fe.up.pt / mariana.malta@fe.up.pt
DEI Subarea: : Computing Systems and Architectures | Lab@DEI: Computing Systems | Research Unit: N.A.
Context: Intention to apply to FCT scholarship, PhD in a non-academic environment

*Intention to Apply to Erasmus internships:
The MSc dissertations for each there is an intention to apply to Erasmus internships typically begin with work at one of the research Labs of the Informatics and Engineering Department (DEI) of FEUP.
If convenient for all parties and, depending on the availability of financial support, full-time work in the second semester of the academic year may be conducted at the company/institute. In the case of no interest in applying for a full-time Erasmus internship at the company/institute or if financial support is not granted, the MSc project will be conducted at one of the research Labs of DEI, involving the same advising team.
The student will be encouraged to apply for a full-time Erasmus internship at the company/institute.
Depending on the institution involved and the student's willingness, they can apply for Erasmus mobility at the same institute for the first semester of the academic year.
More information about the Erasmus internships.

Topics for PhD Theses and MSc Dissertations

Topics for PhD

Topics for PhD thesis involving international collaborations

Topics for PhD thesis involving companies or other external entities (non-academic environment)

Topics for MSc dissertation involving international collaborations

Topics for MSc dissertation involving companies/institutions that joined the DEI linking programs