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Workshop on Introduction to Data Visualization

A figure is worth a thousand words. Based on this premise, the goal is to sensitize academics to the importance of effective visual communication of scientific results. The workshop provides guidelines for data visualization based on theoretical advances on data visualization and good practices, and introduces a number of traditional and recent visualization techniques which can be applied to various scientific domains. The practical section also provides an overview of some tools for data visualization with various levels of complexity and learning curve. Examples from various scientific fields will be presented and discussed in terms of visual construction and possibilities of improvement.

 

02-10-2018

Conference: The Future of Qualifications and Work in the Automobile Industry

Mobinov - Automobile Cluster Association, will hold on September 27th the conference The Future of Qualifications and Work in the Automobile Industry, which will discuss issues such as the characterization of employment in the automobile cluster, the future of the automotive industry and the challenges in terms of employment and professional qualification.

 

27-09-2018

Opportunities and limitations of integrated bioenergy and carbon capture and storage systems to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement

IST's Department of Mechanical Engineering and the IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research will hold a seminar with Dr. Joana Portugal Pereira on the opportunities and limitations of integrated bioenergy and carbon capture and storage systems to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

 

26-09-2018
Achievement

Academic Merit

Congratulations to Professor Fernanda Margarido, who completed her Habilitation (Agregação) at Instituto Superior Técnico in the area of Environmental Engineering. Fernanda Margarido is Associate Professor at IST/UL and maintains a reputed scientific activity at IN+, where she is the Coordinator of the Waste Processing and Management Laboratory, leading a research group on Materials Recycling of Wastes and End-of-Life Products.

André Gonçalves

12-09-2018
IN+ Summer School

IN+ Summer School: Exploring Urban Analytics

Cities are responsible for 80% of wealth creation, 60% of total energy consumption and 70% of greenhouse gas emissions. Urban analytics enables us to better understand what happens and ensure better management and planning of city environments.

IN+ Summer School team

03-08-2018

Seminar: Heat release at the wetting front during capillary filling of cellulosic micro-substrates

Friday July 20th, 10H00-12H:00, Sala de Reuniões do DEM, Pav. Mecânica III

 

20-07-2018

19th Lisbon Laser Symposium

The 19th International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics holds the opportunity for researchers and industries to connect and share new developments in laser applications, fluid mechanics and optical techniques relevant to the first.

 

16-07-2018

Urban Analytics, IN+Summer School

Cities face several challenges: growing population, high pollution levels, an increase in unsustainable mobility options. Urban Analytics can provide valuable insights and an data-based approach is a crucial way to tackle them. IN+Summer School offers a comprehensive overview of the approaches and tools for the analysis of urban settings.

 

15-07-2018
Achievement

Pedro Pontes receives the Bionic Innovation Competition award

Pedro Pontes, a researcher at IN+, went to the Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering of Jilin University, China, June 9 and 10 to receive the ISBE International Bionic Innovation Competition award. At the ceremony, Pedro summarily presented the work that has been developed at IN+, which earned him the prize, and visited the facilities of the Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering.

Ana Moita

12-06-2018
Technology Management and Policy

Programa Planear a Reforma

With an increase in the average life expectancy, the decision to continue working becomes an option. Among other possibilities, one might consider entrepreneurship. Catarina Seco Matos, researcher at IN+, writes about senior entrepreneurship in the context of the Program Plan for Retirement, a voluntary-enrollment program aimed at training senior entrepreneurs on Volunteering, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, Health.

Daniela António

07-06-2018
Technology Management and Policy

Laboratory of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Professor Miguel Amaral (DEG/IN+) and Professor Ana Carvalho (DEG/CEG-IST) proposed the creation of a Laboratory of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IST. The laboratory will be located in Taguspark, comprising a room for seminars and a workshop for the development of technological products with social impact. The Laboratory was one of the winners of the Projects for Pedagogical Innovation - PIP2018.

Daniela António

22-05-2018

O Legado de José Mariano Gago

A conferência Caminhos do Conhecimento, O Legado de José Mariano Gago terá lugar no próximo dia 16 de Maio, das 09.30 às 14.30, no Teatro José Lúcio, em Leiria. A conferência reúne investigadores, artistas, empresários, políticos, professores e estudantes num debate aberto sobre diálogos cruzados: o conhecimento para um futuro comum. Ver programa >>

 

16-05-2018

About Us

Centre for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research

We are a cross-disciplinary research venue, acting to integrate scientific research in technology, innovation and public policy, striving to promote the sustainable application of science. Institutionally, IN+ operates at Técnico Lisboa and is a member of the associate laboratory LARSyS.

Our activities brings together researchers from various research areas, often called laboratories, who join efforts to achieve a sustainable society, by cooperating with industry and fostering a scientific culture in our spaces, fellows and communities.