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Meeting about the new admission process for the Academic Year for the Carnegie Mellon Portugal dual degree Ph.D. program

Meeting about the new admission process for the 2010/2011 Academic Year for the Carnegie Mellon|Portugal dual degree Ph.D. program
Date: November 6, 2009
Place: FEUP, Porto, Portugal (The meeting will be held next Friday, 10:00 am, November 6, 2009, room B231)

The meeting will have the following agenda:
10:00 Opening: Prof. Aurélio Campilho (PDEEC Director) and Prof. J. Silva Matos (DEEC President)
10:30 Carnegie Mellon | Portugal Program: Prof João Barros (Director of the Carnegie Mellon|Portugal program in Portugal)
11:00 Ph.D. Students experience at Carnegie Mellon: Mate Boban, and Masoud Nazari
Discussion

Portuguese Tradition of Saint Martin’s in Pittsburgh

Portuguese Tradition of Saint Martin’s Magusto in Pittsburgh
On November 11th, 2009, the Ph.D. and professional master students enrolled in the Carnegie Mellon|Portugal Program will celebrate the Portuguese tradition of Saint Martin’s Magusto in Pittsburgh. Organized by ICTI-Information and Communication Technologies Institute and CMUPA-CMU Portuguese Students Association, this event will be held in the Newell Simon Plaza at Carnegie Mellon University, just outside the Robotics Lounge, between 5 to 7 pm.

In Portugal, this is the traditional day to light a fire and roast chestnuts in every Portuguese house. It was also traditional to try out the new wine produced in the fall or drink aguapé (a light type of wine) or jeropiga (a sweet spirit).

This iniciative will reproduce all of this in Pittsburgh, particularly the weather and the wine!

ICTI Professor Pedro Ferreira will speak at a seminar on Monday

ICTI Professor Pedro Ferreira will speak at a seminar on Monday
Monday, November 2 at 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in Hamburg Hall 1502.

Pedro is the ICTI@Portugal Principal Investigator for the ICTI Ph.D. Program in Engineering and Public Policy (EPP). He is currently a visiting professor at the Heinz College and is Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST).

Title: Economies of Scale vs. Market Power: An Analysis of Economic Efficiency and Application to the Telecommunications Industry

Abstract: “I study the economic efficiency of the Nash equilibrium in a market where a number of firms face linear decreasing marginal costs and compete to meet the linear demand from consumers. Economic efficiency is a measure of the relative aggregated welfare realized at Nash equilibrium and the maximum welfare that could be realized in the market if only one firm produced and priced at marginal cost. I show that Nash equilibrium exists under mild conditions and I show how its economic efficiency depends on the number of firms in the market and on the ratio between the slopes of the marginal cost curve and of the inverse demand function. In the absence of regulation, when this ratio is large, welfare is maximized at Nash equilibrium with only a few selfish firms in the market who realize the benefits of aggregated production. When this ratio is small, welfare is maximized at Nash equilibrium with many firms who cannot abuse excessively from market power given competition. Aggregated welfare is maximized with only one firm in the market if and only if this ratio is greater than 0.52. The economic efficiency loss of the Nash equilibrium is approximately given by this ratio for any number of firms in the market except when few firms with weak economies of scale compete. In the case of linear costs, economic efficiency loss, which is all due to the effect of market power, is at most 25%. I also provide an upper bound for the economic efficiency of the Nash equilibrium when similar firms face general concave costs. I discuss the application of these results to the telecommunications industry. In particularly, I show how provisioning clusters for High Performance Computing trades off with distributed Grid Computing to provide massive amounts of computing power.”

http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/events/event-detail/index.aspx?eid=702

João Barros Talks about New Horizons at Information and Communication Technologies

National Director of Carnegie Mellon | Portugal Partnership Talks about “New Horizons at Information and Communication Technologies”
João Barros, national director of the Carnegie Mellon |Portugal Partnership, will attend the IV Ibero-American Meeting about the Goals of the Millennium from United Nations and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), held in Lisbon, Portugal, between November 3 rd and 4 th 2009.

This event is organized by the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education in Portugal, the Secretary General Ibero-American (SEGIB), and the Ibero-American Association for Research Laboratories and Telecommunication Companies (AHCIET).

The National Director of the Carnegie Mellon|Portugal Partnership will give a speech about the “New Horizons at Information and Communication Technologies”, in a plenary session which focus on “Analysis of the Actual Situation, and the future tendencies in ICT”.

The main goal of this Ibero-American Meeting is to do the analysis of the policies that are being held to stimulate innovation and research in the ICT areas, involving the public and private sectors: public administration, universities, scientific institutions, companies, and Non-governmental organizations in the ICT areas.

In this event, the themes will be: “Collaborative and Interactive Web – The Changes in the Society”; “The ICT versus the Energetic Efficiency and Sustainability – Smart Grids”, “Companies Development in the ICT areas”, “Stimulate the Ibero-American Digital Ecosystem”, and “e-Science and e-innovation”.

The final conclusions and recommendations of this event, will be placed in a document that will be discussed in the preparation of the XIX Ibero-American Summit Conference of the Head of State and the Government, this year dedicated to “Innovation and Knowledge”, that will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, between November 30 and December 1, 2009.

For more information visit the websites: UMIC – http://www.umic.pt/ – or AHCIET – http://www.ahciet.net .

Experts discuss on international service design

Experts discuss on international service design

Diário Cidade_Beyond Basics The 2009 Service Design conferene, entitled “Beyond basics,” received about 120 representatives of academic institutions and companies from around the world, especially the Nordic countries where economies are based on services. One professor added that University of Madeira is involved in several international projects in the area of service design, as a result of the partnership with Carnegie Mellon University , whose main objective is the formation of qualified human resources.

Read the Portuguese article in PDF, from Diário Cidade.

Workshop Experiencing Technology Transfer: collaborating with Carnegie Mellon

Workshop: “Experiencing Technology Transfer: collaborating with Carnegie Mellon”
November 8-10, 2009.
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, Portugal PROGRAM

The UTEN Portugal in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, and the Carnegie Mellon׀Portugal Partnership, is conducting a Technology Transfer Workshop to be held on November 8-10, 2009 at the Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra.

Opening remarks:
• José Manuel Mendonça, Scientific Director of UTEN Portugal, President of INESC Porto
• João Barros, National Director, Carnegie Mellon/Portugal Program

Featured speakers at the workshop include three experts in key areas of technology transfer from Carnegie Mellon University, and two managers from the portuguese company PT Inovação:

Tara Branstad, Associate Director, Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC)
Timothy P. McNulty, Associate Vice President for Government Relations
Mary Beth Shaw, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
José Marcelino Pousa, director of Planning Control and Resources, PT Inovação
Isilda Maria Reis Braga da Costa, Legal adviser, PT Inovação

The main objectives of the workshop are to present the Carnegie Mellon University model for technology transfer and entrepreneurship development and to p rovide training to Portuguese technology transfer offices (TTOs) in licensing issues , technology transfer models , skill development , and metrics to measure success .

The workshop will span two days. During the first day, the Carnegie Mellon experts will present the university’s overall approach to regional economic development and provide an overview of the university’s TTO, Office of General Counsel, and Office of Government Relations and the interface between those offices and other departments within the university. Portuguese corporate representatives will address the importance of technology transfer from their perspective. Following the general sessions, in depth presentations will focus on software licensing issues and start-up models and on TTO models, skill requirements and metrics to measure success.

The second day of the workshop will be limited to a select group of participants from TTOs within Portugal. It will consist of a presentation on Carnegie Mellon’s standard license and spin-off license templates and a discussion of common licensing issues and concerns. In addition, the experts will guide the participants though case studies illustrating key points of deal valuation and structure and license negotiation.

APPLICATION FORM

More information:
UTEN Portugal
Grasiela Almeida
galmeida@inescporto.pt
Speakers:
Tara Branstad, Associate Director, Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (“CTTEC”), Carnegie Mellon University.
Tara Branstad has been with Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation for four years; first as a Licensing Manager, then as Director of Enterprise Creation, and now as the Associate Director of the Center. In her current capacity, she is responsible for IP management, licensing, facilitating the creation of spin-off companies and assisting the Director in managing the operational and administrative activities of the Center. Tara works primarily with faculty in Robotics, Biomedical Engineering, and ICES (the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems). She also works with faculty in Computer Science, the Mellon College of Science, and the Tepper School of Business.
Tara began her professional career in technology transfer at the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Technology Management. She then worked at Innovation Works, a seed stage funding and technology-based economic development organization in Pittsburgh, and subsequently, as an independent consultant to organizations and companies in the start-up space. Tara received a BA in Biology from the University of Virginia, an MHA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business.

Tim McNulty, Associate Vice President of Government Relations at Carnegie Mellon University.
In this role he facilitates the University’s collaboration with federal, state and local government partners. Previously McNulty was Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives and focused on the development projects in Carnegie Mellon’s major research areas of cyber security, energy technology and robotics.
McNulty joined Carnegie Mellon in January 2003 after 8 years in the Administration of Governor’s Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker-serving in the Department of Community and Economic Development as Executive Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary and as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor for Technology Initiatives. McNulty directed the design and implementation of Governor Tom Ridge’s Digital and Life Sciences Greenhouses, the Governor’s $2 billion investment in biotechnology and participated in Governor Ridge’s success in restoring commercial shipbuilding at the Philadelphia Shipyard. McNulty led the Pittsburgh Regional Revitalization Initiative in 1994 for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. He is a member of the board of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Investment Board and the board of Innovation Works. McNulty also volunteers as a board member of a number of technology and education related organizations, including the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation, the SciTech Spectacular, Asset Incorporated, and the Pennsylvania Learning Network.
McNulty holds a bachelors degree in Political Science from Indiana University and a Masters of Arts in Public Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Mary Beth Shaw, Assistant General Counsel within the Office of General Counsel of Carnegie Mellon University.
Mary Beth Shaw has been Assistant General Counsel within the Office of General Counsel of Carnegie Mellon University since Sept. 2005. Shaw is responsible for handing the legal matters of Carnegie Mellon in the areas of corporate, commercial, tax, international, financial, technology transfer and real estate law. Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon, Mary Beth Shaw was a corporate and tax attorney at a large law firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for more than ten years. Prior to attending law school, Shaw practiced public accounting for a number of years at a large, international public accounting firm.
Mrs. Shaw received her J.D. degree from the West Virginia University College of Law, where she graduated with highest honors and was Editor-in-Chief of the West Virginia Law Review. Mrs. Shaw also received her B.S. in B.A. degree from West Virginia University, where she majored in Accounting and graduated summa cum laude. In addition to holding a license to practice law in both West Virginia and Pennsylvania, Shaw is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

José Marcelino Pousa, Director of Planning Control and Resources at PT Inovação.
His area of expertise encompasses Innovation Management which administers technology transfer and partnerships with universities and I&D institutions. Pousa has a degree in applied physics in opto-electronics from the Universidade do Porto, a master’s degree in organization and information systems from the Universidade de Évora, and a post-graduate in economics and management of industrial property from Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG). He has devoted 18 years to research and development in the areas of optical communications and photonics.

Isilda Costa, legal adviser at PT Inovação
Isilda Costa is involved in a wide variety of legal areas, including corporate, intellectual property, labour and contract law. Costa’s major areas of focus are intellectual property, European law and telecommunications. Costa graduated with a law degree from the Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Coimbra. She completed post-graduate studies in European law in 1991 and in communication law in 1993 at the Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Coimbra, and in management and economics of intellectual property law at Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, in Lisbon.

Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC)

CITEC logo The Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC) at Carnegie Mellon University is responsible for facilitating and accelerating the movement of research and technology out of the university and into the marketplace. Our collaborative and problem-solving approach working with our researchers to validate, challenge and extend their work fits well within the overall goals of commercialization. The founder of CTTEC made the following declaration in 1993, and it continues to guide our efforts every day. “At CTTEC, we are inspired by the passion of our inventors, continuously innovate our process, and strive to build connections with our extended community.”

CTTEC works closely with several academic and administrative departments and groups within Carnegie Mellon University, as well as regional, national and global organizations focused on early stage technologies to uncomplicate the transfer of research based technology and accelerate the commercialization of innovation throughout Carnegie Mellon University. The team consists of licensing specialists and business creation experts with skills in intellectual property management, technology commercialization, and business development. The team has a diverse set of experiences across a range of industries including medical devices and bioinformatics, data storage and server design, semiconductor and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMs) and advanced materials. The current team collectively holds 1 Ph.D., 3 MBAs, 2 master’s degrees, and 1 J.D.
With over 350 licenses, options and other agreements and 50 new company spin-out deals completed successfully over the past 5 years , we are the trusted partner for the Carnegie Mellon University community in assessing technology, mitigating risks and developing best business scenarios for value creation. For more information visit: http://www.cmu.edu/cttec/index.html .

Researchers and Students from the Partnership will participate in the Service Design Conference 2009

Researchers and Students from the Partnership will participate in the Service Design Conference 2009

SDN This year, the Service Design (SDN) Conference, entitled “Beyond Basics”, will be held in Madeira, Portugal, between October 26 th to 27 th, , will have researchers, faculty members, and students of the Master Program in Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI), from the Carnegie Mellon|Portugal Partnership.

Having explored the basics of Service Design in many interesting presentations and workshops during the last year’s SDN Conference, it is now time to dig deeper into the field. The participants will have a vivid mix of different presentations, workshops and papers in order to provide you with the academic and practical expertise, from well renowned international players in the Service Design field.

The organizing committee is arranging a special “last minute” package of 350€, it does not include travel and accommodation. For more information refer to: http://www.service-design-network.org/content/welcome .

Next Generation Access Networks The Effects of Vertical Spillovers on Access and Innovation

SEMINAR SERIES on ICTs POLICY RESEARCH
Topic: Next Generation Access Networks: The Effects of Vertical Spillovers on Access and Innovation

Tuesday, October 13th 2009 16:30pm
Room 5.09, 5th floor, North Tower, Instituto Superior Técnico*

Professor António Brandão
Faculdade de Economia do Porto

Abstract:
We consider an upstream firm that sells a vital input to downstream firms. There are vertical spillovers and two different regulatory policies of the input price: cost oriented regulation and no-regulation. We also admit two alternative market structures: vertical integration and vertical separation. With this setting we study the effects of vertical spillovers on foreclosure and on the investment of the upstream firm. We conclude that foreclosure is not a necessary outcome. We also conclude that if the vertical spillovers are significant the standard conclusions about the effects of regulation on investment incentives do not always hold.

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*FOR THOSE WHO WON’T BE ABLE TO BE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT IST TOMORROW, YOU CAN ATTEND THE SEMINAR ONLINE THROUGH WEBEX (LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS BELOW).

Please follow the instructions in that email some minutes before 4:30am (GMT) and join the online meeting room.

Topic: Next Generation Access Networks The Effects of Vertical Spillovers on Access and Innovation
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Time: 4:30 pm, GMT Summer Time (London, GMT+01:00)
Meeting Number: 012 495 349
Meeting Password: EPP
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