NEIL, the software that teaches common sense to computers
Common sense may not be, in a short period of time, something exclusive of the human race. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, in the USA, want to teach computers to follow common sense through the analysis of images.
Read the full article at Exame Informática (December 1, 2013).
Mr. Engineer
At the IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the technological evolution is guided by the human well-being, even when the interests of the industry hamper consensus. Extended interview with Peter Staecker, president of the IEEE.
Read the full article at Exame Informática (December 1, 2013)
The Carnegie Mellon Portugal program will hold an Inaugural Symposium for the second phase of the partnership on Monday, Jan. 21 in Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, in Portugal. Titled “Carnegie Mellon Portugal: An Entrepreneurial University-Industry Ecosystem in ICT”, the event will gather researchers, entrepreneurs and students to discuss the strategic areas for the next five years. João Claro, national director of the partnership, explained to the Portuguese news agency Lusa that the key areas of work are related to the Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives, which intend to promote a more solid “bridge between science and market, to stimulate the creation and exploitation of TestBeds, and to encourage researchers to carry out interdisciplinary research.”
Read the full article at Dinheiro Digital, Visão online, Sapo online, SIC Notícias online, RTP online, Destak online, DN Madeira online, DNotícias.pt (January 20, 2013).
Researchers Develop Communication System Between Vehicles to Reduce Accidents
Researchers at the Institute of Telecommunications and at the Universidade do Porto carried out a research project that determines how the digital wireless communications between vehicles can improve driving safety and efficiency in traffic . The See-Through System ( STS) was explained to Lusa using the analogy of a mirror to aid the driver. ” We want to design something like a mirror, but that allows us to see the road in the front of a truck or bus that follows ahead ,” said the principal investigator of the project . The work is one of the outcomes of the DRIVE -IN project , funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, as part of the international partnership program Carnegie Mellon Portugal .
Read the full article at Olhar Digital (October 18, 2013), Info Exame (October 18, 2013), Visão Online (October 25, 2013), Sol Online (October 25, 2013), RTP Notícias (October 25, 2013), Expresso Online (October 25, 2013), Sapo Notícias (October 25, 2013), Sábado Online (October 25, 2013), Boas Notícias (October 25, 2013), TVI 24 (october 25, 2013), Lusa (October 25, 2013), Diário dos Açores (October 30, 2013), JPN (November 1, 2013), Radio Renascença (November 7, 2013), página 1 (November 8, 2013), Ver Portugal Online (November 8, 2013), Mais Superior (November 9, 2013) and Atlântico Expresso (November 11, 2013).
CMU Portugal Supports Projects With High Potential Impact
In order to support the emergence of new high-impact initiatives within its scope, the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, funded by the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, established a line of funding for exploratory projects, called ‘Early Bird’. The call will remain open until 18th December 2013.
Read the full article at TV Ciência (November 11, 2013), tek (November 11, 2013), CiênciaPt.Net (November 11, 2013), Portugal News (November 11, 2013), Computerworld (November 11, 2013), Dinheiro Vivo (November 12, 2013), Fibra (November 12, 2013), BIT (November 12, 2013), Canal Superior (November 12, 2013), Semana Informática (November 13, 2013) Diário as Beiras (November 14, 2013), Diário Económico (November 18, 2013), Expresso (November 23, 2013) and Mundo Português (November 25, 2013).
Interview with CMU Portugal National Director João Claro at Porto Canal
Interview with CMU Portugal National Director, João Claro, at the Portuguese TV cable channel Porto Canal (Mentes Que Brilham).
Link to the video: http://youtu.be/c7JS3eMCt4o
Porto Canal (November 12, 2013).
Novabase: the company that evolved the most in the Award
Novabase stood out in this year’s edition as the company with the greatest ranking rise. Sónia Vasconcelos, who works in Corporate Development, guarantees that “education and training are the company’s greatest bet”, highlighting some of its initiatives. Sónia Vasconcelos also stressed the partnerships with national and world renowned universities, such as the Carnegie Mellon University and the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
Read the full article at Diário Económico (October 29, 2013).
MAIS-S at TSF
Interview with Francisco Melo about the research project MAIS-S. The project involves more than 15 people from four institutions, and it is being carried out in the scope of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program.
Listen to the broadcast at TSF (September 18, 2013).
They Tested the Google Glass in Portugal
The Google Glass was presented to doctoral students of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal ( Portugal CMU ) and of the Universidade do Porto. These augmented reality glasses are not yet available In the market, but some units were assigned to individuals selected by Google . The Google Glass, which was tested on Saturday, October 19 , was delivered to Ricardo Cabral , a student who is doing her PhD at the Instituto Superior Técnico and at the Carnegie Mellon University , USA, in the scope of the partnership CMU Portugal ( therefore the designation of “dual degree” ), funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology . The event hosted at the INESC Porto , Porto, also served to welcome the new students and to challenge researchers at the University of Porto to participate in the challenge of developing applications for the device.
Read the full article and see the videos at Fibra (October 17, 2013), P3 (October 21, 2013), JPN (October 22, 2013), SIC Notícias/Exame Informática TV (October 26, 2013), Canal Superior (October 28, 2013), and Exame Informática (November 1, 2013).
