News: In the Media

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).

Interview with João Claro [Portuguese Cable Económico tv]
João Claro, the National Director of the CMU Portugal Program, speaks about the strategy and main instruments of the Program’s Phase II, the main achievements of Phase I, and invites faculty members and prospective students to seek for an opportunity within the Program. Since its inception, in 2006, the Program’s mission is to create new knowledge in key focused areas of information and communication technologies by means of cutting-edge research, world-class graduate education and a close connection with the Portuguese industry, thus placing Portugal at the forefront of Science and Innovation.

Link to the Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi6N54QcONQ&feature=share&list=UUafSCPy1cbumGWOVAHk9Reg

Económico TV Cable Channel (September 15Set, 2013)

The Japanese company estimates that in 2020 can provide a range of autonomous vehicles. The company plans to have up to two generations available and affordable. The announcement was made by the CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, who explained that there is an ongoing program in Japan to build the first floors dedicated to this type of vehicles and that Nissan is collaborating with top universities like MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, Oxford or the University of Tokyo in developing these cars.

Read the full article at Exame Informática Online (August 28, 2013), Auto Portal online (August 28, 2013), Auto Fans online (August 28, 2013) and Fleet Magazine (September 1, 2013).

Future Science. From the Smart refrigerator to the second life of pimples
The European Researchers’ Night registered a record of participants, at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento, in Lisbon (…) The role of partnerships in innovation was a common feature of the technology presented at the event. Francisco Melo, from the Institute for Systems and Robotics, IST, showed a robot developed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Another prototype already wanders in the halls of CMU, a concept the researcher calls “symbiotic autonomy”. The robot receive guests or helps at meetings.

Read the full article at Jornal i online and on PDF (October 1, 2013).

Drive-IN project in partnership with Raditáxis from Porto
Article by Michel Ferreira, principal investigator of the project DRIVE-IN, developed as part of the CMU Portugal Program.

Read the full article at Jornal de Notícias (September 29, 2013).

The dish of the week
Article that highlights five senior personalities who are still working, including Henry Hillman, one of the founders of the Shcool of Computer Science of the Carnegie Mellon University.

Read the full article at Dinheiro Vivo (September 28, 2013).

IST provides Google Glass to people and companies with ideas for applications
The Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, presented on Friday a program to allow access to a Google Glass, the augmented reality glasses developed by Google, to students, researchers and companies who have an idea to develop an application. The glasses of the Instituto Superior Técnico were delivered to a student who is taking a Ph.D. at the IST and at the Carnegie Mellon University, USA, as part of a partnership between the two institutions.

Read the full article at Público (September 27, 2013) and A Comunicar.

Faculty Exchange has already sent 46 researchers to the U.S.
The Faculty Exchange Program launched by the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program has already sent 46 researchers to the U.S., allowing them to teach and do research at the institution. This number will increase to 49 next semester.

Read the full article at Diário de Notícias (September 4, 2013), Lusa (September 3, 2013), Fibra Online (September 3, 2013), Semana Informática on PDF (September 18, 2013) and Online (September 25, 2013) and Ciência PT Online (September 8, 2013).

PT launches app that makes it possible to costumize taxi services
Portugal Telecom will launch a new solution that makes it possible to customize the user’s experience in the taxi. Through this app it will be possible to book a taxi with services tailored to each client. The mobile application is free and is available on Android and iOS app stores. This new feature is launched in partnership with Geolink, a startup which already develops and sells electronic systems of taxis dispatch. This new service comes as part of a partnership between PT and Geolink, which will be presenting more news over the coming months.

Read the full article at Exame Informática (August 12, 2013), Luso Notícias (August 12, 2013), Local.PT (August 12,2013), PC Guia (August 12, 2013), Meios & Publicidade (August 12, 2013), Transportes em Revista (August 12, 2013) and Fibra (August 12, 2013).