“Novabase Knew How to Dream High”, interview to Luís Paulo Salvado
In this interview, Luís Paulo Salvado, Novabase CEO, speaks about the success of the professional master in software engineering, taught by Portuguese universities and Carnegie Mellon University, which is considered the best program in this area in the world. Until now, throught the Novabase Academy, this company was able to train 30 employees.
Article in Portuguese available at Human Resources (January 1, 2012).
| In the first edition of Capstone Project Presentation in Madeira , that occurred last year, three Master Students enrolled in Master Human Computer Interaction Program (MHCI) presented a project conducted for MEO, Portugal Telecom. This week, the second edition joined fifteen students to present three projects related with mobile phones and friendly internet solutions for kids, to several companies: SAPO, Critical Software, and Promosoft. |
Read the Portuguese article in PDF, from Jornal da Madeira Online. (December 15 th , 2009)
External Review Committee of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program is Extremely “impressed” with the Results
The External Review Committee of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program are “impressed with the results” and hope that the current situation does not prevent the continuity of the research areas that are “crucial to the success of the country”. Statements from Sir John O’Reilly, Vice-Chancellor of the Cranfield University, United Kingdom, the chairperson of the External Review Committee (ERC).
Read the Portuguese article at Lusa (January 11, 2012), Diário de Notícias Online (January 11, 2012), Público Online (January 11, 2012), Jornal de Negócios – In (January 11, 2012), Correio da Manhã (January 11, 2012), Metro Portugal (January 11, 2012), Diário de Notícias da Madeira Online (January 11, 2012), Ciência Hoje Online (January 12, 2012).
The Creation of the Lord of the Rings’ Gollum Explained in Porto
Who enjoyed the saga of Lord of the Rings version adapted for the screen by Peter Jackson, does not forget the Gollum / Smeagol character – a tacky old creature who was once a hobbit, especially for its facial animation features. The Videogames 2011 conference took place in the department of Computer Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Porto (FCUP), and was organized with the support of other institutions as the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, the Portuguese Society of Video Games and Telecommunications Institute (IT) and with the partnership of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal program and UT Austin Program.
Read the Portuguese article at Ciência Hoje Online (December 2, 2011).
Irene Fonseca: The Math Champion
With 55 years old, the most quoted Portuguese researcher of Mathematics reaches a high point in her already brilliant career, being elected president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the largest and most influential society world in this area. Irene Fonseca, Professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, is the director of the Center for Nonlinear Analysis. This Portuguese researcher is responsible for the Applied Mathematics Programs within the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program.
Read the Portuguese article at Público (November 28, 2011), Diário de Notícias (November 28, 2011), Jornal de Notícias (November 28, 2011), Expresso Online (November 27, 2011), Ciência Hoje Online (November 27, 2011), Público Online (November 27, 2011), Destak Online (November 27, 2011), Jornal de Notícias Online (November 27, 2011), Mais Actual Online (November 27, 2011), Figueirense Online (November 27, 2011), TVI24 Online (November 27, 2011), RTP Online (November 27, 2011), Expresso (December 3, 2011), Máxima Online (December 2, 2011).
Luís Salvado, Novabase CEO, Writes about the ICT role in Portugal
“Currently Portugal has excellent universities in engineering and management, that were recently reinforced by the partnerships established with top American universities like MIT or CMU. Now it is important to make an even bigger approach between these institutions and the Portuguese companies with technological basis.”
Read the Portuguese article at Comunicações (November 1, 2011).
Manuela Veloso says that “The Future is in the Symbiosis Between Human and Machine´
Next July, Manuela Veloso a Portuguese researcher with 54 years old will lead the American Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Manuela Veloso lives in the U.S. for 27 years, and she is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Last month, the Chinese Academy of Sciences included her in the list of the 20 most prominent international scientists for her creation – the CoBots.
Read the Portuguese article at Visão (January 5, 2012).
Young Researchers Blend Technology with the Madeira Island Culture
A group of professional master students in Entertainment Technology, taught by the Universidade da Madeira (UMa) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), developed a project to the Parque Temático da Madeira (PTM).
Read the Portuguese article at Ciência Hoje Online (January 9, 2012).
Portuguese Researcher Manuela Veloso Honored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Manuela Veloso, a Portuguese faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, and mother of the robot-soccer “CoBots” is among the 20 international scientists that were honored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Veloso is a researcher in the field of computer science and robotics at CMU, and also collaborates with the Institute for Systems and Robotics in Portugal. Manuela Veloso was named “Chair Professor Einstein 2012” by the Academy, the only distinguished in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics. Manuela Veloso is also a researcher of the MAIS-S project at the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, and advisor of Susana Brandão, a dual degree Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Read the Portuguese article at Expresso Online (December 22, 2011), Ciência Hoje Online (December 22, 2011), TEK SAPO (December 22, 2011), Boas Notícias Online (December 22, 2011), Diário de Notícias Online (December 22, 2011), Correio da Manhã Online (December 22, 2011), Mafra Online (December 22, 2011), Açoriano Notícias Online (December 22, 2011), Diário Digital Online (December 22, 2011), TSF Online (December 22, 2011), Renascença Online (December 22, 2011), Jornal de Notícias (December 23, 2011), Expresso (December 23, 2011), Fibra Online (December 23, 2011), Visão (December 23, 2011), Saúde e Bem Estar (January 1 st , 2012).
