on 10-04-2026
"Jornadas IT 2026" will be held under the central theme “Space, Defense and Emerging Technologies”, highlighting the Institute’s growing role in strategic national and European domains, including resilient and secure communications, surveillance and monitoring, sensing, artificial intelligence, and related areas.
The "Jornadas IT 2026" aim to present the most relevant R&D activities within each IT thematic line, foster scientific collaboration among IT research groups, promote strategic reflection on the contribution of each thematic line to the theme of Space, Defense, and Emerging Technologies, thereby strengthening IT connection to national and international innovation ecosystems in Space, Defense, and Security.
Program - April 10th 2026:
Reception of Participants
09:30
Opening Session | IT Board, Local Authorities and Invited Entities
▪ IT: President
▪ IPL: President
▪ CML: President
Invited Entities:
▪ Portuguese Air Force: Colonel Pedro Costa [Guest Speaker] – 10 min.
▪ Portuguese Space Agency: President – Ricardo Conde [Guest Speaker] – 10 min.
▪ AED: President – José Neves [Guest Speaker] – 10 min.
09:45 - [Keynote]
Prof. José Carlos Pedro, President of the IT Board
“IT 2030 – Space, Defense and Emerging Technologies”
10:00 - [Keynote]
IT Technology and Interface Center (CTI-IT), Daniel Pôças
“2030 Opportunities and Instruments – Space, Defense and Emerging Technologies”
10:15 - Coffee Break + IT Research Groups Poster Session (ongoing, up to 2 posters per group)
10:45 - [S1] Basic Sciences & Enabling Technologies and the Space & Defense Challenge
11:45 - [S2] Wireless Technologies and the Space & Defense Challenge
12:45 - Buffet Lunch in the Lobby + IT Research Groups Poster Session (ongoing, up to 2 posters per group)
14:00 - [S3] Optics & Photonics and the Space & Defense Challenge
15:00 - [S4] Networks & Services and the Space & Defense Challenge
16:00 - Coffee Break + IT Research Groups Poster Session (ongoing, up to 2 posters per group)
16:30 [S5] Information and Data Sciences and the Space & Defense Challenge
17:30 - Strategic Panel: Space and Defense in Portugal
Moderator: Francisco Fontes (Altice Labs)
Panelists:
• EMGFA - Portuguese Air Force: Coronel Pedro Costa
• Indra/Deimos: Nuno Ávila
• EID: Nuno Cordeiro
• Tekever: Pedro Petiz
• LusoSpace: Ivo Vieira
18:15 - Closing Session and 2026 Awards Ceremony
When:
April 10th, 2026
Venue:
School of Technology and Management – Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Alto do Vieiro, Morro do Lena, Leiria, Portugal
Coordinates: 39°44’03.52” N | 8°49’15.79” W
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