Jornadas IT 2026 - Forthcoming

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on 18-02-2026

"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 conference aims 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:

09:00 – Participant Registration

09:30 – Opening Session: IT Management, local authorities, and invited institutions

09:45 – Keynote Address: IT 2030 - Space, Defense and Emerging Technologies - IT Management

10:00 – Keynote Address: Opportunities and Instruments 2030 - Space, Defense and Emerging Technologies - IT Technology and Interface Center (CTI-IT)

10:30 – Coffee Break & Poster Session - IT Research Groups

11:30 – Session S1: Basic Sciences & Enabling Technologies and the Space & Defense Challenge

12:30 – Session S2: Wireless Technologies and the Space & Defense Challenge

13:30 – Buffet Lunch (Lobby) & Poster Session - IT Research Groups

15:00 – Session S3: Optics & Photonics and the Space & Defense Challenge

16:00 – Session S4: Networks & Services and the Space & Defense Challenge

17:00 – Coffee Break & Poster Session – IT Research Groups

17:30 – Session S5: Information and Data Sciences and the Space & Defense Challenge

18:15 – Strategic Panel: Space and Defense in Portugal (with guests)

18:30 – Closing Session and 2026 Awards Ceremony

 

Organisation (Leiria)

• Sérgio Faria - General Chair
• Rafael Caldeirinha - Scientific Chair
• Nuno Rodrigues & Telmo Fernandes - Infrastructure and Logistics
• João Reis & Lucas Thomaz -Technical Support

 

Scientific Committee

• Rafael Caldeirinha
• Susana Sargento
• Paulo André
• Sérgio Faria
• Francisco Fontes

 

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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Please, register to attend: 

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Técnico Innovation Summit 2026

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on 03-02-2026

Técnico Innovation Summit 2026 (TIS 2026) is the main annual gathering of the innovation ecosystem of Instituto Superior Técnico and will take place on February 3, 2026, at the Técnico Innovation Center (TIC).

In its second edition, and building on the momentum of its 2024 debut, TIS 2026 brings together Research and Development Units, projects under the PRR and European programs, Técnico spin-offs, and the Técnico Partner Network in a one-day initiative dedicated to applied science, knowledge transfer, and technological entrepreneurship. 

As expected, the Instituto de Telecomunicações will be present with two groups: our Antennas group, which will showcase its latest defense-related prototypes, and the Quantum group, which will introduce its recently established laboratory.

 

Agenda: 

10:00 - Opening Ceremony | Location: Mainstage

10:00 - 17:00 - Innovation Arena & Exhibitions | Parallel activities running in various spaces:

• Innovation Arena (interactive area): Prototypes by UID & PRR
• Técnico Innovation District: Looking at the impact of Science
• Técnico Partner Network: Innovation Challenges
• Técnico Spin-off Space: Dreams that come true

10:30 - 12:30 - Round Tables: The Future of Innovation (Part I) | Location: Mainstage

• 10:30 - Advanced materials, circular economy, and green buildings
• 11:00 - Artificial intelligence, digital transition, and ethics
• 11:30 - Health and biotechnology
• 12:00 - Sustainable energy, smart cities and mobility

11:30 - 13:00 - Lab2Market @Técnico Launch Session

13:00 - 14:00 - Keynote Session | Location: Mainstage

Plenary session on the impact of science and innovation.

14:00 - 16:00 - Round Tables: The Future of Innovation (Part II) | Location: Mainstage

• 14:00 - Sea, Air, Space, Defense, and Security
• 14:30 - Sustainable energy, smart cities and mobility
• 15:00 - Advanced materials, circular economy and green buildings
• 15:30 - Artificial intelligence, digital transition and ethics

16:00 - 16:30 - Leading the Change – Remarks at TIS 2026 | Location: Mainstage

Carlos Moedas - Mayor of Lisbon

16:30 - Técnico Spin-Off Community Meeting

 

Registration here: 

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