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News From IT Branch – Leiria

14-09-2017

The father of the mobile phone comes to Portugal

Martin Cooper, the father of mobile phones, will be in Portugal, joining us at IT´s 25 years commemorative session this coming October 12 on Techdays in Aveiro.

Considered a legend from the ... [more...]
30-08-2017

IT comemorates its 25th anniversary on Techdays 2017

Celebrating this year its 25th anniversary, IT has decided to associate this emblematic date with one of the largest national technology forums – Techdays – that brings together the best of the R&D ... [more...]
28-05-2017

IT researcher is going to process NASA´s orbital images

Ricardo Monteiro from IT in ISCTE is going to do a 6 month internship in NASA to work with orbital images.

After giving his first steps as a researcher at IT in Leiria, while doing his Masters at ... [more...]
26-03-2017

IT in Leiria´s most important Electrical Engineering event

IT was present at the Jornadas da Engenharia Eletrotécnica (JEE) of Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPL). Held at the Escola Superior de Engenharia e Gestão de Leiria on the last 14th March, this is ... [more...]
05-03-2017

IT and Holografikas´ collaborative research in the spotlight at the “Inspiring researchers, strengthening Europe” event

COST Action IC1105 (3D-ConTourNet), coordinated by Pedro Assuncao, from IT in Leiria, was invited to share its success case in the event “Inspiring researchers, strengthening Europe - Portugal in ... [more...]
19-12-2016

IT in Leiria distinguished as the best R&D Unit of IP Leiria

The IT branch in Leiria was recently distinguished with the 1st Award I&D+I IPLeiria “+Ciência” 2016. This annual award given by the Intituto Politécnico de Leiria distinguishes the Research Unit of ... [more...]
14-12-2016

IT researcher is developing a low-cost autonomous wheelchair

For the last four years, João Pereira from IT in Leiria has been coordinating a project where he and his research team have been working on a low-cost wheelchair prototype which is controlled by ... [more...]
26-07-2016

Seeing through your ears

João Pereira, from IT in Leiria and Nuno Almeida, from ESTG/IP Leiria, are developing a device that will allow blind people seeing through three-dimensional sounds. The device allows estimating the ... [more...]
04-11-2015

IT has now three IET Fellows

Rafael Caldeirinha, from the Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, received the Fellowship status from IET in the beginning of this month.

He is now the third researcher from IT receiving this ... [more...]
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