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Editorial
If we had to model human behavior as a memoryless or a dynamic system, we would undoubtedly view it as having memory. Fortunately, humans are dynamic systems of fading memory, since they tend to forget the infinitely remote past; otherwise, we would never recover from any particularly traumatic event.
However, we are living in an era where I am forced to conclude that we have too short memory. While it is not difficult to find countless examples where science and technology have significantly improved our lives (such as the transformative advances made in transportation, telecommunications, or medicine), I am left wondering how so many people can easily exchange sound scientific advice by any piece of politically inflammatory rhetoric. And when I refer to “scientific” I do not mean the complex knowledge shared by a select few scholars. What I have in mind are simple, well-supported statements, backed by reasonable arguments and data from unbiased observations, which can be understood by anyone willing to.
How can it possible that, still in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are on the brink of placing in politically decisive positions people who still oppose vaccination? Or how can we passively accept that we seem powerless to correct an environmental trajectory that is almost certain to lead us, and a countless number of other species, to extinction?
Certainly, as scientists, we are not doing enough to effectively communicate our message. There must be something we can do to confront this troubling situation. We must act!
José Carlos Pedro
(IT President)
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Important milestone for Instituto de Telecomunicações: the FCT 2023-2024 R&D Units Evaluation kick-off
November 11th marked an important milestone for Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT): the FCT 2023/2024 R&D Units Evaluation kick-off. This is a pivotal moment for our community, where every member plays a vital role in showcasing IT's strengths and innovation.
Thank you to all our community members for their dedication and teamwork in preparing for this important evaluation.
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Portugal's Autonomous Mobility stalled by legislative barriers – Insights from Susana Sargento and Joaquim Ferreira
IT has established itself as a key player in research on autonomous mobility. However, the Portuguese legislative framework remains a significant obstacle, as it prohibits autonomous vehicles on public roads, even for research purposes.
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MESMERISING Project Distinguished with the TransforMAR Award
MESMERISING project, presented by Luís Rosado PhD André Barrancos, and hosted by the Instituto de Telecomunicações, has been recognized as one of three winners of the prestigious TransforMAR award.
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Pedro Fonseca's work recognized with the IEEE Distinguished Chapter Leadership Award
Pedro Fonseca, our researcher and professor at the University of Aveiro, has been honored with the prestigious “IEEE Distinguished Chapter Leadership Award.”
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Engineering and Science Go to School: Filipa Pires Inspires Young Minds at Arco Íris Primary School
During Science and Technology Week, Filipa Pires introduced children to her work in Organic Electronics at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) with a lively and interactive presentation: "From Sea to Light: LEDs Friendly to Nature."
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RESORB is an EU-funded project that is being carried out by a consortium of five Universities/Institutes plus an Associated University (Bolzano) and that aims to develop an in-situ sensor of doxorubicin, a drug used in cancer treatment. The implanted sensor would allow real-time monitoring of the drug concentration near the cancer tissue/site, allowing control of the drug administration to obtain the intended pharmacological effect, while avoiding excessive concentrations, when it becomes toxic.
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ICCT-Europe 2025
ICCT-Europe 2025 will bring together top technical professionals from the consumer electronics and technology industry and academia to exchange information and results of recent work on systems, circuits, technologies, processes, and applications.
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ICOE - International Conference on Organic Electronics
ICOE 2025 is a premier event in Portugal for researchers and professionals in the field of organic electronics, covering areas such as novel materials, devices, and emerging applications of organic electronics.
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VNC 2025 - IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference
Now in its 16th edition, the IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) has been the primary venue for the community working and interested in cooperative and autonomous driving, as well as vehicular communication and networking at large.
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Ricardo Lameirinhas
Nanoantennas and Biosensors: An Integrated Approach
Ricardo Lameirinhas received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, supervised by João Torres (IT-IST), António Baptista, and Maria João Martins (Militar Academy). His thesis obtained distinction and honor, with maximum classification.
His research work focused modelling, simulation, and design of biosensors based on nanoantennas. A novel tool was developed allowing to recovery of geometric perception of complex electromagnetic phenomena and based on that ultrafast biosensors were designed.
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"IT provided the conditions for success. The experience and knowledge disseminated by its members, namely my supervisor, were crucial to my personal and scientific development."
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Patricia Bota
Physiological-based Group Emotion Recognition - Novel Methods and Real-World Application
Patricia Bota concluded her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, in September 2024, supervised by Ana Fred (IT - IST), Hugo Silva (IT - IST), and Pablo Cesar.
Patrícia’s work has advanced Affective Computing by developing systems for automatic group emotion recognition using physiological signals. Her work includes a review of intra-personal models, which were compared to a novel interpersonal approach based on Weighted Group Synchrony, demonstrating that group data enhances classification accuracy.
Patricia is now a Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Harvard University Medical School.
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"At IT, I was fortunate to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, surrounded by amazing teammates and expert supervisors in my PhD field. As a renowned lab in Portugal, I had the opportunity to collaborate with various research teams, hospitals, and industry partners, allowing us to bring our developed research into real-world applications beyond the lab."
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Eduardo Soares
Multicast Routing Protocols for Mobile AdHoc NETworks
Eduardo Soares is a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Porto, in October 2024, supervised by Pedro Brandão (IT - FCUP) and Rui Prior (IT - FCUP).
Eduardo's work addressed the challenges and untapped potential of multicast transmission in decentralized WiFi networks. It proposed MEMP, a new protocol for multicast that introduced enhancements to improve the transmission and medium access for multicast traffic.
Now, Eduardo works as a Developer at Critical TechWorks.
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"IT help me grow as a researcher, providing excellent support to overcome challenges and a network of peers who inspired me to explore new topics and ideas."
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