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Research CentreALGORITMI

Universidade do Minho Campus de Azurém4800‐058 Guimarães

PORTUGAL Telefone: + 351 253 510180

Fax: + 351 253 510188

• Begins with a PhD, as Auxiliary Researcher– Statute under publication

• Conducted at Research Centers– Academic (more then 320)All universities

– Government Institutions (9, by 2006)http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/laboratoriosestado/

– Private Institutions– Industrial

Research Career

ALGORITMI Coordinator: Henrique Santos; e-mail: [email protected] University of Minho, Campus de Azurém – 4800-058 Guimarães -PORTUGAL 2

• Less then 2% of PIB (Europe: 3%; some countries: 5%)• Main contribution: FCT

– http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/– Portal Eracareer (the researcher’s mobility portal – pt)

http://www.eracareers.pt/• Europe: Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)

– http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html– CORDIS website is the gateway to European research and

development– European Research Council

http://erc.europa.eu/– European Research Foundation

http://www.esf.org/

Research Founding


http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/

http://www.eracareers.pt/

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

http://erc.europa.eu/

http://www.esf.org/

FCT – direct founding


“To develop and share leading‐edge knowledge with respect to the design, implementation, utilizationand management of electronic devices and information technology in organizations, through research, academic outreach, teaching and interchange.”

ALGORITMICoordinator: Henrique Santos; e-mail: [email protected]

University of Minho, Campus de Azurém – 4800-058 Guimarães - PORTUGAL

CAlg: Mission

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• Scientific area (according to FCT classification)– Electronic Engineering and Information Technology

• Domain areas– Multidisciplinar dynamic framework...



CAlg: Framework

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Embedded SystemsCommunication Networks

Mobile and Ubiquitous SystemsComputer graphics and virtual reality

Systems EngineeringOptimization and Operations ResearchNonlinear OptimizationApplied Statistics

Organizational Information SystemsInformation Services and Security

Software Process and Quality

Micro-NanotechnologiesEnergy and Power ElectronicsIndustrial Automation and RoboticsBiomedical Electronics


• Research Groups– Industrial Electronics– Knowledge and Information Systems and Services – KISSrg– Nonlinear Systems Optimization and Statistics group ‐ NSOS– Micro/Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Applications– Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, Graphics, and

Software Methodologies– Systems Engineering, Optimization and Operations Research

– SEOOR• Ubicomp@Uminho• Sofware Engineering and Management Group – SEMAG• Graphic and Multimodal Systems Group ‐ GMSG

CAlg: Organization


• Researchers– 76 PhD Academic Staff (74,25 full‐time equivalent)– 65 MSc/PhD Students (41 Grant holders)

• Supporting Staff (administrative and technical)– 19 (1,75 full time)

• Budget (excluding wages)– ≈ 350 k€/year from FCT funding– ≈ 2600 k€/year from Projects funding

• Laboratories– Embedded in the departments’ space



CAlg: Resources

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• About 100 projects running– National Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) and other national funding programs

– European programs– University funded programs

• IN2TEC projects (Innovation and Technology projects)

– Advanced study projects– Cooperation with Industry and governmental organizations



CAlg: Projects

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• Micropyrometer (consortium LEICA/UM, DEI, Tecminho)• PELLISAQUAE (consortium P&R TÊXTEIS S.A., LMA Ltd, CITEVE, DEI)• SINUS ‐ Technology for the Dynamic Compensation of Harmonics, Power

Factor and Unbalance• Development of Interfaces for Renewable Energy Sources• uPAIN: Ubiquitous Solutions for Pain Monitoring and Control in Post Surgery

Patients (MOBICOMP, Hospital de Guimarães)• USE‐ME.GOV ‐ USability‐drivEn open platform for MobilE GOVernment• DeGóis – National Platform for Science and Technology (2nd phase)• Anthropomorphic robotic systems: control based on the processing principles

of the human and other primates’ motor system and potential applications in service robotics and biomedical engineering

• Internet Congestion Control Using Neural Networks• …



CAlg: Projects

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• CMU ‐ Portugal• MIT ‐ Portugal• CCG – Computer Graphic Centre (member of INI‐Graphics Net)• APCA ‐Portuguese Association for Automatic Control• euCognition ‐ European Network for the Advancement of

Artificial Cognitive Systems• SPR – Portuguese Society of Robotic • APDSI – Portuguese Association for Development of

Information Society• ADETI – Association for Development of Telecommunications

and Information Technologies• RTCM – Thematic Network of Mobile Communications• “Semana da Engenharia” (Engineering week)• …



CAlg: Networking

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• 2007 to 2009– Advanced Studies

• PhD thesis – 35• MSc thesis – 179

– Publications (Books, Journals) – 265



CAlg: Scientific production

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Annual ratio 1,3 (publications/PhD)

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2007 2008 2009

Journals and Magazines (int)

Books and book chapters

Journals and Magazines (nat)


• 2007 to 2009– Full paper conference publications – 447

• Annual ratio 2,7 (papers/PhD)– Organization of scientific events – 72– Patents – 20– Prototypes – 12



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180200

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International Conferences/Workshops

National Conferences/Workshops


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