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ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 GLOBAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 5 2 INESC TEC PRESENTATION ......................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Scope and Mission ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Strategy....................................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Managed Science Model ............................................................................................................. 9 3 RESULTS ACHIEVED IN 2017 ..................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Strategic priorities and objectives for 2017 .............................................................................. 12 3.2 Highlights in 2017 ..................................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Human Resources ..................................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Activity in Projects ..................................................................................................................... 18 3.5 Publications ............................................................................................................................... 22 3.6 IP Protection, Exploitation and Technology Transfer ................................................................ 24 3.7 Dissemination Activities ............................................................................................................ 24 4 INESC TEC CLUSTERS ................................................................................................................ 25 4.1 NETWORKED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS ........................................................................................ 25 4.2 POWER AND ENERGY ................................................................................................................ 29 4.3 INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTER .................................................................................... 33 4.4 COMPUTER SCIENCE ................................................................................................................. 37 4.5 Main Indicators by Cluster ........................................................................................................ 39 5 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRES ................................................................................ 43 5.1 CTM ‐ CENTRE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA ............................................. 43 5.2 CAP ‐ CENTRE FOR APPLIED PHOTONICS .................................................................................. 57 5.3 CRAS ‐ CENTRE FOR ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS ................................................ 69 5.4 C‐BER ‐ CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH ................................................... 79 5.5 CPES ‐ CENTRE FOR POWER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS ................................................................ 91 5.6 CESE ‐ CENTRE FOR ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ...................................................... 109 5.7 CRIIS ‐ CENTRE FOR ROBOTICS IN INDUSTRY AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS ............................. 123 5.8 CEGI ‐ CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT .................................... 137 5.9 CITE ‐ CENTRE FOR INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ......................... 147 5.10 CSIG ‐ CENTRE FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS ............................ 155 INESC TEC Global Activity Report 2017 3 5.11 LIAAD ‐ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DECISION SUPPORT LABORATORY ........................... 171 5.12 CRACS ‐ CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ADVANCED COMPUTING SYSTEMS ................................ 183 5.13 HASLAB ‐ HIGH‐ASSURANCE SOFTWARE LABORATORY .......................................................... 195 6 TEC4 INITIATIVES ................................................................................................................... 207 6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 207 6.2 TEC4SEA .................................................................................................................................. 209 6.3 TEC4MEDIA ............................................................................................................................. 211 6.4 TEC4INDUSTRY ........................................................................................................................ 215 6.5 TEC4AGRO‐FOOD .................................................................................................................... 217 6.6 TEC4ENERGY ........................................................................................................................... 219 6.7 TEC4HEALTH ........................................................................................................................... 223 7 SPECIAL PROJECTS ................................................................................................................. 227 7.1 CARNEGIE MELLON PORTUGAL PROGRAM ............................................................................ 227 7.2 DIGITAL COMPETENCE INITIATIVE .......................................................................................... 231 8 SUPPORT SERVICES ............................................................................................................... 233 8.1 LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICE ........................................................................................................ 2 3 3 8.2 FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE ..................................................................................... 234 8.3 MANAGEMENT CONTROL SERVICE ......................................................................................... 235 8.4 HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICE ................................................................................................. 236 8.5 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ....................................................................................................... 237 8.6 SECRETARIAL COORDINATION ................................................................................................ 238 8.7 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OFFICE ......................................................................................... 240 8.8 INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP SERVICE .......................................................................................... 241 8.9 TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OFFICE ............................................................................................ 243 8.10 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE ....................................................................................... 245 8.11 COMMUNICATION SERVICE .................................................................................................... 246 8.12 NETWORKS AND INFORMATICS SERVICE ................................................................................ 248 8.13 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SERVICE ................................................................. 250 8.14 SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION SERVICE ...................................................................................... 251 8.15 INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SERVICE ........................................................................... 254 INESC TEC Global Activity Report 2017 4 1 INTRODUCTION This Activity Report describes INESC TEC activity and main achievements in 2017. Specific indicators portraying the institution and its activity are presented and a selection of the tangible results obtained are described. Section 2 offers a brief presentation of INESC TEC, including its scope, mission, vision, strategy and organisational model. Section 3 presents the institution main activity indicators for 2017, namely those regarding Human Resources, Activity in Projects and Publications. Research at INESC TEC is developed in 13 Research Centres, organised in four structures denoted as Clusters: Computer Science (CS), Industry and Innovation (II), Networked Intelligent Systems (NIS), and Power and Energy (PE). Section 4 presents these four Clusters, their objectives and their main achievements in 2017. Section 5 presents the Scientific and Technological Activities developed along 2017 by the Research Centres, including also their objectives, main achievements and activity indicators. Section 6 focuses on the TEC4 initiatives, plataforms that articulate INESC TEC’s activity towards market and society impact, presenting their objectives and achievements in 2017. Section 7 introduces two “special” projects running at INESC TEC ‐ the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program and the Digital Competences Initiative to highlight the contributions of the institute to public policies in education and science. Finally, Section 8 presents INESC TEC Support Services, including the Business Development Services, the Organisation and Management Services and Technical Support Services. INESC TEC Global