An INESC TEC UMinho research on data replication in relational databases received an honourable mention at SIGMOD 2025, one of the leading international conferences in the field of data management – ranking among the four best papers out of 250 submissions. The paper CRDV: Conflict-free Replicated Data Views presents a new model for […]
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A team of researchers at INESC TEC UMinho has developed a new tool called Gyosa, capable of conducting genomic studies securely in cloud computing environments without compromising data privacy. This innovation is set to transform the way large-scale genomic analyses are performed, particularly in Genomic Wide-Association Studies (GWAS). The increasing volume […]
Students from the EEUM Master’s in Mechanical Engineering presented demonstrations of technologies related to clean energy and terrestrial and aerospace propulsion First-year students specializing in Energy and Environmental Technologies applied the knowledge acquired in the Thermochemical Processes course, building four prototype demonstrators of technologies geared toward sustainability and propulsion. To […]
MarUMinho – the University of Minho’s Multidisciplinary Research Programme in Marine Science and Technology – was presented to the public on 2 July at the Rectory’s Noble Hall in Largo do Paço, Braga. The project is funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The session included speeches by the President and […]
What if quantum computers could be used to discover new medicines, develop stronger materials, or simulate chemical reactions with unprecedented accuracy? Luís Paulo Santos and Mafalda Ramôa, researchers at INESC TEC UMinho, have been working with the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering (VTQ) to develop an […]
PIEP’s VALORNATURE project stood out for its innovation component and for promoting cross-border dynamics between the business fabric of the Euro-Region of Galicia and Northern Portugal. PIEP – Pólo de Inovação em Engenharia de Polímeros, a technology and innovation centre based in Guimarães, was distinguished by the Northern Regional Coordination […]
They are linked to the second course with the best national average and, on Saturday, they will test aircraft in Cerveira Around 90 students from the University of Minho’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering took their first flight on 21 June at the Alto Minho aerodrome (Cerval) in […]
The “Biotechnology in Action” conference, part of the Economy Weeks, showed at Forum Braga how collaboration between science, companies and innovation is shaping the future of the bioeconomy in Portugal. The event featured speeches by António Vicente, Vice-President of the School of Engineering and researcher at CEB – Centre for […]
The School’s cooperation with local, national and foreign industries, local authorities and public and private entities is normally developed through direct contact with Research and Development (R&D) groups at Research Centres and public or private interface organisations. The School of Engineering places a high priority on this type of activity, […]
UMinho’s School of Engineering is working on a hybrid artificial intelligence model for Singapore and is developing the project for the European Green Capital. It was revealed at the 2nd International Meeting on Environmental Education, held on 27 February at the Landscape Laboratory in Guimarães, that the award for European […]
The School of Engineering at the University of Minho (EEUM) has created a programme of suborbital launchers to develop and test systems that climb to an altitude of up to 100 kilometres at the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. In a statement, UMinho said that the project hopes to launch […]
Hugo Novais, Inês Morais, Inês Presa, Mariana Cruz and Rômulo Souza, 2nd year students on the Master’s programme in Aerospace Engineering, presented a solid fuel rocket as their final project. The work was carried out in the second edition of the Launcher Design and Engineering Curricular Unit (CU) and is […]