The University of Minho has 69 scientists in the group of the 2% most cited in the world over the last year, according to a study by Stanford University (USA) and the Elsevier publishing group, 37 of whom are researchers at the School of Engineering. The list, called ‘World’s Top […]
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During the 7th International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation (AMMS 2025), held between 24 and 26 September in Athens, the article entitled ‘Biologically-plausible classification via a Dynamic Neural Field Self-Organising Map’ was awarded the Best Presentation Award. The work was authored by Paulo Barbosa, Flora Ferreira, Estela Bicho […]
Nearly 30 world-renowned experts from around the world travelled to Portugal to discuss advances in the fields of computer science theory and programming languages. Members of the IFIP Working Group 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi gathered in Viana do Castelo for an initiative organised by INESC TEC. The capital […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two projects developed by students from the Department of Production and Systems (DPS) and the ALGORITMI Centre, at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, were awarded international prizes at the PAEE/ALE 2025 – International Conference on Active Learning in Engineering Education, which took place between 25 and […]
The UMinho-IMFAHE partnership has already involved 90 doctoral students and 75 professors/researchers The sixth edition of the UMinho/IMFAHE International Mentoring Project has ended. This year, 20 doctoral students and 14 professors and researchers from the University of Minho, from various areas, were selected to join the Talent Network of the […]
On 26 May, the School of Engineering received a delegation from the company Continental AG from Hanover, which was interested in getting to know the activities carried out at UMinho in some of its areas of activity. The delegation was made up of Burkhard Wies – Vice President R&D Innovation […]
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, […]
On 6 May we opened our doors to innovation, collaboration and talent! We welcomed representatives from Continental, Petrotec and Grupo Casais, as well as some teachers and representatives from the student centres of the different EEUM courses, to the UMinho interfaces that work in engineering areas, for a moment of […]
UMinho Engineering leads the way in patents in Portugal The University of Minho is the national institution with the most applications for ‘patent families’, according to the ‘Inventa Barometer 2024 – Patents Made in Portugal’, which has just been released by the consultancy Inventa International. The academy’s 29 registrations include […]