FEUP INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM INNOVATION IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES COMPETENCE CENTRE
FUTURE CITIES COMPETENCE CENTRE
ENERGY COMPETENCE CENTRE
CENTRE OF RAIL KNOWLEDGE
ORGANIC PRESTRESSING SYSTEM (OPS)
DIGITAL OTOSCOPE
Inspired by the way natural structures work (Biomimicry), specifically human muscle, the OPS System is a set of cables, hydraulic jacks, sensors and other components that are attached to self-launching gantries, compensating for the weight of the metallic structure. OPS enables the design of lighter and more slender structures with the same structural materials. This technology was developed at the Civil Eng. Department and formed the basis of a FEUP spin-off - BERD - created in 2006 - and has now been patented and applied in several countries.
Otitis is a common sickness on children that cause a major stress of parents. This device intends to help parents and doctors in the diagnosis and follow-up treatment of otitis in a more accurate manner, using color measuring technology. This technology was licensed to FEUP’ spin-off Metablue Solution, Lda.
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Remediation of soils and groundwater; Ore processing.
System Integration and Process Automation; Design and Experimental Validation; Energy in the Built Environment; Numerical Methods in Mechanical and Structural Engineering; Management and Industrial Engineering; New Energy Technologies.
HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR CYCLONES This innovative project from the Department of Chemical Engineering looks at the use of high efficiency air cyclones in Particulate Matter Emission Control in boilers, furnaces and dryers as well as Product (powder) Recovery in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries. This patented technology was the basis for the creation of FEUP’ spin-off - Advanced Cyclone Systems.
Modelling and Coastal Management
Modeling Behavior of Structures; Vibration and Monitoring of Structures; Geotechnical structures; Polymeric Materials; Hygrothermal-Building Physics; Management, Quality and Technology Building.
New and Eco-Efficient Materials; Life Cycle Performance and Structural Safety; Structural Health Monitoring; Structural Fire Resistance.
Environmental Catalysis; Advanced Oxidation Processes; Energy; Carbon Based Materials; Cyclic Separation/Reaction Processes; Product Engineering; Environmental Science and Engineering; Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics; Catalysis and Materials.
New Technologies and Advanced Production Processes; Experimental Mechanics and New Materials.
Energy; Multiphase flows and Separation Processes; NonNewtonian Fluid Mechanics and Microfluidics.
The Underwater Systems and Technology Laboratory based at FEUP operates on a regular basis the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), the Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV), the Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) and sensor networks for oceanographic field studies, inspection of underwater structures, biological field studies, and environmental data collection. From this work resulted FEUP’ spin-off OceanScan - Marine Systems & Technology, Inc.
Telecommunications and Multimedia; Power Systems; Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Information and Computer Graphic Systems; Optoelectronics and Electronic Systems; Robotics and Intelligent Systems.
LSRE/LCM
Wind Energy; Atmospheric Flows; Measurement Characteristics of Wind; Computational Fluid Mechanics.
AUTONOMOUS AND OPERATOR-ASSISTED VEHICLES AND SENSOR NETWORKS
Control, Estimation and Optimization; Industrial Electronics; Network Centric Control Systems.
Distributed Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Networks and Multimedia
Environment and Health Energy, Processes and Products; Biotechnology and Interfaces.
LIAAD
Data Mining
Biocomposites; Bioimaging.
WALKINSENSE
DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS (DSC) Dye-sensitized Solar Cells developed at the Department of Chemical Engineering, in partnership with EFACEC, is a project based on the production of energy through photovoltaic panels, installed in the windows of buildings, with a unique configuration of double glazing. The project is aimed at developing a new sealing process which dramatically increases the longevity of solar cells as well as providing a more efficient and less expensive solution for collecting the energy produced by the cells.
WalkinSense is a unique device to monitor lower human limb movement, with a wide range of applications: orthopedics, neurology, cardiology and podiatry. The wireless information provided by WalkinSense, together with its simple installation and robustness, allows athletes to monitor and assess their exercise, preventing injuries. Developed by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, this project formed the basis of the FEUP spin-off Tomorrow Options.
1 PhD researcher
ASSISTIVE REAL-TIME TECHNOLOGIES IN SINGING (ARTTS)
SOFTWARE FOR LAB DATA ACQUISITION AND CONTROL (AdvanLab) Based on domotic concept, this platform extents its use to the lab environment, allowing automatic data collection, equipment control, energy management, operation safety, security, environment quality, remote operation, etc. The AdvanLab platform is the result of a R&D collaboration between FEUP and Laborial, a Portuguese company focused on the manufacturing, trading and installation of laboratory and hospital technical equipments.
Technology University of Porto Science & Technology Park
Creative Industries
Biotechnology
Sea
ARTTS aims at providing singing students, teachers and professionals with solutions to help them optimize the learning and training of singing in a visual, objective and intuitive way, as well as perform safely. It incorporates two interactive software platforms, SingingStudio and SingingBattle, featuring innovative functionalities, namely real-time visual feedback of relevant quality parameters of the singing voice, visually-oriented singing exercises that are both formal and entertaining, as well as automatic singing for music score transcription.