“Building the future with science”. This was the motto of Ciência 2022 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, which took place between May 16 and 18, at Lisbon’s Congress Centre. In addition to the presence of researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, students and teachers, the event was also the stage for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), an institution dedicated to the management and financing of Portuguese science.
During the three days, the participants were able to attend different types of sessions (plenary, thematic, presentations, etc.) and visit a space dedicated to demonstrations and scientific posters. This year’s guest country was Egypt, with a significant involvement in the event’s programme, highlighting the exchange initiatives and the scientific cooperation between both countries.
INESC TEC with sessions on health and industry
On May 18, and within the scope of the thematic session Health – Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Tânia Pereira (Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia, CTM) presented “LuCaS: Non-invasive method for lung cancer characterization“, a project dedicated to support the analysis and diagnosis of lung cancer.
On the same day, within the scope of the Industry and Innovation session, Paula Viana (CTM) presented the communication “AI-Powered Content Creation”, a work developed throughout the FotoInMotion project, which introduced the use of artificial intelligence techniques to transform photographs into short videos.
UT Austin Portugal organised a workshop on energy
Regarding FCT’s work with international universities, the UT Austin Portugal program organised its own session, held on May 16. The “UT Austin Portugal – The Program’s Footprint in Energy Transition” included, among other participants, José Manuel Mendonça (Chairman of INESC TEC/Director of the UT Austin Portugal Program) and Luís Seca (Member of INESC TEC’s Board of Directors).
The legacy of José Mariano Gago
The event also focused on the National Scientist Day, observed on May 16, the same day of José Mariano Gago’s birthday, with the conference “Paths of Knowledge”. This initiative aimed to celebrate and acknowledge the contribution of the scientific community to the advancement of knowledge and progress of society. The Encontro also featured musical performances, presentations by different researchers and a commemorative dinner.
The Encontro Ciência 2022 welcomed 2700 face-to-face participants and 4300 online guests. The videos of the plenary sessions are available on the event’s website.
This annual meeting is promoted by FCT, in partnership with Ciência Viva and the Committee on Education and Science, with the Government’s institutional support through the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education.
The INESC TEC researchers mentioned in this news piece are associated with INESC TEC and ISEP-P.Porto.
Photos: Encontro Ciência 2022
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