FUTURE-CITIES

Expand the Centre of Competence in Future Cities of the University of Porto to Strengthen Inter-Disciplinary Research and Knowledge Transfer to the Industry in the Norte Region of Portugal

Coordinatore	UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO    more  Organization address address: PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA city: PORTO postcode: 4099 002 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Mafalda Cognome: Soeiro Email: send email Telefono: +351 220413577
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Portugal [PT]
Totale costo	1˙794˙757 €
EC contributo	1˙615˙224 €
Programma	FP7-REGPOT Specific Programme "Capacities": Research potential of Convergence Regions
Code Call	FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1
Funding Scheme	CSA-SA
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-10-01   -   2016-03-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO  Organization address address: PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA city: PORTO postcode: 4099 002 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Mafalda Cognome: Soeiro Email: send email Telefono: +351 220413577	PT (PORTO)	coordinator	1˙615˙224.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The goal of the project is to expand the recently created POLARIS Centre of Competence in Future Cities of the University of Porto, thereby unlocking the full potential of interdisciplinary research in urban technologies, while strengthening knowledge transfer activities in close cooperation with local and global industrial partners. To this end, this project will support the following main activities: 1. Expand human potential by fostering a critical mass of researchers with inter-disciplinary expertise: promote the active exchange of knowledge on information and communication technologies for future cities through thematic workshops and conferences; foster talent in key scientific methodologies, such as distributed control, transportation science, operations research, broadband networks, public policy and large-scale systems, in order to improve the research portfolio of the centre of competence; 2. Build research capacity for city-scale experiments: acquire and install critical equipment for developing large-scale test beds and prototypes in the areas of intelligent transportation systems and urban sensor networks, which leverage the city of Porto as a natural living lab for future city technologies; 3. Raise international awareness and connect POLARIS affiliates to the global knowledge networks: work with mentoring institutes based at prestigious universities in Europe, namely Supélec, University College London (UCL) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), which have agreed to serve as mentors by sharing their knowledge and promoting the exchange of key personnel; in addition, continue to deepen the strong partnerships have been established with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), which include joint research and training programs.'