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#32 | Jul. 2024

Jeria Quesenberry (CMU) speaks on Gender Balance in two CMU Portugal events

On June 26th and 28th, the CMU Portugal Program hosted two invited talks to discuss gender balance in Academia and welcomed Jeria Quesenberry, Carnegie Mellon University, as the guest speaker.

Her research focuses on cultural influences in the technology field, with particular emphasis on social inclusion, broadening participation, career values, organizational interventions, and work-life balance. Jeria Quesenberry delivered the talk "Breaking Barriers in Technology: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon and Global Perspectives" at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, co-organized by INESC-ID and the Instituto Superior Técnico Gender Balance Group; and at INESC TEC in Porto, supported by its Diversity & Inclusion Comission.

CMU Portugal will be hosting 18 research visitors to Carnegie Mellon in 2024

In 2024, CMU Portugal will host 18 research visitors from Portuguese Institutions at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) field: 8 faculty & researchers and 10 master’s students & recent master’s graduates.

The selected candidates represent 8 Portuguese institutions: Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Faculty of Sciences of Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Instituto Superior Técnico, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade de Coimbra, Universidade do Minho; and 9 CMU departments: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Heinz College, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Language Technologies Institute, Mathematical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Institute.

CMU Portugal at 2024 Encontro Ciência: The impact of partnerships with American universities on the Portuguese ecosystem

On July 3rd, the CMU Portugal Program, along with the MIT Portugal Program and UT Austin Portugal, hosted the session “Collaborative projects under FCT’s international partnerships with CMU, MIT and UT Austin” at the 2024 Encontro Ciência Summit, at Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto, to discuss the impact of partnerships with American universities on the Portuguese ecosystem.

The session counted with representatives from academia and industry collaborating with the international partnerships in a panel dedicated to “International Partnerships and Talent Development”, and a second panel to “International Partnerships and their Contribution to Scientific and Technological-Based Innovation and Entrepreneurship”.

CMU Fence painted in Portuguese colors by CMU Portugal students

For 70 years, painting The Fence has been a staple in Carnegie Mellon University culture.

Originally built to surround a bridge over a ravine in the early 1900s, the fence is now a way for students and organizations to express themselves artistically. CMU Portugal students Hugo Simão (HCII), Cláudia Mamede (S3D), João Tomé (ECE), Diana Vieira Fernandes (EPP), Luís Gomes (S3D), & Lília Dias (ECE) painted the fence on the evening of June 10th in honor of Portugal Day.

Small Pocketqube Satellite developed under CMU Portugal project PROMETHEUS is ready for Space Launch

The 5cm cubic satellite “PROMETHEUS-1”, the size of a Rubik's-Cube, developed under CMU Portugal Exploratory Research project Prometheus, is set to be launched into space in the Fall of 2024, as part of flight SpaceX’s Transporter-12 Rideshare mission

PROMETHEUS-1 was built at Universidade do Minho in collaboration with Instituto Superior Técnico and Carnegie Mellon University.

CMU Portugal welcomes a visit from the Innovation College of Korea

On July 10th, a delegation from the Innovation College of Korea visited the Beato Innovation District in Lisbon, hosted by the CMU Portugal Program, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores: Investigação e Desenvolvimento (INESC-ID) and Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI)

The Innovation College of Korea is a consortium established to promote innovative development among 104 specialist colleges in South Korea, and the delegation is currently in Europe to explore research and development opportunities and collaborative initiatives, such as the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program.

CMU Portugal Students meet for Ice Cream Social

On June 27th, the CMU Portugal Program at CMU hosted an Ice Cream Social for students currently studying in Pittsburgh.

This event allowed the students to have a break from their studies and the heat.

Guinness World Record for the Largest Computer Programming Lesson | October 12 | Lisbon
New paths for preservation and access to information | November 7 | Lisbon
11th Research Data Management Forum | November 21-22 | Viseu

Stay in touch! Share your news with the CMU Portugal community and let us know what is happening by sending an e-mail to info@cmuportugal.org.

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