Research & Innovation
RESEARCH
Research Across The INESC Ecosystem
RESEARCH AREAS
Seven thematic areas. One connected research ecosystem.
Power and Energy Systems
Research spanning power-system operation and control, electricity markets, distributed energy resources, sector coupling, power electronics, cyber-physical energy systems, optimisation, microgrids, sensing and emerging storage technologies.
Advanced Computing
Capabilities across computer architecture, embedded and real-time systems, formal methods, information systems, parallel and distributed systems, quantum computing, software engineering, cybersecurity, storage and scientific computing.
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
Work across machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, decision support, network science, recommender systems, trustworthy AI, federated learning, human-AI interaction and data analysis.
Advanced Communications Systems and Technology
Research in communications architectures and protocols, electronics, multimedia, network management and security, signal processing, wireless systems, reconfigurable hardware and 5G/6G technologies.
Systems Engineering and Management
Capabilities in optimisation, operations research, operations management, digital technologies, information management, service-system design, technology management, innovation management and socio-technical systems.
Electronic Systems, Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
Capabilities spanning photonics, micro- and nanotechnologies, semiconductors, micro/nanofabrication, sensors, integrated optics, optofluidics, flexible electronics, biosensors and circuit design.
Bioengineering and Health Technologies
Research across biomedical devices, biosensors, microfluidics, bioinformatics, biomechanics, biorobotics, biomedical imaging and signals, wearables, health informatics, neuroengineering, rehabilitation and telemedicine.
CROSS-CUTTING CAPABILITIES
Capabilities that support the research ecosystem
Research with European relevance
