CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation Day 2024

Grande Auditório (3.2.14), Ciências ULisboa
Ciências Research & Innovation Day 2024

Join us on October 22nd (Tuesday) for the 6th edition of CIÊNCIAS Research & Innovation Day!

This event celebrates the groundbreaking research and innovation developed at CIÊNCIAS, highlighting the dedication and creativity of its members. It is an opportunity for faculty, researchers and innovators to share their work with both the internal and external community, fostering collaboration and networking.

This edition includes a special participation from Salvatore Capozziello, Full Professor of General Relativity and Cosmology at the University of Naples Federico II and  the coordinator of the PhD programme  in Cosmology and Space Science at the Scuola Superiore Meridionale in Naples.

We invite you to attend the presentations that will take place during the day in CIÊNCIAS Grand Auditorium (Building C3, 2nd floor) and participate in the poster session taking place at the C3 Atrium. See the full programme below.

Participation is free, but prior registration is suggested. Please register here.

The clock is ticking…

Join us to inspire future innovation within our vibrant community!

Programme

MORNING – Funding for Research and Innovation Powered by FCiências.ID

10:00 – Opening Address:

Margarida Santos-Reis, CIÊNCIAS Research and Innovation Vice-Dean

José Manuel RebordãoFCiências.ID President

10:10 – Sofia Azevedo, Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI)

Horizon Europe’s 2025-27 strategic plan and the future FP10

10:30 – Inês Cristóvão, Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA)

LIFE programme: European co-financing for the environment and climate action

10:50 – Emiliano Gutiérrez, Raiz: Vertical Farms

Vertical farming, biotech & climate resilience: a promising academia-industry relationship at CIÊNCIAS

11:10 – Filipe Ribeiro, MARE - ULisboa

‘Fishing’ for research funds and opportunities: lessons learnt!

11:30 – Miguel Magalhães, The Next Big Idea

The next big idea: from academia to the real world

11:50 – Q&A

12:00 – Poster Session Opening: interactive network & share insights

 

LUNCH BREAK

 

AFTERNOON – TIME at the forefront of Research

14:00 – Opening Address: Luís Carriço, CIÊNCIAS Dean 

14:05 – Research & Innovation Highlights 

14:10 – CIÊNCIAS 2023 Science & Innovation Merit Awards: Margarida Santos-Reis, CIÊNCIAS Research and Innovation Vice-Dean

14:30 – Keynote Speaker: Salvatore Capozziello, University of Naples Federico II

Time: From time perception to the Time Machine: Starting from a discussion of what is meant by "perception and conception of Time", we discuss the concept of absolute and relative time in Science.

15:00 – Q&A  
15:10 – Leading-Edge Research using TIME – Flash Talks

Chemical Sciences and Technologies: Bárbara Henriques, BioISI

Time Matters: Accelerating research, diagnosis and therapies in Rare Metabolic Diseases

Life Sciences: Catarina Frazão SantosMARE - ULisboa

TIME to take climate-smart planning to the high seas

Earth Sciences: João Duarte, IDL

Time scales: From Pangea to earthquakes

Physical Sciences and Engineering: José Manuel Rebordão, IA

"O tempo perguntou ao tempo quanto tempo o tempo tem..."

Mathematical Sciences: Jorge Buescu, CMAFcIO

The Mathematics of time

Computer Science and Engineering: Vinicius Vielmo Cogo, LASIGE

Navigating the Temporal Challenges of Secure Data Storage and Sharing

History and Philosophy of Sciences: Henrique Leitão, CIUHCT

Time, the stuff of History

16:00 – Closing intervention from the ULisboa Rector: Luís Ferreira

16:10 – Closing ceremony: Pedro Almeida, CIÊNCIAS Communication and Ext. Relations Vice-Dean

Networking, drinks & snacks