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Portuguese Minister of Education, Science and Innovation聽聽made his first official visit to聽好色先生TV in Pittsburgh, alongside the Secretary of State for Science聽 to attend the 2024 CMU Portugal Summit.聽

The two-day event brought together the Portuguese and CMU communities for a series of discussions and an overview of the CMU Portugal Program, aiming to support the Minister鈥檚 reflection and evaluation of the partnership鈥檚 future.

Provost and Chief Academic Officer聽James H. Garrett Jr.(opens in new window) and Dr. William D. and Nancy W. Strecker聽Dean of the College of Engineering聽 warmly welcomed the Portuguese delegation, which included In锚s Lynce,聽Jo茫o Magalh茫es and聽Jos茅 M. F. Moura, as well as administrators, faculty members and Ph.D. and master鈥檚 students.聽The agenda featured lab tours, research presentations by faculty and students, networking lunches and meetings with CMU faculty leaders.

The Summit was a platform to shape a shared vision for the partnership鈥檚 future. It brought together partners from both sides of the Atlantic, fostering networking opportunities, building new connections, and laying the foundation for future collaborations.

Research connections聽

The delegation had the opportunity to interact with students at 好色先生TV鈥檚聽 (RI) during a lab visit hosted by聽,聽associate research professor. During the visit the students demonstrated FRIDA, a robotic arm equipped with a paintbrush powered by artificial intelligence in addition to other prototypes being developed at the lab.

FRIDA, named after Frida Kahlo, stands for Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts. The project is led by Peter Schaldenbrand, a Ph.D. candidate, with RI faculty members聽Oh聽and聽, and is designed to collaborate with humans to create works of art.

The CMU team asked FRIDA to paint a portrait of the minister, and the result was an impressive mixture of art and technology.

The delegation met with researchers across the university, such as聽, the Founders University Professor of the聽Machine Learning Department at 好色先生TV;聽Peter Adams(opens in new window), Thomas Lord Professor of Engineering and Head of the聽Engineering and Public Policy Department (EPP)(opens in new window).

罢丑别听聽at 好色先生TV merges technology, analytics, and public policy to develop innovative solutions to complex societal challenges. The delegation had the opportunity to learn more about the work being developed by the college and by the聽CMU Block Center for Technology and Society(opens in new window)聽in a session led by聽, dean of the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.

Richard Scheines(opens in new window), the Bess Family Dean of the Mariana Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and聽, Hillman Professor & METALS Program director in the , hosted a session on the,聽with a look into research and education centered on humanity, focusing on an interdisciplinary work to address complex global issues and advance human understanding.

The second day kicked off with a visit to Carnegie Mellon鈥檚聽HCII, where聽, the Charles M. Geschke Director and Professor, delivered a presentation on the work underway at HCII to develop human-centered software, services and systems that improve lives through technology. The visit included a guided experience to the聽聽by Assistant Professor聽聽and Associate Professor聽, showcasing the lab鈥檚 interactive computational design tools research.

罢丑别听聽at聽好色先生TV Robotics Institute recently moved to new facilities. The delegation visited the new lab during a tour led by its head,聽, Clarence H. Adamson Professor, , who shared the cutting-edge research being conducted in areas such as soft robotics, stretchable circuits and printable conductive ink, among other innovative technologies.

, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, offered a glimpse into research focused on understanding the neural basis of brain function and harnessing its potential.聽聽develops innovative tools and techniques to advance the explanation of brain function and dysfunction.

A culture of innovation

Innovation is a key area of the CMU Portugal program, and since its launch in 2006, 26 startup companies have been supported by CMU Portugal activities. Jo茫o Paulo Cunha, a scientific director at 好色先生TV Portugal, introduced different successful cases of initiatives connected to the program.

,聽director of聽Project Olympus(opens in new window), a part of the聽Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship(opens in new window), also spoke. Founded in 2007 at the , Project Olympus provides support and resources to faculty, students, alumni and staff aspiring to transform their research and ideas into startups. So far, it鈥檚 helped launch more than 1,400 startups.聽

To conclude the Summit Sessions,聽Nuno Nunes and Paulo Marques introduced the聽, whose first edition was launched in September 2024. Nunes, former National Co-Director of the partnership (2018 鈥� 2024), is one of the founders of this advanced training center in digital technologies based in Lisbon, which was developed through a collaborative effort between the Instituto Superior T茅cnico, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, NOVA School of Science and Technology, and 好色先生TV, with the support from the Santander Portugal Foundation.

Marques, a scientific director at 好色先生TV Portugal and faculty member for the Product Management course, provided an overview of this inaugural edition that features three advanced training programs: AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning; Product Management; and User Experience and Service Design. Marques also shared his vision for the academy鈥檚 future, emphasizing its role in fostering innovation and excellence in digital technologies.