✨💡 Smartlight: Iluminação pública inteligente ao serviço de cidades mais conectadas! 💡✨ Temos uma grande novidade! O projeto Smartlight, que está a transformar a iluminação pública em soluções mais inteligentes e eficientes, acaba de ser destaque na newsletter da ANI (Agência Nacional de Inovação)! 🙌 Através de tecnologias inovadoras, o Smartlight irá ajudar a criar cidades mais seguras, sustentáveis e conectadas, com sistemas de iluminação pública que não só otimizam o consumo de energia, mas também melhoram a qualidade de vida dos cidadãos. 🌍🌱 👉 Fique por dentro do projeto e descubra como a inovação pode iluminar o futuro das nossas cidades. Aceda ao artigo completo na newsletter da ANI e saiba mais sobre esse avanço tecnológico que está a fazer a diferença! 🔗 🔗 Leia o artigo completo aqui https://www.compete2030.gov.pt/comunicacao/iluminacao-publica-inteligente-ao-servico-de-cidades-mais-seguras-sustentaveis-e-conectadas/ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ✨💡 Smartlight: Smart street lighting for more connected cities! 💡✨ We have great news! The Smartlight project, which is transforming public lighting into smarter and more efficient solutions, has just been featured in the ANI (National Innovation Agency) newsletter! 🙌 Through innovative technologies, Smartlight will help create safer, more sustainable and connected cities, with public lighting systems that not only optimise energy consumption, but also improve citizens' quality of life. 🌍🌱 👉 Stay up to date with the project and find out how innovation can light up the future of our cities. Access the full article in the ANI newsletter and find out more about this technological breakthrough that is making a difference! 🔗 🔗 Read the full article here https://www.compete2030.gov.pt/comunicacao/iluminacao-publica-inteligente-ao-servico-de-cidades-mais-seguras-sustentaveis-e-conectadas/

On 26 June 2025, CeDRI had the honour of receiving a visit from the President of IAPMEI - Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, José Pulido Valente, where it was possible to present the projects developed here and foster partnership opportunities.

We are sharing the article 'The Role of AI in Agricultural Challenges,' written by researcher João Mendes from CeDRI. More information at: https://ajap.pt/o-papel-da-ia-nos-desafios-da-agricultura/

Mittelhessen (THM) in Giessen, Germany, hosted the in-person phase of the Blended Intensive Program (BIP) in Internet of Things (IoT), an Erasmus+ initiative that combines online learning with short-term mobility. The CeDRI - IPB was represented by six students from the School of Technology and Management (ESTIG), accompanied by professors Paulo Leitão and Luis Piardi. Prior to the mobility, the 22 participating students took part in online theoretical and practical classes, preparing for hands-on IoT projects presented and evaluated during the on-site week. Highlighted projects included interactive touch screens, speech robots powered by LLMs, smart city lighting poles, and electronic price tags—all using IoT technologies. The program involved four partner institutions: University of Jaén (Spain), IPB (Portugal), University of Zielona Góra (Poland), and THM (Germany), fostering a multicultural and collaborative learning environment. In addition to academic activities, participants visited the Pfeiffer Vacuum factory, explored Frankfurt and Wetzlar, and ended the week with a social evening at the Paulaner beer garden.

🔔 Reunião Presencial do Projeto SMARTLIGHT – 12 de junho de 2025 Ontem, dia 12 de junho de 2025, decorreu nas instalações do IPB-CeDRI (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança – Centro de Investigação em Digitalização e Robótica Inteligente) a reunião presencial de execução do projeto SMARTLIGHT, financiado pelo COMPETE 2030. Esta sessão contou com a presença dos parceiros do consórcio: FISOLA, TURNPAGE e CeDRI, reunidos com o objetivo de alinhar estratégias, discutir os progressos técnicos e planear as próximas etapas do projeto. 💡 O SMARTLIGHT visa o desenvolvimento de soluções inteligentes e sustentáveis para iluminação eficiente através de inovação tecnológica. Foi um momento de partilha de conhecimento, colaboração ativa e reforço do compromisso conjunto em alcançar os objetivos definidos. Agradecemos a todos os participantes pela dedicação e contributos valiosos! _______________________________________________________________________ 🔔 SMARTLIGHT Project face-to-face meeting - 12 June 2025 Yesterday, 12 June 2025, the face-to-face implementation meeting of the SMARTLIGHT project, funded by COMPETE 2030, took place at the IPB-CeDRI (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança - Centre for Research in Digitalisation and Intelligent Robotics) facilities. This session was attended by the consortium partners: FISOLA, TURNPAGE and CeDRI, who met with the aim of aligning strategies, discussing technical progress and planning the next stages of the project. 💡 SMARTLIGHT aims to develop intelligent and sustainable solutions for efficient lighting through technological innovation. It was a moment of knowledge sharing, active collaboration and reinforcement of the joint commitment to achieving the defined objectives. We would like to thank all the participants for their dedication and valuable contributions!

The CeDRI team is pleased to congratulate researcher Felipe Teixeira on the defence of his doctoral thesis, which took place on 9 May at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD).

On 7 April, the CeDRI team took part in the 13th Employment, Education and Solidarity Fair, organised by the Municipality of Bragança, where they were able to show society the projects they had developed and encourage new researchers.

Dear CeDRI members We are pleased to announce the official opening of nominations for the CeDRI EDI+ IMPACT Research Award. This annual award aims to recognise and celebrate a scientific publication, published in the last 12 months, that stands out for its explicit integration of principles of Equity, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EEDI), Ethical Responsibility and Civic Engagement. The initiative is in line with CeDRI's strategic vision, which values a research culture that is more inclusive, ethical and has an impact on society. Eligibility criteria: The publication must have been officially published in the 12 months prior to the application deadline; It must explicitly incorporate EEDI values, ethical responsibility or civic engagement in the content, methodology or application; The applicant must be affiliated with CeDRI at the time of publication. Submission is individual, even if the publication is the result of collective work. Applications must be submitted by 31 May 2025 via the link tinyurl.com/cedriedi The full regulations can be found at: cloud.ipb.pt/f/4b6d8478f85c4358aedc/ The evaluation of applications will be conducted by a multidisciplinary panel composed of researchers: Sofia Bergano (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal) Juan Pavón (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) Zahia Guessoum (University of Reims-Champagne, France) The winner will be announced at the annual SASYR meeting (2 July), where they will receive a certificate and a cash prize. The winning work will be publicised on CeDRI's communication channels, and the authors will be invited to present it at a seminar. We are counting on your active participation to give visibility to research that promotes fairer, more ethical science with a transformative social impact. More information: cedri-edi@ipb.pt.

On April 16, during the Algerian Day for Science and Technology, Arezki gave a conference presentation introducing the SmartHealth project, one of CeDRI's projects, and its contributions to healthcare technology.

The CeDRI researcher Beatriz Flamia Azevedo winner of the IMFAHE Global Portugal Fellowship 2024 is at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in USA as visiting researcher during three months. Beatriz is research in Mathematic and Intelligent System, and integrates the project Collaborative Artificial Intelligence for Learning which aims to develop innovative strategies in collaborative education and artificial intelligence to promote creativity, critical thinking, inclusive learning experiences in digital educational systems.