CMU Portugal

❗🚨Registration is now OPEN for the Conference (29 October) and the Portugal–US Partnerships 2026 Summit (30 October), both taking place at Universidade de Aveiro!

🟥 29th October (Thursday): The CMU Portugal Conference "From Ideas to Impact: 20 Years of CMU-Portugal Partnership" is dedicated to members of the CMU Portugal Program community.

🟧 30th October (Friday): The joint conference “Portugal-US Partnerships 2026 Summit: From Knowledge to Competitiveness” will bring together , MIT Portugal Program, and UT Austin Portugal Program to reflect on how international partnerships can continue contributing to Portugal’s scientific, technological, and economic development. 🌐

🎯 The Joint Conference’s preliminary agenda is already out — take a first look at the sessions shaping this year’s Summit.

💡👨‍🎓The Call for Posters is also officially open: MSc and Ph.D. students across the 3 Portugal–US Partnerships can submit their work for a chance to present in Aveiro and compete for Summit awards!

🔗 Get all the details — agenda, Call for Posters, and registration in one place: http://usptsummit2026.admeus.org

💥 A new issue of newsletter is out, with the latest updates:

🗓️CMU Portugal was part of the inaugural edition of the “Ciência e Inovação” (Science and Innovation) Conference in Lisbon.

👩‍🎓 CMU Portugal Academy is open for applications (don’t miss the deadline!)

🏫 The community is growing: CMU Portugal will welcome 9 new dual degree Ph.D. students in the 2026/2027 academic year and will host 19 visiting research scholars at Carnegie Mellon University in the Fall!

💪 Community achievements: José M. F. Moura received an honorary degree from York University, PI Mahmoud Tavakoli won a 150k€ ERC Grant, Alum Manuel Reis Carneiro won Best Ph.D. Thesis Award by the Applied Sciences MDPI, student Marta Freitas’s paper was published in Nature NPJ Flexible Electronics…

…And much more! 👀

We will return in September! Enjoy your summer break 🏖️

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👏 Congratulations to Lourenço, Ph.D. student at feup and researcher at GECAD for being selected for a “R&D@USA” grant from to undertake a research internship in the USA!

✈︎ In August, Afonso is heading to CMU's School of Computer Science (Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science) where he will work closely with Professor Eric Poe Xing to explore how foundation models can scale context‑aware data‑stream learning.

The “R&D@USA” grantees will conduct research at 🇺🇸 academic and scientific institutions, enhancing connections between Portuguese and North American institutions and fostering institutional partnerships.

More information on our website, link in bio. 👆

👏 Congratulations to Afonso Lourenço, Ph.D. student at FEUP and researcher at GECAD, for being selected for a “R&D@USA” grant from Fundação Luso-Americana to undertake a research internship in the USA!

✈︎ In August, Afonso is heading to Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science where he will work closely with Professor Eric Poe Xing to explore how foundation models can scale context‑aware data‑stream learning.

The “R&D@USA” grantees will conduct research at 🇺🇸 academic and scientific institutions, enhancing connections between Portuguese and North American institutions and fostering institutional partnerships.

👉 More information at https://cmuportugal.org/g57m
(IG: More information on our website, link in bio. 👆)

🌟 Congratulations to alum, Manuel Reis Carneiro! His Ph.D. thesis on high‑fidelity on‑skin bioelectronics won the 2025 Best PhD Thesis Award from the Applied Sciences MDPI journal. 👏

Manuel concluded his dual degree Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2025, working at Carnegie Mellon University Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and FCTUC & ISR Coimbra, with guidance from Professors Mahmoud Tavakoli and Carmel Majidi.

💡 He is currently continuing his research in soft bioelectronics while lecturing at ETH Zürich.

👉 Read the news at https://cmuportugal.org/6vpv

✨ Summer semester wrap‑up at Fallingwater!
🌿 Nine students currently studying in Pittsburgh took a well‑deserved break to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic house “Fallingwater”, enjoying a day in nature and celebrating the end of the summer term together.

🤝 The group (Afonso Carvalho, Álvaro Silva, Rui Melo, Francisco Vieira, Mariana Ferreira Nunes, Luis Gomes, Susana Marques, André Duarte, and Teresa Fortes) represented six Carnegie Mellon University departments and six 🇵🇹 institutions, celebrating a vibrant community.

In the Fall, the community will grow, welcoming 9 new Dual Degree students (including four starting their Program in Pittsburgh), as well as 19 visiting students and faculty members.

Here's to an amazing Summer break! 😎🏝️

Read the story at https://cmuportugal.org/24et

🗓️ Save the Date: October 29 & 30, 2026!

This fall, the CMU Portugal Program will host two major events at the Universidade de Aveiro, bringing together the best of Portugal-US scientific collaboration:

✅ October 29 | CMU Portugal Conference: "From Ideas to Impact: 20 Years of CMU-Portugal Partnership"
➡️ This event is dedicated to members of the Program community.
🔗 Check more at: https://cmuportugal.org/ainr

✅ October 30 | “Portugal-US Partnerships 2026 Summit: From Knowledge to Competitiveness”
➡️ This will be the first Phase IV joint Conference organized jointly by , MIT Portugal Program, and UT Austin Portugal Program Program, bringing together researchers, students, industry leaders, policymakers, and innovation stakeholders from all three communities.
🔗 Check more at: https://cmuportugal.org/58uk

👀 Stay Tuned! Further details regarding the program, speakers, and registration will be announced in the coming months.

Agência Nacional de Inovação Ministério da Educação, Ciência e Inovação

✅ Limin Jia, Research Professor of the Department of Carnegie Mellon University Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and faculty and supervisor of several Ph.D. students, will be the final lecturer of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto's (FEUP) DEI Talks, where she will present “On the State of Client-Side Web Vulnerabilities: DOM-XSS and JavaScript Libraries”

📅 July 24th, at 2:30 p.m.
📍Room B006, FEUP

👉More info at https://cmuportugal.org/fkin

⚡ was part of the inaugural edition of the "Ciência e Inovação" Conference in Lisbon, organized by the Agency for Research and Innovation (AI²) (Agência Nacional de Inovação)

🇺🇸🤝 The “International Partnerships for Excellence” parallel session brought together , MIT Portugal Program, and UT Austin Portugal Program. The coordinator of the mission structure, José Manuel Mendonça, revisited the launch of the FCT partnerships in 2006 and their impact over the past 20 years, including key success stories like Feedzai.

💡 In the session panel on “Transatlantic Cooperation Instruments in Research”, Inês Lynce, ’s National co-director, highlighted the Dual Degree Ph.D. Programs, the Mobility initiatives, and collaborative research with Carnegie Mellon University.

🔜 The three partnerships will meet again on October 30th in Aveiro for a joint conference dedicated to Phase IV (2025–2030).

👉 Read the story at https://cmuportugal.org/grbh

🎯 On July 15th, at 1:45 p.m., will be at the "Ciência e Inovação 2026" Conference in Lisbon (Centro Congressos Lisboa) as part of the parallel session “International Partnerships for Excellence” alongside the MIT Portugal Program and UT Austin Portugal Program.

⚡ Building upon the legacy of the national science summit “Encontro Ciência,” this conference is the first major summit organized by the newly established Agency for Research and Innovation’s (AI²).

💡 Parallel Session “International Partnerships for Excellence” (13h45 I Auditorium II) featuring:

✅ "FCT’s international partnerships with American universities" by José Manuel Mendonça, coordinator of the partnerships’ mission structure.

✅ "Transatlantic cooperation instruments in research" by Inês Lynce National Co-Director at NOVA FCT; Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, National Co-Director at Universidade do Minho; and Rute Ferreira National Co-Director at Universidade de Aveiro.

You can find the agenda and more information at:
👉 https://lnkd.in/ewJdVvf3