IEEE EMBS Chapter Portugal

01/09/2026

11/08/2026

🎉 Early Bird Registration for IEEE EMBS BSN 2026 is now open!

Take advantage of discounted Early Bird registration rates and join us at the 22nd IEEE EMBS International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2026) in Porto, Portugal, from October 10-12, 2026.

Join us for three days of:
• Inspiring keynote presentations
• Cutting-edge research sessions
• Technical discussions
• Industry engagement
• Networking with the international biomedical engineering community

💡 Register early to benefit from lower registration fees.

📢 Accepted authors: Please note that at least one author of each accepted paper must complete registration according to the conference registration policy.

👉 Register here:
https://bsn.embs.org/2026/registration/

We look forward to welcoming you to Porto!

10/08/2026

31/07/2026

🏆 The IEEE EMBS Chapter Portugal has been awarded the 2026 Outstanding Regional Professional Chapter Award (Europe) during EMBC 2026.

This distinction recognizes the chapter's outstanding contributions to the biomedical engineering community through its activities, initiatives, collaborations and commitment to supporting students, researchers and professionals.

This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication of our volunteers, members and supporters throughout the years. Thank you for helping us build a stronger and more connected biomedical engineering community. 🇵🇹🧬

Congratulations to everyone who contributed to this milestone!

28/07/2026

🏆 And the winner of IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) 2026 Outstanding Regional Professional Chapter Award Europe is... IEEE EMBS Chapter Portugal!

✨ In a ceremony held during the IEEE Engineering Medicine & Biology Conference (EMBC) 2026 in the City of Toronto, our Chair Hugo Plácido da Silva had the honor of receiving the award from none other than IEEE EMBS President Erika Ross Ellison.

🍾 Afterwards there was plenty of time to celebrate with some of the IEEE EMBS Chapter Portugal attendees, and especially with IEEE EMBS 2026 Young Professional Paper Competition awardee Tânia Gonçalves.

🙏 IEEE EMBS Chapter Portugal officers Hugo Plácido da Silva, Fátima Domingues, Patricia bota, and Letícia Sousa would like to thank all the community for all the efforts leading to this recognition, but in particular to the past officers (João Paulo Cunha and Duarte Dias), student branches (IEEE IST Student Branch EMBS, Universidade do Porto, IEEE EMBS UC, IEEE EMBS ISEL, Universidade de Aveiro, and Universidade do Minho), IEEE WiE - Portugal Section, IEEE Young Professionals Portugal, and IEEE Portugal.

25/07/2026

12/05/2026

👏 Após 48h completamente frenéticas, parabéns aos vencedores da 5ª edição do "What the Health Hackathon", dinamizada pelo Student Branch IEEE EMBS UC

🏆𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝘀𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗼 𝗽𝗼́𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗻𝗮 𝟱.ª 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗱𝗼 “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻”🏅

A 5.ª edição do “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻” reuniu, em Coimbra, 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮 𝗮́𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗱𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲́𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮 de várias instituições de ensino superior nacionais, num fim de semana dedicado ao desenvolvimento de soluções tecnológicas para desafios reais do setor da saúde.

O evento, organizado pelo IEEE Student Branch da Universidade de Coimbra, com o apoio do IEEE EMBS Chapter Portugal (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society), é uma competição intensiva na área da saúde onde equipas multidisciplinares trabalham durante 48 horas para responder a desafios concretos apresentados por unidades de saúde. Para além de sessões de mentoria especializada e workshops técnicos, os participantes tiveram de conceber, desenvolver e apresentar uma solução inovadora para um problema real identificado por uma unidade de saúde parceira do evento - o Hospital da Luz Coimbra.

O esteve 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗲𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲́𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮, que alcançaram um resultado de grande destaque ao conquistar o 𝟯.º 𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼, garantindo um lugar no pódio. Este resultado evidencia a qualidade da formação e a capacidade de inovação dos estudantes do ISEC, num contexto competitivo e multidisciplinar.

O evento reforçou a importância da colaboração entre ensino superior, tecnologia e instituições de saúde, promovendo o empreendedorismo, o trabalho em equipa e o desenvolvimento de soluções inovadoras para os desafios atuais do setor da saúde.

IEEE UC Student Branch

09/05/2026

As we turn the page after the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, we are now focusing on 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀.

The updated BSN 2026 submission information is available, and we encourage you to check it carefully.

📅 Deadline for papers and abstracts: 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

We look forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you to Porto.

🔗 https://bsn.embs.org/2026/

15/04/2026

🌐 Celebrate International Girls in ICT Day 2026 with us!

Under the theme AI for Development – Girls Shaping the Digital Future, this event brings together students and young professionals to explore the role of technology in building a better tomorrow.

Our goal is to bring academic experiences closer to real-world engineering challenges, especially for female students considering a future in ICT.

🎓 Open to university and secondary school students (girls & boys!), this event will feature:
Inspiring talks from students in ICT-related fields
Insights into career paths and industry challenges
Discussions on balancing personal and professional life
How IEEE empowers young professionals worldwide

Join us and be part of shaping the digital future!

Link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553369