on 23-07-2025
As part of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations, the 5th Edition of the Smart Systems for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) International Summer School is being held from June 23 to 28, 2025, across two locations: ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon and the historic village of Penha Garcia, Portugal.
This summer school is designed to equip participants with hands-on, practical knowledge in the development of intelligent systems that support the ongoing digital transformation of society. The curriculum covers a broad interdisciplinary spectrum, including:
- Sensing and instrumentation for health status monitoring and environmental quality in both indoor and outdoor AAL scenarios;
- Artificial Intelligence and IoT-based solutions for healthcare and assisted living;
- Virtual and Extended Reality technologies;
- Integration of psychological and architectural perspectives in smart system design.
Participants will gain hardware and software expertise related to smart sensors, instrumentation, and intelligent environments, while exploring real-world applications of Ambient Assisted Living systems. A unique aspect of this edition is the combination of laboratory-based learning in Lisbon with in-field measurement experiences in Penha Garcia, offering a comprehensive and immersive educational journey.
The summer school is chaired by Octavian Postolache, senior researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações and Full Professor at ISCTE, and is co-organized by IT and the IEEE IMS Portugal Chapter.
This event continues to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and encourage innovation at the crossroads of engineering, healthcare, architecture, and behavioral sciences, ultimately enhancing the design and deployment of human-centric smart environments.
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on 11-07-2025
IEEE Communications Society - Portuguese Chapter -, Route 25 project (https://route-25.com) and Instituto de Telecomunicações (Aveiro) are organizing the hybrid lecture “Building Resilient Communications for Distributed Systems Applications: From Blockchain to Autonomous Vehicles and 5G V2X”, on July 11th, 09:30 am to 12:00 pm, at Instituto de Telecomunicações, site Aveiro, Portugal.
This event is dedicated to ensuring safety and security in distributed systems. Discover how blockchain technology is revolutionizing digital identity, how AI/ML models can be integrated in autonomous vehicle architectures, and how 5G V2X communications are improving resilience in vehicle-to-everything interactions. This event is perfect for those interested in the latest research and developments in resilient distributed systems.
Note on lunch: Lunch (optional) will be served on the premises of the Instituto de Telecomunicações. But please, as meals will be served based on the number of people who answer YES, please do so responsibly in order to avoid waste.
Speakers:
ION TURCANU
Topic: Mitigating Collisions via Inter-UE Coordination in 5G New Radio Vehicle-to-Everything Sidelink Communications
Bio: Ion Turcanu is the Head of the Networking and Communications (NETCOM) group at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST). He received his Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technologies from the University of Rome Sapienza in 2018.
MIGUEL PUPO CORREIA
Topic: Blockchain and Digital Identity: SSI, DIDs, VCs, EBSI
Bio: Miguel Correia is a Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. He is President of the Executive Committee of INESC-ID, as well as a researcher of the Distributed, Parallel and Secure Systems (DPSS) scientific area.
PAULO ESTEVES-VERÍSSIMO
Topic: Safe and Secure AI/ML-driven Autonomous Vehicles? A distributed problem requiring distributed systems solutions
Bio: Paulo Esteves-Veríssimo is a research fellow at the Universities of Lisboa (PT) at LASIGE, and Luxembourg (LU) at SnT. He has been a professor at KAUST (SA) and founding director of its RC3 Center (https://crisys.kaust.edu.sa/).
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