Portuguese Consortium of Online Experimentation: multidisciplinary and diversity
Abstract
The aim of this talk is to explore the huge possibilities and underline the challenges brought by the "Internet of Things" in the areas of education, training, research and knowledge dissemination, with a particular focus in online experimentation.
Online experimentation is an important current topic, based on emergent technologies, like remote access to experimentation, virtual 2D and 3D experimentation, augmented reality applications, sensorial devices for remote or virtual reality interaction and other additional tools as serious games, videos and interactive videos, available through web platforms with intelligent tutoring functionality.
In 2011 the Portuguese Consortium of Online Experimentation was founded. At that time the pt.lab2go platform was made available and since then closer cooperation between actors brought new online developments both in the Portuguese language and in English.
In order to show rather than speak, in my talk a set of multimedia information will be used for better illustrating the Portuguese potentialities in the area of online experimentation, in teaching either at STEM or at higher education levels, in lifelong training, in knowledge dissemination and, also, in the R&D context.
Keynote Speaker
Professor Teresa Restivo
Maria Teresa Restivo has a degree in Solid State Physics and a PhD in Engineering Sciences. Her research and teaching activities (at under and postgraduate level), are accomplished within the Automation, Instrumentation and Control Group of the Mechanical Engineering Department (DEMec) of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). These activities are related with the intelligent control of laboratory/industrial systems, development of sensors also for the health area, virtual instrumentation, remote and virtual labs, wireless sensorization, as well as the use of emergent technologies in training and in education.
She is author (or co-author) of articles, book chapters and books. She has been awarded prizes in R&D areas. She has been project leader and team member at national level, as well as team member of European projects. She has supervised a number of theses. She has four patents, one licensed and one IP pending.
She is coordinator of the System Integration and Process Automation Research Unit at IDMEC-Polo FEUP also integrated in the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (LAETA). She is member of scientific boards of FEUP, DEMec, LAETA and IDMEC.
She is EC Member of the International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) and Vice-President of IEEE Edu. Soc. PT, and has the International Engineering Educator (ING-PAED IGIP) qualification.
She is institutional member of GOLC. She is Individual and Institutional Member of the VIT@LIS network and of the ELTF Task Force - EUNIS (European University Information Systems Organization) and of "IT in Engineering Education" and "Tools to Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills", both working groups of SPEE (Portuguese Society for Engineering Education).
Graphical System Design - a Platform Approach to Delivering Teaching, Research and Innovation Success in Europe
Abstract
With record unemployment, a shortfall in science and engineering graduates and growing complexity and skills
requirements in the engineering professions - a drastic rethink and approach in Europe is required for engaging, on-boarding,
developing scientists and engineers and increasing the flow of social and economic productive output. Capitalizing on a 'platform-based
approach' that has been transformative for the Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics Design Automation (EDA) industries may well be
the missing element capable of unlocking the synergy at the core of engagement, teaching, skills and commercialization.
This presentation will focus on how Graphical System Design has transformed the approach to teaching, research and innovation
in some leading institutions in Europe.
Keynote Speaker
Yiannis Pavlou
Yiannis Pavlou is currently the Academic Director of Europe for National Instruments corporation. Yiannis has worked for
National Instruments for 15 years and has served the organization in roles of technical support, product management, product
strategy and more recently as General Manager for the Eastern European region in Europe. Yiannis is an associate board member of
the SEFI organization (European Engineering Education Organization) and has a keen interest in the synergy between education,
research and innovation policy.
