Research Center for Systems & Technologies
Every breakthrough starts with curiosity. In our research unit, we explore the mathematics of control and the intelligence of networks, building bridges between theory and application. From optimization to autonomous robotic systems, we are not only analyzing the world as it is—we are designing the systems that will shape the future.
Upcoming SYSTEC Events
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SYSTEC Talks
11/11/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: B016
A Data-Driven Framework for Consumer-Centric Microgrid Positioning in Urban Scenarios
Speaker: Thiago Jesus, SYSTEC-AIDEN
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SYSTEC Talks
11/11/2025 @ 04:30 pm
FEUP room: B016
From Simulation to Experiment: Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Closed Loop Neuromodulation
Speaker: Eduardo Fernandes de Carvalho, Invited Session – I3S
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SYSTEC Talks
18/11/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: B016
Safe Learning-Based Data-Driven Control Framework for Mobile Robots (TBD)
Speaker: José Carvalho, SYSTEC-C2SR
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SYSTEC Talks
25/11/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: TBD
Design and Development of a Fixed-Wing Tail-Sitter Tethered VTOL Drone with Custom Autopilot and Robust Control Techniques
Speaker: Ahmad Safaee, SYSTEC-C2SR
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SYSTEC Talks
02/12/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: TBD
Hybrid Fuel Cell-Battery Architecture for Auxiliary Railway Systems Using GaN-Based Power Converters
Speaker: José Vicente, SYSTEC-LEMR
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SYSTEC Talks
09/12/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: TBD
Investigation of Feature Selection and Pooling Methods for Environmental Sound Classification
Speaker: Parinaz Dehaghani, SYSTEC-C2SR
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SYSTEC Talks
16/12/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: TBD
Deep learning architectures for sequential data
Speaker: Rui Gonçalves, SYSTEC-C2SR
Latest News
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Medtiles: A SYSTEC Spin-off Revolutionizing Medical Training with AI
Medtiles, a spin-off of SYSTEC, is developing Medical Training tools based on Generative Artificial Intelligence.
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SYSTEC participates in the kick-off meeting of the REFARMING project at FCUP
On the 6th of November, SYSTEC participated in the kick-off meeting of the integrated R&D project REFARMING, which took place at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP).
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José Vicente was awarded with Best Conference Paper Best Paper in IESES 2025
José Vicente has been awarded the 2025 Best Paper Award at the IESES 2025, held from September 22–24, 2025, in Beijing, China.
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Pedro Aguiar, Daniel Costa e João Catalão among the 205 U.Porto scientists ranked among the most cited in the world in 2024
Pedro Aguiar, Daniel Costa e João Catalão from SYSTEC featured in the latest update of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists list”
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UPWIND recognized by its key innovative technologies for the energy transition
UPWIND recognized by its key innovative technologies for the energy transition in iUP25k, BIP Acceleration and BIP PROOF 2024/2025.
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SYSTEC @ 11th IEEE Smart Cities Conference em Patras, Grécia
SYSTEC @ 11th IEEE Smart Cities Conference em Patras, Grécia, represented by Daniel Costa and João Bittencourt.
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SYSTEC Spin-off Storming Universe secures $750,000 in funding
SYSTEC spin-off secures $750,000 to democratize access to medications through by developing a drone system for the urgent distribution
Past Events
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SYSTEC Talks
28/10/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: B011
Accelerated and Privacy-Preserving Distributed Algorithms for Constrained Optimization
Speaker: Yáng Zhèn, SYSTEC-C2SR
Abstract
Recently, privacy-preserving distributed cooperative optimization have become focal topics in networks of autonomous agents due to the risks of privacy leakage. This talk introduces recent results in this area.
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SYSTEC Talks
04/11/2025 @ 04:00 pm
FEUP room: B016
Dynamic control of multi-energy microgrids integrating electricity, hydrogen, thermal, and cooling vectors.
Speaker: Pablo Horrillo Quintero, Universidad de Cádiz