Discussion session 1: How to get published in journals & How to raise your visibility
Speakers: Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, Luís Gomes & Sílvia Castro
Abstract: The aim of doing research is to make a contribution to the existing human knowledge. Still, many students and researchers are not aware of the value of being cited in the academic literature. How your work can create impact in scientific community, how to present your findings in ways that are credible and persuasive to your peers, are just some aspects that will be addressed in this session.

Discussion session 2: Cyber-physical systems in industry 4.0
Speakers: Paulo Leitão & José Barata
Abstract: This session aims to introduce cyber-physical systems as enabling technologies which gather the virtual and physical worlds to create a truly networked world in which intelligent objects communicate and interact with each other. Cyber-physical systems are seen as the basis of an Internet of Things which makes smart services and products possible.

Discussion session 3: Building your professional social network
Speakers: Ricardo Gonçalves, José Barata & Júlia Seixas
Abstract: Your professional success doesn’t just depend on you. Being connected to a network of peers for mutual development and growth, is of major importance. We achieve our greatest success through our relationships with others, so it is critical to build and maintain your network.

Short Bios:
Luis Gomes received his Electrotech. Eng. Degree from Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, in 1981, and a PhD degree in Digital Systems from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, in 1997. He is an associate professor at the Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal and a researcher at UNINOVA Institute, Portugal. From 1984 to 1987, he was with EID, a Portuguese medium enterprise, in the area of electronic system design, in the R&D engineering department. His main interests include the usage of Petri nets and other models of concurrency, applied to cyber-physical systems, and reconfigurable and embedded systems co-design. He was made Honorary Professor by Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania, in 2007, as well as Honorary Professor of Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary, in 2014. He received the 2016 IEEE IES Anthony J. Hornfeck Service Award, and is currently serving as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. He has been serving as Vice-President of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society for the past 10 years.

Sílvia Castro is the Executive Director MIT Portugal Program - a strategic partnership from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia between Portuguese Universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before she was Director of Communication and Graduates Programs for the same institution. She is mostly interested in studying how science is portrayed in the media and on the use of web based platforms for communication and civil participation in the fields of science and innovation. She holds a PhD in Developmental Neurosciences by University College London and was a post-doc fellow in science communication Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC). Sílvia Castro is an external review for Royal Academy of Engineering outreach projects and one the co–founders of the Portuguese Science Communication Association “Rede ScicomPT”.

José Barata (M) is an assistant professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the New University of Lisbon and a senior researcher of the UNINOVA Institute. He coordinates the Group of Robotics and Industrial Complex Systems (RICS) that is composed of 4 PhDs and 12 PhD Students. He has a PhD degree in Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing since 2004 from the New University of Lisbon. Dr. Barata has participated in more than 15 International Research projects involving different programmes (NMP, IST, ITEA, ESPRIT). Since 2004, he has been leading the UNINOVA participation in EU projects, namely RIVERWATCH, ROBO-PARTNER, Robot Sampler, INROBOT, EUPASS, Self-Learning, IDEAS, PRIME, PROSECO, openMOS and PERFoRM. His main research interests are in the area of Self Capabilities, Self_learning Systems, Autonomous Robots, Field Robotics, Adaptive Behavior, swarm organization, Intelligent Manufacturing with particular focus on Complex Adaptive Systems, involving intelligent manufacturing devices. In the last years, Dr. Barata has participated actively researching systems with self capabilities, such as self-learning, self-awareness, self-organisation applied to manufacturing and service robots domains (e.g. within the Self-Learning, PROSECO, and PRIME projects). He has published over 180 original papers in international journals and international conferences. He is a member of the IEEE technical committees on Industrial Agents (IES), Self-Organisation and Cybernetics for Informatics (SMC), and Education in Engineering and Industrial Technologies (IES). He is also a member of the IFAC technical committee 4.4 (Cost Oriented Automation).

Ricardo Jardim-Gonçalves holds a PhD degree in Industrial Information Systems by the New University of Lisbon. He is Associate Professor at the New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, and Senior Researcher at UNINOVA institute. He is graduated in Computer Science by the New University of Lisbon, with MSc in Operational Research and Systems Engineering by IST. He is leading the UNINOVA-GRIS (Group for Research on Interoperability of Systems) integrated in the UNINOVA’s CTS (Center for Technology and Systems). His research activities have focused on Standard-based Intelligent Integration Frameworks for Interoperability in Complex Systems, covering System’s adaptability in evolutionary and networked environments, architectures, methodologies and toolkits to support improved development, harmonisation and implementation of standards for data exchange in industry, from design to e-business. He has been technical international project leader for more than 15 years, with more than 80 papers published in conferences, journals and books. He edited 4 books, and is project leader in ISO TC184/SC4.

Júlia Seixas is an Assistant Professor at Faculty of Sci. & Technology at NOVA University of Lisbon, where she teaches Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, and Remote Sensing of Environment. She also teaches in the PhD programs on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, and on Studies for Globalization. For the last decade, she has leading the Energy and Climate research group, at CENSE, mostly devoted on sustainable energy systems modelling. For more than 15 years, she has been the coordinator of several policy studies for the Portuguese government, related with energy and mitigation policies. She holds a PhD on Environment Engineering.

Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Management, University of Tampere, Finland. He holds a PhD (Administrative Sciences) and MPhil and Licentiate (Philosophy) degrees. Anttiroiko’s main research areas include local governance, local economic development and public sector innovations. He has conducted and directed several research projects on e-government and public sector innovation, collaborated with academics and experts all over the world, and conducted expert work in different countries (e.g. in Namibia and Vietnam). Anttiroiko’s academic contributions include in a nutshell some 30 monographs and a number of articles, chapters and conference papers, one of the recent authored books being New Urban Management: Attracting Value Flows to Branded Hubs (Palgrave 2015).

Paulo Leitão received the PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal, in 2004. From 1993 to 1999 he developed research activities at the CIM Centre of Porto, from 1999 to 2000 at IDIT - Institute for Development and Innovation in Technology, and since 2009 at LIACC - Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Laboratory. He is Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal, since 1995. His research interests are in the field of intelligent & distributed manufacturing control, reconfigurable manufacturing systems, cyber-physical systems, multi-agent systems, holonic control systems, factory automation, and bio-inspired engineering.