Zita Marinho Gives a Talk on "Spectral Algorithms for learning Hidden Markov Models"

PRIBERAM Machine Learning Lunch SeminarDate: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 Speaker: Zita Marinho (dual degree Ph.D. Student in Robotics, at Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa and Carnegie Mellon University) Venue: IST Alameda, Sala PA2 (Edifício de Pós-Graduação) Time: 13:00  Lunch will be provided More information available at http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4544

Madeira-ITI Opens New Facilities

The Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, a not-for-profit innovation institution that focuses its research in the areas of computer science and human-computer interaction, will be inaugurating its new facilities on Friday, March 22, 2013. The Universidade da Madeira, the Madeira Tecnopólo and Carnegie Mellon University, as an honorary partner, launched the Institute in January 2010, in the scope of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

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Byron Yu Visits Portugal to Strengthen Research Collaboration on Neuroscience

Byron Yu, an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, visited Portugal at the end of 2012. The goal was twofold: to meet with several faculty members of Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (IST/UTL), and to establish a co-advising relationship for João Semedo, a dual degree doctoral student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), who started his doctoral program recently. Full article at http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4524

Mobility Initiatives Empower Academic Community

Ian Oakley, an assistant professor at the Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute of the Universidade da Madeira, was at the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University during the fall of 2012, as part of the exchange program of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal. According to the professor, ”the experience was inspiring, practically and culturally speaking,” and he strongly recommends it to other faculty members. Full article at: http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4514

Sven Stork Ph.D. Thesis Defense in Software Engineering

Abstract:AEminium: Freeing Programmers from the Shackles of Sequentiality Date: Tuesday, March 19, 14:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. at CMU) Place: Sala dos Capelos of the Universidade de Coimbra or 5324 Wean Hall (Via Video Conference from Portugal)  Sven Stork is a dual degree doctoral student in Software Engineering, at Universidade de Coimbra and Carnegie Mellon University Advisors: Paulo Marques (Universidade de Coimbra) and Jonathan Aldrich (Carnegie Mellon University)

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Feedzai Achieves Profitability with Application Focus

FeedZai startup, created as a result of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), achieved profitability 18 months after its first product availability. FeedZai’s new Fraud Prevention software protects over $85B in electronic payments per year for Global 2000 customers. Full article at http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4508

José Moura Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

José M.F. Moura, director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. University Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Moura was elected for his contributions to the theory and practice of statistical signal processing. Full article at http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4494