Manuel Santos

CCG - Centro de Computação Gráfica

Centro de Computação Gráfica (CCG/ZGDV) is a research and technological development entity integrated in the Portuguese Scientific and Technological System and recognized by the Portuguese Government with the Statute of Public Utility. As an interface between academia and the economic sector, CCG/ZGDV focuses its activity on the development of new processes, services and products for industry and society, in the areas of visual computing, ubiquitous computing, human-machine interaction and information engineering. With a dynamic and multidisciplinary team, it presents four R&D departments: CVIG (Computer Vision, Interaction and Graphics), EPMQ (IT Engineering - Process, Data, Maturity, and Quality), HTIR (Human-Technology Interaction and Robotics), UMC (Urban and Mobile Computing) In close collaboration with the customers, works with the following sectors: • Software industry, ICT and media; • Digital transformation in manufacturing and process industry; • Smart cities, smart mobility and smart energy; • Intelligent building and environment; • Digital heritage, culture and tourism; • eHealth and health care; • Sustainability and Circular Economy; • eGovernment (public administration); Competences: • Business models for the digital economy; • Software and business processes; • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and decision support systems; • Data analytics and information visualization; • Software Architecture and Data Engineering; • Ontologies and interoperability; • Cloud computing and blockchain; • Computer graphics, virtual, augmented and mixed reality; • Computer vision; • UX research and design; • Accoustics and alarmistics; • Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM); • IoT, networks of sensors and precision; • Mobile computing and advanced positioning systems; • Vehicular communications;