The global Oceans - R&D on the Oceans’ processes
Jorge Gonçalves
Universidade do Porto
The oceans as priority
for the U.Porto: why?
OCEAN AGENDA OF THE NORTH REGION
CICLO DE WORKSHOPS
Planos de Acção 2008-2010:
Prioridades, Ideias & Projectos
Agenda regional para
o MAR
30:Novembro.2007
CCDR-N (Porto)
The University of Porto is the largest
education and research institution in
Portugal and one of the top 100 European
universities.
• Created in March 2002
• Two research centres
CIIMAR (University of Porto)
Centre of Marine and Environmental Research
125 PhD holders +150 PhD students
CCMAR (University of Algarve)
Centre of Marine Sciences
www.cimar.org
Ecology, Biodiversity
and Management of
Aquatic Ecosystems
Environmental
Chemistry and
Toxicology
Conservation and
Management of
Aquatic
Ecosystems
Ocean and
Coastal Dynamics
Sustainable
Development
Biology and
Marine
Biotechnology
Aquaculture and
Marine
Biotechnologies
Aquaculture
PITVANT
PITVANT
PITVANT
PITVANT
Networked vehicle systems for a
sustained and persistent presence in
the ocean
Communication
links
Vehicles come and
go
UAV
UAV
UAV
Data provisioning
Intervention
Mixed-initiative
interactions
Data/program
mules/DTN
Surface buoy
Control station
AUV
Navigation beacon
Drifters
Autonomous surface vehicle
Oceanographic sensors
Control station
Moored sensors
AUV
Operators come
and go
Localization
links
Sensing
links
Moored sensors
AUV
Control station
AUV
Vehicles
Low cost vehicles
Common software/hardware platforms
Inter-operability frameworks
Inter-disciplinary research
4
2
Pivatant
FAP
3
SC
Operations
Air
operations
CA
ROV
operations
NO
UK
AUV Estuarine
operations
Coastal
buoys
AUV
Rendezvous
Underwater
operations
Coastal
operations
IT
Air
operations
Deep sea ROV
operations
REP-10
Selvagens
expedition
SP
PO Navy
exercise
INEGI
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial
• Hyperbaric chambers;
• Development and production of equipment for
wave energy systems;
• Production of Unmanned Aerial and
Underwater vehicles;
• Production of observatory ocean buoy;
CIBIO
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos
• Genetics and evolution of maritime species;
• Partners at the “Atlantic Aquatic Resources
Conservation” network.
INESC-Porto
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores
• Ocean information systems;
• Production of underwater unmanned vehicles;
• Optic fibre underwater sensors;
Other U.Porto R&D centres
• Laboratório de Catálise de Materiais (LCM): “water
detoxification” and “carbon nanotube membranes for
water desalination”;
• Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção
(LSRE): “use of algae for removal of toxic metals”;
• Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais:
monitoring of coastal erosion;
• Centro de Investigação Transdiciplinar Cultura, Espaço
e Memória (CITCEM): maritime heritage and cultures;
U.Porto sea campus
U.Porto sea campus
U.Porto sea campus
Inovation and incubation centre
Knowledge and solutions for a
sustainable use of marine
resources