who we are

An Human Computer Interaction innovation institute as defined by the statutes of the University of Madeira and established as an independent non-profit R&D organisation whose founding members are the University of Madeira, Madeira Tecnopolo SA and Carnegie Mellon University. Established in 2010. The importance of the CMU.pt partnership to raise awareness and visibility at the national and international level Universities are complicated places hard to reconcile with policy, find ways to be in between the academic and the regional institutions Raise visibility and challenge the barriers of reputation Institutional Overview 2016

We would never be competitive in the left side of this spectrum (developing new technologies) Not even on the middle of this spectrum (technology drive innovation) We went all the way to the right side of the spectrum to design-drive innovations Institutional Overview 2016 sightseeing

External Advisory Board General Assembly Rector of UMa, Member of ARDITI, Provost of Carnegie Mellon Approves the budget, activity report and appoints all bodies External Advisory Board Fiscal Council 5 External Experts Performs independent evaluation of M-ITI activities 3 External Members Supervises all the accounting and fiscal activities. Gives mandatory yearly statement for yearly report Board of Directors 3 Members, appointed by the GA Conducts all the management and administrative activities. Defines plans, accounts and appoints responsibilities ERA Chair Board Scientific Council 5 Members, headed by ERA Chair Supervises the ERA Chair project and provides feedback and recommendations to all the bodies and EU Commission All members with a PhD Degree, Headed by an Elected Member Defines the scientific strategy, approves all the scientific and academic issues, gives recommendations to the BoD Institutional Overview 2016

to research, enable, design and create transformative experiences that empower people to lead the best possible life in harmony with their environment. Focus on a specific area and build critical mass Take advantage of your existing strengths Challenge, take risks, be bold… don’t copy the traditional models our mission Institutional Overview 2016

[Norman after Rogers] Product performance [Dunne & Raby] We would never be competitive in the left side of this spectrum (developing new technologies) Not even on the middle of this spectrum (technology drive innovation) We went all the way to the right side of the spectrum to design-drive innovations Relative % of customers Transition point where technology satisfies basic needs Design Fictions challenge narrow assumptions, preconceptions and givens about the role products play in everyday life Hight Technology consumers want more technology, better performance Consumer Commodity consumers want convenience, ease of use, reliability, good design, low cost Institutional Overview 2016 our mission

MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH Human Computer Interaction Health – neurorehabilitation Social and Civic Media Applied science and human-centred technology Wireless networks Virtual and Augmented Reality Digital Media Serious Gaming Multimedia Storytelling Art and Design Small sensors: tracking and medical devices Energy – smart management Green power generation UX and Service design Ubiquitous computing Ecological IoT Institutional Overview 2016

PARTNERS AND CLIENTS Institutional Overview 2016

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIA PARTNERS Institutional Overview 2016