1. Science for the Industry of the Future
Multidisciplinary Research on Management and Engineering for an Innovative and Sustainable Industry
Antonio Lucas Soares
Sub-Capa

2. BRINGING ACADEMIA, COMPANIES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AND SOCIETY CLOSER TOGETHER
ACADEMIC
WORLD
INESC TEC
BUSINESS
WORLD
MISSION
Internationally and Socially Relevant Research
Technology transfer to Industry and Services by
multidisciplinary teams promoting science-based innovation

3. multidisciplinary research for an innovative and sustainable industry
TEC4INDUSTRY
Smart Industry Value Chains
Industry & Innovation
Research
186 people
87 PhD
TRL 2-4
TRL 5-8

4. multidisciplinary research for an innovative and sustainable industry
innovation and support actions
research & technology development
management science
computer science
applied mathematics
decision science
strategic initiatives: industry 4.0, …
electrical & electronic engineering
industrial
management
factories of the future
informatics
engineering
digital innovation hubs
industrial engineering
contract-based industrial research
operational excellence
product differentiation
customer intimacy
energy efficiency
social impact and responsibility
advanced consultancy
innovative and sustainable industry
TRL 2-4
TRL 5-8

5. relevant research domains
Mobile Manipulators
Navigation and Localization of Mobile Robots
2D/3D Industrial Vision and Advanced Sensing
Intelligent Sensors and Control of Dynamical Systems
Special Structures and Architectures for Robots
Human Robot Interfacing, Augmented Reality and Collaborative Robots
Service Design
Decision Support
Performance Assessment
Asset Management
Prescriptive and Predictive Analytics
Industry & Innovation
Research
industrial enginnering and management
enterprise systems
engineering
robotics and intelligent systems
Applied to:
Manufacturing,
Retail,
Healthcare, 
Energy,
Mobility and Transports,
Agriculture.
tech innovation and entrepreneurship
Manufacturing and Services OM
Enterprise and Industrial ICT
Collaborative Networks and Supply Chains
Manufacturing Intelligence
Innovation Management
Fuzzy Front End of Innovation
Technology Management
Technology Entrepreneurship

6. multiple research approaches
Optimization
Mathematical Programming
Simulation
Modelling
Machine Learning
Analytics
Information Management
Knowledge Discovery
Industry & Innovation
Research
3D and Active Perception
Model Based Predictive Control
Multimodal Sensor Fusion
Systems Design
Design Science and Explanatory Research
Creative Thinking and Problem Structuring

7. from relevant research to technology and knowledge transfer
practice
research
Hevner, A “A Three Cycle View of Design Science Research.” Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems 19 (2): 87–92.

8. example: robotics and intelligent systems
PhD: Marcos André Magalhães Ferreira, High Level Programming of Industrial Robotic Cells, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.
Prémio Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia atribuído em Abril de 2013 pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica ao projeto “SIIARI – Sistema para o Incremento da Inteligência Artificial na Robótica Industrial” desenvolvido para a empresa FLUPOL – Aplicações Técnicas de Polímeros Fluorados, Lda.

9. example: machine learning and manufacturing intelligence
Sensors
Shop
Production
Georeferrenced recommendation
Sensors
Assisted shopping
Assisted sale

10. example: decision support and prescriptive analytics
PhD: Margarida Carvalho. “Computation of equilibria on integer programming games”, PhD in Computer Science, University of Porto, Portugal.
Kidney exchange programs

11. examples: simulation and optimization
Research & Development collaboration since 2014

12. synergies: industrialization analytics
Set of structured methods to support the transformation of processes, organizations, supply-chains, and networks
synergies: industrialization analytics
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL VISION
OUTCOMES
CONTEXT-BASED VISUALIZATION
INTEGRATION
SENSORING
FLEXIBLE LAYOUT DESIGN
RESOURCES OPTIMIZATION
ONLINE SCHEDULING
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
MACHINE LEARNING
REAL TIME SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION
INTELLIGENCE FOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
SMART MANUFACTURING
DATA DRIVEN MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 3
Master thesis
PhD thesis
Prototypes (TRL4-6)
System deployment (TRL7)
Concepts (TRL3)
Factories Design and Operation 1
>5
>3
Papers in international journals

13. synergies: demonstration, dissemination, training
Digital Innovation Hub for Customer-Driven NORTE

14. synergies: demonstration, dissemination, training
FABTEC
Laboratory of Processes and Technologies for Production Advanced Systems
R&I Action
technology validated in lab
system prototype demonstration in operational environment
FABTEC
University
Research
Industry
(members)
TRL
technology validated in industrially relevant environment
technology demonstrated in industrially relevant environment
Innovation Action

15. conclusion projects / knowledge value chain (2016)
projects by TRL (2016)

16. FROM KNOWLEDGE GENERATION TO SCIENCE-BASED INNOVATION
CONTACTS
INESC TEC
FEUP campus
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
Porto
Portugal T
obrigado