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Power and Energy Cyber-Physical Solutions with Explainable Semantic Learning

PES GM 2023

In July 2023, GECAD attended the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting in Orlando, represented by Prof. Zita Vale and Dr. Joao Soares. Prof. Vale played a key role as the Technical Committee Paper Coordinator for Analytical Methods for Power Systems, managing over 100 submissions. The team also showcased their work under the PRECISE…
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PRECISE wins Best Paper Award in PAAMS 2023

PRECISE showcased its latest advancements at the 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence (DCAI 2023) special track, held during the 21st International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Cognitive Mimetics (PAAMS 2023) in Guimarães, Portugal, from July 12-14. The team’s innovative paper, “Dynamic Parameterization of Metaheuristics Using a Multi-agent…
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IEEE CAI 2023

The inaugural IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) was held in Santa Clara, California, on June 5 and 6, 2023, with the participation of Zita Vale, Joao Soares and Francisco Oliveira. The GECAD research group helped to organize the IEEE CAI 2023 Vertical Energy track and gave insightful speeches and foster relevant debates and knowledge…
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GECAD Energy Day

Last Wednesday, May 24, GECAD organized an event “GECAD Energy Day” which counted with the participation of researchers and students locally and online. This event served as a platform for the dissemination of scientific contributions and breakthroughs in the field of power and energy systems, namely MUWO, F4iTECH, PRECISE, TradeRES and RETINA and CAPES projects.…
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PRECISE participated in the 9th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER 2022) in Porto, Portugal

ICEER is an annually privileged space to discuss current issues related to Energy and the Environment. This event aimed to explore emerging technologies and concepts in a collaborative way, bringing together engineers, researchers, and professionals from different areas. Brígida Teixeira presented PRECISE results throughout two talks. The first talk, entitled “A framework proposal for explainable…
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GECAD Showcases PRECISE Project at IEEE PES GM 2022

GECAD participated in the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES GM 2022) held in Denver, Colorado, USA, from 17-21 July, where the PRECISE project emerged as a significant highlight. In a pivotal session led by Professor Zita Vale, the project’s innovative approach to “Trustful Artificial Intelligence based solutions for Power and Energy:…
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PRECISE project @ GECAD Energy Projects Event 2022

The GECAD Energy Projects Event 2022 was an opportunity to discuss some of the developments of several R&D projects in the field of power and energy systems and get to know the opinion of experts working on related topics and issues. Additional topics that were part of the event included: smart grids, multi-agent systems, the…
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GECAD’s project ranked in the first position in 186 projects

PRECISE (Power and Energy Cyber-Physical Solutions with Explainable Semantic Learning) project ranked 1st among 186 projects submitted to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering area of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) call for projects. Just 11 projects were financed. The project is coordinated by Zita Vale. PRECISE provides effective automated solutions to enable…
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