CCG/zgdv Institute

03/09/2026

Iara Margolis, researcher from CCG/zgdv Institute, will join 𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 at UP - Formação Contínua to explore how immersive technologies can create more engaging and effective learning experiences that support skills development through innovative approaches.

📅 15 October | 16h30 - 17h00
📍 Exponor Exhibitions
See you there!

UP Talks 🎤 Iara Margolis junta-se à UP 2026 para explorar o potencial das tecnologias imersivas na aprendizagem.

Na sessão "Tecnologias 'imeRXivas' na aprendizagem: experiências que potenciam competências", irá mostrar como a inovação tecnológica está a transformar a forma como aprendemos, criando experiências mais envolventes e eficazes para o desenvolvimento de competências.

📅 15 de outubro | 16h30 - 17h00
🎟️ Garanta já a sua entrada gratuita no link da bio.
📍 Exponor

02/09/2026

🤖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 “𝐀𝐦𝐚́𝐥𝐢𝐚” 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞

The Amália open-source version release - a large language model developed from the ground up for European Portuguese - represents a milestone for Portugal’s technological sovereignty. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

In his latest opinion article, Carlos Gonçalves, researcher at CCG/zgdv Institute, looks beyond the chatbot interface to address what it really takes to turn AI’s potential into solutions that can be applied in business: data, secure architectures, RAG, autonomous agents, specialisation, and integration into real-world workflows.

A reflection on the “invisible engineering” that separates a technology demonstration from a system capable of creating real value, and on a future where specialised AI agents collaborate with one another and with people.

Read the full article and find out why, when it comes to AI, the model is only the beginning:🔗 https://lnkd.in/eMxStbcC

11/08/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐈𝐇 - 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐔𝐁 supports manufacturing companies in adopting digital technologies by providing access to specialised knowledge, infrastructure, skills and solutions that can contribute to more efficient, competitive and sustainable processes.

Through a network connecting companies, research centres and technology providers, this initiative promotes experimentation, skills development and collaboration, helping companies make more informed decisions throughout their digital transformation journey.

Within this ecosystem, CCG/zgdv Institute coordinates the “𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭” pillar, enabling companies to experiment with, test and validate technologies before committing to investment and implementation. It also contributes to 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

▶️ Watch the video to learn more about PRODUTECH DIH and its role in accelerating industry’s digital transformation.

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07/08/2026

🚗 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬?

As part of 𝐁𝐞.𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 Mobilising Agenda, 𝐁𝐄𝐍 has been taken a step further, with the development of technologies designed to make it smarter and semi-autonomous.

𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, powered by 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 and 𝟓𝐆, have been validated through simulation and demonstrated in real-world conditions, ready for integration into the vehicle.

A collaboration between CCG/zgdv Institute, CEiiA, NOS, and Universidade do Minho to explore new ways to make urban mobility smarter, connected and shared.

▶️ Discover BEN and see these technologies in action.

05/08/2026

📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞!

CCG/ZGDV Institute is joining the 𝐔𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬, an event that will bring together researchers, students, businesses, investors and policymakers to explore the role of research and innovation in addressing today's societal and economic challenges.

From 𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟒 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, the Universidade do Minho will showcase technologies, projects and solutions that demonstrate the impact of research, while fostering discussions on knowledge transfer, entrepreneurship, investment and collaboration between academia and industry.

We look forward to welcoming you!

📍 22, 23 e 24 de setembro

A Universidade do Minho reúne investigadores, estudantes, empresas, investidores e decisores para três dias dedicados aos grandes desafios da ciência, da inovação e da valorização do conhecimento

O UMinho Research & Innovation Open Days será palco de uma mostra de produtos, tecnologias e soluções que evidenciam o impacto da investigação na sociedade, bem como de um ciclo de debates focado na transferência de conhecimento, carreiras científicas, empreendedorismo, investimento e colaboração entre a Universidade e o tecido empresarial.

📅 Em breve, divulgaremos o programa completo.
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04/08/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲?

In this CCG/ZGDV Institute news edition, Edel Reyes, Computer Vision department researcher and technical coordinator, explains how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving innovation in biotechnology, making processes more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable while supporting specialists in addressing future challenges.

One example is the 𝐀𝐏𝐂-𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 project, which uses AI, alongside other advanced technologies, to 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Discover why "𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐚́𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞" in the opinion article by the researcher Carlos Gonçalves.

Stay up to date with the events and news that have marked the past few weeks and discover how CCG/ZGDV continues to transform knowledge into innovation with a positive impact on society.

📩 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
🔗 http://eepurl.com/dxTQxj

03/08/2026

☀️ Highlights from last Friday's 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 CCG/ZGDV Institute at Penha Mini Golf.

👏 Thanks to the whole team for another great opportunity to connect, play and have fun together.

29/07/2026

🤝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐓𝐈 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

CCG/zgdv Institute took part in the first CTI Alliance meeting, which brought together all Technology and Innovation Centres (CTIs) for the first time. The meeting was hosted by Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) in Aveiro.

This meeting provided an important opportunity to share experiences, align strategic priorities and strengthen cooperation between CTIs, promoting a shared vision to address the challenges of innovation, technology transfer and business competitiveness in Portugal.

We believe that collaboration is essential to leverage complementary expertise, accelerate innovation and generate greater impact on society and the economy.

23/07/2026

CCG/zgdv Institute attended the AVE GLOBAL project presentation and the new regional brand, Ave.Faz.

This initiative reinforces the region's commitment to innovation, competitiveness and international visibility, fostering a more dynamic, collaborative and future-ready ecosystem.

As a research and technology organisation, the CCG/ZGDV Institute will continue to support this ecosystem through applied research, technology transfer, and close collaboration with businesses and regional partners to drive innovation and sustainable regional development.

17/07/2026

The week finishes with a visit from a group of Guimarães companies to CCG/ZGDV and DTx CoLAB, as part of an initiative promoted by the Municipality to strengthen connections between the local business community and the organisations that make up the regional Research & Innovation ecosystem.

At CCG/zgdv Institute, participants explored technologies and expertise developed in 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, adapted to industry real challenges.

The visit concluded with a session focused on opportunities for funding, collaboration, and knowledge transfer, further strengthening the dialogue between companies and organisations within the regional research and innovation ecosystem.

A special thanks to the Município de Guimarães for organising this initiative, and to all the participating companies for their engagement, interest, and exchange of ideas.