The IEEE Portugal Section is happy to invite you to the next session of our “Meet our Fellows” series. This initiative provides a unique opportunity for our members and the wider engineering community to engage directly with distinguished Portuguese IEEE Fellows.

Join us on Wednesday, 3rd June at 18:00 for an insightful session titled “The Next Frontier of Intelligent Transportation Systems: What Africa Can Teach the World,” presented by Professor João Barros.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, 3rd June
Time: 18:00 (Duration: Approx. 45 minutes)
Location: Online via Google Meet (Link provided upon registration)
Format: Fellow introduction, an expert talk, followed by an interactive Q&A session.
Registration: Free, but mandatory. Register via vTools: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/560570.

About the Speaker

João Barros is an IEEE Fellow and the President of the Executive Board of Agência para a Investigação e Inovação (AI2), Portugal’s national agency for research and innovation. He is also a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Porto (on leave) and previously served as Associate Director and Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University Africa.

João brings a wealth of entrepreneurial and academic expertise to this session. He is the founder of Veniam, a pioneer in connected vehicle networks (acquired by Nexar). His research has produced over 180 scientific publications and 20+ patents. He is a recognized leader in his field, having received multiple international awards, including the IEEE Communications Society Young Researcher Award and the IEEE Communications Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award.

We look forward to seeing you there!