October 30, 2025, 14:00-15:00 CET
This October 30th, YEAR will host a webinar where our members get the chance to know our fellow European Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs), as well as a short introduction to what we do in the Young European Associated Researchers network (YEAR). Board members from three of our RTOs namely AIT, INES TEC and VITO will introduce themselves and their respective RTOs. This will be the first of a series of webinars where we will introduce our RTOs.
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WEBINAR OVERVIEW
Talk 1, AIT: Austrian Institute of Technology is Austria’s largest Research and Technology Organization (RTO), employing about 1,400 people. AIT focuses on two main areas of research: resilient and sustainable infrastructures, particularly in the fields of energy, transport and health, and the digital transformation of industry and society.
Talk 2, INESC TEC: The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science is a research & development institute at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto in Portugal. It is a private non-profit research association, with Public Interest status, dedicated to scientific research and technological development, technology transfer, advanced consulting and training, and pre-incubation of new technology-based companies, hosting over 700 integrated researchers
Talk 3, VITO: VITO is a flemish Institute for Technological Research based in Belgium. The institue converts scientific insights into ground-breaking technological innovations, AI solutions and policy advice with 1,300 employees.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Anna Kozłowska:Anna is a Research Engineer in the Climate Resilient Pathways team at AIT. She holds a MSc in Smart Cities and Urban Analytics and BSc in Urban Development and Planning. Her current research focuses on working with urban data and carrying out spatial data analysis, for better understanding processes taking place in the urban spaces
Romao Santos:Romão is a researcher at INESC TEC. He develops simulation and optimisation-based decision support tools for manufacturing and internal logistics. His current research interests include Operations Management, Decision Support Systems, and Machine Learning (especially Reinforcement Learning). He holds an MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Automation / Industrial Management) from FEUP.
Carla Gonçalves:
Carla is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Power and Energy Systems in INESC TEC. She obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP). She received the M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from FCUP. Her research has been focused on probabilistic and collaborative forecasting methods, with a special emphasis on renewable energies, data privacy, and monetization.
Paulina Rodriguez:Paulina holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture and MSc degree in Smart Cities and Communities. She is a researcher in the Smart Energy & Built Environment Unit at VITO, mainly focused on neighbourhood & community driven decarbonisation projects and EU building policy implementation.