8.30 am

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9.00 am

Welcome Session

João Luis Gaspar, Rector of University of Azores
Pedro Arezes, Director MIT Portugal Program, Portugal
Prof. Dava Newman, Director MIT Portugal Program, MIT
Helena Pereira, President of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

9.45 am

Keynote Speaker

“Linking Rapid, Irreversible Climate Change with New Strategic Developments in Climate Research”
by Prof. Jim Anderson, Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Harvard University

10.15 am

Session #1 – Climate Science/Change & Data

“Lead and Lead Isotope Ocean Pollution Histories from Cold Water Corals from the US and Portuguese Continental Margins”
by Prof. Edward Boyle, Professor of Ocean Geochemistry, Director of the MIT/WHOI Joint Program

“Pico Mountain Observatory on top of Pico Volcano”
by Paulo Fialho, University of Azores

“Limitations of Species Distribution Models Based on Available Climate Change Data: A Case Study in the Azorean Forest”
by Luis Silva, University of Azores

Moderator: Guillermo Trotti, Founder of Trotti Studio and EarthDNA

11.15 am

Coffee-Break

11.30 am

Session #2 – Sustainable Cities

“Towards Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Energy Systems for Coastal Cities”
by Audun Botterud, Principal Research Scientist, MIT

“Modeling Synergistic Opportunities for a Sustainable and Electrified Coastal City”
by Prof. Jessika Trancik, Associate Professor of Energy Studies, MIT

“Supporting and Challenging Sustainable Cities in the Era of Big Data”
by Maribel Yasmina Santos, University of Minho

Moderator: Prof. Christoph Reinhart, MPP Lead Faculty of Sustainable Cities

12.30 pm

Lunch & Poster Session

2.00 pm

Session #3 – Earth Systems: Oceans to Near Space

“Maturing Small Satellite Control Systems for Future Earth Observation and Space Environment Mission using the International Space Station”
by Alvar Saenz-Otero, Principal Research Scientist, MIT
and by Rodrigo Ventura, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

“High-altitude balloons: a platform for oceans to near-space earth observation”
by Alexandra Moutinho, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

“Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Using Machine Learning and Model Predictive Control”
by Prof. Paul Sclavounos, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, MIT

“Unmanned vehicle systems for ocean observation”
by João Pereira, Senior Researcher at the Underwater Systems and Technologies Laboratory

Moderator: Prof. Doug Hart, Co-Director MIT Portugal Program, MIT

3.00 pm

Coffee-Break 

3.30 pm

Session #4 – Digital Transformation in Manufacturing

“In the digital transformation crossroad“
by António M. Cunha, President of the Digital Transformation CoLab and member of the MPP Governing Committee

“Sustainable Manufacturing: Re-Programmable Multi-Color Textures For Data-Driven Adaptation of Objects”
by Prof. Stefanie Mueller, Assistant Professor, MIT 

“Exploring the relationship between digital technologies and work in manufacturing firms: coevolution and consequences in Portugal, Brazil and the United States”
by Joana Mendonça, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

“Assessing the Organizational Implications of Additive Manufacturing”
by Haden Quinlan, MIT

Moderator: Paulo Cruz, University of Minho

4:30 pm

FLAD Awards

Elsa Henriques, Member of the Executive Council, FLAD
Zita Martins, Co-Director MIT Portugal Program, Portugal

5.00 pm

Closing Session

Gui Menezes, Regional Secretary for Sea Science and Technology
Zita Martins, Co-Director MIT Portugal Program, Portugal