Program
A week of technology and culture
During seven days, a wide range of activities, conferences, exhibitions, digital arts and performances will reinforce and place Aveiro as the epicentre of the technological route, in a growing process of attraction of technological and creative industries.
TECHDAYS AVEIRO – Building Our Future
10 to 16 October
www.techdays.pt | www.facebook.com/techdaysaveiro
CRIATECH – Criatividade Digital e Tecnologia
11 to 16 October
www.criatech.pt | www.facebook.com/criatechdigital
PRISMA / Art Light Tech
15 and 16 October
prisma.aveiro.pt | https://www.facebook.com/prisma.aveiro/
Aveiro Tech Week's program of activities is structured according to the following areas:
Tech Sessions
Our Tech Sessions bring together, on the same stage, national and international speakers to debate the importance of technology in city management and companies’ competitiveness and how technology can improve the consumer experience and the quality of life of citizens.
The full program of sessions will be presented on September 23.
Register now by clicking on the REGISTRATION menu.
Workshops
Aveiro Tech Week provides for the promotion of several short or long-term workshops, dedicated to different themes, and whose organization is the responsibility of the Aveiro City Council, sponsors or partner entities of the event.
10th and 15th October | 10:00 – 23:00 @Teatro Aveirense (Sala Estúdio) • MTF LABS
Music Tech Fest (MTF) is a global community of over 7000 innovators from a wide spectrum of disciplines and skills who use music as a kind of social glue that binds them together.
At the heart of the MTF ecosystem is the six-day #MTFLabs - an innovation prototyping event - that brings together a select group of experts from the global MTF community working together with a local group of participants, using a wide range of technologies. cutting edge. Participants create hybrid technologies that bring together ideas and tools from different concepts, creating new projects, aesthetic approaches and collaborations. The activities culminate with a demonstration of the newly created works and a live experience for the invited public, with the participation of experts and local participants.
During #MTFLabs, invited experts work closely with participants, favoring a rapid transfer of knowledge and thus allowing for a quick learning curve. In this approach, technologies provided by Music Tech Fest partners and sponsors are used in hybrid innovations, enabling the creation of entirely new market niches.
The theme of MTF Labs Aveiro 2022 is “Ecosystem Living” in which we will challenge participants to consider how human beings can live in communion with the environment that surrounds them.
Do you want to know more? Register until 25.SEPTEMBER at: https://www.aveirotechcity.pt/pt/atividades/mtflabs
11th October | 16:30 - 18:00 @Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro Tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Workshop “City Catalist” by Altice Labs e Instituto de Telecomunicações
The new dynamics of cities exacerbated by the pandemic, the specter of a global war and the worsening of climate change force us to rethink urban space. The need to accelerate the decarbonization of territories, mitigate the impacts of climate change and guarantee access to safe and sustainable energy is today unanimous, all of this ensuring high standards for those who live, visit or work in the city. The City Catalyst project aims to explore how technologies can contribute to improving people's quality of life in urban areas and making cities more sustainable, through integrated, more efficient and effective urban management that catalyzes innovation and competitiveness. This workshop aims to discuss the role of technology in the sustainable development of the city, focusing on the following aspects: Sensing, communication and computing infrastructure. Data normalization and analytics platforms. Mobility, road and emergency safety, energy and environment services supported by artificial intelligence.
12th October | 10:30 - 12:30 @Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro Tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Workshop Green Building by Cluster Habitat Sustentável e Universidade de Aveiro
UAveiroGreenBuilding, a project funded by EEAGrants under the Ambiente program, will hold a workshop at Aveiro Tech Week!
Do not miss the opportunity to get to know the project that the University of Aveiro intends to carry out with a methodology that will allow the development of the application of the principles of Circular Economy in the construction or rehabilitation of the building stock. This event is one of the actions of wide dissemination of the tool to professionals in the sector.
Recipients: Entities involved in the circular economy area; Academic community; general public
Participation: By Invitation and Free. Limited to 80 people.
Registration: Here.
Livestream: Aveiro Tech City's YouTube or Facebook
12th October | 16:30 - 18:30 @Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro Tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Workshop Mobilidade Autónoma by Instituto de Telecomunicações e UBIWHERE
Mobility is a crucial topic in the day-to-day discussion of the city and its citizens, and its constant evolution and adaptation is a necessity. This workshop aims to present the municipality's new projects in the area of autonomous mobility and also discuss the future of autonomous mobility and how its evolution represents a benefit for citizens.
Expo
Throughout the urban center of the city of Aveiro, various innovative and technological projects will be presented to the public, assuming the city as a living space for experimentation and reinforcing the importance of technology as an innovation accelerator in favor of economic development and quality of life improvement.
10th to 13th October @Praça da República e Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino • Technological Innovations “Aveiro Tech City Challenges”
Between the 10th and 13th of October, Aveiro will be the stage for the demonstration of the finalist projects of the Aveiro Tech City Challenges competition. In two different locations in the city of Aveiro [Praça da República and Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino], the promoters of various projects present, through live demonstrations, their innovative solutions in the following areas: • Scubic | Energy efficiency in public buildings. • Trigger.Systems | Smart watering of gardens. • Parkware | Digital transformation in markets and fairs. • ZoomGuide | Support for citizens with visual limitations during their visit to museums. • DeepNeuronic | Use of artificial intelligence in the automatic detection of patterns of violence in public spaces.
10th to 13th October @Praça da República e Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino • Technological Innovations
Aveiro Tech Week will feature the presentation in public space, by the main partners of the event, of a set of technologically innovative products, which are developed in Aveiro. These are some of the innovations that will be presented: • Altice Labs in cooperation with Instituto de Telecomunicações | Republic square: o City Catalyst – Demonstration of Smart Mobility Services • Bosch | Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino: o Robot autonomous lawnmower – Presentation of a robotic lawnmower from Bosch developed in the region of Aveiro, capable of cutting the lawn autonomously. o Intelligent Heat Pump Management – Mobile application developed in Aveiro for the user to manage the Bosch heat pump in an advanced way. • Ubiwhere | Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino: o Urban Platform – Web solution designed that provides a “digital twin” and the real-time “status” of the city, supporting better decision-making by managers of the public space o Smart PAYT – Pay-as-you-throw waste collection solution designed to encourage citizens to separate waste.
10th to 14th October @Praça da República e Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino • Autonomous Vehicle - Ride2Autonomy
The Municipality of Aveiro, in a consortium with Instituto de Telecomunicações and Ubiwhere, are part of the European project “Ride2Autonomy” which provides for the demonstration in 10 European cities of public passenger transport solutions with autonomous driving vehicles. In Aveiro, the demonstration consists of a self-driving shuttle that will transport people on a pre-defined route between Praça da República and Praça Marquês de Pombal. Inside the shuttle, communications will be demonstrated between the vehicle and the infrastructure of the Aveiro Tech City Living Lab, as well as the detection of objects and people around the vehicle. The schedule for the autonomous driving shuttle demonstrations will be as follows:
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BEFORE AVEIRO TECH WEEK |
DURING AVEIRO TECH WEEK |
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5. OUT | 10h00-12h00 6. OUT | 10h00-12h00 7. OUT | 10h00-12h00 8. OUT | 10h00-12h00 9. OUT | 10h00-12h00 |
10. OUT | 14h00-16h00 11. OUT | 14h00-16h00 12. OUT | 14h00-16h00 13. OUT | 14h00-16h00 14. OUT | 10h00-12h00 |
Gaming
The Gaming area will be equipped with a set of pre-programmed actions and activities, branded as “Magischot Gaming Network”, with the objective of presenting and enabling the experimentation of video games, as well as the holding of tournaments on stage and in livestream.
With a dedicated area of 5000m2, the Gaming takes place in Pavilion A of the Aveiro Exhibition Park. In addition to the exhibition area dedicated to the latest technologies, gaming will also host the presence of influencers and streamers, who will enhance the event by signing autographs, talks, duels or even performances. This activity will also include quizzes, sports tournaments and even some dance competitions, with choreographies based on videogames, with a hip-hop twist or Asian influences, and the presence of cosplayers, promoted by individuals with a great passion for the culture of comics, movies, games, series, etc., bring characters from your favorite titles to life.
Education
At Aveiro Tech Week, the education area provides a set of activities based on the STEAM methodology (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) and in which the main objective is to allow greater contact with children and young people with the tools and equipment STEAM, as well as sharing with the community the initiatives and projects already implemented in all educational establishments in the Municipality.
10th-14th October | 09:00 - 20:00 @Online and Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva • HACKATHON “Aveiro Tech City
The “Aveiro Tech City” Hackathon consists of a programming competition where participants, based on their skills and knowledge, organized into teams, seek to develop innovative and disruptive solutions for five challenges presented by technology-based companies in the Aveiro ecosystem: Altice Labs , Bosch, Ubiwhere and Wavecom and a challenge from Aveiro Tech City Living Lab.
At stake is the allocation of cash prizes totaling €25,000 (€5,000 for one of the five challenges).
Challenge #1 – powered by Altice Labs - Smart Fitness Coach
Challenge #2 – powered by Bosch Aveiro - Smart residential heating management
Challenge #3 – powered by Ubiwhere - IoT platform for data sovereignty in crisis environments
Challenge #4 – powered by Wavecom - Smart Location Interface
Challenge #5 – powered by Aveiro Tech City Living Lab – City Data
The Aveiro Tech City Hackathon program also includes support from several mentors, coding, networking and lots of fun and starts on October 10th, with an online opening session that marks the start of the competition. The 14th of October is dedicated to the programming marathon and, at the end of the day, at 8 pm, the five winning teams will be announced.
Target group: Technological community; Students, researchers and professionals in the areas of programming, UX and web design or other areas.
Participation: Free upon registration.
Registration: Here.
10th to 14th October | 09:30 - 12:30 @Fábrica Centro de Ciência Viva • Hackathon “UBBU”
Hackathon “UBBU” aims to challenge students to fulfil the exercises of UBBU platform dedicated to the Municipality of Aveiro and to carry out their own project proposal, in this context.
UBBU is a platform that aims to develop basic faculties and knowledge of computer science, logical reasoning, problem solving skills and performance improvement in various areas such as mathematics and other STEAM domains.
Target group: Students of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education (CEB) of the Municipality.
Participation: Restricted to 7 classes (1 per School Group).
10th October | 17:00 - 19:30 @Casa Municipal da Cidadania • Workshop “STEAM Tech Lab”
In this workshop you will assemble electrical circuits, learn to solder and even build an electronic device.
Mud, Panda, Lion, Rabbit, Sheep and Giraffe... choose one of the 6 animals, build your project and make it interactive. It's simple and fun. Sign up!
Target group: Children and Youth from 8 years old
Participation: Free. Limited to 12 people.
Registration: fabrica.cienciaviva@ua.pt
12th October | 14:30 - 20:00 @Empresas and Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Aveiro Tech City Open Days
The City of Aveiro, within the scope of Aveiro Tech City initiative, will hold the 1st edition of Aveiro Tech City "Open Day" event in partnership with four companies of relevant importance for the economic development of the region (Altice Labs, Ubiwhere, Bosch Thermotechnology and Wavecom).
“Aveiro Tech City Open Day” consists of guided visits of university students to those 4 mentioned companies, followed by a networking moment between the the municipality, the companies, the academic community, entrepreneurs and general public.
With this initiative, it is hoped that “Aveiro Tech City Open Day” fulfills the following objectives:
- Make known to the academic community, the business dynamics of Aveiro, their activities, business strategies, challenges and qualified jobs they offer, thus complementing the theoretical and practical content of the learning process of university students.
- Strengthen the link between the Municipality of Aveiro, the University and local companies, promoting the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Target group: University Students
Participation: Free. Limited to 80/100 people.
Registration: Here
Livestream: Aveiro Tech City´s Youtube or Facebook
13th October | 09:30 - 17:30 @Fábrica Centro de Ciência Viva • Hackathon “TECH LAB”
Hackathon “TECH LAB” aims to provide secondary school students access to equipment and materials provided by Tech Lab project and defying them to perform small challenges that promote creativity, imagination and problem solving.
Tech Lab project, implemented in all schools of the Municipality, aims to promote interest and mastery of STEAM skills among the educational community, providing to students the contact with electronics, robotics, tools, diverse machinery and 3D printer, allowing them to develop essential skills for their academic, professional and personal future.
Target group: Secondary School Students of the Municipality.
Participation: Restricted to 4 classes (1 per Secondary School).
15th October | 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 @Fábrica Centro de Ciência Viva • Open Tech Lab 1st Cycle of Basic Education
In this initiative, we challenge the community to experience the equipment, materials and STEAM dynamics that “Tech Lab” of 1st Cycle of Basic Education provides to teachers and students, in a school context.
Tech Lab project, implemented in all schools of the Municipality, aims to promote interest and mastery of STEAM skills among the educational community, providing to students the contact with electronics, robotics, tools, diverse machinery and 3D printer, allowing them to develop essential skills for their academic, professional and personal future.
Target group : General public | 1st Cycle Educational Community
Participation : Free
15th October | 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 @Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva • Open Tech Lab 2nd and 3rd Cycle of Basic Education
In this initiative, we challenge the community to experience the equipment, materials and STEAM dynamics that “Tech Lab” of 2nd and 3rd Cycle of Basic Education provides to teachers and students, in a school context.
Tech Lab project, implemented in all schools of the Municipality, aims to promote interest and mastery of STEAM skills among the educational community, providing to students the contact with electronics, robotics, tools, diverse machinery and 3D printer, allowing them to develop essential skills for their academic, professional and personal future.
Target group: General public | 2nd and 3rd Cycle Educational Community
Participation: Free
15th October | 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 @Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva • Open Day Escola Ciência Viva
Escola Ciência Viva is dedicated to 4th year of the 1st Cycle students and promotes Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM), through exploration of a 1 week educational program, which combines practical and experimental science work with a environment educational characteristic of a Science Center.
On this day, Escola Ciência Viva will open to the entire community and will provide contact with the contents and exercises practiced!
Target group: General public | Children of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education
Participation: Limited to 20 people per hour.
Registration: fabrica.cienciaviva@ua.pt
15th October | 14:30 - 17:00 @Casa Municipal da Cidadania • Workshop “UBBU
This workshop will allow children and youngsters to experience and contact with UBBU platform and taking their first steps in coding world while addressing subjects and themes that are also present in their curricular plans.
UBBU is a platform that aims to develop basic faculties and knowledge of computer science, logical reasoning, problem solving skills and performance improvement in various areas such as mathematics and other STEAM domains.
Target group: Children from 8 years old
Participation: Limited to 11 participants
Registration: cidadania@cm-aveiro.pt
