The emergence of innovative technologies and new business models based on innovation, cooperation networks, and the enhancement of endogenous resources, are assumed to be a strong contribution to the development of competitive economies all around the world. Innovation and Engineering, focused on sustainability of resources, have a key role in this context.

ICIE is an event that is not based only in a purely academic but also technological and innovative dimensions, across the most diverse sectors of activity.

The objective of this conference is to make this moment an opportunity to show the set innovations and engineering achievements, as well as to transmit to all participants an overview about potentiating the foundations for the creation of networks of knowledge and entrepreneurial cooperation, involving Innovation, Engineering and Entrepreneurship stakeholders.

This edition is specially focused on new trends and evolutions in a context of a more advanced technology and innovation capacity, being able for creation of added value for economy and society, based in some basic principles as human wellbeing, environment and sustainability of resources.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers, describing new and valuable research on the main topics of the conference.

Committees

General Conference Chair

• José Machado, University of Minho, PT

General Conference Co-Chair

• Justyna Trojanowska, Poznan University of Technology, PL

Steering Committee

• Alejandro Pereira, University of Vigo, ES
• Bogdan Gramescu, Politehnica University of Bucharest, RO
• Camelia Avram, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, RO
• Eduardo Perondi, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, BR
• Emília Villani, Technological Institute of Aeronautics, BR
• Erika Ottaviano, University of Cassino, IT
• Filomena Soares, University of Minho, PT
• František Gazdoš, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, CZ
• Géza Husi, University of Debrecen, HU
• Guilherme Kunz, Western Paraná State University, BR
• Hans Georg Gemünden, Norwegian Business School, NO
• Jan Hosek, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ
• José Machado, University of Minho, PT
• Judith Terstriep, Research Unit «Innovation, Space & Culture» at IAT, DE
• Justyna Trojanowska, Poznan University of Technology, PL
• Katarzyna Antosz, Rzeszów University of Technology, PL
• Magdalena Diering, Poznan University of Technology, PL
• Mallikarjuna Reddy D, Vellore Institute of Technology, IN
• Marina Ranga, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Seville, ES
• Petr Valášek, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, CZ
• Sahin Yildirim, Erciyes University, TR
• Vijaya Kumar Manupati, NITIE Mumbai, IN
• Vitalii Ivanov, Sumy State University, UA
• Vitor Carvalho, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, PT

Local Conference Chair

• José Machado (University of Minho / MEtRICs Research Centre)

Local Conference Co-Chair

• Filomena Soares (University of Minho / Algoritmi Research Centre)

Organizing committee

• Cândida Vilarinho (University of Minho / MEtRICs Research Centre)
• Celina P. Leão (University of Minho / Algoritmi Research Centre)
• Filipe Pereira (University of Minho / Algoritmi Research Centre)
• Filomena Soares (University of Minho / Algoritmi Research Centre)
• Helena Lopes (University of Minho / MEtRICs Research Centre)
• João Pedro Mendonça (University of Minho / MEtRICs Research Centre)
• João Sousa (University of Minho / MEtRICs Research Centre)
• José Machado (University of Minho / MEtRICs Research Centre)
• José Meireles (University of Minho / MEtRICs Research Centre)
• Leonilde Varela (University of Minho / Algoritmi Research Centre)
• Vítor Carvalho (University of Minho / Algoritmi Research Centre)

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to:

 jmachado@dem.uminho.pt 

Phone: +351 253 510 223