1st IEEE IES Brazilian Members WORKSHOP

Academia-Industry-Society planning the future of Engineering Research

General Chair

Leandro Buss Becker (UFSC, Automation Engineering Dept - IES member)

Local Organization

Danilo Brandao (Electrical Eng. Dept - IES member)
Guilherme Raffo (Electronic Eng. Dept - IEEE member)

Event Details

Date: July 27th to 28th
Location: UFMG, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil

Objective

The aim of this 2-day workshop is bringing together academics, industry members, and the scientific society to promote synergy on finding the most relevant research goals that should be aimed within the next few years in Brazil.

Agenda – Day 1: Sunday, July 27th

• 7:30 to 8:30 - breakfest at Allia Hotel
• 08:45h to 17:00h – meet IES representatives while visiting the Inhotim Institute (https://www.inhotim.org.br/)
• 18:30h – cocktail reception

Agenda – Day 2: Monday, July 28th

Morning – Location: Seminar Room, School of Engineering, UFMG

Start	End	Title	Duration	Topic	Details
08:15	08:30	Opening by UFMG			Vice-Rector or School Director
08:30	10:30	IES-team presentation	2:00		Milos Manic (Virginia Commonwealth University, EUA - IEEE-IES President) Stamatis Karnouskos (SAP, Alemanha - IEEE-IES Vice President for Industrial Activities) Luis Gomes (UNINOVA-CTS, Portugal - IEEE-IES Vice President for Conference Activities) Leandro Becker (UFSC, Brasil - IEEE-IES Chair Brazilian Committee)
10:30	11:00	Coffee Break
11:00	13:00	Industry notes on AI	2:00		Embraer Instituto Vale de Tecnologia Synkar Stellantis

Afternoon – Location: Seminar Rooms, Engineering School, UFMG – Link Block

Start	End	Title	Duration	Topic	Details
13:00	14:30	Lunch at site
14:30	16:00	3 Discussion groups	1:30	three topics	membership; novel student/industry events; bluesky ideas [breakouts with report]
16:00	16:30	Coffee break
16:30	17:30	Panel	1:00		Panel on engineering education (3x15 min + debate)
17:30	18:00	Closing	0:30

19:30h – Workshop dinner

Agenda – Day 3: Tuesday, July 29th

• 08:30h – Transfer to São João del Rei – Location: Main entrance of the School of Engineering, UFMG