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The INternational CongRess on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI cEntury – INCREaSE 2017, occurred in October 11-13, 2017, in the coastal historical city of Faro, Algarve, Portugal, at the Institute of Engineering, University of Algarve, Penha Campus.

 

Conference Topics

The aim of the INCREaSE 2017 internacional congress was to contribute to sustainable development in a multidisciplinary way, exploring the following transversal challenges:

• Natural and Anthropogenic Risks
• Tourism and Sustainability
• Healthy Food
• Water and Society
• Sustainable Mobility
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
• Other subjects related to the sustainable development objectives

To achieve this, the event gathers different engineering areas listed below together with topics considered relevant:

Civil Engineering:

• Construction, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Buildings and Infrastructures
• Sustainable Planning and Construction

Electronics Engineering:

• Information and Communication Technology
• Power Systems and Power Electronics
• Electronics and Computer Systems
• Telecommunications and Networks

Food Engineering:

• Mediterranean Diet
• Emerging processes, products and packaging in the food industry
• Food Safety
• Valorization of by-products from food industries

Mechanical Engineering:

• Environmental Fluid Mechanics
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• Maintenance Management

Committees

Coordinating Committee

António Mortal – Director of Institute of Engineering (ISE), University of Algarve (UAlg)

Manuela Moreira da Silva – President of the Technical-Scientific Council of the Institute of Engineering (ISE), University of Algarve (UAlg)

 

Honorary Committee

António Branco – Rector, University of Algarve

 

António Raposo de Lima – IBM Portugal

António Tadeu – ITeCons

Carlos Mineiro Aires – Ordem dos Engenheiros

Desidério Silva – RTA

Francisco Serra –  CCDR Algarve

João Guerreiro – CRIA, UAlg

Joaquim Peres – Águas do Algarve, SA

José Rui Felizardo – CEiiA

Luciano Lourenço – RISCOS

Luís Chícharo – ICCE-UNESCO

Maria João Bebianno – CIMA

Rogério Bacalhau – Câmara Municipal de Faro

Sebastião Teixeira – Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente IP – ARH do Algarve

Vitor Aleixo – AREAL

 

Organizing Committee

Augusto Candeias – ISE/UAlg

Cláudia Sequeira – ISE/UAlg

Francisco Calhau – ISE/UAlg

Ilídio Mestre – ISE/UAlg

Isabel Ratão – ISE/UAlg

Isménio Martins – ISE/UAlg

Jaime Aníbal – ISE/UAlg

Jânio Monteiro – ISE/UAlg

Jorge Semião – ISE/UAlg

Miguel Oliveira – ISE/UAlg

Paulo Santos – ISE/UAlg

André Botelheiro – Director of Communication Office, UAlg

Ana Paula Ferreira – Director of Technical Services, UAlg

 

Scientific Committee

Ana Cristina Figueira – ISE/UAlg & CIEO

Ana Isabel Renda –  ESGHT/UAlg

Anabela Rebelo – Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente

Andrew Patton McCoy – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Antonio Javier Barragán Piña – Universidad de Huelva

António Martins – Águas do Algarve / Grupo Águas de Portugal

António Silva – ISE/UAlg & CIMA

Arnaldo Carneiro – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Carla Antunes – FCT/UAlg & MeditBio

Celestino Ruivo – ISE/UAlg

Célia Quintas – ISE/UAlg & MeditBio

Cláudia Almeida – ESGHT/UAlg

Cristina Silva – ESB/Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Cristiano Cabrita – ISE/UAlg

Duarte Nuno Duarte – FCT/UAlg & CIMA

Eduardo Gorbeña – UAlg & CIMA

Eduardo Esteves – ISE/UAlg & CCMAR

Eladio Durán Aranda – Universidad de Huelva

Elisa Silva – ISE/UAlg & CEPAC

Fátima Farinha – ISE/UAlg & CERIS

Fernando Alves da Silva – INESC-ID

Flávio Martins – ISE/UAlg & CIMA

Gabriela Schutz – ISE/UAlg & CEOT

Gil Fraqueza – ISE/UAlg & CCMAR

Gonçalo Prates – UAlg

Gustavo Nolasco – FCT/UAlg & MeditBio

Helena Fernandez – ISE/UAlg & CIEO

Ivo Martins – ISE/UAlg

Jeff Camkin –  CENRM & University of Western Australia

Jessie Melo – ISE/UAlg & MeditBio

João Estêvão – ISE/UAlg & CIMA

João Gomes – ISE/UAlg

João Paulo Teixeira – INESC-ID

João Rodrigues – LARSyS/UAlg

João Santana – IST & INESC-ID

Jorge de Brito – IST

Jorge Isidoro – ISE/UAlg

Jorge Pereira – ISE/UAlg & MeditBio

José António Monteiro – FCT/UAlg & CEPAC

José Bastos – FCT/UAlg

José Gonçalves – ISE/UAlg

José Luís Estrelo Gomes de Sousa – ESTS/IPS

Juan Manuel Enrique Gomez – Universidad de Huelva

Katherine Mary Flynn – The European Association for Food Safety – SAFE consortium

Ludovina Galego – ISE/UAlg & MeditBio

Luís Oliveira – ISE/UAlg

Manuela Rosa – ISE/UAlg & CIEO

Marc Hilbert – Volkswagen AG

Marco Ottavi – University of Rome Tor Vergata

Margarida Vieira – ISE/UAlg & ISEKI Food Association

Maria de Belém Costa Freitas – FCT/UAlg & MeditBio

Maria Natividade Vieira – Faculdade de Ciências/ Universidade do Porto & CIIMAR

Mário Serafim Nunes – INESC Inovação

Mariana Golumbeanu – Balkan Environmental Association (BENA)

Mauro Figueiredo – ISE/UAlg & CIMA/CIAC

Nelson Sousa – ISE/UAlg

Patrícia Nunes – ISE/UAlg & MeditBio

Paula Cabral – ISE/UAlg & MeditBio

Paula Correia – IPV/CI&DETS

Paula Laurêncio – ISE/UAlg

Paulo Felisberto – ISE/UAlg & LARSyS

Paulo Relva – FCT/UAlg & CCMAR

Paulo Silva – ISE/UAlg

Pedro Cardoso – LARSyS/UAlg

Peter Schmid – Eindhoven University of Technology

Rafaela Matos – LNEC

Raúl Barros – FCT/UAlg & CIMA

Roberto Lam – ISE/UAlg

Roberto Quental Coutinho – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/GEGEPE

Rui Costa – ISE/UAlg & ICIST

Rui Cruz – ISE/UAlg & MeditBio

Rui Guerra – FCT/UAlg & CEOT

Rui Lança – ISE/UAlg

Sara Raposo – FCT/UAlg & CIMA

Sérgio Manuel Machado Jesus – FCT/UAlg & LARSyS

Sofiane Ahmed Ali – ESIGELEC

Susana Neto – IST & CERIS

Tiago Silva – FCT/Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Tomás Figueiredo – Instituto Politécnico de Bragança & CIMO

Vasco Peixoto de Freitas – Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto