Luis M. Correia
Short Personal Interview
Luis M. Correia was born in 1958, in Portimão, Portugal. He is an INESC-ID Researcher since 2016, integrating the Scientific Area Communication Networks (CN).
How did you get to INESC-ID?
It was an R&D centre that fulfilled my expectations.
INESC-ID is…
an institution that excels in research, development and innovation activities, and that takes the lead in a number of technological areas, enabling its members to develop their work and creativity.
Research project(s) under development
Wireless Communications in Body Area Networks
How would you explain in the most accessible and least technical language possible, what is the application / expected results of this (these) project (s)?
It is the natural extension to a more personal use of the communications that are currently being done with the mobile phone and already other existing wearables.
Tell us about your favorite project so far (or one of them)?
4WARD (an EC project that launched the basis for many of the 5G features, in 2008).
What are the biggest challenges of working in research in this area?
The diversity of aspects to take into consideration is so large, that it’s a real challenge to have a detailed view of the global system.
What book are you currently reading?
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
How would you explain to your child (or your parents or grandparents) what your job is? How do you explain what means to be a researcher in this area?
To look for new technologies for people to communicate and make their live easier and more comfortable.
How do you see the mission of INESC-ID “ to produce added value to people and society, supporting the response of public policies to scientific, health, environmental, cultural, social, economic and political challenges, in the fields of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering”?
It’s an excellent one for an R&D centre working in the technology area.
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luis.m.correia@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Linkedin Profile Link
https://pt.linkedin.com/in/luis-m-correia-5205201
Academic Degree
Ph.D.
Training / Research Area
Wireless Communications
INESC-ID Scientific Area
Upcoming Events
INESC Brussels HUB Winter Meeting 2023

This edition of the HUB Winter Meeting will be co-organised with Science Business and will take place on the 30 and 31 January, in Lisbon, at Instituto Superior Técnico, Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Please see below a summary of the agenda, this will be updated on the INESC Brussels HUB website regularly (confirmed speakers and other relevant info). Places for onsite participation are limited so registration is mandatory. Online participants will be sent a ZOOM link for each specific session on the 27th January.
INESC Brussels HUB website: https://hub.inesc.pt/
Monday, 30 January
a) Digital Europe Programme & Chips Act: state of play and possibilities for INESC.
9h to 10h30 GMT
(Exclusive for INESC researchers and administrators).
b) Science Business: how can INESC tap into Science Business network, activities and communications tools.
(Exclusive for INESC researchers and administrators).
c) Networking Lunch (for all onsite participants).
d) Roundtable: From rhetoric to reality – Embedding international strategy in the DNA of research organisations.
(Closed-door, roundtable workshop, Chatham House rules, open to INESC researchers and administrators, external participants by invitation only).
e) Networking Dinner
(By invitation only – INESC researchers participating onsite in the event are elegible to join).
Tuesday, 31 January
f) Workshop: How they did it? Strategic positioning for structural success in Horizon Europe: a discussion of best practices.
(Exclusive for INESC researchers, administrators and international invited speakers).
g) The public consultation on European R&I Programmes: Towards FP10.
(Closed-door, roundtable workshop, Chatham House rules, open to INESC researchers and administrators, external participants by invitation only).
h) Networking Lunch (for all onsite participants).
i) Management Committee meeting (Directors and POB members)
The HUB Winter Meeting aims at bringing together researchers and administrators from the 5 INESC institutes, affiliated higher education institutions in Portugal and abroad, with key European and global players, to:
– Discuss key research and innovation issues at EU level.
– Inform institutional policy and strategy.
– Exchange best-practices about R&I management, career development and policy positioning.
– Promote, discuss and deliver vision, visibility, networking and impactful communication.
– Create, identify and deepen partnerships and collaboration opportunities for collaborative R&I.