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Polo Científico e Tecnológico da Madeira,
Caminho da Penteada, FLOOR -02
9020-105 - Funchal

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admin@m-iti.org
(+351) 291 721 006

The Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) is a research and development institute headquartered in Madeira. established as a private nonprofit association created at the end of 2009, its founding members are the University of Madeira, the Madeira Tecnopolo S.A. and the University of Carnegie Mellon. It operates in the multidisciplinary domain of Human-Computer Interaction encapsulating contributions from the areas of Informatics, Psychology and Design as a means to answer important scientific and technological challenges that are relevant for society and comprise significant economic impact. Its research mission includes expanding the knowledge of human experience with interactive technologies through fundamental and applied research, with innovation and responsiveness to the needs of the real world via a multidisciplinary collaboration based on numerous perspectives. M-ITI has collaborated on a national and international level, undertaken partnerships with the industry and other research and development centers, as well as other higher education institutions. M-ITI offers a doctorate in Cyber-Physical Systems in Networks and Cooperatives, in partnership with the Higher Technical Institute and the University of Carnegie Mellon, and a further doctorate in Digital Media as a result of a collaboration between the New University of Lisbon, the University of Porto and the University of Texas in Austin.

Polo Científico e Tecnológico da Madeira,
Caminho da Penteada, FLOOR -02
9020-105 - Funchal
admin@m-iti.org
(+351) 291 721 006
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