PhD Programs

The Doctoral Program in Informatics (PDINF) aims to train Doctors in Informatics, aiming to promote excellence and research in this area of knowledge, providing quality advanced training, supported by its own research and with international recognition.

The Doctoral Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering (PDEIS) is based on new training paradigms in the area of knowledge in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

PDEEC is an educational project that seeks to ensure to their trainees a systematic comprehension in the specific field of Electronics and Computers Engineering.

The performed R&D activities focus on social and organizational phenomena related with the adoption and use of information technologies.

The objective of the Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (PDEBIOM) is to provide an educational environment that encourages students to develop the ability to contribute to the advancement of technology through creative and autonomous research in the scientific area of Biomedical Engineering.

The Leaders for Technical Industries’ PhD Program is intended to train knowledge-based leaders for companies with a technological profile, enabling a new European paradigm in managing product development and production systems, supported by a doctoral level education.

The doctoral program in Advanced Engineering Systems for Industry (AESI) is promoted by the University of Minho in cooperation with Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal and is co-funded by the Portuguese Government under the PD-F Program from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). It is specially targeted for preparing PhDs students for an advanced engineering career in industry.

iRail - Innovation in Railway systems and technologies in partnership UP/UM/USP/I3N/LAETA FCT Doctoral Programmes

MAP-i Informatics (within CMU-PT) - The MAP Doctoral Program in Computer Science consists of a first curricular year starting in the fall and divided into two semesters.

Doctoral Programme in Telecommunications (within CMU-PT) - The programme represents a fusion of the doctoral offers in Telecommunications in the three institutions and constitutes a unified effort to prepare highly qualified human resources in Telecommunications.