CIDEFES Mini-Day

CIDEFES Mini-Day: Celebrating Scientific Innovation & Collaboration

Join us on January 15, 2026, from 09:00 to 13:00, for the CIDEFES Mini-Day, a semestral event dedicated to showcasing the scientific output of our research center. Designed for the CIDEFES community, this morning of discovery offers a platform for members to engage with the latest research findings from our group.

Register (by January 7, 2026) and Submit (by December 31, 2025) your best research HERE (in the CIDEFES forms webpage). 

The program features a series of short presentations by students and researchers who have recently published their work or presented at major scientific meetings. In addition to these insights, we will host a "Pitch Your Idea" session, providing a collaborative space for members to briefly introduce upcoming projects and spark new partnerships.

We warmly invite all CIDEFES members to attend this celebration of knowledge, whether presenting or supporting colleagues. Those wishing to present must submit an abstract for review by our scientific panel.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and inspire!

Preliminar program below:

Event overview

CIDEFES Mini-Day – Scientific Program

Date: 15 January 2026

Time: 9:00–13:00

Venue: CIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona (rooms and foyer as indicated).

Time-blocked program

• 09:00–09:15
  • Welcome and opening remarks (Plenary, Room A)
  • Brief introduction to the Mini-Day objectives and logistics.
• 09:15–10:00 – Session 1 (45 minutes)
  • Student thesis presentations (5 talks of 8 min each, including questions)
• 10:00–11:15 – Parallel Sessions 2A and 2B (75 minutes)
  • Room A – Session 2A: Presentations from researchers who received CIDEFES Support for a conference or paper
  • Room B – Session 2B: Seed Funding – Accepted Proposals
• 11:15–11:30 – Coffee Break
• 11:30–13:00 – New Ideas Pitch Session (90 minutes)