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                infrastructure. More specifically, this research grant aims to achieve the following objectives:; • Expand scientific and technical knowledge in real-time simulation, creating the conditions for the remote control 
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                architectures for the energy and power management system on ships Develop control and dispatch strategies for hybrid microgrids, taking into account the specific power and energy requirements of ships Modeling 
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                insurance, supported by INESC TEC. 2. OBJECTIVES: Study the state-of-the-art in space robotics, focusing on navigation, control, and gas propulsion systems.; • Develop navigation, detection, and localization 
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                of this grant is to design an energy control system for large-scale computing infrastructures, which will provide different levels of quality-of-service in terms of energy consumption and performance 
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                of Higher Education Institutions. Preference factors: • knowledge of heat transfer and PCM thermodynamics; • knowledge of optimisation and control (LP/MILP/NLP, MPC); • knowledge of HVAC/heat pumps 
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                waveguide setups and development of PCBs for reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS).; 2. Implementation, testing, and optimization of RIS control algorithms on microcontroller-based platforms.; 3 
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                AND TRAINING: 1. Study and propose circuit architectures for the control of electronic devices (Schottky diodes, memristors), with emphasis on scalability and integration efficiency.; 2. Design 
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                (e.g., unit testing).; - Experience with SQL and NoSQL database queries.; - Experience with Docker.; - Experience with version control systems (Git).; - Development or contributions to open-source 
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                component in uncontrolled DevOps environments (GitHub). Study and evaluation of static security analysis tools for GitHub Actions. Installation and configuration of a controlled DevOps environment (GitLab 
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                a controlled laboratory environment. Scientific articles for publication in international journals or conferences. 3. BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE WORK PROGRAMME AND TRAINING: Research and development