About
LIACC units across Portugal
Headquartered at FEUP, LIACC operates through four research poles — FCUP, UMAIA, UFP and UAzores — and integrates researchers from partner institutions such as P.PORTO. This distributed model fuels breadth of expertise and local impact.
LIACC units
FEUP — Faculdade de Engenharia
The headquarters of LIACC, located at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Hosts the main research activity, the executive committee, and coordinates the thematic lines.
R. Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto
Universidade do Porto
FCUP — Faculdade de Ciências
Pole at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. It has strong activity in Data Science, Machine Learning, and theoretical foundations of AI.
Universidade do Porto
UMAIA — Universidade da Maia
Pole at the University of Maia, contributing to multi-agent systems, applied AI, and interdisciplinary projects.
Universidade da Maia
UFP — Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Pole at the University Fernando Pessoa, with research lines in health informatics and applied machine learning.
Universidade Fernando Pessoa
UAzores — Universidade dos Açores
Pole at the University of the Azores, focusing on AI for insular contexts, smart islands, and environmental data.
Universidade dos Açores
P.PORTO — Politécnico do Porto
LIACC includes researchers from the Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP and ESS), with work in declarative programming, machine learning, intelligent robotics, and health informatics.
Instituto Politécnico do Porto