Computational Intelligence in
Space Applications
Rita A. Ribeiro
UNINOVA: Research institute major owned by Univ. Nova Lisboa–FCT, hosts
CA3 - Research Group on Computational Intelligence (www.uninova.pt/ca3/)
Impact Areas: Monitoring, Decision Making, Meta-heuristic Optimization,
Knowledge Discovery
July 2010
SPACE THE FINAL FRONTIER....
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Begining of 2001 we started working for ESA (Portugal joined
ESA on end of 2000)
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Application of computational intelligence techniques and
methods brings added value for Space projects:
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ESA:
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11 projects completed successfuly (FL-ENVISAT, SEIS, SESS, CESADS,
EO-KES, NOMDIS, ASSD, MODI, MODI-CCN, CERTAIN, IPSIS),
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3 on-going (SIMORG, SEISOP, KD-LADS
FCT: 1 completed successfully (COSIS), 1 on-going (GAIA)
URL: www.uninova.pt/ca3
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Discovering the Galaxy
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Sun & Space Weather
Landing on Planets
Drilling on Mars
FCT financed:
1. GAIA/KD-LADS– Discovering the Galaxy…
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ESA financed:
2. COSIS/SEIS/SESS/SEISOP - Space Environment
Information System…
3. IMPACTED/IPSIS – Landing on planets…
4. MODI/MODI-CCN – Drilling on Mars…
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