Scientific Goals

Design of Modern, Reliable and Secure Computer/Information/Software Systems.

  • Concepts and Methodologies
  • Tools, programming languages and environments
  • Applications
  • Technology Transfer

Strategic Goals

  • Technology transfer from our FM & Security expertise to computer and software industry.
  • Creation of a recognized competence center in computer/information system reliability and security.
  • Foster security and formal methods research and applications.

Research Area

Software Development

  • Formal Methods
  • Specification
  • Validation and Verification
  • Software Testing
  • Software Requirements
  • Computer System Reliability

Computer Assisted Proofs

  • Automatic and Interactive Demonstration
  • Computacional Logic
  • Type Theory
  • Applications to Computer Science

Programming Language

  • Functional Programming
  • Programming Language Design
  • Type Systems
  • Programming Language Semantics
  • Static Analysis and Transformation of Programs

Security

  • Smart/Java Cards
  • e-ID
  • Portable Cryptographic Devices
  • Public Key Infrastructure
  • Applied Cryptography
  • Mixing Biometry with Cryptography
  • Cloud Security