Competence Centers
Competence Centers provide the user community, in a proximity-based approach, with support functions for the effective and efficient application of advanced resources, information visualization, training, advice and support for the development of digital programs and technologies.
Discover the six centers located throughout the country and choose the one that best suits your research or innovation needs, always with a focus on proximity. To access this service, visit the desired center's website and schedule an appointment or clarify any questions using the contact details provided.

Provides computing, storage, and visualization resources and services to users in the research and innovation communities. It also offers advanced training, hands-on courses, and hackathons.
Location: Braga

It supports projects with large-scale visualization needs and/or the need to display multiple graphic applications with different sources and resolutions, through Videowall that uses SAGE2 as a server.
Location: Aveiro

It allows classic scientific visualization in an environment integrated with the UAlg Data Center to take advantage of computing capacity.
Location: Faro


A meeting point for the scientific community associated with IST's High Performance Computing, it features a video wall for collaborative exploration of local and remote data and immersive VC equipment.
Location: Lisbon

Equipped with physical and human infrastructure to guarantee first-class access to Advanced Computing Centers and geared towards the academic community, industry and society.
Location: Vila Real