INESC TEC is a private non-profit research association, with Public Interest status, dedicated to scientific research and technological development, technology transfer, advanced consulting and training, and pre-incubation of new technology-based companies. It is structured in four thematic domains – Computer Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Networked Intelligent Systems, and Power and Energy. As an institution operating at the interface of the academic and business worlds, bringing together academia, companies, public administration, and society, INESC TEC applies the knowledge and results generated as part of its research in technology transfer projects, seeking value creation and immediate social relevance.
In IMPROVE PRETERM, INESC TEC is responsible for expanding/enhancing the existing platform by integrating additional studies and data sources, developing tools for data collection and integration, and developing tools for privacy- preserving data analysis and machine learning, alongside implementing an updated variable classification schema and metadata model to support harmonisation efforts, while contributing to the long-term sustainability of the platform by defining a strategic roadmap for its future development.