Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering

The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) is a research unit funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology[1] (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia),[2] incorporating University of Coimbra and University of Minho as hosting institutions in Portugal.[3] The Unit is organised in three research groups, addressing the topics of construction technologies in historical materials and masonry, steel and mixed materials, and concrete. In summary, ISISE aims at promoting innovation and sustainability, with a close link to the construction sector industry. The most relevant focus areas include:[4]

• Characterisation of building materials
• Constitutive and structural modelling
• Characterisation of structural behaviour
• Inspection, assessment and monitoring of existing structures
• Safety evaluation of structures
• Development of an integrated life-time structural approach and tools for monitoring of existing structures
• Design of sustainable structures

Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering

Abbreviation	ISISE
Type	Research and development Institute
Location	Coimbra & Braga, Portugal
Official language	Portuguese, English
Vice Director	Paulo B. Lourenço
Director	Luís Simões da Silva
Affiliations	University of Coimbra University of Minho
Staff	36 (2014)
Website	http://isise.net/

The Institute is involved in several Advanced Educational Programs, including two Erasmus Mundus International Masters, funded by the European Commission, four PhD programs, as well as 5 advanced MSc programs.