About

The piim-lab is an interdisciplinary space, dedicated for teaching, research and start up of new ideas and projects in multimedia information processing and social digital inclusion. The piim-lab is based at the Department of Computing of the Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG) and works in close cooperation with the Department of Language Studies of the same institution.

Quick Facts

• Year founded: 2010;
• Concentration areas: Computer Engineering and Linguistics.
• Research topics: Applied Linguistics, Assistive Technologies, Computer Vision, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning.
• Number of principal investigators: 05.
• Number of students: 08 (graduates) and 06 (undergraduates).

Mission

The piim-lab seeks to create, apply and disseminate scientific and technical knowledge for public and private Brazilian institutions, thus actively contributing to the socio-economic development of the country.

Vision

The piim-lab aims to be recognized as a national reference on scientific quality, comparable to some of the best laboratories on abroad with the same purposes.

Values

• Ethics.
• Excellence.
• Innovation.
• Respect for diversity.
• Simplicity.
• Social responsibility.

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