The Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (Madeira-ITI) was founded in December 2009 as collaboration between the
University of Madeira

University of Madeira

The University of Madeira is a Portuguese public university, created in 1988 in Funchal. It houses the following departments and autonomous sections.-Departments:* Art and Design - * Biology - * Educational Sciences -...

, Madeira Tecnopolo

Madeira Tecnopolo

Madeira Tecnopolo is a Free Science Park in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, .-ICEC Centre:Within the Tecnopolo park is the ICEC Exhibition and Congress Centre, the largest indoor arena on the island. As well as various conferences and exhibitions, including Portugal Fashion, it has also held events...

, and Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....

. Attached to the University of Madeira, the institute conducts research in computer science

Computer science

Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

, more specifically human-computer interaction. It offers two Masters programs, in Informatics Engineering and the Professional Master of Human-Computer Interaction. The latter is being offered as a dual degree by both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Madeira.

Location

Madeira-ITI is located in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
32°39′32"N 16°55′28"W