The research activities of the Department of Information Systems are integrated into a R&D unit, known as the ALGORTIMI Centre. This unit within the School of Engineering at UMinho brings together researchers from several departments, covering a wide range of fields. Besides information systems, it includes areas such as informatics, computer networks and telecommunications, industrial electronics, systems and production engineering. ALGORITMI centre promotes research thematic lines that cross-cut those fields. Currently, those thematic lines are: innovative industries and organisations; smart cities and people.