The cooperation is strategically important for AMOS as our common research objectives are focused on the development of theory and tools for the coordination and control of autonomous networked vehicle systems, where vehicles and operators came and go in communications-challenged environments. Common Norwegian and Portuguese interests are vast and include oceanography, security, surveillance of oceans, and marine biology.
 
AMOS and Porto University started collaborating last year during the REP12 exercise, and continued through the REP13 exercise. Professors João Tasso Borges de Sousa, Fernando Pereira, and Pedro Aguiar are principal researchers involved at Porto University, and our cooperation include exchange of students, PhD fellows and researchers, joint research projects and campaigns, software and hardware co-developments, and joint utilization of each other's research infrastructure. The development of the new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) laboratory has already had strong benefits from the extensive experience of the University of Porto.