One of its biggest challenges in Brazil is to bring its know-how in the mechanics of computational materials, an area not much explored in the country. How do you rate your work so far?
It's going very well. We have activities in progress at ITA in the modeling of structural composite computational failures and in nanocomposites at UFABC.
You had a project approved by Finep-Vinnova. Can you tell us more about it (your goals, achievements so far etc.)?
The project is called INFLOPROP and is a collaborative project between ITA, Chalmers, Embraer and GKN [British company considered the world's leading aerospace supplier in multi-level 1 technology]...
The direct result of collaboration between Brazilian and Swedish researchers, the SARC was launched in Sweden to unite researchers of the aeronautics sector. In Brazil, a similar model is being proposed.
Jacob Paulsen is the new head of the science and innovation office at the Embassy of Sweden in Brazil. His job is to strengthen the business, government and academic collaboration between the two countries.
The innovation department of the Swedish university KTH is in a process of internationalization and seeks partnerships with institutions around the world, including Brazil.