The Madeira Life project is an initiative of the Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute at the University of Madeira. The project is managed by Madeira Tecnopolo and receives its [node:4,title="funding"] from the European Union, the Portuguese Government, and the Regional Government of Madeira. Its industrial partner is ZON Madeira. The partners collaborating in this project are:

• Madeira Tecnopolo
  Madeira Tecnopolo is the Science and Technology Park of Madeira and has a pivoting role as the regional competence center in strategic areas of Science, Technology and Innovation. Its mandate includes supporting international collaborations in both science and business. Madeira Tecnopolo currently hosts and collaborates with various organizations including the University of Madeira and CEIM (the Business Innovation Centre of Madeira). Madeira Tecnopolo is actively expanding its activities in research through schemes which pair industry backing with support from government agencies. The project for which we are currently seeking applications is part of this strategic effort and involves the University of Madeira and ZON Madeira. More information about Tecnopolo can be found on www.madeiratecnopolo.pt.
• ZON Madeira
  ZON Madeira (ZON TV Cabo Madeirense, SA) is the regional branch of ZON Multimedia, the leading Portuguese broadband and cable TV provider. They are rapidly expanding their share in the national market and actively developing their products and services to achieve this. Their involvement in this joint project shows their firm commitment to innovative research aimed towards mid and long term product deployment. More information about ZON can be found on www.zonmadeira.pt.
• Madeira-ITI - University of Madeira
  The Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (Madeira-ITI) is a not-for-profit innovation institute of the University of Madeira, founded by the University of Madeira, Madeira Tecnopolo, and Carnegie Mellon University. Madeira-ITI's vision is to become an influential and internationally recognized center of excellence for research and education in interactive technologies and to advance the strategic development of the University and of the region of Madeira through solutions and approaches with economic impact and scientific significance.
  In pursuit of this vision, we strive to build national and international collaboration and partnerships with business and industry as well as other research and educational institutions. We seek to develop creative synergies between education and both practical research and exploratory development while remaining firmly anchored in the realizable and the practicable.
  More information about Madeira-ITI can be found on www.m-iti.org.
• Carnegie Mellon University
  The collaboration of CMU in this project is the HCI Institute, represented by Prof. John Zimmerman and Prof. Mark Gross. The Human-Computer Interaction Institute engages in multidisciplinary research and education in human-computer interaction. The scope of its work includes designing and testing of new tools and technologies to support human activity and organization, and building theory in the field. The research includes empirical and analytic studies of behavior, and studies of behavior in groups and organizations to inform the design and evaluation of new technologies. Students from supporting departments find a rich source of research opportunities in the HCII; and the Institute also offers a framework for research and development alliances with industry. More information can be found at www.hcii.cmu.edu.