Elevating Portugal’s Next Generation of Telecom Talent

On April 15, 2026, Huawei Portugal and Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) honored the future of engineering with the Huawei In-Tele Award. Presented to the top student of the Master’s Programme in Telecommunications and Informatics Engineering, this distinction bridges the gap between academic research and real-world industry application.

From a rigorous three-month selection process involving expert faculty and industry leaders, Sofia Romeiro emerged as this year’s winner. Her groundbreaking "FloodKiller" system—a sophisticated method for neutralizing cyberattacks within the network—underscores the caliber of innovation rising from Portugal’s premier institutions.

In this video, we meet the finalists and explore how the Huawei In-Tele Award is catalyzing the next wave of technological breakthroughs.