Pedro Carvalho writes on energy transition for Jornal i
Pedro Carvalho has written a piece for Jornal i, calling once more for further conversation on energy transition. Published online this Tuesday, 01 August 2023, in A Transição Energética é elétrica (“Energy Transition is electric”), Pedro Carvalho — Sustainable Power Systems researcher at INESC-ID and…
João Tiago Aparicio awarded best Master’s Thesis Prize at Prémio ULisboa RedeMOV
João Tiago Aparicio‘s master’s thesis has been considered the best in the area of intelligent urban mobility, among those produced at the University of Lisbon (ULisboa), in 2022. Modelling and Assessing Resilience in Multimodal Transportation Systems proposed to enable transportation operators to efficiently manage the…
INESC-ID celebrates the 24th anniversary of Pavilhão do Conhecimento
INESC-ID marked the 24th anniversary of Pavilhão do Conhecimento (the “Knowledge Pavilion”) in style, on 25 July 2023, by organizing an engaging science outreach activity on computational biology titled “Digital Biology.” The event took place at the iconic science museum, known for promoting interactive and…
SHIFT2DC: Should the Energy Transition be made in DC?
Picture a future where electricity is not only reliable and affordable but also environmentally friendly and adaptable to our changing needs. This vision is at the heart of the SHIFT to Direct Current (SHIFT2DC) project, a transformative initiative that aims to revolutionize the way we…
“Vencer o Adamastor” Award — 2nd Edition now open for submissions!
INESC and the Portuguese newspaper Público are continuing the Vencer o Adamastor Award (Prémio Vencer o Adamastor, roughly translating to “Beating Adamastor”, a reference to the mythical stone giant who guarded maritime passage through the Cape of Good Hope and is featured in Luis de…
Leonel Sousa nominated Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing
Leonel Sousa has been nominated for the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC). President of INESC Lisboa and a researcher in the INESC-ID High Performance Computing Architectures and Systems (HPCAS) research area — as well as a Full Professor at…
ALL-SUSTAINABLE held its 2nd Transnational Meeting in Bologna
The Consortium of the Erasmus+ project ALL SUSTAINABLE held its 2nd Transnational Meeting in Bologna, Italy, this past June. Since its launch in November 2022, ALL SUSTAINABLE has made significant progress — from unveiling the project logos and establishing its website to scheduling co-design sessions….
OLISSIPO Summer School @ INESC-ID | Computational phylogenetics to analyse the evolution of cells and communities
The OLISSIPO 2023 Summer School on Computational phylogenetics to analyse the evolution of cells and communities, held in Lisbon, Portugal, at INESC-ID, is today closing after three days of brilliant discussions and cutting-edge computational and biological science. Including flash talks of 3-10 minutes where attendees…
In memoriam: José Manuel Prista do Valle Cardoso Igreja
It is with sorrow that we write on the passing of our friend and colleague José Igreja. José Manuel Prista do Valle Cardoso Igreja completed his Licenciatura and Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in 1986 and 1992, respectively, as…
INESC-ID at Ciência 2023
INESC-ID is taking part in Ciência 2023, happening this week, 5 to 7 July, at the University of Aveiro campus. Ciência 2023 is the largest annual science and technology event in Portugal, organized by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the National…
Upcoming Events
Educational Workshop on Responsible AI for Peace and Security (UNODA)
On June 6 and 7, The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are offering a selected group of technical students the opportunity to join a 2-day educational workshop on Responsible AI for peace and security.
The third workshop in the series will be held in Porto Salvo, Portugal, in collaboration with GAIPS, INESC-ID, and Instituto Superior Técnico. The workshop is open to students affiliated with universities in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, and Asia.
Date & Time: June 6 a 7
Where: IST – Tagus Park, Porto Salvo
Registration deadline: April 8
Summary: “As with the impacts of Artificial intelligence (AI) on people’s day-to-day lives, the impacts for international peace and security include wide-ranging and significant opportunities and challenges. AI can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but its dual-use nature means that peaceful applications can also be misused for harmful purposes such as political disinformation, cyberattacks, terrorism, or military operations. Meanwhile, those researching and developing AI in the civilian sector remain too often unaware of the risks that the misuse of civilian AI technology may pose to international peace and security and unsure about the role they can play in addressing them. Against this background, UNODA and SIPRI launched, in 2023, a three-year educational initiative on Promoting Responsible Innovation in AI for Peace and Security. The initiative, which is supported by the Council of the European Union, aims to support greater engagement of the civilian AI community in mitigating the unintended consequences of civilian AI research and innovation for peace and security. As part of that initiative, SIPRI and UNODA are organising a series of capacity building workshops for STEM students (at PhD and Master levels). These workshops aim to provide the opportunity for up-and-coming AI practitioners to work together and with experts to learn about a) how peaceful AI research and innovation may generate risks for international peace and security; b) how they could help prevent or mitigate those risks through responsible research and innovation; c) how they could support the promotion of responsible AI for peace and security.”