Isabel Trancoso honored with ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement
INESC-ID researcher Isabel Trancoso has been chosen as the recipient of the 2024 International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) Medal for Scientific Achievement. This prestigious award recognizes her “pioneering contributions to speech coding and resources for the Portuguese language, and sustained service to the speech community.”…
Inês Lynce featured guest alumna at Técnico “Alumni Talks – Women Edition 2024”
On International Women’s Day, Inês Lynce, President and researcher of INESC-ID, who also serves as a representative of the Gender Balance@Técnico group, participated in the “Alumni Talks – Women Edition 2024” at Instituto Superior Técnico. Joining her were five other outstanding women researchers, engineers, and…
In the Media: Ana Paiva featured in Expresso Newspaper’s Podcast “A Próxima Vaga”
Ana Paiva, INESC-ID researcher in the field Artificial Intelligence for People and Society and full professor at Técnico, was the featured guest in the episode of Expresso Newspaper’s Podcast “A Próxima Vaga”. The episode titled: “Ensino e Inteligência Artificial: Os chatbots vão tornar os alunos…
In the Media: INESC-ID researchers Luisa Coheur and Helena Moniz discuss AI biases and stereotypes in Público newspaper
In an article titled Como é que a IA nos vê? Num mundo de homens (How does AI see us? In a world of men) Luísa Coheur and Helena Moniz, INESC-ID researchers within the Human Language Technologies (HLT) research area, joined a conversation with Público Newspaper…
Strengthening European Project Management Expertise: INESC-ID’s OLISSIPO Training Initiatives
From February 14 to 16, INESC-ID hosted a series of three impactful training initiatives on research management of European Projects, as part of the OLISSIPO project framework, a Twinning initiative involving collaboration between INESC-ID, Inria, ETH, and EMBL. These initiatives, building on the success of…
Isabel Trancoso appointed IEEE Fellow Committee Chair 2024
Isabel Trancoso was appointed as the new Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow Committee Chair, following her experience as Committee Vice Chair in 2023. The distinguished INESC ID researcher will now assume this prestigious leadership role at IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional…
INESC-ID Board of Directors’ term renewed until 2025
The INESC ID Board of Directors has renewed its current term, originally set for 2022-2023, until the end of 2024. The Board, led by Inês Lynce as President, alongside João Paulo Carvalho, Miguel Pupo Correia, Nuno Roma, and Helena Galhardas, who now assumes the role…
INESC ID has two members at Técnico new Governing Board
Rogério Colaço was re-elected as President of Técnico for the 2024-2027 term and presented his new team on January 3rd at the Técnico Congress Center, Alameda Campus. The new Governing Board includes two INESC ID members, who also took office at the ceremony: Francisco Melo,…
In the Media: Arlindo Oliveira featured in the new Expresso Newspaper’s Podcast “A Próxima Vaga”
Arlindo Oliveira, INESC President and INESC-ID researcher in the field of Information & Decision Support Systems Artificial Intelligence, was the featured guest in the first episode of Expresso Newspaper’s Podcast “A Próxima Vaga”. The episode titled “Geopolítica e Inteligência Artificial: a corrida a esta tecnologia…
SHIFT2DC Kick-Off Meeting in Lisbon
The SHIFT to Direct Current (SHIFT2DC) project, a Horizon Europe Programme initiative led by INESC-ID, hosted its Kick off Meeting on December 12 and 13 at Instituto Superior Técnico gathering members from the 33 partner Institutions from 13 different European countries, both onsite and remotely….
Upcoming Events
OLISSIPO Workshop: “How to design a graphical abstract” with Dr. Rita Félix (CNC-UC)
On April 19, the OLISSIPO project will host an 8-hour workshop titled “How to design a graphical abstract” with Dr. Rita Félix, a science communicator, illustrator and designer from CNC Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (Coimbra, Portugal). Registration is free and seating is limited.
Registration Deadline: April 5 | Register here (free but mandatory)
Date & Time: April 19, 09h00-18h00 ( 8-hours)
Where: INESC-ID, R. Alves Redol 9, 1000-029 Lisboa | Room 9 (Auditorium), Ground Floor
Summary: “How to design a graphical abstract” Workshop aims to explain what a graphical abstract is, and give you design tools and tips on how to create a better, clear and engaging graphical abstract. This workshop is tailored to give you tools and improve your graphical abstract, without having to learn how to use a new software program (like Adobe Illustrator). Bring your graphical abstract, share it with the class, work on it and take home a new version.
Short Bio: Rita Félix is a science communicator, illustrator and designer, with life sciences research experience. Currently working as the Institutional Communication Manager and Designer at CNC-UC. She completed her PhD in Neuroscience in 2020, in the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme. After that, she enrolled in a Digital Illustration Specialization Course to further develop her visualization and design skills. Worked as a Scientific Graphic Designer at Science Crunchers, a science communication company, where she developed multiple graphical abstracts, article figures, infographics, diagrams, illustrations, visual identity, logos and webdesign for companies, scientific institutions and Horizon 2020 consortia. More information at https://ritallfelix.wixsite.com/portfolio .
INESC-ID talk: “Rise of the AI-Empowered End User Software Engineer” by Ed Ayers and Andy Gordon (Cogna)
On April 19, INESC-ID will host a talk by Ed Ayers and Andy Gordon from the startup Cogna. The talk is titled “Rise of the AI-Empowered End User Software Engineer” and is organised by INESC-ID researcher Nuno Lopes.
Date & Time: April 19, 15h00 -16h00
Where: INESC-ID, Rua Alves Redol, 9, 1000-029 Lisboa | Room 9 (Auditorium), Ground Floor
Summary:
“What if natural language really is the new programming language? Inspired by the transformation of professional software engineering by generative AI, let’s take the next step: empowering end users. We can boost their productivity with hyper-customized software generated from natural language. This challenge needs research right across software engineering: requirements, architecture, coding, testing, verification, repair, and maintenance. We will survey current progress and open research questions in this exciting new area of programming language research.”
(Photo: Cogna website)