Iolanda Leite: the scientist who seeks to build socially competent robots
The INESC-ID and Técnico alumna is an Assistant Professor and Researcher at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and she is passionate about robotics. Iolanda Leite has always been interested in Tamagotchis and Furby robots, and how they worked. Nowadays, she is still fascinated by…
Leonel Sousa appointed to the ACM Distinguished Speakers Program Committee
Leonel Sousa, researcher at INESC-ID and professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico, was appointed to the ACM Distinguished Speakers Program Committee, and is among the 8 nominees who will be part of the committee responsible for the oversight of the program. “After an excellent experience,…
Helena Moniz, INESC-ID Researcher was nominated President of the EAMT and Vice-President of the IAMT
Helena Moniz, INESC-ID Researcher was nominated President of the European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) and Vice-President of the International Association for Machine Translation (IAMT). “I am humbly grateful for such an amazing committee consider me as one of them. It is a true honour…
INESC-ID researchers awarded the INFORUM Award for Best student article
The article “Non-consensual cryptocurrencies at Ethereum” by researchers Paulo Silva, Miguel Matos and João Barreto was awarded the prize for Best Student Article. INFORUM – Symposium on Information Technology took place on 9 and 10 September 2021 at ISEL, in Lisbon. More information at https://inforum.org.pt/en/premios…
3 INESC-ID researchers win Universidade de Lisboa/ Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards
3 INESC-ID researchers were recognised in the 2020 edition of Universidade de Lisboa/ Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards (ULisboa/CGD Scientific Awards) . The awards ceremony took place on 26th July. Joaquim Jorge, researcher at INESC-ID and professor at the Department of Computer Science and…
ILU: A technology to help improve Urban Mobility
INESC-ID is developing a project in partnership with National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon Municipality), and the major public carriers in the Lisbon metropolitan area with the aim of aligning urban mobility plans with the emerging traffic dynamics. The ILU project (Integrative…
H | Visions of the Future | The first issue of the e-magazine of INESC Brussels HUB
Discover our newest publication: Visions of the future, the first issue of the e-magazine of INESC Brussels HUB. It brings you fresh ideas on the most important issues in scientific research and technology today, together with the stories of those who will develop the…
INESC-ID researchers awarded ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper
A joint team of researchers including INESC-ID researchers Vasco Manquinho and Pedro Orvalho will receive an ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award for their work on a new analysis engine for the popular Alloy modeling language. The paper “AlloyMax: Bringing Maximum Satisfaction…
Lusa and Inesc-ID invite citizens to support the construction of a tool against misinformation
The Lusa agency and Inesc-ID invite citizens to participate in the construction of a tool that will help fight misinformation, by answering a survey to assess the perception of credibility of news content. The survey, which is available at http://inforadar.inesc-id.pt/inquerito/#artigo, is part of a larger…
Project to develop quantum communication networks for European Defence
The project “Disruptive SDN secure communications for European Defence” (DISCRETION) was one of the 26 projects selected by the European Commission under the 2020 call of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP). The DISCRETION proposal, in which Professors Ricardo Chaves, researcher at INESC-ID, and…