EPEEC Partners BSC and INESC-ID Improve Multi-Device Performance of OmpSs2@OpenACC
In the context of the EPEEC project, a research team from the Barcelona Supercomputer Center (BSC) has developed in close collaboration with a team from INESC-ID a new programming tool that significantly eases the development of programs running on multi-GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) systems. By…
INESC-ID renews the FCT Associate Laboratory Statute
INESC-ID renews its Associate Laboratory Status for a period of 10 years. A recognition of the quality of the work developed and the rigor and excellence of the institution. On February 24th 2021, the Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia…
INESC-ID Awards 2020
The INESC-ID Awards 2020 symbolic ceremony took place on February 23, during the 20th Scientific Council Plenary Meeting, an entirely online event. Miguel Pupo Correia, Rui Henriques and Miguel Terra Neves were the big winners, who saw their work recognized. Winners 2020 Researcher: Miguel Nuno…
Professor Moisés Piedade is honored by INESC-ID with the title of Emeritus Researcher
Today, February 23th, INESC-ID, within the scope of its 20th Scientific Council Plenary Meeting, awarded the title of Emeritus Researcher to Professor Moisés Piedade. A recognition and tribute for his work and the dedication of a lifetime to Teaching, Researching and his contribution to…
Project to detect COVID-19 from coughs and speech
What if it was possible to detect whether someone has COVID-19 or not, just from the sounds of their coughing or talking? It sounds like science fiction, but it may soon come true. This is the goal of the project “Detecção de COVID-19 a partir…
Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 chest X-ray diagnosis
The DeepPathCOVIDx project will allow to develop of a solution that will assist healthcare professionals in the analysis of chest X-ray images. A team of researchers from Técnico and INESC-ID, in collaboration with Hospital da Luz Learning Health, is developing a solution consisting of AI…
New Book by the INESC-ID researcher Andreas Wichert and his PhD student Luís Sá-Couto
World Scientific just published the work “Machine Learning — A Journey to Deep Learning”, written by INESC-ID researcher Andreas Wichert and his PhD student Luís Sá-Couto. This unique compendium discusses some core ideas for the development and implementation of machine learning from three different perspectives…
Arlindo Oliveira is one of the new members of STOA International Advisory Board
Arlindo Oliveira, President of INESC and Researcher at INESC-ID was invited to be one of the new members of the STOA (European Parliament Panel for the Future of Science and Technology) Advisory Board. “The European Parliament panel for the future of science and technology will…
Nine INESC-ID researchers are among the most cited top scientists in the world
Nine INESC-ID researchers are among the most cited top scientists at the top 2% of their respective areas. Portugal is represented in this list compiled by Stanford University with 385 scientists affiliated to several national institutions. The rankings are based upon a researcher’s citations for…
Alumnus Paulo Martins received the Cor Baayen Young Researcher Award
Paulo Martins was awarded an honorable mention “Cor Baayen Young Researcher Award”, by the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM). Paulo Martins finished his PhD in 2019 “Arithmetic and Algorithms for Emerging Cryptography” under the guidance of Leonel Sousa at INESC-ID and currently…
Upcoming Events
Mathematics, Physics & Machine Learning Seminar Series (Online)

The Mathematics, Physics & Machine Learning seminar series has started on October 2020 and runs until March 2021.
The seminars aim to bring together mathematicians and physicists interested in machine learning (ML) with ML and AI experts interested in mathematics and physics, with the goal of introducing innovative Mathematics and Physics-inspired techniques in Machine Learning and, reciprocally, applying Machine Learning to problems in Mathematics and Physics.
Attendance is free but registration is required.
More information is available here.
International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing

The 27th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2021) will take from August 30 to September 3 2021 in Lisbon.
Euro-Par is the prime European conference covering all aspects of parallel and distributed processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to full-fledged applications, from architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support infrastructures, and application performance aspects.
The 2021 edition of Euro-Par will be organized as a collaboration between INESC-ID and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST).
Important Dates:
– Abstract Submission: February 5, 2021
– Paper Submission Deadline: February 12, 2021
– Author Notification: April 30, 2021
– Camera-Ready Papers: June 6, 2021
More information is available here.