INESC-ID Sparks Innovation at ElectroDay 2024
Last Saturday, INESC-ID marked its presence at ElectroDay 2024, held at the Técnico Innovation Center (TIC), with its researchers enthusiastically presenting several projects in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In a venue completely packed with engineering enthusiasts, students, families and friends, the INESC-ID…
Arlindo Oliveira elected member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
Arlindo Oliveira, INESC-ID researcher in the area of Information and Decision Support Systems, was elected a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, receiving the status of corresponding member of the science class, 8th section – Information Sciences and Technologies. The official diploma award ceremony…
INESC-ID researcher Rui Castro publishes new book, “Engineering of Power Systems Economics”
Rui Castro, an INESC-ID researcher under the Sustainable Power Systems Scientific Area and a Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, has recently published a new book entitled “Engineering of Power Systems Economics” (Springer 2024). The book tackles engineering topics in power systems, and explains economic…
Paulo Carreira, INESC-ID Researcher, named Fellow of Information Privacy from the International Association of Privacy Professionals
Paulo Carreira, researcher at INESC-ID and Associate Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), was named a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. The title acknowledges senior professionals who possess expertise in applying privacy laws, practices, and technologies to…
In the Media: Rui Castro writes on the urgency of electrification for Portugal’s Energy Plan on Jornal i
Rui Castro, INESC-ID Researcher under the Sustainable Power Systems Scientific Area, and Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, authored an opinion article, published in the newspaper “Jornal i”, titled “Electrification of consumption: an urgent need” (Eletrificação dos consumos: uma necessidade urgente). In this article, Rui…
Key Insights from the “Leadership in Research and Innovation in the Age of AI” event
“AI-driven science extends beyond academia, fostering both innovation and economic growth,” declared the Deputy Director-General for Research and Innovation, Signe Ratso, while participating in the event “Leadership in Research and Innovation in the Age of AI”, an initiative of INESC Brussels HUB, co-organized with the…
NOVA SBE & Meta Executive Meeting Event highlights AI’s Role in Open Innovation
On June 17, INESC-ID president, Inês Lynce, participated in an exclusive executive meeting event organised by NOVA SBE and co-organised with Meta, focused on “How can Artificial Intelligence foster Open Innovation.” This opportunity allowed industry leaders to engage and explore the transformative power of AI…
Exploring programming languages at Philip Wadler’s Distinguished Lecture. From Ancient Greece to modern cryptography
Wearing a khaki suit and a Panama hat, Philip Wadler meets his audience for the Distinguished Lecture (Programming Languages) in Agda = Programming (Languages in Agda), organized within the scope of the BIG ERA Chair Project. This time, we got the explorer’s look. For other…
Renata Castelo Branco at the final of the 3MThesis competition with her work on algorithms to draw buildings
How can one use algorithms to draw buildings? That is the question that Renata Castelo Branco, a junior researcher at INESC-ID, from the scientific area Graphics and Interaction, and a PhD student in Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, answered to, in three minutes and…
10, 9, 8…Ariane 6 is set for liftoff and we’re onboard
We are on the verge of a new dawn for European space exploration and for Portuguese academia. On its maiden flight, Ariane 6, the new European heavy lift launch vehicle, is carrying our ISTSat-1, the first university CubeSat satellite entirely conceived in Portugal. Handwritten on…