In the Media: Opinion article in Jornal i by INESC ID researcher Rui Castro
Rui Castro, researcher at INESC ID and full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, authored an opinion article published in the newspaper “Jornal i” titled “Energy storage systems in the electrical grid: What are we waiting for?” (“Sistemas de armazenamento de energia na rede elétrica: Estamos…
INESC ID is part the Alliance for Energy Transition (ATE) consortium led by Efacec
The Alliance for Energy Transition (ATE) and IAPMEI – the main governmental agency for economic policies targeted to Portuguese companies – signed an acceptance agreement in the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, to support the development of an ecosystem for energy transition and…
Supreme Court of Justice introduces new AI tool developed at INESC ID
On October 4th, the “Supremo Tribunal de Justiça” (STJ) hosted in its headquarters an open public session to present the results of “IRIS – Information, Rationalization, Integration and Summarization: Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques at the Supreme Court of Justice”. In this project, the INESC ID researchers…
INESC ID researchers contributed to the development of an intelligent device for the detection of multi-resistant bacteria
A group of Portuguese researchers from INESC-ID and INESC MN have contributed to the development of Bactometer, a biological detector that can be used as screening system to detect multi-resistant bacteria in less than an hour. Multidrug-resistant bacteria are estimated to cause about 4.5 million…
Two new exploratory projects led by INESC ID supported under the CMU Portugal Program
INESC ID will lead two new exploratory research projects (ERPs) selected under the 2022 Carnegie Mellon Portugal (CMU Portugal) Call, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). The CMU Portugal Program supports the launch of ERPs on a regular basis, with the main…
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…