Luis Miguel Silveira
Short Personal Interview
Luis Miguel Silveira was born in 1963, in Lisbon. He is an INESC-ID Researcher since its inception, currently integrating the Scientic Area High-Performance Computing Architectures and Systems (HPCAS).
How long have you been part of the INESC-ID Team?
1999, when it started, I was previously a researcher at INESC since my student days.
How did you get to INESC-ID?
I was a young researcher at INESC before starting my PhD program and kept my association with the institute ever since. Later became an IST professor and have been a researcher at INESC-ID since the institution was started. I have also had the privilege of serving as President of the Scientific Council of the institute.
INESC-ID is…
An environment of excellence for conducting dynamic, challenging and multidisciplinary R&D&I
Research project(s) under development
How would you explain in the most accessible and least technical language possible, what is the application / expected results of this (these) project (s)?
Develop algorithms to build efficient simulation models of biological neuronal networks
Tell us about your favorite project so far (or one of them)?
HiFi-MRI, an international collaboration project for mapping and analyzing whole-brain activity using ultra-high field MRI data
What are the biggest challenges of working in research in this area?
Understanding the biological context and learning the associated “language”
What book are you currently reading?
Dilbert Turns 30
How would you explain to your child (or your parents or grandparents) what your job is? How do you explain what means to be a researcher in this area?
Find ways to describe complex behavior in a simple manner by concentrating on essential aspects
How do you see the mission of INESC-ID “ to produce added value to people and society, supporting the response of public policies to scientific, health, environmental, cultural, social, economic and political challenges, in the fields of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering”?
I see enormous potential in all those fields in making technology more widely available, more friendly, more efficient and increasingly devoted to improving our daily lives. And I see INESC-ID having a pivotal role in that transformation
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Email *
lms@inesc-id.pt
Linkedin Profile Link
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-miguel-silveira-77a3304/
Academic Degree *
Licenciatura, MSc, ECE IST Tecnico, MSc, EE, PhD MIT
Training / Research Area(s) *
Design Automation
INESC-ID Scientific Area *
High-Performance Computing Architectures and Systems (HPCAS)
Upcoming Events
NII International Internship Programme Presentation and Q&A by Emmanuel Planas
On April 30, Emmanuel Planas, the acting director of the Global Liaison Office (GLO) and responsible for the internationalisation program at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, Japan, will give a presentation to introduce the NII and its internship program to INESC-ID students and IST’s Master’s in Computer Science students.
Date & Time: April 30, 14h00
Where: Sala Polivalente, Técnico – Taguspark
“The NII International Internship Program is an exchange activity with students from institutions with which NII has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement. This incentive program aims at giving interns the opportunity for professional and personal development by engaging in research activities under the guidance and supervision of NII researchers.
The NII Internship Program is open to Research Master’s and PhD students who are currently enrolled at one of the partner institutions that have signed an MOU agreement with NII.”
Educational Workshop on Responsible AI for Peace and Security (UNODA)
On June 6 and 7, The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are offering a selected group of technical students the opportunity to join a 2-day educational workshop on Responsible AI for peace and security.
The third workshop in the series will be held in Porto Salvo, Portugal, in collaboration with GAIPS, INESC-ID, and Instituto Superior Técnico. The workshop is open to students affiliated with universities in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, and Asia.
Date & Time: June 6 a 7
Where: IST – Tagus Park, Porto Salvo
Registration deadline: April 8
Summary: “As with the impacts of Artificial intelligence (AI) on people’s day-to-day lives, the impacts for international peace and security include wide-ranging and significant opportunities and challenges. AI can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but its dual-use nature means that peaceful applications can also be misused for harmful purposes such as political disinformation, cyberattacks, terrorism, or military operations. Meanwhile, those researching and developing AI in the civilian sector remain too often unaware of the risks that the misuse of civilian AI technology may pose to international peace and security and unsure about the role they can play in addressing them. Against this background, UNODA and SIPRI launched, in 2023, a three-year educational initiative on Promoting Responsible Innovation in AI for Peace and Security. The initiative, which is supported by the Council of the European Union, aims to support greater engagement of the civilian AI community in mitigating the unintended consequences of civilian AI research and innovation for peace and security. As part of that initiative, SIPRI and UNODA are organising a series of capacity building workshops for STEM students (at PhD and Master levels). These workshops aim to provide the opportunity for up-and-coming AI practitioners to work together and with experts to learn about a) how peaceful AI research and innovation may generate risks for international peace and security; b) how they could help prevent or mitigate those risks through responsible research and innovation; c) how they could support the promotion of responsible AI for peace and security.”