European Night of Researchers’ 2018
The European Night of Researchers’ for the 2018-2019 biennium under the theme “Science in the City” took place in Lisbon on September 28th, from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m., at the National Museum of Natural History and Science and the Principe Real Garden.
More than 100 activities was held: science experiments and demonstrations, workshops, hand-on activities, quizzes and puzzle games, exhibitions, informal talks, a debate and street animation which aims to bring together researchers and society.
The theme for this biennium aimed to respond to the main concerns of urban communities related to the global changes foreseen for the coming decades, highlighting the importance of science to ensure quality of life in the cities of the future and the preservation of cultural heritage as an essential factor for sustainability.
The IT MEDEX Team showcased their work “Augmented and Virtual Anatomy” at the National Museum of Natural History and Science.
It was an opportunity for the general public to get to know the project and dialogue with the researchers.
More information about the event here: https://noitedosinvestigadores.org/
Upcoming Events
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.”