INESC-ID researcher Luis M. Correia honored with the 2021 EurAAP Propagation Award
The EurAAP (European Association on Antennas and Propagation) recognised Luis M. Correia with the 2021 EurAAP Propagation Award “for leadership in the field of propagation for wireless and mobile communications”
Luis M. Correia specific area of work involves the development of models for the propagation of signals so that one can properly estimate coverage and interference, and in addition to that, the researcher ended up leading the development of projects, conferences and other activities. One of the key areas has been the leadership in a number of international projects and working groups that resulted in models and recommendations taken by international standardisation bodies and others.
Luis M. Correia mentioned “It’s always a pleasure and an honour for anyone to receive a professional award, namely when it’s given by your peers, since it means recognition at the highest level. I’ve been working in the area of mobile and wireless communications since I graduated with the Ph.D., being involved in many initiatives worldwide, namely at the European level, so receiving this international award is really a very rewarding achievement”.
“I’ve been involved in international activities for 30 years, taking the lead in a number of projects and other initiatives, so this award means that colleagues worldwide recognised my contributions and leadership in research and development in my area of work. From my viewpoint, leadership is about planning work in advance, listening to your colleagues and collaborators, and then taking decisions based on sound and rational arguments that are explained to all of those that are involved, so I take it that this award means that I’ve the right perspective” the researcher said.
Luis M. Correia also emphasizes “Such an award is never a “one man show”, so I have to share it with the many colleagues, collaborators and students that have worked with me along all these years”.
About EurAAP
EurAAP is an international technical/scientific/educational association, with activities involving antennas and propagation applied to all areas of telecommunications. It is one of the largest associations of its kind at the international level, having EuCAP (European Conference on Antennas and Propagation) as one of its key initiatives, with around 1 500 people attending the conference annually. Its membership includes people from all communities working in the area, from academia to industry, encompassing students at all levels and many other engineers and technicians.
EurAAP, the European Association on Antennas and Propagation, was created in the frame of the European Network of Excellence “ACE – Antenna Centre of Excellence”, as the point of reference of the European Antenna and Propagation scientific community.
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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.
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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.”