Gonçalo Rodrigues
Short Personal Interview
Gonçalo Rodrigues was born in 1995, in Lisbon. He is an INESC-ID Researcher and PhD Student since 2020, integrating the Scientific Area Nano-Electronic Circuits and Systems (NECS).
How did you get to INESC-ID?
During my master thesis
INESC-ID is…
one of the most advanced and innovative technology centers in Portugal.
Research project(s) under development
Position2 (European project with Philips) and Moore4Medical.
How would you explain in the most accessible and least technical language possible, what is the application / expected results of this (these) project (s)?
Next generation of biomedical tools.
Tell us about your favorite project so far (or one of them)?
Position2 with many futuristic ideas in the biomedical field.
What are the biggest challenges of working in research in this area?
Long waiting times to get results.
What book are you currently reading?
Papers and more papers (not books).
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?
Design circuits that can be as small as a grain of sand, which will be part of an even more complex system.
How do you see the mission of mission 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 think we are going in the right path. INESC-ID has a variety of working areas which covers most of those challenges.
Academic Degree
Masters
Training / Research Area(s)
Nanotechnology / Biomedical
INESC-ID Scientific Area
Nano-Electronic Circuits and Systems (NECS)
goncalo.rodrigues@inesc-id.pt
Linkedin Profile Link
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gonçalo-rodrigues-brás/
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.”