In Memoriam: Daniel Charles Ferreira Porto
É com pesar que comunicamos o falecimento do nosso amigo, colega e investigador Daniel Charles Ferreira Porto.
Após obter o seu mestrado pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Daniel terminou o doutoramento em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores pelo Instituto Superior Técnico e INESC-ID (na área científica de Sistemas Distribuídos, Paralelos e Seguros) em Outubro passado com a tese “A System Model for Data Centers” (“Um modelo de sistema para centros de dados”), investigação com a qual propôs uma nova técnica que aproveita os recursos específicos dos ambientes dos centros de dados (“data centers”) para tornar os sistemas confiáveis mais económicos.
João Ferreira Loff, colega e amigo próximo de Daniel, escreveu: “Daniel Porto era acima de tudo um ser humano excecional e um amigo incansável. Daniel tocou em muitas vidas durante o seu percurso — vai fazer muita falta a todos nós — mas irá ser sempre o exemplo máximo de todas as suas qualidades incríveis: do seu altruísmo e generosidade sem limites; de alegria, boa disposição e otimismo; de dedicação ao seu trabalho e em elevar toda a gente ao seu redor; e de amizade no seu significado mais puro, tendo sempre um conselho amigo e honesto para dar. O Daniel irá deixar um grande vazio nas nossas vidas — Obrigado por tudo.”
As cerimónias fúnebres em memória de Daniel terão lugar no Brasil. O INESC-ID, e todos que tiveram o previlégio de conhecer Daniel, recordam com saudade um amigo e colega com uma carreira promissora, e deixam os seus profundos pêsames à família de Daniel, em particular à sua esposa, Juliana, com quem partilham este vazio e saudade.
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.”