Ana Paiva elected Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Ana Paiva has been elected Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).
A researcher within the INESC-ID Artificial Intelligence for People and Society Research Area and Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (as well as the Katherine Hampson Bessell Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute), Professor Paiva is one of eleven distinguished researchers honoured with the 2023 AAAI Fellowship, joining an international select list that ranges from Northwestern, Duke and Tufts to Tsinghua University and the University of Alberta.
AAAI Fellows are selected by the Fellows Selection Committee from nominations made by the AAAI membership, and invariably, according to the very nature of this honour, are researchers who have “achieved unusual distinction in the field.” On bestowing Professor Paiva with this distinction, AAAI framed the Professor’s induction “For contributions to the development of embodied agents with social intelligence and their applications.”
AAAI has been a bastion for the advancement of artificial intelligence since its founding in 1979, promoting research in AI while upholding its ethical and responsible uses. Aside from doing important work on the public understanding of artificial intelligence, AAAI has elected its Fellows since 1990, recognizing researchers “who have made significant, sustained contributions — usually over at least a ten-year period — to the field of artificial intelligence.”
AAAI will celebrate the newly elected Fellows at the awards ceremony during AAAI-23, the 37th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, taking place 7-14 February 2023 in Washington, D.C., USA.
We congratulate Professor Paiva for this well-deserved honor!
Upcoming Events
OLISSIPO Workshop: “How to design a graphical abstract” with Dr. Rita Félix (CNC-UC)
On April 19, the OLISSIPO project will host an 8-hour workshop titled “How to design a graphical abstract” with Dr. Rita Félix, a science communicator, illustrator and designer from CNC Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (Coimbra, Portugal). Registration is free and seating is limited.
Registration Deadline: April 5 | Register here (free but mandatory)
Date & Time: April 19, 09h00-18h00 ( 8-hours)
Where: INESC-ID, R. Alves Redol 9, 1000-029 Lisboa | Room 9 (Auditorium), Ground Floor
Summary: “How to design a graphical abstract” Workshop aims to explain what a graphical abstract is, and give you design tools and tips on how to create a better, clear and engaging graphical abstract. This workshop is tailored to give you tools and improve your graphical abstract, without having to learn how to use a new software program (like Adobe Illustrator). Bring your graphical abstract, share it with the class, work on it and take home a new version.
Short Bio: Rita Félix is a science communicator, illustrator and designer, with life sciences research experience. Currently working as the Institutional Communication Manager and Designer at CNC-UC. She completed her PhD in Neuroscience in 2020, in the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme. After that, she enrolled in a Digital Illustration Specialization Course to further develop her visualization and design skills. Worked as a Scientific Graphic Designer at Science Crunchers, a science communication company, where she developed multiple graphical abstracts, article figures, infographics, diagrams, illustrations, visual identity, logos and webdesign for companies, scientific institutions and Horizon 2020 consortia. More information at https://ritallfelix.wixsite.com/portfolio .
INESC-ID talk: “Rise of the AI-Empowered End User Software Engineer” by Ed Ayers and Andy Gordon (Cogna)
On April 19, INESC-ID will host a talk by Ed Ayers and Andy Gordon from the startup Cogna. The talk is titled “Rise of the AI-Empowered End User Software Engineer” and is organised by INESC-ID researcher Nuno Lopes.
Date & Time: April 19, 15h00 -16h00
Where: INESC-ID, Rua Alves Redol, 9, 1000-029 Lisboa | Room 9 (Auditorium), Ground Floor
Summary:
“What if natural language really is the new programming language? Inspired by the transformation of professional software engineering by generative AI, let’s take the next step: empowering end users. We can boost their productivity with hyper-customized software generated from natural language. This challenge needs research right across software engineering: requirements, architecture, coding, testing, verification, repair, and maintenance. We will survey current progress and open research questions in this exciting new area of programming language research.”
(Photo: Cogna website)