INESC-ID researchers help explain the causes behind the April 28 blackout
Not long ago, power outages were a familiar part of life. Some of us certainly remember those stormy nights in which the light went off. Today, electricity is so present in our daily life that even brief disruptions can feel dramatic. The blackout that hit…
POEMS: Portugal having a word in semiconductor innovation
INESC-ID is one of the 16 members of POEMS – the Portuguese Competence Centre in Semiconductors, a national initiative set to position Portugal in the field of microelectronics and semiconductor innovation. Launched under the Chips for Europe Initiative and co-funded by Fundação para a Ciência…
Call for Expressions of Interest: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 at INESC-ID
INESC ID is currently inviting Expressions of Interest from researchers interested in applying for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF 2025), with INESC-ID as their host institution. We welcome highly motivated postdoctoral candidates of any nationality interested in developing cutting-edge research in one…
Getting ready for the quantum era. INESC-ID joins European effort to strengthen cybersecurity and quantum resilience
Quantum computing is a serious threat to today’s cryptographic systems. A strong reason for the European Defence Fund (EDF) to invest in the development of quantum-resistant solutions for the defense sector. One of these initiatives is project SEQURED: Strengthening Defense Networks for the Quantum Era,…
American media mogul uses copyright violations detector developed at INESC-ID
A novel method developed by INESC-ID researchers is at the heart of a headline-making investigation into AI training practices. The technique — DE-COP: Detecting Copyrighted Content in Language Models Training Data— has been used in a recent study by the AI Disclosures Project, co-founded by…
Harnessing the power of microbial diversity: MALDIBANK kicks off in Braga
Microbes are essential to life and have an impact on everything, from ecosystem dynamics to human health and industries like agriculture and food safety. Their diversity, however, remains largely underestimated. Considering their implications in sectors like food safety and climate change, it is crucial to…
AMALIA, giving voice to Portuguese identity through Artificial Intelligence
Few expressed pain and longing with the intensity of Amália Rodrigues, the iconic fado singer who became a symbol of Portuguese cultural identity. Her voice, her language, and her emotion are all part of a legacy that continues to shape Portugal’s artistic and emotional landscape….
INESC-ID secures 14 new FCT-Funded Projects to Drive AI, Data Science, and Cybersecurity in Public Administration
After having two exploratory research projects (ERPs) approved in the Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023, INESC-ID recently had eight more projects approved by FCT, in the Call for the 2024 program in “Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Cybersecurity of relevance in…
INESC-ID Stands out in ACM CHI Conference
Our institute made waves last week during the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI 2025 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, with several contributions presented. Patrícia Piedade, Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (AIPS) PhD student and Rui Prada, AIPS researcher, co-authored a paper…
INESC-ID researchers receive ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at ICSE 2025
João F. Ferreira, INESC-ID researcher and professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI) at Instituto Superior Técnico, and Nuno Saavedra, PhD student and INESC-ID researcher, have received the prestigious ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) 2025—the…