INESC-ID joins PRECISE, a pan-European initiative to predict cancer vulnerabilities
INESC-ID is a partner in PRECISE, a new pan-European initiative to predict, rather than simply catalogue, cancer vulnerabilities, formally launched today with the publication of its scientific vision in a commentary in Nature Genetics. Cancer cells often depend on specific genes or pathways to survive,…
INESC-ID Advisory Board visit: a day of institutional dialogue and exchange
On 3 July, INESC-ID welcomed members of its Advisory Board for an on-site visit to the institute, the first since November 2022. The very hot summer day didn’t stop the Advisory Board members, most coming from across the Atlantic, from visiting INESC-ID’s headquarters at Alves…
Professor Luís Vidigal Award 2025 goes to Pedro Lobo
A month after winning the APDC award, Pedro Lobo, former INESC-ID master’s student, was honoured with the Professor Luís Vidigal Award! It recognises the innovative work developed during his master’s thesis “Supporting Raw Data Copies in the LLVM Intermediate Representation”, under supervision of Nuno Lopes,…
“Evaluating ML: When will we stop fooling ourselves?”, the second INESC-ID Distinguished Lecture
Following a successful first session, the second INESC-ID Distinguished Lecture was held last week, on 2 July, at Instituto Superior Técnico featuring Professor Ricardo Baeza-Yates from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and University of Chile. Entitled “Evaluating ML: When will we stop…
VEREFY project wins António Brandão de Vasconcelos Award at Lab2Market
VEREFY, a project developed by INESC-ID students, was awarded the António Brandão de Vasconcelos award during the Lab2Market at Técnico! Developed by PhD student Filipe Altoe, master’s student Sérgio Pinto and INESC-ID researcher Sofia Pinto, this AI model can antecipate which narratives have the potential…
Nuno Verdelho Trindade granted “Engenheiro Conselheiro” by Ordem dos Engenheiros
Nuno Verdelho Trindade, INESC-ID researcher in the Graphics and Interaction scientific area, was granted the professional distinction of “Engenheiro Conselheiro” by the Ordem dos Engenheiros (Portuguese Order of Engineers). “Engenheiro Conselheiro” is the highest professional qualification level granted by the Order, reserved for senior engineers…
INESC-ID joins ADRA, the European AI, Data and Robotics Association
INESC-ID has officially joined the AI, Data and Robotics Association (ADRA) as a Full Member, deepening its engagement with Europe’s AI, Data and Robotics community. ADRA was established as the private sector representative of the European Partnership on AI, Data and Robotics, one of the…
In the Media: Hugo Morais addresses electric mobility and its impact on the urban network
“The shift to electric mobility doesn’t depend solely on batteries”. With this statement, Hugo Morais opened a recent article in ECO, where he reflects on the evolution of electric mobility and the factors that shape its success. Throughout the piece, the INESC-ID researcher in Sustainable…
INESC-ID Researchers distinguished with Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Award 2026
The results of the Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards were recently announced, and INESC‑ID researchers were once again among the awardees, joining a group of 57 researchers recognised across their respective fields. Hugo Morais, Sustainable Power Systems researcher, and professor at Instituto…
João Barreto wins Excelent Technical Coordination Award from Huawei
INESC-ID researcher in Distributed, Parallel and Secure Systems, João Barreto, was honoured with an Excellent Technical Coordination Award by Huawei! The distinction recognises the work carried out by the researcher and his team during a cooperation project with the company. The award was presented at…