Luis Miguel Silveira chosen as President-Elect of the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA)
Luis Miguel Silveira — INESC-ID researcher in the High Performance Computing Architectures and Systems Research Area and Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico — has been chosen as President-Elect of the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) with a mandate for 2022-2023. Formed in 2005,…
On games and tales: two papers in “Interactive Storytelling”
What is the role of storytelling when multiple players are interacting? That question drove two back-to-back research papers recently authored by INESC-ID researchers – Mariana Farias, Susana Gamito and Carlos Martinho, members of the Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (AIPS) Research Area – in…
INESC Brussels Hub featured in AICEP magazine “Portugalglobal”
INESC Brussels Hub has been featured in Portugalglobal, AICEP’s flagship magazine. AICEP is a government entity focused on encouraging foreign investment in Portugal as well as in potentiating the success, internationalization and export activities of Portuguese companies abroad. The Hub represents and promotes the European…
The INESC-ID March 2022 Newsletter is out!
The March 2022 issue of NEWS-ID — the INESC-ID Newsletter — is out! Containing recent news from our researchers and their projects, as well as upcoming events, open positions and some extra bits of content, our monthly newsletter is a great one-stop spot for great…
INESC institutes in full solidarity with war displaced researchers
Across INESC we strongly believe in science as a driver of peace, inclusion and a better world. That is why, with more than 40 nationalities from all over the world collaborating and sharing knowledge, culture and creativity across the 5 INESC institutes, we want to…
José Carlos Príncipe awarded fellowship of the AAAS
José Carlos Príncipe, member of the INESC-ID Advisory Board, has been awarded Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. The Advisory Board of INESC-ID comprises international prominent research experts that provide independent guidance and strategic…
EV4EU featured in “Exame Informática”
The EV4EU project — a 4-year venture funded by the European Union in 9 million euros through Horizon Europe and coordinated by INESC-ID — has been featured in the March 2022 issue of Exame Informática. “Electric Vehicles Management for carbon neutrality in Europe” (EV4EU) will…
First issue of the OLISSIPO newsletter now available
The first issue of the OLISSIPO Newsletter is out. In the newsletter — available through this link — you will have access to updates on the project’s activities, achievements and upcoming events. Coordinated by Susana Vinga – INESC-ID researcher and member of its Board of…
From player’s strategies to natural language interactions: two back-to-back publications in “Videogame Sciences and Arts”
Samuel Gomes and Gonçalo Baptista — two early stage researchers from the Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (AIPS) Research Area at INESC-ID — have recently published back-to-back research papers in Videogame Sciences and Arts, part of the Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science…
Ana Freitas featured in Expresso’s profile “100 ideias de 100 mulheres para o novo Governo de António Costa”
Ana Freitas — Information & Decision Support Systems (IDSS) researcher at INESC-ID and Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico — has been featured in Expresso’s piece “100 ideias de 100 mulheres para o novo Governo de António Costa” (100 ideas from 100 women for António…
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.”