Andreas Wichert completes his Habilitation in Computer Science and Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
Andreas Wichert — INESC-ID researcher within the Artificial Intelligence for People and Society Research Area and Auxiliary Professor at the Department for Computer Science and Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico — has today successfully completed his Agregação (Habilitation) in Computer Science and Engineering. Across two sessions,…
Inês Lynce talks to “Jornal de Negócios” on AI and sustainability
Our President and Automated Reasoning and Software Reliability researcher Inês Lynce, Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, spoke to Jornal de Negócios on the myriad uses and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, particularly in ensuring a greener and more sustainable future, prompted by the…
Luísa Coheur takes part in International Day of Mathematics celebrations
Our Human Language Technologies researcher Luísa Coheur recently took part in a roundtable discussion at Pavilhão do Conhecimento for the International Day of Mathematics, celebrated each year on Pi Day: March 14 — i.e., 3.14. Accompanied by colleagues from ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics…
Ana Paiva featured in Ciência Viva’s “Mulheres na Ciência”
Ana Paiva has been featured in Ciência Viva’s Mulheres na Ciência (“Women in Science”). Now in its fourth edition, the 2023 volume of Mulheres na Ciência gathers 101 portraits of researchers across fields of knowledge in a beautifully edited book featuring photographic portraits by Alípio…
Arlindo Oliveira featured in radio program on Artificial Intelligence
Arlindo Oliveira — INESC-D researcher, President of INESC and Distinguished Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico — participated in a radio program for the Portuguese radio network Rádio Renascença where he spoke on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and one of its newest outputs, ChatGPT. An AI-based chatbot…
CMU Portugal Program announced 2023/2024 call for PhD scholarships
The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (CMU Portugal), supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), will have an OPEN CALL between February 15 and March 31, 2023, under the “Affiliated Ph.D. Programs”. This initiative is addressed to students who wish to study at a Portuguese University with a research period at Carnegie…
The February 2023 INESC-ID newsletter is out!
The February 2023 issue of NEWS-ID — the INESC-ID Newsletter — is out! You can read it here. Containing recent news from our researchers and their projects, open positions and some extra bits of content, our monthly newsletter is a great one-stop spot for great…
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…
INESC Brussels HUB Winter Meeting 2023: at the forefront of innovation
The 2023 INESC Brussels HUB Winter Meeting took place over the past two days, 30 and 31 January 2023, at Instituto Superior Técnico. Co-organized with Science Business (a network that strives to bridge industry, research and policy nationally and at the EU level), the 2023…
Nuno Lopes receives HiPEAC Tech Transfer Award 2022
Nuno Lopes is one of the winners of the 2022 HiPEAC Tech Transfer Awards. Lopes — a Researcher at the High Performance Computing Architectures and Systems (HPCAS) Research Area — was awarded this distinction for Alive2, an automatic compiler verification tool. On winning the award,…
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)