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…
INESC-ID rated “Excellent” in FCT evaluation with top scores in all categories
INESC-ID has been awarded the highest possible rating—“Excellent”—in the latest national evaluation of Research and Development (R&D) Units by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT). Our research center achieved the maximum score in all evaluation criteria, highlighting the quality, merit, and societal relevance of…
INESC-ID researchers win awards at EuroSys 2025
Two papers co-authored by INESC-ID researchers, professors, and students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI) at Instituto Superior Técnico were distinguished at EuroSys 2025, a leading European conference in computer systems, held in Rotterdam from March 30 to April 3. The paper…
Finding his corner of the beach: Ricardo Rei’s path to an award-winning Ph.D.
When Ricardo Rei started his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering, he already knew he wanted to work in AI. But it was the people who led the former INESC-ID researcher to pursue his master’s in dialogue systems and chatbots. Under the supervision of…
Overcoming the Adamastor: INESC-ID PhD Student wins third edition of the award “Vencer o Adamastor”
In an effort to reduce the time spent correcting errors in coding, Pedro Orvalho, who recently concluded his PhD thesis, at INESC-ID and Instituto Superior Técnico, and is now at the University of Oxford, has developed the artificial intelligence tool MENTOR, which has earned him…
Arlindo Oliveira receives Honorary Doctorate from Macau University of Science and Technology
“A distinguished engineer who has made outstanding contribution: in Al, algorithms and complexity, and computational biology. He actively promotes China-Portugal scientific cooperation leveraging on Macao as an important bridge.“ It was with these words that Professor Joseph-Hun-wei Lee, President of Macau University of Science and…
Joaquim Jorge Inducted into IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Academy
After being recently appointed IEEE Fellow 2025, INESC-ID researcher in the area of Graphics & Interaction, Joaquim Jorge, has now been inducted into the IEEE VGTC (Visualization and Graphics Technical Community) Virtual Reality Academy. The distinction acknowledges professionals whose contributions, in advanced human-computer interaction, surpass…
Arlindo Oliveira receives the Galp and Academy of Engineering Career Award
More than just “personal recognition,” the Career Award from Galp and the Academy of Engineering, presented to Arlindo Oliveira, is a “tribute” to the institutions where he has worked, said the INESC-ID researcher. The President of INESC and Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico spoke at…
INESC-ID Projects Approved in ERPs FCT Call
INESC-ID recently had two exploratory research projects (ERPs) approved in the Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023 by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT). In the field of “Computer and Information Sciences and Informatics”, the selected project was FLORA, coordinated…