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 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…
Research.com’s Best Scientists Ranking features 13 INESC-ID researchers
Research.com has released its 2026 edition of the Best Scientists in Computer Science, and 13 INESC-ID researchers are included, representing 25% of Portugal’s Top 50 . Our featured researchers in this ranking are: Ana Paiva (AIPS) Joaquim Jorge (GI) Miguel Pupo Correia (DPSS) Luís Rodrigues (DPSS)…
Pedro Lobo wins Best Thesis Award from APDC
Pedro Lobo, former INESC-ID master’s student, received the Best Thesis Award 2026 from APDC – Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento das Comunicações (Portuguese Association for Communications Development). The award recognises the value and relevance of his master’s thesis work, titled “Towards removing undef values from…
Sofia Romeiro wins Huawei In-Tele Award
Sofia Romeiro, INESC-ID master’s student, was recently honoured with the “Huawei In-Tele Award” for her work on the “FloodKiller” system, co-supervised by Nuno Santos, INESC-ID researcher in distributed parallel and secure systems. The system focuses on protecting digital infrastructures by mitigating cyberattacks through direct network…
Tomás Lopes wins Distinguished Winner in the Swift Student Challenge
INESC-ID master’s student, Tomás Lopes, was one of the only 50 students awarded “Distinguished Winner” in Apple’s Swift Student Challenge. The challenge is an international competition that recognises students who create innovative apps specifically for Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS. “Signal”, developed by Tomás, is an…
“La Caixa” awards 100 new fellowships during Award Ceremony in Barcelona
The ”la Caixa” Foundation has awarded 100 new doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships to outstanding researchers during its Award Ceremony in Barcelona earlier this month. INESC-ID PhD student, Lucian Popescu was present at the ceremony along with fellow awardees to receive his Doctoral INPhINIT fellowship, which…
Luísa Coheur wins ULisboa’s 2025 Pedagogical Innovation Award
Luísa Coheur, INESC-ID researcher in Human Language Technologies and professor at Técnico ULisboa, was honoured with the ULisboa Pedagogical Innovation Award, recognising her distinction for “consistent, thoughtful and well-founded teaching practices”. The award-winning initiative, developed in collaboration with Inês Lynce, INESC-ID researcher and President of the…