Interview with Ana Paiva – “90 Segundos de Ciência”
Ana Paiva in 90 Segundos de Ciência introducing the exploratory research project AGENTS, within CMU Portugal program. Ana is an INESCID researcher, coordinating the GAIPS lab and a full professor at Instituto Superior Técnico. At “90 segundos de ciência” she explains how the project is…
INESC-ID researchers among the World’s Top 2% Scientists list
The Stanford University recently released an update of the World’s Top 2% Scientists list, which includes more than 100,000 researchers. 124 Técnico researchers were included in the ranking of the world most influential researchers in their fields, which represents a substantial increase compared to 2020. The…
Iolanda Leite: the scientist who seeks to build socially competent robots
The INESC-ID and Técnico alumna is an Assistant Professor and Researcher at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and she is passionate about robotics. Iolanda Leite has always been interested in Tamagotchis and Furby robots, and how they worked. Nowadays, she is still fascinated by…
Leonel Sousa appointed to the ACM Distinguished Speakers Program Committee
Leonel Sousa, researcher at INESC-ID and professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico, was appointed to the ACM Distinguished Speakers Program Committee, and is among the 8 nominees who will be part of the committee responsible for the oversight of the program. “After an excellent experience,…
ILU: A technology to help improve Urban Mobility
INESC-ID is developing a project in partnership with National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon Municipality), and the major public carriers in the Lisbon metropolitan area with the aim of aligning urban mobility plans with the emerging traffic dynamics. The ILU project (Integrative…
Digital Anatomy: Applications of Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality
New book brings together 2 INESC-ID researchers: Joaquim Jorge and Daniel Lopes and other specialists in a unique interdisciplinary work The first book on digital anatomy, written in close cooperation between doctors, anatomists, and computer scientists, addresses Extended Reality applied to Clinical and…
Detecção de COVID-19 a partir de tosse e fala
Projeto de Investigação para detecção da COVID-19 a partir de tosse e fala E se fosse possível saber se alguém está infetado com coronavirus apenas através dos sons que produz a tossir ou ao falar? Graças a algoritmos de Inteligência Artificial, em breve pode tornar-se…
Alberto Rodrigues da Silva was nominated Senior Member of the ACM
The INESC-ID Researcher Alberto Rodrigues da Silva was nominated Senior Member of the ACM – Association for Computing Machinery. “This nomination as “ACM Senior Member” is an important recognition mainly from the analysis of my professional career and achievements conducted throughout the last years. This…
Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 chest X-ray diagnosis
The DeepPathCOVIDx project will allow to develop of a solution that will assist healthcare professionals in the analysis of chest X-ray images. A team of researchers from Técnico and INESC-ID, in collaboration with Hospital da Luz Learning Health, is developing a solution consisting of AI…
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)