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,…
Luis M. Correia
Short Personal Interview Luis M. Correia was born in 1958, in Portimão, Portugal. He is an INESC-ID Researcher since 2016, integrating the Scientific Area Communication Networks (CN). How did you get to INESC-ID? It was an R&D centre that fulfilled my expectations….
Tomás Alves
Short Personal Interview Tomás Alves was born in 1994, in Lisbon Portugal. He is an INESC-ID Researcher and PhD Student since 2017, integrating the Scientific Area Graphics and Interaction (GI). How did you get to INESC-ID? I applied and was selected to be…
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…
Rui Henriques
Short Personal Interview Rui Henriques was born in 1987, in Lisbon he is an INESC-ID Researcher since 2010, integrating the Scientic Area Information and Decision Support Systems (IDSS). How did you get to INESC-ID? Master thesis at IST INESC-ID…
Luis Miguel Silveira
Short Personal Interview Luis Miguel Silveira was born in 1963, in Lisbon. He is an INESC-ID Researcher since its inception, currently integrating the Scientic Area High-Performance Computing Architectures and Systems (HPCAS). How long have you been part of the INESC-ID Team? 1999,…
Francisco S. Melo
Short Personal Interview Francisco S. Melo was born in 1977, in Guarda, Portugal. He is an INESC-ID Researcher since 2009, integrating the Scientic Area Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (AIPS). How did you get to INESC-ID? I started in…
António Grilo
Short Personal Interview António Grilo was born in 1973, in Lisbon. He is an INESC-ID Researcher since 1999, coordinating the Scientic Area Communication Networks (CN) How did you get to INESC-ID? As PhD student. INESC-ID is… A Portuguese cutting edge,…