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…
Science clubs, student projects, and a journey to Italy: “Engenharia para Todos” at the 3rd Oeiras Science Clubs Meeting and STEAM Innovation Festival 2026
On April 29, Escola Secundária Camilo Castelo Branco in Carnaxide hosted a double celebration of science education: the III Encontro dos Clubes de Ciência de Oeiras and the Festival Nacional STEAM Innovation 2026 came together in a single afternoon, bringing over 200 students, teachers, and…
In the Media: Arlindo Oliveira makes the case for science as an economic driver in Público
Following the recent announcement of €27.2 million in funding for INESC-ID’s SAIL project, Arlindo Oliveira, INESC-ID researcher, Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico and President of the INESC group, contextualises the importance of the Teaming for Excellence programme i in an opinion piece published in Público. Arlindo…
In the media: Inês Lynce featured in Monóculo podcast to discuss the current technology and AI landscape
“What truly matters is people being able to choose without being influenced by unfounded notions”. This was the statement made by Inês Lynce at the beginning of the latest episode of Monóculo, regarding the gender bias in certain fields of technology and engineering. The INESC-ID…
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…
One Year After the Iberian Blackout: INESC-ID researchers contribute to Portugal’s national electricity system report
One year after the Iberian blackout of 28 April, 2025, the Technical Advisory Group (GAT) created by Portugal’s Minister for Environment and Energy has published its final report. Among the ten specialists and academics who contributed to its conclusions are Pedro Carvalho and Jorge Sousa,…
INESC-ID on AI innovation, healthcare and security at SINFO33
SINFO33 took place during the week of 20 to 24 April, marking the 2026 edition of the largest free technology conference in Portugal. Continuing tradition, INESC-ID was featured in two panels on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a stand at the job fair. On the late…
Furiosa AI to open European headquarters in Lisbon, with Nuno Lopes from INESC-ID appointed director
The South Korean company Furiosa AI has chosen Lisbon to establish its European headquarters, and Nuno Lopes, INESC-ID researcher in high-performance computing architectures and systems, was appointed director of what he anticipates will become a unique strategic centre of Furiosa AI’s operations. The facility will…
Happy International Girls in ICT Day
Today we celebrate our female students and researchers who are shaping the digital future across the many areas of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). From computer science to electrical engineering, their expertise and every contribution, adds to INESC-ID’s relevance in the field of ICT. With…
INESC-ID brings AI and sustainability to the largest edition of Técnico Open Day
With AI powered robots, a Lego miniature displaying sustainable solutions for ports, and a trusty team of volunteers, INESC-ID was present once again at the Técnico Open Day, which took place on 18 April and brought over 3300 visitors to the Alameda campus of Instituto…