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…
The Calm before the TecStorm – INESC-ID participates in TecSummit 2025
TecSummit, a unique event focused on entrepreneurship and technology, took place on March 28, at the Técnico Innovation Center (TIC), preceding the weekend-long TecStorm’25, the largest national university-level technology competition, organised by JUNITEC. The afternoon started with a roundtable on AI Frontiers, setting the scene…
INESC-ID participates in the INESC Brussels Hub Winter Meeting 2025
Key European and national policymakers, research and technology infrastructure managers, and funding agencies, gathered on March 6 at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), to attend the INESC Brussels Hub Winter Meeting 2025. This year’s edition was particularly significant, as it…
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 Hosts Collaborative Meeting on Innovation & Sustainability in Energy Transitition
A collaborative meeting, hosted by INESC-ID’s Sustainable Power Systems (SPS) Group, recently took place at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). The event gathered several companies from the Petrotec and Barraqueiro Groups, along with researchers from INESC-ID and Técnico, to discuss emerging trends and strengthen partnerships. SPS…
INESC-ID strengthens international AI collaboration with the China-Portugal Joint Laboratory on AI and Public Health Technologies
It was 10:10 AM in Lisbon and 18:10 in Guangzhou, of March 5, when the official ceremony for the establishment of the China-Portugal Joint Laboratory on AI and Public Health Technologies started. Held at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI) of Instituto Superior…
Computer Science, Engineering and Blockchain – INESC-ID’s participation in SINFO32
On the first day of the SINFO32, which took place from February 17 to 21, INESC-ID marked its presence during the panel “Técnico’s Computer Engineering at the Forefront of Artificial Intelligence, a collaboration with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI). INESC-ID researchers Arlindo…
From theory to practice, the experience of the first Lisbon Blockchain Winter School
Experts, professors, and students—some just beginning their journey into blockchain—came together in an environment where distinctions quickly blurred. The first edition of the Lisbon Blockchain Winter School (LxBWS), organized by the BIG ERA Chair project, provided a comprehensive training experience on blockchain technology through lectures,…