iv4XR: Artificial Intelligence to test Extended Reality
The European project iv4XR brings together experts from 8 different countries, to research and develop novel ways to test Extended Reality (XR) systems using Artificial Intelligence (AI). XR systems are interactive systems such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), which combines real and…
MOOD – Dealing With Emerging Diseases: Rethinking How We Monitor Global Health
The MOOD Project started in January 2020 and intends to improve epidemic intelligence tools and services. It is is part of the European programme H2020, and has a budget of 14 million euros. At the moment, the project is very focused on COVID-19. In the next…
OLISSIPO: Strengthening Computational Biology
Olissipo “Fostering Computational Biology Research and Innovation in Lisbon” is a twinning action, meaning that stands for institutional networking to strengthen a specific field of research. The OLISSIPO project aims to bring these disciplines together with biological and biomedical research and strengthen INESC-ID’s research profile…
INESC-ID Recent Achievements in H2020
Researchers from INESC-ID have recently been successful through the participation in four European competitive projects: Olissipo leaded by Susana Vinga, BIG co-leaded by Rodrigo Rodrigues, TAILOR and HumainE-AI-Net with the participation of Ana Paiva. Olissipo is a twinning action, meaning that stands for institutional networking…
INESC Brussels HUB
Based in Brussels, INESC Brussels HUB was created, recently, to increase the success of the five institutes from INESC Group: INESC Coimbra, INESC ID, INESC MN, INESC TEC, and INESC Inovação. INESC Brussels HUB is an important step to raise INESC institutes to an international…
Catarina Belém Received Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo Award 2019
In March this year, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) attributed the Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo Award to our former fellow Catarina Belém, in the category Young Alumni. This prize rewards, annually, since 2016, two women graduated at Instituto Superior Técnico. Congratulations Catarina Belém!
Afonso Botelho Wins Professor Luís Vidigal Award
Afonso Botelho, a student from Instituto Superior Ténico (IST), who did his thesis in collaboration within INESC-ID and DEIMOS Engenharia, is one of the winning authors from the 2019 edition of Professor Luís Vidigal Award. Titled “Design and Application of Thrust Manoeuvres in a Constrained Spacecraft…
Covid-19 Information
In view of the current situation of COVID-19, INESC-ID took preventive measures, which include the cancellation of all missions and the teleworking regime by default. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and will be updating this information.
3 Years Since Faraday Museum Opening
This month completes 3 years since the Faraday Museum opening, on February 6, 2017. The museum was created by Professor Moisés Piedade, INESC-ID researcher, and professor from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEEC) of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). The museum, located at Instituto…
Welcome to INESC-ID Team!
INESC-ID is delighted to welcome his 20 newest researchers, with fellowships from Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science (FCT) and recent research projects hiring. We are glad to welcome these young and dynamic researchers in the INESC-ID team! Meet some of our newest researchers.
Upcoming Events
Mathematics, Physics & Machine Learning Seminar Series (Online)

The Mathematics, Physics & Machine Learning seminar series has started on October 2020 and runs until March 2021.
The seminars aim to bring together mathematicians and physicists interested in machine learning (ML) with ML and AI experts interested in mathematics and physics, with the goal of introducing innovative Mathematics and Physics-inspired techniques in Machine Learning and, reciprocally, applying Machine Learning to problems in Mathematics and Physics.
Attendance is free but registration is required.
More information is available here.
International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing

The 27th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2021) will take from August 30 to September 3 2021 in Lisbon.
Euro-Par is the prime European conference covering all aspects of parallel and distributed processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to full-fledged applications, from architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support infrastructures, and application performance aspects.
The 2021 edition of Euro-Par will be organized as a collaboration between INESC-ID and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST).
Important Dates:
– Abstract Submission: February 5, 2021
– Paper Submission Deadline: February 12, 2021
– Author Notification: April 30, 2021
– Camera-Ready Papers: June 6, 2021
More information is available here.