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…
INESC-ID awarded €27.2 Million to Establish the Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) Centre of Excellence
Led by INESC-ID, the Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) will be a transformative project that will upgrade INESC-ID into a world-class Centre of Excellence (CoE) dedicated to the development of state-of-the-art, sustainable, and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. To achieve its goals, INESC-ID is teaming up with…
INESC-ID joins EARTO as Full European Member
INESC-ID has officially joined the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO) as a Full European Member, strengthening its position within the European research and innovation landscape. The institute now becomes part of a network of over 350 Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) across…
No longer invisible: PiCaSSo brings pediatric palliative care data to Portugal’s hospitals
In Portugal, 7,828 children require palliative care. Their clinical data still lives in Excel spreadsheets, scattered across doctors and hospitals. Maria João Palaré, a specialist at Hospital de Santa Maria, decided it was time to change that. “In February 2024, we were contacted by a…
1st PhD Symposium bringing INESC-ID, FH Münster and Fraunhofer SIT together
Last week, from 11 to 13 March, the auditorium of INESC-ID was the stage for the first PhD Symposium between INESC-ID, Fachhochschule Münster (FH Münster) and Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (Fraunhofer SIT). About 20 researchers and PhD students from the three institutes came…
JRC and INESC Group sign MoU to strengthen strategic cooperation
During the INESC Brussels HUB Winter Meeting 2026, held on 28–29 January at the University of Coimbra, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the INESC Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce cooperation between the two organisations. Signed by JRC Director-General…
Stepping up for Europe: INESC-ID at Encontro Ciência 2025
In a fractured, fast-changing world, Europe is facing urgent questions about security, sustainability and technological sovereignty. At Encontro Ciência 2025, Portugal’s largest annual science and technology gathering, we brought those questions into the room. Held from July 9 to 11 at NOVA SBE in Carcavelos,…
INESC-ID and CMU team up to advance Conversational AI
With the goal of launching a new research collaboration, for the development of Adaptive Conversational Engines, a research team led by Shinji Watanabe, Associate Professor at the Language Technologies Institute (CMU) traveled to Lisbon from June 15 to 18. This falls under the scope of…
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…