INESC-ID Awards 2025: celebrating research excellence and the people who make it
Closing the year, the INESC-ID Awards 2025 brought together researchers, students and staff to recognise three outstanding contributions to the institute’s scientific life and impact. Hosted by the President of the Scientific Council, Rodrigo Rodrigues, the packed hybrid ceremony awarded Best INESC-ID Researcher to Luísa…
INESC-ID researchers develop AI model inspired by human vision
From unlocking our phones with facial recognition to self-driving cars, AI-based computer vision is increasingly part of the technologies we use. Yet there is still much to learn from how we see the world. To address this gap, researchers from INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST),…
More than a gut-feeling: using AI to analyse the gut microbiome and its impact on menopause
There are many places that provide a home for these microscopic communities we call the “microbiome”. One such location is none other than the human gut, where the microorganisms play a crucial role in a range of processes such as metabolism, immunity and even behaviour….
Serious games go to Parliament: INESC-ID showcases research-driven play for inclusion, trust and social good
In the house of democracy, all sorts of games are played. But on October 22, a few members of parliament and advisors only had to cross the street from Assembleia da República to Casa do Parlamento, an interactive and multimedia centre dedicated to the history…
After the lights went out: MIT and INESC-ID researchers team up to prevent the next blackout
Long queues outside corner shops and bakeries. Supermarkets closed. Anxious people carrying gas cylinders, bags of charcoal, batteries, and candles. In an instant, and for several hours, the fast, digital rhythm of 21st-century life was unplugged. The unprecedented Iberian blackout that left Portugal and Spain…
In the Media: Helping journalists verify facts faster with trustworthy AI
INESC-ID PhD student Filipe Altoe, MSc student Sérgio Pinto, and researcher Sofia Pinto, also a Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, are behind a new fact-checking AI model that was recently featured in national media, including Expresso, Observador, and SIC Notícias. The article, presented last week…
INESC-ID PhD Student Awarded Best Student Paper Award at ISVLSI 2025
Sahar Moradi Cherati, one of our PhD Students in High-Performance Computing Architectures and Systems (HPCAS) was awarded the “Best Student Paper Award” during the IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (Very-large-scale integration). Sahar’s work “MSDF-Based Hardware Accelerators for Energy-Efficient Neural Networks in Edge Computing…
A Year of Laps around the Earth: Celebrating ISTSat-1’s first anniversary in orbit
One year ago, Portugal launched its first university satellite into space, aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket, with the mission of testing its ability to detect aircraft in remote areas. The commemorative event took place this July 9 at the Central Atrium…
Call for Expressions of Interest: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 at INESC-ID
INESC ID is currently inviting Expressions of Interest from researchers interested in applying for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF 2025), with INESC-ID as their host institution. We welcome highly motivated postdoctoral candidates of any nationality interested in developing cutting-edge research in one…
Getting ready for the quantum era. INESC-ID joins European effort to strengthen cybersecurity and quantum resilience
Quantum computing is a serious threat to today’s cryptographic systems. A strong reason for the European Defence Fund (EDF) to invest in the development of quantum-resistant solutions for the defense sector. One of these initiatives is project SEQURED: Strengthening Defense Networks for the Quantum Era,…