Francisco António Chaves Saraiva de Melo: “Agregação” (Habilitation) in Computer Science and Engineering
Francisco António Chaves Saraiva de Melo, INESC-ID researcher within the Artificial Intelligence for People and Society Research Area and Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico, will present a course unit report and a seminar in order to…
IEEE VR Conference
IEEE VR Conference 27 March – 3 April | Virtual The IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) is the premier international event for the presentation of research results in the broad areas of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/XR). …
An Ethical Crisis in Computing?
Moshe Y. Vardi, U – Rice University – Abstract: IST Distinguished Lecture Computer scientists think often of "Ender's Game" these days. In this award-winning 1985 science-fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender is being trained at Battle School, an institution designed to make young children…
POSTPONED – Ethics of, and Trust in, Artificial Intelligence
Mariarosaria Taddeo, University of Oxford – Abstract: I will analyse the ethical opportunities and risks that artificial intelligence (AI) brings about and how ethical analyses can help to harness the potential for good of AI and mitigate its risks. Bio Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo is Research…
CANCELED – Introduction to Compact Data Structures: A Strategy for Big Data Processing
Nieves Brisaboa, U – Universidad de la Coruña – Abstract: The need to deal with huge amounts of data (big data world) has motivated the development of new data structures able to represent data and indexes to access them in compact space. The key idea…
Introduction to IOTA — a feeless cryptocurrency
, IOTA Foundation – Abstract: In this talk we discuss the basics of the IOTA cryptosystem: its main principles and approach to the consensus (a.k.a. Coordicide). Bio Serguei Popov is a research mathematician working in the field of Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes. He graduated…
Talks on Model Driven Engineering & Artificial Intelligence Approaches
António Menezes Leitão João Penha-Lopes , – Abstract: 3rd Talk/2020: IST, 24/January/2020, with Prof. António Menezes Leitão (IST) and Dr. João Penha-Lopes (Quidgest) The department of Computer Science and Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and Quidgest associates to promote a series of meetings with guest…
Focusing the Macroscope: How We Can Use Data to Understand Behavior
Joana Gonçalves de Sá, U – Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Abstract: Individual decisions can have a large impact on society as a whole. This is obvious for political decisions, but still true for small, daily decisions made by common citizens. Individuals decide how to…
Hardware Engineering in ARM
Francisco Gaspar, ARM – Abstract: In this talk, Francisco Gaspar will explain what a Hardware Engineer at ARM can accomplish in his role, and try to transmit both the importance and the expectations from the Design, Verification and Implementation sides of it. He will start…
Cloud computing overview and Running code on Google Cloud
Wesley Chun, C – Google – Abstract: Cloud computing has taken over industry by storm, yet there aren’t enough new college grads who know enough about it. This session begins with a vendor-agnostic, high-level overview of cloud computing, including its three primary service levels. This…
Upcoming Events
INESC Brussels HUB Winter Meeting | JAN 25-26, 2024, in Porto

The INESC Winter Meeting, organized in collaboration with INESC Holding, is scheduled for January 25th and 26th, 2024, and it will be held in the city of Porto.
On January 25th, the primary goal is to bring together individuals from all five INESC institutes, fostering an environment that encourages networking, forging new connections, and collectively engaging in a forward-thinking exercise regarding the future of our research fields and the positioning of the INESC group within the European landscape.
There will be a welcome lunch, followed by an afternoon dedicated to collaboration, openness, and curiosity. The event will have a participatory approach, and will be guided by Dirk Stockmans, a highly experienced facilitator who has worked for the European Commission for the last 30 years.
Furthermore, all INESC researchers are invited to submit proposals for e-posters to be displayed at the Winter Meeting. Deadline for submissions is December 10 and more information is available here.
On January 26th, a senior administration and management committee will be held. Participants will be selected by each institute administration by invitation only.
If you would to take part on the 25th of January, please register here by November 30th.
The INESC Brussels HUB website will soon share more information about the venue and uptaded agenda.
Preliminary agenda