Inês Lynce is one of the scientists honored in the book “Women in Science”
Ciência Viva launched today, March 8, International Women’s Day, the book Women in Science (“Mulheres na Ciência”) where pays tribute to Portuguese women scientists.
The third edition of this book brought together 101 new faces and testimonies of women who work in research in our country, photos captured by Clara Azevedo, José Carlos Carvalho, Luís Filipe Catarino and Rita Carmo.
The first edition was launched in 2016 and the second in 2019. In each edition, more than a hundred women are honored, whose work has been fundamental to Science and Technology’s progress in Portugal in recent decades.
Inês Lynce, President of INESC-ID, is one of the ten women in Engineering who are presented in this 2021 edition.
“It is a great honor for me to be selected to be part of this initiative, which, on the one hand, extols the importance of science and technological development and, on the other hand, lives up to the role of women in this area where they are underrepresented. I am happy to be an example that can inspire young Portuguese girls to follow their path in this area. I am a woman and I am a computer engineer” said Inês Lynce about her participation in this book.
On the page dedicated to Inês Lynce in the book we can read:
” Solving problems is a fascinating challenge for me. I found in Computer Engineering a powerful and automatic approach to solving problems. Artificial intelligence added a creative and scientific way of putting a machine to work rationally. Research gave me the opportunity to come up with seas never sailed before. Teaching and mentoring students brought me the unique possibility of enhancing the ability and talent of the youngest. ” (Mulheres na Ciência, Ciência Viva, 2021)
[pt] “Resolver problemas é para mim um desafio fascinante. Encontrei na Engenharia Informática uma abordagem poderosa e automática para resolver problemas. A inteligência artificial acrescentou uma forma criativa e científica de colocar uma máquina a atuar racionalmente. A investigação deu-me a oportunidade de chegar a mares nunca de antes navegados. O ensino e orientação de alunos trouxeram-me a possibilidade única de potenciar a capacidade e o talento dos mais jovens.” (Mulheres na Ciência, Ciência Viva, 2021)
Fotografia: Luís Filipe Catarino
See all the participants at https://www.cienciaviva.pt/mulheresnaciencia/terceira-edicao
Upcoming Events
NII International Internship Programme Presentation and Q&A by Emmanuel Planas
On April 30, Emmanuel Planas, the acting director of the Global Liaison Office (GLO) and responsible for the internationalisation program at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, Japan, will give a presentation to introduce the NII and its internship program to INESC-ID students and IST’s Master’s in Computer Science students.
Date & Time: April 30, 14h00
Where: Sala Polivalente, Técnico – Taguspark
“The NII International Internship Program is an exchange activity with students from institutions with which NII has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement. This incentive program aims at giving interns the opportunity for professional and personal development by engaging in research activities under the guidance and supervision of NII researchers.
The NII Internship Program is open to Research Master’s and PhD students who are currently enrolled at one of the partner institutions that have signed an MOU agreement with NII.”
Educational Workshop on Responsible AI for Peace and Security (UNODA)
On June 6 and 7, The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are offering a selected group of technical students the opportunity to join a 2-day educational workshop on Responsible AI for peace and security.
The third workshop in the series will be held in Porto Salvo, Portugal, in collaboration with GAIPS, INESC-ID, and Instituto Superior Técnico. The workshop is open to students affiliated with universities in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, and Asia.
Date & Time: June 6 a 7
Where: IST – Tagus Park, Porto Salvo
Registration deadline: April 8
Summary: “As with the impacts of Artificial intelligence (AI) on people’s day-to-day lives, the impacts for international peace and security include wide-ranging and significant opportunities and challenges. AI can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but its dual-use nature means that peaceful applications can also be misused for harmful purposes such as political disinformation, cyberattacks, terrorism, or military operations. Meanwhile, those researching and developing AI in the civilian sector remain too often unaware of the risks that the misuse of civilian AI technology may pose to international peace and security and unsure about the role they can play in addressing them. Against this background, UNODA and SIPRI launched, in 2023, a three-year educational initiative on Promoting Responsible Innovation in AI for Peace and Security. The initiative, which is supported by the Council of the European Union, aims to support greater engagement of the civilian AI community in mitigating the unintended consequences of civilian AI research and innovation for peace and security. As part of that initiative, SIPRI and UNODA are organising a series of capacity building workshops for STEM students (at PhD and Master levels). These workshops aim to provide the opportunity for up-and-coming AI practitioners to work together and with experts to learn about a) how peaceful AI research and innovation may generate risks for international peace and security; b) how they could help prevent or mitigate those risks through responsible research and innovation; c) how they could support the promotion of responsible AI for peace and security.”