Isabel Trancoso, senior researcher at INESC-ID, founder of the Human Language Technologies area, and full professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, has been elected a corresponding member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences. She will join the Science Class, 8th Section – Information Sciences and Technologies. The official swearing-in ceremony will take place on July 3, ahead of the Academy’s annual celebrations on July 4.

Founded in 1779, the Lisbon Academy of Sciences is one of Portugal’s oldest scientific institutions. It promotes interdisciplinary research, cultural heritage, public education, and civic discourse, and serves as an official advisory body to the Portuguese state in matters of language and scientific policy. Members are elected from among Portuguese citizens with a significant body of scientific or literary work, and are expected to contribute to the Academy’s intellectual and institutional activities, including plenary sessions and the work of their respective sections.

Her election follows recent appointments of other INESC-ID researchers, including Arlindo Oliveira (2024) and José Borbinha (2023), highlighting the institute’s continued presence and influence within national science policy and academic leadership.