Professor Luís Vidigal Award
The ceremony for the prestigious Prize “Prémio Prof. Luís Vidigal” and diploma was held within the 18th Electrical and Computer Engineering Conference on March 5, 2018, Monday, at 14:00, at the IST Congress Center.
The ceremony was attended by Prof. Luís Miguel Silveira, researcher at INESC-ID, Vice-President of IST and Member of the Management Committee for the “Prémio Prof. Luís Vidigal” award, Prof. Leonel Sousa, INESC-ID Director and President of IST DEEC Department, and Prof. Carlos Salema, President of the Telecommunications Institute and several other members of the IST community.
The prize “Prémio Prof. Luís Vidigal ” annually distinguishes “the master thesis that gather the best scientific, innovation and quality features”, as pointed by Luis Miguel Silveira.
Among the twenty four thesis submissions, the jury decided to award, ex-aequo, the thesis “Generalized Paxos made Byzantine, Visigoth and Less Complex” ” presented by Miguel Pires, Aero-space Engineering MSc, advised by Rodrigo Rodrigues, INESC-ID researcher, appointed as “the best of all master thesis”. Also awarded, the thesis “Design and Implementation of a 20 kW, 12000 RPM Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) for the IST Formula Student Powertrain” by João Sarrico, Physics Engineering MSc, advised by Profs. Paulo José da Costa Branco and João Filipe Pereira Fernandes, IST DEEC Department.
Warmest Congratulations to the award-winning candidates, as well as their scientific advisors.
Upcoming Events
OLISSIPO Workshop: “How to design a graphical abstract” with Dr. Rita Félix (CNC-UC)
On April 19, the OLISSIPO project will host an 8-hour workshop titled “How to design a graphical abstract” with Dr. Rita Félix, a science communicator, illustrator and designer from CNC Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (Coimbra, Portugal). Registration is free and seating is limited.
Registration Deadline: April 5 | Register here (free but mandatory)
Date & Time: April 19, 09h00-18h00 ( 8-hours)
Where: INESC-ID, R. Alves Redol 9, 1000-029 Lisboa | Room 9 (Auditorium), Ground Floor
Summary: “How to design a graphical abstract” Workshop aims to explain what a graphical abstract is, and give you design tools and tips on how to create a better, clear and engaging graphical abstract. This workshop is tailored to give you tools and improve your graphical abstract, without having to learn how to use a new software program (like Adobe Illustrator). Bring your graphical abstract, share it with the class, work on it and take home a new version.
Short Bio: Rita Félix is a science communicator, illustrator and designer, with life sciences research experience. Currently working as the Institutional Communication Manager and Designer at CNC-UC. She completed her PhD in Neuroscience in 2020, in the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme. After that, she enrolled in a Digital Illustration Specialization Course to further develop her visualization and design skills. Worked as a Scientific Graphic Designer at Science Crunchers, a science communication company, where she developed multiple graphical abstracts, article figures, infographics, diagrams, illustrations, visual identity, logos and webdesign for companies, scientific institutions and Horizon 2020 consortia. More information at https://ritallfelix.wixsite.com/portfolio .
INESC-ID talk: “Rise of the AI-Empowered End User Software Engineer” by Ed Ayers and Andy Gordon (Cogna)
On April 19, INESC-ID will host a talk by Ed Ayers and Andy Gordon from the startup Cogna. The talk is titled “Rise of the AI-Empowered End User Software Engineer” and is organised by INESC-ID researcher Nuno Lopes.
Date & Time: April 19, 15h00 -16h00
Where: INESC-ID, Rua Alves Redol, 9, 1000-029 Lisboa | Room 9 (Auditorium), Ground Floor
Summary:
“What if natural language really is the new programming language? Inspired by the transformation of professional software engineering by generative AI, let’s take the next step: empowering end users. We can boost their productivity with hyper-customized software generated from natural language. This challenge needs research right across software engineering: requirements, architecture, coding, testing, verification, repair, and maintenance. We will survey current progress and open research questions in this exciting new area of programming language research.”
(Photo: Cogna website)