Leonel Sousa nominated Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing
Leonel Sousa has been nominated for the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (TETC).
President of INESC Lisboa and a researcher in the INESC-ID High Performance Computing Architectures and Systems (HPCAS) research area — as well as a Full Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico — Professor Sousa is joining TETC as an Associate Editor.
As an Associate Editor, Professor Sousa will play a key role in TETC’s peer-review process, aiding the Editor-in-Chief with his unique set of expertise. A world-renowned authority in high performance and parallel computing, micro-architectures for general purpose and specialized processors, as well as multimedia systems, Professor Sousa is frequently featured in Stanford’s list of the World’s top 2% most-cited researchers.
Coordinated by Editor-in-Chief Paolo Montuschi (from Politecnico di Torino, Italy), the TETC Editorial Board includes more than forty experts and academics from all over the world who evaluate high-impact papers on emerging aspects of computer science, computing technology and computing applications: from IT for Green and synthetic and organic computing structures and systems, to advanced analytics, social/occupational computing, location-based/client computer systems or healthcare IT. A Q1 journal, TETC has been publishing some of the most groundbreaking work in computer science since 2013.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The IEEE Computer Society, the portfolio of which TETC is part, engages “computer engineers, scientists, academia, and industry professionals from all areas of computing, [setting] the standard for the education and engagement that fuels continued global technological advancement.”
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.”