In a fractured, fast-changing world, Europe is facing urgent questions about security, sustainability and technological sovereignty. At Encontro Ciência 2025, Portugal’s largest annual science and technology gathering, we brought those questions into the room. Held from July 9 to 11…
One year ago, Portugal launched its first university satellite into space, aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket, with the mission of testing its ability to detect aircraft in remote areas. The commemorative event took place this July…
Summer is in full swing, bringing with it warm sunshine that lasts until 9 pm. On one such day, our PhD students held their final Meetup before the slower months of July and August. The garden at Campo Grande was…
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…
In the fields of science and innovation, the bridge between academic research and real-world impact is no longer an option, it’s a must. At INESC-ID, this bridge is being reinforced through a dedicated commitment to technology transfer, a process that…
With the goal of launching a new research collaboration, for the development of Adaptive Conversational Engines, a research team led by Shinji Watanabe, Associate Professor at the Language Technologies Institute (CMU) traveled to Lisbon from June 15 to 18. This…
The results for the Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards were recently announced, and INESC-ID’s Rui Henriques was among the awardees! The Information and Decision for Support Systems researcher, and Instituto Superior Técnico Professor, was recognised for his…
João Ferreira, researcher at INESC-ID’s Automated Reasoning and Software Reliability and Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI), has been named one of the recipients of the Amazon Research Award (ARA) – Fall 2024, in…
“We need to seduce others into joining this project,” said neurologist and professor at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Joaquim Ferreira, referring to the ambitious new clinical, academic, and research campus being developed in Torres Vedras. “I’m here…
Recently, seven INESC-ID projects were approved by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in the Call for SR&TD Projects in all Scientific Domains 2023. The call will support internationally recognised scientific research and technological development (SR&TD) projects, in all…