What if buying a snack, grabbing lunch, or doing the weekly groceries didn’t require queues, cashiers, or even a checkout line? This is not a scene from a sci-fi movie. It is already happening, in Portugal! The world’s largest intelligent…
Not long ago, power outages were a familiar part of life. Some of us certainly remember those stormy nights in which the light went off. Today, electricity is so present in our daily life that even brief disruptions can feel…
INESC-ID is one of the 16 members of POEMS – the Portuguese Competence Centre in Semiconductors, a national initiative set to position Portugal in the field of microelectronics and semiconductor innovation. Launched under the Chips for Europe Initiative and co-funded…
INESC ID is currently inviting Expressions of Interest from researchers interested in applying for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF 2025), with INESC-ID as their host institution. We welcome highly motivated postdoctoral candidates of any nationality interested in…
Quantum computing is a serious threat to today’s cryptographic systems. A strong reason for the European Defence Fund (EDF) to invest in the development of quantum-resistant solutions for the defense sector. One of these initiatives is project SEQURED: Strengthening Defense…
A novel method developed by INESC-ID researchers is at the heart of a headline-making investigation into AI training practices. The technique — DE-COP: Detecting Copyrighted Content in Language Models Training Data— has been used in a recent study by the…
Microbes are essential to life and have an impact on everything, from ecosystem dynamics to human health and industries like agriculture and food safety. Their diversity, however, remains largely underestimated. Considering their implications in sectors like food safety and climate…
Few expressed pain and longing with the intensity of Amália Rodrigues, the iconic fado singer who became a symbol of Portuguese cultural identity. Her voice, her language, and her emotion are all part of a legacy that continues to shape…
After having two exploratory research projects (ERPs) approved in the Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023, INESC-ID recently had eight more projects approved by FCT, in the Call for the 2024 program in “Artificial Intelligence, Data Science…
Our institute made waves last week during the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI 2025 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, with several contributions presented. Patrícia Piedade, Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (AIPS) PhD student and Rui Prada,…