Category: Highlights

What science is done in Portugal? Who are our scientists? How do they work? What do they research? What results do they get?

In the scope of the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK, INESC-ID ALAMEDA opened its doors on November 23rd to  provide the opportunity for scientific observation and personal contact with specialists from different fields of knowledge.

The goal of being part of this FCT initiative is to contribute as much as we can for the dissemination of science, crossing path with the community, and fulfill the objectives of the project.

This year Researchers  Anabela Barreiro and Miguel Pardal showcased 2 projects:

➡️ eSPERTO – Sistema de Parafraseamento para Edição e Revisão de Texto

➡️ SafeCloud added security communication

Luís Henriques, Ricardo Rei and Luís Nunes, Master Students at INESC-ID, won the 12th edition of the EDP University Challenge 2018 contest that took place October 9th at EDP’s headquarters in Lisbon.
Inspired by the theme of this edition – Customer Service – the students developed the project “Costumers Support Chatbot” that proposes the creation of a virtual agent integrated in Facebook that provides support services to the client through techniques of natural language and machine learning.

http://visao.sapo.pt/-edp-university-challenge/2018-10-10-App-com-agente-virtual-de-apoio-ao-cliente-e-a-vencedora-do-EDP-University-Challenge-2018

On 21, 22 & 23 August a strong RAGE team was present at Gamescom 2018 at the Kölnmesse in Cologne, Germany. This key dissemination activity was a big success as a project: we had the opportunity to meet with a large number of game developers and industry key perso nalities, leveraging on the opportunity provided by the Dutch Games Association to have a RAGE booth in the Dutch Pavilion. The FAtiMA toolkit developed at INESC-ID was one of the featured technological results of the project.

Again in 2018 Gamescom showed why it is by far the largest game industry fair in Europe, and one of the key global events of this sector. This year, around 370,000 visitors from 114 countries, including 31,200 trade visitors, visited Gamescom 2018. In this 10^th anniversary of the fair, more than 1,000 exhibitors from 56 countries were present. Within the hive of the fair´s activity, RAGE had the opportunity to explain the game studios and market players how the ecosystem and its portal work for both game developers and components creators: what it offers them, and the benefits it brings to improve the development of serious games.

The European Night of Researchers’ for the 2018-2019 biennium under the theme “Science in the City” took place in Lisbon on September 28th,  from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m., at the National Museum of Natural History and Science and  the Principe Real Garden.

More than 100 activities was held: science experiments and demonstrations, workshops, hand-on activities, quizzes and puzzle games, exhibitions, informal talks, a debate and street animation which aims to bring together researchers and society.

The theme for this biennium aimed to respond to the main concerns of urban communities related to the global changes foreseen for the coming decades, highlighting the importance of science to ensure quality of life in the cities of the future and the preservation of cultural heritage as an essential factor for sustainability.

The  IT MEDEX Team showcased their work “Augmented and Virtual Anatomy” at the National Museum of Natural History and Science.

It was an opportunity for the general public to get to know the project and dialogue with the researchers.

More information about the event here: https://noitedosinvestigadores.org/

From September 14th to 16th, the Tropical Botanical Garden, in Belém, was the stage of another Encontro da Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, this time dedicated to work.

From the impact of technology to demography, the future of work is one of the most debated topics of today. In this context, the event titled “O trabalho dá que pensar”  brought together several of the largest national and international specialists in various areas.

On Sunday, INESC-ID researcher Arlindo Oliveira, contributed for the debate “A code of conduct for robots?”.

This new release co-authored by INESC-ID researchers José Monteiro and  Arlindo Oliveira covers digital circuits, computer architecture and assembly programming.

The authors  addresses the concepts from logic gates to advanced computer architecture. It comes with a full spectrum of exercises and web-downloadable support materials, including assembler and simulator, which can be used in the context of different courses. The authors also make available a hardware description, which can be used in labs and assignments, for hands-on experimentation with an actual, simple processor. This unique compendium is a useful reference for undergraduates, graduates and professionals majoring in computer engineering, circuits and systems, software engineering, biomedical engineering and aerospace engineering.

It is published in Portuguese by IST Press and in English by World Scientific (also available at Amazon).

These past few months, INESC-ID startup company HeartGenetics had the great opportunity to present their newest products around Brazil.

HeartGenetics team provided a training course about MyNutriGenes® and MyFitnessGenes® products to a group of 20 nutritionists in Natal, Brazil, in a collaboration with two local partners: the company Personal Genoma and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). With this event HeartGenetics had the opportunity to increase its market share in the region being HeartGenetics tests already a reference in Natal.

HeartGenetics promotion in Brazil also included the participation at the event “Nutrição Eficiente” in Campinas, São Paulo.

The participation in this event was the main goal of this Brazilian market approach. In this event HeartGenetics presented both MyNutriGenes® and MyFitnessGenes® products to more than 2.500 healthcare professionals and it was possible to close sales with 100 new clients.

MyNutriGenes® is a 99% accurate and actionable genetic test from HeartGenetics that informs about how our unique genetic makeup impacts the definition of a personalized diet and a healthy weight management.

MyFitnessGenes® is an actionable genetic test that informs about how each individual’s unique genetic profile impacts the definition of a more personalized training program in order to achieve an optimized athletic performance.

These products are also available in Portugal and are accessible to all population through different partnerships.