Experts, professors, and students—some just beginning their journey into blockchain—came together in an environment where distinctions quickly blurred. The first edition of the Lisbon Blockchain Winter School (LxBWS), organized by the BIG ERA Chair project, provided a comprehensive training experience…
It was still early morning when a group of dedicated educators and excited students gathered on the small piscatorial sandy beach in front of Abade Elementary School. Surrounded by the lush northeastern forests of Príncipe Island, each student’s eyes sparkled…
It is definitely the topic of the moment and there is still a lot that can be said about it. After having previously authored an essay on the topic, between 2017 and 2018, and following an invitation from Fundação Francisco…
A line spiralling around the building of the Técnico Innovation Center (TIC), at eight in the morning of an otherwise lazy Saturday, was a good hint that we were about to experience something we had never seen before. Something worthy…
To celebrate science across Europe is the goal of the European Commission’s initiative, European Researchers’ Night (NEI). And that’s exactly how it felt last Friday, the 27th, at Marina de Oeiras – a celebration! At 12 years old, Renata is…
How much private information can a single spoken word inadvertently reveal? The rapid growth of smart speech technology is transforming how people access information and applications through the human voice. However, these advancements come with privacy risks. Smart devices like…