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…
The quantum era is not here yet, but some are already thinking about the post-quantum world and its impact on privacy and cybersecurity. One such person is INESC-ID researcher Ricardo Chaves, who participated in a demonstration of cutting-edge secure communication…
“If you pick a grain of sand, what is the probability that two of us pick the same one?” With this example, Miguel Pupo Correia, President of the INESC-ID Executive Committee, illustrates the probabilistic uniqueness of DIDs (Decentralised Identifiers), during…
Recently, Inês Lynce has participated in an article published in national newspaper, Público, along with João Rocha, Teresa Ferreira, Tiago Santos Pereira and Claudio Sunkel. In the piece, they discuss the change of direction of the Recovery and Resilience Plan…
There was chit-chat, an in-house photoshow, a trip down memory lane, and a big birthday cake. INESC-ID is officially a young adult, and January 28 was the day we chose to gather our community—past and present—along with friends from academia…
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…
Tiago Moita walks across the wooden floor in what appear to be ordinary rubber-soled shoes. However, there’s a twist: a low electrical resistance shoe sole prevents static electricity from damaging the microchips developed and tested at the Silicongate workbench. This…
With the inaugural meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors of INESC-ID starts a new chapter in the institute’s history. This meeting, held January 20, set the stage for the vision and strategic goals that will guide INESC-ID’s path…
It was a cold winter morning, blessed with sunshine that lured people to the main entrance of Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon, enjoying the warm rays while chatting about … energy. Their badges revealed a shared purpose, the conference Driving…