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In the Media: Ana Paiva and Alberto Rodrigues da Silva nominated for the XXIV Government of Portugal
Last Friday, April 5th, distinguished INESC-ID researchers Ana Paiva and Alberto Rodrigues da Silva were officially appointed as Secretaries of State in a ceremony at Ajuda Palace in Lisbon, presided over by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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In the Media: Paula Carvalho discusses the spread of online hate speech with Público newspaper
In an article in Público titled "Liberdade para odiar. Onde começa o discurso de ódio?" ("Freedom to hate. Where does hate speech begin?"), INESC-ID researcher Paula Carvalho shared insights about the complex and pervasive phenomenon of direct and indirect online hate speech.
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Isabel Trancoso honored with ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement
INESC-ID researcher Isabel Trancoso has been chosen as the recipient of the 2024 International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) Medal for Scientific Achievement. This prestigious award recognizes her "pioneering contributions to speech coding and resources for the Portuguese language, and sustained service to the speech community."
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Leonel Sousa represents INESC-ID at 2nd European Memory Systems Forum
Leonel Sousa, INESC-ID researcher in the field of High-Performance Computing Architectures and Systems and a full professor at Técnico, represented INESC-ID at the second European Memory Systems Forum, held from February 29 to March 1, 2024.
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Inês Lynce featured guest alumna at Técnico “Alumni Talks – Women Edition 2024”
On International Women’s Day, Inês Lynce, President and researcher of INESC-ID, who also serves as a representative of the Gender Balance@Técnico group, participated in the "Alumni Talks – Women Edition 2024" at Instituto Superior Técnico. Joining her were five other outstanding women researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs.
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In the Media: Ana Paiva featured in Expresso Newspaper’s Podcast “A Próxima Vaga”
Ana Paiva, INESC-ID researcher in the field Artificial Intelligence for People and Society and full professor at Técnico, was the featured guest in the episode of Expresso Newspaper’s Podcast "A Próxima Vaga". The episode titled: “Ensino e Inteligência Artificial: Os chatbots vão tornar os alunos mais preguiçosos e com menos pensamento crítico?” (in PT only) also featured Goreti Marreiros (APPIA President) and was moderated by Francisco Pinto Balsemão.
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In the Media: INESC-ID researchers Luisa Coheur and Helena Moniz discuss AI biases and stereotypes in Público newspaper
In an article titled Como é que a IA nos vê? Num mundo de homens (How does AI see us? In a world of men) Luísa Coheur and Helena Moniz, INESC-ID researchers within the Human Language Technologies (HLT) research area, joined a conversation with Público Newspaper about the biases deeply embedded within machine learning algorithms. The researchers help shed light on how artificial intelligence models often reflect existing stereotypes but also perpetuate and amplify them.
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Strengthening European Project Management Expertise: INESC-ID’s OLISSIPO Training Initiatives
From February 14 to 16, INESC-ID hosted a series of three impactful training initiatives on research management of European Projects, as part of the OLISSIPO project framework, a Twinning initiative involving collaboration between INESC-ID, Inria, ETH, and EMBL. These initiatives, building on the success of previous editions held in Lisbon in 2022 and 2023, were designed to enhance research management and administration skills at the hosting institution.
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Isabel Trancoso appointed IEEE Fellow Committee Chair 2024
Isabel Trancoso was appointed as the new Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow Committee Chair, following her experience as Committee Vice Chair in 2023.
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