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Organ-on-a chip? Yes, it is possible. And INESC-ID will give a hand to it
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 company, incubated and partly owned by INESC-ID, designs and tests circuits for power management systems, such as those used in mobile phones. Strongly committed to research and innovation, Silicongate also participates in research projects like the EU-funded UNLOOC initiative, aimed at transforming the drug development process by reducing reliance on animal testing.
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Focus on collaborators and scientific excellence will mark the mandate of the new Board of Directors
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 in the coming years.
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The Chicken-and-Egg Dilemma of Electric Mobility: Reflections from the EV4EU Conference
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 Energy Transition in EU: The Role of Electric Mobility, promoted by the INESC-ID project EV4EU.
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In the Media: New Database with the Genome of 1 Million Europeans – Ana Teresa Freitas interviewed in RTP1
INESC-ID researcher and coordinator of INESC-ID’s Life and Health Technology Thematic Line, Ana Teresa Freitas, recently talked on RTP’s TV programme “Portugal em Direto”, about the creation of a new database with the genome of 1 million Europeans.
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INESC-ID Projects Approved in ERPs FCT Call
INESC-ID recently had two exploratory research projects (ERPs) approved in the Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023 by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT).
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Rockin’ Around the INESC Lisboa Christmas Party
INESC-ID, INOV and INESC-MN came together on December 11 for a festive gathering complemented by Christmas traditional snacks and jolly tunes!
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Daniela Lopes wins “Best Portuguese Internet Research” Award 2024 by the Internet Society
A research paper titled "Flow Correlation Attacks on Tor Onion Service Sessions with Sliding Subset Sum", authored by INESC-ID, CMU Portugal and Instituto Superior Técnico PhD student, Daniela Lopes, won the 2024 "Best Portuguese Internet Research” by the Portuguese Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC). The work was co-authored by her advisors, INESC-ID researcher Nuno Santos’ and Nicolas Cristin from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Joaquim Jorge Appointed IEEE Fellow 2025
Joaquim Jorge, INESC-ID researcher in the area of Graphics and Interaction and professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, has been distinguished as an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Fellow 2025.
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Faster, Higher, Stronger: INESC-ID Joins Project ACHILLES to Redefine AI
In Greek legend, Achilles was a hero with a single vulnerability—his heel. Similarly, the “Achilles' heels” of modern AI systems are trust and efficiency. The recently launched ACHILLES Horizon Europe Project (“Human-Centred Machine Learning: Lighter, Clearer, Safer”) aims to address these critical weaknesses.
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