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Science, families and fun. European Researcher’s Night had it all!
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!
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PRR Projects: How can I help you, como posso ajudar, koma podi ajudá?
Who hasn’t had a frustrating experience with a chatbot? If you haven’t, either you’ve never used one, or you’ve interacted in American English or any other of the preferred languages of the big tech companies.
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Bridge AI is at full speed: website and major event program are settled
Helena Moniz was born and raised in the Azores islands, and this is not a mere detail when telling the story of how the Bridge AI project, led by INESC-ID, came to life. In response to a call on Science4Policy, opened by Science and Technology Foundation (FCT), it aims to bring together ethics, law, and literacy regarding the European legislation on Artificial Intelligence, known as the AI Act.
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In the Media: Fábio Passos writes on Jornal i about organ-on-chip technology that could revolutionise modern medicine
Can technology replace animal testing in drug development?
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Energy Democratisation – INESC-ID Leads U2Demo project, “Peer-to-Peer (P2P) trading and Energy Sharing”
The kick-off meeting of U2Demo took place on September 5th and 6th at INESC-ID and Instituto Superior Técnico Headquarters in Lisbon! It counted with over 30 participants from the project Consortium attending the meeting to discuss future steps and strategies for the following months.
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INESC-ID joins the CARMA project (Collaborative Autonomous Robots for eMergency Assistance)
During natural or manmade disasters, a quick and effective response is mandatory to minimise damage and ensure the population’s safety. Whether it’s a medical team employed to assist citizens during an earthquake, or police officers called to a bomb threat, first responders are sent directly to the site of a wide range of disaster situations.
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INESC-ID joins prestigious Marie Curie Doctoral Training Network to enhance Privacy in Smart Speech Technology
How much private information can a single spoken word inadvertently reveal?
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In the Media: Inês Lynce discusses Educational and Societal challenges in Computer Science at Visão newsmagazine
In a profound interview at Visão newsmagazine, INESC-ID President, Inês Lynce, discusses the evolution of computational sciences, particularly in relation to Artificial Intelligence (AI), and why the perception of radical change might not be entirely accurate, despite visible advancements. Inês details that while the foundations of AI and machine learning have been around since 1956, the real game-changer has been the increase in computational power and the vast amounts of data now available, making these technologies much more effective.
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EV charging station optimisation – New Horizon Europe project signed by INESC-ID
INESC-ID has recently signed an agreement for a Horizon Europe project under Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility. The AHEAD project (AI-informed Holistic Electric Vehicles Integration Approaches for Distribution Grids), aims to not only determine the most convenient location to place electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, but also optimise both the usage of the power grid resources, and the charging stations located in urban and rural areas. Within this call, two other projects will be launched.
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