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Call for Expressions of Interest: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 at INESC-ID
INESC ID is currently inviting Expressions of Interest from researchers interested in applying for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF 2025), with INESC-ID as their host institution.
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Getting ready for the quantum era. INESC-ID joins European effort to strengthen cybersecurity and quantum resilience
Quantum computing is a serious threat to today’s cryptographic systems. A strong reason for the European Defence Fund (EDF) to invest in the development of quantum-resistant solutions for the defense sector. One of these initiatives is project SEQURED: Strengthening Defense Networks for the Quantum Era, launched May, 1st.
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American media mogul uses copyright violations detector developed at INESC-ID
A novel method developed by INESC-ID researchers is at the heart of a headline-making investigation into AI training practices. The technique — DE-COP: Detecting Copyrighted Content in Language Models Training Data— has been used in a recent study by the AI Disclosures Project, co-founded by media figure Tim O’Reilly and economist Ilan Strauss, to examine whether OpenAI’s GPT-4o model was trained on copyrighted, paywalled content without permission.
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Harnessing the power of microbial diversity: MALDIBANK kicks off in Braga
Microbes are essential to life and have an impact on everything, from ecosystem dynamics to human health and industries like agriculture and food safety. Their diversity, however, remains largely underestimated. Considering their implications in sectors like food safety and climate change, it is crucial to accurately identify microorganisms and harness their potential.
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AMALIA, giving voice to Portuguese identity through Artificial Intelligence
Few expressed pain and longing with the intensity of Amália Rodrigues, the iconic fado singer who became a symbol of Portuguese cultural identity. Her voice, her language, and her emotion are all part of a legacy that continues to shape Portugal’s artistic and emotional landscape. Drawing inspiration from that deep cultural well, AMALIA (Automatic Multimodal Language Assistant with Artificial Intelligence) is the name chosen for the first Portuguese Large Language Model (LLM) designed from scratch to reflect and preserve the richness of the Portuguese language and identity – with INESC-ID playing a crucial role, particularly in the area of speech processing.
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INESC-ID secures 14 new FCT-Funded Projects to Drive AI, Data Science, and Cybersecurity in Public Administration
After having two exploratory research projects (ERPs) approved in the Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains 2023, INESC-ID recently had eight more projects approved by FCT, in the Call for the 2024 program in “Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Cybersecurity of relevance in Public Administration”.
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INESC-ID Stands out in ACM CHI Conference
Our institute made waves last week during the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI 2025 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, with several contributions presented.
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INESC-ID researchers receive ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at ICSE 2025
João F. Ferreira, INESC-ID researcher and professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI) at Instituto Superior Técnico, and Nuno Saavedra, PhD student and INESC-ID researcher, have received the prestigious ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) 2025—the premier global event in software engineering.
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In the Media: Women in Science and Engineering. Inês Lynce participates in article for Diferencial
"If you asked me who I admire: I admire my women colleagues.” – these were the words of INESC-ID’s President of the Board and researcher, Inês Lynce in a recent article published on Diferencial, the newspaper by Instituto Superior Técnico students, where the challenges and lessons of being a woman in science and engineering were discussed.
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