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⚡🚀𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗖-𝗜𝗗 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝗻𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 INESC-ID made a strong impact at the 2024 edition of Enlit Europe in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹, showcasing our projects EV4EU, SHIFT2DC, and U2Demo in energy and mobility. With 15,000 energy experts, 200 sessions, and 500 speakers, this year’s event was a record-breaker. Our team, including project coordinator Hugo Morais, Ana Rita Nunes, PhD, and Pedro Costa, alongside several partners, shared with visitors insights and milestones already achieved by the projects:  🚗🔋EV4EU - developing easy-to-use plans for managing electric vehicle connections in homes, buildings, parking lots, and fleets, to support the rapid increase in electric vehicles. ⛴️💻Shift2DC - a new approach on the way direct current (DC) solutions are used by creating smarter, more efficient, and eco-friendly energy systems. This includes ongoing research on Madeira Island and the creation of a DC Digital Port there. ♻️💡U2Demo - Creating new ways to manage energy that ensure everyone has fair access to sustainable resources, helping people use energy more efficiently and giving them control over their energy data. Thank you to everyone who visited our booth! #EnlitEurope #EnergyInnovation #EnergyTransition #SustainableEnergy #INESCID #EV4EU #SHIFT2DC #U2DEMO #HorizonEurope

🔒 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 🔒 “In light of the recent cyberattacks on the Agência para a Modernização Administrativa (AMA), we spoke with INESC-ID researcher Ricardo Chaves, about the rising wave of cyberattacks and how we, as citizens, can play a role in fostering resilience. As cyberattacks become more frequent, they target valuable infrastructures for financial, political, or ideological gain. The AMA ransomware attack highlights this, affecting a critical service responsible for identity authentication. With such valuable data at stake, the impact of compromising a single essential service cascades throughout the entire system. 🕑 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲? In ransomware attacks, criminals often encrypt data, demanding payment to release a decryption key. The safest option is to restore the system from a functional backup. In AMA’s case, the State took the responsible approach by not paying, opting to recover and secure the system manually—a lengthy but essential process to ensure safe, effective restoration. 🔹 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱? While no system is entirely immune, HSMs (Hardware Security Modules) used by AMA are robust security components that house cryptographic keys and withstand physical and logical attacks, making data compromise highly unlikely. 💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗗𝗼? Citizens play a role in pushing for strong cybersecurity. Political pressure for investment in secure infrastructures and skilled personnel is crucial. Resilience requires preparation, and national cybersecurity is strengthened when backup systems are ready to activate if main systems are compromised. Although costly, this readiness minimizes the greater economic and social cost of downtime. 👉To read the full interview https://lnkd.in/df84sZU9 #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #DigitalTransformation #PublicSector #INESCID #CyberResilience #Ransomware #HighPerformanceComputing

📢 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 “𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” 📚📚📚 Artificial Intelligence is something that affects all of us: citizens, decision-makers, parents, teachers 👩🏫. We must be ready to embrace it—not with fear, but with eyes wide open 👀. That’s the goal of the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗜 project, led by INESC-ID researcher Helena Moniz, which aims to help people engage with the European Regulation, the AI Act 📜, and its implementation. Several recommendations emerged from discussions held by a multidisciplinary team 🤝 with partners like Unbabel, the The Alan Turing Institute, the United Nations 🌍, and the Champalimaud Foundation, which hosted the Bridge AI Conference on October 19. “It’s another technological revolution 🌐, with new aspects such as its impact on biology 🧬 and low-income countries 🌱,” said keynote speaker Pedro Conceição from the United Nations Development Program. Neuroscientist Joseph Paton 🧠 presented the findings on AI literacy, emphasizing that it varies depending on the audience—students 👩🎓, legislators, and decision-makers 🏛️. “We need to reduce digital inequalities, prepare the workforce, and enhance trust, privacy, and citizen security 🛡️,” Paton explained. António Gameiro Marques, Director-General of the National Security Office, likened these skills to wearing a seatbelt in a car 🚗: “It has to be instinctive.” One of the standout statements of the event came from Professor Mario Figueiredo, from Instituto Superior Técnico, during a roundtable on AI risks: “What we need is education, education, education 🎓.” 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: • Conduct a national survey on AI literacy 📊 • Offer incentives to retain specialists in Portugal 🇵🇹 • Rethink the Technological Free Zones. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AILiteracy #TechInnovation #DigitalTransformation #AIRegulation #EducationMatters #BridgeAI #EthicalAI #FutureOfWork #TechForGood #DataPrivacy #INESCID #AIAct #NationalSecurity #DigitalInclusion #AIConference #AIForEveryone

🎙️𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐀𝐈 🤖, 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 🌍 In a recent interview for Dinheiro Vivo, INESC-ID President, Inês Lynce, shared valuable insights on education and the societal impact of scientific research. 🔑 Key Takeaway: 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬. Inês highlighted the importance of a well-rounded education, where students gain practical experience beyond their diplomas. "There are many students who don’t have the highest grades but end up being more successful," she said, pointing to hands-on projects like building satellites or Formula Student cars as crucial for professional growth. 🛰️🏎️ 💼 She emphasized that a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐕 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, like sports, underscoring the value of balancing academics with other pursuits: “A healthy body, a healthy mind, that’s the message.” 💡 On the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Inês compared 𝐀𝐈’𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, calling it an essential foundation for the future of multiple disciplines. "AI will become a fundamental base for everything, just as mathematics is for engineering," she observed. 🌍 Inês also touched on the 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, particularly in high-impact areas like AI, where excellent research creates both scientific and societal impact. She acknowledged that many researchers are not naturally trained to communicate their work, but it’s becoming essential: "Researchers weren’t shaped for this. And it’s an effort." 🎙️ In the first episode of the podcast No Limite da Inteligência Artificial, by Bruno Contreiras Mateus, Inês joins Paulo Dimas from Unbabel to discuss the present and future of AI, its challenges, and its potential benefits. A lively conversation on how to navigate this rapidly evolving field in a responsible way. 🖥️ 👉To know more and access the interviews: https://lnkd.in/dbr3iN85 #AI #Research #Education #Innovation #STEM

🚀 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐤𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝? 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠!🎉 On an otherwise lazy Saturday morning, a line spiralling around the 𝐓𝐞́𝐜𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐓𝐈𝐂) hinted that something extraordinary was about to happen – something worthy of the 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬. The mission? To set the record for the 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 in a single venue, a challenge that Instituto Superior Técnico and Magma Studio were determined to achieve. The 𝟗𝟎-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧, held October 13, led by Inês Lynce (President of INESC-ID), Arlindo Oliveira (President of INESC), and Rodrigo Girão Serrão (an IST alum), featured creative ways to explain algorithms. From making paper planes ✈️ to solving Sudoku puzzles and asking a pretrained language model questions about the master peace of Portuguese literature, Os Maias. Though technical issues arose, by the end, the record was set, with 𝟏,𝟔𝟔𝟖 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 – surpassing the previous mark of 𝟕𝟐𝟒 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 set in Dallas, USA, in 2016. 🎉 For 𝐈𝐧𝐞̂𝐬 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐞, the 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, the large number of 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭, and the overall excitement for programming were worth the effort of preparing such an unusual lesson. In the words of Técnico President, Rogerio Colaco, it was a true “𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭.”🌟 🔗 To know more about the backstage of the event 👇 https://lnkd.in/dhni79Jd Images | © Instituto Superior Técnico and INESC-ID #Innovation #Programming #GuinnessWorldRecord #Técnico #INESCID #YoungTalent #STEM #TechEducation

🍎 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗖-𝗜𝗗 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱ã𝗼🌾 The world needs agriculture to become more efficient and sustainable. And technology can be the best partner to achieve this. From October 10 to 13, 2024, one of the INESC-ID teams from the PRR Blockchain PT project participated in the 3rd Edition of the Agricultural Innovation Fair in Fundão. During the event, a new version of the FoodSteps mobile application, which tracks fruit traceability from field to store, was presented. The highlight? A personalized customer interaction feature through an e-paper label and wireless communication via Bluetooth. 📱📊🍇 The fair, which attracted a great audience and media attention, provided an excellent platform to engage with the public and industry leaders, boosting the impact of our ongoing research in adding value to Portuguese agricultural products. 🌿 Held at Praça Amália Rodrigues, next to the Fundão Business and Services Center, the event also showcased the latest agricultural technology and solutions in real-world conditions across approximately 40 hectares of experimental farms. 🌾🌍 Attendees had the chance to experience cutting-edge innovations first-hand, with a focus on making agriculture more efficient and sustainable. 💡🔧 The fair also featured conferences, roundtables, and debates about the role of agriculture in the Portuguese economy, contributing to the dissemination of knowledge, preservation of cultural practices, and promotion of regional products. 📢💬🌱 🔗 To know more about the Blockchain PT project 👇 https://lnkd.in/dhQu5-pu Images | © 2024 INESC-ID #Innovation #Agriculture #Blockchain #INESCID #Technology #Sustainability #FoodTraceability #PRR

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮, 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗳𝗹𝗶𝘅? 🌍 💻📱 These everyday activities are made possible by the vast amounts of data being exchanged in our instant-paced, AI-driven world. Tens of thousands of data centres spread across the globe are at the heart of this highly complex flow of information. However, as the number of data centres increases, so does their consumption of natural resources and energy, leading to a larger carbon footprint and significant environmental impacts. 🌐⚡ 🌱 This was the focus of a recently aired episode titled “Data Centres: what’s the path to sustainability?” on RTP’s TV programme “Biosfera,” where INESC-ID researcher Rodrigo Rodrigues explained why and how data centres are becoming major consumers of energy and natural resources worldwide. In the episode, Rodrigo also discussed innovative solutions being developed to minimise this impact, giving him “reasons to be optimistic and vigilant.” While "AI can revolutionise digital transition and the generation of knowledge for preserving our planet", it will "not be easy to track the environmental impacts associated with the manufacture and use of these data systems". 🖥️ 👉 Watch the full episode (in Portuguese): https://lnkd.in/dNABPfHf #Sustainability #DataCenters #AI #EnvironmentalImpact #GreenTech #Innovation #EnergyEfficiency #DigitalTransformation #INESCID

🩺 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸? Featured in the cover theme of this October’s edition of National Geographic, Ana Teresa Freitas, INESC-ID researcher and coordinator of INESC-ID’s Health and Life Technology Thematic Line, shared valuable insights and predictions about the revolution of medicine currently underway. Unlike TV shows like House or Grey's Anatomy, where doctors are the sole protagonists, Ana Teresa, an international expert on AI applied to medical research, highlighted that the future of medicine and the profile of medical doctors will likely see significant changes: 🧬🦠💻 algorithms will play a larger role in triage and diagnosis, and hospitals will be transformed by technology. In the future, wearables will replace basic exams, providing continuous data to computing hubs; computing specialists, teleconsultations, and robotic arms in operating rooms will be the norm, and medicine will include a much broader range of skills beyond traditional expertise. 🤖🏥 Read the online editorial (in PT)  👉 https://lnkd.in/dck_C4-t (or the full article in the printed version). #MedicalRevolution #FutureOfMedicine #HealthTech #Digitalhealth #INESCID

🌍🚀 Semana Mundial do Espaço 🚀🌍 No âmbito das celebrações da Semana Mundial do Espaço, o projeto Engenharia para Todos do Instituto Superior Técnico e INESC-ID convidou o investigador João Paulo Monteiro para falar sobre o ISTSAT-1, um satélite português recentemente lançado para o espaço! 🛰️ Sabiam que, em pouco mais de dois meses, este satélite já deu centenas de voltas à Terra? 🌍✨🔭 A palestra vai ser no próximo dia 11 de outubro no auditório da Escola Secundária Sebastião e Silva em Oeiras! https://lnkd.in/d6G7rNmP #EngenhariaParaTodos #SemanaMundialDoEspaço #ISTSAT1 #IST #INESCID

🔬 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀⚕️ "These implants can revolutionise medical practice and change the use of therapies that are typically administered through medication, replacing them with others that interact with the nervous system through electrical stimulation", states INESC-ID researcher, Jorge Fernandes, during an episode of the podcast "90 Segundos de Ciência" ("90 Seconds of Science"). The episode was focused on Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program Exploratory research project, "mm-Size Stimulator Implants", which aims to create a new generation of battery-free microelectronic implants for medical use. "90 Segundos de Ciência" is a podcast that invites researchers to talk about science in 90 seconds, and is produced by Antena 1 and the Science Communication Masters, created by Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas and the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. 🎧 Listen to the full episode (in PT) 👇 https://lnkd.in/da8sqA_H #microelectronic #medicine #medicalimplant