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🔍 𝗜𝗻ê𝘀 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝘀ã𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲🔍 In a significant interview at the weekly newsmagazine, INESC-ID President shares her thoughts on AI, college education and research in Computational Sciences. What has changed in the last decades and what remains the same. In this thought-provoking discussion, Inês explores: 🌐 The Evolution of AI: How the foundational principles of AI have remained consistent since 1956, while advancements in computational power and data availability have driven remarkable progress. 🔍 Perceptions of Change: Why the perception of AI's rapid transformation might be misleading, and how we can better understand the true nature of technological evolution. 🎓 The Importance of Persistence: The crucial role of persistence in scientific research and teaching, and how enthusiasm for interacting with students can be a powerful driving force. 👩🔬 Increasing Female Representation: Inês also shares her dedication to improving gender balance in STEM fields and highlights the importance of role models in inspiring future generations. 🔗 To know more 👇 https://lnkd.in/dwnAHxai The full interview is available at the printed edition of the 15 of August edition of Revista Visão newsmagazine 🌟 #ArtificialIntelligence #STEM #Education #GenderEquality #ScientificResearch #AI #WomenInTech #Leadership

🔋 🔌 𝗘𝗩 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗖-𝗜𝗗 🚘 INESC-ID recently signed an agreement for AHEAD (AI-informed Holistic Electric Vehicles Integration Approaches for Distribution Grids), a Horizon Europe project under Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility. The aim is to determine the most convenient location to place electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and optimise both the usage of the power grid resources, and the charging stations located in urban and rural areas. At INESC-ID, the project is led by Hugo Morais, researcher in the Sustainable Power Systems (SPS) scientific area, with 916K € to fund participation by INESC-ID, and a consortium of 26 partners, within the EV value-chain, from 10 different countries. 🔗 To know more 👇 https://lnkd.in/dBAMWfQU #electricvehicles #EV #energy #HorizonEurope

📢 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗣𝗠𝗨𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 The 20th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU) occurred on July 22-26, at Técnico, Lisbon. João Paulo Carvalho, INESC-ID board member, was the General Chair of the event, that gathered more then 200 people, from 31 nationalities. 💻 Uncertainty is everywhere, including in computational problems. Engineers often ignore this, transforming it into zero/one solutions. “And then mistakes happen,” notes João Paulo Carvalho, from INESC-ID Human Language Technologies research area and Instituto Superior Técnico. “In real life, uncertainty takes on a different significance.” ➡Some of the topics addressed at IPMU2024: - Methods for managing uncertainty and aggregation - Since 2008, AI and LLM have transformed, making uncertainty a major topic - Keeley Crockett keynote speaker, on “People Powered AI – Challenges and Opportunities in Responsible and Trustworthy AI Development”, highlighted the need for empowering people and ensuring proper AI practices. 🔗 To know more 👇 https://lnkd.in/d7J2CVH7 Images | © 2024 INESC-ID #AI #LLM #NeuralNetworks #ComputationalScience #Uncertainty #IPMU2024 #EthicsInAI #Innovation #Research #Conference

🚨 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗧 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀? 🚨   📢"Our dependence on IT systems is growing, and therefore, the problems affect us more, seem to happen more, and have more visibility in the media", notes INESC-ID specialist in cybersecurity, Miguel Pupo Correia. The board member at INESC-ID and head of the Computer Science and Engineering Department (DEI Técnico), at Técnico, summarizes the reasons why the software failure occurred, shows us how can we prevent it from happening again and talks about the lessons learned from the incident: 🔍 The Incident:  A bug in CrowdStrike's cybersecurity software led to a global blackout, impacting airports, supermarkets, and TV stations. Compounded by a failure in Microsoft's Azure cloud service, this incident highlighted vulnerabilities in our IT infrastructure. 💡 Causes:  - The primary issue was a bug in CrowdStrike's software. - Lack of thorough testing before deployment. - The propagation of faulty software to millions of devices. - Manual fixes were required, causing significant disruption. 🛡️ Prevention and Mitigation:  While total prevention isn't feasible, we can manage and mitigate risks through: - Fault Prevention: Avoiding the introduction of faults. - Fault Tolerance: Ensuring faults don’t lead to system failures. - Fault Removal: Reducing the number and severity of faults. - Fault Forecasting: Predicting and preparing for potential faults. 👥 Impact on Businesses and Individuals:  From critical business operations to personal tasks, our reliance on IT systems necessitates contingency planning. Maintaining the ability to perform activities manually can be a crucial fallback. 📈 Lessons Learned:  1. Manage Expectations: Realize that IT systems, while reliable, are not infallible. 2. Identify Dependencies: Be aware of critical points of failure, especially in crucial moments like thesis presentations or business operations. 3. Continuous Improvement: Invest in better fault management and forecasting techniques. 🔗 The full conversation here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dwQU9sXM #ITsecurity #Cybersecurity #IST #DEI #DigitalResilience #ITInfrastructure #Microsoft #Blackout

☀ 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: 🌊 📄 Relax, have fun, spend time with loved ones and SUBSCRIBE to the brand new INESC-ID Newsletter. It is inescapable! 🔗 Click here to subscribe 👇 https://lnkd.in/dgCtHX6r #newsletter #innovation #technology

🚀 𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒𝐚𝐭-𝟏 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞!☀️🔋 It was a much-anticipated news: ISTSat-1's solar panels are fully operational and charging the batteries. "It made my day," says João Paulo Monteiro from IST NanosatLab, after receiving the latest data from the CubeSat, launched on July 9. The team has been tirelessly monitoring ISTSat-1 day and night, capturing crucial data with each orbit. The first Portuguese university satellite is performing well, maintaining the expected temperature and rotation speed. 🔉🛰️ (Turn the sound on and listen to the ISTSat-1 'talking'). ISTSat-1 project, developed at Instituto Superior Técnico, involved around 50 people and marked the first meeting of the NanosatLab consortium (led by INESC-ID), formed to maximize the potential of this pioneering event. It is expected that over the next five years, the CubeSat might contribute to aviation safety by transmitting ADS-B messages, enabling aircraft and ground terminals to receive position information. Stay tuned for more updates from our journey in space. 🌌 🔗 Learn more here👇 https://lnkd.in/djaMgB4H Images | © 2024 INESC-ID #SpaceExploration #ISTSat1 #NanosatLab #Innovation #IST #Técnico #ISTNanosatLab

🎙 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆? 🤖 💻 Inês Lynce, President and researcher at INESC-ID, has recently participated in the podcast, “Futuro do Futuro”, by national newspaper “Expresso”, moderated by Hugo Séneca, along with João Tiago Martins, from Noesis, to discuss Artificial Intelligence and its progress until now. During the episode, Inês Lynce highlighted the rapid advancements in the AI revolution and emphasized the importance of vigilance to ensure ethical practices. Reflecting on the early days of AI, Inês Lynce noted how just a few decades ago, AI was not considered a major topic, but it has now become a significant focus within the tech industry, which the community expects to dwindle eventually. 🎧 Listen to the full episode (in PT) 👇 https://lnkd.in/dpw9Qsxv #AI #artificialinteligence #innovation #technology

🎙️ 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 “𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀” 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 🔍🗣️ Which forms can hate speech take? How to recognise them? In the second episode of the podcast “Cortar o Mal pela Raiz” (Cut the Evil at its Root), Paula Carvalho, an INESC-ID researcher and member of the Project KNOwHATE team, joined journalist Amanda Lima, and moderator Cláudia Semedo to discuss the complexity, nuances and various forms of direct and indirect hate speech. This podcast is part of the KNOwHATE consortium, funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values program, and which includes INESC-ID, ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, the Interactive Technologies Institute, among other partners. It aims to offer an innovative, comprehensive, participatory, and culturally sensitive approach to analyse, detect, and combat direct and indirect hate speech in Portuguese. 🎧 Listen to the full episode (in PT) 👇 https://lnkd.in/dDri3vD6 #HateSpeech #KNOwHATE #Podcast #Research #EUfunded #INESCID (Image: @ kNOwHATE Project)

🌐 On July 10th, a delegation from the Innovation College of Korea 🇰🇷  visited the Hub Criativo do Beato, hosted by #CMUPortugal, INESC-ID and Interactive Technologies Institute. 🧠 The round of presentations included: #CMUPortugal Program’s initiatives, and INESC ID and ITI research work and ICT projects. José Mota Leal introduced the Beato Innovation District as an innovation center for creative and technological companies, and Ricardo Pinto and Francisco Paiva shared an overview of Instituto Superior Técnico. 👉More info 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eeqZcDCB

🌟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫: 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞́ 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂 “A man ahead of his time”, is how Inês Lynce, President of INESC-ID, describes José Tribolet, one of the founders of INESC, in 1980.   José Tribolet’s dedication to science and technology was recognized by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia during Encontro Ciência 2024 with a Scientific Merit Medal. 🏅   Tribolet envisioned a research institute focused on technology in his twenties, inspired by his studies and work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bell Laboratories in the USA. Returning to Portugal, and motivated by the April Revolution, Tribolet and colleagues began conceptualizing a research institution dedicated to R&D in collaboration with Instituto Superior Técnico.   🌎 “I felt obligated to give back to the country what I had learned in the USA,” Tribolet recalls. In August 1980, the association was formally established, with founding partners IST, UTL, CTT, and TLP.   Arlindo Oliveira, President of INESC, states, “The Medal of Scientific Merit awarded to Prof. José Tribolet reflects his contributions as a scientist and his vision in creating an ecosystem for scientific research and technological development.”   💻 In parallel with founding INESC, Tribolet established the bachelor’s degree and Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IST. Later, he developed an interest in Enterprise Engineering, emphasizing the importance of purpose in organizations.   In 1999, INESC restructured, creating more focused institutions like INESC-ID. “INESC-ID represents fundamental research and human capital development in computer science and electrical engineering,” Tribolet notes.   🔗 To know more about this extraordinary life👇 https://lnkd.in/d36Tztg8   Images | Encontro Ciência 2024, Book 1980 – 2015 (35 Years of INESC)   #INESCID #INESC #Science #Technology #Ciencia2024 #ComputerScience #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Research #ScientificMeritMedal