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Advanced computing (High Performance Computing - HPC) provides more resources and better performance than ordinary computers, in order to solve complex engineering and scientific problems, while contributing to technological developments in several areas, such as healthcare, environment and natural sciences.
01st July 2020
On June 3 and 4, José Creissac Campos, senior researcher at INESC TEC’s High-Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab) and lecturer at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, concluded the habilitation exams at UMinho, with unanimous approval by the members of the jury.
22nd June 2020
See here the detailed information on the results of the study between May 25 and June 5
22nd June 2020
João Gama, researcher at INESC TEC’s Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Laboratory (LIAAD), reached the third place in the Computer Sciences ranking in Portugal, part of sixth edition of the world ranking of best scientists in the field of Computer Sciences in 2020, promoted by Guide2Research.
15th June 2020
For the first time ever, INESC TEC obtained a software patent in the United States of America, thanks to the technology used in the mobile cryptocurrency wallet developed by the spin-off Keyruptive.
15th June 2020
In early May, the European Commission registered more than 2.700 daily articles with fake news related to covid-19 on social networks, including false or misleading posts. Those responsible for said European body even considered misinformation the “disease of the century”.
26th May 2020
How are the Portuguese citizens resorting to healthcare services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic? One can find some of the answers in the latest results of the study “Diaries of a pandemic”, which were released today. This initiative was launched by the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto (ISPUP) and by INESC TEC, in partnership with the newspaper Público.
17th April 2020
An international team of researchers, including INESC TEC’s collaborator at the High Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab), Carlos Baquero, developed an open social media survey in order to estimate the number of confirmed cases with COVID-19 symptoms and monitor their evolution in eleven countries.
15th April 2020
To understand the dynamics of citizens’ adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. This is the main objective of an initiative launched by the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto (ISPUP) and by INESC TEC, in partnership with the newspaper Público.
25th March 2020
The phone app meuparlamento.pt is one of the 40 winners of the World Summit Awards, an international competition that elects projects focused on promoting digital innovation at local level.
17th March 2020
The European project BEACONING - Breaking Educational Barriers with Contextualized, Pervasive and Gameful Learning, developed in partnership with INESC TEC's Centre for Information Systems and Computer Graphics (CSIG), was the big winner of the “Gamification Software Award”. This competition aims to reward disruptive projects in the field of gamification.
10th February 2020
It won’t be a traditional book, but it won’t be an e-book either. It will support a learning model with innovative characteristics. This is the idea behind the “Augmented Book for the Creative Introduction to Programming”, a project by António Coelho, from INESC TEC’s Centre for Information Systems and Computer Graphics (CSIG), one of the winners of the competition for “Pedagogical Innovation Projects”, part of the “Promoting Pedagogical Excellence” programme by the University of Porto.
07th February 2020