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The work by INESC TEC and University of Minho researchers examines whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) can already replace traditional methods for deciding how a database responds to queries.
30th September 2026
Fernando Cassola and Ricardo Bessa, researchers at INESC TEC, have been publicly and officially recognised by the European Commission as experts who contributed to two strategic studies.
04th August 2026
An INESC TEC researcher presented the Institute’s work on ransomware analysis and protection to the cybersecurity community during the 12th meeting of OWASP Porto, the regional chapter of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) – an international organisation dedicated to improving application security through knowledge sharing, training and the development of best practices.
31st July 2026
Programming, Artificial Intelligence, bioinformatics, the Internet of Things (IoT), supercomputing and quantum computing were among the topics explored by 25 high school students who took part in Computação sem Fronteiras, an action held as part of the University of Minho’s Verão no Campus programme. Organised by INESC TEC’s hub at the University of Minho, the initiative introduced participants to different areas of computing through workshops, practical challenges and hands-on activities.
31st July 2026
Autonomous robotics, agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) for engineering design and simulation, clinical datasets, and mobility are the four areas in which researchers, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and academic teams from across the European Union and associated countries are invited to showcase the potential of their generative AI innovations.
30th July 2026
Turning the Iberian Peninsula into a European benchmark for quantum technologies and AI - that is the goal of Quantum IberIA, a cross-border cooperation project bringing together 17 entities from both countries, including INESC TEC.
26th June 2026
From assessing Portuguese municipal councils to evaluating more than 3000 public service portals worldwide, the work of INESC TEC researchers Diogo Ribeiro and João Marco Silva puts the cybersecurity of public administration at the centre of the debate.
19th June 2026
From a best poster award to contributions on four distinct fronts. That is how INESC TEC made its mark at EuroSys 2026, one of the most prestigious international conferences in computer systems.
15th June 2026
Rui Oliveira, Director of INESC TEC, attended the second edition of the AI Compute Summit, held in May in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event, organised by The Economist, brought together business leaders, researchers and policymakers to discuss the future of computing in the service of artificial intelligence (AI).
12th June 2026
INESC TEC was present at the Mostra Empresarial e Qualifica-te Braga 2026, held on 28 and 29 May at the Altice Forum Braga. Over the two days of the event, the institution showcased the work developed at its University of Minho hub, dedicated to computer science.
12th June 2026
Mobile networks of the future will become faster and smarter, without compromising users’ security and privacy. How? The answer lies in the technologies developed by the European project PRIVATEER, which involved INESC TEC and has now come to an end.
25th May 2026
From Brussels to Glasgow, INESC TEC boosted advances in interoperability and portability of models, services, processes and data associated with ocean digital twins. At both the EDITO Digital Ocean Forum and the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026, the outcomes of the Iliad project took centre stage within the ambition to create a digital twin of European seas.
10th April 2026