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06-12-2024

AMALIA: The First Portuguese-Language LLM

The Portuguese Prime Minister announced at the Web Summit the development of AMALIA – an Automatic Multimodal Language Assistant with Artificial Intelligence, the first Large-Scale Language Model ... [more...]
05-12-2024

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04-12-2024

André Clérigo won the IEEE Outstanding MSc Thesis Award – Portugal Section

This innovative work addresses the safety of Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) in smart cities by proposing a groundbreaking solution that integrates Augmented Reality (AR), smart city infrastructure, and ... [more...]
29-11-2024

Secure Communications: A UK-Portugal Dialogue

The “Secure Communications: A UK-Portugal Dialogue” event is part of an ongoing series organized by the British Embassy in Lisbon, focusing on pivotal topics in cybersecurity and emerging ... [more...]
28-11-2024

MESMERISING Project distinguished with the TransforMAR Award

The MESMERISING project has been recognized as one of three winners of the prestigious TransforMAR award. This accolade, promoted by LIFE SeaBIL and SPEA (Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds), ... [more...]
26-11-2024

Portugal's Autonomous Mobility Stalled by Legislative Barriers – Insights from Susana Sargento and Joaquim Ferreira

Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) has established itself as a key player in research on autonomous mobility. However, the Portuguese legislative framework remains a significant obstacle, as it ... [more...]
22-11-2024

Engineering and Science Go to School: Filipa Pires inspires young minds at Arco Íris Primary School

During Science and Technology Week, Filipa Pires introduced children to her work in Organic Electronics at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) with a lively and interactive presentation. At the ... [more...]
20-11-2024

Pedro Fonseca's work recognized with the IEEE Distinguished Chapter Leadership Award

Pedro Fonseca, our researcher and professor at the University of Aveiro, has been honored with the prestigious “IEEE Distinguished Chapter Leadership Award”. [more...]
07-11-2024

Quantum Technology for Space Security: IT Leads NATO-Funded QSCAN Project

The QSCAN project will demonstrate the Secure Multiparty Computation (SMC) protocol for Space Surveillance Tracking within the Portuguese Quantum Communication Infrastructure. [more...]
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