Tathagata Srimani, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, will be the afternoon keynote speaker, at the event “Semiconductors: Opportunities and Challenges”, at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga (Portugal), presenting the session “NanoSystems: Lab-to-Fab”, on March 17th, at 2:15 -2:30 pm.
Tathagata Srimani’s participation in the event is sponsored by the CMU Portugal Program and follows the 2023 visit of CMU faculty to Portugal’s labs in nanotechnologies and material characterization.
The event is jointly organized by INL, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), the National Innovation Agency (ANI), the Northern Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N) and has the institutional support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and the Ministry of Economy.
To access the full program and register, visit the official website.
Inês Lynce, CMU Portugal National co-Director and INESC-ID President, will be part of the roundtable discussion “Doctoral Models with Industry and Non-Academic Partners” at the A3ES International Conference “Doctoral Education in Transition: Addressing Challenges for Inspiring Change”, to take place November 29th, 2024, on Teatro Thalia.
Pedro Bizarro, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Feedzai, a CMU Portugal Affiliated company and the first start-up launched under the Program, will also be part of the discussion panel that will be moderated by Manuel Heitor, former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology.
The Closing Session will feature Ana Paiva, the Secretary of State for Science, as speaker.
The full agenda of the even
t is available here. If you wish to attend, register here.
The event will be broadcast via Youtube.
The Bridge.AI project, with the creation of five working groups for different dimensions of the EU AI Act’s application, aims to produce recommendations for national decision-makers based on sound scientific knowledge, experts’ guidance, and specific cases from the Center for Responsible AI while simultaneously creating an ecosystem of collaboration between key stakeholders.
The conclusions of the project will be presented at the Bridge AI Conference: Portugal at the Forefront of AI Regulation to be held on October 19th, at the Champalimaud Foundation.
The Bridge AI Conference will bring together academics, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and interested citizens to listen to and debate with the most prominent voices in AI regulation. This event will feature the presentation of the preliminary results of the Bridge AI study, talks and debates with international experts and key national decision-makers.
The conference will be held in PT and EN with translation in real time.
Take a look at the agenda and register to attend here.
The Bridge.AI project is funded by Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and PlanAPP, through the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers; and is coordinated by INESC-ID, in collaboration with the Champalimaud Foundation and Unbabel.
CMU Portugal is one of the academic institutions participating in Bridge.AI and the technological company Unbabel, one of the CMU Portugal Program’s affiliated partners, is one of the 4 companies integrating the project. Learn more here.
On July 3rd, the CMU Portugal Program will host, along with the MIT Portugal Program and UT Austin Portugal, the session “Collaborative projects under FCT’s international partnerships with CMU, MIT and UTAustin” at the 2024 Encontro Ciência Summit. This year’s edition will take place at 2:30 pm, D. Maria Hall of Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto.
The CMU Portugal session will highlight innovative initiatives and partnerships established within the Program to address critical challenges. These include contributions to talent development within its unique ecosystem and to academic and industrial innovation and entrepreneurship
14.35 -Welcome Notes and Session Background: Brief Retrospective on FCT’s International Partnerships| José Manuel Mendonça, National Director, UT Austin Portugal
14:45 – Panel I -International Partnerships and Talent Development
Moderation: Inês Lynce (National Co-Director Nacional CMU Portugal)
- CMU Portugal – Lia Patrício (FEUP | INESC TEC | CMU Portugal)
- MIT Portugal – Nelson Costa ( Universidade do Minho| MIT Portugal)
- UT Austin Portugal – Mariana Miranda (INESC TEC, UT Austin Portugal)
15: 20 – Panel II – International Partnerships and their Contribution to Scientific and Technological-Based Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Moderation: Pedro Arezes (National Diretor MIT Portugal)
- CMU Portugal – Pedro Oliveira (Dean, NOVA SBE)
- MIT Portugal – Simão Soares (CEO, SilicoLifel)
- UT Austin Portugal – Rosa Romero (CEO, Sphere Ultrafast Photonics)
Additionally 8 CMU Portugal Ph.D. students will present their work in an e-poster format that will soon be available on the conference’s virtual gallery. These will be: Cláudia Mamede (FEUP), Diogo Silva (FCT NOVA), Francisco Neves (FCT NOVA), Manuel Carneiro (Universidade de Coimbra), Maria Eduarda Andrada (Universidade de Coimbra), Marta Freitas (Universidade de Coimbra), Sofia Ferraz (FEUP) e Tamás Karácsony (FEUP).
The calendar for the sessions is available here. To attend the event, registration is required, through the Encontro Ciência website.
About Encontro Ciência:
“Encontro Ciência” is the major Science Conference organized by the Portuguese Government through the Ministry of Science Technology and Higher Education (MCTES) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT). It is held annually to highlight Portugal’s main achievements in science and technology.
On June 28th 2024, from 14:30 to 16:30, the CMU Portugal Program in collaboration with INESC TEC and the Diversity and Inclusion Commission, will host the Invited Talk on Gender Balance “Breaking Barriers in Technology: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon and Global Perspectives” by Jeria Quesenberry, from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Jeria Quesenberry is the Associate Dean of Faculty in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and a Teaching Professor of Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on cultural influences in the technology field, with particular emphasis on social inclusion, broadening participation, career values, organizational interventions, and work-life balance. She is the co-author of the book “Kicking Butt in Computer Science: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon University”.
Agenda
June 28th | INESC TEC (Auditorium A)
14:30 – Welcome Words by Maria da Graça Barbosa, Member of the Executive Board of INESC TEC – Institute for Systems and Computing Engineering, Technology and Science
14:45 – Presentation by Jeria Quesenberry (CMU)
15:30 – Discussion “Working Towards Gender Balance in STEM areas – sparking the conversation at INESC TEC”
16:00 – Q&A
16:30 – End of session
To attend the event, registration is required via the form here.
On June 26th 2024, from 11 am to 1 pm, the CMU Portugal Program in collaboration with INESC-ID and the Gender Balance Group from Instituto Superior Técnico, will host the Invited Talk on Gender Balance “Breaking Barriers in Technology: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon and Global Perspectives”, by Jeria Quesenberry from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Jeria Quesenberry is the Associate Dean of Faculty in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and a Teaching Professor of Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on cultural influences in the technology field, with particular emphasis on social inclusion, broadening participation, career values, organizational interventions, and work-life balance. She is the co-author of the book “Kicking Butt in Computer Science: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon University”.
The talk will be followed by a Roundtable discussion under the theme “Gender imbalance in STEM: the Portuguese academia experience”, with the participation of the Portuguese Secretary of State for Science, Ana Paiva.
Agenda
June 26th I Instituto Superior Técnico (Salão Nobre)
11:00 – Welcome Note
11:10 – Talk by Jeria Quesenberry – Associate Dean, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, CMU
11:40 – Q&A
12:00 – Roundtable: “Gender imbalance in STEM: the Portuguese academia experience”
Participants:
Moderator: Sara Sá – Science Writer, INESC-ID
Attendance is free upon registration here.
The CMU Portugal Program joins again as partner of the “Building The Future” 6th edition, one of the main Portuguese annual Conferences on Digital Transformation, sponsored by Microsoft.
Under the title “Unlocking Superpowers: The Fusion of Human Ingenuity and AI”, this year’s event will take place on February 21 and 22 onsite at Convento do Beato, and online. The Building the Future Conference brings together nationally and internationally renowned speakers, business decision-makers, members from the technological community, startups, entrepreneurs, and government. The full list of speakers is available here.
“Building The Future” main mission is to empower people and companies through technology, always keeping an eye on the future. This year’s edition will revolve on the frontiers between human potential and artificial intelligence, promoting discussions, use cases and explorative sessions to unravel the strands where human and AI capabilities intertwine. The event will serve as a platform to discuss the dawn of an era marked by groundbreaking innovation and transformative discoveries.
More information on the event’s website.
Online participation is available through this registration link.
Date: December 6 and 7, 2023
Locations: Culturgest, Lisbon (Portugal) and Scott Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (USA)
More information on the Symposium website and full agenda here.
Carol Smith is the AI Division Trust Lab Lead and a Principal Research Scientist at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Software Engineering Institute. She leads research focused on development practices that result in trustworthy, human-centered, and responsible AI systems. Ms. Smith has been conducting research to improve the human experience with complex systems across industries for over 20 years. Since 2015 she has led research to integrate ethics and improve human experiences with AI systems, autonomous vehicles, and other complex and emerging technologies. Ms. Smith is recognized globally as a leading researcher and user experience advocate and has presented over 250 talks and workshops in over 40 cities around the world. Her writing can be found in publications from organizations including AAAI, ACM, and the UXPA, and she has taught courses and lectured at CMU and other leading institutions. Ms. Smith is currently an ACM Distinguished Speaker and a Working Group member of the IEEE P7008™ Standard. Ms. Smith holds a Master of Science degree in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University.
Carol J. Smith, AI Division Trust Lab Lead and a Principal Research Scientist at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Software Engineering Institute, will be one of the keynote speakers at the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2024).
The event, held from April 14th to 20th, is one of the World main Software Engineering Conferences and will gather in Lisbon over 1500 Developers. In addition, this edition will have CMU Portugal Scientific Director Rui Maranhão from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto as Co-President. Supported by the CMU Portugal Program, Carol Smith will host the Talk “Trustworthy by Design” on the new challenges and opportunities brought by dynamic AI systems, on April 19th, at 9 am.