Categoria: Highlights
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DEI Talks | “Computational Inaesthetics: Expanding the Boundaries of Artistic Research and Computational Aesthetics” by Martinus Suijkerbuijk
“Computational Inaesthetics: Expanding the Boundaries of Artistic Research and Computational Aesthetics” will be presented on Friday, march 24th, at 14:30, room I-105, moderated by Prof. António Coelho from DEI. By the author: “The increasing use of digital technologies in artistic practice, coupled with the recent emergence of AI, has led to a growing intersection and…
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Open access, the “slow science” and the “fast science”
“Can the dissemination of science be a profitable business? Never before has the scientific community felt so much pressure to validate and legitimize what is produced. Can Open Access repositories be the solution?” These are questions raised by DEI faculty members Carlos Baquero, João Cardoso, Pedro Diniz and Rui Maranhão, which open the recently published…
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PLAY-THE-ODDS – Development of a game-based communication tool to help parents and children cope with the risk of hereditary cancer
In the week that marks the Rare Disease Day, which since its creation in 2008 is celebrated on the last day of February, the 28th, or 29th, the rarest day of the year, we learn about PLAY-THE-ODDS, a project led by the University of Porto that encourages families to talk about the risk of hereditary…
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Invited Talks | “Driving Simulators for the Study of Road Users’ Behaviour” by Prof. Stéphane Espié
“Driving Simulators for the Study of Road Users’ Behaviour” will be presented on tuesday, march 7th, at 17:15, room B012. “To be efficient and accepted, road safety counter-measures need to be defined thanks to scientific studies. The question is not only to imagine an optimal solution in the absolute, but to understand the real practices…
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CreativityTalks | “The Creativity Diamond Framework” by Prof. Peter Childs
There are many facets to creativity, and the topic has a profound impact on society. Substantial and sustained study on creativity has been undertaken, and much is now known about the fundamentals and how creativity can be augmented. To draw these elements together, a framework has been developed called the creativity diamond, formulated on the…
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NeACM takes office
After a short interregnum in its activities, the ACM FEUP’s student chapter is back with the appointment of the new board on February 8, at 17:30, in room I-105. Tiago Viana (Chair), João Ramos (Vice-Chair), Carolina Gonçalves (Secretary), João Coelho (Treasurer), Filipe Correia (Chairperson), Marco Costa (Chairperson) and Pedro Landolt (Chairperson), constitute the new team…
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ProDEI Symposium coming soon
Coming soon, February 8, B032 hosts the ProDEI Symposium, formerly known as DSIE, annual meeting of the community of the PhD Program in Computer Engineering at FEUP, organized by its students. This edition will demonstrate throughout the day the potential and opportunities of a PhD as a career path, through the testimonies of former ProDEI…
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DEI Talks | ”AutoML and Meta-learning for Neural Network Robustness Verification” by Prof. Jan N. van Rijn, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science
“Jan N. van Rijn holds a tenured position as assistant professor at Leiden University (ada.liacs.nl), where he works in the computer science department (LIACS) and Automated Design of Algorithms cluster (ADA). His research interests include artificial intelligence, automated machine learning (AutoML) and meta-learning. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science in 2016 at Leiden Institute…
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Talk a Bit is back for its 11th edition
Talk a Bit is back on January 28th (Saturday), at the FEUP Auditorium, for its 11th edition. The conference is organized annually by the final year students of the Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering of FEUP and is well known for the quality of its programme and the high number of participants. This year’s…
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Ana Inês Barros and Diana Freitas distinguished with an E-REDES Merit Scholarship
E-REDES Top Women Scholarship is a scholarship programme aimed at rewarding young women finalists of Masters in the areas of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, with the aim of encouraging an increase in the number of women opting for the technology sector, where gender imbalances still persist. “We are committed to promoting full participation and…