LASIGE established a partnership with Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda (INCM), May 2020.

LASIGE is now part of this strategic Innovation Network to collaborate in activities of research, development and innovation (RD&I), to promote the effective transfer of knowledge, the management of ideas, technological surveillance and creativity.

LASIGE researchers Carlota Cardoso, Rita Sousa and Cátia Pesquita (integrated researcher) were co-awarded the Best Poster Award at the 2020 Extended Semantic Web Conference.

Last month, Prof. Alysson Bessani, LASIGE integrated member, gave one the keynotes for the 3rd International Symposium on Foundations and Applications of Blockchain (FAB’2020), organized by the University of California, Santa Cruz.

LASIGE member Carlos Duarte was nominated for the Management Committee of the soon to start COST Action Leading Platform for European Citizens, Industries, Academia and Policymakers in Media Accessibility (LEAD-ME).

Francisco Couto is one of FCUL’s three representants in the recently approved composition of ULisboa Interdisciplinary Thematic Network redeSAÚDE.

ULisboa's Interdisciplinary Thematic Networks aim to mobilize its professors and researchers in specific areas of knowledge to increase the University’s participation in international networks. This will contribute to a better positioning of ULisboa for the smart specialization strategies (RIS3) within the Portugal 2020 framework and for Horizon 2020 societal challenges.

Inclusive education is the aim of LASIGE researchers, Ana Pires, Tiago Guerreiro and Hugo Simão, to develop technological solutions to enable it for children with mixed abilities.

Alcides Fonseca, LASIGE integrated member, commented on the Radio France International (RFI), last 14may the effect of confinement measures on large technology companies as: