LASIGE’s Executive Committee Elected (2026/2027)

On January 21, 2026, the LASIGE Scientific Council elected the Executive Committee (EC) for the 2026–2027 term, composed of Tiago Guerreiro (Director), Cátia Pesquita and Vinicius Cogo (Vice-Directors), and Rúben Gouveia (member). Tiago Guerreiro thanked Alysson...

International Thank-You Day and LASIGE PhD Student Commission

International Thank-You Day is celebrated on January 11 every year. This observance aims to foster a global culture of gratitude by encouraging people to express their appreciation through the simple but powerful act of saying “thank you.” It serves as a reminder to...

Exploring malicious and white worm emergent behavior across IoT networks

The paper “Dynamics of defensive and malicious worm co-propagation across networked systems”, co-authored by LASIGE’s integrated researcher Andreia Sofia Teixeira, was published in the journal Chaos, Solitons & Fractals (SCIMAGO Q1). The research explores how the...

LASIGE FCT PTDC/PEx Project Proposal – Pitch to Peers Session.1

*************************************************************************************** What: LASIGE FCT PTDC/PEx Project Proposal – Pitch to Peers Session.1 Who: PIs, team members, other researchers When: February 11, 15:30 Where: 6.3.27 Send topics until...

Research on Inclusive and Accessible Health Tracking for Blind and Low-Vision People receives national FCT grant

LASIGE researcher Rúben Gouveia has successfully obtained funding for his AmbiAccess project, through the FCT’s PEX exploratory call. Health tracking through smartphones and wearables is increasingly common, but much of it still assumes visual interaction –...

AmbiAccess