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Will hybrid quantum-classical methods be effective in eliminating gaps and misaligned regions in DNA sequencing?

Curious about this issue our researchers Helena Maki, MSc student, and André Souto (IR), integrated member, and Margarida Carvalho (BioISI) are seeking to answer at the QUICK-DNA project, a project that was awarded funding through the competitive LASIGE/FCT Seed...

Can robots be political influencers?

This is a question that our researchers Hugo Simão and João Pedro Pereira, PhD student and MSc student, respectively, and Tiago Guerreiro and Isabel Neto (IR), both integrated members, are seeking to answer at the RobotsVote project, a project that was awarded funding...

Endometriosis Tracking Tech for Trans and Gender-Diverse Users

Our researchers Sara Canhoto, MSc student, and Tiago Guerreiro and Rúben Gouveia (IR), both integrated members, sought to adopt an inclusive design approach, as part of the IBD project, a project that was awarded funding through the competitive LASIGE/FCT Seed...

LASIGE and Ciências hosted the Technovation Girls Challenge Portugal’s final

João Pedro Carvalho, LASIGE integrated members, was one of the organizers of the final of the Technovation Girls Challenge Portugal, which was held at Ciências ULisboa on 23 May 2025, in Lisbon. Alysson Bessani (Department of Informatics Director), António Casimiro...

Nuno Neves, Sara Silva and Francisco M. Couto listed (once again) as top researchers at Research.com

LASIGE integrated researchers Nuno Neves, Sara Silva, and Francisco M. Couto have been, once again, ranked as best scholars in the discipline of Computer Science featured in the 2026 edition of Research.com World’s Best Scientists. The results were published on May...

LASIGE @ “Feitos do Futuro”

On 23 May 2026, at “Feitos do Futuro”, the University of Lisbon was transformed into a living laboratory where people could step into virtual realities, programme robots, explore the human body, or listen to the ocean like in ways they have never done before. Isabel...