As part of the Ciências ULisboa (Ciências) community, LASIGE participated in the 2026 edition of the Ciências Research & Innovation Day, showcasing the scientific work produced within the unit. The event took place on October 14, 2026, serving as a public platform to highlight the best science from this centenary institution. It provided faculty members and researchers an opportunity to share their work with both the internal and external community, thereby promoting collaboration and networking.

LASIGE participated in the Cutting-edge research Flash Talks, delivering a talk entitled “AI that Kills Saves” by Sara Silva (integrated member), and, as in previous years, LASIGE students presented their work during the event’s poster session:

• “Dynamic Household Energy Use Profiling and Short-Term Forecasting”, Nuno Costa, Pedro M. Ferreira, Alan Oliveira, José Cecílio;
• “Virtual TV Remote Control for Users With Cerebral Palsy”, Guilherme Gouveia, Daniel Freitas, Carlos Duarte;
• “Improving the Usability of LiquidJava”, Ricardo Costa, Catarina Gamboa, Alcides Fonseca;
• WebAR Experiences for Museums (“A Verdade e a J-u-s-t-i-ç-a”), Henrique Matos, Beatriz Carmo, Hugo Ferreira, Ana Fonseca;
• “Context-Aware Parkinson’s Disease Monitoring”, Mariana Tomás, Diogo Branco, André Santos, João Ferreira, Filipa Pona-Ferreira, Joaquim Ferreira, Tiago Guerreiro;
• “Words Matter: Explainable AI for Hate Speech and Fake News Detection”, Ana Brito, Soraia M. Alarcão, Vânia Mendonça;
• “Byzantine Fault-Tolerant Searchable Encryption”, Rafael Correia, Alexander Davidson, Bernardo Ferreira.

Two of the students, Nuno Costa and Ricardo Costa, also received special attention from the Ciências’ Communication and Image Department, and were interviewed about the future of research in Portugal and their career prospects for the coming years.