Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program’s Post

🚀 Applications for #CMUPortugal Affiliated Ph.D. Scholarships, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), are open until May 2nd! 👀 You can have a research period up to 1 year at Carnegie Mellon University! https://lnkd.in/ebjZeNmV

🗣️ Isabel Trancoso, researcher & faculty at #CMUPortugal and ISCA Medalist 2024, will be a keynote speaker at INTERSPEECH 2024, the world’s leading conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing, to take place in Greece, on September 1-5 2024. 👩🏫 Isabel Trancoso will present "Towards Responsible Speech Processing" focusing on the essential pillars of privacy, fairness, and sustainability in speech technology. Her insights are set to guide future innovations, emphasizing the importance of ethical standards in the field. 🤝 Jointly organized by International speech Communication Association ISCA, Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering and Bar-Ilan University. More information at the conference’s official website 🔗https://lnkd.in/d7bz8QbE

On April 25th 2024, join us as we celebrate the #GirlsInICTDay and simultaneously the 50th Anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution and the end of the 🇵🇹dictatorship. To celebrate both, here's what some of #CMUPortugal “Girls in ICT”  have to say about the concept of #Freedom and the power of choice ! 👩🔬✊ Many thanks to Carolina Carreira , Catarina Fidalgo, Maria da Loura Casimiro, Catarina Gamboa and Ziqi Huang for their participation. #25deabril #GirlsInICT #WomenInTech #ICTDay

❗ ❗ Registrations for the Lisbon Machine Learning Summer School (#LxMLS2024) close on April 26th! 📍 This event will take place on July 11-17, at Instituto Superior Técnico, with #CMUPortugal support! More information👉 https://lnkd.in/eEyNR4qB

Meet David Pissarra, a Master student at Instituto Superior Técnico who was hosted in 2023 at Carnegie Mellon University College of Science, under the “Visiting Students” Program. Here’s what he had to share about his research period at Carnegie Mellon University! 💬 "My experience at Carnegie Mellon University was truly transformative and enriching. Through the CMU Portugal Visiting Students program, I discovered the joy of doing research on what I am most passionate about. The academic excellence at CMU, combined with its vibrant and inclusive atmosphere, empowered me to delve into new ideas and diverse perspectives. Furthermore, Pittsburgh proved to be an ideal city for young scholars seeking welcoming research opportunities, with its lively community and rich cultural offerings."

💬Carol J. Smith, AI Division Trust Lab Lead and a Principal Research Scientist of Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University, at the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) 2024, presenting “Trustworthy by Design” on the new challenges and opportunities brought by dynamic AI systems. 📷 by Rui Maranhao Abreu (of Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto), the Co-President of ICSE 2024. More info about this event 👇 https://lnkd.in/edch5B9t

🎓 Are you (or will be) a Ph.D Student who wants an international experience? You can spend up to 1 year at Carnegie Mellon University! 🚨Don't miss the call for application #CMUPortugal Affiliated Ph.D Scholarships, with the support of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), it closes on May 2nd! 🔗Learn more about the call 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebjZeNmV

💥 The 2nd anniversary of Nova School of Business and Economics's Haddad Entrepreneurship Institute, held on April 10th, was the inaugural initiative of CMU Portugal Patient Innovation Accelerator, result of a collaboration between CMU Portugal, Nova School of Business and Economics and NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, and sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT). 🗣️This event was joined by the directors of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program @Nuno Jardim Nunes and Jose Moura. More information  🔗 https://lnkd.in/e9zUHd7f 

📅 On April 19 at 9am, Carol J. Smith, AI Division Trust Lab Lead and a Principal Research Scientist of Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, will speak at the International Conference in Software Engineering (ICSE) 2024, taking place in Lisbon, until April 20th. 🗣️ Supported by the #CMUPortugal Program, Carol J. Smith will host the Talk “Trustworthy by Design” on the new challenges and opportunities brought by dynamic AI system. 🌐ICSE 2024 has #CMUPortugal Scientific Director Rui Maranhão, from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, as Co-President. More information about the event 🔗https://lnkd.in/edch5B9t