Public notice for research grant Refª BII|2025/680 Project Center for Responsible AI - refª C628696807-00454142 - Application submission from 10 to 21 of March 2025
10 Mar 2025
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
INESC ID- Research Field
Engineering » Computer engineering- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Positions
Undergraduate Positions- Country
Portugal- Application Deadline
21 Mar 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon)- Type of Contract
Not Applicable- Job Status
Not Applicable- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
European Union / Next Generation EU- Reference Number
Refª BII|2025/680 – Project CRAI – refª C628696807-00454142- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Public notice for research grant Refª BII|2025/680
Project Center for Responsible AI - refª C628696807-00454142
funded by Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) https://recuperarportugal.gov.pt/ and
Next Generation EU European Funds
Application submission from 10 to 21 of March 2025
WHO WE ARE
INESC-ID (www.inesc-id.pt , “Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores: Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa” is a Research and Development and Innovation Organization (R&D+i) in the fields of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
INESC-ID’s research impact is focused on four Thematic Lines
Energy transition
Life and health technology
Security and privacy.
Societal digital transformation.
INESC-ID promotes cooperation between academia and industry by addressing research on daily life issues, such as healthcare, space, mobility, human language technologies, agri-food, industry 4.0, and smart grids. This high level of knowledge transfer is achieved through both competitive research projects and direct contracted research. Therefore, public and private entities have access to a pool of knowledge, resources and services provided through the unique competencies available at the institution.
INESC ID has a strong international academic environment and inclusive work environment.
ONE (1) research grant for students that are enrolled in a BSc program with reference number BII|2025/680 under the scope of the project Center for Responsible AI with the refª C628696807-00454142 funded by Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) https://recuperarportugal.gov.pt/ and
Next Generation EU European Funds, is available under the following conditions:
OBJECTIVES | FUNCTIONS
The main goal is to build a Proof of Space blockchain that relies on real contents that are maintained in the nodes of Machine Learning, Data Analytics and Cloud platforms.
More precisely, the work will integrate previous work in our team on the Proof of Space blockchain protocol, called “Chia Bread Pudding”, with an encrypted file system on a mainstream Operating System, such as Linux. In this blockchain protocol, the stake of each user is given by the amount of file contents that he holds in his disks.
The goal of the integrated system that should result from this grant is to allow “Chia Bread Pudding” to use the user’s contents that are already maintained in an encrypted file system. The implemented solution should also try to ensure that this integration does not incur relevant overheads on the normal operation of the file system.
The work plan will include:
The expected outcome is a design and implementation of the above-mentioned integrated systems, together with a comprehensive experimental evaluation, to be presented in at least one scientific paper.
BINDING LEGISLATION
Law 40/2004 of 18th of August (Scientific Research Fellow Status) in its current wording.
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2004-58216179
Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology in force
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
INESC-ID Lisboa Grant Regulations in force
https://www.inesc-id.pt/scholarship-regulations/
Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP)
https://recuperarportugal.gov.pt/
The fellowship contract is awarded on an exclusive dedication basis – art. 5 of Scientific Research Fellow Status and art. 16 of Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology.
DURATION
THREE (3) months, starting in April 2025, renewable subject to suitable performance within the period of the project, not exceeding the maximum period set by FCT for such grants.
RENEWAL
Renewable is subject to performance if the candidate is enrolled in a :
BSC or MSc program - art. 5º
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf
subject to suitable performance within the period of the project, not exceeding the maximum period set by FCT for such grants – 1 years (included contract renewals)
or
Non-degree programme – art. 5
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
https://files.dre.pt/2s/2019/12/241000000/0009100105.pdf
subject to suitable performance within the period of the project, not exceeding the maximum period set by FCT for such grants – 1 year (included contract renewals)
MONTHLY AMOUNT
The monthly amount of the grant is 651,12€ according to the “Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology” in force
The payment will be made through a monthly bank transfer to a portuguese bank account, held by the grantee.
https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.p…
SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION
The activity will be supervised by João Pedro Faria Mendonça Barreto, Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico and Researcher at INESC-ID.
WORKPLACE
INESC ID - Headquarters Rua Alves Redol, 9, 1000-029 Lisboa
INESC-ID - Taguspark Avenida Professor Cavaco Silva, Edifício IST 2744-016 Porto Salvo
INESC-ID Energia IST - Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Área de Energia, Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) enrolled in a BSc degree in Computer Engineering or related areas and with a suitable scientific and professional curriculum may apply.
The candidate(s) must be enrolled in a
BSc or MSc program - art. 5
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
or
Non-degree programme – art. 5
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
The applicants are required to have proficiency in Portuguese and English, both written and spoken, as well as being enthusiastic, proactive, collaborative and able to work individually and as a team.
Preferential factors:
Preference will be given to candidates with suitable scientific and professional curriculum such as:
- Experience in the domain of operating systems
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The selection will be based on the following criteria:
The evaluation panel assigns a classification to each of the candidates on a scale of 0 to 100 points, ranking the candidates according to their classification consisting on the sum of the partial classifications assigned in each evaluation criterion, and considering the weighting factor given to each parameter. In this process abstentions are not allowed.
In the event of a tie among candidates with the same highest evaluation score, the Evaluation Panel reserves the right to conduct interviews to have a more objective assessment of specific criteria.
If an interview is conducted, the punctuation proposed by each member of the evaluation panel is obtained by assigning a weighting factor of 80% to the CV, and a weighting factor of 20% to the interview.
Additionally, the evaluation panel retains the discretion to withhold the scholarship if the candidates fail to fulfill the stipulated requirements.
The evaluation panel may also decide not to assign the scholarship, if none of candidates meets the required conditions.
If the requirements mentioned above are not fulfilled, the evaluation panel may choose not to select a candidate.
Candidates with an average score below 70, are not recommended for hiring
Minutes of the evaluation panel meeting are drawn up with a summary of what has taken place in the meeting, as well as the votes emitted by the jury, being available to the candidates whenever requested.
EVALUATION PANEL
Jury
Name
Professional Status
Institutions
President
Paolo Romano
Researcher / Associate Professor
INESC-ID / Técnico ULisboa
Member
Miguel Ângelo Marques de Matos
Researcher / Assistant Professor
INESC-ID / Técnico ULisboa
Member
João Pedro Faria Mendonça Barreto
Researcher / Associate Professor
INESC-ID / Técnico ULisboa
Substitute member
Nuno Miguel Carvalho dos Santos
Researcher / Associate Professor
INESC-ID / Técnico ULisboa
Substitute member
Miguel Filipe Leitão Pardal
Researcher / Assistant Professor
INESC-ID / Técnico ULisboa
APPLICATION
The application and supporting documents must be submitted via email to bolsas@inesc-id.pt .
The application email should clearly state the reference of the grant on the subject.
Refª CRAI + BII|2025/680
Applications without the reference of the grant will not be considered
The candidate should clearly state his / her consent so that the communications and notifications in the context of this call can take place to the electronic address bolsas@inesc-id.pt .
The application and supporting documents may be submitted in Portuguese or English, although the President of the evaluation panel when a member of the evaluation panel is a non-native Portuguese speaker, may request that, within a reasonable time, the candidate translates into English a document previously presented in Portuguese.
Candidates who submit their application incorrectly or who do not prove the requirements required in this public notice are excluded from admission. In case of doubt, the evaluation panel may demand any candidate to present documents proving those statements.
False statements by the candidates will be punished according to the law.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
The supporting documents listed below must be presented in pdf form.
Applications without the requested documents may not be considered
Supporting documents presented in another format will not be considered by the evaluation panel.
Addressed to the Evaluation Panel, including full name, and contact address, including email address and telephone.;
In the application submission, the candidates may replace the proof of enrolment by a declaration of honour, stating that they are/will be enrolled in the program required ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
It is mandatory for the approval of the fellowship, that the selected candidate present the official proof of enrollment required in the ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS .
NOTIFICATION, PRIOR HEARING, COMPLAIN AND APPEAL DEADLINES
The admitted and excluded candidates will be notified by email of the final ranking list.
After being notified, all candidates have 10 working days to submit a formal rebuttal. After that period, the evaluation panel notifies the candidates of the final report.
Excluded candidates may complain about the evaluation panel final report for 15 working days after notification or appeal to the evaluation panel decision to the INESC ID Board of Directors for 30 working days, after notification.
Non-discrimination and equal access policy
INESC-ID actively promotes a policy of non-discrimination and equal access, so that no candidate can be privileged, benefited, disadvantaged or deprived of any right or exemption from any duty owing, in particular, to ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, economic situation, education, social origin or condition, genetic heritage, reduced working capacity, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs and trade union membership.
Under the terms of D.L. No. 29/2001, of February 3, a disabled candidate has a preference when in equal classification, which prevails over any other legal preference. Candidates must declare on the application form their respective degree of disability, the type of disability and the means of communication / expression to be used in the selection process, under the terms of the aforementioned diploma.
Where to apply
bolsas@inesc-id.pt
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Computer engineering
- Education Level
- Undergraduate
Skills/Qualifications
ONE (1) research grant for students that are enrolled in a BSc program with reference number BII|2025/680 under the scope of the project Center for Responsible AI with the refª C628696807-00454142 funded by Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) https://recuperarportugal.gov.pt/ and
Next Generation EU European Funds, is available under the following conditions:
OBJECTIVES | FUNCTIONS
The main goal is to build a Proof of Space blockchain that relies on real contents that are maintained in the nodes of Machine Learning, Data Analytics and Cloud platforms.
More precisely, the work will integrate previous work in our team on the Proof of Space blockchain protocol, called “Chia Bread Pudding”, with an encrypted file system on a mainstream Operating System, such as Linux. In this blockchain protocol, the stake of each user is given by the amount of file contents that he holds in his disks.
The goal of the integrated system that should result from this grant is to allow “Chia Bread Pudding” to use the user’s contents that are already maintained in an encrypted file system. The implemented solution should also try to ensure that this integration does not incur relevant overheads on the normal operation of the file system.
The work plan will include:
The expected outcome is a design and implementation of the above-mentioned integrated systems, together with a comprehensive experimental evaluation, to be presented in at least one scientific paper.
Specific Requirements
Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) enrolled in a BSc degree in Computer Engineering or related areas and with a suitable scientific and professional curriculum may apply.
The candidate(s) must be enrolled in a
BSc or MSc program - art. 5
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
or
Non-degree programme – art. 5
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
The applicants are required to have proficiency in Portuguese and English, both written and spoken, as well as being enthusiastic, proactive, collaborative and able to work individually and as a team.
Preferential factors:
Preference will be given to candidates with suitable scientific and professional curriculum such as:
- Experience in the domain of operating systems
Additional Information
Benefits
The monthly amount of the grant is 651,12€ according to the “Regulations for Research Grants of the Foundation for Science and Technology” in force
The payment will be made through a monthly bank transfer to a portuguese bank account, held by the grantee.
https://www.fct.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tabela_valores_SMM_2025.p…
Eligibility criteria
Any national, foreign and stateless candidate(s) enrolled in a BSc degree in Computer Engineering or related areas and with a suitable scientific and professional curriculum may apply.
The candidate(s) must be enrolled in a
BSc or MSc program - art. 5
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
or
Non-degree programme – art. 5
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/regulamento/950-2019-127238533
The applicants are required to have proficiency in Portuguese and English, both written and spoken, as well as being enthusiastic, proactive, collaborative and able to work individually and as a team.
Preferential factors:
Preference will be given to candidates with suitable scientific and professional curriculum such as:
- Experience in the domain of operating systems
Selection process
The selection will be based on the following criteria:
The evaluation panel assigns a classification to each of the candidates on a scale of 0 to 100 points, ranking the candidates according to their classification consisting on the sum of the partial classifications assigned in each evaluation criterion, and considering the weighting factor given to each parameter. In this process abstentions are not allowed.
In the event of a tie among candidates with the same highest evaluation score, the Evaluation Panel reserves the right to conduct interviews to have a more objective assessment of specific criteria.
If an interview is conducted, the punctuation proposed by each member of the evaluation panel is obtained by assigning a weighting factor of 80% to the CV, and a weighting factor of 20% to the interview.
Additionally, the evaluation panel retains the discretion to withhold the scholarship if the candidates fail to fulfil the stipulated requirements.
The evaluation panel may also decide not to assign the scholarship, if none of candidates meets the required conditions.
If the requirements mentioned above are not fulfilled, the evaluation panel may choose not to select a candidate.
Candidates with an average score below 70, are not recommended for hiring
Minutes of the evaluation panel meeting are drawn up with a summary of what has taken place in the meeting, as well as the votes emitted by the jury, being available to the candidates whenever requested.
Additional comments
The application and supporting documents must be submitted via email to bolsas@inesc-id.pt .
The application email should clearly state the reference of the grant on the subject.
Refª CRAI + BII|2025/680
Applications without the reference of the grant will not be considered
The candidate should clearly state his / her consent so that the communications and notifications in the context of this call can take place to the electronic address bolsas@inesc-id.pt .
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- INESC ID
- Country
- Portugal
- State/Province
- Lisbon
- City
- Lisbon
- Postal Code
- 1000-029
- Street
- Rua Alves Redol, 9
- Geofield
Contact
- State/Province
Lisboa- City
Lisboa- Website
http://www.inesc-id.pt- Street
Rua Alves Redol, 9- Postal Code
1000-029
bolsas@inesc-id.pt
STATUS: EXPIRED
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