CIÊNCIAS hosts the regional rounds of the 2026 Physics Olympiad on 21 March.
The initiative includes talks on Artificial Intelligence and Physics, aimed specifically at the participating students.
Programme:
08:45-09:30 - Accreditation
09:30-09:45 - Heading to the rooms | Morning session (Building C8, Room 8.2.47)
09:45-12:45 - Tests, with a 15-minute break
09:45-10:00 - Welcome Session (Nuno Matela - Department of Physics of CIÊNCIAS)
10:00-11:15 - Talk "How AI and data science are revolutionising research and teaching in science", by Diogo Soares (Department of Informatics of CIÊNCIAS)
11:15-11:30 - Break
11:30-12:45 - Talk "Medical Imaging: How physics enables us to see inside the human body", by Nuno Matela (Department of Physics of CIÊNCIAS)
12:45-15:00 - Lunch (Cantina Velha, near the underground station Cidade Universitária) | Afternoon session (Building C3, Grand Auditorium 3.2.14)
15:00-15:05 - Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon - The unknown is a world of possibilities
15:00-16:00 - Film screening
16:00-16:30 - Snacks
16:30-17:00 - Awards Ceremony (Conceição Freitas - Faculty Dean of CIÊNCIAS)