The 2025 Prof. Luís Vidigal Award distinguished Pedro Cerqueira Lobo for his master’s dissertation “Supporting Raw Data Copies in the LLVM Intermediate Representation”, recognizing a work of high scientific quality, innovation, and academic merit in the field of Computer Engineering.
The award ceremony took place on June 27, as part of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Days at Instituto Superior Técnico. The jury was chaired by Prof. Isabel Ribeiro and also included Prof. Nuno Horta, Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Established in 2000 in honor of Professor Luís Manuel Vidigal, the award annually recognizes the best master’s dissertation in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Informatics. Over 25 editions, it has promoted scientific excellence and encouraged innovation among new generations of engineers trained at the Instituto Superior Técnico.
The distinction was presented by Professor Luís Miguel Silveira, President of INESC INOV-Lab, the R&D unit of INOV, reinforcing the historical link between the award, the Instituto Superior Técnico, INESC, and the national research and innovation ecosystem.