What we’re about
Data Science Portugal (DSPT) is an informal community of AI and machine learning enthusiasts dedicated to sharing knowledge in data science, big data, and related fields. Since 2016, DSPT has fostered collaboration across domains, organizing 70 meetups in five cities and growing to nearly 3.5K members by 2025.
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DSPT x INE: AI & Data in the Public Sector
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Av. António José de Almeida 1000-043, Lisboa, PTLisbon, let’s talk AI for the public good 🏛️🤖✨
Data Science Portugal × INE are teaming up for “AI & Data in the Public Sector”. We’ll dive into real use cases from the frontline of official national statistics, swap lessons learned, and end with networking to meet fellow data folks, public servants, and innovators 🧠🤝
📍In-person: INE (Avenida António José de Almeida, Lisboa)
📺 Live stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/qIkHFnxeKFEOn stage, Inês Magessi (DareData) shares hard-won insights from building chatbots for public institutions, Sofia Rodrigues (INE) opens the curtain on innovation at INE, and Sonia Quaresma (INE) shows how AI & ML power official statistics 📣📊.
We’ll then bring all the speakers together for a lively roundtable with joined by the INE team, Sónia Quaresma, Luis Ferreira and Paula Cruz, DareData’s Nuno Brás, moderated by Pedro Campos, to unpack what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next for AI in the public sector.
🗓️ Agenda
17:30–18:00 — Reception & Check-in
18:00–18:05 — DSPT Intro
18:05–18:10 — INE Intro
18:10–18:30 — Chatbots for Public Institutions — Inês Magessi (DareData)
18:30–18:45 — Innovation at INE — Sofia Rodrigues (INE)
18:45–19:00 — AI & ML for Official Statistics — Sónia Quaresma (INE)
19:00–19:10 — Coffee Break ☕
19:10–19:45 — Roundtable: AI & Data in the Public Sector
19:45–20:00 — Networking 🍻See you soon 👋
49 attendees
DSPT x Devscope: All about AI Agents
DevScope, Rua Passos Manuel, 223 - 4º Andar, 4000-385, Porto, PTDSPT presents
From Development to Evaluations - All about AI AgentsAI Agents are transforming the way we build software, automate workflows, and design intelligent systems. In this meetup, we’ll dive into both sides of agent development: building powerful GenAI-driven workflows and ensuring they are trustworthy, measurable, and robust.
Coding in the Age of Agents, by Rui Quintino
Using the latest coding agents like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, we’ll explore how GenAI and agentic loops are changing the way we build software. Are these just “stochastic parrots”… or something more? And in this new stack, what role is left for us?Your Agent needs some Evals, by Pedro Azevedo
Developing robust GenAI agents is best done with Eval Driven Development (EDD). In this session you'll learn how you can implement EDD by making evaluation a first-class citizen throughout your development cycle. We will cover the practical steps of defining relevant metrics and building comprehensive test sets for GenAI's and LLMOps unique challenges. Crucially, we'll demonstrate how to leverage open-source tools like MLflow to streamline this process, enabling you to track, compare, and version evaluation results alongside your models for truly reproducible and data-driven AI development.Agenda
18h00: Get together
18h15: Talk: "Your Agent needs some Evals", with Pedro Azevedo
18h45: Coffee Break + Networking
19h15: Talk: "Coding in the Age of Agents", with Rui Quintino
20h00: Closing remarksCan make it in person? We'll share a link for participants who want to join online 🤝
Reserve your spot today and don’t forget to add the event to your calendar!17 attendees
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