A special episode of the Julia Dispatch podcast was recorded during the AIR Centre's JuliaEO2025 Workshop, an event that brought together climate scientists and Earth observation specialists to discuss Julia's growing role in environmental research.
Experts explored Julia's adoption in climate sciences, comparing its performance to traditional Fortran models while highlighting its Python-like accessibility. The discussion addressed both Julia's strengths in processing large-scale Earth observation datasets and remaining challenges that developers are actively working to overcome.
The JuliaEO Workshop continues to establish the AIR Centre as a hub for innovative computational approaches to Earth Observation and climate research, bringing together interdisciplinary experts to advance tools for environmental monitoring and modeling.
The complete podcast episode is available on YouTube and on Spotify.
Event
calendar_today July 17, 2026
The AIR Centre took part in the Portuguese Science Summit Innovation 2026, held on 15–16 July at the Lisbon Convention Center, marking the first major event organised by Portugal’s newly established Agency for Research and Innovation (AI²).
Innovation
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On 15 July 2026, the AIR Centre took part in the official visit of Brazil’s Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, marking the formal launch of the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) Office in Lisbon. The new office is located in the same building that also hosts ApexBrasil, Embratur and Sebrae, reinforcing Brazil’s institutional presence in Portugal and expanding opportunities for bilateral cooperation.
Collaboration
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On 2 July, the AIR Centre hosted a meeting at its Lisbon office with the Comendador Anthony Bailey, Honourable Consul-General of His Majesty The King of Tonga to the Portuguese Republic. The discussion brought together AIR Centre Executive Director Miguel Miranda, Deputy Executive Director Mafalda Carapuço, and researcher Ana Faria, marking the beginning of a promising dialogue between the two nations.