PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Joaquim Jorge

Also known as Joaquim Armando Pires Jorge

Joaquim Jorge is a computer scientist whose work links artificial intelligence with extended reality. He earned an MSc and PhD at Rensselaer, began at Instituto Superior Técnico as an assistant professor, and later served as an adjunct professor at Calgary. Since 2000, he has led INESC-ID's Graphics & Interaction Research Group and has been Editor-in-Chief of Computers & Graphics since 2007. In 2022, he took the lead on a UNESCO Chair for AI and extended reality with 30 institutions; in 2025, he coauthored a paper on counterfactual explainable AI and received IEEE honors. As of October 2026, he is an IEEE Computer Society President-Elect and a Full Professor at Técnico.

Born
1959
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Timeline

  1. 1992–1995

    Computer science at Rensselaer

    After an electrical-engineering degree at IST, he earns an MSc in computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and a PhD there in 1995.

  2. 1997–2004

    IST faculty appointments

    He becomes an assistant professor in Instituto Superior Técnico's Department of Computer Science and Engineering in 1997, then an associate professor in 2004.

  3. Since 2000

    Leading an interaction group

    Since 2000, he coordinates INESC-ID's Graphics & Interaction Research Group.

  4. Since 2007

    Editor of Computers & Graphics

    In January 2007, he becomes Editor-in-Chief of Computers & Graphics.

  5. Since 2008

    Full professor and Calgary post

    In 2008, he becomes a Full Professor in Instituto Superior Técnico's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. From 2009 to 2018, he serves as an adjunct professor in the University of Calgary's Department of Computer Science.

  6. 2022

    UNESCO Chair for AI and XR

    In 2022, he is named to lead a UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality, coordinated from INESC-ID with 30 institutions.

  7. 2025

    Counterfactual XAI and IEEE honors

    In 2025, he coauthors an ACM Computing Surveys paper on instance-centric counterfactual algorithms for explainable AI. The IEEE names him a Fellow in 2025 and inducts him into the Virtual Reality Academy.

  8. As of October 2026

    IEEE Computer Society President-Elect

    In 2026, he serves as IEEE Computer Society President-Elect before his one-year presidency begins on 1 January 2027. At Instituto Superior Técnico, he is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and a researcher at INESC-ID.

Career

  1. Since 2000INESC-IDCoordinator
  2. Since 1997Instituto Superior TécnicoAssistant Professor, Associate Professor
  3. 2009–2018University of CalgaryAdjunct Professor

Education

  1. 1995Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitutePhD in Computer Science
  2. 1992Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMSc in Computer Science
  3. Instituto Superior TécnicoElectrical Engineering

From the biography.

  1. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIIncludes University of Lisbon. We estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Lisbon. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Lisbon. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Lisbon. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

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  1. Joaquim Jorge (0912-2821-9E60) | CIÊNCIAVITAE cienciavitae.pt. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Joaquim Jorge @ IST CV web.tecnico.ulisboa.pt. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Joaquim Jorge leads new UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality - INESC-ID inesc-id.pt. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Joaquim Jorge Elected as 2027 IEEE Computer Society President computer.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Apresentação · Joaquim Jorge fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Joaquim Jorge | IEEE Computer Society computer.org. Checked 20 October 2026.