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The INDUSAC Platform is now available for students and researchers to create co-creation teams and solve companies’ challenges within 4-8 weeks. More information here.
The INDUSAC project has officially launched the INDUSAC platform, an initiative to reshape the landscape of industry-academia collaboration.
What is INDUSAC?
INDUSAC, short for "Industry-Academia Collaborations", is more than a project. It is a vision about driving innovation, fostering collaboration and advancing industries by connecting academia, industry, and the brightest student minds.
The new platform will connect and help to collaborate with industry professionals, academics and students together. The platform will also gather quick challenges to solve in a brand new methodology based on human-centered co-creation:
- INDUSAC's challenge-driven approach means we don't just talk about innovation; we make it happen. INDUSAC's Quick Challenges will be designed to tackle real-world problems head-on with a focus on rapid and practical solutions.
- Human-Centered Co-Creation: At INDUSAC, the best solutions are considered to come from diverse minds working together. The co-creation mechanism brings together experts from industry and academia, ensuring a wide range of perspectives and talents are harnessed for maximum impact.
Why INDUSAC matters
- Innovation in Action: We're not just thinking about the future, but creating it. Our collaborative projects will yield innovative solutions that are making a real impact on industries.
- Learning and Growth: INDUSAC provides a nurturing ground for students to gain hands-on experience, learn from the best in the field, and become the leaders of tomorrow.
- Connecting the Dots: By bridging the gap between industry and academia, we're fostering a new era of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and growth.
Visit the INDUSAC official website to explore the INDUSAC platform, learn more about our upcoming challenges, and get involved in the transformation of industry-academia collaborations. Be part of a community that's driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and making a real impact.
Attend the INDUSAC Virtual Meeting to present the new platform
The INDUSAC project is an innovative platform poised to revolutionise the way students, researchers, and companies collaborate. This initiative is primed to unlock a world of opportunities for all stakeholders. Whether you are a student, a researcher, or a company seeking innovation, the INDUSAC project has something extraordinary for you. We invite you to attend the event of a platform with a vision to redefine the landscape of collaboration and innovation.
Event Details:
- Date: November 21, 2023
- Time: 12:00 CET
- Zoom
- See the agenda of the event
Please confirm your attendance by registering via the following link:
Related Projects
- The Center for Industrial Diagnostics (CDIF) and the Energy Processing and Integrated Circuits (EPIC) group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) are participating in FLEXHYBAT (Design and control of flexible hydropower plants by hybridisation with second life batteries), a project exploring the hybridisation of hydropower plants with second-life batteries to improve their flexibility, efficiency and durability.
- The Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives (CITCEA) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) participates in the H2GLASS project, which aims to accelerate decarbonisation in the glass industry through the development and application of the new technologies needed to achieve complete hydrogen (H₂) combustion in glass or steel production facilities.
- A team from the CATMech at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) has created a computer system that rapidly calculates the CO₂ balance of agricultural and forestry estates. The project, developed within the framework of Agrixels, is coordinated by the Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center (IDEAI-UPC) and applies machine learning, artificial intelligence and satellite data methodologies to estimate the emissions and carbon absorption capacity of a plot of land in just three minutes.
- The Group of Construction Research and Innovation (GRIC) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) leads the RESILIENT project, which develops advanced models and methodologies to assess climate-resilience strategies in buildings and optimise decision-making.
