The UPC will be present at the 2026 edition of MWC Barcelona
January 29, 2026
Cutting-edge technology from UPC at MWC Barcelona 2026
March 6, 2026The UPC will be present at the 2026 edition of MWC Barcelona
January 29, 2026Cutting-edge technology from UPC at MWC Barcelona 2026
March 6, 202610/02/2026
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC),through the UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC), took part for the first time in Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the world-renowned annual tech show for the audiovisual sector, that was held from 3 to 6 February at Fira de Barcelona (Gran Via). Over the four days of the event, the University’s stand—located in the Catalonia Pavilion (CS100, booth 8) from ACCIÓ (Government of Catalonia)— has been visited by many companies, public authorities, students, professionals and researchers, in a record-breaking edition of the event.
The UPC stand showcased a selection of innovative projects and technological capabilities applied to the audiovisual sector: immersive and interactive experiences, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence applied to content production and space creation, visual computing, and human–machine interaction. Demonstrations of some of the latest innovations were also presented, including those applying artificial intelligence, VR/AR and XR technologies, as well as solutions aimed at education, culture and creativity.
During ISE 2026, UPC projects showcased included:
- CLIPE: Creating realistic and interactive virtual characters for VR/AR environments.
- Els Ulls de la Història: An immersive perspective on Catalan cultural heritage.
- Ciutat i Joc: A framework on game-based learning and storytelling to foster civic competences.
- XR4ED: A digital infrastructure for applications oriented towards learning, training and education with Extended Reality (XR).
- AI applied to safety in indoor climbing.
- AI and Music Festival (S+T+ARTS): Musical creativity with AI.
- uPlayer: Enhancing the video playback experience.
- DoblAI: AI for easy and fast dubbing of multimedia content.
- UPCxels: An open, multisectoral data space based on artificial intelligence.
- MERIT: A new master’s programme and an international educational ecosystem aimed at bridging Europe’s digital skills gap.
UPC’s participation at ISE 2026 also served to promote Connèxia UPC, the University’s new strategic partnership programme aimed at a limited number of companies seeking a close and holistic collaboration with UPC to drive innovation, competitiveness and growth. Fractus, Mecalux, Schneider Electric and Cetaqua are already members of Connèxia UPC programme.
UPC’s presence in this show was further strengthened by the participation of several spin-offs: Ugiat Technologies, Ikusa Cybersecurity, BEAIMAGINE S.L., Ludium Lab and Virmedex.
More information: https://ise.upc.edu
Photo gallery of the event: https://ise.upc.edu/photo-gallery-of-the-event/
Related Projects
- The Control, Data and Artificial Intelligence (CoDAlab) research group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is taking part in the ATHENS project, which is developing recyclable thermoplastic composite materials with advanced real-time monitoring systems to improve the manufacture, safety and service life of lightweight structures.
- The MICROTECH LAB - Microtechnology for the Industry research subgroup, part of the Centre for Advanced Technologies in Mechanics (CATMech) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), is leading the technical development of a minimally invasive platform to monitor biomarkers and physiological indicators related to stress and emotional wellbeing.
- A research team from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) has participated in the M3LEC project, coordinated by the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), a joint centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), with the Universidad de Sevilla (US) / Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla (IMSE) also participating. M3LEC aimed to contribute to the characterisation of the Martian atmosphere and meteorology, and to investigate new instrumentation for future planetary exploration missions.
- The Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED) and the Energy, Catalysis, Process and Reaction Engineering (ENCORE) research group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) are participating in the European ArchiSpace project, to develop infrastructure prototypes for human settlements in extraterrestrial environments using materials and conditions analogous to those on the Moon and Mars.
