TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

BIG DATA AND DATA ANALYSIS
- Management and processing of large quantities of data in real time
- Parallel distributed processing
- NoSQL database

MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
- 5G/6G
- Antenna Systems
- New processors
- Cognitive networks
- Satellite communications
- Mobile IoT
- Geolocation and location-based services
- LoRa Mesh
- Satellite remote sensing (terrestrial, oceanic)

CYBERSECURITY
- Privacy and data protection
- Security of infrastructure, networks and communications
- Development of digital identity systems
- Biometry and encryption

COLLABORATIVE INTERNET
- Integration of social networks
- P2P distribution systems
- Multimedia information systems
AUTOMATION

MANUFACTURING
- Smart monitoring and optimisation of industrial and logistics processes
- Improvement in industrial communications
- Quality control through computer vision and sensors
- Water management systems
- Additive manufacturing

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- Edge computing
- Machine learning
- Modelling
- Neural networks
- Computer vision

ROBOTICS
- Speech synthesis and automatic language processing
- Vision perception and control systems and guide robots
- Automated customer services
- Smart, cowork and assistance robots

e-AGRICULTURE
- Precision agriculture (smart farming)
- Agriculture 4.0
USER ORIENTATION

IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES/USER EXPERIENCE
- Virtual reality
- Augmented reality
- Metaverse

DIGITAL HEALTH / eHEALTH
- Mobile devices / wearables
- Apps for monitoring of biomedical signals and “remote care” services

SMART CITIES
- Simulation and optimisation of energy efficiency
- Traffic management and smart resources
- Waste reduction
APPLICATION SECTORS
AERONAUTICS
AUTOMOTION
INFRASTRUCTURES
HEALTH
MANUFACTURING
TEXTILES
RELATED PROJECTS
- 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.
- A team from the Matrix Analysis and Discrete Potential Theory (MAPTHE) research group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), and the Department of Mathematics at CUNEF Universidad in Madrid, have participated in the development of MARIA, a prototype of a portable, flexible and radiation-free device designed to improve the early detection of breast cancer. The device can identify tumours through electrical conductivity, with the aim of enabling its future use in primary care settings.
- The Center for Industrial Equipment Design (CDEI-UPC) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is participating in a cross-border project aimed at promoting the use of advanced digital technologies in viticulture in regions on both sides of the Pyrenees. The initiative seeks to improve specialist training, technical advice and decision-making in vineyard management.
- The Centre for Industrial Equipment Design (CDEI) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), together with the IRI, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC), is participating in the development of a pre-commercial prototype of an automatic portable sawmill that integrates computer vision, artificial intelligence and computer numerical control to improve productivity, efficiency and safety in local wood processing for the company Envall Coop. S.L.




