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
- The EU.FFICIENT (European Communities of Facilitators focused on Co-creation training, Networking and Hands-on learning) project, launched in January 2024, aspires to transform and enhance the co-creation landscape across Europe. Funded under the EU framework, the project brings together a consortium of 16 partners from 12 countries, boasting a diverse blend of academic, industrial and public sector partners. The initiative, with CIT UPC standing as a one of key participants, represents an investment in the future of collaborative innovation.
- The Centre for Advanced Technologies in Mechanics (CATMech) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is involved in a project to explore additive manufacturing technology with concrete to provide innovative solutions to the construction market. The project, called ADRIANO, aims to develop a real-time control system for the concrete manufacturing process, to estimate the expected outcome and anticipate decision-making on its various stages.
- The innovation and research laboratory of the Barcelona Faculty of Computer Science (inLab FIB) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) collaborated with ModpoW, a company specialised in wireless technologies, sensors and general electronics, to create a solution that optimises water and fertilizer usage in agriculture. This solution, which can potentially save over 30% of annual water and fertilizer consumption, monitors underground water data to draw up an irrigation recommendation for farmers, according to the real-time conditions of each plot.
- The Radio Frequency Identification and Flexible Electronics (RFLEX) group of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is participating in the TELEBREATH project to better address the demand for long-term care in vulnerable groups, such as elderly and dependent people.




