A new environment that improves the flexibility of the 5G service
March 3, 2020
Simulation of a rail terminal for goods transport
May 10, 2020The Data Management Group (DAMA-UPC) of the UPC and the spin-off Sparsity have developed the app ‘SafeWalkNearby’ to help to monitor the distance and time of walks with children under 14 in the public space during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The app ‘SafeWalkNearby’ indicates the one-kilometre area around a person’s home in which walks with children under fourteen are permitted. At all times, it monitors the distance of the user from their home on an interactive map. In addition, the application can be used to record the duration of walks, and to send notifications to indicate that the maximum time or distance has been exceeded, and to indicate when the user should start to walk back to their house.
Unlike other similar apps that are available on the market, this app, which is free and available on Google Play, guarantees the privacy of data, as it only works on a personal mobile phone and is not connected to any servers.
The spin-off Sparsity Technologies, which was founded in 2010 by the Data Management Group (DAMA-UPC), is a company created in the heart of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) to provide an urgent response to complex consultations in vast databases.
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- A research team from the Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (IRI, CSIC-UPC), together with the Centre de Disseny d'Equips Industrials (CDEI) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), are participating in the national CASANDRA project to develop a digital manufacturing solution that will make it possible to establish a bidirectional data flow for continuous digital integration throughout the supply chain across the product life cycle. This integration will be achieved through digital twins and data-based models that are continuously updated thanks to distributed monitoring and control tools.
- The research groups Structural and Materials Technology (ATEM) and the Construction Engineering (EC) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) are working on the RE-STEEL project, which aims to develop an efficient methodology for assessing the rehabilitation of existing steel structures.
- The AgroTech research group at UPC, in collaboration with its spin-off Ugiat Technologies, has developed uPlayer, a new multimedia player concept that enables more intuitive video navigation and viewing, intelligently enhancing the user experience, especially on YouTube and other platforms, by integrating as a plugin or advanced player.
- The AgroTech research group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), together with its spin-off Ugiat Technologies, have driven DoblAI, an AI platform that integrates transcription, translation, subtitling and video dubbing into a single workflow. The solution, which uses deep learning technology and cloned or default voice models, is specifically designed for the journalism and communications sector.
