APPLICATION SECTORS
ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
- Artificial intelligence
- Smart devices
- Data science
- Data infraestructure
- 5G / 6G
- Connectivity
- Digital twins
- Robotics
- Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR)
- Blockchain
- Digital services
- City platforms
- laaS & PaaS
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
- Climate emergency
- Greenhouse gas detection
- Food & agriculture
- Water and waste management
- Green spaces
- CleanTech
- New energetic models
- Energy management
- Zero waste
MOBILITY
- Public transport
- E-Mobility
- Micro & Shared
- Transportation networks
- Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
- Mobility's future
- Autonomous vehicles
- Drones
- Connected vehicles
- Vehicle mobility plans
- Governance
- Seamless transportation
LIVING & INCLUSION
- Cities for everybody
- Digital, social and gender inclusion
- Health
- Education
- Green buildings
GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY
- Circular economy
- Innovation ecosystems
- Industry 4.0
- Talent attraction
INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING
- Smart buildings
- Sustainable construction
- Innovative materials
- Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEB)
- Urban planifications
- BIM (Building Information Modeling)
SAFETY & SECURITY
- Cibersecurity
- Data security
- Digital rights
- Fraud detection - urban security
- Ethics of the city and security
- Risk predictions and emergency response
- Safety in critical infrastructures
RELATED PROJECTS
- The European project LIFE Biogasnet, coordinated by the Biological Treatment of Gaseous Contaminants and Odours Group (BIOGAP) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), has validated a new biogas purification technology that improves the quality of this resource, produced in urban solid waste treatment plants and wastewater treatment facilities, while reducing the carbon footprint, thus promoting the concept of a circular economy. The new solution is based on efficient, low-cost biological technologies, combining a biotrickling filter with a nitrification bioreactor.
- As part of the USEFUL project, the Centre for Sensor, Instrumentation and Systems Development (CD6) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) has equipped a low-emission vehicle that will drive through the streets of Terrassa with optical sensors integrated into a complex system for data computing, visualisation, and storage. This car will collect and store thousands of anonymous driving data points, which will be used to develop more accurate algorithms for autonomous driving.
- The Remote Sensing Acquisition Systems Development Centre (SARTI UPC) has developed a new model of buoys to record ocean currents and temperatures as part of the European project Multi-Sensor Extra Light Oceanography Apparatus (MELOA). This is a DRIFTER, or a low-cost, low-power surface drifting buoy, which is easy to use, impact-resistant, multi-purpose, multi-sensorial, and very lightweight. It is designed to be used in all aquatic environments, from the deep sea to inland waters, including coastal areas, river plumes, and wave-breaking zones.
- A group of researchers from the Nautical Faculty of Barcelona (FNB) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) is developing a system based on machine learning technologies to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the fuel consumption of ships from the NGO Open Arms. This project, called FNB-Open Arms, is the first case of technology transfer from the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub, a collaboration initiative between the company Fractus and the UPC, that aims to promote innovation in deep technologies.
