The UPC beats at the MWC
March 1, 2024
CIT UPC, Supporting Partner of Advanced Factories 2024
April 8, 2024The UPC beats at the MWC
March 1, 2024CIT UPC, Supporting Partner of Advanced Factories 2024
April 8, 202422/03/2024
The UPC Technology Center has presented UPC technology at Transfiere 2024, held from March 20th to 22nd at the Trade Fair and Congress Center of Málaga (FYCMA). The event brought together over 4,500 professionals from the R&D&I field. At this edition, CIT UPC had its own stand and participated in networking activities with companies and entities. It showcased the technological capabilities and projects developed by the UPC related to urban development and sustainability, health, circular economy, biomaterials, solutions applying technologies such as artificial intelligence and 6G to mobility. Additionally, other projects aimed at enhancing digital skills among professionals in Europe and fostering university-industry collaboration were also exhibited.
Transfiere is the European Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation and the main meeting point of southern Europe to share scientific and technological knowledge, promote innovation and connect science and companies.
The 2024 call reaffirms a commitment to increase the visibility of the business sector as a pillar of innovation in the private sector, with the support of government bodies.
Some of the projects and solutions with the UPC’s stamp that were presented include:
- BINAFET project: Integrating agriculture into buildings and modelling strategies for air reuse in cities.
- A device for monitoring the cardiovascular system in animals in a non-invasive way.
- RECYBUILDMAT project: Construction materials based on recycling fibres from clothing waste and textile remnants.
- SEASLAG project: A new biomaterial to regenerate marine ecosystems based on byproducts of the steel and agrifood industries.
- Assolim project: Optimised routes on demand for the food service sector.
- ETEXHEALTH project: Smart textiles for applications in the health sector.
- 6G-EWOC project: a 6G optical network of connected mobility, so that in the future vehicles can travel autonomously with high levels of safety, due to a full 3D map of mobility in the environment in real time.
- A laser technology for mapping of the underwater environment and navigating more safely and accurately without human intervention, developed in the BEACON project.
- MERIT, a new pan-European educational ecosystem for training digital specialists and a master’s degree programme promoted by the industry, based on current market trends and industry needs focused on AI, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersafety. A project in which the CIT UPC participates as a member.
- INDUSAC project, focused on the development and validation of innovative collaboration between industry and university, for fast, human-centred co-creation driven by challenges, in which the CIT UPC also participates.
Related Projects
- The BIOsignal Analysis for Rehabilitation and Therapy (BIOART) research group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) coordinates the Proactive Response and Efficient Planning with AI for Resilient Emergencies in hospitals (PREPARE) project, which aims to optimise hospital preparedness during emergencies through dynamic capacity and risk assessment using artificial intelligence (AI).
- A research team from the inLab FIB at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), together with the Asociación de Personas con Movilidad Reducida (AsoPMR), has taken part in the Spot4Dis project to enhance the mobility and autonomy of people with reduced mobility.
- The La Volta project foresees the construction of a large Catalan vault pergola within the Llars Mundet campus, in the Montbau neighbourhood (Horta-Guinardó district). This structure will become a new architectural landmark for Barcelona, combining traditional construction techniques with contemporary innovation. The project involves the Rehabilitation and Architectural Restoration Research Group (REARQ), at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), and is led by the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC) and the Barcelona Provincial Council.
SATE-VEG: A system for energy renovation of buildings that helps reduce the urban heat island effect
Researchers from the Architecture, Energy and Environment (AiEM) group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) have developed SATE-VEG, an external thermal insulation system with a vegetal coating that offers seasonally adaptive thermal behaviour, enhances urban biodiversity and promotes positive health effects. The system is made from organic materials, requires low maintenance and consumes minimal water.
