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
- Researchers from the Architecture, Energy and Environment research group (AiEM) and the Design and Analysis of Architectural Structures research group of the Department of Architectural Technology (DiCEA), which are part of the Centre for Research and Services for the Local Administration (CRAL) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), have developed an innovative system for the structural strengthening of ceramic floor slabs using stress-activated timber, designed to intervene in occupied buildings in a fast, sustainable and replicable manner.
- A team of researchers led by the FLUMEN Research Institute at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) has participated in the European ICARIA project. Its aim is to develop tools and risk maps that enable public authorities and infrastructure managers to anticipate the impacts of extreme climate events and make adaptation decisions on a more robust technical basis.
- 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 Materials Interfaces and Colloid Engineering group (INTERCOLL) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), in collaboration with the Life Cycle Thinking group at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), are taking part in the BIOCHOLESTEROID project to develop new bio-based smart materials with optical response for advanced applications.
