Portfolio

Investigation of 3D browsing in virtual environments and of an online interface that allows access and consultation of content by enriching it with artificial intelligence. The METAGLAM project focuses on the research of a 3D browsing interface and on carrying out a pilot test with the collections of the National Library of Catalonia linked to the artistic avant-gardes. The project includes, on the one hand, the enrichment of content through artificial intelligence and, on the other, the integration of users and the uses they make of this content in order to improve browsing and recommendations. Currently, browsing in [...]

Excellence in the execution of research and innovation projects participated by Eurecat and fundraising for their financing. The European Projects Office (OPE) “Horizon Eurecat” captures resources for the funding of research and innovation projects participated by the centre, mainly through the R+D+i Framework Program of the European Union. Moreover, this initiative ensures excellence in the execution of projects, especially those coordinated by Eurecat. The OPE of Eurecat ensures the success of the entire strategy of the centre, increasing European research projects and achieving the growth that the territory needs. General details Project Horizon Eurecat – [...]

Design of a pruning shears prototype to improve the competitiveness of the wine sector. The VIPO project creates a technological solution to facilitate, through a virtual reality training tool, the incorporation of qualified personnel into vineyard tasks, contributing to improving the competitiveness of the wine sector. VIPO designs a pruning shears prototype with sensors that allows to simulate in a virtual environment an experience close to reality and the parameters of a real vineyard. Moreover, VIPO launches a training platform based on artificial intelligence, which is easily usable and customised, through which an introductory pruning course [...]

Development of digital tools to increase circularity in secondary raw materials. The Plooto project offers a circular and resilient information system (CRIS) to help manufacturers in their ecological, digital and circular transition. The system developed by Plooto enables waste reduction and end-to-end traceability of secondary raw materials through interconnected digital services for real-time decision-making, material and product tracking and certification. This solution is demonstrated in three pilot projects for the recycling of organic waste, composites and permanent magnets from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). WEEE recycling is crucial due to the rise of the electric [...]

Development and demonstration of advanced membrane materials for pervaporation, gas separation and membrane distillation technologies, setting the basis for future commercialisation of greener technological pathways all along the value chain. By using advanced tools and by taking a holistic approach, MEASURED tackles the sustainability challenges of the chemical industry coming from waste streams, water footprints, energy efficiency and industrial emissions. MEASURED includes thorough multiscale modelling and simulation techniques, including a full Life Cycle Assessment, and addresses the societal implications to increase the acceptance and further market readiness. Eurecat participates in the MEASURED project through their Water, Air [...]

Experimental development of tangible interfaces through furniture to improve the user experience during control and interaction in smart kitchens. The TANGIBLE project integrates tangible interface technologies (TUI, Tangible User Interfaces) on the surfaces and materials of the kitchen equipment. TANGIBLE offers new value utilities to professional and domestic kitchen users by developing an immersive online social interaction space based on an extended reality from a machine learning agent. The project also facilitates the control of the options of the digital environment, stimulating more inclusive co-creation activities in work processes. The use of new technologies such as [...]

Serverless efficient computing in extremely diverse computing environments, from edge devices with limited resources to highly virtualised cloud platforms. EDGELESS makes use of the "serverless" concept in all layers of the edge-cloud continuum to fully benefit from the diverse and decentralised computational resources available on-demand close to where data is produced or consumed. In particular, the project achieves a efficient and  transparent horizontal pooling of resources in edge nodes with constrained capabilities or specialised hardware, smoothly integrated with cloud resources. This represents a giant leap forward compared to to state-of-the-art vertical offloading solutions where the edge [...]

Development of transparent agrovoltaic systems using customised organic photovoltaics (OPV) with complementary light absorption for plant growth. The SYNATRA project revolutionises the field of agrovoltaics by integrating transparent organic photovoltaic modules with tailored light absorption into agricultural structures to stimulate a synergistic co-production of energy and plants. The customisation of semi-transparent OPV modules for specific agrovoltaic applications aims to achieve the optimal conditions for plant growth: controlled light intensity, light diffusion, spectral composition of light, homogeneous planting coverage and mechanical protection against aggressive elements such as hailstorms, wind or rain. The SYNATRA project contributes to increase [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) integrated into objects in the habitat sector. The SERPE4HAB project studies the combination of printed, hybrid and flexible electronics with the application of gesture recognition technology, through artificial intelligence, in products from the habitat sector, with the aim of adapting and adapting them to the new needs detected in the market. In this way, it is also possible for these products to become intelligent objects capable of integrating into the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as 4.0 connectivity, responding to the concerns expressed by of the population on their interaction with elements [...]

Investigation of unknown disinfection by-products and exhaustive characterisation of the formation of those already known. With the results, commercial methods will be developed to quantify and reduce these by-products to avoid negative effects on human health. During the project, three case studies are carried out to promote the characterisation of water quality, develop new treatment methods and improve the management of water distribution networks to maintain a high quality of drinking water. This includes all processes, from the water source, through treatment and distribution. Climate change poses major challenges for Europe's drinking water supply. With the [...]

Artificial intelligence model to categorise banking movements of SMEs and freelancers, detecting possible anomalies. The KINTAI project builds the bases for an artificial intelligence and machine learning tool for calculating the level of risk and its monitoring, a basic requirement for granting a loan to a company. KINTAI designs and implements models based on supervised learning that take into account the millions of bank transactions made by companies, and then efficiently group them into different categories identifying anomalies in cash flows and the customer portfolio. This tool allows for the import, transformation and storage of any volume of [...]

Development of new cocrystals of polyphenols with high bioavailability and evaluation of the protective effects of their combination against oxidative stress in exposure to radiation and physical exercise. Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the antioxidant defence, and can cause significant harmful effects on cells, tissues, and organs. Studying and treating oxidative stress is necessary, since excessive ROS production is triggered in some of the daily or periodic activities, such as radiation exposure for medical reasons or endurance exercise. In this sense, some polyphenols have shown protective [...]

Development of a multiplexed, point-of-care, electrochemical biosensor for the quantitative detection of up to five diagnostic (HRP2 and LDH) and prognostic (ANG1, ANG2 and sTREM) malaria biomarkers. G_SensMalaria project aims to develop electrochemical aptamer-based (EAB) sensors using graphene-based printed inks. The use of EAB sensors allows to quantify biomarkers in less than five minutes, directly in undiluted blood. This is a unique technology that combines the properties of point-of-care sensors (speed and ease of use) with those of laboratory-based ones (quantification). Eurecat’s Functional Printing and Embedded Devices Unit is the responsible for the development of the [...]

Advances in the exploitation models of free ad-supported television (FAST) channels. The PFAST project promotes a technology for the automatic creation of personalised linear television channels by the user, so that, despite starting from the same content repositories, the grids are specially tuned to their preferences. Thus, the project contributes through artificial intelligence techniques to the personalisation and specialisation that FAST channels represent for the television world. Specifically, PFAST advances in the state of the art through natural language processing (NLP) analysis of television content metadata, creating an affinity/diversity model through the emotional analysis of users. The PFAST [...]

Development of an innovative platform for planning and optimised allocation of autonomous robotic vehicles for the agricultural sector. The SOMAGRO project contributes to the automation and electrification of agricultural machinery by boosting a platform based on artificial intelligence and robotics. This platform represents a paradigm shift in the sector, since it makes it possible to reduce the size and weight of current machinery, as well as promote electrification in this sector, reducing soil compaction and CO2 emissions. SOMAGRO provides new levels of information so that farmers have greater control over the tasks carried out on crops, optimising the [...]