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 Newsletter CIT UPC nº39 July - August 2015  
 
Centros Miembros CIT UPC
 

SPARSITY, THE SME WITH THE GREATEST INNOVATION CAPACITY IN THE ICT FIELD IN EUROPE

Sparsity, a spin-off of the Data Management Group (DAMA UPC), is the SME with the greatest innovation capacity in Europe, according to the first Innovation Radar Report, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. The report analysed a total of 279 ICT projects carried out between May 2014 and January 2015, which resulted in 517 innovations, delivered by 544 European organizations. Sparsity was also in third place in the general innovation ranking, just behind the University of Cambridge and Fraunhofer, a German institute.

Sparsity was founded in 2010 and focuses on the exploration of large volumes of data to answer specific questions in a reasonable amount of time, based on a relational system.

 
 

GAMES4HEART: SERIOUS GAMES FOR TRAINING IN CARDIAC SURGERY

The project "Games4Heart serious games for cardiac surgery training” has reached completion. It was led by PhD. Dani Tost, the director of the Computer Graphics Division of the Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (CREB UPC), and the aim was to study games technology for surgical training, based on real anatomical images. The main results of the project are the proposal of new techniques for geometric modelling and for the structural analysis of anatomical models, the design of techniques for removing bones, the analysis of interaction techniques for 3D graphic environments, and the development of a simulation game engine. The project was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness’s National Research and Development Plan.

 
 

NEW EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT

The Renewable Electrical Energy Systems (SEER UPC) centre, in collaboration with the Maintenance Service on the Campus of the UPC in Terrassa, has set up an experimental photovoltaic plant on the terrace of the GAIA Building that will be used for experimental studies of connection/disconnection from the grid, converter control, and analysis of the impact of photovoltaic plants, both on grids and self-consumption systems.
 
This 25kW experimental plant is operated, monitored and controlled from the SEER UPC laboratories. As well as being used in research studies and technology transfer projects, it provides 12% of the energy used by the building. Consequently, it contributes to meeting the UPC’s emissions reduction and energy efficiency targets.

 
 

TALK ON “LASER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE”

On 7 July, the Structural Integrity and Materials Reliability Centre (CIEFMA UPC), together with the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB), held a talk entitled “Laser Additive Manufacture”, on challenges and opportunities in additive manufacturing or 3D printing. The talk was given by Professor Milan Brandt, from RMIT University (Australia). The state of research in the field was also addressed, as well as the challenge of meeting increasing demand.

 
 
Activitats CIT UPC
 

COLABORATION WITH EURECAT

We are working to define areas for working in the short- to medium-term with the Eurecat Foundation, which was formed recently by the integration of five Catalan technology centres. Eurecat’s board considers that collaboration with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) through its technology centre will complement their technology offering to industry, due to the knowledge and wide range of skills available at CIT UPC and in its member centres. Through this collaboration, CIT UPC and Eurecat hope to increase the number of leading technology services they offer to Catalan industry, with the support of ACCIÓ and the Government of Catalonia.

 
 

 CIT UPC AT THE COMMISSION OF TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH OF THE CCF

CIT UPC chairs the Catalan Coordinator of Foundations' (CCF) Commission for Technology and Research, which was founded to bring together and engage the foundations involved in this field. The Commission aims to increase the visibility of the foundations' work, to be a meeting place for sharing  experiences, and to contribute to the professional development.

The rest of the members of the Comission are: ICFO Found., la Internacional Found. Josep Carreras, Parc Taulí Found., EADA Found., Daniel Bravo Found., EDUCABOT Found. and Institut Borja de Bioètica Found.

 
 
TECHTraining CIT UPC
 

NEXT COURSES 2015

  • Durabilidad en la distribución de los alimentos (20th November)                                                                                                                            

 
 
 
Investigadors CIT UPC
 

AN APP TO KEEP CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY IN TOUCH WITH RELATIVES OF RESIDENTS

Daily contact between care homes for the elderly and relatives of residents is a delicate relationship. Particularly in the first weeks of residence, it requires a great effort by both parties to ensure that the adaptation is satisfactory, and that the residents are receiving the care and attention they need. [...] +Read more.

 
 
Investigadors CIT UPC
 

CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS, ACCIÓ 2015

ACCIÓ has announced the 2015 call for applications for grants to promote technology transfer activities by Catalan technology developers. The call is divided into two parts. One is aimed at TECNIO centres, to fund activities that define an annual work plan, as well as joint activities to boost universities. The deadline for applications ends on 30 September. The second is designed to fund the action plans of developers of energy developers seeking accreditation. In this part, the deadline for presenting applications ends on 30 October.
 

 
 

PRESENTATION OF THE CYD FOUNDATION 2014 REPORT

On 6 July, the CYD FOUNDATION 2014 Report was presented on the contribution of Spanish universities to development. The report again stressed the importance of universities’ role in the Spanish economy’s two main challenges: increasing competitiveness and reducing the unemployment rate. Regarding the employment of graduates, the unemployment rate dropped by almost 1.5%, and the employment rate increased by over one point. In addition, the report highlighted the need to increase the internationalization of students, and advance in the organization, governance and funding of universities.
 

 
 

SHE FIGURES 2015

The European Commission has published “She figures 2015: Gender in Research and Innovation”, a study on the state of gender equality in the research and innovation area. Data show that the proportion of women in leading positions continues to be very low, with indicators that varied widely depending on the country, from 45% to 11%. In Sweden, Luxemburg and the Netherlands, women comprise around 50% of the members of scientific and administrative boards. However, in 22 EU countries, they represent less than 40% of the members.
 

 
 
     
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COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR A LA FURA DELS BAUS SHOW

inLab FIB UPC devised, developed and implemented a computer system to form an environment that would enable collaboration of internet users in the show "Al-mariyat Bayyana" by La Fura dels Baus. The environment was comprised of spaces for public participation and collaboration via the website, email or mobile phones, to help to design and create the opening ceremony of the XV Mediterranean Games that took place in Almeria in 2005.
 

 
 
 


 
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