Areas - Automatics and Industrial Informatic Research Institute

Research areas

Process Control
Computer Graphics and Multimedia
Industrial Informatics
Robotics
Computer Vision

The activity of the Control Process Area of the Instituto ai2 is focused on the integration of advanced automatic control, sensors and automation systems for industrial production. These technologies can be applied to almost all sectors and production processes: process industry, aeronautics, generation of scattered and renewable energy, biotechnology and biomedicine, automotive industry, manufacturing processes, chemical industry, etc.

The Process Control Area is comprised by the following R+D groups:

Control of Complex Systems Group

Predictive Control and Heuristic Optimization Group

Supervision and Fault Diagnosis

Computer, Communications and Control Group

Research Lines

Aerial Robotics

Aerial robotics applications

Automated biofoundries and smart biomanufacturing

Computational intelligence techniques in systems engineering and automation

Control of electronic power systems

Glucose Control in Type 1 Diabetes

HIL tests of real pantographs on virtual catenaries

Hybrid Generation Systems

Integration and control of off-shore wind farms

Model Based Predictive Control

Modeling and Control of Complex Systems

Network Control Systems

Process and system optimization

Techniques for multi-objective optimisation and decision support systems

Projects

FLEX-AP
Beyond hybrid artificial pancreas systems

SMARTBIOFAB
Smart biomanufactoring processes

BIODYNAMICS Cellular factories

GRID FORMING
Large Renewable Energy Penetration

LOCPU
Programming of industrial robots

neoPREDiCOM
AI for industrial control

RESPECT.
Indoor mobile robotics for healthcare

SHIKIFACTORY100
Modular cell factories

LEAP
Glucose prediction

ASSISTANCE.
Technologies for first responders

The fields of action of the Area of Computer Graphics & Multimedia of the Instituto ai2 are computer 3D graphics technology, multimedia presentation and interaction person-computer. In addition, this area works on the application of its works to improving knowledge, visualizing graphic information in real time and user action on this information using advanced interfaces.

Computer Graphics

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Computer Graphics

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Research Lines

Big Data Visualization

Computer graphics for social sciences and health

Industrial graphic computing

Natural interfaces

Projects

EmoTICare
Serious game in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

The field of action of the Area of Industrial Informatics of the Instituto ai2 is focused on the analysis, design and development of computer applications particularly aimed at use in industrial environments.

The Industrial Informatics Area is comprised by the following R+D groups:

Real-Time Systems Group

Artificial Intelligence, Planning and Scheduling Group

The Industrial Informatics Area is comprised by the following R+D groups:

Real-Time Systems Group

Artificial Intelligence, Planning and Scheduling Group

Research Lines

Analysis, planning and deployment of critical systems

Computer systems for industrial digitization

Embedded, distributed, autonomous and sensory processing systems

Infrastructures for embedded systems

Optimized resource allocation

Projects

FEROX
AI, data and robotics technologies in harvesting wild food

ENDORSE.
“Nursing” robots for hospitals and senior centers

The Area of Robotics of the Instituto ai2 focuses its activity on the study, analysis and development of basic and applied research in order to cover aspects such as control, sensorization, programming and planning of robotic systems in several platforms (articulated arms, mobile robots and humanoid robots).

Robotics

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Robotics

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Research Lines

Mobile robotics

Pick-Inspection-Place

Rehabilitation platforms

Robotics implementation consultancy

Surveillance applications with mobile robots

Systems for handling sensitive products

Projects

MULTIVIEW Towards a fully automated device based on deep learning for Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan

RESPECT.
Indoor mobile robotics for healthcare

ENDORSE.
“Nursing” robots for hospitals and senior centers

Mani-Dacsa
Robotic food grippers

The Area of Computer Vision of the Instituto ai2 mainly focuses its research activity on computer vision and pattern recognition, providing applications and solutions to industrial sectors, security and identification industries, as well as assistance in controlled environments.

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Research Lines

3D vision

Advanced inspection systems

Custom-designed vision

Microscopic vision

Visual inspection of marine species

Visual paint inspection equipment

Projects

POLENET.
Pollen classification