Integrated Group for Engineering Research

💫 Closing the week before the holidays, members of the Integrated Group for Engineering Research (Gii) participated in ‘#Doutoreando’, an event organised by the Campus Industrial de Ferrol (Universidade da Coruña) for the third consecutive year. 🎓✨ Emanuel Fallas, Sergio Martínez Alonso and Javier Ortega Morla presented research in #AutonomousRobotics, while Leandro Alejo Rodríguez Álvarez presented work in #FluidMechanics and the Wind Tunnel, representing the group's commitment to cutting-edge advances in engineering research. 🧪🤖 In addition to touring the campus laboratories, the PhD students shared their thesis projects, providing insights into their research and fostering collaboration with other participating students from Centro de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Navais e Industriais da Universidade da Coruña - CITENI and other research groups from the Campus Industrial de Ferrol (Universidade da Coruña). 🙌 #Douterando is an event that fosters the exchange of knowledge between PhD students, reinforces transfer and collaborations, and promotes interdisciplinary research. Congratulations to all participants for their contributions to such a collaborative and enriching event! 🌟 #ResearchInnovation #PhDStudents #InterdisciplinaryResearch #EngineeringExcellence #Engineering

Nothing is as festive as TIAGo this holiday season! 🎄✨ The PILLAR-Robots consortium wishes you happy holidays and an even happier New Year! Here’s to a 2025 filled with innovation and new milestones! Project partners: Universidade da Coruña, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTC-CNR, Sorbonne Université, AI2Life , Athena Research Center, PAL Robotics

#AI y #Astronomía. CITIC Centro de Investigacion TIC - Universidade da Coruña

🎙️✨ New Podcast : Shaping the Future of Informatics Education! 🎉  We announce the launch of a new podcast produced by the Digital First Network project, where the Integrated Group for Engineering Research (Gii) participates. 🌍   The Digital First Network , now celebrating its first year of activity this December, focuses on engaging all stakeholders in reimagining informatics education. A cornerstone of this initiative is the creation of Dialogue Clubs, platforms for: 🔹 Exchanging opinions and ideas 🔹 Co-creating innovative approaches to teaching informatics 🔹 Collaborating across educational roles to redefine the key functions of informatics   These Dialogue Clubs will take place across 10 countries, fostering a motivating environment for educators, researchers, and stakeholders to connect, share, and innovate.   🎧 Listen now and join the journey of transformation on Informatics Education in Europe 👇   #DigitalFirstProject #InformaticsEducation #InnovationInEducation #DialogueClubs #EuropeanProjects More about Digital First Network Partners https://lnkd.in/d7NeTDad https://lnkd.in/dwqvecSG

📚✨ New Publication: AI and Education 🤖 Francisco Bellas, PhD from the Universidade da Coruña, researcher at the Integrated Group for Engineering Research (Gii-UDC) and CITIC Centro de Investigacion TIC - Universidade da Coruña, specialist in #AI and #Education, has contributed to the book 📚“Educación e Inteligencia Artificial: Horizontes de transformación”, published by Editorial Dykinson. 🔍 In the second chapter, Bellas explores how AI is reshaping educational processes, addressing its transformative potential while also reflecting on the challenges educators face in integrating these technologies. This book highlights the role of Artificial Intelligence as a key driver in education, balancing its power to improve teaching and learning with ethical and critical considerations for future generations. 👉 Discover more here: https://lnkd.in/dD4iz5QR #ArtificialIntelligence #Education #Innovation #AIinEducation #GiiUDC #Research #TransformingEducation

🤖✨ PILLAR-Robots : Driving Innovation in Robotics and AI 🌍Coordinated by CITIC Research UDC and Integrated Group for Engineering Research’ members (Gii-UDC), this EU-funded research project brings together leading research institutions and companies across Europe: 🇪🇸 Universidade da Coruña 🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université 🇮🇹 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ISTC-CNR 🇬🇷 Athena Research Center 🇮🇹 AI2Life 🇪🇸 PAL Robotics 🚀 Now in PILLAR-Robots ’second year, #TIAGo, the robot developed by PAL Robotics, has joint the project equipped with: 🔹 Advanced sensors 🔹 Flexible arms 🔹 Adaptive software for tasks requiring movement, human-robot interaction, and Smart Computing. 💡 At #Gii-UDC, we focus on applying our research to #Edutainment enhancing TIAGo’s capabilities to engage and interact with people in educational and entertainment scenarios. #Robotics #AI #Innovation #HumanRobotInteraction #Edutainment #EUfunded #TIAGo #ethicRobots #cognitiveRobots

#Agri-#food is one of the applications of the PILLAR-Robots Project. Take a look 👇 Universidade da Coruña Integrated Group for Engineering Research Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISTC-CNR, Sorbonne Université, AI2Life , Athena Research Center, PAL Robotics

🌟 Richard Duro at BIP 2024: Shaping the Future of Autonomous Robotics Richard J. Duro, coordinator of the Integrated Group for Engineering Research (#Gii) and senior researcher at the CITIC Centro de Investigacion TIC - Universidade da Coruña (Spain), delivered an inspiring keynote at the 6th IEEE International Conference on Bio-Inspired Processing (BIP 2024). The event was hosted last week by the Universidad Nacional UNA in Liberia, Costa Rica, with the collaboration of leading academic institutions such as Tecnológico de Costa Rica TEC, the Universidad de Costa Rica, and the IEEE Costa Rica Section. 💫 In his talk, “E-MDB: A Motivated Cognitive Architecture for Continuous, Open, and Guided Learning Autonomy,” Richard presented a cutting-edge approach to enhance robotic autonomy and usability. His proposal focuses on creating robots that can adapt to dynamic environments while fulfilling user-defined objectives, bridging technological innovation with human needs. 🚀 🙌 The session also highlighted key challenges for next-generation robotics, including real-time processing, sensory integration, and ethical considerations. As Richard Duro emphasized: "The goal is not only to build more autonomous robots 🤖 but also wiser ones, capable of operating with a foundation of social and ethical knowledge." A team from the #Gii and CITIC Centro de Investigacion TIC - Universidade da Coruña is currently coordinating an international research project in this field: PILLAR-Robots . 💡 The BIP 2024 Congress has solidified its role as a hub for scientific breakthroughs in computational applications and bio-inspired technologies, leaving a lasting impact on the future of autonomous robotics and its societal implications. More about 👉 https://lnkd.in/g_Z93N9q   #InnovationInRobotics #AutonomousSystems #BIP2024 #EngineeringResearch #GlobalCollaboration #SmartRobots

📢 Upcoming Event: TWIN NAVAUX Dissemination Day  On December 18th, the CATIM - Centro de Apoio Tecnológico à Indústria Metalomecânica in Porto will host the dissemination event for the TWIN NAVAUX project, focusing on: “Towards the Intelligent Digital Twin: Technological and Economic Optimization in the Industry.” 🤝 Participants can join in person or online with prior registration by December 17th 👉 More information here https://lnkd.in/dfA8tXSe 🎙️ Alicia Munín Doce, the principal investigator of Work Packages 3 and 4 ("Digital Twin Implementation Roadmap for Naval Auxiliary Companies" and "Design and Launch of Digital Twin Pilots for Naval Auxiliary Companies"), will attend the event along with Alejandro Vidal Abad. Alicia leads a research team composed of Sara Ferreño González, Lucía Santiago Caamaño, Marcos Miguez Gonzalez, and Vicente Díaz Casás, all members of the Integrated Group for Engineering Research (GII) and the Center for Research in Marine and Industrial Technologies) at Campus Industrial de Ferrol (Universidade da Coruña). 🚀 During the event, participants will gain insights into real-world Digital Twin applications and explore the progress of the three pilot projects being developed within the TWIN NAVAUX project for manufacturing companies in the Galicia-Northern Portugal Euroregion. 🌍 The TWIN NAVAUX project, co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Spain-Portugal (POCTEP) 2021–2027 Program, is driving the adoption of Digital Twin technology in the naval auxiliary industry of this cross-border region. #Shipbuilding #navalindustry #NavalDefenceIndustry #research #digitaltecnology ASOCIACION CLUSTER NAVAL GALLEGO CATIM Campus Industrial de Ferrol (Universidade da Coruña) Universidade Portucalense (UPT) IBERCISA Deck Machinery Industrias Ferri S.A. ElectroRayma GAIN comunicación