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consultorí
a de
tecnología
Research and
Innovation Center
Barcelona, January 2012
Gran Capità 2-4 Nexus I building
08034 BARCELONA
+34 935532510 [email protected]
http://twitter.com/i2CAT
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Is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote research and innovation in advanced Internet technology
Is a research and innovation centre organized on a network basis in order to:
develop research and innovation projects
promote and maximize the use of advanced research in the area of networks and wideband applications
create platforms for collaboration between the business sector, universities and administration
endorse working teams in association with institutions in the rest of the world whose aims and research are in line with those of the Foundation.
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consultorí
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tecnología
The i2CAT model aims to make Internet research
and innovation accessible to and
participated by the whole of society through collaboration between
the public sector, business, users and
research groups within universities
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Fill the gap between academic world and business world
Enhance R&D, Technology Transfer and Innovation with the use of i2CAT resources:
i2CAT’s Infrastructure + Expertise
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Research & technical expertise advanced network & services infrastructure
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tecnología
making the Future Internet
become a reality *
Research and Innovation
Center
FUNDACIÓ I2CAT, INTERNET I INNOVACIÓ DIGITAL A CATALUNYA i2CAT was created in 2003 as a center of research and innovation focusing its activities on the development of the future Internet, with the following main objectives:
* Foster technological development in Catalonia.
* Promote advanced research into networks and broadband applications.
* Develop Internet technologies in Catalonia, particularly in terms of applications, services and network technologies.
* Set up platforms for collaboration between the private sector and university research bodies.
* research
and development
* innovation
* technology transfer
* experimental facilities
* standards
* training and faculty
* sector
fostering
helping real companies increase their future competitively *
ubiquitous technologies
wireless sensor networks and mobile technologies applied to smart cities,
energy efficiency buildings, smart irrigation and emergency systems
* Ubiquitous technologies
* audiovisual
* health and dependence
* eLearning
* network technologies
* industry
since 2003
filling the gap
between industry
and university
50+ researchers
72+ collaborators
60+ projects
68+ companies
20+ international projects
60+ research publications
Patents
Spin-off
audiovisual & eLearning
user-based technologies for efficient coding,
transmission over the Internet and visualization of
content of any quality applied to media, education,
culture, tourism
eHealth & dependence
rich multimedia applications to support healthcare
professionals and provide value services for patient
and their careers in a mobile scenario
industrial cluster
added-value applications and high-bandwidth
infrastructure to enhance productivity and efficiency in non-ICT sectors such as
automotive and logistics sectors
networktechnologies
high-speed optical networks, Infrastructure as a Service and service
virtualization, mobile convergence solutions
and broadband technology
technology transfer
Technology valorization, on-demand R&D, open
innovation, commercialization and
licensing and technology-based
spinoffs creation
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UBIQUITOUS INTERNET TECHNOLOGY UNITOn the application of wireless sensor networks and mobile technologies to improve smart environments: smart cities,energy efficient buildings, smart irrigation andemergency systems
CORE TECHNOLOGIES• IEEE 802.15.4• IETF 6LOWPAN/ROLL• ZIGBEE• BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY• ENERGY HARVESTING FOR WSN• IEEE 802.11/802.16/802.21• IETF MOBILE IP• 3GPP LTE• MESH NETWORKING• ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION
optimizing city management, increasing citizen participation and attracting hi-tech companies through ICT innovation
CITY PILOTS IN EXECUTION• Sant Vicenç dels Horts (2008)
Population: 27,461• Vélez-Malaga (2010)
Population: 74,190• Vilanova i la Geltrú (2011)
Population: 65,890• Barcelona (2011)
Population: 1,621,537
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS NETWORKSNovel services for city management optimization and citizen participation improvement:•Garden irrigation optimization•Temperature and humidity maps•Public transportation monitoring•Garbage collection optimization•Traffic intensity measurement•Mobile augmented reality applications•Delay tolerant networksOPEN DATA ACCESDifferent mechanisms to access data:•Web page to obtain and manage historical and current data.•Android phone application for accessing data and locating devices through augmented reality.
FUNDACIÓ I2CAT, INTERNET I INNOVACIÓ DIGITAL A CATALUNYAGran Capita 2-4 Nexus I building 08034 BARCELONA+34 935532510 [email protected]://twitter.com/i2CAT
Smart Cities
Network Technologies Cluster (CTX)Research, develop and innovate on new network technologies to offer to the ICT
sector new tools and technologies to promote the adoption of new business models and the development of local business initiatives.
International Funded ProjectsProject Funding Goal Role Core Technologies
2010-2013 FP7 (I3) Deploy operational tools to provide custom IP Networks as a Service in NRENs
Coordinator IP Routing protocols, MPLS, Ethernet, NetConf, Java, OSGi, Spring DM
2010-2013 FP7 (IP) Deploy and operate an European-wide OpenFlow Future Internet Facility
WP Leader OpenFlow, Ethernet, IP, OpenVSwitch, Python, Django, Expedient, SFA, XEN
2010-2013 FP7 (IP) Deploy and operate a European Cloud Computing Future Internet Facility
Activity Leader
OpenNebula, XEN, Cells, Zabbix, OVF, OCCI, Java, Jersey
2010-2013 FP7 (STREP) Advances in the federation of Future Internet facilities control frameworks
Task Leader SFA, PlanetLab (myplc), Globus Toolkit 4, NDL, perfSONAR, VMWare, XEN
2010-2012 FP7 (STREP) Allow SMEs to build and scale ICT applications through the use of mashups
WP Leader Mashups, REST, Semantic web, Ontologies, Hadoop, OpenNebula
2010-2012 FP7 (IP) Provide technical solutions to bring the cloud computing model to networks
Technical and WP Leader
EnhancedGMPLS, PCE, SML, REST, optical network virtualization, Java
2009-2013 FP7 (I3) Deploy and operate the European core research network, linking all the NRENs
Partner subcontractor
Autobahn, GMPLS, perfSONAR, Java, SOAP, OSGi, RDF,
2008-2010 FP7 (I3)
Build an European Research Facility for Computer Network Scientists
WP Leader IP, Ethernet, xORP, XEN, VMware, Java, Globus Toolkit 4,
2006-2009
FP7 (I3) Provide solutions for single-step provisioning of grid+networkresoruces
WP Leader Harmony,Argia, Argon, DRAC, GMPLS, G2MPLS, UNICORE, NSI
RAISME
Other selected initiatives: Joint collaboration with Boston University (John Day), TSSGand Tria Network Systems to implement an Internetworking architecture based on the principle that networking is a recursive set of layers that provide IPC services (Inter Process Communication).
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Featured project: Experimental FacilityMetropolitan area experimental facility, targeted at the testing of networking products (from layers 0 to 3) and research prototypes, as well as distributed
applications.The experimental facility has been funded through several national
research projects (SILVIA, PAIS, DREAMS)
• Optical testing facility• 3x colorless ROADMs (10Gbps & 2.5Gbps)• 60km outside plant• on demand provisioning / management• virtualitzation management platfotm• L1/L2/L3 testing• connection to i2CAT Media repository• connection to i2Health Sant Pau center• connection to 4K visualization facility
1x2,5Gbps1x10Gbps
1x2,5Gbps1x10Gbps
1x2,5Gbps1x10Gbps
1x10Gbps
international connectionsGéant, Glif @ 10Gbps
i2CAT Media repository
Barcelona Computer Institute
22@ area
City Management Optimization Platform
A 100-nodes sensor and actuator network for: • selective garbage collection, • gardens watering systems, • streets and roads traffic measurement and
optimization, • public transportation tracking and statistics
AUDIOVISUAL UNIT
On the application of audiovisual technologies to efficient content transmission, content management and user-centered applications
CORE TECHNOLOGIES• PACKET REFLECTION• CONTENT ADAPTATION• P2P CONTROL• ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION• MOBILITY SERVICES• ONTOLOGIES AND COMPLEX DATA VISUALIZATION• CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS• VIDEO SCALABILITY, MDC/SVC
efficient coding, transmission over the Internet and visualization of content of any quality applied to media, education, culture, tourism
Audiovisual Technologies
FI Infrastructure ready
Local / European / Global
Use
Cases
Business Models / New enablers
Apps
Technology
User push to apps.Users
Communities
Healthcare / Medical
Education/Remote Learning
Public Broadcasters
Users push to technology
Technology push to apps
Cities
App push to the tech.
Science
CultureProblem solving
Digital Cinema
Virtual Presence
Scientific Visualisation
3D
Content Distribution
Compression
Multimedia Production
User generated content
Multi-view
CONTEXT AWARENESSPersonal mobility, Mobile IP, location-based services, mixed reality, content
transcoding (format conversion), scalable coding (spatial and temporal
resolution modification) and transmoding
CONTENT MANAGEMENTSemantical description of content,
ontologies, data mining of huge amounts of interrelated data, natural
language processing, content interoperability, distributed access and
complex data visualization through enhanced user interfacesVIDEOCONFERENCING
Ultra HD real-time applications (videoconferencing, gaming, virtual
reality, retransmission of live events to multiple destinations) over the Internet
NETWORK CONTROLAdaptive media distribution over a P2P
schema with multi-device interoperability (including ad-hoc mobile networks and emerging technologies such as HbbTV),
multipoint multimedia sessions and their signaling/negotiation
The Cultural RingThe user-driven innovation to Internet of arts
Sharing cultural events
Poetry festivals, Guided tours, Master Class, Workshops, Courses, Conferences
Artistic performances
Metamembrana 2008,Exploring new art formats
Global Cultural Ring:Connecting Arts communities through Global
Research Networks
“Difussion is where
technology
offers major opportunities to the opera in the XXI
century” J.
Matabosch.
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eHealth and eDependence ClusterWe are providing rich multimedia applications to support healthcare professionals
clinical activity as well as personalized services for patient and their careers in a mobile scenario.
optimizing healthcare resources management, increasing citizen participation and ICT acceptance while attracting hi-tech companies through ICT innovation
Smart home
CORE TECHNOLOGIES:
• HL7 (messaging, CDA)
• DICOM AND PACS
• PHR INTEROPERABILITY
• HOME INFORMATION GATHERING SYS
• PATIENT’S PREDICTIVE SYSTEMS
• MOBILE APP
WORKING WITH:
MAIN HOSPITALS
• Hospital Clínic
• Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
• Hospital de la Vall Hebron
LIVINGLABS
• CITILAB CORNELLÀ
• I2HEALTH SANT PAU
PATIENT ASSOCIATION
• Alzheimer relatives association
• Dependant people relatives association
Smart HospitalINNOVATION for HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
I2CAT aims to develop tools to support new
clinical, multidisciplinary methodology to
provide a high quality health care service for
the patient and improve healthcare resources
usage.
INNOVATION for PATIENTS AND
CITIZENS
I2CAT aims to provide
information to the patients
and their caregivers about
the disease and its evolution
to achieve a better
understanding, reducing
anxiety and improving
motivation and acceptance.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERCLOSING THE INNOVATION GAP BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY
Our mission is to increase the impact of the new technologies in the marketplace and to ensure that good ideas become a reality by tying the
technological research into market needs
KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO
• WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
• INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE (IAAS)
• 3D HD VIDEOCONFERENCING
• ADVANCED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• NETWORKED MEDIA
• LOCALIZATION AND TRACEABILITY
• AUGMENTED REALITY
• SCALABLE VIDEO CODING
• NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND
PROTOCOLS
• OPTICAL SWITCHING NETWORKS
• FUTURE INTERNET
MATCHING TECHNOLOGY AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Transforming technologies and R&D results into value for the companies.
Developing market-oriented technology applications
Adapting technologies to new markets
MARKET CHALLENGES• INTERNET-ENABLED SERVICES
• GREEN ICT
• ICT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• ICT FOR HEALTH AND INCLUSION
• SMART ENVIRONMENT AND
MOBILITY
• EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
• CULTURAL AND TOURISM SERVICES
• DIGITAL CONTENTS
ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURESExperimental platformsField trial deployments
International links
COMMERCIALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
Intellectual Property RightsTechnology valorisationCommercial prototypes
Knowledge transferCo-development partnershipsNew technology-based firms
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ON DEMAND
Project managementTechnology integration and
customizationProduct development
Scientific and technical consultancy
Technology TrendsOpen Innovation
FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND NETWORKINGManaging multidisciplinary contacts and companies to identifify
technology trends and market opportunities
Encouraging technological cooperation between companies to reach global markets
Open Innovation as one of the keys to get business success
Taking advantage of international research partners to start new business collaborations
PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO INDUSTRY NEEDS
Meeting technological business requirements
Implementing proofs of concept
Deploying validation and experimental platforms
Technical cooperation with SMEs
Leveraging expertise of research activities