department of information and communication techn - upf, barcelona in a nutshell
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Research
COGNITIVE AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
Cognition and Computation and Robotics
Artificial Intelligence and Theoretical Computer Science
Natural Language Processing
Ubiquitous Computing
Information Retrieval and Data Mining
Cognitive Multimedia Technologies
AUDIOVISUAL TECHNOLOGIES
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Image Processing for Enhanced Cinematography
Sound and Music Computing
Human-Computer Interaction, Graphics and Educational Technologies
COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS
Network Technologies and Strategies
Wireless Communications
Information Theory and Coding
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Computational Neuroscience
Instrumentation and Biomedical Signals
Computational Imaging and Computational Physiology
Analysis of Biomedical Data
BRAIN AND COGNITION
Language and Comparative Cognition
Multisensory Research
Speech Acquisition, Perception, Production
Reasoning and Infant Cognition http://www.upf.edu/dtic/en/recerca/research_areas.html
ICT Department – key facts (2014)
People
• Tenured Faculty: 31 • ICREA Professors: 13 • Tenure-track Faculty: 4 • Undergraduate Students: 825 • Master and Ph.D. Students: 176 ( > 60% international)
Research • Research incomes: 15.6 M€ • ERC grants: 9 • External Advisory Board
Faculty includes VP of the European Research Council (Prof. Sebastián-Gallés) or VP of Research for Europe and Latin America Yahoo! (Prof. Baeza-Yates), plus a number of recognitions as ACM, IEEE, AAAI or ECCAI Fellows (recognitions typically to 1-3% most influential researchers from the leading
professional communities)
65 FP7 projects participated and coordinated by 25 staff members (> 60% UPF EU funds) including 9 prestigious ERC Grants and the Human Brain Project
(absolute leader in Spain, with around 5% of all the funds obtained by Spanish Universities in FP7)
ICT Department - Training
Undergraduate Programs (Polytechnic School – ESUP)
• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering • Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences • Bachelor's degree in Telematics Engineering • Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering Research Master Programs
• Interdisciplinary Master in Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media (CSIM) • Master in Sound and Music Computing (SMC) • Master in Intelligent Interactive Systems (MIIS) • Master in Computer Vision (Interuniversity master, coord. UAB) • Master in Brain and Cognition • Master in Wireless Communications (jointly UPC, starting 2015) PhD program in Information and Communication Technologies
• 2/3 PhD students are non-spanish nationals (around 140 students in total, 40 joining each year) • DTIC Seminars Recent selected awards for students
Cisco Security Grand Challenge 2014, Best European Young Researchers' Award 2013, Vodafone Mobile for Good 2013, National Commendation for Invention from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation in 2013, BBVA Innova Challenge 2013 International Competition on Big Data, BBVA Innova Challenge MX 2014, Ashoka Fellowship
ICT Department - Training
Professional master and postgraduate studies (UPF– Barcelona School of Management)
• Master in Animation • Master in Creation of Video Games • Master in Sonology • University Master in Digital Arts • Master in ICT Strategic Management • Postgraduate studies in Interactive Instruments • Postgraduate studies in Data Visualisation… and more! http://digitalmedia.idec.upf.edu/
MOOCs
• Descodificando el álgebra • Audio Signal Processing for Music Applications (joint with Stanford) • Hands On Wireless Sensor Networks Coming soon… • 3D Graphics for the Web Programmers • Ecosistemas de innovación (with the network Cátedras de Telefónica) And supplying the supporting technology for external MOOCS as Hands-on ICT (powered by ILDE)
Companies
Spin-offs
Sample companies using results / funding our activities
Cognitive and Intelligent Systems Audiovisual Technologies
Communications and Networks Computational Biology and Medical Systems
TECNIO accreditation
Network of Tech Centers and University Research Groups dedicated to Industrial Research and technology transfer in Catalonia. It is based on cutting edge technology, business innovation and management excellence.
Knowledge transfer and outreach
Open initiatives
> 4 million users
> 40.000 daily accesses
> 200.000 uploaded sounds
Sample artistic and cultural activities
Phonos project (concerts,
grants for artistic creation)
http://phonos.upf.edu/
“Here: Bergen-Belsen,
Space of Memory”. Bergen-Belsen Memorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1JydZqXOI8
Sample interactive and multimedia productions
2014-15 http://www.thegame-barcelonaworldrace.org/
2011 edition: ~ 50.000 players , ~ 200.000 daily visits
First online sailing game with 3D interface (Google O3D plugin) to see the boat on actual weather
conditions (waves, day / night, wind, skylines, storms) according to their position in the world
#hacklab_upf
Physical and virtual space for student-driven action (since 29/10/2014)
Peer-to-peer-learning, collaborative projects
Established groups
• Guifi.net: http://project.guifi.net/projects/upf • Hands-on Wireless Sensor Networks: http://handsonwsn.org/ • ACM-UPF 2014 Contest (programming workshop) http://www.dtic.upf.edu/~jonsson/acm/ • Open-source 3D-printed life-size robots • Hosting PyladiesBCN
Groups under preparation
• Data journalism • Collaborative and interactive storytelling • Robotics (RoboCup) • Ruby (with Ironhack) • BioHacking
Complementing other actions such as
Thank you
C/ Tànger, 122-140 08018 Barcelona, Spain
http://www.upf.edu/dtic/ @dtic_upf