department of information and communication technologies. univ. pompeu fabra, barcelona
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Slides introducing the Department of Information and Communication Technologies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (DTIC-UPF) in Barcelona. The activity of DTIC-UPF lies in the broad range of fields created around the convergence of ICT with biomedical and cognitive sciences, computation and networks. The DTIC-UPF has since its beginnings emphasized scientific excellence and internationalization as core aspects of its activities. Its community is composed by over 300 people from 58 nationalities. DTIC-UPF is the leading university department in Spain in participating in EU programmes (65 projects in FP7, including 9 prestigious ERC grants). DTIC delivers both undergraduate and master training in its areas of interest of research (including brain and cognition, cognitive systems and interactive media, intelligent interactive sytems, music and sound computing, computer vision and an upcoming program in wireless communications) and professional activity (digital arts, animation, videogame creation, ICT strategic management, data visualisation, etc), DTIC-UPF holds agreements with both leading international companies (including Yamaha, General Electric, Siemens, Philips, Telefónica, etc) and a rich ecosystem of local and international SMEs. DTIC-UPF is also very active in its engagement with society in general, and students in particular, leading and participating regular activities in artistic centres, museums, schools and NGOs. For more information please visit http://www.upf.edu/dtic/en/TRANSCRIPT
Department of Information and
Communication Technologies September 2014
Young university
UPF: A quality university created in 1990
13th position worldwide THE World University Ranking 100
under 50, 7th in Europe level and 1st in Spain
ICT Department
Created in 1999
Mission: to become one of the leading European university departments in the broad range of fields created around the convergence of ICT with biomedical
and cognitive sciences, computation and networks.
The DTIC has since its beginnings emphasized scientific excellence and internationalization as core aspects of its activities.
TRAINING Graduate, post-graduate and professional training
In-house training Career development for students, including stays at companies (practicum, thesis, etc)
RESEARCH
Tailor-made R&D projects Prototyping and proof-of-concepts of new technologies and services
Collaborative projects, industrial PhDs Trend and business analysis in changing ICT, Health, Humanities and Social Sciences
OTHER SERVICES
Access to spaces and specialized infrastructures Sponsorship, Social Responsibility
Specialized consulting Technological platforms
Direct technology transfer
Services offered
ICT Department
DTIC Figures 2013
• Tenured Faculty: 31 • ICREA Professors: 13 • Tenure-track Faculty: 4 • Undergraduate Students: 825 • Master and Ph.D. Students: 176 • Research incomes: 15.6 M€ • ERC grants: 9 • Publications: > 230 per year (Scopus) • External Advisory Board
65 FP7 projects participated and coordinated by 25 staff members (> 60% UPF EU funds) including 9 ERC
Grants and the Human Brain Project
VP European Research Council, IEEE Fellows, ACM Fellow, etc
2/3 hold PhD from an institution abroad
European Young Researchers' Award 2013
ICT Department - 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
Center of Brain and Cognition (CBC)
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 - Training
Undergraduate Programs
• 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
Starting 2015 • Master in Wireless Communications (jointly UPC) 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
62% non-spanish students on research masters (average last
4 years)
External grants available (like Excellence Grants Catalunya Caixa)
ICT Department - Training
Professional master and postgraduate studies (UPF-IDEC)
• 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 (with Stanford) • Hands On Wireless Sensor Networks
Companies
Cognitive and Intelligent Systems Audiovisual Technologies
Communications and Networks Computational Biology and Medical Systems
Cátedra Telefónica – UPF. Social Innovation in Education
Panorama actual de los Cursos Masivos Abiertos en Línea en las universidades españolas
R&D agreements and cooperation with a large number of companies,
including:
Companies
Spin-offs Coming soon…
SMEs: Some of our collaborators
Cognitive and Intelligent Systems Audiovisual Technologies
Communications and Networks Computational Biology and Medical Systems
RING: Retail Innovation
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.
Sample on Knowledge transfer
Open initiatives. Example: Freesound
> 4 million users
> 40.000 daily accesses
> 200.000 uploaded sounds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIvpXeksLdE&feature=player_embedded
Actively used by companies
Basis for additional educational, artistic and
entrepreneursial activities
Soundscape modelling
• Virtual environmens
• Videogames
• Tourism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZiXfm7dyxc
https://locosonic.com/
Companies - students
Internships and joint thesis
90% of the ICT under-graduate students did an internship in a company before graduating (around 70 agreements with companies every academic course)
Participation in industry-driven events by students
Industrial PhD
Catch & Win: Best app WIP Jam Best in Show
App during Mobile World Congress 2014, Intel XDK
Smart packing: Cisco Spain Challenge Award 2014
Music Hack Day BCN (from companies such as Spotify,
echonest, native instruments, Starlab, Universal Music, etc)
Dyseggxia: Mobile for
Good Awards 2014
Entrepreneurship
Incubation spaces
Business model
validation
Investment forum
Support to UPF students
Spaces and wide range of training and
support services Training program
Entrepreneurship lectures
Some events we host
Seventh International Conference on
Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction http://www.tei-conf.org/13/home
2011 IEEE Winter School of Information Theory
(biennial)
Home / Collaboration in international events
Own and external training events
Professional events
http://www.isit2016.org/
http://bcbt.upf.edu/
http://new.musichackday.org/2014/barcelona/ http://opencities.net/
Other services - Interactive installations. Some examples:
Interaction Design for Educational Experiences on Palaeontology, Catalan
Institute of Palaeontology
“Here: Bergen-Belsen,
Space of Memory”. Bergen-Belsen Memorial
Activities with general public and schools on science dissemination. Examples:
Festival Minimúsica. Noa & Max. Stucked in Electronia. Animated series to foster future STEM students
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1JydZqXOI8
Artistic and cultural activities
Phonos project (concerts,
grants for artistic creation)
http://phonos.upf.edu/
And much more
http://www.noamaxproject.com/
Students and teachers Festival CTI BCN
Sound Workshops http://phonos.upf.edu/tallerssonors?language=en
http://phonos.upf.edu/node/670
Festival CTI BCN
Thank you
C/ Tànger, 122-140 08018 Barcelona, Spain
http://www.upf.edu/dtic/ @dtic_upf