Research & Innovation

Our projects.

Research and innovation are central to our work. These projects show how we explore, prototype and validate technologies in real-world environments.

FFplus · EuroHPC JU Ongoing

EDEN

Cascade funding · FFplus Open Call 2

EDEN brings high-performance computing to personalised nutrition: parallelising the MunchFit diet-generation engine on HPC infrastructure and building "My Digital MunchFit", a digital twin that simulates the nutritional evolution of each user.

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I3-4-SEAWEED · EU Ongoing

MACRAME

Cascade funding · I3-4-SEAWEED (Interregional Innovation Investments, I3 Instrument — ERDF)

An energy-efficient, sensor-integrated, AI-assisted bioreactor that lets small and medium farms cultivate macroalgae and turn it into high-value biofertilizers on site — a tangible example of the blue-green circular economy.

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PoliRural Plus · Horizon Europe Completed

AGROJACK

Cascade funding · PoliRural Plus "Enhance" Open Call

AGROJACK validates JackDaw, the geo-contextual conversational agent of PoliRural Plus, in a real dual-purpose rural environment: active agrotourism and operational fruit farming at the Aires de la Vera estate (Extremadura, Spain).

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Red.es · PRTR Completed

Data Spaces Kit

Kit Espacios de Datos programme · Red.es · Recovery Plan — NextGenerationEU

ESOA has joined AgrospAI, the agrifood data space of the Universitat de Lleida, publishing quality-assured soil-sensor data from its Agrosens agricultural sensing platform for small farms.

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Single Market Programme Completed

GREEN AI — EENergy

Co-funded by the European Commission · SMP · EENergy

GREEN AI reduces the energy consumed in training AI models. EENergy, its umbrella project under the SMP, supported at least 1,800 SMEs in defining and executing energy-efficiency action plans.

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Single Market Programme Completed

AIPA

Co-funded by the European Commission · SMP · via project ST3ER

AIPA applies AI to analyse, classify and extract insights from visitors' experiences at our agrotourism project Aires de la Vera, turning them into actionable business insights for sustainable tourism.

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5G · AI · SNS Completed

X-CRAIG

Co-funded by the European Union · Smart Networks and Services (6G-SNS)

Tools for easy and fast 5G heat-mapping of indoor spaces: an easy-to-use app and a central server enabling cooperative measurements and AI-based extrapolation of signal levels in uncovered spots.

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MINTUR · Last Mile Completed

DIGIRURAL

Funded by the European Union — NextGenerationEU · Recovery Plan (PRTR)

Digitalisation of agrotourism activity in the rural environment, offering the best possible experience to visitors while promoting respect for the environment and responsible, sustainable tourism.

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Investigo · Madrid Completed

Research in AI-assisted interfaces

09-PIN1-00028.8/2023 · Investigo programme · Madrid Region

Research in techniques and algorithms to improve user interfaces using AI, carried out with the incorporation of young researchers in the digitalisation-of-services area.

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Investigo · CLM Completed

Research in personalised nutrition

PINVE-45-0008/2023 · Investigo programme · Castilla-La Mancha

Research in personalised nutrition and automated personalised diets based on physical traits and activity level, including gamification and environmental awareness, with young researchers in health and digitalisation.

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