A NETWORK OF SOLUTIONS

CCG: Centro de Computação Gráfica

Industrial Digitalization & European Mobility

Brussels, 21.November.2017

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About us

At CCG we believe in the

economic value of

knowledge as a way to

achieve a better society.

CCG is private, non-profit organization and

a qualified entity of the National

Scientific and Technological System to

provide services of Research and

Technological Development, Consulting and

services to support the innovation of

Business.

Promote and develop applied research and technology transfer,

essentially by participating in national and international activities and projects

concerned with Research and Technological development (R&TD).

Mission

Being an international reference center in applied research and development,

in the field of computer graphics; information, communication and

electronic technologies and their applications.

Vision

Created in November 1993

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What we are: Strategic Position

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Fundamental

Research

ACADEMIA

Applied Research

R&D services

Technology transfer

Non trivial development

INTERFACE

Innovation

INDUSTRY

CCG is a RTO: Interface between Academia and Industry (between fundamental research and industry

innovation), through R&D services and technology transfer, in domains of information, communication

and electronics technology. We are focused on Industry Problem Solving!

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As interface: project/operation level

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ACADEMIA INTERFACE INDUSTRY

Scientific

coordinator

Research team

DAR coordinator

R&D team

Customer

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Excellent cost-benefit relation

R&D project oriented

Qualified team

Applied research focused on results

Why CCG?

Experience in industry projects

Integrated in a innovation eco-

system

Access to knowledge

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Innovation Life-cycle

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Fulfill customer needs with non trivial developments

IPR and confidentiality management

Partnering with customers in their innovation process (medium and

long term partnerships)

Technological and process innovation

Knowledge-base innovation

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CAVE

INFRASTRUTURES

AND FACILITIES

BOSCH ROOM DATA CENTER

Cave Automatic Virtual

Environment

+50

8 PhD / 21 MSc

HUMAN RESOURCES

60

VIRTUAL THEATRE

6

OPEN SPACES

seats

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Some numbers…

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8Phd 23

MsC

+50team

+20 projects

underway +2M€R&D

Services

+3M€R&D

Funding

1.6M€R&D

Services1.7M€ income

2016

0.1M€R&D

Funding

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Some customers and partners…

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Some customers and partners…

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International Network

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Kaiserslautern. DFKI - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz

Potsdam. HPI - Hasso Plattner Institut

Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute - HHI

German

Trento. GraphiTech: Center for Advanced Computer Graphics Technologies

Italy

Panama. MIVTech: Multimedia Interaction and Visualization Technologies

Panama

Guimarães. CCG: Centro de Computação Gráfica

Portugal

San Sebastian. Vicomtec: Center for Visual Interaction and Communication

Technologies

Spain

Paris. CEA LIST.

France

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Domains of Applied Research

Changes call for innovation, and

innovation leads to progress.

Li Keqiang

CVIG

Computer Vision, Interaction

And Graphics

PIU

Perception, Interaction

And Usability

EPMQ

Engineering Process

Maturity and Quality

UMC

Urban and Mobile

Computing

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Domains of Applied Research

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ICT

UMC: Urban and Mobile Computing

✓ Computer Vision

✓ Computer Graphics

✓ Human Machine Interaction

✓ Virtual Reality

✓ Augmented Reality

CVIG: Computer Vision, Interaction & Graphics

✓ Modeling approaches for analysis and design

✓ IT Process and project management

✓ Business and location-enhanced database

systems

✓ Web-based systems interoperability

✓ Metadata and ontologies for the semantic Web

.

EPMQ: Engineering Process,

Maturity & Quality

✓ Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

✓ Intelligent Transport Systems

✓ Urban Computing

✓ Visualization of mobility flows and urban space

✓ Mobile Solutions and Location Based Services

.PIU: Perception, Interaction & Usability

✓ Human Factors R&D activities in applied fields

such as health, safety, transportation and

entertainment

✓ GUI (Graphical User Interface) analysis

✓ Prototype testing and Functional interface

analysis

✓ User-centred solutions, ergonomics and

functional design

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Domains of Applied Research

R&D

Computer Vision; Computer

Graphics Human Machine

Interaction; Virtual Reality;

Augmented Reality

MARKET

Security: Event Detection; Retail: Client Empowerment & attraction;

Health: Behavior Analysis; Marketing: Interactive Experiences;

Industry: Process control; Culture: 3D modeling; 3D Scanner;

Education: Serious Games; Augmented Reality; Virtual Reality

Domain of applied research, intrinsically linked to

computer vision and computer graphics. The

integration of both of these scientific domains allows

the study and development of technological

innovative solutions, across all the development

cycle, from the signal acquisition to its interpretation

and correspondent output action.

CVIG: Computer Vision, Interaction And Graphics

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CVIG: Projects

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AGATHA – Crime Surveillance (Portugal 2020 financed project)

The analysis to be made to these resources is aimed at

identifying elements that indicate illegal procedures or the

detection of patterns.

This module will allow the extraction of characteristics of image

and video files. To this end, algorithms will be developed to

detect specific images in the contents collected (for example:

faces, gender, age, cars, video actions, face recognition)

Video and image analysis (GCC):

It will also explore voice biometrics to determine the identity of

the speaker based on the characteristics of his speech and

voice.

Biometric analysis :

Each analysis module is targeted to a specific content type

(text, image, video, audio, voice, or biometric data). These

contents will be related to Semantic Web data, in order to

support the evaluation of the content, regardless of its source.

Analysis of Information:

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“This project will give rise to the first joint strategy for

preventive conservation of built cultural heritage within the

South-West Europe, with the main objective of the

implementation of an integrated and sustainable

methodology for the preventive conservation and

maintenance of the historic and cultural heritage buildings

provided by a non-profit entity”

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HeritageCARE

Monitoring and Preventive Conservation of Historic and Cultural Heritage(SUDOE financed project)

Partners:• University of Minho (Portugal, Project Leader)

• Direção Regional de Cultura do Norte (Portugal)

• Centro de Computação Gráfica (Portugal)

• Universidad de Salamanca (Escuela Politécnica Superior de

Ávila) (Spain)

• Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico (Spain)

• Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico (Spain)

• Université Clermont Auvergne (France)

• Université de Limoges (France)

CVIG: Projects

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CVIG: H2020 Submitted Projects

Some partners already involved:

• CEA-List (FR)• INESC TEC (PT)• IFE (NW)• DFKI (DE)• ... And more

CVIG - Computer Vision, Interaction and Graphics

H2020-FETOPEN-2016-2017 (FET-Open – Novel ideas for radically new technologies)

SIMOLearn - Applying new SImulation Models to Online Learning solutions

H2020-WIDESPREAD-2016-2017 (WIDESPREAD - Coordination and support action)

Exceli4.0 - Excellence in Industry 4.0

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Domains of Applied Research

EPMQ has strategically defined that its research must

be objective and that its applicability must be validated

in an industrial environment. EPMQ project’s target are

the Industry (from system development business) on a

company or organization’s need to innovate and the

Research & Development members (from the same

research interests) on a specific work validation.

EPMQ: Engineering Process, Maturity & Quality

R&D

Process and project management life-cycles; Modeling

approaches for analysis and design; Business and

location-enhanced database systems; Process,

Product and Service Architectures; Web 5.0 - Open,

Linked and Intelligent Web

MARKET

Product and process diagnosing; Information systems

architectures: IT development; IT project management;

Delivering IT products & services modeling; IT integration and

interoperability; Cloud Computing (SaaS and IaaS)

architectures; Decision-support systems.

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EPMQ: Projects with Industry

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The Cloud Applications for SMART Cars project will develop a new architecture and new cloud application development process for smart

vehicles as well as the materialization of three application prototypes that cover infotainment services in the context of smart cities. To this end, a

development process appropriate to the needs will be formalized and institutionalized, where a software product variability management strategy

and a product and portfolio management strategy will be defined in the CCDS..

✓ Analysis of the software development processes defined

by Bosch, with reference models of software quality,

safety standards for cars and oriented to agile

methodologies.

✓ Development of a compliance assessment framework.

Bosch Car

Multimedia Portugal,

S.A

Industry

Cloud

Applications

for SMART

Cars 2015-2018

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EPMQ: Projects with Industry

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UH4SP

Unified Hub for

Smart Plants

In this project, we will define a software development process centralized in the design of an architecture and service specification

(SOA) in cloud computing contexts, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0. It is intended that architecture design

support shows the logical abstraction related to the intended operation of the cloud platform as an integrator (middleware) for the

allocation of robust and reliable resource and data entities in the value chain.

✓ Survey requirements and cloud, IoT and Industry

4.0 benchmarks.

✓ Conception of a service-oriented cloud

architecture.

✓ Development of business process instantiation

services.

Co-promotion Project

PT2020

Industry

2016 - 2019

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Domain of Applied Research

PIU is a domain of applied research within CCG, with a

dedicated team that studies human perception,

human factors and ergonomics, human behavior

and interaction with technology, and usability. The

main goal of PIU is to develop human-centered studies

and to participate in the creation of new products that

contribute to a more adaptive, usable, and comfortable

utilization, as well as products that help with

health/rehabilitation, safety, and entertainment.

PIU: Perception, Interaction & Usability

R&D

Visual Perception, Intermodal Processing (visual, audio,

haptic, proprioceptive); Virtual Reality and Immersive

Systems; Auralization Models/Binaural Sound; Biological

Motion; Human Factors and Road Safety; Usability.

MARKET

Use of the audiovisual CAVE-like system; Analysis

and consultancy on Ergonomics, Usability, and

Comfort - User Centered Services; Software

Usability and Interaction Tests.

Simulator

LABS

Behavioral Analysis

New HMI Concepts

Driver Monitoring Driver State

Safety and

Interference Studies

Human Factors

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PIU: H2020 participation

Looking for Consortium partners

Mainly:

• Industrial Partners (OEMs; Tier 1,...);

• End-users Associations;

• Municipalities;

PIU is preparing participation in two proposals on

Smart, green and integrated

transport:

Calls H2020MG-2-1-2018: Human Factors in Transport Safety

Deadline: Phase 1: 30 January 2018 / Phase 2: 19 September 2018

Indicative budget: 4 to 8M € (Max Budget: 18M)

MG-3-3-2018 - "Driver" behaviour and acceptance of

connected, cooperative and automated transport

Deadline: Phase 1: 30 January 2018 / Phase 2: 19 September 2018

Indicative budget: 3 to 4M € (Max Budget: 12M)

Some partners already involved:

• CEA-List (FR)• INESC TEC (PT)• IFE (NW)• DFKI (DE)• ... And more

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H2020 participation

Looking for Consortium partners

Mainly:

• Industrial Partners (OEMs; Tier 1,...);

• End-users Associations;

• Municipalities;

MG-2-1-2018: Human Factors in Transport Safety

Goal: Increase the body of knowledge on human factors // develop new design guidelines for interface systems // Target Human factors challenges in

elderly and disabled populations // suggest usability solutions for automated and connected vehicles >> Increase EU citizens mobility

MG-3-3-2018 - "Driver" behaviour and acceptance of connected, cooperative and automated

transport

Goal: Propose guidelines for the design and development of user-friendly HMI systems // Generate specific standards/recommendations for different

CAT vehicles // Contribute to amends to legislation/regulatory aspects // Increase public uptake and acceptance // Guide the adaptation of infrastructure

>> HMI Development for autonomous / semi autonomous vehicles in the 4 contexts (Road, Railway, Air, Sea)

Some partners already involved:

• CEA-List (FR)• INESC TEC (PT)• IFE (NW)• DFKI (DE)• ... And more

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Domains of Applied Research

R&D

Urban Sensing and Place

Learning;

Ubiquitous Services;

Urban Mobility

MARKET

RTLS – Real Time Location Systems; Positioning Systems in indoor

environments; Mobile Solutions applied to Tourism and Cultural Heritage;

Intelligent Systems for Transports; Smart Cities; Multiplatform Mobile

Solutions; Urban Sensing; applications for Medical System; Data

Analysis.

UMC is intrinsically linked to the Urban Computing

field, positioning itself as an emerging field, which aims

to give people new and more complete experiences

in their interaction with the urban space. Some of the

current research challenges comprise the monitoring

of public spaces in real time, including data

collection; data fusion; the cooperative construction of

maps and the visualization of the dynamic of the cities.

UMC: Urban and Mobile Computing

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Urban and Mobile Computing – Skills and Competences

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• Data and information aquisition

• Smart applications

• Behavioural monitorization

• Smart lighting

• Smart parking

• Smart metering

Health

• Technological solutions for telemedicine

• Tracking people and resources in healthcare

environments

People and

Transportation

• Integrated mobile applications

for transportation systems

• Public addressed geo-

referenced information in

displays

• Behavioural fingerprinting

Localization

• Real-time location systems (RTLS) - indoors &

outdoors

• People and resources tracking for behavioural

analysis

• Place learning

• Knowledge discovery in geographical data

Smart Cities

UMC

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Urban and Mobile Computing: Projects

LSELocation and

Sensing Engine

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✓ Sensor Platform

✓ Localization technologies integration (Wi-Fi,

BLE, etc.)

✓ API integration with Information Systems,

ERPs, etc.

Platform and API

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Urban and Mobile Computing: Projects

European Project

2013-2015

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MOSAIC-2B

✓ Integração de sensores médicos

✓ Solução integrada com TV

Mobile Empowerment for

the Socio-Economic

Development in South

Africa

✓ Mobile Empowerment

✓ Offline Analytics

✓ Mobile appEuropean Project

Exploration is the engine that drives

innovation. Innovation drives economic

growth. So let's all go exploring.Edith Widder

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CCG-Centro-de-Computação-Gráfica

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Thanks For Watching

Carlos NevesBusiness & Project Developer

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