Research meets business:profile, activities, partnerships

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Contents

1. About us

2. Main activities

3. Research areas

4. Partnerships

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About us

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Research body

Non-profit organisation

Experimental ICT R&D

Profits reinvested in research

No preferential access for stakeholders

Our identity card

European, national and regional projects with “de facto” recognition

Research laboratory on the MIUR official register

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Shareholders

39%

24,4%

6,1%

6,1%

6,1%

6,1%6,1%

6,1% Regione Piemonte

Csi Piemonte

Comune di Torino

Università degli Studi di Torino

Politecnico di Torino

IREN Energia S.p.a

Unione Industriale di Torino

Sisvel S.p.a.

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Main activities

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Our research with universities

Our five technology labs, which establish annual research plans in conjunction with local universities:

INLab (Integrated Networks)

EmSysLab (Embedded Systems)

W3Lab (Application architectures)

SECURELab (Security)

DTVLab (Digital television and radio)

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Collaborative research projects:European (cross-border, Interreg, Alcotra, VIIFP)National (Industria 2015)Regional (Innovation Hubs)

(CSP also belongs to the main international standardisation groups in the field of the Internet (IEEE), new generation digital media (DVB), and technologies applied to different areas of society - eg. ITS)

Technology transfer through Programme I4B: Our catalogue of 30 technological assets, updated annually, is made available to local SMEs for engineering and commercialisation

Consulting on research, testing and prototyping (up to the pre-industrial stage)

Research work with companies

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Projects: 3Partnerships: 29Companies : 17 (3 large firms)Universities: 7Other PA: 5

Projects: 10Partnerships: 41SMEs: 26Large firms: 4Research bodies: 11

Current collaborative projects with companies and bodies

Projects: 5Partnerships: 26Countries: 11

IN TOTALPROJECTS: 18

COMPANIES: 63OTHER BODIES: 33

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Research work with the PA

The Innovation, Research and Universities Department of Regione Piemonte: innovation to support local development

Digital territories: experimental solutions co-designed and tested with the end users, following the European Living Labs model, in real local settings

ICT Laboratory : experimental solutions to support Regione Piemonte and its investees, with the aim of increasing efficiency and innovation in the public administration

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Research areas

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The internet of things

Competences: • Ad hoc communication protocols for sensor networks • Energy efficient devices and micro-systems • Sensors• Micro and nano energy harvesting technologies• Embedded systems and development on PIC, SOC and ARM

microsystems and FPGA farms

Applications:• Distributed environmental monitoring for precision agriculture• Environmental and climate monitoring • Deployment of microUAV platforms for monitoring• Local Smart Grids to optimise and balance flows of electrical energy• Monitoring electrical energy production from renewable sources

and controlling consumption to apply optimisation strategies based on the Smart Grid approach

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Digital networks

Competences:• Technologies for Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio• Broadband wireless communication systems (technologies and protocols)• Communication networks for emergencies (DMR, TETRA)• Satellite communications• RF expertise• Performance measuring• Protocols for V2I and V2V• Networking• Design, configuration/integration of wireless solutions• Configuration of system services in Linux• Configuration/integration of authentication services (Radius, Shibboleth)• VOIP protocols and platforms

Applications:• ITS• Mesh networks• Indoor localisation• TV white space based broadband systems • Spectrum monitoring and transmission classification

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Networked MediaCompetences:• NoSQL distributed DB• Cloud computing• Developing on Flash and Microsoft Surface platforms• Developing on mobile platforms (Android)• Developing on Connected TV platforms (Samsung, GoogleTV)• MHP applications• Technologies to encode and distribute 3D contents for TV• Conditional access systems• Watermarking• Streaming platforms • Digital broadcasting platforms (DVB, DAB+, DRM+)• Developing on classic platforms (Java, WebAjax, dot.net)• Human-machine interfaces • CMS (Drupal, Joomla)

Applications:• Managing and interacting with Big Data and Open Data• Immersive and multitouch interfaces• IP TV and IP Radio• Augmented TV• Content Security• Indoor localisation• Image processing using webcams for area monitoring• Remote control tools and devices • Geolocalisation on maps• Collaboration platforms

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Examples of our work

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Multitouch table

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Connected TV

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Sensor networks

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Micro-drones

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Wireless broadband

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Infomobility

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Local projects

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Partnerships

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Steering committee

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Consulting for research areas

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and …

CSP innovation in ICT

Headquarters Via Nizza n. 150 – 10126 Turin Italy

Tel +39 011 4815111Fax +39 011 4815001E-mail: innovazione@csp.it

www.csp.it

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