Scientific Area: Natural & Sciences.

EXPR: Applied mathematics, Computer sciences, Industrial Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems, Intelligent and Collaborative Robotic Systems, Modelling, Simulation and Optimization for Decision Support, Advanced Human-Machine Integration, Intelligent System and Data Analytics.

Name of the service: Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI) – IPB.

Main responsible: Paulo Leitão | Doctor | Scientific coordinator.

Category of the service: Research Centre.

Target group: Companies in the fields of computer science, robotics, artificial intelligence and applied mathematics, as well as public organisations interested in exploring the advantages of applying technology in different contexts. 

Scientific refence:

ORCID

Paulo Leitão is Full Professor at Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Department of Electrical Engineering, and coordinator of CeDRI – Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics. His research interests are in the field of intelligent and reconfigurable systems, cyber-physical systems, multi-agent systems, digital twin, Internet of Things, factory automation and holonic systems. He participate / has participated in several national and international research projects, supervised 7 PhD thesis and is currently supervising 8 PhD thesis. He published 9 books and more than 350 papers in high-ranked international scientific journals and conference proceedings (per-review). He is co-author of three patents and received ten paper awards at international conferences. He served as general co-chair in 4 international conferences, and Chair of the IEEE IES Technical Committee on Industrial Agents, and member at-large of the IEEE IES Administrative Committee (AdCom). He was also chair of the established IEEE 2660.1-2020 standard.

Offer description:

The Research Center for digitalization and Intelligent robotics (CeDRI), is a Research and Development (R&D) unit affiliated with the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. Focused on the areas of Electrical Engineering , Electronics and Informatics, Mathematics, Information Sciences, and Computing, CeDRI has been recognized with an EXCELLENT rating in an evaluation conducted by the foundation for Science and Technology.

Its mais purpose is to develop and apply scientific knowledge related to robotics , intelligent systems, and information and communication technologies. The emphasis lies in the digitalization and automation of industrial systems, aiming to significantly contribute to the advancement of the scientific and technological system. Additionally, CeDRI aims to foster the competitiveness of the socioeconomic system, especially in regions characterized by low population density and economic activity in the interior.

In particular, the center directs its efforts towards regions with specific characteristics, such as the predominant presence of small-scale Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In these areas, the industrial system is often sparse, and competitiveness is impacted by challenges related to limited access to industrial innovation. Thus, CeDRI seeks to play an active role in overcoming these difficulties by promoting technological advancements and driving socioeconomic development in these areas.