Projects
Here the main projects in which the Multimedia Communications Group has participated in the last years are shown. Most of these projects have been co-financed by European funds.
NUEVA PLATAFORMA A BORDO BASADA EN REDES 5G Y WI-FI 6 PARA MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE TERRESTRE
New on board platform for terrestrial transport based on 5G and Wi-Fi 6
Reference: CDTI TIC
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Videoacustic
Duration: May 2020 – April 2022
Description: The objective of this project is the design and development of a new entertainment and communications platform for means of transport based on 5G and Wi-Fi 6 networks. Specifically, the platform is oriented towards land transport (buses, trains). The generation of this new solution requires research on 5G and Wi-Fi 6 technology and its application to the transmission of multimedia content in mobility environments, as well as the software development of the management processes of this new communications technology and, in short, a new entertainment platform capable of working on these new standards, thus making the most of the innovations and technological advantages that it introduces, generating new services for the passenger.
Funded by: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial). Fondos FEDER
PLATAFORMA PARA LA VISUALIZACIÓN DE LA SENSORIZACIÓN DE PUENTES
Platform for monitoring the sensorization of bridges
Website: https://cal-sens.com/
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, CalSens
Duration: 2020-2021
Description: The project develops a new visualization platform that shows in real time the data captured by different fiber optic sensors located along bridges where trains pass. In the developed solution, first of all, data from different sensors is obtained, which is sent to a server. Subsequently, this information is processed and, finally, this information is displayed. The platform also issues different alerts when the data exceeds certain defined thresholds.
SISTEMA DE REALIZACIÓN AUDIOVISUAL AUTOMATIZADA Y DESATENDIDA
Automated and unattended audiovisual production system
Reference: IMINOD/2020/118
Project website: https://esveu.es/
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, ESVEU Media Systems
Duration: 2020-2021
Description: The main objective of the project is the design and development of a new multimedia system for automated and unattended audiovisual recording and production. The new solution is oriented for environments in which a session or meeting is recorded in which several participants take part, such as the municipal plenary session of a city council, a conference or a meeting of the board of directors of a company.
The main novelty of this solution is that it allows an automated and unattended management of the production process, that is, without the need for a dedicated person to carry out the different shots that make up the video. Likewise, by allowing the generation of time stamps of the video recording, it allows to identify the participating person for later location in a concrete and immediate way. Thus, the project intends to implement a new application in charge of carrying out the management of the entire process of conducting and recording a session.
Funded by: Generalitat Valenciana. IVACE (Instituto Valenciano de Competitivad Empresarial)
MAtchUP: MAximizing the UPscaling and replication potential of high level urban transformation strategies
Reference: 774477, Call H2020-SCC-2017
Project website: http://www.matchup-project.eu
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, CERGAS, VON, ITE, TUD, DRE, ETRA, DEM, KVELOCE, TAY, AKD, CARTIF, KER, VAL, INN, WIT, VTT, DWG, ANP, ANT, SKOP, OST, DVB, ICONS, Fraunhofer, SAM, HER, TECNALIA
Duration: October 2017 – September 2022
Description: The project aims at strengthening the planning processes for urban transformation, consolidating the benefits of deploying large scale demonstration projects of innovative technologies in the energy, mobility and ICT sectors, by means of substantially improved models for replication and upscaling, based on impacts evaluation, and ensuring the bankability of the solutions by means of innovative business models, which lead to achieve real deployment further than the pilots carried out in the lighthouse cities. With this, it is sought a high penetration of the validated technologies in those cities less prepared to adopt very innovative solutions and formalize it in a standard commitment, accompanied by capacity building strategies, to guarantee at least medium term implementation.
Funded by: Horizon 2020, European Union
DESARROLLO DE NUEVA PLATAFORMA DE ENTRETENIMIENTO MULTIMEDIA PARA ENTORNOS NÁUTICOS
Development of a new multimedia entertainment platform for nautical environments
Reference: CDTI TIC-20170102
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Videoacustic
Duration: May 2017 – April 2019
Description: The overall objective of the project is the definition and implementation of a new platform capable of supporting and providing real-time content distribution services and Internet access in an environment of high user density and high mobility, taking into account the complexity of the reception and signal transmission in maritime environments, in which there are usually connectivity problems so Internet access is only possible by satellite.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo. CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial). Fondos FEDER
SSPRESSING
Smart Sound Processing for the digital living
Reference: TEC2015-67387-C4-4-R
Project website: http://sspressing.upv.es
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Universidad de Jaén, Universidad de Oviedo, Universidad de Alcalá
Duration: January 2016 – December 2018
Description: The project performs systems for analysis and synthesis of environments and sound scenes in an “intelligent” and computationally efficient way through network acoustic nodes. Specifically, the following objectives/developments are addressed: conformation of interactive virtual sound environments with distributed multinode control systems, creation of interactive virtual sound scenes (in particular musicals: distributed technological concerts, virtual accompaniment, etc.) and analysis of sound scenes for detection, location and classification of events and scenes, and development of systems to aid hearing and improve intelligibility.
On the other hand, the generic concept of “smart sound processing” defines the intelligent generation and/or acquisition of sound signals by means of potentially heterogeneous, distributed and mass-used signal processing/computation devices, together with network intelligence, to manage data, make decisions, and configure capture/playback/computing devices. In summary, the present project addresses the design and implementation of “smart sound processing” of: products, systems, programs and signal processing and communications algorithms, using state-of-the-art architectures, advanced computing and efficient communications.
Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Programa Estatal de I+D+i orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad). Fondos FEDER
PLATAFORMA AVANZADA DE CONECTIVIDAD EN MOVILIDAD
Advanced connectivity platform for mobility
Reference: CDTI IDI-20150126
Project website: http://www.azimutbussolutions.com/
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Videoacustic, Okode
Duration: March 2015 – September 2016
Description: The objective of the project is the creation of an enabling system for high quality connectivity in public transport (bus, train and ferry) to allow access to live TV and Internet content, improving the quality and comfort of the traveller, and using advanced coding, streaming, caching and monitoring technologies.
The project develops a platform to provide high-quality Internet access and television and on-demand entertainment services, as well as travel information, security notices, etc. to bus, train and ferry users. The solution encompasses the development of an embedded routing system that has several wireless multi-operator interfaces. Through a quality analysis of the links based on the monitoring of their performance in real time, it is possible to dynamically establish the interfaces with the highest quality link at any time and redirect and balance the traffic through them. Users can access the Internet and other multimedia services (videos, TV) from their mobile devices. To manage and guarantee higher quality, the platform can pre-store and distribute content in the wireless network of the vehicle, after being recoded and adapted for transmission, through processes in the cloud.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo. CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial). Fondos FEDER
PLATAFORMA DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA POR WIFI, PARA EL TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO EN BUS, TREN Y BARCO
Digital multimedia platform for WiFi, for public transport by bus train and boat
Reference: TSI-100300-2013-159
Project website: http://www.azimutbussolutions.com/
Partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Videoacustic, Okode
Duration: June 2013 – December 2015
Description: The project develops a digital platform for the broadcasting of multimedia content, for public transport by bus, train and boat. The goal is to be able to spread a wide variety of content so that users can choose what content they want to consume. The project develops a novel platform based on the creation and distribution of Internet content in real time, through social networks, using real-time contribution systems supported by multiple devices over heterogeneous access networks such as embedded installations, mobile phones, high definition camera systems, personal computers, tablets, etc., which will place the Spanish digital content generation industry at the forefront of telecommunications worldwide.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio (subprogram Avanza Contenidos Digitales). Fondos FEDER
Interactive shopping center with natural interaction
Reference: IPT-2012-0883-430000
Project website: http://cominn.planetmedia.es/
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Planet Media, Agile Contents, Alcatel-Lucent, Aido, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Duration: November 2012 – February 2015
Description: The main objective of the COMINN project is to develop a new paradigm of contextual and interactive commercial information for the retail sector. This new technology will be based on new adaptive audiovisual distribution techniques, content intelligent recommendation, display and natural interaction with the product, wireless technologies and multiscreen synchronization.
Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (INNPACTO Program). FEDER Funds
Sensorized network medical network
Reference: IPT-2012-0882-430000
Project website: http://remediss.planetmedia.es/
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Planet Media, Galilea Soluciones, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Duration: November 2012 – December 2014
Description: The main objective of the REMEDISS project is the creation of a multichannel interactive platform to provide teleassistance and e-health services. The platform is based on the use of consumer electronic and technological deployments in order to reduce the price of sensor equipment, as well as to facilitate transfer and storage of these data in remote servers. In this environment, a better health control will be carried out by using a health social network in order to communicate patients and doctors. The platform is based on well-known devices such as computers, television or mobile phones.
Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (INNPACTO Program). FEDER Funds
Interactive and personalized content overlay for online video
Reference: TSI-090100-2011-173
Project website: http://virtualwaregroup.com/idi/grafitv/
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Virtualware, Datapixel, Avanzis
Duration: June 2011 – December 2012
Description: The objective of the project GrafiTV is the development of a management system for interactive content associated to online video services. The interactive content is presented on top of the video, as an enhancement layer. The interactive elements can be synchronized to elements in the video content. The system targets connected TV and mobile platforms. The main technical challenges are the insertion of interactive elements in synchronization with the video, as well as the detection and tracking of objects in real time.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio (Plan Avanza 2, Plan Nacional de I+D+i 2008-2011). FEDER Funds
Digital house and audiovisual contents adapted to users
Reference: IPT-2011-1049-430000-AR
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Planet Media Studios, AIDO, Agile Contents, Aisoy Robotics, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcatel-Lucent, Mettre, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Duration: May 2011 – April 2014
Description: The HAUS project is an approach to adaptive content services: video content that adapts to the preferences and routines of users, using context information. In this framework, it is necessary to develop unobtrusive methods to fetch information about the user and its environment, without overwhelming the user with endless questionnaires. HAUS explores the possibilities of integrating video services in smart homes. In smart homes, there are many sensors that could provide useful information about the user. Later, this information can be used to optimize the Quality of Service or the Quality of Experience of television services.
Funded by: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Plan Avanza 2, Plan Nacional de I+D+i 2008-2011). FEDER Funds
Immersive TV: an approach to immersive media
Reference: TSI-020302-2010-61
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Indra Sistemas, Inmomática Soluciones, MediaPro, Agile Contents, Ericsson Networks, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Duration: January 2010 – December 2012
Description: The project IMMERSIVETV investigates 3D television beyond the current standards (production, transmission and reception, management). In immersiveTV, the user is the center of the scene, surrounded by 3D video content. There are two scenarios regarded. First, a CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment), which is a professional installation with 5 projectors. Second, a living room, where the user uses different Consumer Electronic Devices to enjoy the immersive video.
Immersive TV is a project co-funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo, whithin the Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica 2008-2011 and with Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER). The project have been carried out in the period 2010-12.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo (Plan Avanza 2, Plan Nacional de I+D+i 2008-2011). FEDER Funds
Multiplatform interactive network for audiovisual content distribution
Reference: TSI-020302-2008-115
Project partners: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Andago, AIDO, UC3M
Duration: January 2008 – April 2009
Description: The objective of RAUDOS is the design and development of a Content Management System for interactive content associated to a television show. A user of RAUDOS logins to the platform to access a series of entertaining applications (e.g. quiz games) related to the television program. These activities allow the user to increase its virtual salary, which is used to buy additional content (e.g. next episode previous). The project regards the access to the platform from multiple devices (PC, mobile phones, connected TVs and even information kiosks).
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
Multimedia contents for multimodal transport
Reference: TSI-020301-2009-11
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, DOMINION tecnologías, VICOMTech, CINNTA, ABERTIS, Universidade de Vigo, Centre de Tecnologia Aeroespacial, Activa Multimedia, FUNDECYT, IHMAN, Ingenia, ALCAIDESA, Vilau Media, BALEARIA, Telefónica
Duration: January 2009 –December 2010
Description: The objective of the project is to develop a platform to manage real time content in multimodal transport systems. The project explores the possibilities of interaction and personalization of multimedia content in different transport networks. The focus is being able to manage the content offered to a visitor across the different means of transportation (e.g. plane, bus, train) he/she uses along the journey.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
Service personalization and business model manager in mobile TV
Reference: FIT-330300-2007-15
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Mobiquity, AIDO
Duration: January 2007 – April 2009
Description: Modela-TV investigates how free-to-air file download services can be the basis of new business models in mobile multimedia content delivery networks. The project explores how to improve the personalization of broadcast mobile TV Services with Cachecast services, since personalization is considered a key feature in mobile TV services. Cachecast services combine Content Download Services and Digital Right Management. This way, content is downloaded to storage space in terminals and later available to the user for playback.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
Hybrid networks for providing touristic services
Reference: TSI-020302-2010-165 / TSI-020302-2008-94
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Informática Gesfor, Batura, Creativ IT, Ericsson, Goiena, Universidade de Vigo
Duration: May 2008 – December 2011
Description: The objective of the project is to develop a platform to manage and distribute touristic content: multimedia content to promote touristic destinations. The platform uses different content delivery mechanisms in hybrid broadcast / broadband networks. In the project, broadcast networks are used to deliver content of general interest (agenda, location of places, restaurants), while the broadband network is used to deliver personalized content and applications (rent a car, detailed information about a monument). One of the challenges of the project is to seamlessly integrate delivery across broadband and broadcast content in a transparent way for the user.
Funded by: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
MIQUEL
Multimedia system for wireless environments applied to disorders of the musculoskeletal system
Reference: TEC2007-68119-C02-01/TCM
Project partners: Universitat Politècnica de València, Universidad de Valencia
Duration: January 2008 – December 2010
Description: The objective of the project is to develop an ad-hoc solution to improve the diagnosis and the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders in the work place or in schools. MIQUEL is based on connecting medical sensors (electromyography) to mobile devices and use mobile broadband networks. Mobile phones are used to send the medical data, but also to fill in questionnaires and show videos to the user.
Funded by: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
