Projects

ecoSurge projects are collaborative and built on top of technologies such as AI, IoT and data analytics, and circular economy principles. They focus on

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• The design of a new product or service to address a problem/opportunity risen by a partner. An example of this type of projeect is the development of an innovative product ofr the is adherence to therapy of chronic patients co-design with pharmacies.

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• Data-driven analysis to better assess a sustainability issues and plan ahead. An example of that is the data-driven analysis carried out with SocialMeter srl to analyze the impact of covid-19 on plastic using web and social media contents.

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• Discussions on specific sustainability problems and cross-sector collaborations among SMEs, startups, research labs and institutions. For instance,

  •         RestartTogether is a think-and-do tank launched at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to discuss its impact and collectively identify ways to transform a dramatic event into an opportunity to make a step toward a green transition.

  • The Sustainable AI-IoT Think-and-do Series starting November 2021, which addresses the problem of making AI-IoT solutions environmentally, socially and economically sustainable at design.  


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Areas of interest include:

   Adherence to therapy for chronic patients

   Water management in infrastructures and agriculture

   Real-time monitoring in agriculture and food supply chain

   Monitoring for material reuse and plastic reduction in F&B

   Demand-response management in microgrids, PV integration, energy-efficiency