ADVANCED CONNECTIVITY AND 6G
- Management with generative AI. Autonomous network orchestration through large-scale language models (LLMs) and intent-based networks.
- Deterministic networks. Design of multi-agent control planes based on AI to guarantee communications with near-zero latency and Ultra-High Reliability in geographically distributed networks.
- Fibre-Radio convergence: development of infrastructures integrating programmable optical fronthaul and wireless access in millimetre bands (FR2, 26 GHz) for connected mobility.
- Open infrastructures. Laboratories and testbeds based on open architectures (O-RAN) and open-source software.
- Multi-element antennas with technology based on beamforming.
- Management of interference in communications and in information processing.
- Signal protocol models to improve the efficiency of handover mechanisms through software-defined networks (SDN).
- Graphene and wireless microantennas that can operate in the terahertz band.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OF THINGS (AIoT) AND DISTRIBUTED CONNECTIVITY
- Aerial and Non-Terrestrial IoT (NTN). Use of drones (UAVs) as flying base stations and intelligent relays to integrate the Internet of Everything into cellular and satellite networks.
- Marine and underwater IoT. Development of autonomous underwater node networks with bidirectional acoustic communication and embedded AI for environmental monitoring.
- Data improvement in IoT. Machine learning to optimise data quality in low-cost sensor networks, improving measurement accuracy.
- IoT mesh networks with low-power radios.
- Data modulation of Wi-Fi devices for communications with non-WiFi devices.
SECURITY AND NETWORK RESILIENCE
- Design of advanced, modular and open security systems in multi-domain environments within 6G ecosystems.
- Cybersecurity in the cloud continuum environment.
- Proactive security strategies supported by digital twins.
- Algorithms for the detection of cyber-physical attacks.
- Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
- More efficient and secure hardware-based security systems for memory devices (memristors).
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- Algorithms for energy optimisation in 5G networks.
- Low-cost radiofrequency links with low energy consumption.
- Faster processors with reduced energy consumption for artificial intelligence and autonomous learning.
- Systems for evaluating and improving energy efficiency and performance associated with AI.
INTELLIGENT COMPUTING AND COGNITIVE SYSTEMS
- Cloud/Edge/Fog Continuum: management of computational resources from the device (edge) to the cloud to reduce latency.
- Automated Regulatory Compliance: AI-based frameworks for regulatory compliance and digital certification (Compliance Digital Passport) in regulated data spaces.
- Efficient processors for intelligent computing systems capable of carrying out cognitive functions.
- Advanced management and control systems for 5G networks.
- Optimisation of massive communications with multiple inputs and multiple outputs (MIMO).
- Autonomous adaptation in wireless networks.
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
- Instant, precise and reliable positioning methods based on GNSS signals.
- Development and integration of payloads based on GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) for nanosatellites.
- Development and integration of communication subsystems for nanosatellites and their links (satellites and ground station).
- Environmental testing and validation of nanosatellites and subsystems through cleanroom facilities, thermal-vacuum chambers and vibration systems.
INFRASTRUCTURES AND LABORATORIES
- 6G LABNET UPC: Infrastructure for the experimentation and validation of technologies and services using next-generation networks in a real-world environment spanning more than 30 km.
- UPCxels: Multisectoral data space connecting companies and administrations to create value from information.
- OBSEA: Submarine scientific, cabled and multiparametric laboratory for real-time marine observation.
QUANTUM COMPUTING
- Development and integration of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) services in 6G satellite networks.
- Post-quantum cryptography.
- Architectures for quantum processors.