WELCOME, H2020 project coordinated by Leo Wanner, develops smart and virtual reality chatbots to improve reception services for for migrants and refugees
WELCOME, H2020 project coordinated by Leo Wanner, develops smart and virtual reality chatbots to improve reception services for for migrants and refugees
The WELCOME project is developing intelligent technologies to improve reception and integration services for migrants and refugees in member countries. The project is funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. It brings together 15 institutions from different European countries in a consortium coordinated by Leo Wanner, an ICREA research professor at the UPF Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC) and director of the Natural Language Processing research group at the University.
Over the coming months, prototypes of new intelligent and customized technological applications will be presented in different EU regions, including Catalonia, in the form of mobile apps and virtual reality environments, to facilitate the reception and integration of migrants and refugees in the EU. These technological solutions are the result of the WELCOME project, financed with nearly 4 million euros by the EU’s Horizon 2020 Programme. The project is coordinated by Leo Wanner, an ICREA research professor at the UPF Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC) and director of the Natural Language Processing research group at the University.
The team that has been carrying out the project since February 2020 is made up of a consortium of 15 organizations from different EU countries. In Catalonia, in addition to UPF, the Welcome project involves the Department of Equality and Feminisms of the Catalan Government, the ISocial Foundation and the company NTT Data.
Yesterday, a WELCOME open day was held on the UPF Poblenou campus at which prototypes of technological solutions that aim to improve care and assistance for migrants and refugees at state, regional and municipal levels were presented.
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Webpage of the WELCOME project.