The second Maria de Maeztu Strategic Research Program (CEX2021-001195-M) of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC) takes place between 2023 and 2026. The website for this program is under construction. You can find some details in this news.
The first María de Maeztu Strategic Research Program (MDM-2015-0502) took place between January 2016 and June 2020. It was focused on data-driven knowledge extraction, boosting synergistic research initiatives across our different research areas.
Every November, in the context of the celebrations of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the event Falling Walls takes place, including Falling Walls Lab (FWLab), a contest for Young scientific and entrepreneurial young and talented people. The format consists of 3-minute talks in english, where the participants from any área of knowledge and all around the world compete to get the “Young Innovator of the Year” Award. The criterion: disruptive ideas that can break the walls around any of the global challenges, such as energy, poverty, environment or health.
To get to the finale, the candidates needs to go first though any of the national contests. The Maria de Maeztu Strategic Research Program will host the Barcelona Lab on September 12th. Interested applicants need to register before July 15th here.
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Department of Information and Communication Technologies, UPF
Grant CEX2021-001195-M funded by MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033
Department of Information and Communication Technologies, UPF
- Àngel Lozano - Scientific director
- Aurelio Ruiz - Program management