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Centre for Research in Digital Services

Centro de Investigação em Serviços Digitais

Reference
UIDB/05583/2020
Project Start Date
2020-01-01
Project End Date
2024-12-31
Principal Investigator
Funding Program
Concurso de avaliação no âmbito do Programa Plurianual de Financiamento de Unidades de I&D (2017/2018) - Financiamento Base

Abstract

10.2 Summary in English for general dissemination purposes Research Centre in Digital Services (CISeD) is a research centre that is based and has been created by the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu to conduct applied research in digital services. The research conducted within CISeD covers areas related with computer science, economics and management, culture, quantitative methods, and electrical and mechanical engineering. CISeD will be the international reference in Research and Development on Digital Services. It is structured by five research lines. The research line “Digital Decision Support Systems” (DDSS) focuses on issues related to decision-making in the digital world in order to improve cognitive computing and machine learning to assist in the transformation of business processes through automation and intelligence. The research line “Social Web Applied to Culture, Economy and Society” (SWACEC) emphases on social interactions of companies and individuals on Internet, in a variety of applied areas as culture, economy and society. The research line “Connected Digital Society” (CDS) focuses on the application and impacts of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) to citizen's needs and security. The research line “Digital Service Business” (DSB) focuses on the digital transformation from a business perspective. The research line “Digital Automotive Industry” (DAI) focuses on to the regional and automotive industry needs in the digital era. CISeD's vision is to be a centre for excellence in the Digital Services area and in the development of related technologies for the automotive industries. The mission of CISeD is to be a reference research unit in our field, leading in knowledge, learning and education in order to improve the conditions of our society. The main objectives of CISeD are: - to develop the number and quality of digital services, particularly in the social, cultural, economic or public administration sectors; - to develop and disseminate research in collaboration with national and international partners in order to address real-world issues faced by individuals, organizations and society at large; - to promote interinstitutional cooperation and exchanges to foster the internationalization of research and development of cross-cutting R&D projects; - to develop applied research, namely that resulting from the projects with the corporate institutional partners, and those of the international education system, but also with other organizations; - to develop the automotive industry and the digital industry; - to support and develop entrepreneurship; - to promote scientific employment; - to allow students from the IPV and from partner institutions to participate in R&D projects during their academic experiences, leading to anincrease in scientific production; - to increase the scientific production of CISeD researchers and enable their constant updating. 10.3 Summary in English for evaluation Research Centre in Digital Services (CISeD) is a research centre that has been created by the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (its headquarters) to conduct applied research in digital services. The research conducted within CISeD covers areas related with computer science, economics and management, culture, quantitative methods, and electrical and mechanical engineering. CISeD will be the international reference on Research and Development about Digital Services. For this, it is structured by five research lines: Digital Decision Support Systems (DDSS), Social Web Applied to Culture, Economy and Society (SWACEC), Connected Digital Society (CDS), Digital Service Business (DSB) and Digital Automotive Industry (DAI). Each research line allows to aggregate projects, members and research questions specific to topics. CISeD's vision is to be a centre for excellence in the Digital Services area and in the development of related technologies for the automotive industries. The mission of CISeD is to be a reference research unit in their field, leading in knowledge, learning and education in order to improve the conditions of society. Through human resources recognition CISeD aims to be an instrument of inspiration and motivation for the community. The research line of “Digital Decision Support Systems” (DDSS) focuses on issues related to decision-making in the digital world in order to improve cognitive computing and machine learning to assist in the transformation of business processes through automation and intelligence. The research line called “Social Web Applied to Culture, Economy and Society” (SWACEC) emphases on social interactions of companies and individuals on Internet, in a variety of applied areas as culture, economy and society. The research line labeled “Connected Digital Society” (CDS) focus on the application and impacts of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) to citizen's needs and security. The research line designed by “Digital Service Business” (DSB) focuses on the digital transformation from a business perspective. The research line “Digital Automotive Industry” (DAI) focuses on to the automotive industry needs in the digital era. In terms of internationalization, the Research Centre looks for expand partnerships, the promotion for researchers and students exchanges and the integration and participation in the development of European networks of knowledge related to the main research topics. Two major partners are identified and with established protocols: Fundación General de la Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, and Institute of Technology Tallaght, Ireland. Several protocols have also been developed with companies that compete in the global market, namely in the area of software and automobile industries: Softinsa (IBM Group); Bizdirect (SONAE Group), Tojaltec, PSA Mangualde, and Faurécia. The Research Centre intends also to stimulate the pursue of studies by proposing advanced formation for IPV students as a course on introduction to research with a multidisciplinary approach on digital issues. In parallel, the centre will provide research internships for projects of CISeD and the organisation of boot camping activities and challenges related to research topics or trends. In terms of communication and international cooperation, the Research Centre intends to organise the first edition of “International Conferences on Digital Services” in 2019 and the second edition in 2021. In addition, the centre will also organize Business Seminaries on Digital Services and several seminars on specific areas or themes. The website of the Research Centre will be used to promote activities, projects, publications and work-in-progress of all unit.

Institutions

Main Institutions

  • Centro de Investigação em Serviços Digitais (CISeD)
  • Universidade Politécnica de Viseu (IPV)

Funding 533.800,00 €

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Portugal

533.800,00 €