About
The Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPPortalegre) is a higher education institution that includes four Schools, involved in teaching, training, research and other activities in their respective scientific, pedagogic, technical and artistic scope. It offers among others the first cycle courses in Biofuel Technologies Production, Informatics Engineering, Agrarian Engineering and Management, and also offers specialized training programmes and Master programmes in similar areas. International cooperation has long been a strategic objective IPPortalegre. It participates in international mobility and cooperation projects since 1994/95. In addition, IPPortalegre has participated in several other European projects under SOCRATES and LLP, namely, Thematic Networks, CD, EM, and IP, as partner and/or as coordinator.
Data technologies, data ecosystems and cross-linking
Data ecosystems for the realisation of circular value creation exploiting the full potential of digitalisation – e.g., harnessing existing, purpose-built platform solutions.Interoperability of CVC-relevant data ecosystems, quality assurance and traceability across systems(AI based) recognition systems (e.g. image recognition) to evaluate materials, components and products and determine the best use paths(AI based) process and system control technologies(AI based) Material and Product Design, Decomposition and SeparationSimulation models and predictive analytics to assess the scalability of circular processes across industriesAlgorithm that shows the (positive) impact of a Circular Economy process or Circular Economy productApproaches to support SME fully exploit the value of existing CVC-related data
Other enabling technologies
Manufacturing and machine learning, e.g., to increase the flexibility of industrial processes, modular approaches, reduce use of materials, quality assurance and certification of products)Industry 4.0 technologies (IoT, big data analytics) for monitoring and managing circular value chainsLife cycle assessment / Product life cycle management – e.g., Digital Twin / Digital Product PassportNetwork design of reverse supply chains