Institute of electronics and computer science (EDI)

EDI was founded in 1960 within the framework of the Latvian Academy of Sciences and is currently a state research institute conducting fundamental and applied research in following Latvian Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3) areas: “Information and Communication Technologies” and “Intelligent Materials, Technologies and Engineering Systems”, and scientific priority directions:

• Life sciences, applied mathematics, information and communication technologies for the development of the knowledge economy, intelligent materials and technologies for adding value to products and processes and strengthening cyber security;

• Public health, sport, well-being and demography;

• Knowledge culture and innovation for economic sustainability;

• Open, inclusive society and social security;

• Public security and defense challenges.

EDI is specializing in the development of Smart Embedded Cooperative systems covering the following research areas:

• Extremely precise event timing,

• Remote sensing and space data processing,

• Robotics and machine perception,

• Signal processing and embedded intelligence,

• Smart sensors and IoT.