The Research and Development Group Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation (IEI) belongs to the University of Cordoba (Spain) at the School of Engineering Science. Its research lines include the Internet of Things (IoT) in energy, the Energy 4.0: Digital Transformation in Energy, and all the systems related to Energy Management in Buildings, Infrastructures, and Energy Communities under the concept of Smart Grid. http://www.uco.es/icei/en/
The Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) is a non-profit Higher Education and Research institution established in 1972. This University is considered at the forefront of research in Andalusia and is ranked among the top research institutions at the national level. UCO commits to society, promoting innovation, research, and technological development as an instrument for social and economic progress. In this way, the transfer of knowledge is one of the missions of this university. The research efforts are composed of 193 research units and 2.191 employees, covering different disciplines ranging from the Humanities, Legal and Social Sciences to the Health Sciences and Science and Technology. Our institution is also involved in the Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) as well as in several research centres as the IMIBIC (Institute Maimonides of Biomedical Research) and the “University Research Institute of Fine Chemicals and Nanochemistry”, and in the creation of the Rabanales 21 Science and Technology Park. UCO is also equipped with cutting-edge centralised research facilities, which are located on Rabanales Campus. These facilities include a Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope (SCEM), a Genomics and Proteomics Unit, an NIR/MIR Spectroscopy Unit, a Mass Spectrometry Unit, and a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Unit, among others. The university also has greenhouses, its meteorology station, and a Central Animal Experimentation Unit, which complies with national and European legislation concerning research with genetically modified animals. All the research conducted at the UCO is overseen by a Bioethics Committee. Our university offers a wide range of services in the ICT area and audiovisual technologies as well as in the field of education and training, providing video conference and streaming support; multimedia and interactive courses and apps, e-learning platforms; audiovisual materials; web design assistance, etc Our organization has a specific policy related to personal data protection, concerning automatic and no automatic files, which is applied to every University Services and Units. UCO disposes of two treatment and data processing centres. Moreover, an Information Security Committee is responsible for compliance with the Security measures at the University. All files, including personal data, will be password-protected and previously authorised before use. The person in charge of data treatment will establish mechanisms to prevent unauthorised access or data treatment. UCO has a Scientific Culture Unit (UCCi), as a strategic service of our university, responsible for the communication and dissemination of knowledge generated at the University of Córdoba. This unit takes part in the design of specific communication plans and spreading media for the research projects at local, national, and international levels. UCO participates in a multitude of annual activities to communicate the results of the research to society (European Researchers' Night; appointments with science, time to science, coffee with science, know our projects, etc). Furthermore, libraries located on different campuses provide access to digital research services such as scientific publications/ data repositories, including open access. The Universidad de Córdoba has considerable experience in managing and implementing international projects. Currently, UCO has been granted 42 projects funded through H2020, of which 4 are coordinated by our institution and 44 projects funded by other European programs (since 2014). In a previous period (2007-2013), UCO obtained 30 projects funded through the Seventh Framework Program and 19 projects funded by other European programs. A Knowledge Transfer Office and an International Projects Office facilitate the management, implementation, and dissemination of transnational projects achieved by our university, as well as the transfer of knowledge and protection of obtained results. UCO has obtained the 'Human Resources Excellence in Research logo ' (HRS4R) awarded by the European Commission, which ensures the improvement of working conditions for researchers across Europe. Furthermore, as a local contact point of the Euraxess Network, it supports researcher mobility and career development, enhancing scientific collaboration between UCO and international researchers.