CCG/ZGDV Institute

About CCG/ZGDV Institute

CCG/ZGDV is an applied research Institute and technological innovation for the digital economy, designing and prototyping new high-value processes, services, and products in fields of computer graphics, ubiquitous computing, human-machine interaction, and information engineering. Formally recognized by the Portuguese Government as a Public -Interest R&I (Research and Innovation) organization, by the Portuguese Agency for Innovation as a Centre for Technology Innovation, and by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation as part of ALGORITMI Research Centre (first Research Centre formally recognized in Portugal in the ICT domain). COMPETENCES • Business models for digital economy • Software and business processes • Process stochastic simulation • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and decision support systems; • Data analytics and information visualization • Software Architecture and Data Engineering • Ontologies and interoperability • Cloud computing, blockchain, and cybersecurity • Mobile computing and advanced positioning systems • IoT, networks of sensors, and precision agriculture • 5G and 6G private networks • Computer vision and image processing • Computer graphics, virtual, augmented, and mixed reality • CAD/CAM technologies for advanced manufacturing • Building information model (BIM) for construction and heritage • Cognitive and collaborative robotics • Information processing for industrial acoustics and alarmistic • Human Factors, usability, and UX design • Computational Simulation and Design of Multi-Engineering Systems FIELDS OF APPLICATION • Software industry, ICT, and media • Digital transformation in manufacturing and process industry • Smart cities, smart mobility, and smart energy • Intelligent building and environment • Digital heritage, culture, and tourism • eHealth and medical care • Sustainability and Circular Economy • eGovernment