The students employed advanced artificial intelligence technologies such as h-cube, IALL and ULTRARAM™
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Design, engineering, business and AI to tackle the water challenge
Date
02 August 2024
An autonomous robot to quickly seal water leaks in pipes on a temporary basis; another to reduce pollution in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, by collecting, classifying and lifting waste to the surface for its subsequent disposal. A circular system to manage agricultural wastewater that proposes to extract phosphorus from it and then return it to farmers in the form of fertiliser. A smart water recirculation proposal to optimise water consumption in older residential buildings. IoT sensors, blockchain technology and digital twin modelling to address the problem of coastal aquifer salinisation. And a solution to revolutionise wastewater management in Lebanon by monitoring and analysing the levels of bacteria present in order to identify areas in which to install anaerobic digestion plants that convert wastewater sludge into biogas.
These are the proposals presented by the six teams made up of students from the Master in Interaction Design at IED Barcelona, the UPC (BarcelonaTech) and Esade that participated in the 2024 edition of the Challenge Based Innovation for Artificial Intelligence (CBI4AI) programme. The solutions were announced at the final Gala held at IED Barcelona’s Point Two building in June. On this occasion, they were focused on responding to contemporary society’s crucial needs around the water challenge.
The CBI4AI programme, held within the framework of the ATTRACT Academy, combines the advanced artificial intelligence technologies from multidisciplinary teams and a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year, the students worked on the development of their projects using ATTRACT technology, such as h-cube, IALL and ULTRARAM™.
Click on the images to see the description of each of the solutions presented.
“Nano Plumbr”
“Phosphorus: From Residue to Resource”
“Water Nano Grid”
“H2BOT”
Acquifer Watch
AquaIntelligence
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