Digital Waters Flagship

The Research Council of Finland this week announced four new research consortia for the Finnish Flagship Program, and we are pleased to share that Smart Systems is part of the Digital Waters Flagship.

Water is definitely a crucial resource and a matter of global concern. In this context, the Digital Waters (DIWA) Flagship is proposed to become a world-leading water research cluster and innovation ecosystem that generates high-impact research results, contributing to the development of policies and innovations for the next industrial revolutions in the water sector. DIWA aims to provide a strong value chain in Finnish water know-how, yielding a unique ecosystem to develop smart and sustainable water solutions.

The DIWA Flagship is led by Professor Björn Klöve, (University of Oulu) and Professor Petteri Alho (University of Turku). The Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku is represented in the consortium by Professor Tomi Westerlund (Theme Leader), Professor Jukka Heikkonen (Task Leader) and the Head of the Smart Systems group, Associate Professor Wallace Moreira Bessa (Task Leader).

Smart Systems will work on the development of autonomous multi-robot platforms for a new environmental observation and monitoring network. More specifically, our objective will be surface-to-air autonomy, ensuring robot operation and collaboration in any weather conditions, with a focus on intelligent control and machine learning algorithms.

We would also like to thank our research partners in this important endeavor: Professor Marcelo A. Savi (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) and Professor Robert Seifried (Hamburg University of Technology).

In the pursuit of a sustainable future, Smart Systems is excited to be part of the Digital Waters Flagship, contributing to global water research and innovation. Water is a vital global resource, and through DIWA, we are committed to developing cutting-edge solutions that will make a lasting impact on water management and sustainability.

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