1. Research meets business:
profile, activities, partnerships

2. Contents
1. About us
2. Main activities
3. Research areas
4. Partnerships
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3. About us
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4. Our identity card
Research body
 Non-profit organisation
 Experimental ICT R&D
Profits reinvested in research
 No preferential access for stakeholders
European, national and regional projects with “de
facto” recognition
Research laboratory on the MIUR official register
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5. Shareholders
6,1%
Regione Piemonte
6,1%
6,1% 39% Csi Piemonte
Comune di Torino
6,1%
Università degli
Studi di Torino
Politecnico di
Torino
6,1%
IREN Energia S.p.a
Unione Industriale
6,1% di Torino
Sisvel S.p.a.
24,4%
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6. Main activities
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7. Our research with universities
Our five technology labs, which establish annual
research plans in conjunction with local universities:
 INLab (Integrated Networks)
 EmSysLab (Embedded Systems)
 W3Lab (Application architectures)
 SECURELab (Security)
 DTVLab (Digital television and radio)
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8. Research work with companies
Collaborative research projects:
 European (cross-border, Interreg, Alcotra, VIIFP)
 National (Industria 2015)
 Regional (Innovation Hubs)
(CSP also belongs to the main international standardisation groups in the field of the
Internet (IEEE), new generation digital media (DVB), and technologies
applied to different areas of society - eg. ITS)
Technology transfer through Programme I4B: Our catalogue
of 30 technological assets, updated annually, is made
available to local SMEs for engineering and
commercialisation
Consulting on research, testing and prototyping (up to the
pre-industrial stage)
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9. Current collaborative projects with
companies and bodies
Projects: 5
Partnerships: 26
Countries: 11
Projects: 3 IN TOTAL
Partnerships: 29 PROJECTS: 18
Companies : 17 (3 COMPANIES: 63
large firms) OTHER BODIES: 33
Universities: 7
Other PA: 5
Projects: 10
Partnerships: 41
SMEs: 26
Large firms: 4
Research bodies: 11
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10. Research work with the PA
The Innovation, Research and Universities Department
of Regione Piemonte: innovation to support local
development
Digital territories: experimental solutions co-designed and
tested with the end users, following the European Living
Labs model, in real local settings
ICT Laboratory : experimental solutions to support Regione
Piemonte and its investees, with the aim of increasing
efficiency and innovation in the public administration
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11. Research areas
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12. The internet of things
Competences:
• Ad hoc communication protocols for sensor networks
• Energy efficient devices and micro-systems
• Sensors
• Micro and nano energy harvesting technologies
• Embedded systems and development on PIC, SOC and ARM
microsystems and FPGA farms
Applications:
• Distributed environmental monitoring for precision agriculture
• Environmental and climate monitoring
• Deployment of microUAV platforms for monitoring
• Local Smart Grids to optimise and balance flows of electrical energy
• Monitoring electrical energy production from renewable sources
and controlling consumption to apply optimisation strategies based
on the Smart Grid approach
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13. Digital networks
Competences:
• Technologies for Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio
• Broadband wireless communication systems (technologies and protocols)
• Communication networks for emergencies (DMR, TETRA)
• Satellite communications
• RF expertise
• Performance measuring
• Protocols for V2I and V2V
• Networking
• Design, configuration/integration of wireless solutions
• Configuration of system services in Linux
• Configuration/integration of authentication services (Radius, Shibboleth)
• VOIP protocols and platforms
Applications:
• ITS
• Mesh networks
• Indoor localisation
• TV white space based broadband systems
• Spectrum monitoring and transmission classification
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14. Networked Media
Competences:
• NoSQL distributed DB
• Cloud computing
• Developing on Flash and Microsoft Surface platforms
• Developing on mobile platforms (Android)
• Developing on Connected TV platforms (Samsung, GoogleTV)
• MHP applications
• Technologies to encode and distribute 3D contents for TV
• Conditional access systems
• Watermarking
• Streaming platforms
• Digital broadcasting platforms (DVB, DAB+, DRM+)
• Developing on classic platforms (Java, WebAjax, dot.net)
• Human-machine interfaces
• CMS (Drupal, Joomla)
Applications:
• Managing and interacting with Big Data and Open Data
• Immersive and multitouch interfaces
• IP TV and IP Radio
• Augmented TV
• Content Security
• Indoor localisation
• Image processing using webcams for area monitoring
• Remote control tools and devices
• Geolocalisation on maps
• Collaboration platforms
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15. Examples of our work
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16. Multitouch table
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17. Connected TV
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18. Sensor networks
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19. Micro-drones
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20. Wireless broadband
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21. Infomobility
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22. Local projects
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23. Partnerships
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24. Steering committee
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25. Consulting for research areas
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26. and …
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27. CSP innovation in ICT
Headquarters
Via Nizza n. 150 –
10126 Turin
Italy
Tel +39 011 4815111
Fax +39 011 4815001
E-mail: innovazione@csp.it
www.csp.it
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