The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), the biggest Technical University in Spain, is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research, specialised in the fields of architecture, engineering, merchant seamanship, economics, health sciences and applied mathematics. The UPC is very active in post-graduate education. As a leading member of international networks of excellence, the UPC has a privileged relationship with global scientific and educational organisations. The Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (IRI, www.iri.upc.edu), is a Joint Research Institute that hosts researchers both from and from the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC). Its research activities include various aspects of robotics research and basic research on control systems and its application to energy efficiency, fuel-cells research, and to the management of water and energy systems.
Innovative controls for renewable source integration into smart energy systems
